So we close
Jazz January with a piece not specifically about jazz (though there is some in it) but instead highlighting an article from the site where we found a the majority of the months releases,
Bandcamp. A few weeks back that site (
which we love)
profiled a really cool record label that
RtBE had never heard of called
Dust-to-Digital.
It is a label that started it's existence with a 160 tracked gospel behemoth called
Goodbye, Babylon which was nominated for Best Historical Album by The Recording Academy.
The label since then has literally been all over the world, highlighting albums, genres, and artists who may otherwise have never been heard in 2018 and beyond. There are tons to highlight from the label but here are three that instantly jumped out at us after spending some time on
their page:
Of course the rock and roll from
Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll is a joy to these retro loving ears and
Baksey Cham Krong nails it:
Greek instrumentals can be incredibly cinematic here with
G. Gretis & S. Stamos getting after it on fiddle and piano for
Greek Rhapsody Instrumental Music from Greece 1905-1956:
and the gospel styling of
Rev. Johnny L Jones is powerful no matter your denomination on
The Hurricane That Hit Atlanta:
This is
truly a great read with lots of songs mixed in to help guide you along. Many props to the author Andy Thomas,
Dust-to-Digital and Bandcamp themselves for preserving these amazing pieces of history. Enjoy some more selections we found below by just scratching the surface and as always thanks for reading.
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