Doom & Gloom (Early Songs Of Angst And Disaster 1927-1945) - Various Artists:: ZERO SOUNDS

 This is pretty amazing listening and suits my mood if not the collective conscious currently!?

Doom & Gloom - Early Songs of Angst and Disaster - Zero G Sounds

As Zero G says:

One of the greatest things about traditional American folk music is the dichotomy between the lyrical content and the spirit of the music. Don’t be misled by the foreboding title, for this superb compilation is anything but depressing. The subject matter portrayed in these songs of death, disaster, war and floods is often belied by uplifting and life affirming melodies. With names like The Carter Family, Charley Patton and Blind Willie Johnson among others, there are some wonderful examples here.

The artwork is astonishing too so go pay it a visit. Fascinating booklet as well as a brilliant track selection Dylan influences anyone? I think so! (In German and English)


Tracklist:

1. Blind Willie Johnson God moves on the water 03:00
2. Roy Acuff & his Crazy Tennesseeans Wreck on the highway 02:47
3. Charlie Poole with The North Carolina Ramblers Baltimore Fire 03:10
4. Big Bill Broonzy Southern Flood Blues 03:17
5. Lulu Belle & Scotty That Crazy War 02:53
6. William & Versey Smith When that great ship went down 02:57
7. Karl & Harty When the atom bomb fell 02:53
8. He's coming to us dead 02:59
9. Bessie Smith Back-Water Blues 03:15
10. Joe Williams Providence help the poor 03:07
11. The Carter Family The dying soldier 03:04
12. Cofer Brothers The great ship went down 02:47
13. Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie When the levee breaks 03:15
14. Blind Alfred Reed Explosion in the Fairment Mines 03:16
15. Charley Patton High Water Everywhere - Part 1 02:55
16. The Dixon Brothers School House Fire 03:14
17. Gid Tanner & his Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett & Clayton McMichen The Wreck of The Southern Old 97 02:44
18. Casey Bill Weldon Flood Water Blues 03:06
19. The Allen Brothers Jake Walk Blues 02:35
20. Richard "Rabbit" Brown Sinking of the Titanic 03:46
21. Carolina Twins Off to War I'm Going 02:59
22. Cauley Family Lumberton Wreck 02:59
23. Asa Martin & James Roberts Rycove Cyclone 03:12
24. Blind Willie Johnson Dark was the night - Cold was the ground 03:17