the Heat Warps

So long, Possum.

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:44:02 -0400

So long, Possum.

Herbie and the Mwandishi band.

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:34:39 -0400

Herbie and the Mwandishi band.

100 first edition copies of the White Album side A played...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:18:00 -0500

100 first edition copies of the White Album side A played simultaneously.

You may ask yourself if it gets more psychedelic than this. This answer is no. Nothing in the history of time has been more psychedelic than this.

Working on some era-specific covers for my Miles boots. Now to...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:21:00 -0500

Working on some era-specific covers for my Miles boots. Now to add dates and locations to each. Sheesh. If they turn out alight, I’ll share em all.

The 1969 quintet (Shorter, Corea, Holland and DeJohnette) was...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:22:08 -0500

The 1969 quintet (Shorter, Corea, Holland and DeJohnette) was the axis on which Miles career would turn. Sure, the ‘70-‘72 groups were funkier and the gigantic ‘73-‘75 ensembles took abstraction to its limits, but the ‘69 quintet was the first and only to so delicately balance groove and chaos. A new Bootleg Series release captures the band on its July European leg, but this semi-official live album presents two sets from the quintet in late June at the Blue Coronet Club in New York City (entertaining nightclub chatter intact). What’s more, set two features only the second known live recording of the Bitches Brew centerpiece “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down.” Oh my.

First Set
Second Set

If’n you haven’t seen this Pitchfork.tv produced...

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:20:00 -0500

If’n you haven’t seen this Pitchfork.tv produced documentary on the Flaming Lips’ Soft Bulletin, you’re really missing out. The band’s evidently putting the finishing touches on its new record, The Terror, as well as a 4-LP re-release of Zaireeka (yes, four LPs to be played simultaneously), so this’ll put you in the mood for the inevitable Flaming Lips media onslaught about to hit.

Another excellent one from doomandgloomfromthetomb: Bob Dylan -...

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:28:44 -0500

Another excellent one from doomandgloomfromthetomb:

Bob Dylan - Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA, June 7, 1988

The Midnight Cafe has posted a recording of that brief moment in 1988 when Neil Young was Bob Dylan’s guitarist. Magical times. This was also the very first show on the so-called Neverending Tour.

“Neil took over the whole show,” said Elliot Roberts, who was listening to Dylan’s postshow apprehension over Young playing the next night when Neil bounded over.

“Great show! See ya tomorrow night, Bob?”

“Yeah, Neil,” said Bob wearily.

Even Dylan can’t say no.

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The word “wild” applies to the words...

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:32:54 -0500

The word “wild” applies to the words “you” and “me”

Haters gonna hate, but I have a soft spot for McCartney’s Ram follow up, lite schmaltz and all. Wild Life, unleashed upon the world 41 years ago this week, introduced the world to Wings and marked the last time Paul would be caught taking things less seriously than he really should be. For better (“Wild Life”, “Some People Never Know”) or worse (“Love Is Strange”, sweet lord…).

Joni Mitchell The Seeding of Summer Lawns (The Hissing of Summer...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:54:00 -0500

Joni Mitchell The Seeding of Summer Lawns
(The Hissing of Summer Lawns demos)

“Miles just called …” via

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:28:00 -0500

“Miles just called …”

via

Subtle, touching refresh of the Run-DMC logo for their Fun Fun...

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:27:00 -0400

Subtle, touching refresh of the Run-DMC logo for their Fun Fun Fun fest show this eve. via

Warhol’s Camouflage series, via the Honor Fraser gallery.

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:31:00 -0400

Warhol’s Camouflage series, via the Honor Fraser gallery.

The consistently impressive Rappamelo is sharing a copy of...

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:31:00 -0400

The consistently impressive Rappamelo is sharing a copy of Mingus’ Let My Children Hear Music. Not necessarily the Mingus we know and love, this ‘72 head spinner features lush, almost big band instrumentation, snatches of field recordings and shocking verve for an artist in the twilight of his career. Mingus himself called the record his all-time favorite. Go!

Pharoah Sanders Live at the East (1972) On my third spin of the...

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:06:51 -0400

Pharoah Sanders Live at the East (1972)

On my third spin of the morning on this one. The bass line that kicks in at about 5 minutes into the first track is pure joy.

“Echoes” synced up with the final scene of 2001: A...

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:43:02 -0400

“Echoes” synced up with the final scene of 2001: A Space Odyssey

Roger Waters says the band’s failure to contribute music to 2001’s official score was his “greatest regret” yet claims the synchronization was unintentional.

I’m not buying it.

I know, I know … posting a comp under the guise of...

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:27:00 -0400

I know, I know … posting a comp under the guise of “Dub Month” is cheating, but it’s impossible to ignore the incredible wealth of riches within the Trojan archives. While their dub collections are all a pretty solid get,the two-disc Foundation Dub set lies head and shoulders above the rest. Grab a copy over at Free Ska Foundation (note the password: -fsf).

King Tubby (w/the Aggrovators) Dub From the Roots via (hail the...

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:50:05 -0400

King Tubby (w/the Aggrovators) Dub From the Roots

via (hail the dub goldmine)

BBC Documentary: Sun Ra, Brother from Another Planet

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:59:00 -0400

BBC Documentary: Sun Ra, Brother from Another Planet

Dub week rolls on with a bit of a megapost. I’d be hard...

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:48:00 -0400

Dub week rolls on with a bit of a megapost. I’d be hard pressed to choose a favorite from Lee Perry’s trio of Super Ape, Return of the Super Ape and Roast Fish, Collie Weed and Cornbread. Each a Black Ark masterpiece. Thanks to this 2007 Ape-Ology collection, I don’t have to. Super Ape and Roast Fish… make up disc one. Return of… and a bevvy of alternate dubs fill out disc two.

The arrival of these relentless mid-August heat baths always...

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:28:00 -0400

The arrival of these relentless mid-August heat baths always leaves me craving one thing: dub. Heavy, freakish, hazy dub that sounds as if it crawled out of a swamp. Dub so bizarre it’ll clear out your backyard BBQ. It’s high time I start posting some of my favorites, one of which is this Upsetters classic. Click the cover to DL.