This is one of my favorite songs of the past few years. Michael Olson’s fretless bass work is up there with some of the best I’ve ever heard.
Here’s a video sampler from Jennifer’s last album In A Magazine, recorded live at the Soiled Dove Underground in Denver
Normally, nowadays, I’m not much of a dj based dance rock fan, but listening to Kamtin Mohager’s (Chain Gang of 1974) latest made me recall my own dance-club-dj days of the 1970s and 80s here in NoCo. Back in those days there were plenty of early experimentations being done with electronics/computer based music — and we club djs notoriously mashed up hit records, sometimes layering three or four at a time… fading in and out of parts… extending words and/or phrases… all the while keeping the “song” intact for those on the dancefloor – who generally walked off when anything new hit the speakers. So, this week it’s all about the “dance” groove … and there’s three recent and/or new recordings out that should appeal to those who like the beat thumping. Enjoy the groove.
Chain Gang of 1974 – White GutsWebsite: http://www.myspace.com/thechaingangof1974
Notes: sometimes it’s just a matter of an emotional connection…
Tommy Metz – BlossomWebsite: http://www.tommymetz.com/
Notes: there’s something about Tommy that reminds me of Jon Anderson from the band Yes — This album is available as a free download.
Pretty Lights – Making Up a Changing MindWebsite: http://www.prettylightsmusic.com/#/home
Notes: I have no idea how Derek does this … but he has undoubtedly become one of the best around at it … creating something new from bits and pieces of something old. This album and others avaialable as a free download.
Dubskin “Love for Music” from No End In Time (2009)
NEW – Chadzilla “Lil’Roo” from Lil’Roo (2010)
Jeff Finlin “Summertime” from Alive and Retrospective Volume 1 (2006)
Blue Canyon Boys “Jesus on the Mainline (live)” from House Full of Sorrows (2009)
NEW – Bill McKay “Sinner’s Song” from Bill McKay (2010)
Apples in Stereo “Dream About the Future” from Travellers in Space and Time (2010)
Megan Burtt “Moves” from It Ain’t Love (2010)
Tommy Metz “Dreams Will Collide” from The Blossom Frontier (2010)
The Foot. “Always Near” from Primary Colors (2010)
NEW – Johnny O. “Cuba 5-4” from A Volta (2010)
Peter Sommer “Escapade” from Crossroads (2008)
The Informants “Get Twisted” from Crime Scene Queen (2009)
Otis Taylor “Walk Right In” from Recapturing the Banjo (2008)
NEW – The Hollyfelds “Either Way” from Lo Bueno, Lo Mao, Lo Feo (2010)
Chuck Pyle “Dream Song” from The Spaces In Between (2010)
NEW – Gadzukes! “Along the Navajo Trail” from New & Used (2009)
Arliss Nancy “The Empty Below” from Dance to Forget (2009)
Joel Decatur “Bitter Days” from Seeking the House-Builder (2010)
Flobots “White Flag Warrior” from Survival Story (2010)
Fierce Bad Rabbit “Everything Is Alright” from All I Have Is You (2010)
Dressy Bessy “New Song (From Me to You)” from Dressy Bessy (2003)
Tage Plantell “Don’t Worry About Me” from Words and Music (2010)
Nathaniel Rateliff “You Should’ve Seen the Other Guy” from In Memory of Loss (2010)
Boulder Acoustic Society “A Life for Two” from Punchline (2009)
Ellyn Cornelison Rucker & Ross Cornelison “Honey Suckle Rose” from Every Time We Say Goodbye (2009)
Chris K's Colorado Playlist 