You can't really go wrong with a Verve recording! This episode's featured album will appeal to both jazz lovers and bossa nova fans. We'll share with you a great introduction to Brazilian music of the 1950s and 60s.
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Episode 7: Wildflower by the Avalanches
This is our first time featuring a review of a new release on the podcast! As lovers of old funky records, we have mad respect for the Avalanches whose love of music is obvious in their ability to scout out only the most awesome bits of obscure music and show it off in groovy new compositions. Even if you think you're not into electronic music, we bet you'll dig the psychedelic feel of Wildflower.
Wildflower and all its inner goodies.
Wildflower on Apple Music
Order the LP from the Avalanches
Chandra 1980 on Bandcamp
The Avalanches Guide to the samples, features and stories of Wildflower on Triple J
The Show Must Go On (Pitchfork)
Since I Left You (Wikipedia)
Subways by the Avalanches. The original sample by Chandra Oppenheim is easily reconizable but there's no doubt that it's a brand new song!
Everything is a Remix: A documentary about sampling and innovation.
Sometimes I wish I could unheard the Amen Break, so watch at your own risk. You'll hear it everywhere and realize how much this sample is used..
Episode 6: At the Organ Grinder, Volume 1
In this episode we learn that Pizza and Pipes was apparently a thing in the pacific northwest in the 1970s? Who knew. This episode may give you nightmares due to the shaky audio transfer or creepy movie themes or both.
About the Organ Grinder Restaurant Pipe Organ
Browse the Northwest Organists page for more about: Paul Quarino, David Lee, Jonas Nordwall, and Don Simmons)
Way out Wednesday: At the Organ Grinder Vol. 2 on Pop Dose
Pipe Organ Pizzerias Briefly Explained at Serious Eats
Wurlitzer Theater Organs at Wikipedia
From "David Lee" Album recorded 1976. Digitally remastered.
Episode 5: Folk Songs from the Tyrol by Inge and Rudi Meixner
Yodeling gets a bad rap. It really can be quite lovely. We cheerfully sing along with chickens and things that sound like amusement park ride theme songs and you should too. Or at least that baby chicken song is going to be stuck in your head wether you like it or not.
Folk Songs from the Tyrol by world famous YODELERS Inge and Rudi Meixner
Billboard, December 24, 1966. Westminster Satellite series announced
Yodel-Ay-Ee-Oooo: The Secret History of Yodeling Around the World by Bart Plantenga
"One Little Spark" on Apple Music
"People weren't meant to hear music with such clarity! People need to hear cracks and pops and that sh*t!" We are all Dylan. Maybe we need an episode about megaphone crooners?
I'm sorry Meixner family, but this is the best ever version of Mei Bibihendi (my baby chickens)
Bibi Hendl Gangnam Style. We just want to make sure you get this song 100% stuck in your head.
Episode 4: Tche Belew by Hailu Mergia and the Walias Band
Turns out that this episode's featured artist is a local DC treasure. We'll introduce you to some super funky, 1970s Ethiopian jams by Hailu Mergia and the Walias Band.
Beirut at Lincoln Theater, Washington, DC, November 2015, after Hailu Mergia's set
Hailu Mergia and the Walias Band
Short Documentary/Interview with Hailu Mergia by Far Out Sounds