The magnificent vocoder (not to be confused with Peter Frampton’s talk box)
I felt like listening to a little Imogen Heap today, and since I never got around to digitizing my CD and it’s buried in some box somewhere, had to resort to YouTube: This led me to ask Keith….other favorite vocoder tracks? Here are a couple others that come to mind, both from around 25 years [...]
Where’s my cookie?
In honor of the recent launch of the beta version of the Sesame Street video player, I thought I’d post this link to one of the videos inexplicably not yet available. Ladies and gentlemen–let me take you back to 1979 and the release of Sesame Disco! (the followup to the previous year’s Sesame Street Fever)–and [...]
Ween – Your Party
Ween – Your Party I’ve listened to my share of songs on a variety of topics – haven’t we all? And yet, I don’t think I’d ever heard a thank you song for an inconsequential social event. According to the lyrics, he went with his wife to a party, there was tri-colored pasta, they enjoyed [...]
Gary’s in the ‘nix
Gary Wilson – Gary’s in the Park I have to admit, I was laughing out loud the first time I heard this one. It’s a bit out of place on a Stones Throw compilation largely featuring hip-hop and mellow, groovy downbeat tracks. Just the same, Stones Throw has a large stable of creative artists, and [...]
The 2007 Soapnix Sampler
2007 was not a good year in my listening life, a sad fact I confronted for many months. Last year, I retreated into archives – both my own and those of various reissue labels. Even my searches, scans, and skims through end of the year “Best of”s yielded slim pickings. Despite my experiences, I remain [...]