"It's kind of a cosmic gumbo, it almost moves to the beat of jazz" - Santa Claus on the film Detective Crashmore

What would cosmic gumbo be in music form? Today we answer that question with two fantastic albums. One that will blow your mind with its insane instrumentation and send you on a journey through the afterlife. The other will have you moaning the blues and rocking along with a cosmic preacher delivering a sermon about the state of the world in 1971.

Both albums are made up of a variety of different influences that come together to form something greater than the sum of its parts, just like gumbo. Let's just hope it doesn't waste all over the car.

Songs featured in this episode:
Turkey Dog Coma
Dead Man's Tetris
Coronus, the Terminator
Jambalaya
Goin' Down (Eastbound and Down Theme)
It's a Hard Rain Gonna Fall
Crystal Closet Queen

Little Richard at the 1988 Grammy's

Video of Leon Russell, Willie Nelson, and Ray Charles mentioned in the episode

Shout to out two incredible sources used in the Leon Russell section:
Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History by Bill Janovitz
Picnic: Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Tradition by Dave Dalton Thomas

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Recorded in early October, we reflect on two recent losses in the music world. The one that was most recent was Kris Kristofferson, so we paid tribute to a one-of-a-kind legend that made waves in the world of movies, and even bigger ones in music. As we reflected on recent losses, Julius wanted to talk about the far too soon loss of Rich Homie Quan, an Atlanta hip-hop great who changed the game both solo and collaborating with Young Thug.

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We had to take a few weeks off, but we are back with an episode that is almost as good as the music featured in it - AND THE MUSIC IS VERY GOOD!

The idea was to pitch songs that should be used in a sample. Such a fun thought experiment that we thought we should focus on a specific instrument so we could make this a series. So today we present the drums edition of this playlist-based concept.

First we'll get into Danny's playlist, featuring 8 songs made up of 2-song pairings that exist in similar spaces. We'll cover country, gritty rock, swampy soulful country funk, and then a random pairing of songs that happen to work fantastic together.

Then we'll get into Julius's playlist which covers grunge, Krautrock, and soul - a mix of songs that will have you dancing along while craving buttery chicken. With the last minute addition of a Bjork song it rounds out to 8 classic songs, old and new, that you can jam out to in any setting.

Songs featured in this episode:
Gettin' Happy
Hang You From the Heavens
Tulsa Turnaround (Tyler Childers Live at Farm-Aid)
Melt Not My Igloo (Common Remix)
Vitamin C
Terrapin (Conductor Williams Remix)

Links to our Playlists:

• Danny: Spotify - Apple Music - Youtube
• Julius: Spotify - Apple Music - Youtube

Check our Season 2 preview episode description to see what music we'll be discussing next!

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