Archive for July, 2012
Mode 7 Playlist for 7/15/2012
Segment 1
F-Zero – Sand Ocean
WoW – Stranglethorn Vale
Borderlands – Arid Badlands
Megarace – Suburb
Segment 2
TMNT 4: Turtles in Time – Sewer Surfin
MegaMan 3 – Switchblade Fangs (remix by Jakesnke17)
Street Fighter 2 – Urban Uppercut (remix by bLiNd, Leifo)
Unreal – Bounds of Foundry
Segment 3
StarCraft 2 – SadOmniousFull
StarCraft 2 – Terran 3
Portal 2 – Don’t Do It
Segment 4
Braid – Undercurrent
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Desert Battle
Portal 2 – Robots FTW
54-46 playlist july twelfth twenty-twelve
The Bassies – I Don’t Mind
Junior Byles – Weeping
The Heptones – Baby
Niney – Blood and Fire
Linval Thompson – Ride on Dreadlocks
Laurel Aitken – Nebuchadnezzar
Laurel Aitken – Baba kill me goat
Skavoovie & The Epitones – Old Man of the Mountain
The English Beat – Two Swords
The English Beat – Twist & Crawl
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Dancing Shoes
Bob Marley & The Wailers – (I’m Gonna) Put it On
The Upsetters – Righteous Judgement
Tony Tuff – Falling Babylon
Psych-Out! Playlist for July 11, 2012
- Matthew Shipp / J Spaceman / Steve Noble / John Coxon – Black Music Disaster (Black Music Disaster)
- Keiji Haino, Jim O’Rourke, & Oren Ambarchi – Invited In Practically Drawn In by Something Facing the Exit of This Hiding Place Who Is It? That Went In… (Imikuzushi)
Give It Up for … Blowfly!
Whether you recognize the stage moniker of Clarence Reid or think of a disgusting carrion-inhabiting insect, you probably are in the right frame of mind here. Under his Christian name, Blowfly (nsfw) was quite a prolific songwriter of the r&b scene in the ’60’s and ’70’s for artists such as Sam & Dave and his pen even spewed some top 10 hits for the likes of Betty Wright, Gwen McCrae, and KC & The Sunshine Band. But his musical prowess goes beyond that. Known for making up raunchy parody lyrics to soul classics since his youth, Blowfly would perform these renditions at private parties for the pure entertainment of his music industry friends. Once he was convinced to take the act public, he donned the superhero disguise and nickname to protect his songwriting alter ego, and the legend was born.
As Blowfly, Clarence Reid is almost never serious.
Since most record labels wouldn’t dare to touch his often X-rated shtick, the Cochran, Georgia native produced a number of his dirty soul and funk albums independently and evolved to become the “original dirty rapper” just when the genre was taking off in the mid 1970’s. Often called misogynistic, lewd, and downright offensive, Blowfly’s parodies and perversions have been cited as influence for such luminaries as Kool Keith, 2 Live Crew, Weird Al Yankovic, Ice-T, and Rudy Ray Moore.
At age 73, he’s still kicking, including the release of 3 albums (2 studio, 1 live) over the past 7 years and is still travelling and performing live to date. A recent (and critically acclaimed) documentary, appropriately titled The Weird World of Blowfly (nsfw), traverses the life of Clarence/Blowfly through their early and musical history to the present day.
Every party’s a Funky Party with Blowfly!
So, why all the hub-bub over what many consider just a dirty old man? Well, Blowfly is gracing the city of Atlanta this Saturday, July 14 at 529, and The Electric Boogaloo will be giving away a pair of passes on this Thursday’s (7/12) show. The bill also carries a couple of Atlanta acts, Noot d’ Noot and 4-IZE, which are currently pushing boundaries in the funk and hip-hop genres, respectively. So tune in, just as I know you normally would, to get a chance to see a living legend. We’ve even cobbled together a couple of radio edits of some ‘fly classics, and trust me, that was no easy task.
In the meantime, here is a sample (nsfw) of the master’s work.
Goldsoundz 10 July 2012
The Apples in Stereo – “Signal In The Sky (Let’s Go)”
The Metasciences – “Four-Color Love Story”
PaperDoll – “Everything Is Fine”
Galaxie 500 – “Blue Thunder”
Stockholm – “Firework”
The Hunting Accident – “Jack Trap”
Empire of the Sun – “We Are The People”
Twin Shadow – “Five Seconds”
Okkervil River – “Get Big”
The Chap – “Painkiller”
K-Holes – “Rats”
The Magnetic Fields – “Smoke Signals”
The Tallest Man On Earth – “The Dreamer”
Frankie Rose – “Know Me”
Duster – “Diamond”
Dive – “Human”
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