In The Stacks 9/19/26

ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Method to the Madness I (What was pulled from where): As always a mix of sleeves and cases. Mixed genres including Rock/Pop; American Roots/Blues/Gospel; Ambient/Electronica and a few International recordings with Africa and Asia/South East Asia as focuses. Also something from Smithsonian Folkways and a Non-Mosaic Box set. Älgarnas Trädgård - Garden… Continue reading In The Stacks 9/19/26

In The Stacks 9/7/26

ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Chubb Rock - The One - Select - 1991. 🎤📝:  My copy of this CD seems to be disintegrating and is testing the limits of the CD life span, as I probably bought it 35 years ago. It plays on my home system and not in my car, plus the ink from… Continue reading In The Stacks 9/7/26

In The Stacks 8/13/26

ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Bad Brains - I Against I - SST, 1986. 🪨🫧 🪩⾾ 🤘⚒️🎗️⨻🥃:  A seminal Punk(?) Metal(?) band. Every song has an intense, violent delivery. In this case I  think the drummer leans Punk, the guitarist Metal and HR is just HR (with a little Reggae influence). They were hugely influential and this… Continue reading In The Stacks 8/13/26

In The Stacks 8/1/26

ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Busta Rhymes - Extinction Level Event - Final World Front - Elektra, 1998. 🎤📝⚒️:  Busta Rhymes’ raw vocal tone and aggressive, herky jerky flow has always attracted me, but I think it is best served in doses, mixed up with other MCs. A lot of solo Rap projects include that feature anyway… Continue reading In The Stacks 8/1/26