The first Dubkey release for 2014 is a crucial roots/steppers/dub album by UK producer Reuben Addis. A highly respected veteran of the British roots scene, Reuben gives us 10 glorious tracks, ranging from classic one drops to heavy digital steppers.
The main singers on the album are longtime Unitone collaborator Zebby Blax, the Junior Delgado-influenced Hatta Benji, and Reuben's own daughter Dinah. Maltese melodica specialist David Magro (Mind's Eye Dub) appears on the splendid 14-minute-long TROD MOUNT ZION CHANT extravaganza. Another Maltese connection on the album is Manwel Tabone's old Reggae Club Radio Malta show which provides us with 2 exclusive Unitone dub plates from 2003.
Nuff intricate dubscapes spice things up throughout this spiritual offering, the experience enhanced by a mystical ETHIOPIAN DAWN photo by Niall Crotty on the cover.
Cuneiform has collaborated with two members of the Bone trio guitarist Nick Didkovsky and drummer John Roulat to release a benefit album to help the family of Bone's third member: bassist Hugh Hopper, who died of leukemia in 2009. Hugh was known to many as the legendary bassist for Soft Machine. The album is called 'The Gift of Purpose,' and features a live concert that Bone performed at Baltimore's Orion Sound Studios on Feb. 16, 2008, during Hopper's last tour of the States, in addition to a bonus track by Didkovsky, Roulat, Colin Marston (Behold....the Arctopus, Dysrhythmia, Krallice) and Daevid Allen (Gong, Soft Machine, etc).
The manufacturing costs for 'The Gift of Purpose' were donated by Didkovsky, Roulat, and Cuneiform's Steve Feigenbaum; Bill Ellsworth donated his graphic layout services.
'The Gift of Purpose' was released as a limited edition, and 100% of all proceeds from its sale (after Bandcamp/Paypal fees) will go directly to Hugh's widow, Christine Hopper.
Hugh remains alive in the hearts of all who have known him. And his performances are captured for eternity on recordings worldwide. We encourage our friends in press and radio to keep his musical legacy alive so that new generations will discover his splendid tunes, his inventive electronics, and his unique, irreplaceable and forever memorable sound on the bass.
Yet another album that I bought two plus years ago, played once then and never again, yet it is really good. I know I am purchasing too much music to hear it properly, yet it is like an addiction to download more. That is actually part of the 'problem' with the emusic model. I had intended to go on hold this month, but forgot to do it on time. Once this month's credits are gone, I must do it for three months again.
This record is killer in so many ways that I can only advise the learned listener to download it right this second. Burn it to an audio CD, and keep it nearby at all times. For sure, the best album I've discovered in recent memory. Holy mackeral.
Phish - 1999-07-17, Oswego County Airport, from the Phish OD Phish streaming iphone app.; pretty cool app; in line with the Listen to the Dead app. I've long regretted not going to this Phish concert/festival which was at the tiny airport near my tiny home town; it was absurdly cheap if I remember correctly. I was just talking to a co-worker who's a really big Phish fan, who was there. He said it was hot, but great.
Then Grateful Dead - Without a Net
Then YIOTA - YIOTA EP which keeps growing on me and is NYOP at bandcamp.
Now: Grateful Dead, Live at Hampton Coliseum, May 4, 1979, from the Archive, parts of which are being released o vinyl for record store day. But the batteries are getting low on this ipod so I'll probably be on to something else soon...
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Thanks, bn.
Rec'd by Cuneiform @ Bandcamp:
Brad Mehldau Trio - Progression: Art Of The Trio, Volume 5
Ugly cover, nice album.
Somehow I had not mentally filed loscil and marow together, but listening to them in immediate succession really highlights the similarities.
Eminently enjoyable.
DoobieSound - All Kinda Riddims
- Great music, great cover.
ETA: John Cale & Brian Eno / Spinning Away
Ben Frost - Live at St Katherines (Unsound Festival 2008)
From this week's Jazz Picks. Thanks Jonah
Yet another album that I bought two plus years ago, played once then and never again, yet it is really good. I know I am purchasing too much music to hear it properly, yet it is like an addiction to download more. That is actually part of the 'problem' with the emusic model. I had intended to go on hold this month, but forgot to do it on time. Once this month's credits are gone, I must do it for three months again.
Lavender Country - s/t
No idea if it's actually good, but it's enjoyable and important.
Craig
Then Grateful Dead - Without a Net
Then YIOTA - YIOTA EP which keeps growing on me and is NYOP at bandcamp.
Now: Grateful Dead, Live at Hampton Coliseum, May 4, 1979, from the Archive, parts of which are being released o vinyl for record store day. But the batteries are getting low on this ipod so I'll probably be on to something else soon...