Word The Cat

All sorts popping up at the moment: Black Propaganda hosts a video of Spacemen 3’s revolution here serious fuzzzzzed psychadelia. On another Black Propaganda pointer check new Sainkho Namtchylak posts at UBUweb here – best remedy for sore throats going.
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/Rupture hosts an mp3 fest to promote this weekend’s sonic arts festival. Streaming should be available here.
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Not enough unecessary (but interesting) mp3s in your life? check – some // of // these – posts on shortwave radio from WFMU or this history of music from East Germany (DDR).
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Word The Cat favourite Phill Niblock is this month’s WIRE cover-star – Swen provides sonic links here.
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North-east winds dumped sleet, snow, rain and hail on Leeds today, alternating it with sun. This disorientating weather goes well with Exuma (aka McFarlane Anthony McKay aka The Obeah Man) – Vodou folk singer. There’s a full bio here
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This track’s from his self-titled 1970 debut LP. It’s aboout Dambala, a lwa equated with snakes and St. Patrick (in the catholic synthesis/coverstory). The song went on to be covered by Nina Simone…

Exuma – Dambala 7.9mb