Dan – Aubrey Ghent Sr. – “Can’t Nobody Do Me Like Jesus” – The title certainly caught my eye and then I realized it was a continuation of Arhoolie’s “Sacred Steel” series that I had to pick up to complete the collection. Sacred Steel is documentation of a Gospel, Pedal Steel tradition primarily in Florida and I’ve enjoyed all of the editions I have collected so far. This one doesn’t disappoint even with some 80’s and 90’s produced tracks which lay the cheese on a little thick. The guitar work is consistently exciting and integral on all tracks. I had to choose between a few song for tonight’s selection, including a cheesy one, before deciding on the title track. This song doesn’t really have any glimpses of the incredibly vocal sounding moments that I loved, but it shows off the slide work just fine.
Bart – I hear it and I’ve heard it, but I’m not placing it. It’s like a little Soul loop that got stuck in a trumpet solo. It’s good enough to not really go anywhere else and still be catchy. The trumpets just switching from ensemble to solo parts, short & sweet. Hugh Masekela – “Riot”. We briefly discuss that High’s catalogue hasn’t been given the reissuing it deserves.
Bart follows it with a 2nd play The Beatles – “I am the Walrus” but just the orchestral instruments, Strings & Horns – sounds killer! I never really missed the song, though I was also aware of the missing parts and filling them in with my brain. Also nice juxtaposition between the 2 songs, both from ’69 and it’s interesting to compare that these two events are occurring somewhat near in time to each other but are vastly different.
Travis – Weirdness, and new weirdness at that! Definitely creative and enjoyable though I’m not totally hanging on to anything after it passes. That is often a risk when experimenting and improvising, nothing really lingers. Henry Cow – “Teenbeat” – A storied group and Travis talks about their influence, the Cambridge scene and their influence on him. Bart guessed its Englishness and it is something I could be more familiar with. I know more the players than the band and it seems to be opportunity to dig deeper and here their legacy now.
Found Sounds 