Where other reggae reissue labels slowly fade away or have just plain given up, the mighty Pressure Sounds refuses to knuckle under. What's more: it digs deeper still. Just when I thought the Scratch vaults were all but empty, here's High Plains Drifter , a wicked collection of pre- Black Ark Lee Perry productions of 45's only issued in Jamaica. The Ethiopians - Awake The Faithful Brothers - Iniquity Workers
Ethiopian Genocide I DO NOT OWN ANY FOOTAGE OR SONG!!! As part of my Ethiopian Genocide Project, I created a video from other videos on youtube of Ethiopian (and other Africans to make my point more clear) Genocide. I also understand that I am a complete amateur when it comes to political conflict, so this isn't perfect!! Thanks to NTV, NDV, and NY times along with other video uploaders, and Imogen Heap for her song, Hide and Seek.
The great American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow composed the poem " Christmas Bells " on Christmas Day of 1864. His wife Fanny had been killed in a fire three years earlier and his son Charles , a lieutenant in the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, had been wounded in action during the Battle of New Hope Church the year before. The poem reflects his mood. You will recognize the opening, as the poem was later turned into a song. I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols [...]
Click image to download full album Sounds like: Cody Chestnutt, Aloe Blacc, J Dilla "Mulatu Astatke - Yekermo Sew (Te'Amir Remix)" What's so good? Heads know Mochilla. For the uninitiated, Mochilla is an L.A.-based, independent production house founded and run by renowned photographers Brian "B+" Cross and Eric Coleman. Active since the late 90s, the duo is involved with everything from photography and exhibits to [...]
Filed under: News , R.I.P. YouTube Leonard Dillon, leader of the pioneering reggae group the Ethiopians , passed away in Jamaica from lung and prostate cancer at his daughter Patrice Dillon's Kingston home, the AP reports. He was 68. Dillon began his career in the in the early 1960s recording songs under the moniker Jack Sparrow. One song, 'Bull Whip,' featured a young Bob Marley as [...]
Befitting my love of Walt Frazier fur coats and Quaalude jokes, my favorite installment of the Ethiopiques labyrinth might be episode 13, Ethiopian Groove: The Golden Seventies . Presumably, most hip-hop heads know the 27-volume (and counting) compilation for one of several reasons: the Mulatu Astatke music that Jim Jarmusch selected for Broken Flowers, Oh No's Ethiopium, or the one track I can remember off that Nas and Damian Marley record. But the abyssal depth of the curators's crates and the country itself amounts to far more than a [...]
(c) Jackie Bon Martin Brass from Cleveland, Ohio started Ethiopians as a mere side project, but after being joined by his college friend Paul, the whole thing seems to become more serious now, and that's obviously a good thing as it means that we can expect further hazy and fuzzy garage gems in the future. For now, listen to the three raw diamonds below (recorded by Brass alone), reverb-heavy lo-fi splendor in the best sense of the term. Up until now, Ethiopians have released two cassettes on Tye Die Tapes , [...]
When the largest recording conglomerate in the world, Universal swallowed legendary reggae imprint Trojan back in 2007, many feared it would be forgotten by its mighty new owner. Now three years on Universal appear to be gearing up to make the most of the treasures at their disposal with some pretty impressive compilations emerging and loads more scheduled for imminent release. To mark this new burst of activity, I had a natter with Trojan's Laurence Cane-Honeysett, who's been at the label for two decades now. For much of [...]
Honestly, I couldn't think of better music for a Saturday afternoon. You know, it's that time when we're either preparing to go out for a night of festivities, getting some unfinished work done around the house, or catching up on some "me" time. We need some laid back, groovy tunes. Don't tell me you don't know what I'm talking about, I know you do. In that vein comes Meklit Hadero , an Ethiopian born but American raised female singer/songwriter. Currently residing in the diverse arts scene of San Fransisco, Hadero blends elements of smoky jazz and soul [...]
The great thing about freeform is when you don't have a cohesive post, you can just stick completely unrelated things together and if anyone calls you out on it, you can accuse them of being a colonialist fascist. Today I've got two very different mines for you to trench through. The first is the fluxus oriented youtube channel called Art Classic News . Posted below is one of their gems, footage of a 1968 Wolf Vostell installation called E.D.H.R. From a musical perspective, this clip is striking for it's protoindustrial clangor. From a multimedia perspective, this particular work was [...]
Rudettes and dansette penned by the mahvellous Bishakh Som © 2009 It's been a lovely Friday, what with it being the end of the week and a glorious, late afternoon burst of sunshine apologizing for the rest of the day's rain & gloom. When it's lovely outside, I feel lovely inside - call me shallow, and I will plead guilty. And so it is I find myself in the mood for some old time ska. Come along, Dearest Friends, the rude girls have cranked up [...]
There's alot of "Villes" out there and judging by these tunes, they would all be swell places to hang out (well, maybe not "Lonelyville" or "Soulsville"...) Sun Ra - "Brainville".mp3 Aldon and the EC´S - "Endsville".mp3 Roland James - "Guitarville" The Clash - "Hitsville UK".mp3 Porter Wagoner - "Lonelyville".mp3 Sun Ra- "Lullaby For Realville".mp3 Isaac Hayes - "Soulsville (Vocal)".mp3 The Zombies - "Soulville".mp3 [...]
G3RSt - Fallin' To Skaville [mp3] The Ethiopians - Train To Skaville VS Teenage Fanclub & De La Soul - Fallin' G3RSt takes... visit APC to read the full post, THX!!!
There he goes again the dopest Ethiopian, Knaan enlists Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine for the latest track off Troubador. I haven't had the chance to hear the CD yet but I've heard it's top notch. If all the tracks are like Bang Bang it's easy to see why.
Minyeshu - Ayasresam Minyeshu - Tilishighathij 'Dire Dawa' e mai putin dominat de trairile primare, sunetul brut, spatiile nomade, bucuria salbatica de a dansa...decat 'Meba'. E facut parca pentru o serata dansanta, pentru o duminica ploioasa cand te refugiezi intr-un teatru olandez pentru a prinde cate ceva din caldura unduitoare a Etiopiei. Poate ca n-a avut norocul sa lucreze la fel ca Gigi, cu Bill Laswell, dar nu e mai putin adevarat ca cel mai nou album al lui Minyeshu [...]
Last night, I took my ever-expanding palate (I can taste, like, four flavors now!) to Messob (1041 S. Fairfax) for Ethiopian food. In my quest to try ten new styles of cuisine in the next 800 days (pathetic, I know), I have gone to great lengths to seek out new and exciting dishes that will hopefully make me forget all about how much I love pizza and bagels and eggs. Surely there have to be more foods out there that I will enjoy, right? That's the whole point of these food review posts. I'm trying my damnedest to not sound [...]
I seriously can never get enough old school ska: Desmond Dekker, Toots, you name it. The Ethiopians have been my latest weapon of mass destruction in my arsenal of easy skankin'. Formed in Jamaica in 1966, The Ethiopians were one of the most influential rock steady bands, helping shape modern reggae (for example: their song "The Whip" was one of the first to feature percussion instrumentation)
All the Money's Gone, Nowhere to Go Michael Douglas, Greed Is Good. The Ethiopians, Everything Crash. The Beatles, You Never Give Me Your Money. Jimmy Witherspoon, Money Getting Cheaper (Times Getting Tougher). Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, We Need Some Money. Gus Cannon, My Money Never Runs Out. Howlin' Wolf, Work For Your Money. Duke Ellington, Wall Street Wail. The Federal Reserve,
For The Sake Of The Song
drink me softly
The Pop View
indie shuffle
Spinner.com
The Passion of the Weiss
L.A. RECORD
No Fear of Pop
music like dirt
Knox Road
WFMU's Beware of the Blog
pogo a go-go
Bedazzled!
AudioPorn Central
The Umbilical Chord
I Predict a Riot
Babylon Noise
Swan Fungus
Battle of the Midwestern Housewives
Locust St.
Trails and Ways – Nunca
Catcall – ‘The Warmest Place’
Rihanna Gets Nude For Nude
