The Cackle Sisters
Posted by ismismism on March 23, 2009 in Uncategorized
After seeing the one-time performance of the Oblesons (Adrian Robles, Christian Doble and I doing old timey three part harmonies at 826’s Love Hangover show), Ian Saylor suggested I check out an old timely duo called the Cackle Sisters.
I found some recordings, and Holy Shit.
The real life DeZurik sisters (known as the Cackle Sisters) yodel in perfect harmony while incorporating the sounds of the animals on the barn they grew up in. Imagine two hens clucking in harmony and you’ve got an idea of what this sounds like. It’s pretty amazing stuff that goes beyond mere novelty, and there is a whole set of music in free mp3s on WFMU’s blog. In fact, based on the comments from the family members of the DeZurik sisters on the blog, I think this is the only full set of the Cackle Sisters ever released. Before this, there were only a few tracks available.
You’ve got to give this a listen.
The Cackle Sisters - Live on the Checkerboard Time Radio Show
Raphael Saadiq at City Theatre
Posted by ismismism on March 18, 2009 in Uncategorized
Back in college, I copied the Tony! Toni! Tone! tracks “Put Your Head on My Pillow” and “Thinking of You” from my roommate and enjoyed those smooth grooves for years without ever investigating further. I also thought that the Raphael Saadiq-produced tune “Show Me the Way to Your Heart” on Earth Wind and Fire’s 2005 [...]
Tis the Season
Posted by ismismism on December 10, 2008 in Uncategorized
Since I’ve been getting my blog bug out at the Suburban Sprawl blog these days, there hasn’t been much reason for me to post here. However, this is a good forum for self-indulgence, and I thought it’d be fun to celebrate this year’s Suburan Sprawl holiday comp by listing all the different holiday songs I’ve recorded [...]
The Life of Telemarketers
Posted by ismismism on August 12, 2008 in Uncategorized
I receive a lot of annoying sales calls at work, and I generally just don’t answer them. Today I was left an accidental message by someone who apparently thought they had hung up. I could only hear one side of the conversation, but this is what it said.
[Background noise of another speakerphone ringing endlessly and a [...]
What a homeown
Posted by ismismism on July 15, 2008 in Uncategorized
Since I haven’t told anyone about the existence of this blog yet, I’m guessing you didn’t notice that I’m returning from a two week vacation. I had the time off work, and I consequently spent refreshingly little time on the internet (and a disappointing amount of time in front of daytime television).
One major thing [...]
Downtown Detroit one day, open farmland the next
Posted by ismismism on June 27, 2008 in Uncategorized
I’ve been tied down and tickled by gremlins all week, so I couldn’t post about my weekend until now.
FRIDAY: Suburban Sprawl Summer of Fun IV @ Alvin’s
It’s been already reported here, but let me say that Sea of Japan were much tighter than I was expecting on Friday. After only five practices, they sounded like they [...]
Why Blogger?
Posted by ismismism on June 17, 2008 in Uncategorized
I know what you’re thinking:
“Oh great, another blog. From a real person, not even a gimick like a blog from a pet or an inanimate object. At least that might be funny for one post. This is just more mindless chatter to collect spam comments.”
And you’re probably right. Entering the blogosphere right now feels like [...]