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Edition #12: World of Independents Focus |
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SONIC ADVENTURES -
Liquid Love
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First broadcast Feburary 27, 2006
Jeannie focuses on independent record labels and artists doing it by themselves through independent labels and self-releases. We start with Roy Ayers and the theme of the show. Roy had a sweet deal back in the 70s when he signed a production contract that declared he could do as he pleased with the selections that the label chose not to release, thus the Virgin Ubiquity series. Groove Collective like Roy who had albums released on major labels, then chose to go independent again and released this timeless cut on Jeannie Hopper's own label Liquid Sound Lounge in the 90s. LeDerrick Horne delivers a poetic performance on his first full length album. As a poetry album it's got the perfect balance of music and words for those who like or 'not so like' poetry. He's produced by and featured on Todd Gardner's label Certified Organic out of New Jersey. Local Brooklyn poetry talents collectively known as Second 2 Last also achieve a perfect balance of spoken vocals and music on their full length Babble On. Motor City native Jeremy Ellis can rock a crowd with a drum machine using his elbows, chin and knees while playing keyboards too. HipBone Records is quite a diverse universe when it comes to the many genres they dabble in, from club music to blues. Alexis P. Suter and the HipBone band gained notoriety when Levon Helm fell in love with the group and now features them monthly at his Catskill studio sessions/live peformances in a big old converted barn. The show takes a different direction focusing on music that's got that electronic and analog fusion from a worldly perspective with sounds from Senegal by Amadou and Mariam, North Africa by Cheb I. Sabbah and the far east by Anoushka Shankar topped off with a remix of Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 February 2008 )
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