[01] Ain't Nobody's Bizness
[02] Friday The 13th / A Doleful Tear
[03] Sparkplug with Michael & The Cats (238)
[04] criss cross with Jan van Weirengen (2:57)
[05] monk’s dream with Luis Resto (4:11)
[06] like a blessed baby lamb with Clay Windham (1:20)
[07] But Beautiful with Elliott Levin (1:17)
[08] when you dance & dance of the infidels with Gilles Riberolles (3:53)
[09] Double Dealing with David Kimbrough (3:14)
[10] when will the blues leave with Alquin (2:41)
[11] Sweet & Lovely with Carlo Ditta (2:54)
[12] Lock & Key with the Dirty Strangers (3:53)
[13] The Shadow Knows with Bill Lynn (3:15)
[14] in walked bud with Mark Ritsema (7:50)
[15] pannonica with the Amsterdam Blues Scholars (2:27)
[16] Fulani Journey with Afrissippi (8:53)
[17] Goodbye Hound Dog Taylor with Howard Glazer (3:26)
[18] Jelly Roll Blues with the Brakemen (1:57)
*Nuclear War Fat Boy with Pinkeye Orchestra (5:55)
[02] Friday The 13th / A Doleful Tear
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[03] Sparkplug (John Sinclair/Melvin Sparks) with Michael & The Cats (2:38) John Sinclair, recitation; Michael ______________, keyboards, trombone, recitation; Clay Windham, bass, vocal interjections; others unidentified. Recorded at Next Episode Studio, Amsterdam, November 9962006. Remixed & edited by
John Sinclair. Produced by Michael ______________.
[04] criss cross (John Sinclair/Jan van Weirengen) with Jan van Weirengen (2:57). Music composed, arranged & recorded by Jan van Weirengen, Amsterdam, January 7, 2004. Produced by Jan van Weirengen.
[05] monk’s dream (John Sinclair/Thelonious Monk) with Luis Resto (4:11). John Sinclair, recitation; Luis Resto, piano; Paul Nowinski, bass. Recorded at 54 Sound Studio, Ferndale MI, March 2008. Produced by Don Was.
[06] like a blessed baby lamb (John Sinclair/Clay Windham) with Clay Windham (1:25). John Sinclair, recitation; Clay Windham, bass. Recorded by Clay Windham at Easter Hill Studios, Holendrecht, Amsterdam, January 2005. Special thanks to Mark Ritsema. Produced by Clay Windham.
[07] But Beautiful (John Sinclair/Elliott Levin) with Elliott Levin (1:17). John Sinclair, recitation; Elliott Levin, flute. Recorded at DMX Studio, Touro College, New York City, May 14, 2007. Produced by Elliott Levin.
[08] when you dance & dance of the infidels (John Sinclair/Gilles Riberolles) with Gilles Riberolles (3:53). John Sinclair, recitation; Gilles Riberolles, guitars. Recorded at Starski & Sons Studios, Paris, June 8, 2008. Remixed & edited by John Sinclair. Special thanks to Mark Zermati. Produced by Gilles Riberolles.
[09] Double Dealing (John Sinclair/David Kimbrough) with David Kimbrough (3:14). David Kimbrough, guitar, vocal; John Sinclair, recitation; Artemis, drums. Recorded at East Hall Studio, Fayetteville, Arkansas, March 2011.. Remixed & edited by John Sinclair. Produced by David Kimbrough.
[10] when will the blues leave (John Sinclair/Michel Van Dijk-Job Tarenskeen as “Minnie Minnoux: In the Green Kalabas, Minnie”)
with Alquin (2:41) John Sinclair, recitation; Alquin: Michel Van Dijk, lead vocal. Recorded at _____________ Studio Amsterdam, 2009. Remixed & edited by John Sinclair. Produced by Alquin. From the Alquin album Saints & Sinners.
[11] Sweet & Lovely (John Sinclair/Carlo Ditta) with Carlo Ditta (2:38). Steve Allen, saxophones, flute; Carlo Ditta, guitar, rhythm; John Sinclair, recitation. Recorded at Orleans Records Studios, Covington, Louisiana, September 21, 2011. Remixed & edited by John Sinclair. Produced by Carlo Ditta.
[12] Lock & Key (John Sinclair/Alan Clayton) with the Dirty Strangers (3:58). Alan Clayton, guitar, vocals; Scott Mulvey, keyboards; John Proctor, bass; George Butler, drums; John Sinclair, recitation. Recorded at Garden Shed Studios, Shepherd;’s Bush, London, January 21, 2010. Remixed by Youth. Special thanks to Ian Grant. Produced by Alan Clayton & Youth. From the Track Records single “Lock & Key.”
[13] The Shadow Knows (Jerry Leiber-Mike Stoller/John Sinclair) with Bill Lynn & the Blues Scholars. (3:15). John Sinclair, recitation; Bill Lynn, guitar & lead vocal; James Andrews, trumpet; Corey Henry, Andy Galbiata, trombones; Richard Theodore, reeds; Rockin’ Jake, harmonica; Lucky Joe Drake, bass; Michael Voelker, drums. Recorded live at the Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, May 1996. Remixed & edited by John Sinclair. Produced by John Sinclair.
[14] in walked bud (John Sinclair/Mark Ritsema) with Mark Ritsema (7:50) John Sinclair, recitation; Mark Ritsema, guitar. Recorded live at Crime Jazz, Vrije Vloer, Utrecht, The Netherlands, November 24, 2001. Remixed & edited by John Sinclair. Produced by John Sinclair.
[15] pannonica (John Sinclair/Vicente Pino-Steve Pratt) with his Amsterdam Blues Scholars (2:27) John Sinclair, recitation; Vicente Pino, guitar; Steve Pratt, drums. Recorded at EI Studios, Amsterdam, January 4, 2010. Remixed & edited by John Sinclair. Produced by John Sinclair.
[16] Fulani Journey (John Sinclair/Guelel Kumba) with Afrissippi (9:12) Guelel Kumba, guitar & lead vocals; John Sinclair, recitation; Eric Deaton, guitar; Justin Showah, bass; Cedric Burnside, drums; Jeff Henson, guitar, flute; Chad Henson, percussions. Recorded by Will Dawson & Jimbo Mathus at Delta Recording Service, Alcatraz Hotel, Clarksdale, Mississippi, July 2006. Produced by Justin
Showah. From the Afrissippi album Fulani Journey.
[17] Goodbye (John Sinclair/Howard Glazer) with Howard Glazer & the EL 34s (3:34). John Sinclair, recitation; Howard Glazer, guitars; Bob Godwin, bass; Steve Kohn, drums. Recorded in Ferndale, Michigan, 2009. Produced by Howard Glazer. From the Howard Glazer album Wired For Sound.
[18] Jelly Roll Blues (John Sinclair/Jon Milan) with the Brakemen (1:57) John Sinclair, recitation; Jon Milan, piano. Recorded in Dearborn, Michigan, 2004. Produced by Jon Milan & Rick Pinkerton. From the Brakemen album 14 Songs By Milan and Pinkerton.
[19] Nuclear War & Fat Boy (Sun Ra-Arr. Pinkeye Orchestra/John Sinclair: “FatBoy”) with Pinkeye Orchestra (5:55) John Sinclair, recitation.
Drew Bardo (Questions)
Kevin Bayson (Zoos of Berlin)
Asako Chihaya (Raccoon, Kindle)
Eric Dilworth (Eric Dilworth)
Jeff Howitt (Duende!)
Dustin Leslie (Dutch Pink)
Paul MacLeod (Sea Turtle Restoration Project, The Looms)
Joel McCune (Duende!, Misteriosos)
Ryan Milligan (Hotwalls)
Brandon Moss (Wildcatting)
Benjamin Mumma (Bam, Looms)
Pierce Reynolds (Oscillating Fan Club)
Mike Ross (Red China, Cactuswax)
James Semark (Detroit Artists Workshop)
John Sinclair (many and varied)
Frank Stephens (Red China, Jura)
Ray Thompson (Oscillating Fan Club)
Robin Veresh (Oscillating Fan Club)
Justin Walker (Siddhartha, Directions)
Justin Walsh (Yaaarrr Matey)
Brandon Weiner (Directions)
Laura Willem (Duende!)
Frank Woodman (Woodman)
Jason Worden (Red China, Indian Guides, Kindle)
Recorded “live” at the Bohemian National Home, Detroit, October 3, 2009. Remixed & edited by John Sinclair. Produced by John Sinclair.
Edited & Assembled by John Sinclair with Steven Pratt
Above the Sensi Seed Bank, Amsterdam, July 30, 2012.
"John has taken the Blues, many Blues, many Blues singers, their words, their feeling, their lives, their conditions, the places and traces of where they was and is.
Cerebral palsy curbed his ability to play guitar the conventional way, so Nagoda learned double slide, this is his debut LP.
Bandcamp New & Notable May 8, 2014
A concept record about coming-of-age gleefully grifts from all types of rock music, from garage to glam to power pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 13, 2022
Inspired by their travels in New Orleans, Naples, and the UK, the “Italian-hills country blues” duo pen a global love letter to roots music. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2022