Afro-American Folklore from Texas State Prisons Recorded and edited by Bruce Jackson Cover: Eric Von Schmidt Originally released by Elektra, 1965 Remastering: Nick Blagona, 2018   original notes by Bruce Jackson… The recordings on this album were made in Texas prison farms in July 1964. I’d gone there in the hope of recording black convict…

Twelve years separate Canyon Songs (2007) from Songs Of Praise. The most attentive had spotted Modern Love, an electro pop album recorded with the Electro Sensitive Behavior duo in 2015. Still, we loved the work of Perry Blake, who distilled the same trembling fascinations as David Sylvian or Bowie. The heat of the crooner with…