02/08/25 - Jam_8

"The neighbors couldn't believe hearing bagpipes in the ghetto of Philadelphia. So the cops would comes to the house and say, 'Im sorry, we have a complaint that theres bagpipes being played here,' and I would get away saying, 'Do I look like Im Irish or Scottish to you?'" -- Rufus Harley talking about practicing bagpipes for the first time

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Notes
Rufus Harley	Nobody Knows the Troubles Us People Had Seen	Re-Creation of the Gods	Ankh Records	1972	The only well-known jazz bagpipe player. Bagpipes put into spiritual jazz. Inspired by JFK's funeral procession, Harley bought bagpipes and developed a unique sound in jazz that few if any have tried to replicate.
DJ Harrison	Pipets (How We Feel)	IndieGiver	N/A	2018	A one-man band. Associated with Stones Throw. Layered, groove-heavy instrumentals. Lo-fi aesthetic rooted in hip-hop and jazz fusion.
Sensational	Thick Marker	Loaded With Power	WordSound	1997	A prolific experimental rapper who started with the Jungle Brothers. Off-kilter flow and muddy beats make his sound unconventional and backpacker-esc.
Donald Smith	Mystic Man	Luv	Whynot	1976	Pianist and brother of Lonnie Liston Smith. Unlike his brother's cosmic jazz, Donald leans toward freer, more dramatic playing. This track comes from his only solo album, Luv.
Sir Douglas Quintet	I Wanna Be Your Mama Again	Mendocino	Smash	1969	A Tex-Mex rock band from San Antonio. This cut features subtle distortion and reverb, standing out from their typical country-rock style.
Damon	Song of a Gypsy	Song of a Gypsy	Ankh	1969	A rare psychedelic folk recording by LA-based Damon, who envisioned himself as a wandering mystic. His debut album is rare enough to be worth thousands of dollars today.
Nick Nicely	Beverly	Psychotropia	Castle	2004 (1983)	A psychedelic artist who bridged the gap between 60s psych and 80s electronic experimentation. His work--especially "Hilly Fields (1892)"--influenced other artists, such as Dukes of Stratosphere (XTC), Robyn Hitchcock (Soft Boys), and Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine).
Deux Filles	The City Sleeps	Silence & Wisdom	Papier Mâché	1982	An ambient pop duo created by two former members of The The, who adopted fictional female personas with a tragic backstory. Their sound is dreamy ambient pop.
Laika	Prarie Dog	Sounds of the Satellites	Too Pure	1997	A mellow, groove-heavy trip-hop track. Formed by ex-Moonshake members Margaret Fiedler and John Frenett.
Augustus Pablo	Dub in a Matthews Lanes Arena	Rockers Meets King Tubbys in a Fire House	Rockers	1980	A semi-late-period track from the dub pioneer, following his peak with King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown. Heavy rhythms, as characteristic of dub.