We'll start things off with something new from Bamu Express, studio project of Sacramento local Chris Anderson. Here's "Let It Down" from his latest EP Chris Plays Koto Samples, a manipulation in sampling wizardry pulled from recordings of Japanese koto player Tadao Sawai and (what sounds like) the Hawaiian guitar work of Arthur Lyman.
The duo will be heading north next month to play the Red Devil Lounge in San Francisco on March 5. (Yours truly will likely be missing class to make the hour and a half trek to the bay to see them open for Peter Case and Paul Collins.) Fortunately the venue is only a half-block away from Bob's Donuts, one of my favorite pastry shops that also happens to be open 24 hours. (The trick is to call ahead and find out when the latest batch comes out of the oven so you don't miss out on the melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness. If you get there after 1am be ready for the bar crowd line as well!)
Now for a little power pop via 1979 -- "Rock And Roll Love Letter" by The Records. The original version of this song was written and recorded by Tim Moore in 1974 and covered most famously by the Bay City Rollers. However, The Records cover beats out the Bay City Rollers for my favorite version of this song... or maybe I should say the Robert John "Mutt" Lange-produced single as they've actually done TWO versions of R&RLL! This version has Lange's telltale glam guitar sound mostly associated with his work with Deaf Leppard. Er, think "Photograph"/1983's Pyromania album if that helps, or discern with your own well-tuned ear here:
(Don't look for this version on itunes folks, it ain't there!)
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