AMPLIFIED
Retro sounds from the tube-amp era and beyond
In AMPLIFIED John from Bluegrass Junction explores the electric-guitar based sound of the tube-amp era (roughly from the 1930s to the middle of the 70s) and beyond – any music where there’s good guitar feedback or mellow tube-amp tone.
Tube-amps are still used today because of their renowned tone – this tone is exemplified in the guitar playing of Jimmy Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page, but also in the sound of blues legends such as Albert Collins, Muddy Waters, and B. B. King as well as the funky sound of Parliament / Funkadelic, Sly and the Family Stone, and Curtis Mayfield… and includes musicians like Lenny Kravitz, Jack White and the Black Keys, whose retro sounds recall days gone by…
AMPLIFIED is also about showcasing new and lesser-known bands and musicians, regardless of style. In the works are live studio interviews and concerts of contemporary musicians from near and far, who will be showcased to amplify them and hopefully add another fan or two in the process.
In AMPLIFIED erforscht John von Bluegrass Junction den auf E-Gitarren basierenden Sound der Röhrenverstärker-Ära (etwa von den 1930er bis Mitte der 70er Jahre) und darüber hinaus – jede Musik, bei der es ein gutes Gitarrenfeedback oder einen sanften Röhrenverstärkerton gibt.
Röhrenverstärker werden auch heute noch wegen ihres berühmten Tons verwendet – dieser Ton wird durch das Gitarrenspielen von Jimmy Hendrix, Eric Clapton und Jimmy Page veranschaulicht, aber auch durch den Sound von Blues-Legenden wie Albert Collins, Muddy Waters und B. B. King sowie den funkigen Sound von Parliament / Funkadelic, Sly and the Family Stone und Curtis Mayfield… und Musiker wie Lenny Kravitz, Jack White und The Black Keys, deren Retro-Sounds an vergangene Zeiten erinnern.
Bei AMPLIFIED geht es auch darum, neue und weniger bekannte Bands und Musiker unabhängig vom Stil zu präsentieren. Live-Studiointerviews und Konzerte zeitgenössischer Musiker aus nah und fern sind in Arbeit, um sie und ihre Arbeit dadurch zu “verstärken” und hoffentlich einen oder zwei weitere Fans zu gewinnen.
Sendezeit: 2. Montag im Monat ab 21 Uhr
Link: Bluegrass Junction
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