In honor of Robbie Robertson
On Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Jukebox Playlist – Jennifer!
May 13, 2023Famous Blue Raincoat Revisited
October 1, 2023Open Player Here – Peyote Healing.
Contact from the Underworld of Redboy (1998).
On Contact from the Underworld of Redboy, Robertson departed from his typical production style and delved deep into a mix of rock, native, and electronic music. He employed the services of Howie B, DJ Premier, and producer Marius de Vries (Bjork, Massive Attack). Through the songs on the album, he takes a close look at native traditions like Peyote Healing. The album’s opening track, “The Sound Is Fading”, samples a recording of a young Native American singer from the 1940s that Robertson got from the Library Of Congress, and the song “Sacrifice” includes parts of an interview from prison with Leonard Peltier set to a soundscape produced by Robertson and de Vries. The racial epithet in the album’s title comes from an experience Robertson had where some bullies referred to him as “Red Boy” while he was playing with his cousins. Rolling Stone gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and Robertson received a Juno Award for Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording. (Wikipedia)
Robbie will be missed.