It's after the end of the world, don't you know that yet? This week we went old school style, broadcasting locally only given that the power (and internet) were down at UMass. We were running on back-up generators. Catch Radio Clandestino every Monday 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.
Sun Ra Arkestra..."It's After The End Of The World"...Soundtrack to Space is the Place...(Sutro Park)
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears..."Livin' In The Jungle"...Scandalous...(Lost Highway)
Ten Wheel Drive w/ Genya Ravan..."Pulse"...Brief Replies...(Polydor)
Chambers Brothers..."Who Wants To Listen"...Right Move...(Avco)
Waylon Jennings..."Do It Again"...Music Man...(RCA) Exactly how I like to hear cover tunes...two different kinds of artists, respectful of original but with his own stamp here as Waylon does Steely Dan.
This was the second extended Clandestinos, and we'll be giving way to Truthquake Radio with Bob starting at 430 this week. Catch Radio Clandestino every Monday 230-430pm (ET), broadcasting live at WMUA.org. RIP Macho Man Randy Savage.
Here's what you missed... Bobby Benson..."Taxi Driver"...v/a-Highlife Time 2...(Vampisoul)
Homero y su Combo con Pancho Galan y la Sonora Curro..."Oye Negra"...v/a-Cartagena!...(Soundway)
Ñico Estrada y su Sonora..."La Guarachera"...v/a-Gozalo! 4...(Vampisoul) Album design by my homeboy DJ Bongohead.
Anibal Velasquez..."Cumbia de los Aires"...45...(AMS) Catalino y su Combo..."El Tambo de Batata" 2+2 de Colombia..."Fiesta Disco Cumbias" Los Dinners..."Suéltala pa' que se Defienda"...45...(Discos Columbia) Juaneco y su Combo..."Vacilando con Ayahuasca"...Masters of Chicha vol 1...(Barbés)
Dark Sun Riders..."Time to Build"...Seeds of Evolution...(Polygram) X Clan side project, with the bassist of Quicksand.
Greyboy w/ Sharon Jones & Quantic..."Got to Be A Love" (Paul Nice rmx)...12"...(Ubiquity)
Binky Griptite..."The Stroll"...45...(Daptone) Funky 45 from Daptones guitarist. I would love to hear a whole album from Binky some day.
Big Mama Thornton..."Funky Broadway"...Stronger Than Dirt...(Mercury) Big Mama does Dyke & The Blazers.
Syl Johnson..."Walk A Mile In My Shoes"...Is It Because I'm Black?...(Twinight)
Temptations..."I Can't Get Next To You" (Whiskey Barons edit)...promo...(Flavorheard)
Ike & Tina Turner..."Make Me Over"...Nutbush City Limits...(United Artists)
Raw Soul..."Just Walk Funky"...45...(Plut) Virginia funk.
uncredited high school band..."World Is A Ghetto"...v/a-Schoolhouse Funk...(Cal-Tex)
Cane & Able..."Relating a Message To You"...Relating a Message to You...(CBS France)
Willie Henderson & the Soul Explosions..."Off Into a Black Thing"...Funky Chicken...(Brunswick)
Jack Walrath..."Demons in Pursuit"...Demons in Pursuit...(Gatemouth) One of the best $1 dollar records I ever bought. This tune is fierce, funky eviljazz.
Gus Vali's Chimera..."Telly"...Chimera...(Peters International) A crazy fusion of rock, funk, arabic and latin jazz. The project includes the likes of Steve Gadd, Charlie Palmieri, Joe Farrell, Joe Beck and others.
Edip Akbayram & Dostlar..."Arabam Kaldi Yolda"...Nedir ne Degildir?...(Yavuz) Funky 70s Turkish rock.
MonoMono..."Ema Kowa Iasa Ile Wa"...v/a-Nigeria Special...(Soundway)
The Rubber Band..."Little Miss Lover"...Plays the Hendrix Songbook...(GRT)
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears..."She's So Scandalous"...Scandalous...(Lost Highway) I look forward to checking this band at the Green River Festival.
Max Demian Band..."The Lizard Song"...Take It To The Max...(RCA) Thanks to Studebaker Hawk for pointing me to this funky hard rock jam.
The Human Instinct..."Black Sally"...Stoned Guitar...(Tapestry reissue) Awesome heavy New Zealand psych.
Traffic Sound..."Inca Snow"...Lux...(Munster reissue) Awesome heavy Peruvian psych.
MC5..."Teenage Lust"...Back in the USA...(Atlantic)
Cold Blood..."Down to the Bone"...First Taste of Sin...(Reprise) Hard to see I know, but if you look at the original album...the guy on the left looks like Bill Chaney, People's Pint bartender.
Dennis Coffey..."Guitar Big Band"...Evolution...(Sussex) Dennis Coffey with Kings Go Forth..."Miss Millie"...45...(Strut)
Booker T Jones..."Walking Papers"...The Road to Memphis...(Anti) Excellent new record produced by ?uestlove.
The Rimshots..."Who Got the Monster?"...45...(Astroscope)
Phil Upchurch..."Voodoo Chile"...Upchurch...(Cadet)
Free Pop Electronic Concept..."Pish! Pshaw!"...A New Exciting Experience...(Wah Wah/Vampisoul)
The Bob Seger System..."Ramblin' Gamblin' Man"...45...(Capitol)
Martha & The Vandellas..."Quicksand" (Whiskey Barons edit)...promo...(Flavorheard)
Chris Kenner..."Come Back & See"...v/a-New Orleans Funk Experience...(Nascente)
John Lee Hooker..."The Twist Ain't Nothing But The Old Time Shimmy"...Simply the Truth...(Bluesway) One of my fave Hooker LPs. Even has an anti-Vietnam song on it.
Russell Gordon & the Versatile Souls..."Double Booty Bump"...45...(boot)
Tito Puente..."Crystal Blue Persuasion"...Greatest Hits...(Fania/Codigo)
Bob James..."Take Me To The Mardi Gras"...Two...(CTI)
RIP Macho Man Randy Savage..."Space is the place..."
We tested my ability to be on the air for 4 1/2 hours straight! Thanks to Jay and Demse (and Ocea) ofThe Alchemysticsfor doing guest spots and jamming new joints from their brand new album Spread Hope. Here's the full playlist:
Starting with a long set of jazz/funk: Herbie Hancock..."Hidden Shadows"...Sextant...(Columbia)
Art Ensemble of Chicago..."Zombie"...Ancient to the Future...(DIW) AEC tackles Fela on their covers album.
Melvin Jackson..."Bold & Black"...Funky Skull...(Limelight) Featuring more Art Ensemble members.
Larry Willis..."Inner Crisis"...Inner Crisis...(Groove Merchant)
Andrew White..."Who Got De Funk?"...Who Got De Funk?...(Andrew's Music)
Harold Alexander..."Street Life"...Raw Root...(Atlantic)
Santana..."Gitano"...Amigos...(Columbia)
Here's a bunch of tracks from the brand new Alchemystics album, Spread Hope, available now! The Alchemystics..."Dance Upon The Corner" The Alchemystics..."Summer Life" The Alchemystics..."What We Need (Spread Hope)" The Alchemystics..."Be The Change" The Alchemystics..."Let Them Dub" The Alchemystics..."Shine I Gal" The Alchemystics..."Holiday" The Alchemystics..."Leaving Babylon"
Milton Henry..."No Dreams"...Who Do You Think I Am?...(Wackies)
Ras Daniel..."Illusions"...promo...(Jah Love Music) Much respect to one of my DJ partners!
Pete Rock with Chip Fu & Renee Neufville..."Ready fe War"...NY's Finest...(Nature Sounds)
Nação Zumbi..."Nascedouro"...Fome de Tudo...(Deckdisk)
Join resident DJs Andujar & Studebaker Hawk and special guest DJ Bongohead for a time machine trip back to the 70s when seemingly every type of band had drumbreaks! We're bringing you the funk rock heat to blow your mind on Friday the 13th. Funky rock and rocking funk...Funkadelic, Betty Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Isley Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Baby Huey, Curtis Mayfield, the Stones, Average White Band, Rare Earth and more...popular and obscure, always funky, always rocking. and all on vinyl!! Join us for this unique bash.
Visual projections by Bell & Howl.
And we'll have prizes for funkiest and most rocking outfits. (Anyone want to be a judge?)
Join resident DJs Andujar & Studebaker Hawk and special guest DJ Bongohead for a time machine trip back to the 70s when seemingly every type of band had drumbreaks! We're bringing you the funk rock heat to blow your mind on Friday the 13th. Funky rock and rocking funk...Funkadelic, Betty Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Isley Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Baby Huey, Curtis Mayfield, the Stones, Average White Band, Rare Earth and more...popular and obscure, always funky, always rocking. and all on vinyl!! Join us for this unique bash.
Visual projections by Bell & Howl.
And we'll have prizes for funkiest and most rocking outfits. (Anyone want to be a judge?)
Due to some confusion, I had planned on staying on air til 6 this day...but it turned out to be a normal time slot. I'll be on til 6 (I think) the next two Mondays.Thanks to Jay fromthe Alchemysticsfor coming down to drop some tracks from their new album Spread Hope. They'll be back this coming Monday to hype the CD release party on Sat the 14th at the Iron Horse. We will be giving away tickets. Catch Radio Clandestino every Monday at 230pm (ET) at WMUA.org.
here's the playlist: Kenny Dorham..."Basheer's Dream"...Afro-Cuban...(Blue Note)
De Frank Junior & his Professional Diggit Ways..."Chicken"...Jamaican Sounds...(Sidco) Not Jamaican, as the album sleeve could lead you to believe, but from Togo. Thanks to Pierre for this one!
Identical..."Akwa Kayi Ji Bla Nuwa"...v/a-World Ends...(Soundway)
The Anchors..."Last Time"...v/a-Next Stop Soweto vol 2...(Strut) South African funk.
Ebo Taylor..."Peace on Earth"...Life Stories...(Strut) Excellent anthology of some of this Ghanaian star's 70s work. Highly recommended!
Pierre Loko & Poly Rythmo..."Ye Wele Yao"...45...(Albarika Store)
X-Ray Spex..."Oh Bondage, Up Yours!"...45...(Virgin) RIP Poly Styrene, who passed away from cancer. I was always of fan of her band X-Ray Spex, ripping 70s punk. Below is the pic sleeve that I had as a teen. Obit here.
Barrence Whitfield & the Savages..."Ship Sailed at Six"...Barrence Whitfield & the Savages...(Mamou)
Here's three selections concerning the "news" that Bin Laden is dead. Americans are stupid enough to live in fear of government/media created boogeymen. Well, let's just remember that it is just a case of one mass murderer killing another... Paris..."Agents of Repression"/"What Would You Do?"...Sonic Jihad...(Guerilla Funk) Public Enemy..."Don't Believe the Hype"...It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back...(Def Jam) Shokazoba..."Script Reader"...Congress for Sale...(self released)
Quantic with Alice Russell..."Sound of Everything"...Mishaps Happening...(Tru Thoughts) Here's looking forward to the Quantic/Alice Russell reunion soon!
The New Mastersounds..."Coffee Providers"...Keb Darge presents...(P-Vine)
Lucky Brown..."Jesse's Party"...Lucky Brown's Space Dream...(Tramp)
Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band..."Heart of Gold"...45...(Daptone)
Lord Shorty..."Sweet Music" (Sofrito edit)...12"...(Strut)
Jay Metcalf from The Alchemystics joined us live here at the end of the show to drop some new jams.Catch the Spread Hope album release party at The Iron Horse on Saturday night May 14.They'll be bringing in the horns, percussion, Kurt Allen and many other guests! Kurt Allen..."Goddess Calypso"...Do So...(North Fire) The Alchemystics..."Let Them Dub"...Spread Hope...(North Fire) The Alchemystics..."Dance Upon the Corner"...Spread Hope...(North Fire) The Alchemystics..."What We Need (Spread Hope)"...Spread Hope...(North Fire)
