THE END OF WAVEFORM BABY?

Jesus M & J, no updates to this sorry blog since September. Disgraceful. As you surely know, however, plenty of new shows, excellent as always, have been posted at the main site. I'm just too lazy to put them here. So go there and listen to them now, because as of mid-January, this endeavor will likely end. I've signed on as spiritual advisor and tonsorial consultant to my dear neighbor, Rod Blagojevich, and I reckon it may be a full-time gig.

WAVEFORM BABY -- NOW

Well, they say the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference, so I'll take the absence of any missives decrying how lazy and crappy this blog and show are accordingly. I'm hurt, but will push onward with stuff like this, an all-African show now up on the main site. And for those who don't buy the new Kasai All-Stars record or the Rochereau "Voice of Lightness" collection, all I can do is give you a taste. It's now a matter between you and your God.

Bonga -- Mona Ki Ngi Xica
Idy Diop - Yaye Boye
Franco & OK Jazz - Tcha Tcha De Mi Amor
Franco & OK Jazz - Nabala Ata Mbwa
Thu Zania - Sanga Mbele Mbele
Kasai All Stars - Quick as White

Umaru Sanda - Manafuka
Ba Cissoko - Wawata
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara - Nayo
Celstine Ukwu & his Philosphers International - Igede Pt. 1
Charles Iwegbue & His Archibogs - Egwu Ukwata #1
Ebenzer Obey - Ondo-Ogbomosho

Etoile de Dakar (Youssou N'Dour) - Diokhama Say Ne Ne
Horoya Band - Paya Paya
Rail Band (feat. Mory Kante) - Mariba Yassa
Geraldo Pino & the Heartbeats - Let Them Talk
Green Arrows - Towering Inferno Pt. 1
Wings - Odenigbo
Citaumvano - Lamnandi Ugolohlano

Amadou Balake - Dounia Mokolou
Hallelujah Chicken Run Band - Alikulila
Frida Sonko w/Equator Sound - Gwenasobya
Ry-Co Jazz - Mambo Ry-Co
OK Jazz feat. Mujos - Finga Mama Manu
Rochereau - Mbanda Nayei

Unknown - Chemirocha

WAVEFORM BABY - JULY 2, 2008

The Gabo Brown/Poly-Rythmo cut is from the excellent "African Scream Contest" comp by our friends at Analog Africa. An essential purchase. And rockers must not miss the new Endless Boogie record, "The Focus Level," on No Quarter. As some perceptive punter wrote on emusic: "Making dirty, swinging, heavy rock and roll records must be pretty damn tough, seeing as how it's been done less than, say, a dozen times since about 1978. Well, these 4 middle-aged gents have filled the void left by two generations of turgid, overly compressed, under-funked, in-your-face would-be rock records. They have resurrected the seemingly lost arts (in rock, at least) of minimal riff summoning and restrained groove management. Regardless of what ails you, this is what you need." And the vinyl has a nice extra track.



Soul Messengers of Dimona & the Spirit of Israel - Burn Devil Burn
Gabo Brown & Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - It's a Vanity
Bill Withers - Better Off Dead
Lil' Wayne - Dr. Carter
Ramadanman - Carla
Steinski - The Motorcade Sped On
Steve Reid Ensemble - Don't Look Back

Endless Boogie - The Manly Vibe
Mecki Mark Men - Sweet Movin'
? from Molam: Thai Country Groove - Pua Mao Mea Mao
El Guincho - Cuando Maavilla Fui
P.M. Pocket Music - Kack Toi Mor
Christy Azuma & Uppers Int'l - Naam

Outcasts - Self-Conscious Over You
Death - Keep on Knockin'
Faces - You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It) (Live)
Professor Longhair - Mess Around
Two Gospel Keys - Every Man's Got to Lay Down Die
Staple Singers - Don't Knock

Dion - Born to Be With You
Paavoharju - Tytto Tanssii
Karma - Voce Pode Ir Alem
Paul Kass - Roadrunner
Sun City Girls - The Beauty of Benghazi
Kassin + 2 - Mensagem
Junior Murvin - Workin' in the Cornfield

Gas - Pop 7

WAVEFORM BABY - JUNE 2, 2008

Greatness from the latest slew of aces Afro comps (Nigeria Special & friends, Nigeria 70 pt. 2, etc.) continues to make itself heard -- only "African Scream Contest" remains unrepresented, but that won't last. While you're buying those, don't miss the Famous L. Renfroe album, "Children," delivering redemption for even the least among us.

Mahmoud Ahmed - Asheweyna
Cliff Gober - A Poor Wayfaring Stranger
Rev. Charlie Jackson - God's Got It
Famous L. Renfroe - Feed
Willanette Singers - Pray On
Salif Keita & Kante Manfila - Finzamba

Champion Jack Dupree - Shim Sham Shimmy
Bunker Hill - The Girl Can't Dance
Lost Sounds - Disease
Bango - Rock Dream
Manny Corchado - Pow Wow
David Ruffin - I Want You Back
Honey Cone - While You're Out Looking For Sugar

Sao Paulo Underground - Olhross . . .
Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes
Zomby - Spliff Dub (Rustie Remix)
Felix - You Can't Hold Me Down
Pole - Madchen (Gudrun Gut Remix)
Aphex Twin - Pulsewidth

Robert Quine & Fred Maher - Bandage Bait
Rita Lee - Corista De Rock
Dolores Vargas - La Hawaiana
Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle - Dum Maro Dum (Take Another Toke)
Young Marble Giants - Searching For Mr. Right

The Roots - Singing Man
Inell Young - What Do You See In Her?
Carl Bradney - Slipping Into Darkness
Harry Mudie/King Tubby - Full Dose Of Dub
Ify Jerry Crusade - Everybody Likes Something Good
Funke - Akula Owu Anyeara

Royal Trux - Stevie (For Steven S.)

WAVEFORM BABY -- MAY 5, 2008

Duke Ellington -- Chinoiserie
Jeff Gilson & Hal Singer -- Garvey's Strut
Moussa Doumbia -- Black Poem
La Simandou de Beyla -- Festival

Hound Dog Taylor & the Houserockers -- Give Me Back My Wig
Aerosmith -- One Way Street
Jeff Beck Group -- Spanish Boots
Czerwone Gitary -- Coda
Asiko Rock Group -- Lagos City
Steel An' Skin -- Afro Punk Reggae (Dub)

Erykah Badu -- Amerykahn Promise
Yvonne Fair -- Funky Music Sho' Nuff Turn Me On
Stevie Wonder -- Do Yourself A Favor
Ghostface Killah -- Momma
John Martyn -- Ain't No Saint

Lizzy Mercier Descloux -- Sun Is Shining
Roxy Music -- Ain't That So
Grace Jones -- Pull Up To The Bumper (Larry Levan Remix)
Greyship Daviz -- Get Up And Get Down And Let Your Body Rock
Arnie Love & The Lovettes -- Stop And Make Up Your Mind

Harmonia -- Arabesque
Haruomi Hosano -- Heliotherapy
Eleanoora Rosenholm -- Japanilainen Puutarha
Wire -- Our Swimmer
Friction -- Cool Fool

Urinals -- I'm A Bug

WAVEFORM BABY -- APRIL 14, 2008

Klaus Dinger R.I.P. Fur Immer. As for the rest, is there any way to spend eternity at that point where Hammadi Ould Nana's Mauritanian desert boogie segues into The Up's Motor City meltdown? Please advise.

Rita Lee -- Beije-Me, Amor
Arnaud Rodrigues -- Tet Das Lendas Rurais
Lorez Alexandria -- I'm Wishin'
Willie Rosario -- Calypso Blues
The Ogyatanaa Show Band -- Disco Africa
Group Inerane -- Kuni Majagani
Etran Finatawa -- Iriaer

Hammadi Ould Nana -- ???
The Up -- Do the Sun Dance
Frijid Pink -- Tell Me Why
Royal Trux -- I'm Ready
Motorhead -- No Class
Nick Lowe -- Rollers Show

Joe Higgs -- Life of Contradiction
Don Covay -- I Was Checkin' Out While She Was Checkin' In
Mick Jagger -- Memo from Turner
Lightnin' Rod -- Sport
Jay-Z -- Roc Boys (And the Winner Is . . . )
J Dilla -- Body Movin'
Chain Reaction -- Hogtied
Ralf Noway -- Tschad

Lijadu Sisters -- Erora
Talking Heads -- Born Under Punches
Gina X -- Kaddish
SOS Band -- Just Be Good to Me (Extended Mix)
Hercules & Love Affair -- You Belong
Shit Robot -- Lonely Planet

Neu -- Fur Immer

WAVEFORM BABY -- MARCH 23, 2008

Here's some fine shite for ye. The Ukwu track, juju steel guitar bliss at its finest, is from the Nigeria Special comp that Soundway just released. The whole thing is aces. And now that baseball season is upon us, when are we gonna see some new Endless Boogie? Always ready for a new mound duel.

Nina Simone -- Be My Husband
The Beatles -- Why Don't We Do it in the Road?
Desert Sessions -- I Wanna Make it Wit Chu
Merry Clayton -- Poor White Hound Dog
Kim Jung Mi -- I Can't Forget
Serge Gainsbourg -- Chanson du Forcat

Wilmouth Houdini -- Blow Wind Blow
Rene Lacaille & Bob Brozman -- Oh! Le La O
Celestine Ukwu -- Okwukwe Na Nchekwube
Soumbory Jazz -- Nana
Eddie -- Pode Me Chamar

Steve Jansen -- Slope
Benga & Coki -- Night (Geeneus Remix)
Ricardo Villalobos -- Enfants (Chants)
El Guincho -- Kalise
Boredoms -- 77
Igor Wakhevitch -- Aurore

Endless Boogie -- Outside My Mind
Amon Duul II -- Little Tornadoes
Robin Trower -- Lady Love
Blue Mountain Eagle -- Loveless Lives
Circle -- Vaanen Valtiatar

La Dusseldorf -- Silver Cloud

WAVEFORM BABY -- MARCH 1, 2008

These vitamin-packed variety meats await your plates at www.waveformbaby.org. Try to tell me that "Daddy Rollin'" isn't one of the dozen or so best rock cuts ever recorded. Really, just try it. And Pentagram. Fuckin' Pentagram.

Dion -- Daddy Rollin' (In Your Arms)
Rolling Stones -- Parachute Woman
Gary Higgins -- Down on the Farm
Son House -- Death Letter
Sam Gopal -- Season of the Witch

Magik Markers -- Empty Bottles
Black Mountain -- Queens will Play
Wicked Lady -- Rebel
Aerosmith -- Spaced
Pentagram -- Review Your Choices
Muddy Waters -- Bottom of the Sea

Wu-Tang Clan -- C.R.E.A.M.
Love Joys -- All I Can Say (Edit)
Fatback Band -- Baby Doll
Eleanoora Rosenholm -- Kopiokissa
Gudrun Gut -- Move Me (Burger/Voigt Mix)
Moebius-Plank-Neumeier -- Pitch Control
Haruomi Hosono -- Femme Fatale

John Cale -- I Keep a Close Watch
Lee Hazelwood -- Morning Dew
Faust -- It's a Bit of a Pain
Chubby Checker -- Stoned in the Bathroom
The Equatics -- Doin It!
George Danquah -- Just a Moment
K. Frimpong & Vis a Vis -- Aboagyewaa
Joao Donato -- Cal Boca Menino

Roy Harper -- South Africa

WAVEFORM BABY--FEBRUARY 16, 2008

Enjoy. And thanks to www.20jazzfunkgreats.blogspot.com.

Vivien Goldman -- Launderette
Wailing Souls -- Fire Coal Man (12" Disco Mix)
Dub Specialist -- Pretty Version
The Clash -- The Magnificent Dance
Tony Allen -- Kilode (Carl Craig Straight Mix)
Andy Palacio -- Watina

Flying Beechcraft -- Frog Girl
T. Rex -- Seagull Woman
Sarolta Zalatnay -- Munanyag Almok
Cat Power -- Naked, If I Wanted To
Eddie Kendricks -- Eddie's Love
Boscoe -- He Keeps You
Bohannon -- Save Their Souls
James Black & Sister Mary -- (I Need) Altitude

Kemialliset Ystavat -- Himmelimenetelma
Mighty Baby -- Egyptian Tomb
Kebnekaise -- Tak Pa Livet
The Move -- Hello Suzie
Alice Cooper --- Teenage Lament '74

Ebony Bones -- We Know All About You
Dizzee Rascal -- Wanna Be
The Bug feat. Warrior Queen -- Poison Dart
Suicide -- Mr. Ray
Sylvester -- I Need Somebody to Love Tonight
Theo Parrish -- Falling Up (Carl Craig Remix)

African System Orchestra -- African System No. 1

WAVEFORM BABY -- FEBRUARY 2, 2008

Promised regularity delivered. And how downright nasty is "Space Cowboy"?


Solid Ground -- Saturday Rae
ZZ Top -- Manic Mechanic
Steve Miller Band -- Space Cowboy
Joy Division -- Interzone
Pharoah Overlord -- Ridin'
Keith Hudson -- Healing Up the Land

Lost Generation -- This is the Lost Generation
Velma Perkins -- Yes, My Goodness, Yes
Annette Poindexter -- Mama
Black Kids -- I've Underestimated My Charms Again
Dragons -- Pop's Bag
Ron Wood -- Cancel Everything
Nicky Hopkins -- Dolly

Nathaniel Mayer -- I Want Love and Affection (Not the House of Corrections)
Marva Whitney -- Unwind Yourself
Etta James -- You Give Me What I Want
Montecao y su Combo -- Achilifunk
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Fortune Teller
Los Hijos del Sol -- Linda Munequita
Getachew Mekurya -- Shellela

Glass Candy -- Candy Castle
LCD Soundsystem -- Sound of Silver (Carl Craig mix)
Yellow Magic Orchestra -- Behind the Mask
Brian Eno -- R.A.F.
Thomas Leer & Robert Rental -- Day Breaks, Night Heals
Chrimsa -- C-Rock
Sunburned Circle -- Yksi Hirvi, Miljoona Metsatajaa

Lee Hazelwood -- No Train to Stockholm
S.E. Rogie -- Do Me Justice

WAVEFORM BABY -- JANUARY 19, 2008

Well, that was something. Your host is back from trial, even more humble than before, and ready to resume w/the regular goodies. We'll probably be bi-weekly from here on out, w/new shows airing on radioharborcountry.org every other Monday and appearing on the main site every other Saturday. Here's the first Baby of '08, a deep, dubby affair utterly at odds w/the cold-ass cold outside. Enjoy.

Amerie -- That's What U R (Instrumental)
Stevie Wonder -- Maybe Your Baby
Hidden Agenda -- Channel Beyond
LCD Soundsystem -- Freak Out/Starry Eyes

Pablove Black -- Poco Tempo
The Congos -- Congoman
Gaspar Lawal -- Awon-Ojise-Oluwa
K. Frimpong & His Cuban Fiestas -- Keyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu
Black Star Musical Club -- Alpenzi na Kiumbe
Los Amaya -- Caramelos

Sunburned Hand of the Man -- Fire Escape
Miles Davis -- U-Turnaround
Unisputed Truth -- Undisputed (How and Why Disco Edit)
J. Dilla -- Love Movin' (feat. Black Thought)
Celestial Choir -- Stand

Olatunji -- Takuta
Ricardo Villalobos -- Primer Encuentro Lation-Americano
Tony Allen -- Ole (Moritz Von Oswald Remix)
Echospace -- Empyrean

Johnny Osbourne -- Love Makes the World Go Round

And needless to say, my year-end list would certainly top any list of the best year-end lists of '08. Ignore the Pazz & Jop list (it reflects the oft-noted dangers of tipsy, exhausted list-making) and check Idolator. http://pop.idolator.com/343567/ballot-rob-michaels