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truth in the abstract blues - tell me - ethbo - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Wave / Pop / Rock

1. Worried Life
2. Feeling Good Feeling Bad
3. Hard Times Killing Floor
4. Be Troubled
5. Walking My Troubles Away
6. Heartbreak Hotel
7. Tell Me

The music of the blues greats — mostly folk blues, from Blind Lemon to the Wolf — freely re-imagined by Roberto Bellatella, Mike Cooper and Fabrizio Spera. Silk-screened sleeves; a very limited run. Check!

Double-bassist Bellatella is a member of Louis Moholo's Viva la Black. Guitarist Mike Cooper has appeared on more than sixty records to date, including 2000's World Slide, an EP of experimental blues and Hawaiian music, also for Ethbo. On drums and percussion, Fabrizio Spera has worked with John Butcher, Lol Coxhill, Tristan Honsinger and Wadada Leo Smith, amongst others.