starting with “Aulon Raid” and working in exactly the style I used to work in: read until something jumps out at me
Brooker places the spotlight particularly on some of the incredible Ukwuani musicians from the Delta State region as guitarist Rogana Ottah and Steady Arobby’s International Brothers Band forged their own fluid brand of highlife and soulman Don Bruce drew on the US R&B greats for a series of great albums and explosive stage shows at his residency at Hilton Hotel in Abuja
dense with ideas EP that’s more in line with the punk-into-hardcore sound of Dead Kennedy’s or The Avengers than a European D-beat mutation
Or in his words: “Think of it as haze collecting along the surface of the wall
“Emerging Like An Infant From The House Of Truth”: “The idea in both pieces (and in other pieces I wrote around that time) was to isolate a particular harmonic and textural “field” (for want of a better term) that was complex and engaging
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Odeon Budokan LP 1950s starting with “Aulon Raid” andDONT SPOOK THE HORSE! Neil Youngs live tapes series returns with a couple of Zuma era tour shows from 1976! Side A catches Neil in solo mode at the Odeon where as Side B unleashes the Horse at the Budokan. Good mood jammin between the hits (Old Man, Cowgirl In The Sand) and Zuma era soon to be hits (Cortez The Killer, Dont Cry No Tears). Comparing it to last years Somewhere Under The Rainbow boot, hes well and truly out of the ditch by this point and