fingertrouble | depression (new digital debris)

I go back to 1929 via 78. 2(00)9 recurring, as we crash, crash, crash. Crunch.

OK a lot of you may not even have heard of Radio Clash's shy sibling, the arts/experimental podcast digital debris.

Well finally got to the 3rd proper episode 'depression'.

Loads of classic Great Depression-themed 78rpm records (quite a few that everyone will have heard at some point, maybe not in the original versions here), readings from novels of the time, and maybe an inkling, crackly messages from '29, of ways of coping during the 2009 recession? Interspersed with bits from the 1935 novel by Horace McCoy and 1969 film, They Shoot Horses Don't They? to even up the happy happy sunshine score.

I can't say in words how much I love 1920s and 1930s music, a lot seems as current today as then, and I set up digital debris in part to play out of copyright 78's - so here is a show dedicated to them, at a time when economic uncertainty in the songs echoes through the years and resonates today. Or is that just the knitting needle stylus buzzing? I don't know...

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Don't know, but while you are stressing over that, I'm really enjoying this. This music seems to have been lost, no one I know even knows this music anymore. I used to listen to all this when I was in University. Just listened to you reading Day of the Locust, good job. I see a double feature of that and They Shoot Horses in my movie queue soon. I like the picture you've used, but it's not connecting with the music for me. Now it's Bessie, I'm in heaven, this is not bringing me down. If Shane wasn't sitting next to me playing Halo, I'd shim sham shimmy till the sun comes up, but then I'd have to take the headphones off to try to explain it to him.

Glad you're enjoying it! I love this music. They Shoot Horses is a brilliant film, I've read the novel and seen the film, and read Day of the Locust book - not seen the film yet.

The picture is one of contemplation.

And if you're broke you spend a lot of time on benches ;-)

Digital debris pictures only abstractly link to the show, it's intentional, they form a common theme with themselves, but not the shows...

Or if you're old like me.

Chuck

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And if you're broke you spend a lot of time on benches