Ένας Δισκοπαθής Εξομολογείται #9: Βαλάντης Τερζόπουλος (Electric Looser)
Σε εβδομαδιαία βάση, πρόσωπα που
ασχολούνται εμπράκτως με τη μουσική εξομολογούνται μέσω της Δισκοπάθειας
την αγάπη τους για έναν δίσκο. Αυτή την εβδομάδα, ο Βαλάντης
Τερζόπουλος, που σχετίζεται πολύπλευρα με τον «ήχο» και τις προεκτάσεις
του, μας αναλύει τη βιωματική του σχέση με τον ψυχεδελο-παραδείσο του
Amalgamation των O.P.M.C.
Επιμέλεια: Βαλάντης Τερζόπουλος (a.k.a. Electric Looser)
Κείμενο: Μάρκος Ψυχάρης
Ο Analock σχεδιάζει dark-electro μουσική από τις αρχές του ’80. Η
συνέντευξή του διαβάζεται σε λιγότερο από δύο λεπτά. Αν ακούσεις και τα
links, στο φινάλε του κειμένου, θα χρειαστείς πολλά περισσότερα.Η Συνεχεια εδω ..
Στην αρχή ήταν ντουέτο. Μετά έγιναν κουαρτέτο. Οι Barbara’s Straight Son
είναι punk–funk, είναι funk–punk, είναι electro–jazz–punk, είναι
jazz–punk–electro. Μας έδωσαν συνέντευξη. Θα την διαβάσεις σε λιγότερο
από τρία λεπτά. Ο χρόνος μετράει από τώρα! Η συνεχεια εδω
Την Τετάρτη 15 Απριλίου, οι Barbara’s Straight Son, οι Duoyu και οι Violent Cartoons θα μοιραστούν τη σκηνή του «Death Disco». Λένε πως θα στήσουν ένα μουσικό ντελίριο με δυνατούς ρυθμούς, εκστατικά ξεσπάσματα και ατμοσφαιρικές μελωδίες. Τους πιστεύουμε.
Barbara's Straight Son - Free will kicked in
Για περισσότερα γύρω από την μπάντα δείτε – ακούστε:
Jerry Butler's career spans four decades; he recorded more than 50 albums and his voice is one of the most distinguished voices in all of music. As soulful as ever, yet smooth as ice, his nickname "the Ice Man" epitomizes his demeanor -- and sound. In spite of his status as a true music icon, he remains humble. Butler moved from Sunflower, MS, to Chicago, IL, at the age of three during the mass migration of blacks from the South to the North. (He grew up in an area which is now known as the Cabrini-Green Housing Projects.)
Butler acquired his initial music lessons as a young boy while a member of the church choir in Chicago. Curtis Mayfield, who was three years younger, was also a member of the same choir. The two befriended each other and began a collaboration that would have an everlasting impact on music. The twosome joined up with brothers Arthur and Richard Brooks and Sam Gooden to form the R&B group the Roosters. In fact, the Brooks brothers, Gooden, and a female had migrated to Chicago from Tennessee, and were called the Roosters & a Chick. But when Butler and Mayfield joined them, the group became simply the Roosters. In 1957, the quintet's name was changed to Jerry Butler & the Impressions. Butler scored his first hit with the Impressions in 1958 with the timeless ballad "For Your Precious Love." (He'd written the lyrics to the song when he was just 16.)
That same year Butler and the Impressions cordially split, and Butler began his solo career. He released his first single, "Lost," on the Abner label. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard R&B charts. Jumping over to Vee-Jay in late 1960 where his career blossomed, Butler had his first hit as a solo artist with "He Will Break Your Heart." The single popped to the top of the charts at number one and stayed there for seven consecutive weeks. In 1961, Butler bounced back with two Top Ten singles: "Find Another Girl" and "I'm a Telling You." In 1967, he signed with Mercury and teamed up with the production duo of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. His work with these two master producers and songwriters resulted in some classic recordings, including the outstanding album The Ice Man Cometh. The album featured one superb track after another, including two number-one singles ("Hey, Western Union Man," "Only the Strong Survive") and two Top Ten singles ("Never Give You Up," "Are You Happy"). Always known for being a crooner, "Hey, Western Union Man" revealed to many that Butler was more than capable of singing up-tempo songs.
In 1971, Gamble and Huff formed their own label and subsequently Butler formed a creative workshop to help provide material for his forthcoming albums. Material that did not make his albums, he marketed to other artists. In the spring of 1971, Butler hit the Top Ten with the number-eight single "If It's Real What I Feel," which was written by Chuck Jackson (the younger brother of Rev. Jesse Jackson). Butler continued his hit-making tradition with "Ain't Understanding Mellow," a classic soul-ballad duet with Brenda Lee Eager that peaked at number three on the Billboard R&B charts. Butler scored a number-six single with Eager with a remake of the Carpenters' "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and a solo hit with a remake of the O'Jays' "One Night Affair," which was also his last song to crack the Top Ten. by Craig Lytle
"Topsy" was a 1938 instrumental release for bandleader Benny Goodman, written by Edgar Battle and Eddie Durham, which became a number fourteen pop hit.
In 1958, drummer Cozy Cole recorded the song and issued it in two parts as a single; The A-side ("Topsy, Part 1") made it to #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while the B-side ("Topsy, Part 2") reached #3 on the Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Billboard Rhythm & Blues chart, staying atop the latter for six weeks.
Turkish rock is weird. Whether it's the psychedelic wanderings of Erkin Koray or the wild-haired boogie of Bunalim, the folks in Istanbul just have their own unique approach to rockin'. Hardal, basically a footnote in Turkish rock history, have now had their debut album reissued by the indefatigable Shadoks label, and it's a worthy nugget of late-'70s prog. Had it been heard in the West at the time of its initial release in 1979, it would likely have seemed a little behind the times; there are plenty of stinging guitar leads and weird Theremin-like synths, and the rhythms are pretty pumping, but it sounds more like a product of the '60s, or early-'70s Krautrock, than the dawn of the '80s. Still, the female vocals on "Unuttum" are quite lovely, and those guitars (by Sukru Yuksel and Cahit Kukul, for those who are curious) do really tear it up. The six-minute title track (which translates to "Where From? Where To?") is a drifting, psychedelic journey with electric piano backing a raw, soulful vocal and some fuzzed-out guitar soloing, plus a long and weird synth interlude in the middle. Other tracks, like "Zor" and "Baska" offer a melodic, poppy take on boogie, with more acid-fried six-string action and oddly smooth vocals. This is decidedly not for everyone, though fans of Turkish rock will doubtless enjoy it.
Sonor Music Editions presents a reissue of The Cast Five's highly collectible Popsound N. 1, originally released in 1971 on Flirt Records, the Italian label responsible for Paese Sotto Inchiesta (1971) by Peymont/Braen and Underground Mood (1972). This is obscure library music by a studio group composed of Ernesto Nicelli, Stellio Subelli, and Pasquale Castiglione. Tons of psychedelic grooves, including those on "Diatomea" and "Gospel 71", and killer breakbeats on "Speedball Experience." Generally, the whole record features some of the best b-boy breaks to be found on a library LP. This reissue is pressed on 180-gram vinyl and housed in a heavy cardboard sleeve replicating the original edition. Limited to 500 copies.
