Starting with a few songs about towers: construction on the CN Tower began in earnest on this day in 1973.
| Towers Baltic Fleet - Towers - Blow Up (2012) |
| Watchtower Krokofant - Krokofant II - Rune Grammofon (2015) 
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| The Tower Nomeansno - Wrong - Alternative Tentacles (1989) 
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| Jon Spencer (he of the Blues Explosion/Heavy Trash/ex-Pussy Galore) celebrated a birthday a couple of days ago. I like that guys' stuff. |
| Orange The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Orange - Matador (1996) |
| Venus (music bed) Moe Koffman - Solar Explorations - GRT (1974)
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| Bob Marley, born on this day in 1945. King Tubby dies on this day in 1989. Pretty heavy day for reggae. Seems like there's only one thing to do... |
| Just the Other Day (recorded 1973) Dr. Alimantado - Best Dressed Chicken in Town - Keyman (1978) |
| Croaking Lizard Upsetters - Super Ape - Island (1976) |
| Sit and Wonder Singers and Players - War of Words - On U Sound (reissue, orig1981) |
| Man Next Door (1980) The Slits - Sherwood At The Controls Volume 1: 1979 - 1984 - On U Sound (2015) |
| Concrete Sunrise Roots Tonic - Roots Tonic Meets Bill Laswell - ROIR (2006) |
| Giving the drummer a little more... |
| Venus (music bed) Moe Koffman - Solar Explorations - GRT (1974)
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| Walking on a Road with Some Bells Around Your Neck Jerry Granelli - 1313 - Divorce Records (2010
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| Lettere di Pezza Tomaga - Familiar Obstacles - Hand in the Dark/Negative Days (2015) |
| ...and the drummers take a break |
| Holycow Kas Product - Des Jeunes Gens Modernes Vol II - Born Bad Records (2015) |
| (A Proverbial Explanation For) Why No Action is Taken Algebra Suicide - Feminine Squared - Dark Entries (2015) |
| Arabia Sleaford Mods - Key Markets - Harbinger Sound (2015) |
| Green Blue Fields Josefin Ohrn & the Liberation - Horse Dance - Rocket Recordings (2015) |
| More songs with little/no trace of acoustic percussion. Because drummers need time off, too. |
| Arcade Chris and Cosey - Exotica - 1987 (reissue, orig. 1987) |
| Profondeurs emouvantes Police des Moeurs - Ceux Qui Restent - Manniquin Records (2015)
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| TXL Automat - Automat - Bureau B (2014) |
| And one more, |
| Venus (Music bed) Moe Koffman - Solar Explorations - GRT (1974)
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| Stoney Street Amon Tobin - Bricolage - Ninja Tune (1997) |
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cool show! love the reissue stuff on Mannequin, Bureau B and Dark Entries!
2:23 AM, February 17th, 2016