RIP Jef Gilson, 1926 - 2012

A tribute from Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet
Very sad to hear that the French musician and producer Jef Gilson passed away today at the age of 86. Here is a tribute that I made to him back in 2004... the track is built from samples of his music and productions on his label Palm.
A tribute to Jef Gilson (Isma'a records 2004) by Four Tet


There are two really good compilations of Jef Gilson's music available:

Jeff Gilson anthology
Jeff Gilson et "Malagasy" - ZAO

Happy Birthday William S. Burroughs

A hockey commercial for a football game

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Charles Bradley documentary on the way

Just selected for the SXSW 2012 Film Festival, the documentary Charles Bradley: Soul of America depicts the extraordinary late in life rise of 62 year old aspiring soul singer Charles Bradley, whose long overdue debut album, No Time For Dreaming (Daptone), took him from a hard life of poverty, homelessness and tragedy and rocketed him onto Rolling Stone magazine's top 50 albums of 2011.
The film follows Charles from his 62nd birthday through the electrifying and transformative months leading up to his unprecedented debut, world tour and ultimate triumph over an impossible dream 48 years in the making. Check out the trailer below.
Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires play Lee's Palace on Saturday February 11.

Video Clip of the Week: Gary Clark Jr.

Don't Owe You A Thang

Happy Birthday Gene MacLellan!

Snowbird by Gene MacLellan live on Don Messer's Jubilee, 1970