ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix B-52โs - Wild Planet - WB, 1980. ๐ชจ๐ซง ๐ชฉ ๐งด๐ ๐ง ๐ฅ๐ฐ: The New Wave/Pop/Punk band from Georgia that I listened to with trepidation when they were most popular. They were a little too goofy weird, I was all for weird, but their weird seemed more comical than creatively weird. I did call in to request the video for… Continue reading In The Stacks 6/4/26
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Seshjawn Notes 6/31/26
Playlist Travis - Starting with a happy vibe! Sounds like a slightly Latin-y sounding Afro Pop recording. The percussion sounds like the real deal with the sparse instrumental parts kind of dancing across the top. The saxophone occasionally slips into a harmonica-like timbre and the basic form repeats with the bass line, then the bass… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 6/31/26
In The Stacks 4/26/26
ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading - A&M, 1976. ๐ชจ๐ซง ๐ชฉ ๐ ๐ง โค๏ธโ๐ฅ๐ง: A superb Singer Songwriter album that leans into Rock, but was probably influential to a wide variety of artists because of the honesty in Mrs. Amatrading's expression and the voice she offered women in music. I return to the… Continue reading In The Stacks 4/26/26
Seshjawn Notes 4/19/26
Playlist Travis - Electronic synth barrage. It sounds like it is from the early 80s, or it worships those early sounds. It also has a very robotic alter ego vibe to it. When it launches into the sequencer solo it seems newer, because it accelerates past the imagination. That's new technology though. Overall it is… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 4/19/26
In The Stacks 4/15/26
ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Boogie Down Productions - Edutainment - Jive/Zomba, 1990. ๐ค: This BDP album really lives up to its title, KRS-One is weaving ballad, narratives about all types of contemporary problems, that are still relevant 36 years later. It is pretty clear that he is intentional about his role as an educator and it… Continue reading In The Stacks 4/15/26