Monday, June 27, 2011

Certain Curtain Creatins from Calabassas

Phil Cohran. Trumpet player, was with Sun Ra's Arkestra in it's Chicago days (late 50's early 60's). Went on to produce some amazing stuff with his Artistic Heritage Ensemble. Check the Memorial to Malcolm X. Wailing to the skies. His eight sons play in the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, they're good.
The Cheater Slicks. Inside cover of their album Don't Like You sums up their sound. All black with the words "Fuck You" in the lower left corner. Dirty cover of Arthur Lee's classic Love ditty.
Which brings us to... Arthur Lee is a genius. This album is fucking amazing. I'm not good at articulating on these subjects. Just listen to this Los Angeles psychedelic pop masterpiece. Later Love albums sound a lot like Hendrix. Brothers on another level.

Thursday, June 9, 2011