Sunday 3 December 2023

The Listening Club - 3rd December 2023

Greetings folks,

Well, quite literally as I type, the first few tentative flakes of this Winter's snow are falling on Amsterdam, but as it's been raining all day, I don't see much laying just yet. Won't be going out in it either way, as, following a fine Wednesday evening catching up with old friends, drinking a few beers and watching The Prodigy, I've come down with a classic post-gig cold (ah-fuckin-choo). So no snow adventures for me for a few days...

In other news, glancing at the calendar, this year is one of those where Christmas Eve / New Years Eve falls on a Sunday, so advance notice thar we will be closed for the holidays! - Last #LC of '23 will be 17th December, then we will be back on 7th January 2024 for the customary #FestiveVortex, comprising of some of your favourite music of 2023!

Speaking of vortices, last Sunday we visualised a collectively agreed and much needed #HealingVortex, so many different kinds of healing, so little time. Thanks to all who chipped in a tune or two, and to @saucer for the fine assembly.

Which leaves us back in regularly scheduled programming land, where @soundclamp is waiting with his intro to tonight's pick...

"There’s so much weird shit going on everywhere and it’s really weighing on me, y’know? I kinda struggled to find a pick that felt good.

So… I’m doing something a little different and keeping it local this time. Let's go to West Oakland for a sweaty hoedown where bodacious babes belt the blues in Bulgarian, Ladino, and sometimes even English while an avant-rock band kicks out the jams (motherfucker) in accompaniment. They call it PUNK-KLEZMER. This is their debut album. It was released in 1998 on a small independent label and instantly made waves.

I actually saw them once at a night club in San Francisco called Slim’s (requiescat), and it was incredible. Okay, on with the show!"

Right then, download's here, stream below:

Hope to see you 20:00 GMT. 

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