GRIS GRIS-LIVE UNRELEASED, CDR, 2007, U.S.A

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gris gris for me is hands down the best band in oakland.
post features great sounding live recording from kraftbrau in kalamazoo michigan
this one unreleased and donated to sanity muffins by the meatgrinder bassman himself oscar michel!!

SIDDHARTHA BY HERMAN HESSE-CASSETTE, 1995, U.S.A

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one of my very favourite recordings of all the ages

I hope my daughter will hear these songs when she is 16 or around the age i was given this cassette by tim dewit in kalamazoo michigan circa. 1995 and i hope she can listen with the same sense of innocence and magic that i did that summer..a beautiful document of home and field recordings recorded in grand rapids michigan washington d.c. and portland oregon, streets sounds, resonant piano, beautifully delivered minuscule guitar parts ringing huge and true in the church halls of an old beat up four track capturing the summer perfectly for me anyway, forever.

nathan maddox/ we listened to this tape incessantly.

tim went on to play drums for cranium, gang gang dance and stints with white magic and neil michael hagerty to name a few.

a cryptic and magical journey, i feel almost protective of this cassette like a favourite hat or a song your grandpa sang you about fishing down a crawdad hole.

I hope you can hold it as close to your heart as i do mine.

BISMILLAH KHAN-SHENAI NAWAL, LP, 1964, INDIA

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The Shehnai is an aerophonic instrument which is thought to bring good luck, and as a result, is widely used in India for marriages and processions.

This tube-like instrument gradually widens towards the lower end. It usually has between six and nine holes. It employs two sets of double reeds, making it a quadruple reed woodwind. By controlling the breath, various tunes can be played on it.


"A true symbol of our composite culture, Khan Sahib, through his mellifluous rendering of the shehnai, showed us that while God may manifest himself in many forms, piety finds its true expression through music

Ustad Bismillah Khan Sahib was a great son of India".

monmohan singh



SIDE ONE:
RAGA: MALKAUNS

SIDE TWO: RAGA: DES
THUMREE: TILAK KAMOD