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Records at Random, Vol. 78: Mandrill Just Outside of Town

You want random? Last Friday evening I visited my lady-friend at her place of employment for a retailer in a nearby mall. As I was walking into the store I noticed the dude she was ringing up and thought “gee, he looks familiar.” She and I exchanged greetings as she tallied his […]

The French vs. The British

Like I said yesterday, the search for new and unproven talent–and the flood of wannabes in that respect–continues in a seemingly never-ending fashion. But there are a few established–both very well established and not-so-well established–artists I consistently check for regardless. The name Pharrell Williams–along with that of his partner Chad Hugo–is one of […]

Records at Random Vol. 65 - Stanley Clarke School Days

At the start of the week I mentioned that Summer vacation was over for the children in my city and they were (loudly) returning to school. A day or so after that I listed some of the musical minutia I happen to count myself devoted to, bass being among them. So why not […]

These Grooves are Dust-Free

Trips to the cinema are nice and all, but for the last month or so I’ve wanted to take off on a weekend day and hit up a couple of my digging spots to pick up some dusty wax. I haven’t been digging in what feels like forever and am feeling a little stagnated […]

Records at Random Vol. 52 - Shannon Jackson & The Decoding Society Nasty

Only rarely has the true randomness of my crates come to the surface on these Records at Random Fridays. But today’s featured record, Shannon Jackson & The Decoding Society’s 1981 sophomore release Nasty is is one of those really random pieces of wax from my collection that I don’t think I’ve ever even […]