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Гололедица.

2013-02-15 12:34:00 (читать в оригинале)

Гололедица.

Ах, какая гололедица!
Не шагается, а едется.
Еду я куда попало,
Боком делаю шаги.
Словно смазанные салом,
Мною вертят сапоги.
Крутят, вертят, как хотят.
– Подчиняйся нам! –
Скрипят.
Не люблю я эти шутки,
Не приказывайте мне!
Бац!
И взял я ноги в руки,
Оказавшись
 На спине.

 

klavdia-France

 

 

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IT’S RAINING WHALES: RAY ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE

2013-02-09 23:31:00 (читать в оригинале)

Ray Alexander Technique: My Special One
I Don’t Bite
From Let’s Talk (Harlem Sound, 1970)

Arguably one of the best independent label soul releases of the early 1970s, the Ray Alexander Technique was lead by guitarist Alexander and despite being a solidly soul/funk album, most of the musicians who played on here seemed to come more from the jazz world including organist Billy Gardner and pianist George Stubbs. If the credits are to be believed, the vocalist isn’t Alexander but Chris Bartley, formerly of the Ad Libs and someone with a few 7″s to his name prior to rolling with The Technique.

The single off here was “Let’s Talk” which came out on 7″ and the LP features both the vocal and instrumental version but to be honest: it’s just not my bag even though it’s a perfectly serviceable mid-tempo funk cut. Instead, like many, I instantly gravitated to “My Special One” and its luscious opening guitars and piano. It’s very lo-fi which somehow enhances the song, reminding me a little of Guitar Red, albeit without the synths.

Right up there with “My Special One” is the mid-tempo crossover track, “I Don’t Bite” (always a good opening line when kicking game to someone).

Oh, and did I mention how kick ass the album cover art is?

Ray Alexander Technique: My Special One
I Don’t Bite
From Let’s Talk (Harlem Sound, 1970)

Arguably one of the best independent label soul releases of the early 1970s, the Ray Alexander Technique was lead by guitarist Alexander and despite being a solidly soul/funk album, most of the musicians who played on here seemed to come more from the jazz world including organist Billy Gardner and pianist George Stubbs. If the credits are to be believed, the vocalist isn’t Alexander but Chris Bartley, formerly of the Ad Libs and someone with a few 7″s to his name prior to rolling with The Technique.

The single off here was “Let’s Talk” which came out on 7″ and the LP features both the vocal and instrumental version but to be honest: it’s just not my bag even though it’s a perfectly serviceable mid-tempo funk cut. Instead, like many, I instantly gravitated to “My Special One” and its luscious opening guitars and piano. It’s very lo-fi which somehow enhances the song, reminding me a little of Guitar Red, albeit without the synths.

Right up there with “My Special One” is the mid-tempo crossover track, “I Don’t Bite” (always a good opening line when kicking game to someone).

Oh, and did I mention how kick ass the album cover art is?

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IT’S RAINING WHALES: INELL YOUNG

2013-02-09 23:31:00 (читать в оригинале)

Inell Young: What Do You See In Her
From 7″ (Libra, 1960s). Also on New Orleans Funk Vol. 2

After being on the hunt for this for 5.5 years, it’s probably the oldest white whale I had left (I think the San Francisco TKOs now creeps into that pole position). I wrote extensively about this back in 2007 and don’t want to repeat too much from there (especially the contested back story behind the song, which is fascinating in and of itself). I will say that this doesn’t merely rank amongst my favorite NOLA songs of all time (which is saying a lot) but it’s right up there with the best female funk tunes I know. Somewhere between Gus Lewis’s tight/snappy rhythms, Young’s “hoo hop hop hop!” and the general pathos of the song, this is magical to me.

Inell Young: What Do You See In Her
From 7″ (Libra, 1960s). Also on New Orleans Funk Vol. 2

After being on the hunt for this for 5.5 years, it’s probably the oldest white whale I had left (I think the San Francisco TKOs now creeps into that pole position). I wrote extensively about this back in 2007 and don’t want to repeat too much from there (especially the contested back story behind the song, which is fascinating in and of itself). I will say that this doesn’t merely rank amongst my favorite NOLA songs of all time (which is saying a lot) but it’s right up there with the best female funk tunes I know. Somewhere between Gus Lewis’s tight/snappy rhythms, Young’s “hoo hop hop hop!” and the general pathos of the song, this is magical to me.

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IT’S RAINING WHALES: ASHA PUTHLI & THE SURFERS

2013-02-09 23:31:00 (читать в оригинале)

Asha Puthli and the Surfers: Sunny
Angel of the Morning
From 7″ EP (Columbia India, 1960s)

It’s been a pretty remarkable last few weeks, record-wise. I’ve managed to scratch off any number of long-time white whales/holy grails off my want list and the fact that they’re all happening in the same time frame has been surprising (not to mention $$$). Rains + Pours-related.

This Asha Puthli release is one I’ve been after for at least 2-3 years (thus making it a minor white whale; call it a beluga). I’ve been writing about Asha since the earliest days of the blog as well as more recently and this record, her very first, has eluded me much of that time. It’s an obscure enough record to begin with, recorded back when no one had a clue who Asha was and backed by a mod/rock band in Singapore called The Surfers. The fact that she even had a record career after this is likely due to other factors than the “success” of this single (though the fact that it got pressed up on two different labels suggests at least some folks were listening).

The EP has four songs, all covers: “Angel of the Morning,” “The Sounds of Silence,” “Sunny” and “Fever.” I included what I thought were the best two tracks above.1 Her cover of Bobby Hebb’s classic “Sunny” is really solid and The Surfers get to jam on some long solos too. And while her version of “Angel of the Morning” won’t top, say, Nina Simone’s, I think it’s quite lovely regardless.

The thing with this record is that the Singapore EMI version has a pic sleeve which means while I’m simply happy to have this record…it stays on the want list. Yeah, I know, it’s a sickness.

1. “Fever” wasn’t nearly as scintillating as you might expect; it’s more like a torch rendition and as for “The Sounds of Silence,” let’s just say it’s not my favorite of the Simon and Garfunkel catalog. ↩

Asha Puthli and the Surfers: Sunny
Angel of the Morning
From 7″ EP (Columbia India, 1960s)

It’s been a pretty remarkable last few weeks, record-wise. I’ve managed to scratch off any number of long-time white whales/holy grails off my want list and the fact that they’re all happening in the same time frame has been surprising (not to mention $$$). Rains + Pours-related.

This Asha Puthli release is one I’ve been after for at least 2-3 years (thus making it a minor white whale; call it a beluga). I’ve been writing about Asha since the earliest days of the blog as well as more recently and this record, her very first, has eluded me much of that time. It’s an obscure enough record to begin with, recorded back when no one had a clue who Asha was and backed by a mod/rock band in Singapore called The Surfers. The fact that she even had a record career after this is likely due to other factors than the “success” of this single (though the fact that it got pressed up on two different labels suggests at least some folks were listening).

The EP has four songs, all covers: “Angel of the Morning,” “The Sounds of Silence,” “Sunny” and “Fever.” I included what I thought were the best two tracks above.1 Her cover of Bobby Hebb’s classic “Sunny” is really solid and The Surfers get to jam on some long solos too. And while her version of “Angel of the Morning” won’t top, say, Nina Simone’s, I think it’s quite lovely regardless.

The thing with this record is that the Singapore EMI version has a pic sleeve which means while I’m simply happy to have this record…it stays on the want list. Yeah, I know, it’s a sickness.

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TROUBLESHOOT US?

2013-02-09 23:30:00 (читать в оригинале)

The site has been loading annoyingly slow for weeks now but I can’t seem to find the cause. I reduced the number of posts per page from 8 down to 4 and stripped off as many extraneous plugins as I could spare but it doesn’t seem to help. I’ve now taken off the exfm music player to see if that will help though I always thought that was a boon to readers.

Anyone with better web skills than me able to do some kind of diagnostic and figure out what the heck is going on? Much appreciated!

–O.W.

The site has been loading annoyingly slow for weeks now but I can’t seem to find the cause. I reduced the number of posts per page from 8 down to 4 and stripped off as many extraneous plugins as I could spare but it doesn’t seem to help. I’ve now taken off the exfm music player to see if that will help though I always thought that was a boon to readers.

Anyone with better web skills than me able to do some kind of diagnostic and figure out what the heck is going on? Much appreciated!

–O.W.