1787 JOHN MCLAUGHLIN – EXTRAPOLATION (Polydor, 1969)
Mclaughlin’s first album before he played on Miles’ groundbreakers In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew (Dave Holland would’ve played bass on this record had he not just joined that Miles band…). A clear precursor for the jazz-fusion phenomenon to come, but played in a stripped down ensemble with an almost perfect guitar tone. One of the main reasons I kept playing was because I received this album as a gift from a friend’s trumpeter dad when I was 18. The chordal work here (Two for Two especially) is what struck me — McLaugh can hit a lot of notes, but his chords are even better. My favorite of his work outside of Mahavishnu to be sure. Binky’s Dream
John McLaughlin, guitars; Tony Oxley, drums; John Surman, baritone sax, soprano sax; Brian Odgers, bass
1784 Gatekeeper – Optimus Maximus+
Electronic, graveyard boombox, Dario Argento, Italian Disco, John Carpenter, Jason Takes Manhattan, Giorgio Moroder, Goblin
This is Optimus Maximus plus ‘Slow Walk’ ripped from their myspace page. Chicago heads, where u @?
1766 THE YOUNG, THE OLD AND THE BOLD – 1969
1758 Dead Yanni
Dead Prez — Turn Off The Radio: The Mixtape Volume 1
1751 HAND ME DOWN SATELLITES
HMDS has ruled for a long time and Mark’s blog also rules