VA ~ Murder: Songs from the Dark Side of the Soul [Trikont, 2009]

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01. Jimmie Rodgers - Gamblin' Bar Room Blues 2 (1932)
02. Ethel Waters - Frankie and Johnny (1938)
03. Sonny Boy Williamson - Your Funeral My Trial (1958)
04. Lord Executor - Seven Skeletons Found in the Yard (1938)
05. Billy Boy Arnold - Prisoner's Plea (1957)
06. Wilmoth Houdini and His Humming Birds - Bandsman Shooting Case (1934)
07. Roosevelt Sykes "The Honey Dripper" - 44 Blues (1939)
08. Memphis Minnie - Biting Bug Blues (1935)
09. Bessie Smith & Her Blue Boys - Send Me to the 'lectric Chair (1937)
10. Wade Mainer & Zeke Morris - Down in the Willow Garden(1937)
11. Blind Boy Fuller - Pistol Slapper Blues (1938)
12. A'nt Idy Harper & the Coon Creek Girls - Poor Naomi Wise (1938)
13. Honeyboy - Bloodstains on the Wall (1953)
14. Little Walter and His Jukes - Boom Boom, Out Goes the Light (1955)
15. Louis Armstrong with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five - You Rascal, You (1950)
16. Champion Jack Dupree - I'm Going Down with You (1945)
17. The Stanley Brothers - Pretty Polly (1950)
18. Archibald - Stack-A-Lee Parts 1 & 2 (1950)
19. Henry Thomas "Ragtime Texas" - Bob McKinney (1927)
20. G B Grayson & Henry Whitter - Rose Conley (1927)
21. Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit (1938)
22. Lonnie Johnson - Got the Blues for Murder Only (1930)
23. The Delmore Brothers - The Fugitive's Lament (1935)



'Ever since the days of Cain and Abel, many a fine murder story has gripped people's imagination. Jealousy is not the only root cause of man's murderous impulse. Greed, lust, guilt, power - any one of these, it seems, is sufficient to justify taking a human life. Every day we read of brutal murders being committed. These stories were ripped from newspaper headlines and recast into verse and recorded, often within weeks of the actual event. They became part of the repertoire of hillbilly bands, blues guitarists, jugbands, r&b and tin pan alley entertainers, bluegrass artists and calypso singers.'

one of the most successful thematic compilations of haunted olde tunes from the trikont imprint, featuring a few familiar staples & several more stunners that don't seem to get repeatedly regurgitated on every new old-timey comp from some of the younger upstarts. 320 er FLACK + bi-lingual skannage

Christina Carter ~ Texas Blues Working 2xLP [Blackest Rainbow, 2011]

BRR056

A1 Pale Rose Cream
A2 A Blind Eye

B1 The Outer Planet
B2 Bird's Nest

C1 Preserve Our Face
C2 Dinner Plate Of Dust

D1 Lady Friend

re-release of the cassette issued in 2008 but with 1 long bonus track 'Lady Friend'. beautiful black & white photographs by Joe Blanchard

'Texas Blues Working features six tracks of stunningly haunting guitar and vocals, creating an immensely deep and emotional listening experience. The previously unreleased track, the sublime 21 minute 'Ladyfriend', is another example of Christina's incredible voice and guitar playing. Her voice is just unreal, so deeply emotional and mournful it gives you goosebumps.'

instantly sold out dubble long player version of the superb k7 from 2k8. spooky americana at its finest, just in time fer spring? some lovely late nite glistening

Chasing Voices ~ Acidbathory 12" [Preserved Instincts, 2010]

A. Acidbathory



'Compelling artefact from an unknown operator experimenting with darkside structures and squashed percussive arrangements - sort of what you'd imagine obliterated dubstep produced by Mika Vainio would sound like. Strictly limited copies - all housed in a beautiful silver silk-screen sleeve - do not miss!* Clandestine avant-bass shocker from NYC courtesy of Chasing Voices. The 'Acidbathory' 12" is a long 1-track, single sided affair expressing a gnarled, scuzzy and uncompromising perspective on the darkside potential of low-end music. It's far removed from its cousins on the other side of the Atlantic, sharing their 139bpm DNA, but reared in a very different environment. Imagine Croydon estates and South London sprawl replaced by looming residential blocks, imposing skyscrapers and alleyways where the sunlight never reaches, soundtracked by mutant slow techno and Kevin Drumm records rather than 2-step garage and D'n'B. This aesthetic is exquisitely realised, from the unmarked matt-black centre stickers to the monochrome screen printed sleeve and the droning sludge step within, making this feel more like a Hospital Productions release than anything else. The closest analogs we could draw would be Scud & I-Sound's Wasteland project, a more controlled Cloaks, or Mika Vainio's more recent expeditions, but this is some mutant substance that refuses to stay put in any box. Well recommended!' ~ koombat

just learned of this most worthy electronic weirdness courtesy of the fine solar flares tumblr as re-blawged by killed in cars. dunno much about 'dubstep' as the kids are callin it, but i knows wot i likes & could swear i recognize the cover art from my distant hardcore past, but can't quite trace it. was the image used by zoviet france too? anyworms, much like the rest of the cognoscenti, we are enjoying this one thoroughly as we wind thru the bi-ways of new mexico, lovin on the majestique skies & largely untainted landscapes. incidentally, if you happen to know any good record diggin spots in taos or albuquirky, kindly illuminate. i promise we won't pillage the place as we are basically hobos. 320 rips yo

Les Vampyrettes ~ Biomutanten 12" [1981]

A Biomutanten

• Written By - Czukay/Planck/Gros

B Menetekel

• Written By - Czukay/Planck

i've been quietly directing my friends over to this holger czukay & conny plank collaboration from the early 80's for a good minute, but now that tis the season to be spooky, it's seems only fittin that i bring it up here in the event there's even one soul who aint heard ---> diss some heady bidness