Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Chill Out Mix



Today's shuffle takes us from the Mississippi Delta via one of Nashville's hottest bands, up to New York with a singer-songwriter who's lead instrument is the bass.  To the North Mississippi Hill Country with a legendary blues player, to New York City where a cover of a Howlin' Wolf classic gets a dub remix, and ends up with some Connecticut teens taking on a lo-fi classic from the Pacific Northwest.  Not a bad ride for a Tuesday...



"Old Man" by The Delta Saints from Death Letter Jubilee

The penultimate track from our survey of the Death Letter Jubilee album. 


"Chill Out" by Sam Davison from Always Around

Another great track from this album and the source of today's post subtitle.


"You're Gonna Fine Your Mistake" by Junior Kimbrough from Root Damage/God Knows I Tried

Lately, it seems like I have been loading a lot of blues music into my mix... probably for good reason.  But to me, the Blues isn't about wallowing in your misery, but rather it is about letting it all out so you can rise above...


"Moanin' at Midnight (Ras Jah Ames Dub Remix)" by Tomas Doncker Band from Moanin' at Midnight: The Howlin' Wolf Project

I don't feel like I can say enough about this amazing project by New York City's Tomas Doncker Band.  To do a fabulous Howlin' Wolf tribute album is one thing - a noble achievement.  But to take that classic and well-loved music and to transform it and to make it your own... that is what makes the Moaning at Midnight project one of my favorite albums of the year. Case in point - this dub remix of the title track - which loses none of the power of the original and simultaneously takes it higher, higher, higher. 

"I Want Wind to Blow" (The Microphones Cover) by The Foresters from Download Home Recording

The Microphones was Phil Elvrum before he was Mount Eerie. The Microphones primarily released music between 1996 and 2004.  The music was lo-fi and folk-based modern music.  This cover is done by recurring E2TG favorites The Foresters, and it happened to be released as a download yesterday. 

The cover (along with the band's recent Neutral Milk Hotel cover) marks yet another milestone for this very young and very promising band.  It is scary exciting to think about where this band of brothers could take their music.  Meanwhile, just sit back and enjoy the music. (The video playlist includes a full almost two hour Snow Day show live from The Foresters' home.

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