Alan Lomax's Southern Journey Remixed

Name: Alan Lomax's Southern Journey Remixed
Brand: Zoe (in-Akustik)
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For all fans of Verve Remixed, Moby or Thievery Corporation. With its debut release, New Orleans-based Tangle Eye (ringleaders: Scott Billington & Steve Reynolds) brings a fresh approach to the art of the remix, creating music, beats and sounds that bring new light to original vocal performances sampled from Alan Lomaxs field recordings. For instance, the opening track, "John Henrys Blues", samples a vocal by Ed Lewis, a convict at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, and the listener can still hear the sound of Lewiss axe chopping a tree as he sang. Against a chugging groove, pianist Henry Butler reharmonizes the traditional song, making Lewiss vocal seem all the more immediate and poignant. "Chantey", which uses a vocal by The Bright Light Quartet, a group of Atlantic Coast fishermen, is re-interpreted with a rock steady reggae beat, with solos from teenage New Orleans brass band musicians Troy Andrews and James Matthews. "Soldier", which samples the hymn "Im A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord", is a full-blown house mix, with fast-fingered keyboard work from Davell Crawford. Over the 12 tracks, other contributing contemporary musicians include Meters bassist George Porter Jr, Galactic guitarist Jeff Raines, old-time fiddler Dirk Powell, bluesman Corey Harris, trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis and bluegrass dobro virtuoso Rob Ickes. Full track listing attached.

Product details

Release Date:

2004-05-17

Publication Date:

2004-02-24

Publisher:

Zoe (in-Akustik)

Languages:

Published: English, Original: English

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

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