Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

13. Endless BoogieVolumes I & II

That was the last record I bought, basically. It’s taking psychedelic rock, some of it’s bar room rock playing the same riff over and over again, but something about that repetition turns it into a more psychedelic experience. He kind of sings, but as far I can make out he’s not actually singing any words, he’s just making these growling sounds. It’s got all the ingredients that would be in a Leonard Skynyrd song or something, but just as it becomes too much or is repeated too often, he boils it down to the bare bones of it, and there’s something really interesting about that. Again, you can just kind of go off on one. You can tell that there’s no smirking involved, you can tell it’s the kind of music they like to get into a headspace. It takes you somewhere. 
 


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