Pete Seeger - Gazette, Vol. 2 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Eze-Ozo's 'How To Stay Alive' is a bonafide bass 'n' bleeps classic that has topped wants lists for decades. Originally released in 1991, this groundbreaking 2 tracker took the Warehouse Scene by storm and ensured it would never be the same again. 'How to Stay Alive' opens with rich pads and sparse percussion, the heavyweight sub-bass drops, then in come breakbeats that really deliver the funk. There's bubbling synth riffs and stabs aplenty, whilst sublime strings addto the track's emotive quality. Over on the flip 'Kick The Break In' features more bass-bin rattling sub-bass, but rolls with an infectious acid line. The percussion passages are deftly programmed, as beak beats intertwine with more electro-tinged 4 to the floor rhythms, there's those ever essential bleeps and strings, both sinister and elevating give the track a more melancholic feel.This very sought after slab of wax is an essential rarity that has achieved a cult status amongst the most discerning DJs and record collectors alike. It has been legitimately re-released with the full involvement of Ezo-Ozo, lovingly remastered by London's Curve Pusher from the original DATs especially for Mint Condition. 100% legitimate, licensed and released. Dug, remastered, repackaged and brought to you by the caring folks at your favorite reissue tag - Mint Condition!

Ballads fuse the arts of music and storytelling.3 Pete Seeger, an American folk hero and icon of the great Inchfolk revival of the 1950s & 1960 s, hand selecton some of his favorite American ballads to compile a series of classic American song-stories flowing from the bedrock tof the American experience. Throught these captivaiting songs, a tale is told of America Inchonce upon a timInch. This CD is the second in a series of Ballad reissues and an important recording for any fan of American folk music.

In this collection of live recordings, Pete Seeger plays some of his favorite Woody Guthrie tunes. Classics such as Pretty Boy Floyd, Reuben James, and This Land is Your Land are included alongside less well known Guthrie tunes such as Round and Round (a song about Einstein's theory of relativity), Miss Pavlichenko, and Roll on Columbia. In typical Seeger style, he frequently encourages the audience to participate during the recordings, and he teaches the audience about the tunes as well, engaging them in stories about the songs and the Dust Bowl Troubadour himself.