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Hello 2021!

Happy 2021!  There seems to be a lot of pressure on 2021 and if we are in the business of personifying years, I would feel a little sorry this one.  I cannot even fathom a realistic way for the year to come close to achieving the mountain of expectations we have.  It would almost be easier if 2021 came out as the ne’er-do-well child of the devil and 2020, ala the Match commercials of 2020, or 2021 was the Drug Free America commercial from the 80s; the tagline was, “I learned it from watching you.”  

While this is all tongue and cheek, I do sincerely wish you a happy new year and may your new year bring positive aspirations and at least a crate of new records.  There rest will take care of itself.  

Hello (Prince of) Darkness!

Leading up to the turn of the year, I found myself digging through a few rabbit-holes.  The more interesting path continued from last month’s modern jazz/soul/fusion playlist.  In my attempt to continue digging and discovering more music, new and old, the November 2020, Record Store Day, self-titled release by Jazz Sabbath, popped into one of my feeds.  One listen and so begun the downward spiral.      

At first, I assumed, it’s a cover.  It was just interesting version of a song I had not heard in a very long time, Fairies Wear Boots.  But then I was listening the original, by Black Sabbath.  In this case, Black Sabbath is like a potato chip, you cannot have just one.  For an album that is more than 50-year-old, it is still amazing.    

After Fairies, then Iron Man, Paranoid, War Pigs, Rat Salad and then the realization/satisfaction that this is an interesting study into a band that has a really good half century old catalog of music, hell an interesting study into the second Black Sabbath album alone.  Of course, as you pull one string, you wind up with I then found jam-band covers, jazz, a variety of metal, electronic dance, and even kid-tune covers of those originals.  It is so interesting to see the perspectives; who are the artists taking liberties with the songs versus who presents straight-forward versions; who just places what the hear versus who is genuinely trying to honor and respect the songs in their original version or even in their newer interpreted version.     

Back on topic.  After coming up for air from the rabbit-hole that easily took over a week, I landed on a play list of covers.  Some are straight forward.  Some are interesting twists of what the Prince of Darkness, Tomy Iommi, Bill Ward, and of course, Geezer Butler presented back in the 70s and 80s and beyond.  It is different spin on what is expected but I think that’s what it is about, new perspectives.  From Charles Bradley’s interpretation of Changes (see below), offered as a remembrance of his mother and how life perspective changes, to the thousands of Black Sabbath covers you can find on Youtube, Black Sabbath has permeated beyond that 4 piece from the UK that started back in 1960-something.  

Some of my favorite Black Sabbath covers are from the Swedish rock/pop outfit, the Cardigans.  Nina Persson’s almost playfully jazz-pop version in Iron Man and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, are always welcome.  But instead of the obvious, I added one of my favorite interpretations, Black Sabbath, repurposed for the song Heartbreaker.  

Enjoy!

This month’s playlist is below & on my playlist, here.

001 - Snowblind - Brownout - Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath, Vol II - 2016
002 - Fairies Wear Boots - The Casualties of Jazz - Kind of Black - 2004
003 - Changes -Charles Bradley (feat. The Budos Band) - Changes - 2016
004 - N.I.B. - Brownout (feat. Alex Marrero) - Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath - 2014
005 - Heaven and Hell - Rockabye Baby - Lullaby Renditions of Black Sabbath - 2010
006 - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - The Lounge Brigade - The Lounge Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath - 2002
007 - Never Say Die - Driving Mrs. Satan - Popscotch - 2013
008 - Sweet Leaf - Galactic - We Love'em Tonight (Live at Tipitina's) - 2001
009 - Iron Man - Four Tet - Everything Comes and Goes: A Tribute to Black Sabbath - 2005
010 - Paranoid - Weezer - Weezer (Teal Album - 2019
011 - Children of the Grave - Jazz Sabbath - Jazz Sabbath - 2020
012 - War Pigs - Brass Against (feat. Maya Azucena) - Brass Against II - 2019

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FTA MUSIC: Freddy Wils & Edward the Librarian: Social Lubrication V:025 [09.27.2013]

Freddy Wils & Edward the Librarian: Social Lubrication V:025 [09.27.2013] by Sociallubricationradio on Mixcloud

JamBrew After Party | 2013 September 27th | Carpool - Herndon, VA

Immediately following the conclusion of the 2013 JamBrew series, the festivities will continue as we celebrate the wrap of another great year of concerts. Tribalistix Movement will host the official JamBrew After Party throw down. And if you've been to any of Tribalistix parties, you know how this will go down! Special guests will be popping up here and there to play music, tell jokes or demonstrate their particular talents in art.

Edward the Librarian & Freddy Wils
"Social Lubrication Live: Audio Conversation in SKA"

This was our first time bring Social Lubrication out to the public, and besides the fact that I needed to be the designated driver afterwards. Now we just need to find a quality dive bar in DC, Alexandria or Arlington to host Social Lubrication from on a regular basis.

Big ups to BlazeOne, Tribialstix, OSO-FRESH,Vico, and Carpool for having us out, and making us feel at home.

Hosts:
Freddy Wills & Edward the Librarian
Date:
09.27.2013
Time:
(An hour roughly)
Download:
[TBA]

Playlist:
(BA HA not this time)

FTA MUSIC: Edward The Librarian & Friends: Social Lubrication V:023

Description: 
Cross genre music show with a twist. Earlier that day Peaches, Freddy Wills & Edward the Librarian drove to Joe's Record Paradise in Silver Spring Maryland. Armed with $50 dollars each we hit the crates digging for that evenings show. This is random chaos at its best!

Hosts:
Peaches, Freddy Wills & Edward the Librarian
Date:
1.29.2013
Time:
01:31:50
Download Link:
SocialLubrication23.mp3

Playlist:
001) Break Beat Era - Bullet Proof
002) F.O.S. Project - Check It!
003) Blaze - Lovelee Dae
004) Jimmy Smith - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
005) The Wailers - Simmer Down
006) Steel Pulse - Dead End Circuit
007) Parliament - Chocolate City
008) Sebastian Cabot a dynamic reading of Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
009) Benny Goodman -
010) Preservation Jazz Hall - Just a Closer Walk With Thee (pt. I & II)
011) Joe Cocker - Woman to Woman
012) Marvin Gaye - A Funky Space Reincarnation
013) Tom B. - Vermillion Vibe
014) Thursday Club - A Place Called Acid
015) Max Romeo - Public Enemy #1
016) Dilated Peoples - Worst comes to Worst
017) Derrick Carter - Where U At?
018) The Roots feat Jaguar - What You Want
019) Liam Clancy & Chorus - Finnegan's Wake

Freddy Wils: Social Lubrication V:022

Description:
“Above the Fold” Funk, Soul &; Jungle. Freddy Wils breaks the silence from the Annex camp. Sounding the battle cry over the air waves for From the Annex satellite studio. This session is EPIC. In his own words “...been a skinny minute.” Glad to see his time away has only caused him to raise the bar.

Hosts: 
 Freddy Wills
Date: 
 12.06.2012
Time: 01:34:20
Podcast Link: http://sociallubrication.podomatic.com/
Download Link: socialLubricationV22.mp3

PlayList:
1. Interlude – Aphrodite
2. Feelin’ Good (Joe Claussell Rmx) - Nina Simone
3. Keep Fallin’ – Jazzanova ft. Ursula Rucker and Hawk
4. Defenceless (Thievery Corporation Remix) – Waldeck
5. Don’t Be Afraid, You Have Just Got Your Eyes Closed – Múm
6. …And the World Laughs With You – Flying Lotus ft. Thom York
7. Magdalena (Reprise) – Quantic & Alice Russell
8. Radiohead – Lotus Flower
9. You Cut Her Hair – Tom McRae
10. Some Children – Holy Ghost!
11. Wild Fire – SBTRKT ft. Little Dragon
12. Soon – Jazzanova ft. Vikter Duplaix
13. Dance or Die – Janelle Monáe ft. Saul Williams
14. When I Come Back Around – Jamie Lidell
15. Dirt Dozen – London Elektricity
16. Pit Stop (Take Me Home) – Lovage
17. Hello Goodbye (Uncool) – Lupe Fiasco ft UNKLE
18. The D&B Beatbox – Ming & FX
19. Fitta Happier – Quakers ft. Guilty Simpson
20. Mad Cat – Roni Size/Reprazent
21. My Favorite Mutiny – The Coup ft Black Thought & Talib Kweli)
22. Willing and Able – Prince and the New Power Generation
23. Sofa King – Danger Doom
24. I Shall Be Released – The Slackers

FTA MUSIC: Freddy Wils: Social Lubrication: V021

Description:
“Above the Fold” Funk and Soul. Freddy Wils triumphant returns to the air waves for From the Annex. This session will be come a classic for the Social Lubrication archives.

Hosts: 

Freddy Wills

Date: 

01.25.2012

Time:
01:22:24


Podcast Link:
http://sociallubrication.podomatic.com/

Download Link:
socialLubricationV21.mp3



Playlist:
1. Camptown Races – Dave Brubeck
2. You’re All I Need To Get By – Aretha Franklin
3. Mood Indigo – Nina Simone
4. Green Lights – Aloe Blacc
5. Sure Thing – St. Germain
6. Try a Little Tenderness – Otis Redding
7. Dancing In the Street – Marth Reeves and the Vandellas
8. I’m Gonna Wait Until the Midnight Hour – Wilson Pickett
9. Soul Man – Sam and Dave
10. Mama Don’t Like My Man – Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
11. Hummin’ – Quincy Jones
12. Last Time I Saw Him – Diana Ross
13. When You Smile – Roberta Flack
14. Good Old Fashioned Lover-Boy – Queen
15. Love and Death – Ebo Taylor
16. Draw Your Brakes – Scotty
17. Uptight – Booker T & the MG’s
18. Shout – Isley Brothers
19. What Am I Gonna Do With You – Barry White
20. Did I Hear You Say You Love Me & All I Do – Stevie Wonder
21. Brown Skin – India.Arie
22. In the Air Tonight – Phil Collins