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The dogs wisely kept their distance. I locked them inside, and went back out. It had disappeared. Suffice it to say, I will never go into the yard. Never again.

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Chris @yonforest.bsky.social · 7d

Oh My God I just saw a #rattlesnake in my back yard. I've lived in Santa Fe for decades and had never seen one before. It was just sitting on the grass in the middle of the yard, curled up, rattling loudly. I always wondered if I would recognize one if I saw it. Yes, you will easy recognize it.

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Chris @yonforest.bsky.social · 8d

Steely Dan - "Countdown to Ecstasy" (1973)

I still don't really like Steely Dan, but I did just purchase my second SD record at a thrift store today. And I did look up the lyrics to the Bard College diss track.

#NowPlaying #SteelyDan #vinyl #VinylRecords

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Album cover features a kind of abstract painting of some naked people sitting in chairs.

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Chris @yonforest.bsky.social · 8d

Who burgles a slanty shanty?

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De Selby @deselbysgold.bsky.social · 8d

#NowPlaying
Kan Mikami, John Edwards, Alex Neilson: Live At Café Oto (Otoroku)

A mesmerising set from the idiosyncratic avant blues/folk legend, backed by a stellar rhythm section, recorded at Oto in 2013...
otoroku.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...

black vinyl LP playing with album sleeve behind

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Chris @yonforest.bsky.social · 8d

I found an old London/Decca pressing of Chris Connor's self-titled 1956 lp, and I can't get over the fact that they messed with her hair. It's some sort of.. illustration over her hair? Atlantic and London covers included for reference. #ChrisConnor

Original Atlantic cover shows a black and white photograph of CC, with hair as white as snow, and somewhat wavy.

London Records album cover of Chris Connors lp shows nearly identical black and white photo of CC, but something's amiss. Her hair has wavy lines in it, like someone took an eraser to the picture and tried styling her hair with it. Come to think of it, her face looks kind of weird, too - sort of a half picture, half illustration.

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Chris @yonforest.bsky.social · 8d

Richard Soutar - "Episodes" (1979)

#NowPlaying #RichardSoutar #FolkRock #vinyl #VinylRecords

youtu.be/hDuCOtwluMU

White album cover features a black and white photo of RS glued to the front. He has dark, bushy hair and a mustache, and he's wearing glasses. He's looking at the camera through a window, with ivy seen to the left.

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Chris @yonforest.bsky.social · 8d

Hank Crawford - "More Soul" (1961)

#NowPlaying #HankCrawford #AtlanticRecords #FatheadNewman #vinyl #VinylRecords

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Album cover features a color photograph of HC looking upward, with a golden background.

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Ezra Brooks @ezbrooks.bsky.social · 9d

Excellent video from David Bruce about Balinese gamelan, cultural appropriation, and global music.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7M2...

Bali's DANGEROUS Music

YouTube video by David Bruce Composer

www.youtube.com

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Chris @yonforest.bsky.social · 11d

youtu.be/QwM-Q07Lxtg
#ChicoHamilton #EricDolphy

Beyond the Blue Horizon

YouTube video by Chico Hamilton - Topic

youtu.be

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Chris @yonforest.bsky.social · 11d

Wild to think that Vanguard included Requia in the Fahey twofer.

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Realm of Dusk @realm-of-dusk.bsky.social · 13d

#nowplaying #japanesemusic #vinyl
Kan Mikami — ‘There are No Dreams to be Realized’
Was delighted to find some records by this icon of the Japanese counter-culture (and, later, a PSF recording artist). This is one of my faves by him.