power in darkness

typing fast, before pulling the plugs.

today, we observe "earth hour", a campaign spurred by the world wildlife fund, where people flip the light switches off to support power conservation.

makes me nostalgic about when the americas' northeast power grid outed in the height of summer 2003, forcing thousands of people to do stuff they would otherwise not:

empty their fridges and ice boxes to cook

go meet and talk to their neighbours

rely on the kindness of strangers

perform random acts of sweetness

know what it feels like for billions of people around the world every day of their lives.

one hour, though? shame. and lights out in my opinion is just a start...

i wonder if they knew in 1977 when the trammps put this out what a state the world would be in 30 years' time? anyhow before i pull the plugs here it is.

the trammps - the night the lights went out:


thanks to david, the (undercover black man). get this at amazon.

related:
go go golem

go go golem

les edits du golem

"he came to protect you. he's growing every day. he's made out of mud and letters. he uses scissors to edit obscure tracks. no one, except his master, could destroy him... the time has come for the world to experience the power of the golem."

...word for word what it says on the record album. no lie. deep, in the dark french vinyl grooves past these riddles on the album cover are some solid edits fashioned by romain bno, ready to be discovered... 'pyramide' for example is a light and airy take on the 1985 arabic 'disco/balearic' track by multitalented libyan ahmed fakroun... and then comes the heavy, the big sound... 'klout' features golem's golden scissors on 'sunshine baby', a 1979 track by a south african all-girl band called clout, this time sans voix. worth a good booty shake!

les edits du golem - pyramide:

les edits du golem - klout:

...check out the clout's original 'sunshine baby', complete with vocals:


big thanks to jez (innersounds) and neil (music like dirt).

get les edits du golem at vinyl france.

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• arabo-cuban improvisation