Mechanical Snake Blues, by Bertrand Laurence

Mechanical Snake Blues

by Bertrand Laurence

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1.	Ol' Bike Boogie 02:37	lyrics	buy track
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2.	Urban Country Blues 01:51	info	buy track
3.	Raggedy Rag 03:14	info	buy track
4.	Delta Haze 02:18	info	buy track
5.	A deeper shade of blue 02:36	info	buy track
6.	Leo rising 03:10	info	buy track
7.	Black Mountain Rag 03:27	info	buy track
8.	No thanks, I'll walk 02:35	info	buy track
9.	The Wind song 02:10	info	buy track
10.	Nothing Heavy 02:47	info	buy track
11.	Piano Sounds 01:39	info	buy track
12.	Wind Rider 02:06	info	buy track
13.	Boy In The Attic 03:40	info	buy track
14.	Imps 01:47	info	buy track
15.	Mechanical Snake Blues 03:23	info	buy track
16.	Good B'eyes 01:46	info	buy track

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"If you have the same fondness as we do for '30s jazz guitar and Leo Kottke on the Takoma label, you would probably enjoy this collection immensely.
And if you are not particularly enamored of that kind of stuff, it still wouldn't be a bad thing to keep around the house as a local exemplar of eclectic guitar instrumentals.
-Butch&Brenda : The Noize (Rock Around Boston) April/May1994

"The Man sure has his way with the boogie!" -Ruth Brown, presenting me on NPR's live show "Blues Stage" ( Thank you Bruce!) right after a live version of Ol' Bike Boogie.
One guitar-no vocals, my 1rst "official" recording was release on 100 cassettes in the early 90's. Features a plywood Aria 12st, a historic '91 Gibson J185 (thank you Ren Ferguson), a very very cheap Harmony electric guitar, & a plywood Stella. Recorded with a blunt SM57, fueled by coffee, nicotine and a playful but pissed off attitude with something to prove. So yes, some of it is embarrassing (take a guess). I took out a couple of neglected overdubbed natural harmonics on black Mountain Rag. All solo guitar with long hair. Regarding the weird head-scratching title track, "Mechanical Snake Blues" how would you call that kind of music? Hmmm Robert Fripp meets Robert Johnson?..Ever heard the expression "Prog Blues"?...Me neither...but yet here it is. Not sure what I was thinking, but I was feeling it. So go ahead, scratch your head, it's ok, I understand...or just sit back and let it ring.

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released March 13, 1994

Mark Steel: Drawing, Jay: Photo.

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Bertrand Laurence Houlton, Maine

Bertrand Laurence is an international performer with a wide Festival, Concert and Club experience. Currently based in Boston USA Bertrand has performed widely in North America, Europe and Asia. Bertrand a singer/songwriter composes instrumental music for film &documentaries. His live shows energize & updates the Blues, Swing, Folk, as he sings in English, French, Korean & gibbrish. ... more