Song: Harvey
Artist: Alex G
Album: DSU
Also try: Elliott Smith, Built to Spill, Youth Lagoon, Perfume Genius, Modest Mouse
Commentary: On DSU, Alex G manages to evoke echoes of some 90s music that I quite like. Sometimes, he sounds like Elliott Smith; sometimes, the guitar shows Alex G to be a disciple of Built to Spill; and, sometimes, songs will sound like those early song scraps released by Isaac Brock as Modest Mouse.
And sometimes, the Alex G take on this 90s amalgamation makes me excited to see what else they’ve got.
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Sunday, August 31, 2014
Saturday, August 23, 2014
"Chemirocha III" and "Chirombo Noye Nditerere"
Sorry, gang, about the absence. Summer break is now over.
Songs: Chemirocha III
Artists: Unidentified Kipsigis Performers
Albums: I heard Chemirocha song on the compilation Yeti 4
Also try: other Yeti series, the Excavated Shellac blog, or compilations that included this song including Kenyan Songs and Strings
Commentary: Chemirocha, named for Jimmie Rodgers (half-man, half-antelope) has a good story, read it here: http://excavatedshellac.com/2012/04/04/excavated-shellac-fifth-year-anniversary/.
I've also included another recorded by Hugh Tracey because it's just. so. darn. good. Chirombo Noye Nditerere apparently means "Spirit Listen to Me."
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Songs: Chemirocha III
Artists: Unidentified Kipsigis Performers
Albums: I heard Chemirocha song on the compilation Yeti 4
Also try: other Yeti series, the Excavated Shellac blog, or compilations that included this song including Kenyan Songs and Strings
Commentary: Chemirocha, named for Jimmie Rodgers (half-man, half-antelope) has a good story, read it here: http://excavatedshellac.com/2012/04/04/excavated-shellac-fifth-year-anniversary/.
I've also included another recorded by Hugh Tracey because it's just. so. darn. good. Chirombo Noye Nditerere apparently means "Spirit Listen to Me."
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