Dub Modal

Sticking with Wayne for a bit

Mixed bag. Kali's Children No Cry is built off of Ras Michael's None a Jah Jah Children and works for the most part. You can tell it's roots reggae inspired but there's a missing ingredient that keeps the whole album from working 100%. Can't put my finger on it exactly. Moved on to: Another good one but heavy. Needed a change up so:

Impressive album.

Spent some time with Hamid Drake's Reggaeology: And now listening to: Masabumi Kikuchi Quintet's End for the Beginning

Waterloo made its way to our area and it’s going to be my pool/beach side drink this year replacing beer. Definitely better than La Croix and Bubly.

Fantastic selections 👍

👍 Totally understand work being busy. Mid-year can get pretty crazy especially when colleagues are out on vacation etc.

Thanks for those that have lent an ear and shared thoughts so far. I’ll post answers next Friday so a little over a week left.

Been a few today so far: Elvin Jones Is On the Mountain & It Don’t Mean a Thing Ike Quebec’s It Might as Well Be Spring Paul Motian’s Jack of Clubs

Tell me about it.

Great news. Been streaming for a while now and Ellington’s digital catalog on those platforms is an absolute mess. This will help at least a little bit.

Ha, unlike @Gheorghe I dig this. Maybe the entire string section isn’t necessary but the sitar, guitar and tablas look to be played by guys with chops. Thanks for posting it

Only a couple of the songs from this album don’t quite meet that standard. One of my favorite records from Pablo.

That actually might be better without the drum track. NP: Hicks with Idris Muhammad & Walter Booker from '85.

Much better. Kenny Drew with Frank Butler & Leroy Vinnegar.

Bit of a snooze fest even with Cedar Walton, David Williams & Michael Carvin.

Not familiar with Joel Harrison either but found this. Interesting...

Trying this as posted on this label's forum thread. Nice work.

My trip to Boston came 2 weeks too early damn it. Would love to see Oatts live

The bill opened up radio station ownership so that large conglomerates could control multiple stations. That set the standard for the market and they played only what sold (and could skillfully hide payola schemes) so experimentation was sunset in favor of cashing in.

Going all in with Augustus Pablo yesterday evening and into this AM Excellent box set/comp 👍

Yeah, it’s interesting to look back and see all the various hybrid experimentation going on back then. I suspect the US’ telecom bill in ‘96 was the catalyst behind the start of large scale homogenization.

I was looking to get further insight on this peek into the power of idiocy but it’s paywalled

Augustus Pablo 1990s session Blowing With the Wind.

Easing into some Sun Ra with Gerry, Johnny, Max, Clifford et. al. I like that Williamson/Clark/Lewis rhythm section on the Hodges/Mulligan. Music to drink coffee to. Streaming the Ra, but notice the ESP set has some pdf's that look interesting. Probably worthwhile picking it up.