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  4. antibalas

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    I'm glad this type of music is making the rounds again in popularity, but I hate to see these guys get all this credit like they friggin invented it...the NinjaTune signing etc...sheesh they're no more than a glorified cover band, and it's not like they even 'cover' more than one artist-It's all ripped from Fela Kuti-the inventor of Afro Beat. Hell it's ripped from one era of his recording career-the early 70's when he was "Fela Ransome-Kuti and the Nigeria 70" I mean these guys play whole sections of his song and write it off as their own...same key, same progressions, same basslines, horn blasts, everything.

    I recommend any of Fela-Kuti's 70's work over these guys-this is the real deal, this is the sound where it originated and you can tell through it's passion and intensity. This guy is the fucking Nelson Mandela of Rock-he suffered through torture and imprisonment and continued to stand up for his people and their rights.

    This stuff was getting discovered and covered in the states in the 70's-I recommend another band called the Daktaris that rip it up with a more aggressive and bouncy sound than Antibalas could dream of.

    Oh, and there's a rare live album with Ginger Baker(Cream) on drums that's killer too-

    http://www.cnenigeria.com/music/felakuti.htm

    http://africanmusic.org/artists/felakuti.html

  22. Question of the day: November 8th

    in Cavern Archive

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    Allegro Non Tropo

    -Bruno Bozetto's stab at Fantasia with animation set to classical music- ranges from hilarious to tear-jerking to contemplative...

    beautiful animation using many formats and styles....unreal to trip out to.

    Dead Alive

    -Lord of the Rings Director Peter Jackson, one of his early New Zealand flicks, gore, gore, gore...during the lawnmower/zombie scene fake blood was pumped at 5 gallons a second....

  24. Free Stuff!

    in Cavern Archive

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    well, you would have to pay fer shipping if you don't wanna pick it up....

    email me at tungstengruvsten@hotmail.com

    Book: Musician's Guide to Home Recording

    -some stuff is out of date but the principles and techniques are all the same....

    Pioneer CT-W404R Tape Deck

    -heavily used but still plays fine. Dual deck, lots of options, complete with dead stickers on the top.

    Sound on Sound/Future Music Magazines

    -5-10 different mags, get yerself some bathroom reading

    Other stuff that's NOT free:

    -Corner wedge foam for studios

    -Electrix MO-FX distortion/delay/flange/tremolo

    -Shure 55SH Mic - Colin James/Elvis style

    -Atari 2600 with 10 games/controllers

  25. Must Have Albums? (xmas is coming)

    in Cavern Archive

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    AW YEAH Trev-I couldn't find yer earlier post about the Feelin' Alright best version, but I've found a new contender that kicks ass!!

    West Coast Revival - Feelin' Alright

    Album is called 'California Soul' and is on Luv n' Haight/Ubiquity....it's a mixed funk release.

    I can tell you right now it's gonna be on the next Strokin the Grits disc-

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