The crazed shouting of a man on Les Loups Noirs' "Pile Ou Face" matches my reaction to Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds, 1960-1978. The vocalist's manic wailing is consistent with the combination of elation and shock I felt as I realized that such amazing music had eluded me until now. Given the massive scope of the collection, there's not much continuity. The quality, however, remains high. Almost every track features a novel twist on merengue, salsa, mambo, boogaloo, cumbia, R&B, mento, Afrobeat and/or psychedelic rock. (Initial tip via Big Steve.)
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I contributed to a review of the final day of the Folk Alliance Festival.
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Your Friend's Jeckyl/Hyde was picked up by Domino Recording Company. Here's the video for "Tame One". RIYL: Hospital Ships, epic sadness, Angel Olsen.
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Tech N9ne and I share a long-standing infatuation with the same album.
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I prefer a little bit of nastiness in my throwback psych rock. Temples' Sun Structures is just too nice for me.
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Akuma, the new album by Sly 5th Ave, makes most new jazz recordings seem boring. Here's a trailer. RIYL: Randy Weston, real roots music, Don Cherry.
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Rufus Reid's Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project is an unconventional big band album. RIYL: Charles Mingus, left field, Duke Ellington.
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The future of popular music probably sounds much like a mashup of the sounds produced by the lineup of the Snowball Music Festival.
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Kansas City Click: My official picks are published here.
(Original image by There Stands the Glass.)
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