johnny keating's kombo
- percussive moods (1962)
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i stumbled upon this guy about 5 hours ago whilst rummaging through the dusty stock of a local building packed full of vinyl, close to the centre of johannesburg. not the new centre, which is flashy and all money-ed over with grand pillars and arches the likes of which any fascist regime would be proud - this building is near the centre of johannesburg, which these days is making a struggling comeback from crack-dens and double-digit monthly murder rates. i must admit i get a thrill every time i ride to my shop, not just because of the 250,000 lps that are waiting, but because all around me i see abandoned buildings and broken windows, a real city that hums with people from all over africa.
ok, so skipping the travelogue to the lp! i'm a big johnny keating fan - i don't own a copy of "space experience" and that REALLY bugs me, but we can't have everything in life. i have a great lp with johnny providing the jazzy backdrop for catarena valente, and "the keating sound" is way cool. this one caught me off guard. it's incredibly wacky and creative and chirpy as all hell. i love it! reminds me of music for tv dinners somehow. you can hear its johnny keating. this one's going to be fun in my car on the way to work...
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01 - in the still of the night
02 - mountain greenery
03 - do nothin' till you hear from me
04 - headin' north
05 - the donkey serenade
06 - the trolley song
07 - delilah
08 - bali ha'i
09 - don't get around much any more
10 - it had to be you
11 - adios
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5 comments:
lovin all things keating thank you for sharing and the interesting tale as well
it's a pleasure reza. do you know of a good "space experience 1" rip out there?
sorry havnt re read your reply for a while, I see you have found space experience 1 here is no. 2
http://www.divshare.com/download/2136737-b49
its a friends rip so just for you :)
i have better recording of 27 men if you really wish for
thank you reza, i'm busy downloading space experience 2 as we speak. i appreciate the rip, thank you.
i've actually just discovered ebay (god help me) and am the proud owner of space experience 1 when it finally reaches my end of the world. i would like a better recording of 27 men but don't go to any trouble - i am so overloaded with new music as it is! hope there are some other posts you enjoy.
that 27 men is so good cos half of it is written by basil kirchin an artist to check out, can help if req try his abstractions of an industrial north album to start
btw some interesting keating stuff here
http://ronnierossmusic.blogspot.com
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