Category Archives: Instrumental

SONG OF THE DAY Zilla Rocca & Chong Wizard – Lucky Break

Posted on March 19, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Today’s song was brought to my attention a while back and reappeared in a playlist had on the other day; needless to say, I enjoyed a bit of this! I’m not too familiar with anything else Zilla Rocca or DJ … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Clutchy Hopkins – Sound of the Ghost

Posted on March 16, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

There has been much speculation on who exactly is behind the elusive project that is Clutchy Hopkins, but this name has been creating music for nearly two decades! Clutchy Hopkins is purportedly a multi-instrumentalist musician based out of California. His … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Hansson & Karlsson – Pick-Up

Posted on March 12, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

In the two short years they were active, Swedish Jazz rockers, Hansson & Karlsson released three albums and a couple of singles. Despite Janne Carlsson spelling his last name with C, the duo ended up spelling their name ‘Hansson & … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Johnny Gomez And His Orchestra – Madam Sandrine

Posted on March 6, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Celebrating a musical career that would span over nearly two decades, Edmund Johnny Gomez, a.k.a Johnny Gomez, was a Trinidadian tenor saxophonist. Born to a musical father, Gomez grew up accompanying his father to many musical performances, often sitting on … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Vassilis Vassiliadis – Tsifetelli 

Posted on March 3, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

I had never dreamed just how cool Greek music could be up until a little while back, but now I’m smitten!! Especially when you tune into some of the older stuff, like today’s hypnotic serpent charmer!! It sounds almost futuristic … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY El Chicano – Viva Tirado

Posted on March 2, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Emerging from LA in the late 1960’s, El Chicano were originally formed by Freddie Sanchez under the title, The VIP’s.  Their name change, which was altered soon after their formation, was taken from Chicano, a term for US citizens of … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Giuliano Sorgini – Mad Town

Posted on February 25, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Known as one of the most mysterious composers of the sonorization and soundtrack genres, there is very little known about the life of Italian composer/keyboardist, Giuliano Sorgini. His name can be linked to multiple albums and compositions (including some of … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Les Golden Hands – Amal Hayati

Posted on January 31, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

So enchanted was I by this band the other day that I promised I would cover the b-side to the song I featured last Thursday…and here it is!! Amal Hayati compliments is counterpart perfectly with a psychedelic and hypnotic trip … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Les Golden Hands – Fat El Miaâd

Posted on January 27, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Sometimes the sheer volume of music out there waiting to be discovered just blows my mind, especially when I come across little beacons of magic like today’s song! There is a lot of conflicting information about Les Golden Hands and … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY James Booker – Gonzo

Posted on January 25, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

James Carroll Booker, a.k.a James Booker was an American pianist born in New Orleans in 1939. His music career was surprisingly expansive considering he spent much of his life battling with drug addiction and a rather large chunk of it … Continue reading →

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