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WRUV DJ, Jah Red (Mondays 4-6pm), salutes reggae legend Sugar Minott. A pioneer in dancehall music who passed away in the summer of 2010. Jah Red portrays the life and music of Sugar Minott by including tracks sung by Sugar Minott, tracks produced by Sugar Minott, and other songs by artists who were mentored by the legend.
Download the link below to learn about the man they call "The Godfather of Dancehall"
Download: Jah Red - Jamming In The Street (A musical tribute to Sugar Minott)
The Black Angels are back with more neo-psych and fuzz-rock power.
Rooted in '70s psychedelia, the Black Angels are a quintet hailing from Austin, TX. They make some dark, heavy rhythms with accompanying video content. With a vocalist, drummer, bassist, guitarist, and organ player, they employ simple/trippy rhythms. There is a lot of noticeable tribal drumming as well as spiritual lyrical content. Some of the guitar work seems to be influenced by some classic sitar playing.
Highlights:
"Bad Vibrations" is the album opener and plays like a classic Black Angels tune. A dark, repetitive bass-line, awkwardly vibrating organ noise, and simple drumming. Alex Maas' lyrics/vocals stand out above all else with a few classy, distorted guitar solos.
"Sunday Afternoon" is a sort of psych-pop tune which pretty much mimics the guitar warbling of the 13th Floor Elevators (Rocky Erickson is another definite influence).
"Telephone" is a two minute power track. Pure garage rock done right. Enough said.
"The Sniper" is the closer track. As the most psychedelic track on the album, it offers some nice guitar work and the usual, awesome vocal talent. It almost sounds like it could have spawned from some Fripp-influenced jamming.
RIYL Black Mountain, 13th Floor Elevators, the Vacant Lots (local), Arkon/Family
Chew On: 1, 4, 8, 9, 10 (whole album is solid)
Thievery Corporation's seventh album is titled It Takes A Thief. The album is a greatest hits release featuring 16 tracks from their various albums. The Thieves are pioneers of the Lounge genre. Infusing Lounge with World Beat and Raggae, they've created a sound that's fresh and breezy yet has a solid beat behind it. This is music for the warmer climates of the world. Sipping a coctail on a balcony overlooking a sandy beach on the ocean, mingling with beautiful people before going to the club for the evening. The album is excellent and should definitely be checked out.
Tracks: All Tracks Good
Light Pollution is a four piece out of Chicago who manage to mix together the current ingredients that make bands like Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear, the current sound fueling Michigan music, and their own creativity to create an accessible yet original debut album. Poppy at some points (1,2,4,7), Experimental psychedelia here and there (5,9) and original at others (3,6,9). Apparitions shows these guys can cover some different areas solidly and still keep the album fluid. Regardless of which direction they choose to pursue, keep an eye out.
Check: 3,5,6,9 FCC Clean
RIYL: Prussia, Grizzly Bear
3.5/5
A collection of works for wind ensemble, recorded live during concerts of the Riverside City College Wind Ensemble, 2007-2009, with Harvey Pittel on saxophone. Works range from loud and noisy, sweet, "goofy", with tinges of marching band. Quite a mix. Try 3, 4, 6, 9
File: Classical collections: Riverside City College Wind Ensemble