The Holly Kaleidoscope (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & AfricanDavy Graham was one of the leading pioneers of the acoustic guitar who invented and developed many techniques for the instrument including chord progressions and open tunings (most famously for DADGAD). He also inspired many leading musicians including Bert Jansch, Martin Carthy, John Martyn, Paul Simon and Jimmy Page. The Holly Kaleidoscope was Graham's final LP for Decca and he was accompanied by his then wife, American singer Holly Gwyn, who sang
First ever compilation documenting the heyday of Malagasy music during the 1970s and 1980s
Molina and Sampredo had refined their crushing sonic assault to the extent that they could bludgeon the listener with wagnerian riffs and rhythms (the entropy hymn Hey Hey
Buttressed by Mick Fleetwood's muscular yet restrained drumming and John McVie's steady-as-a-heartbeat bass lines
while Mie Nakao's fuzz-rocker 'Sharock No
'Whispered Visions' is finally committed to vinyl thirty years after its original cassette only release
Included stand-out cuts "Gimme Back My Bullets" and "Double Trouble" and the elan and Southern swagger expected from the band
His collaboration with Tony Allen is another rhythmic conversation in a long and well-established discourse
As well as long-time associates Togas and Elder Bonsei
black and white swirl vinyl with black inner bags and lyric insert
they readily incorporated the sounds they heard all around them
This is incredibly Trees Speak's third album on Soul Jazz Records released in the space of one year - and it's amazing
this a compilation of the band's Decca recordings