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One Track or Album per Week, Number 3: Jackie Brown, Soundtrack.

One Track or Album per Week, Number 3: Jackie Brown, Soundtrack.

If you’ve ever studied Quentin Tarantino, you know that the director is a fan of the music of the seventies. Whether I’m a fan of Quentin Tarantino, I definitely can’t say, but I do like some of his films. Jackie Brown is one of them.

During the movie, I noticed one song in particular that I spontaneously fell in love with. Strawberry Letter 23 by Brothers Johnson. The rest of the soundtrack is really not bad, but the song I just mentioned is the highlight par excellence:

Strawberry Letter 23 – The Brothers Johnson ( 12″ Extended ): https://youtu.be/q-ipH9Ws-zs

Next week there will be a sequel, so: Stay tuned

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One Track or Album per Week, Number 2: Klaus Schulze, Mirage.

One Track or Album per Week, Number 2: Klaus Schulze, Mirage.

In the 30 Days Challenge I introduced one of my favorite albums pretty much at the beginning: Klaus Schulze, Timewind. But there are two more LPs of the artist in my record collection: Body Love and Blackdance.

In the last weeks I thought over and over again whether I should buy one of the two as a download or as a CD again. After a long time of thinking, however, I came to the conclusion that the latter is too similar to Timewind and that there is only one real electronic firecracker on the first LP.

Instead, during my search I stumbled upon another album by the artist, which I fell in love with almost at first sight: Mirage.

On this album you can find everything that makes Klaus Schulze: sound carpets, synthesizer – chirping, now and then a few percussions. Quiet, meditative music. To relax and switch off. In addition, the tracks are extremely long; summa summarum: does not fit at all in this time, in which everything must go faster and faster and songs in Spotify are listened to only a few seconds. On the other hand, give it a try.

Here are a few tracks:

Crystal Lake: https://youtu.be/BA7WnfnzWzg
Velvet Voyage: https://youtu.be/6Y2UudZIc-4

Stay tuned

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A Corona-Lockdown01-Flashback DJ Set – the positive message from wirkultur

the positive message from wirkultur, exg media and prof. christian zich in Landau

15 months ago I was standing all alone on stage at the Stadthalle in Landau, Germany, performing a DJ set. The exg media guys put together a great program back in those days, wirkultur. The basic idea behind it is told relatively quickly: to give artists the opportunity to send a positive, creative-artistic message to the whole world in the first Shutdown 2020. At that time, perhaps most people thought that by the end of the summer it was all just a bad dream and we could get back to day-to-day business.

I don’t need to tell you the rest, you know it yourselves. Nothing was over in the fall, the long, cold winter 2020/2021 increased the frustration of 7 months Shutdown02 again immeasurably (at least felt).

March 2020 it was somehow a funny feeling to DJ without audience and dance floor. In any case, a very nice experience and once again many thanks to the guys and gals from exg Media. It was a great experience.

Let’s have a look at the video? Here we are…

djing and more…

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house altar – dj set june 2021 edition.

house altar - dj set june 2021 edition. by christian zich

It’s hot outside. Summer 2021. A wonderful feeling. Finally DJing again. Still without a dance floor, but it’s a beginning and hopefully the end of the Corona lockdowns. Party until the next lockdown, enjoy the day, the moment, the music. Have fun listening.

Setlist

Love & Happiness (Angelo Ferreri Remix) – The Nice Guys
Ocaso (feat. Kuka Morales) – Dario Nuñez
U Got It – PEZNT
Set Me Free (feat. Alina) – Dario Nuñez
Burn (Extended Mix) – PEZNT & Alaia & Gallo
Ivoire (Original Mix) – Folamour
Stand Up (feat. Ramona Renea) [Extended Mix] – David Penn
In Arms (Extended Mix) – Ferreck Dawn & Robosonic
The Last Time (feat. Leon Lincoln) [Qubiko Extended Remix] – Saison
Hooked On Bad Habits (feat. Lisa Millett) [Mousse T.’s Extended Edit] – Selace & ATFC
The Way We Are (Max Lyazgin & Hugobeat Remix) – Rafael Lambert
While I’m Alive – (Lenny Kiser Remix) – STRFKR
Golden Sky (Original Reworked Mix) – Dirk Dreyer & Pierre Deutschmann
Porno Disco – Seph Martin
Dance to Your Song (Original Vocal Mix) – Samo & Kornum & Karma
Sky High – Gorgon City
Satisfy – Re-Tide
Party Jack – Foo Funkers & Jonk & Spook

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One Track or Album per Week, Number 1: Frank Zappa, Joes Garage.

Frank Zappa Joe‘s Garage

Some time ago I participated in a challenge, 30 LP’s in 30 days. This was quite a demanding task, but it was a lot of fun. Fortunately in my music collection you will find other CDs and many downloads which are crying for an appreciation. I’m going to take it easy now and present one of my favorite tracks or albums every week. Let’s start with one of my highlights.

Highlight of the week: Frank Zappa, Joe’s Garage.

I bought this album when I was 17, primarily because Zappa was the bourgeois terror par excellence in America at that time, because he had “interesting” lyrics and his music covered a very wide range, from chaotic and weird to catchy melodic.

When I decided to just march in the direction of punk, I sold the album. This annoyed me so much after a few years, therefore I had to buy it again as a double CD. For me Joe’s garage is the best album Zappa has produced and the perfect background music for long car rides.

Here are a few tracks:

Joe’s Garage: https://youtu.be/mz_EeEN_YXQ
Catholic Girls: https://youtu.be/KVVhsOIhnMg

Stay tuned

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my uncle’s house altar – dj set february 2020 edition.

my uncle's house altar - dj set february 2020 edition.

Throw away the Corona masks, hang up the disco ball and turn up the stereo system to full volume. It’s party time!

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30 records in 30 days from 2 collections from one household, day 28: Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Debut Album.

A Challenge: 30 Platten in 30 Tagen / 30 records in 30 days Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Debut

30 records in 30 days goes into the 28th round: Me and Jane in Plane.

Another musical hook before we enter the final musical sprint tomorrow. Two important memories connect me with this record. The first concerns the musical style, swing jazz. My father was an avowed fan of this style of music and this band. And – in contrast to his other musical preferences – I liked the music immediately. I even listened to the record often when he wasn’t around. The second memory concerns my father. I can still remember very well how on some Sundays in the morning he put on the record very tidily and enjoyed the music with a lot of commitment.

Me and Jane in a Plane: https://youtu.be/FkiKW17Q3Mg

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30 records in 30 days from 2 collections from one household, day 27: Herbert von Karajan, Ravel/Bolero.

A Challenge: 30 Platten in 30 Tagen / 30 records in 30 days Herbert von Karajan, Bolero

30 records in 30 days goes into the 27th round: Honni soit qui mal y pense.

Another musical hook. This is the only classical LP I bought when I was young. I got into classical music quite early and still found some inherited pieces in my record collection. Probably not in great condition. I would have bought more classical albums for sure, but in the beginning the pocket money wasn’t enough, later I bought the CDs. Back to the Bolero. There’s not much to say, just great. Almost structured like a modern piece of music. A drum loop and then successively all the other instruments fade in. Have a nice Sunday.

Ravel, Bolero: https://youtu.be/r30D3SW4OVw

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30 records in 30 days from 2 collections from one household, day 26: Whodini, first album.

A Challenge: 30 Platten in 30 Tagen / 30 records in 30 days Whodini, Debut

30 records in 30 days goes into the 26th round: Who is afraid of the haunted house?

The end is near. And we’re hitting another musical hook today, towards rap, hip-hop and (according to Wikipedia) e-funk. Whodini’s album was one of the big surprises during this challenge. I couldn’t remember ever owning anything like it. Grandmaster Flash was still hiding somewhere in the depths of my memory, but this album was off my radar. When I then listened to the songs in iTunes, I was surprised again. They are really good. Nevertheless, I never really warmed up to rap and hip-hop, that’s why I only got two LPs. Tomorrow there will be the next hook.

The Haunted House of Rock: https://youtu.be/gjG69bDrG7E

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30 records in 30 days from 2 collections from one household, day 25: Shango, Shango Funk Theology.

A Challenge: 30 Platten in 30 Tagen / 30 records in 30 days Shango, Shango Funk Theology

30 records in 30 days goes into the 25th round: Aren’t we all a bit Shango?

A friend of mine infected me with the funk virus when we were in the army together. In 1982-1984, a few limited-edition records called Funk You! were released on the Metrovynil label. The lyrics triggered red ears and stuttering at the time, but the music was the best you could get out of the funk corner.

Unfortunately, you couldn’t buy these albums at my local record store in my hometown and even in bigger towns it was insanely difficult to get them. I had a quick look last night and you can still get them, but at a sporty price (in good condition, more than 20€). I will probably buy them.

Back to Shango. Infected with the aforementioned virus, I was even more pleased that this record was available in normal record shops. The best song on the whole record is the Message. The raw power of funk packed into one song. Simply brilliant. And today‘s message is “Are You ready for the Weekend? Listen to the message! Listen to Shango!”

The Message: https://youtu.be/JpBtb0Jq-3g

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