Inspired by such great compilation like Country Got Soul, Delta Swamp Rock and Country Funk!
Comin’ right up, a steaming gumbo of down home, honey drippin’ Voodoo-Soul and rough-fried funky Blues with a large side order of countrified brain salad and gritty Southern Rock. These compilations encompass the elation of gospel with the sexual thrust of the blues, country hoedown harmony with inner city grit. It is alternately playful and melancholic, slow jammin’ and booty shakin’. It is both studio slick and barroom raw. And while these all may seem unlikely combinations at first glance, upon close listen, it all makes sweet sense.
Follow the Love Rustler train through the landscape of blues and country with stops in Jackson, Mississippi. Memphis, Tennessee. New Orleans, Louisiana. Big Rock, Arkansas. Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Old Funk, Georgia. The legendary south of country preachers, forgotten jailhouses, rowdy juke joints and jaded dreams of salvation.
The tunes are from the glorious era between 1970 and 1975 with some years plus and few minus. We found the best tunes on albums you thought you knew and searched a lot of relatively unknown bands and releases for exceptional tunage. If sonically imperfect we had the tracks mastered and listened to the bunch endlessly to achieve the perfect flow.
The Love Rustler recommends: “Pour yourself a drink and keep on chooglin’!”
I didn't expect to finish another Keep On Chooglin' volume so quickly. I put these together only when inspiration leads me to do it. And recently inspiration struck. I had the basic structure ready in no time. And then it goes as usual - I listen to it several times, move the tracks around and kick a few out and bring new ones n. I worked on the last few songs for a long time until I was finally satisfied.
And here it is, the 35th volume of the series: This time the collection starts with four rather slow tracks. Then it continues with country-folk, followed by country-soul until an electric blues block rocks hard. Towards the end you'll hear some funky southern rock (in the broadest sense). Over 78 minutes of the finest music available and cheaper than a pack of cigarettes.
Volume 35/Shaky Ground comes as CD-R and features 23 tracks and about 79 minutes of music. It comes with a cover- and traycard in a normal jewelbox. The CD label is printed. Limited to 50 copies.
Keep On Chooglin' - #35/Shaky Ground
1. Charley Musselwhite's Southside Band - Christo Redemptor
2. Charlie Rich - Motherless Child
3. Gregg Allman - Dark End Of The Street
4. Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home
5. Johnny Winter - Ain't Nothing To Me
6. The Byrds - Cowgirl In The Sand
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Devil In The Bottle
8. Lucky Evans - The Hunter
9. B. Lance - John The Rollin' Man
10. Ken Matthews - The Mills On Fire
11. Leon Russell - Home Sweet Oklahoma
12. Marc Benno - Baby I Love You
13. Harlan County - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
14. Otis Rush - You're Killing My Love
15. Johnny Jenkins - Down In The Cove
16. John Hammond Jr. - Mellow Down Easy
17. Roy Buchanan - Baltimore
18. Delbert McClinton - Shaky Ground
19. Allgood - Can't Get Next To You
20. James Montgomery - Fire On The Bayou
21. Joe Cocker - Midnight Rider
22. Bobby McLure - I Ain't Gonna Turn You Loose
23. Delaney Bramlett - Keep It Going
