Making the best of a mediocre score to a terrible film Real Gone Music John Carpenter hit a real rough patch in the ‘90s, as evident by the soundtrack to his 1996 film, Escape From L.A. Absent are the luscious synth sounds of its predecessor, Escape from New York, replaced by shrill electric guitar...
Faithful reissues of classic ’70s jazz-funk and soul Prestige Rusty Bryant — Fire Eater (1971) Engineered by the great Rudy Van Gelder, sax legend Rusty Bryant’s 1971 album, Fire Eater, is a masterclass in jazz-funk. The session features an all-star lineup including Wilbert Longmire on guitar,...
An unnerving re-telling of a well-worn classic Cadabra Records My heart jumped at the sound of Tony Todd’s chiseled, baritone voice: “Blood, there is so much blood here…” Todd is best known as the hook wielding killer from the “Candyman” franchise, and hearing him speak (here,...
A much needed reissue for a lost relic of the psychedelic ’60s Ship to Shore Phono Co The Holy Mackerel is a largely forgotten yet wildly impressive artifact of the late ’60s folk and psychedelia movement. Created as a studio vehicle for songwriter Paul Williams, the band was short lived...
Fresh on the heels of their Record Store Day release of Cobra Verde, One Way Static have announced two more albums by the avante-garde German group Popol Vuh. Agape-Agape Love-Love and Spirit of Peace are both slated to be released on June 27th with pre-orders beginning now. Here’s a portion...
Popol Vuh’s haunting score to a lesser known Werner Herzog film One Way Static It’s rare that I’m at a loss in figuring out what genre of music I’m listening to, but a few minutes into title track “Der Tod des Cobra Verde” and that’s exactly where I’m at. How is it that an obscure...
