Nation Beat - Archaic Humans - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Grammy-winning Trumpeter, Composer, and Producer Nabate Isles follows up his acclaimed 2018 Eclectic Excursions with his second album - en Motion. Referencing the origins of Jazz as dance music, Isles seeks to bring that bounce that brings joy and movement back to the forefront. The lineup is, of course, stellar. Added featured performers are Badia Farha, MuMu Fresh, Kardinal Offishall and the iconic Chuck D.

Vinyl LP pressing. Brutal metallic hardcore juggernauts Walking Wounded emerge from Cleveland's notoriously gritty and aggressive underground music scene with a fresh take on the Rust Belt city's storied heritage. Guitarist Steve Perrino began writing and recording Walking Wounded songs alone in his studio before recruiting vocalist Noah Hardesty. In the spring of 2022, the pair released their debut single, InchBirth,Inch a blistering slice of emotional powerviolence. That formative song showcases Perrino's songwriting skill and Hardesty's uncompromising voice but only hints at Walking Wounded's determined excursion into darker and more deathly sounds. The result was Bestial Condemnation, now expanded with bonus material. The scathing record kicks off with the one-two punch of InchBattle WornInch and InchUnholy BargainInch - a relentless discourse between melodic thrashing speed and driving, chugging catharsis. Elsewhere, InchDepravityInch executes a high-speed hardcore bombing raid in just over one blistering minute, while InchAnguished SolitudeInch slows things to a determined crawl that would make Obituary proud. The record shines with InchFood for the Crows,Inch possibly the quintessential Walking Wounded song.

Best known as the first American band to successfully blend rock and blues, Canned Heat gained worldwide fame after appearing at the Monterey Pop and Woodstock festivals at the end of the 1960s, becoming one of the most popular bands of the hippie era. The band achieved worldwide fame with a lineup consisting of Bob Hite, vocals, Alan Wilson, guitar, harmonica and vocals, Henry Vestine (and later, Harvey Mandel) on lead guitar, Larry Taylor on bass, and Adolfo de la Parra on drums. Now in their fifth decade, the band still has original members Taylor, Mandel and de la Parra. Presented here is their classic 1970 album, InchVintage,Inch featuring reworkings of vintage blues numbers from John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter and Willie Dixon, sprinkled with a few original numbers. All selections have been newly remastered.