Podcast #5: Some Drums for MLK

I woke up Monday morning staring down the ass end of a long weekend. Not only that but at the very last wee hours of eight long years of dirty tricks. It was a day off, a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday. The weather was absolutely awesome and everyone was excited about the Obama festivities to come. So, after a walk in the sun and a few cups of coffee, I picked a dozen or so choice records and emerged from the bedroom around dark with this mix. It's filled with some really tight drumming, including one of my favorite tracks from last year by the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (that's them in the picture above). It also has some old 60's proto-reggae and some bizarre jazz. The dominant theme is the horns and the drums. Plenty helpings of each!

The name is stolen from the first track off Mikey Dread's African Anthem Dubwise album, which is called "Saturday Night Style." It's totally wicked and I wanted to squeeze the track on here, but it wasn't to be -- maybe next time. And since this was a Monday night, in respect to MLK I took a little bit of liberty. Feel like there's plenty of that going around these days.

Veggie Burritos Podcast #5: Monday Night Style

photo courtesy of The Fader