The GO Mechanism is an audio Odyssey scientifically engineered and programed in the secret laboratory of Boogaloo Omnibus Productions. It incorporates ultra-phonic techniques not available to other broadcast entities. The G stands for GROOVE, and there is always plenty of GROOVE in each GO Mechanism. The O stands for O’Roony, an intricate and complex attitude that is incomprehensible to those who possess standard-issue precepts. Listen and you will hear.

The GO Mechanism is first aired on the Luxuria Music web streaming hustle as a Saturday Night Special; this will air on January 24. It will then be available as a podcast on the Luxuria Music web site for a few weeks, then we will put it into the Mixclouds.

In order to achieve total comprehension of this and every GO Mechanism, it is strongly recommended that one listens to it while reading this corresponding post. This has a complete track listing of the records played on the program, as we do not stop to back-announce records.

Halfway into the GO there will be a Science Corner—a segment of the trip where we discuss a topic of musical importance. This Science Corner we will feature three instrumentals by the backing bands of soul and R&B legends.

Here we GO:

• Earl Bostic—Lester Leaps In (King) [GO Mechanism Theme Song]

• Roland Kirk—From Bechet, Fats and Byas (from album Rip, Rig and Panic; Limelight)
• ———On this track, Roland Kirk salutes some of the musicians who have inspired him: Sidney Bechet, Fats Waller and Don Byas. The album from which this recording was first issued, Rip, Rig and Panic, was originally released with a fold-out, die-cut, gatefold cover with photos and liner notes on the inside. In the notes, Kirk explains his music and the title of the album. (The track was recorded and released before Kirk added “Rahsaan” to his name, thus we don’t use it here.)
• [spoken] Adrian Henri reads his “Tonight at Noon”
• Olatunji and his Percussion, Brass and Choir—Ajua (from LP Zungo!; Columbia)
• Dale Serano—Ou-Wee Man (Stix)

• Pedro Laza y sus Pelayeros—La Pollerona (from LP Cumbias de Colombia; Discos Fuentes; Colombia)
• ———Pedro Laza was a band leader from Colombia who specialized in a regional musical style called porro. He and his band, The Pelayeros, also played cumbias, gaitas, fandangos and mapalé. His career started in the thirties and reached the peak of its popularity in the sixties. All of his records were issued by the Colombian record company Discos Fuentes.
• The Century-Five—La Moomba Kasa Boo Boo Cha Cha Cha (Belmont)
• Gil Scott-Heron—The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (from LP Small Talk at 125th and Lennox; Flying Dutchman)
• Iron Butterfly—In the Time of Our Lives (from LP Ball; Atco)
• Laika & the Cosmonauts—Caravan (from album Surf’s You Right; Texicala; Finland)
• Big Joe Tuner—Roll ‘Em Pete (from LP Boss of the Blues; Atlantic)
• Charlie Parker—A Night in Tunisia (Savoy)

• Biggie Ratt—Escape (Apt)
• ———“Escape” is a minimalist funk instrumental that is driven by some serious percussion action. It’s possible that the drummer is Vernon Garrett, an underrated journeyman R&B singer, as he was known to play drums; plus he is the vocalist on the flip side, “We Don’t Need No Music” (although not credited). Garrett also is a known guitarist, so maybe he’s the guitarist. This record was originally issued on the Watts U.S.A. label that also released several other singles by Garrett. Garrett appeared at one of the fabulous Dig Deeper shows in Brooklyn in 2010 and that was certainly a gas.

• Los Bravos—La Moto (Columbia; Spain)
• ———Los Bravos was a Spanish group that had a couple hits in the U.S., the biggest being “Black Is Black.” Most of the group’s records were recorded in London and sung in English. “La Moto” is sung in Spanish and it’s about the singer’s desire to ride around on a motorcycle that he can’t afford.
• Don Randi Trio +—Tomorrow Never Knows (from LP Revolver Jazz; Reprise)

• The Last—Jungle Book (from LP Look Again; Backlash/House Arrest)
• ———In 1980, The Last recorded an album that never came out. Test pressings were made in order to shop it to record companies (and some lucky fans received copies) but it never had a cover and it was never really released. Look Again is actually the group’s best, most comprehensive album. About five years ago, the tapes were dug up and remixed the way they should have been in the first place and given a proper release. It is highly recommended to all GO Mechanism listeners. “Jungle Book” is a Jeffrey Lee Pierce composition that was written for his pre-Gun Club band The Red Lights.
• The Remo Four—Peter Gun (Piccadilly; UK)
• Budos Band—Seizure (Daptone)
• Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band—Dachau Blues (instrumental) (from album Grow Fins; Revenant)
• Chocolate Watchband—No Way Out (from album No Way Out; Tower)
• Steve Reigh—Four Organs (& Maracas) (excerpt) (from LP Three Dances & Four Organs; Angel)
• Tom Paxton—Goodman, Schwerner and Chaney (from album Ain’t That Good News; Elektra)
• ———Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and James Chaney were Civil Rights Movement activists who were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in 1964 in Mississippi. Some of those involved in the murders were members of local law enforcement. News of these killings was among the deciding factors in the passing of the Civli Rights Act later that year, signed by Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. Up until that moment, the South had been mostly Democrat voters—in opposition to the Republican Abraham Lincoln who freed the slaves. After Johnson signed the bill, the South, almost over night, switched to the Republican Party.

—-Science Corner—-
In this edition of The Science Corner we listen to three instrumentals recorded by three different backing bands belonging to three soul and R&B legends. In a typical blues or R&B concert, the backing band would often take the stage and perform a few songs before the star comes out to perform. This is called, ‘the walk-on.’ The band that an R&B singer tours with is often not the same band that he records with. However, in today’s Science Corner, we will listen to three recordings by bands that are nominally the backing bands of great singers.

• First is “Just a Little Bit of Soul” by The Chuck Jackson Orchestra. Chuck Jackson placed about 20 records in the Billboard R&B charts between 1960 and 1980.

• Next up is “Oon-Guela Part One” by The Joe Simon Band. Joe Simon racked up nearly fifty R&B hits between 1965 and 1981.

• This is followed by “Chocolate Cherry” by The Joe Tex Band. Joe Tex landed more than thirty records into the R&B charts between 1965 and 1978.

• Mohamed Jerrari—Sidi Mansour (Elfen; France )
• ——— “Sidi Mansour” is a Tunisian folk song that was turned into a major pan-Arab hit in 2000 by Saber Rebaï and has since been covered and sampled several times. The version here comes to us from the mid-seventies (we think) by Mohamed Jerrari, a Tunisian musician.
• The Sharp Hawks—Itsumo No Tokoro De (King; Japan)

• Sil Austin; vocal: Lester Young—The Girl With the Foxy Frame (Mercury)
• ———Sil Austin was a tenor saxophonist whose “Slow Walk” was a bluesy and greasy instrumental that hit Number Three on the R&B charts in 1956. Many of Austin’s records were boss, rockin’ and honkin’ sax workouts. “Girl With the Foxy Frame” is one of his few releases that feature a vocalist—in this case a fellow named Lester Young. This guy is not to be confused with the legendary jazz saxophonist (and composer of GO Mechanism theme song, “Lester Leaps In”). We believe that this Lester Young is the same one who cut the cool R&B records “Barefoot Time in Chinatown” and “Wobble Time.” The flipside is a hot R&B rocker with a tuff guitar solo which we’ll feature in a future GO.
• Freek’s Garage—Operation Fullerton (Bandcamp)
• Darlene Love—Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (from LP A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector; Philles)
• The Atlantics—Rumble and Run (CBS; Australia)
• Pierre Boulez: Ensemble InterContemporain—Varèse: Intégrales (from album Varèse: Arcana Amériques, Ionisation, Etc.; Sony Classical)
• [spoken] Ian Holm reads “How to Kill” by Keith Douglas (from LP Will It Be So Again? Argo; UK)
• Jeff Bridges—Big Lebowski Mega Mix (GO Mechanism exclusive)
• Mighty Sparrow—Calypso Boogaloo (from LP Calypso Carnival; RA; Trinidad)
• The Squires—Going All the Way (Atco)
• Dave Hamilton—Can You Dig It? (Remind)
• Red Rodney Sextet—Dig This Menu Please (OKeh)
• Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band—Japan Is a Dishpan (from LP Lick My Decals Off Baby; Straight)
• [spoken] I Am the Walrus (lyrics read by nice AI lady)

• Takeshi Terauchi & the Blue Jeans—Ski-A-Go-Go (King; Japan)
• ——— Takeshi Terauchi was a legend in Japan and among those who take guitar playing very seriously. Terauchi, also known as Terry, was fantastic and his music has appeared in several previous GO Mechanisms; and will be in future ones, for sure. To the untrained ear, one would call his sound ‘surf music,’ but really, he was beyond that. In Japan, his style was called Eleki—for electric beat. One listen to the song here, “Ski-A-Go-Go,” and you will hear how completely unique his style was.
• Curtis Mayfield—Freddie’s Dead (GO edit) (Curtom)
• Swan Court—The F-Word (youtube)
• ———This is a song we found on the Youtubes. There is not a lot of information regarding the song or artist, so we guess that it was generated by Artificial Intelligence. We could be wrong, and we would be happy to be proven so. However, “The F-Word” is a very topical song that clearly applies to current events. Vote accordingly.

Once again, we thank the Luxuria Music folks for sponsoring The GO. The GO Mechanism producers ask each of you to go to Luxuria Music and find out how you can help support them. They have a lot of cool trash available in their online store. We urge you to get as much money as you can, stuff it into a shoe box and send it to Luxuria Music. Do it today.

If you missed the original airing on Luxuria Music, you can find it as a podcast on its website [ RIGHT HERE] for a few weeks, and then it will be posted in the Mixclouds and accessible below.