As we mentioned last month, Aquarium Drunkard is excited to have teamed up with the classic reggae/dub label, Trojan Records, to help commemorate the their 40th anniversary. As any genre aficionado will tell you, when it comes to this shit, Trojan is where it’s at.
What this means for A.D. readers - who are reggae/dub enthusiasts - is the opportunity to get your paws on some excellent, free, Jamaican classics. Throughout the next five weeks, or so, we will be giving away one classic title, per week, from the Trojan archives. Each week one winner will receive the record featured that week (i.e. this week is Desmond Dekker) and 5 other titles from the Trojan 40th Anniversary campaign, plus Trojan pins, a turntable mat, backpack, etc. Check back weekly for updates.
We’re going to kick this thing off with 1969s This Is Desmond Dekker which got the reissue treatment last year tacking on additional songs to the already classic LP.
To get your hands on this stuff: Leave you name, a valid email address, and your fave reggae/dub album, and why, in the comments. The winner will be alerted (via email) by Sunday evening.
Download:
MP3: Desmond Dekker :: 007 (Shanty Town)
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Amazon: Desmond Dekker - This Is Desmond Dekker
The music of Ola Podrida (David Wingo) has been featured on these pages a number of times in the past, but I wanted to remind everyone that his wonderful, (self titled) album was released this past week on the Plug Research label. I’ve had an advance of the album since December and it’s sounds have become the fabric to the soundtrack of Winter 2007. I now look forward to getting know the album through the lens of Spring.
Below: Check out this mini-mix mp3 of the entire album via Plug Research. Gives a great overview of the flow, sound and atmosphere of the LP..
Previously: Here is what I said about the LP back in December…
Download:
MP3: Ola Podrida :: Album Song Mini Mix
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Amazon: Ola Podrida - S/T
www.myspace.com/olapodrida ++ www.plugresearch.com ++ more ola podrida mp3s
THE SONG DIARY - Long Story Short: 365 songs in 365 days
Morgan at Yer Bird introduced me to the sounds of Paleo last April, but I had almost entirely forgotten about the artist until last week when I received a sampler from Paleo’s ongoing song diary project. In a world of post-Sufjan’s 50 states project, I’ll admit the undertaking sounded a little gimmicky at first. Nothing to fear it turns out.
At times ambitious to a fault, the project does in fact produce some real lo-fi gems, and this sampler does a fine job weeding them out for us to peruse only the winners. You can purchase Paleo’s debut album, Misery, Missouri, on his website, as well as check in on the song-a-day project via the MP3 archive.
DOWNLOAD:
MP3: Paleo :: In The Morning Linda Dies
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www.myspace.com/paleo ++ www.paleo.ws
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+ Visit The Hype Machine for additional Paleo MP3s.
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Los Angeles Tickets Giveaway:
RATATAT: 12/07 - Hollywood Palladium - Los Angeles, CA w/ The Faint & Ladytron—One pair to giveaway. Shoot me an email by Thanksgiving if you want these. Winner randomly selected.
