― mark s (mark s), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:18 (seventeen years ago) link
― jon person (jon person), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:28 (seventeen years ago) link
― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:30 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:30 (seventeen years ago) link
― jon person (jon person), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:36 (seventeen years ago) link
if nothing else it was a good map of intra-national rivalries and tensions -- but yes, it was also (with some critics) a one-way ticket to dull posturing
― mark s (mark s), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:36 (seventeen years ago) link
― is anyone anticipating the new Baaderonixx? (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 16:56 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 17:08 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 17:10 (seventeen years ago) link
― chaki (chaki), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 17:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― braveclub (braveclub), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 17:42 (seventeen years ago) link
but to me, Felas music seems more connected to a lot of the 60s/70s musically (and politically) progressive music, than to nigerian (or african)pop or trad music. Why try to pin the music with cultural "authenticity", when it obviously tries to mix it up? Thats only a desire for the conservative critic.
I would say that felas music is not african or western..
its Cosmic!
― jon person (jon person), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 17:45 (seventeen years ago) link
― chaki (chaki), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 17:45 (seventeen years ago) link
Have we done a Fela v. James Brown thread? I find I listen to and enjoy Fela much more than the Godfather.
― EZ Snappin (EZSnappin), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 20:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― a.b. (alanbanana), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 20:42 (seventeen years ago) link
― gear (gear), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 20:43 (seventeen years ago) link
― is anyone anticipating the new Baaderonixx? (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 21:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 21:12 (seventeen years ago) link
no wai
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 21:21 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 21:25 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 21:29 (seventeen years ago) link
I highly recommend the Fela one. Highly.
― B.L.A.M. (Big Loud Mountain Ape), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 21:36 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tronid K (tronidk), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 21:40 (seventeen years ago) link
Fucking ILMers getting excited about their contrarian opinions.
― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 22:13 (seventeen years ago) link
I have "Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense" record and I was really amazed like for the first ten minutes . Then it gets a bit boring - it probably also depends on the context you're listening etc. Anyway I guess it's his worse, later period,. And "Roforofo Fight" is from early 70's and I don't doubt it's really exciting to hear Fela from those years but it's easier to get cheap Fela than Konono, especially in Poland (of course you can always download all the music ever recorded but it's not the point). Fela vs. Konono only in artistic terms - probably Fela wins, but, on the other hand "Congotronics" gets high scores on metacritic which is some good reference
so I bought Konono :) but I will try to bid for Fela later (there are still 8 days to go)
― piotr (pyotreck), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 22:17 (seventeen years ago) link
― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 22:20 (seventeen years ago) link
fela >>>> james brown
― gear (gear), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 22:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 22:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― gear (gear), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 22:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 22:23 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 22:26 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 22:27 (seventeen years ago) link
― gear (gear), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 22:27 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 22:29 (seventeen years ago) link
Miles probably made more exciting, interesting and varied music in the 70s alone than either JB or Fela did in their entire careers, but JB like changed music man! No JB = no 70s Miles and possibly no Fela too.
Right now I'm probably more inclined to throw on a Fela record than a James Brown record, but that's just because I kind of played him out in college.
― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 23:02 (seventeen years ago) link
If not, I will be going to sleep. After consuming A LOT of alcohol.
― B.L.A.M. (Big Loud Mountain Ape), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 23:20 (seventeen years ago) link
braveclub's idea is brilliant, by the way, but I think Fela can soundtrack a mean cleaning too
― Roque Strew (RoqueStrew), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 02:38 (seventeen years ago) link
― chaki (chaki), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 03:17 (seventeen years ago) link
I'd rather listen to Fela over James. No question.
― EZ Snappin (EZSnappin), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 03:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― chaki (chaki), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 05:03 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 05:13 (seventeen years ago) link
― I maen srsly (blunt), Wednesday, 15 November 2006 07:06 (seventeen years ago) link
have no idea what it means but the "impossible, impossibility, impossibilityism, impossibilityismalogy, impossibilityismalogicalization" part in go slow is one of my favorite things of the history of recorded music
― the burrito that defined a generation, Saturday, 1 August 2020 01:00 (four years ago) link
hey 2006 ilm I need to tick off “Africa” for my collection but I’m only getting 1 of these 2 records in totally different styles from different parts of the continent plz give me your most confidently wrong opinions thx
― the state is bad (Left), Saturday, 1 August 2020 02:28 (four years ago) link
oh shit here comes Left!
― the burrito that defined a generation, Saturday, 1 August 2020 03:10 (four years ago) link
Right did something Wrong 13 years ago and Left is here to let Us know about it!
― the burrito that defined a generation, Saturday, 1 August 2020 03:11 (four years ago) link
did lol at this:
(like most things these days) ridiculously over-rated by folks who don't really know much about what does or does not suck.
― Daniel_Rf, Saturday, 1 August 2020 10:56 (four years ago) link
serious take: 1st congotronics album is actually pretty underrated at this point
― the state is bad (Left), Saturday, 1 August 2020 12:36 (four years ago) link
Both good albums. More interesting takeaway: the idea of "affording" an album has become outdated in less than a decade.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 1 August 2020 16:25 (four years ago) link
Konono was such a great live show, love that album
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 1 August 2020 16:50 (four years ago) link
it was one of the loudest live shows i've ever been at!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 1 August 2020 22:52 (four years ago) link
Yeh, the Konono live tour in summer of 2006 was unbelievable, won free tickets to see them in Cleveland, and it was just an enormous hours-long party.
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Sunday, 2 August 2020 14:15 (four years ago) link
anybody in this thread have opinions on the new duma record
― Kate (rushomancy), Sunday, 2 August 2020 14:41 (four years ago) link
Listening to 'Konono meets Batida' today and it is dope imo.
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 3 August 2020 20:30 (four years ago) link