Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some music you may have missed that you need to hear. We call these songs buried treasures. Plus, they talk with Damon Locks about his Black Monument Ensemble project, bid farewell to Biz Markie and hear from some listeners.
Jim and Greg share “buried treasures” including a Nigerian-American soul band, a Canadian psychedelic shoegaze band and a new foursome from Liverpool.
Jim
Polo & Pan, "Les jolies choses"
Swt Valli Hi, "Over It"
Comet Control, "Secret Life"
Greg
The Mysterines, “Who’s Ur Girl”
Jaimie Branch, “theme 001 (Live)"
BLK JKS, “Maiga Mali Mansa Musa”
Damon Locks
Damon Locks is a longtime musician beginning with fronting the early ‘90spost-punk band Trenchmouth, which also featured a pre-Saturday Night Live Fred Armisen. Locks's current project is Black Monument Ensemble, which combines sound collage, free jazz and gospel music into a potent soundtrack for the fight for justice. Their full album is called Now.
Obit: Biz Markie
The rapper Biz Markie died on July 16 at age 57. Greg pays tribute while also pointing out how legal battles over sampling overshadowed the great music Markie made in his life.
Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble, "Keep Your Mind Free (feat. Ben LaMar Gay)," Now, International Anthem, 2021
Polo & Pan, "Les jolies choses," Cyclorama, Hamburger, 2021
The Mysterines, "Who's Ur Girl," Love's Not Enough (Single), Pretty Face, 2020
Swt Valli Hi, "Over It," Over It (Single), Eighteen, 2021
Jaimie Branch, "theme 001 (Live)," FLY or DIE LIVE, International Anthem, 2021
Comet Control, "Secret Life," Secret Life (Single), Tee Pee, 2021
BLK JKS, "Maiga Mali Mansa Musa," Abantu / Before Humans, We Are Busy Bodies, 2021
Trenchmouth, "Sea of Serenity," More Motion: A Collection, Thick, 2003
Angela Davis, "Interviewed By Art Seigner," Soul And Soledad, Flying Dutchman, 1971
Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, "Song For Billie Holiday," The Poetry Of Langston Hughes, Caedmon, 1969
Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble, "The Colors That You Bring," Where Future Unfolds, International Anthem, 2019
Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble, "The People vs The Rest of Us," Now, International Anthem, 2021
Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble, "Now (Forever Momentary Space)," Now, International Anthem, 2021
The Eternals , "Destroy The Body," Espiritu Zombi, New Atlantis, 2016
The Specials, "Ghost Town (Extended Version)," Ghost Town (Extended Version) (Single), Two-Tone, 1981
Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble, "Rebuild a Nation," Where Future Unfolds, International Anthem, 2019
Biz Markie, "Vapors," Goin' Off, Cold Chillin', 1988
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, "Melting," Flying Microtonal Banana, ATO, 2017
Taylor Swift, "the 1," folklore, Republic, 2020
Prick, "Tough," Prick, Nothing/Interscope, 1995
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