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The secret of surrealism was that the most banal reality could become surreal, but only at privileged moments, which still derived from art and the imaginary. Now the whole everyday political, social, historial, economic reality is incorporated into the simulative dimension of the hyperrealism; we already live out the “aesthetic” hallucination of realty. - [...]
Created by composer and multi-instrumentalist Jason Swinscoe in 1999, British-based The Cinematic Orchestra lives up to their name with an atmospheric and beguiling combination of ingenious sampling, live instruments and jazzy electronic sound ...
Miss Fontella Bass “Listen -Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure - Don’t Mess Up a Good Thing - MP3″ Greetings all. I hope the dawning of a new week finds you well, at least well enough for some groovy soul music. Today’s selection is an example of an absolutely fantastic record that I was utterly and completely ignorant of for year, until I [...]
This two part playlist was first posted last year, but was later taken down. Somehow I was able to locate the audio files. The playlist features artists born in St. Louis, who grew up in St. Louis, spent their formative musical years in St. Louis, or who got their start in the city. St. Louis once had a vibrant Soul & Blues scene, particularly in the 1950's, 60's and 70's. The St. Louis area also has...
You enjoyed the last one so here are some more. “Breathe” performed live at the Barbican, 2007. Much different tempo than the last vid. Here’s a studio vid. for “Reel Life (Evolution II).” It takes a while to get going but it's a nice ride.. “All that you Give” feat. Fontella Bass. [...]
“Theme De Yo Yo” is a musical composition by American jazz band Art Ensemble of Chicago with vocals by Fontella Bass. The composition was part of the soundtrack to the 1971 French film Les Stances à Sophie and was first compiled on the 1995 Soul Jazz Records free jazz compilation Universal Sounds Of America. AEOC [...]
Roy Kasten writes: I first moved to Saint Louis, Missouri in August 1987. I was 22, a student of literature and a writer. I spent most of my days and nights in the stacks and study rooms of Olin Library at Washington University. I moved to the river city from Utah. As a teen I had [...]
Rescue me, take me in your arms. Rescue me, I want your tender charms. 'Cause I'm lonely and I'm blue. I need you and your love too. Come on and rescue me. No, it's not Aretha Franklin singing, although Fontella had a very similar background singing Gospel music before moving over to the secular side. This song was her biggest hit, and came out in 1965, two years before Aretha hit the national scene....
1) Fontella Bass, "Rescue Me." It hit #1 on the R&B charts, the only time Bass would make it to the top. Bass had an interesting career ... she played piano for Little Milton and recorded with avant-garde jazzbos the...
Kristy Lee Cook's future as an "American Idol" is now in viewers' hands. The 24-year-old singer was first in line last night, having survived a grueling audition process with 100,000 "Idol" hopefuls.
In acknowledgment of Black History Month, over the weekend the Post-Dispatch ran an article by pop critic Kevin Johnson presenting an overview of some of the most famous African-American musicians from St. Louis. In addition to the expected Chuck Berry and Tina Turner references, the piece contained capsule biographies and audio samples of Miles Davis, Josephine Baker, Fontella Bass and others, while...
… They didn't say anything. The man and the woman moved closer to each other, The round table between them. The stove was still on and burned the empty pot. She started to get up. One of them shot her. She leaned over the table like a schoolgirl doing her lessons. She thought about being beside him, being asleep. They took her long gray [...]
On this final day of 2007, let's take a look back at some of the most noteworthy items published by StLJN over the past 12 months: January 2007 Guitarist Todd Mosby helps invent the imratgitar , a new instrument combining traits of the guitar and the sitar. A new version of the Black Artists Group is organized , with bassist and composer Zimbabwe Nkenya taking a leadership role . A benefit concert...
