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Mr. Moderator [Member] in response to: Downloads to Spare? Try The Éthiopiques Series

Mr. Moderator [Member] — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:05:51 +0000

I didn't know about that Verlaine album. I'll have to check it out. Thanks. I'm sure I will keep in touch on the African stuff. I've already grabbed a few songs I like from that Kinks period as well as some Stiff stuff I needed.

BigSteve [Member] in response to: Downloads to Spare? Try The Éthiopiques Series

BigSteve [Member] — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:34:28 +0000

Speaking of good downloads, Mod-dude, have you checked out the recent Tom Verlaine stuff they have at emusic? I grabbed Songs And Other Things this month, and I quite liked it. It's no Dreamtime, but it sounds good. And as Duke Ellington once famously said, "If it sounds good, it is good."

As you may know they have all the old Stiff material. Plus all the Kinks albums from the RCA and Arista eras.

If you want advice on more African stuff just let me know. For starters they have the legendary collaborations between the two giants of the Congoloese style -- Omona Wapi by Franco and Rochereau.

Mr. Moderator [Member] in response to: Downloads to Spare? Try The Éthiopiques Series

Mr. Moderator [Member] — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:15:47 +0000

Good to hear, Hrrundi. I was hoping you'd dig it. I haven't heard a stinker yet among the tracks I've downloaded. There's one volume of a form of Ethiopian music that almost sounds like Mississippi Fred McDowell that I really like. That "Milhnu" number I put up there might be from that one.

There's also that Vol. 4, Instrumentals album that I'm going to download in its entirety. I would think a Kentonite like yourself would especially dig that stuff. I think "Nostalgia" is from that one. That number really hits my soul!

hrrundivbakshi [Member] in response to: Downloads to Spare? Try The Éthiopiques Series

hrrundivbakshi [Member] — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:47:00 +0000

Hey, Moddie -- I've been grooving on this stuff; thanks for sharing. I like!

Mr. Moderator [Member] in response to: Downloads to Spare? Try The Éthiopiques Series

Mr. Moderator [Member] — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:05:33 +0000

I can see why you have so many of those sets, BigSteve. I'm really digging this stuff. Good to know that you are not having difficulties fulfilling your allotted downloads!

BigSteve [Member] in response to: Downloads to Spare? Try The Éthiopiques Series

BigSteve [Member] — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:16:30 +0000

Mr Mod, I'm not ignoring the Ethiopian tracks. I already have vols 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, and 13 of the Ethiopiques series. I'm always meaning to fill out my set, but unlike you I never have any problem finding stuff to download every month from emusic, and I have the 90 tracks/month deal. My fav is #8 -- Swinging Addis.

Oats [Member] in response to: Downloads to Spare? Try The Éthiopiques Series

Oats [Member] — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:16:25 +0000

Cool stuff!

Mr. Moderator [Member] in response to: Downloads to Spare? Try The Éthiopiques Series

Mr. Moderator [Member] — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:50:59 +0000

I hope some of you more adventurous types try these tracks out before this post slips off the Main Stage. Cool stuff, I tell you!