Indelible B-Side: The Playlist #1

Over the past months, I’ve commiserated with people who share the sentiment that it feels like we are stuck in the endless 2020 version of the Groundhog Day loop; ala Bill Murray?  The chats start with ‘how are you’ but then careen down the path of bonding through survivorship.  Months ago, we were in that first phase, where we were all asking ourselves ‘what’s going on’ and ‘how long can this last?’  After the novelty wore off, fatigue and frustration started to set in.  We all coped in our own way; my coping mechanism was/is binge-watching and passive-aggressively keeping up with friends via social media.  You can only scroll so long before you see those dreaded words, “You’re all caught up!”  And then after a while, that final phase, acceptance, and normalization sets in.  And in this phase is where I suspect the good things are and will continue to happen. 

One part of my journey towards acceptance has been for me to start expanding musically.  I have been enjoying my rut of musical old reliables; the stuff you know will take you to that familiar place.  There’s nothing wrong with the old stuff, I stand behind “they don’t make’em like they used to.”  But I also know that there is great enjoyment in the discovery of that new good stuff.  

I’m seeing and finding more playlists, and tuning into the live broadcasts of shows and DJ sets, and using the music services to follow the rabbit hole towards discovering stuff I wouldn’t regularly have noticed; mostly because it could be a while before I am able to get to record stores and live shows again.   

Clearly, it’s working as this first playlist is the result of the expansion.  Apparently, during the last month or two, California-based Moonchild caught my ear.  I think I stumbled upon them from their older live sets for NPR and then the Brownswood Basement.  Apparently, those sets struck me more than I realized as Moonchild’s Little Ghost album has been on regular rotation over the past months.

So starting with that track and just following the rabbit hole, here’s a playlist of UK and US Jazz and Soul.  I particularly enjoy hearing how much this music has been influence by hip-hop, house, and drum and bass.  

Enjoy!

This month’s playlist is below and if you are on Spotify, here’s the link. 

Track	Artist	Title	Album	Release
1	Moonchild	Wise Women	Little Ghost	2019
2	Joomanji	Spread Too Thin	Manj	2013
3	Yasmin Lacey	I'll Never Stop Loving You	I'll Never Stop Loving You (single)	2020
4	Blue Lab Beats	Pineapple	Xover	2017
5	Vels Trio	Tenderness	Yellow Ochre	2017
6	Kamaal Williams	Hold On	Mr. Wu	2020
7	Ashley Henry	The Mighty (feat. Ben Marc)	Beautiful Vinyl Hunter	2019
8	Ruby Rushton	Yardley Suite	Yardley Suite	2019
9	Ezra Collective	Dark Side Riddim	Dark Side Riddim/Samuel L. Riddim (single)	2020
10	Tenderlonious	G-Flex	G Flex	2020
11	Joe Armon-Jones	Almost Went Too Far	Starting Today	2018
12	Nubya Garcia	The Message Continues	Source	2020
13	Moses Boyd	2 Far Gone	Dark Matter	2020

 

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11.03.09 Social Lubrication V:004

Title:
Social Lubrication: Version 4
Description:
Cross Genera, Platform, Radio Show LIVE from the Annex Studio 312. This weeks main focus is jazz blues and a smattering of other generas.
Artist:
Edward The Librarian
Podcast Link:
http://sociallubrication.podomatic.com/
Download Link:
[retired] if you would like a copy drop me a line at sociallubrication@fromtheannex.com
Time:
1:28:04

Playlist:
001) Sunshine Daze - Sugashak
002) Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us All - RY Cooper
003) John Henry - Lead Belly
004) Red Cross Store - Mississippi Fred McDowell
005) Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down - Odetta
006) Tryin' Times - Roberta Flack
007) Take This Hammer - Lead Belly
008) Shotgun - JR. Walker
009) Chicken Shack Boogie -Amos Milburn
010) Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder
011) Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
012) I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town - Josh White
013) Back o' Town Blues - Louis Armstrong
014) Goin Down Slow - Ray Charles
015) Nice work if You Can Get It - Ella Fitzgerald
016) Freddie Freeloader - Miles Davis
017) A Night in Tunisia - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
018) Blues Party --Metronome All Stars

Background Story:
Gather around all you rug cutters, let me tell you about where these mighty fine records came from. Back in a small town very near and dear to my hart lives my old graphic design professor, Karen Nulf. Karen is a jet setter, always roaming from here to there and when I was living in town I would often house/puppy sit. (man do I miss that house and dog) Anyways Karen would pay me in vinyl. An inch of vinyl for each house sitting job. I was in heaven. Over the years I've listened to most of not all of the records I had collected back then but a few have managed to escape my listening pleasure. So tonight we will be rooting around in this amazing cache of vinyl.


But before we get started lets play a nice dance track I found hanging around my stacks. This is the track that got me in the mood to knock out this set.

Keep Smiling

ETL