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So it has been over a week since the last post. Been very busy here in the Black Box working on a little bit of everything. The fact is that while blogging is great and all I still gotta get my hands on a bit of bread in order to feed the music-habit.
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Black Box #65 – A Bit late coming to the table on this one… but definitely not cold. Black Box #65 brings you a celebratory mix of music from In The Black Box following the release of the Waves EP. This is followed by an impromptu mix of house, blues and anything else around at [...]
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Black Box #64 – This time round we pay tribute to the late great Gil Scott-Heron in the only way that will do him justice – playing his own music. We also check out a chunk of Jazz and electronic stuff that is well worth checking out. How apt that this show should be the [...]
Some great rag time blues here from the wondrous Mississippi John Hurt.
If you are to believe the stories and the songs, Robert Johnson sold his soul at the crossroads, and in return received the blues right down to his bones. Whether true or not the fact remains that Johnson was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
Oh man.. it just got real. My bro shared this gem the other week and I keep coming back to it. “Smokestack Lightning” by Howlin’ Wolf, live from London in 1964.
I’ve been listening to a lot of blues lately… and spent some time today getting deep into Lightnin’ Hopkins’ music.
There was an excellent documentary on BBC 3 the other night about the rise of Blues music in South London in the 60s. It got my foot tapping on numerous occassions, and as a result I found myself digging out a few of my favourite tracks from Irish and British blues bands in the 60s [...]
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Black Box No.51 – We Kick off the new half century with a bunch of Jazz and Blues. We get deep with Coleman, Coltrane and Ellington before letting our hair down for a load of heavy blues from the latest release of Rory Gallagher material to hit the shelves… before finishing up with a little [...]
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Black Box No.42 – This week is an altogether Jazzy encounter, and while we have a special on Rory Gallagher 15 years afrter his untimely death, the vibe stays Jazzy with music from Kenny Dorham, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Cinematic orchestra and others… we also check out the Havana Cultura Remix album, and by the [...]
As we approach the 15th anniversary of the death of a true rock/blue guitar legend I am reminded of how I first found myself becoming immersed in the music of Rory Gallagher at a young age, and how his legacy encouraged me to try and be just as good with six strings between my fingers…. [...]
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Black Box No.31 – This week we have a bit of soul with Scott-Heron, funk with Mr. Brown, we have a listen to two greats of the rap world… and a master of the guitar…The Black Box is an eclectic mix available on www.dirtyradio.org and www.intheblackbox.eu Cette semaine un peu du soul avec Gil Scott-Heron, [...]
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Black Box No.28 – Classic Techno from Leftfield, wonderous loops from Mr.Bird, some Acid-Jazz and a sprinkling of spoken word… makes a fine brew for a Sunday evening. We check out some of the tunes that made Martyn the biggest thing in 2009 and also some cool vibes from Diazo. A little bit of Blues [...]
It all comes back in many shades of blue…
- click to listen here We open up with Re: Stacks by Bon Ivor, it was while I was listening to this tune that I came up with the idea for this show. This album, one of those heart wrenching break-up albums that perhaps says way too much and leaves the listener helpless to understand [...]
