The Odd Cases - Bad Love

Album: Bad Love
Size: 68,7 MB
Time: 29:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Front

1. Gotta Have That Woman (2:36)
2. Fly Real Low (2:48)
3. Bad Love (3:20)
4. Ramblin' On My Mind (3:03)
5. C.C. Rider (3:21)
6. Morning Sun (3:31)
7. Sweetest Angel (3:44)
8. Call Me (2:40)
9. Greasy Meat (1:33)
10. 1993 (3:03)

On Friday evenings in pubs over pints of beer (in this case trappist beer Orval), plans are often hatched. On one such occasion, two unique characters devised a plan to make music together. Their shared love for blues from the 1950s and 1960s quickly established the musical direction they would pursue. Putting their words into action, they went into the studio after just two rehearsals armed with infectious grooves, fragments of lyrics, and a whole lot of passion. One of them wielded an old Airline guitar and Fender Deluxe amp, while the other brought along a dozen Hohner harmonicas, an antique bullet microphone, and a dusty 5-watt amplifier.

Two afternoons later, they emerged from the studio with ten tracks. Everything you hear on the abum. "Bad Love," was recorded live (with the exception of the kazoo and washboard on "Greasy Meat" which were overdubbed), and the imperfections (of which there are quite a few) were intentionally left untouched. These ten blues songs. with their raw texture. shuffle along gently, sometimes aiming for the hips and other times tugging at the heartstrings. "Bad Love" is more than just a tasty interlude - it is an infectious collection of original compositions complemented by two covers (C.C. Rider, Rambling On My Mind).

Personnel: Steven Troch (vocals, harmonica); Bart Jult (guitar).

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Lightnin' Guy - Blood For Kali

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:56
Size: 107.4 MB
Styles: Acoustic/Electric blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[2:19] 1. Blood For Kali
[3:31] 2. 99 %
[2:41] 3. Hangover Man
[3:38] 4. Runnin' Back To You
[2:32] 5. Enraciné Dans Le Vent
[3:18] 6. Voodoo Child (Heavy Return)
[4:20] 7. Yser
[3:43] 8. Don't You Cry
[3:34] 9. Bring It On Home To Me
[3:33] 10. Reckonin' Blues
[4:35] 11. Against The Grain
[3:41] 12. Lovestrong Revisited
[2:59] 13. Consolin' Blues
[2:26] 14. Boogie Train

Guy Verlinde - Guitar & Vocals; Thierry Stiévenart - Percussion; Patrick Cuyvers - Piano; Toon Vlerick - Cello; Karl Zosel - Upright Bass; Steven Troch - Harmonica; Willy Devleeschouwer - Mandolin; Ibernice MacBean - BG Vocals.

After years of hard workin’, Lightnin‘ Guy now is the pride of Belgian blues. Although it may sound like a dusty cliché, he is by far “the hardest working performer” in the Belgian blues scene. Now, also the European blues scene has discovered and embraced Lightnin’ Guy. His authentic and soulful slide guitar and harp styles bring high energy to every Lightnin’ Guy show. As he puts it: "Blood For Kali is a sacrifice for everything that already came my way and for all what’s yet to come. On this 'semi' acoustic album he has collected fourteen songs of which only two covers. A grandiose album with a great person in charge.

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Lon Eldridge, Steven Troch - Cool Iron

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:46
Size: 93.4 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[3:30] 1. You Can't Get That Stuff No More
[2:20] 2. Sunday Morning Waltz
[4:45] 3. Kind Hearted Woman Blues
[3:33] 4. Wished I Was In Heaven Sitting Down
[4:28] 5. Oh Daddy Blues
[4:10] 6. Ain't Misbehavin'
[4:05] 7. Leavin' My Blues With You
[4:06] 8. Jack O' Diamonds
[4:56] 9. Traveling Riverside Blues
[4:48] 10. Kindhearted Woman Blues (Alt Take)

"For this recording Lon Eldridge from Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Steven Troch of Mechelen, Belgium, join forces for a journey into America’s musical past. This cross-Atlantic collaboration started in 2015 when both musicians were on a bill at the N9 club in Eeklo, Belgium. Lon was playing a solo set before Tiny Legs Tim & Band featuring Steven on harmonica. Steven was intrigued when Lon started playing “Take the 'A' Train” on his guitar backstage. Lon was impressed with the soulful harmonica playing and deep knowledge of American blues that Steven brought to the bandstand that night. The meeting eventually led to a 2017 Belgian tour that included fifteen performances in seventeen days and also produced this album. Two of the tracks were recorded live at the Kafee Zapoi in Steven’s home town of Mechelen. The other seven tracks were recorded by Bird Stevens at Tub Thumper Records Studio in the Netherlands.

Eldridge’s finger-picked resonator guitar and vocals mixed with Troch’s soulful harmonica make for a classic combination. The two rely not on modern technology but on musicianship and feeling to create honest acoustic music that’s good for the soul." ~Eric Noden

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Steven Troch Band - Rhymes For Mellow Minds

Size: 104,0 MB
Time: 44:05
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Harmonica Blues
Art: Front

01. The Short End (4:08)
02. Bad Taste (3:20)
03. Going To Dagobah (3:03)
04. Troubled One (3:10)
05. Long Long Beard (2:51)
06. White Line Express (2:57)
07. Rabbit Foot Trail (2:11)
08. 15 Minutes (2:42)
09. Mister Jones (2:45)
10. Vertigo (4:26)
11. Bedroom Eyes (3:17)
12. Rain Rain (3:07)
13. Walk Away (6:01)

Belgian Hohner endorser Steven Troch is a Jack-of-all-trades and a master of some, sings like he means it, blows a badass harmonica and writes his own songs. This winner of two international harmonica contests draws inspiration from the old bluesmasters and players like Gary Primich, William Clarke, Steve Baker & Joe Filisko. He fronts the STEVEN TROCH BAND which is one the finest bands playing contemporary and vintage style blues you will hear in Europe today.

Steven embraces the exciting acoustic and amplified bluessounds of Chicago and combines them with different influences, always adding his own personal touch. Steven has amazed critics and audiences alike with his straight-ahead blues and he's been noted for his own interpretations of blues material. Steven has played in more than 10 countries and backed up several international artists. You can hear his harmonica on more than 20 albums.

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Steven Troch - Nice 'N' Greasy

Year: 2016
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:24
Size: 102,7 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Extra Extra (3:50)
2. Been Lookin' (3:24)
3. Grease Me Up (3:01)
4. The Jinx Is On Me (4:31)
5. Footsteps Of My Dad (2:55)
6. Slow (4:29)
7. Alligator Fryolator (3:23)
8. Saturday Night (2:44)
9. Wanna Sleep (3:34)
10. La Perla (3:27)
11. Loose Your Head (4:18)
12. Rainin' Outdoors (4:43)

Steven Troch got “contaminated” by the blues in his late teens and over the years has turned into a very fine traditional bluesharp player with an extra dose of originality. But it would be a great injustice to label him as just a good harmonica player, he’s also an accomplished vocalist and original songwriter.

Without any doubt "Steven Troch Band" is one of the finest bands playing some of the best contemporary and vintage style blues you will hear in Europe today.

Personnel: Steven Troch (vocals, harmonica), Rusty Zinn (guitar, backing vocals), Bob Welsh (guitar, electric bass, keyboards), June Core (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Kid Andersen (upright and electric bass, backing vocals), Lisa Leuschner Andersen (backing vocals on 'Slow').

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