Disco is not a dirty word #10
Give me some soul #3
A few years ago, I discovered a series of book published by ReSearch Publications called Incredibly Strange Music.
The book is a collection of interviews with musicians, collectors, weirdoes and hardcore vinyl enthusiasts. At various points in the book, the name Andre Williams is thrown about, often in regards to his raunchy record. I started seeking out his recordings, many of whom were incredibly hard to find (his stuff had yet to be re-relased at this time, at least in any official capacity) but I did find a quasi-bootleg CD of his early 60's recordings including such songs as "Bacon Fat" (a minor hit for Williams) and his most notorious record, "Jail Bait".
Williams' life is one of incredible ups and downs. The authour of the famous Five Du-Tones hit, "Shake a Tail Feather" who used to hang out and collaborate with Ike Turner later became a strung out beggar and junkie during the 80's but soon cleaned himself up and with the help of musicians and collectors wanting to hear him perform (and with a little help from The Sadies, Williams soon found himself recording and developping a new fan base. His old recordings have, over the last few years, been re-released by various companies. Click here to check some out and scroll down for a video of the man himself performing "Jail Bait".
Every once in a while you'll see something mentioned on a blog and pay no attention to it. Six months later it pops up again. Then someone plays you something. At this point you're kicking yourself for not checking it out earlier. Such is the case with Black Devil Disco Club.
Originally released in 1978 and revered by disco enthusiasts (not to mention hard to find) this album was brought to light in 2004 by Rephlex Records. While this may have caused the album to lose its record-collector-geek-sheen, it soon found itself blowing the minds of many a disco fiend not only for its pedigree, but for the sheer dark and beautiful imagination behind its grooves. The album, written and composed by Bernard Favre, was soon followed, almost 30 years later since its original release, by two more albums, "28 After" and "Eight Oh Eight" (not to mention a few 12"s).
MP3:Black Devil Disco Club, "Timing, Forget The Timing
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Moody Morning Music for August 19th 2008
Stars, "The Beginning after the end", In Our Bedroom after the war
Hidden Cameras, "We Oh We", Mississauga Goddamn
Buck 65 feat. Laura Peek & Mike Catano, "Kennedy Killed The Hat"
Adem, "To Cure A Weakling Child + Boy/Girl Song", Takes
Islands, "The Arm", Arm's Way
Wolf Parade, "Soldier's Grin", At Mount Zoomer
Beck, "Profanity Prayers", Modern Guilt
Dog Day, "Bullet", Oh Dead Life EP
The Stolen Minks, "Minks Riot"
The Stolen Minks, "Black Widow"
The Stolen Minks, "Rip It Up", Family Boycott
The Stolen Minks. "Peppermint Twist"
Superfantastics, "Tonight, Tonite", Pop-Up Book
Junior Byron, "Dance To The Music"
Kid Creole & The Coconuts, "Double On Back", Going Places: The August Darnell Years 1974-1982
T-Connection, "Groove To Get Down"
Hercules & Love Affair, "Blind", S/T
Cut Copy, "Hearts On Fire", In Ghost Colours
CSS, "Left Behind", Donkey
MSTRKRFT, "Bounce (Feat. N.O.R.E.)"
N.E.R.D., "Everyone Nose"
Holy Fuck, "Milkshake", LP
Moody Morning Music For August 16th, 2008
Stars, "The Beginning after the end", In Our Bedroom after the war
Caribou, "Melody Day (Four Tet Remix feat. Adem, Luke Lalonde & One Little Plane)"
Old Man Luedecke, "Just like a river", Proof Of Love
Ron Sexsmith, "This is how I know", Exit Strategy For The Soul
Belle & Sebastian, "A Summer Wasting", The Boy With The Arab Strap
Tanya Tagaq, "I want (feat. Buck 65)", Ak-Blood
Beck, "Youthless", Modern Guilt
Brednan Canning, "Churches under the stairs", Something for all of us
Bloc Party, "Two More Years"
CSS, "Left Behind", Donkey
Duchess Says, "Black Flag", Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs
controller.controller, "Watch", History
Andre Williams, "Bacon Fat"
Buck 65, "Dirtywork", Cretin Hip Hop Vol 1
Danger Doom feat. Talib Kweli, "Old School Rules", The Mouse & The Mask
Hercules & Love Affair, "Raise Mer Up", S.T
Candi Staton, "When you wake up tommorrow",
Bran Van 3000, "Astounded feat. Curtis Mayfield", Discosis
Black Devil Disco Club,
"Free For The Girls", Eight Oh Eight
Yello, "Bostitch"
Holy Fuck, 'Royal Gregory", LP
Andre Williams performs "Jail Bait"
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