Saturday, December 7, 2013

NEWS: MISSISSIPPI RECORDS STARTS SUBSCRIPTION SERIES






























Mississippi Records has launched a website and a subscription series, which you can subscribe to by sending cash or check in the amount of $68-300.

"After years of resistance for no good reason" to frequent requests for a subscription service, MR has teamed up with Eggy mailorder for the Community Supported Record program:  "to give people who don't live in Portland, or do not live at their local record store, a chance to get the more limited Mississippi/Change releases." The CSR also gives you an opportunity to support our label in its mission to keep prices low, to make important cultural information available to those who care, and to support artists and their ancestors who have all too often been screwed by the mainstream record industry." You'll be sent as many records as can be bought with the money you send. Records are mailed as they're produced by the plant, which MR estimates to be about three times per month. A form is available if you'd like to to narrow your genre preferences. 





Wednesday, December 4, 2013

YEMEN FIRQAT SANAA - LAK AL-HAMD YA ALLAH NASHEED



That so many men could sing such agile vocals in complete synchronicity is nothing short of spiritual.

Posted by YouTube user Yemen Reform.





YILMA HAILU - TEWAHIDO: ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX RECORDINGS


























Mesmerizing Ethiopian Orthodox Christian music via Awesome Tapes from Africa. Fascinating that sounds produced by an Orthodox faith sound as untraditional as they do to Western ears - really it just confirms the radical nature of highly ritual spirituality.

Vocals and mezmur.

Listen here.





Tuesday, October 22, 2013

RADIO PHNOM PENH - BLONDIE IN KHMER CAMOUFLAGE





Radio broadcast from Cambodia; 1960s or 70s. Selected by Alan Bishop.



RADIO PHNOM PENH: Blondie in Khmer Camouflage
If player fails try this





ALICE COHEN - PINK KEYS






Buffy meets Goblin ;))) <333






















THE OFFSET - SPECTACLES LP































The Offset were born in Hong Kong and claim Beijing as their place of exile. The way they describe it, this record is meant to push back against the hostility of a relentlessly urbanizing China. They are drummer-free and perform their songs in Cantonese.



DR. BUZZARDS ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND - SUNSHOWERS



The original behind many a remix.

Listen HERE.