Sketches of California Pt. 2

March 5, 2009 at 6:45 pm

Photo: Abby Powell.

The only thing I miss about Los Angeles is the Hollywood Freeway at midnight, windows down and radio blaring
bearing right into the center of the city, the Capitol Tower on the right, and beyond it, Hollywood Boulevard blazing - pimps, surplus stores, footprints of the stars - descending through the city fast as the law would allow
through the lights, then rising to the stack out of the city to the stack where lanes are stacked six deep
and you on top; the air now clean, for a moment weightless without memories, or need for a past.

- Frank Bidart, California Plush.

Zero 7 feat. MF Doom - Somersault (Dangermouse remix)
From Man to Mouse (Not on Label / 2007)
The Long Lost - Woebegone (Flying Lotus’ Luckiest Charm)
Woebegone (Ninjatune / 2008)
J Dilla - Don’t Cry
Donuts (Stones Throw / 2006)
Bullion - I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times
Pet Sounds in the Key of Dee (bootleg)
Afta-1- The Time in Between
The Time in Between (Melting Pot / 2008)
Cooley Munson - Sightly Sue
In Debt (Guerssen / 1972)

Shortly after posting the first Californian sketch I received a couple of messages from readers asking for more music in this vein, and here it is. Hope you enjoy them as much as the last one. Roll them on a sunny day.

See also: Sketches of California.

Posted by Moka in Electronica, hip hop -

9 Comments »

  1. Todd Smith said, March 5, 2009 @ 7:35 pm

    !
    :)

  2. Moka said, March 5, 2009 @ 8:00 pm

    :9

    Whoa, I just tuned to the player thing you have there on your sidebar and you have the most exquisite music over there. I could compile ten of this series of posts with all the great tracks you’ve got there. Will be around your blog all nite long.

  3. Big Ed Dunkel said, March 6, 2009 @ 12:29 pm

    Jesus, I love those words. Frank Bidart, my hometown’s Soul Brother #1. Born on May 27, 1939 in Bakerfield, he represented in his work life as it should be. Fresno eats it!!

  4. Big Ed Dunkel said, March 6, 2009 @ 12:42 pm

    Oh yeah, LOVE that surf guitar on “Sightly Sue”.

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  6. anthony said, March 10, 2009 @ 9:16 am

    Somersault is amazing! thank you Moka for gracing my ears with some mf doom who in my opinion is very under rated.

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  8. Emma said, March 13, 2009 @ 7:58 pm

    Took me right to Cali. Great stuff. :)

  9. Mtume said, April 17, 2009 @ 11:59 pm

    Simply beautiful, Moka. Keep up the quality work.

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