Ep. 62 FRUITS OF THE UNDERGROUND w/ Leone (Patreon)

Topic: Potatoes: A Collection of Folk Songs (1987/1989) + Beets: A Collection of Jazz Songs (1990) + Goobers: A Collection of Kid's Songs (1991/1993)Guest: Leone of FREQ! Obscure indie label T.E.C. Tones put out three themed compilations in the late 80s/ early 90s featuring music by Half Japanese, Daniel Johnston, Tiny Tim, Renaldo & the Loaf, the Residents- and even more mysterious artists like the Space Negros, Big Butter, the Tinklers and Hank Von Schpa- the Fruits of the Underground series, Potatoes (1987), Beets (1990) Goobers (1991)Organised around the three genres of folk, jazz and children's music, these albums present a snapshot of a unique historical and aesthetic moment, suggesting between them a strange slice-of-life vision of imaginative work and playTo discuss these deeply personal collections of music I'm joined by old and dear tumblr friend LeoneCheck out Leone's youtube channel FREQ Download Goobers and Potatoes from WFMU's Beware of the Blog "I walked away thinking about the relationship of humans, animals and plants""When I came down from LiverpoolThe day was dull and bleak""I like old people- don't you?They never tell you what you shouldn't do""Folk music is a reflection of life in the world"