12/07/24 - Jam_6

"Now, I don't really think it matters where you're based. The internet provides more self-managing platforms for promotion than you could have dreamed of ... It's how you use those opportunities that matters now." - Graham Lambkin, WFMU interview

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Notes
Graham Lambkin	The Brendan Drill	Salmon Run	Kye	2007	Independently released musique concrète from England. Graham Lambkin is generally a audio-visual artist, and as such makes experimental music that is common of such folks (e.g., Yoko Ono, Laurie Anderson, Ryoji Ikeda). Lambkin is most well-known for being in The Shadow Ring, a 90s experimental rock outfit that remains still obscure relative to similar groups from that time. I think this track, along with many others from the album, has a great mix of textures and works well as an opener to today's program.
Ünol Büyükgönenç	Japon Balıkçısı	Güzel Günler Göreceğiz	Armoni	1988	Turkish folk with some quirky elements. This song, "The Japanese Fisherman," has the sound of water splashing throughout it and an approximation of Japanese chanting. Ünol was a member of Kardaşlar, a 70s anatolian rock band, before recording this album in 1979. It was not released until nine years later due to the September 12 coup carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces in 1980.
Ernest Hood	The Secret Place	Neighborhoods	Thistlefield	1975	Ambient exploring the peaceful sounds of neighborhoods. Specifically, suburban neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon. Ernest Hood was a jazz guitarist and played with his brother in the Portland area in the 1940s. In the 50s, he contracted polio. He had limited mobility and had to use a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He could no longer hold the guitar. So he picked up the zither, which is not held but lays flat and can be picked or strummed. This record is one of two that he ever recorded.
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Ever New	...Keyboard Fantasies...	Atlast	1986	One of the most critically acclaimed new age artists, and his most famous song "Ever New." He was on of the first black students to study at McGill University in Montreal. Prior to Keyboard Fantasties, he had released two folk albums. This album was rediscovered and promoted by Ryota Masuko in 2015. the record subsequently recieved quite a few reissues and reprints thereafter.
Lewis	Like to See You Again	L'Amour	R.A.W.	1983	Sparse ambient adult contemporary. He released two albums in the eighties that remained under the radar until they were re-released in 2014 (Light in the Attic!). During the making of these two albums, Lewis worked as a stockbroker in Calgary. It is hard to paint an accurate picture of him because there are so many rumors. One of them is that he was a scammer. This one is connected to him disappearing after not paying the photographer for this record's album cover. Another is that he didn't know how to play any instruments and somehow created a cohesive musical soundscape by himself. He plays all the instruments on this record. But in general, there is very little known about him, and he continues to retain an air of mystery about his life and his music. Even his family lost contact with him; however, he is still alive as LitA reached out to him in order to reissue the albums, and his real name is known as well.
B.W. Stevenson	On My Own	B.W. Stevenson	RCA Victor	1972	Mellow progressive country from the early seventies. B.W. Stevenson, or Buckwheat Stevenson, had a decently sized hit in 1973 titled "My Maria," landing on no. 9 on Billboard. Interestingly, it didn't chart on the country chart at all. This song, however, is from his debut album, which has received little attention in comparison to his one big hit. If you only heard his hit, you would not be prepared for how this record sounds. It is a very gentle listen throughout, this track included.
The Five Stairsteps	In The Beginning	2nd Resurrection	Dark Horse	1976	Progressive soul. The Five Stairsteps are best known for their song, "O-o-h Child" in 1970 which you have most likely heard. At that time, they were a group of six siblings. But by 1976, only four had stayed in the group. Fun fact: the sister left in 1972 and went on to graduate from and work at Emory. The group rebranded as just Stairsteps and released their last record, 2nd Resurrection. This whole album is fantastic and very consistent, which is surprising considering this would be their last. It has yet to be reissued.
Woo	The Heart Sleeps	Into the Heart of Love	Cloud Nine	1990	Somewhat experimental, sort-of new age ambient music. This is a British duo consisting of two brothers Mark and Clive Ives. This track is from their third and most well-known album. They appear to be a very ground-up sort of group musically -- they constantly experimented with new technologies as they were coming out. They are very prolific, so if you're interested you can definitely hear more.
Kaliyuga Pro	Untitled	This One	n/a	2004	Soft instrumental hip hop from Finland. Kaliyuga Pro has been making beats since 1998. This record, along with his others, was self-released which was easier to do by the 2000s (CDr). The song I chose is from an album of untitled tracks, this one being the sixth.
Lewis Taylor	Lucky	Lewis Taylor	Island	1996	Lush neo-soul with psychedelic elements. Lewis Taylor was originally a guitarist touring with the psychedelic rock band Edgar Broughton Band. In the 80s, he released two psychedelia-tinged new wave records under the name Sheriff Jack. The song I've chosen is from his debut album under his own name. it was released as a single, but the album didn't garner too much attention. He had a hard time getting his music out due to label expectations and requirements, which may have had a hand in him not being very well known.