new steinski comp/retrospective

both are political art par excellence, from where i stand--not that that's saying very much, admittedly. still, i listen to 'em in much the same way as i listen to early Tricky, i suppose: is good, unsettling, somewhat creepy music for when you feel the need for some self-flagellation of the soul. (also, not having experienced JFK's assasinaqtion in real time--much like Steinski himself, i bet--i can really appreciate the warped humor permeating the piece.)

Why hasn't this thing been sued out of existence yet???

I think the political piece of Steinski's which works most directly and immediately is the Bush Snr/Gulf War one "It's Up To You" - funny and sharp at the same time.

well, yeah, that one too--who could argue with classic Firesign Theatre samples, after all?

back on fire : http://www.steinski.com/blog/a_track_from_the_inauguration_with_apologies_to_rev_lowery/

Great work, as ever.

The Lowery speech was grievously underacknowledged in the news reports but I thought it was astonishing oratory (and he's 87!).

I look forward to Obama coming to Britain and proclaiming "We want Brown to stick around!"

Agreed - this is superb (and Rev L. was great anyway).

thanks for the link - i've been listening and being cheered by this all day. what's the gospel call and response sampled here?

yeah, terrific track.

Hadn't realised this was an illegal release. Glad I snapped up the used copy I found for $8.

illegal - but readily available in the shops. (standard product in fopp now)
guess copywrite/legal people have bigger fish to fry these days.

Real pirates instead of artful-pirates, I guess.

dope Hendrix mix up on Steinskis blog, get it while you can
http://www.steinski.com/blog/for-a-limited-time-only/

I will never listen to "Number Three On Flight Eleven."

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I will never listen to "Number Three On Flight Eleven."

― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 02:39 (1 hour ago) Bookmark

Your fucking loss.

Personally, I find all his historic jams and dj associated stuff fun and great and all, but if he only did stuff like 'Number Three...' I'd really love him.

gah, tricked by free emoticons again

this hendrix mix is great -- thanks for the tip.

yup it is.
i forgot to sub to the RSS feed so until this thread bump, had missed out on it.

wish it was longer tbh.

notice how in order to avoid run-ins with the hendrix estate, the whole thing has been crafted out of bootleg material.
app. the hendrix estate are hardcore when it comes to litigation.
(in which case, how did young gods get away with it for TV Sky, or was the sample use credited ?)