During the period 2016 – 2022 we invited several other artists to record / write new music with. Today Black and Tan Records released a new compilation with our favorite tracks.
new single
Today Black and Tan Records released a new single
B&T 988 – ElectroBluesSociety & Boo Boo Davis – Lowdown Dirty Blues (Rosé Sunset remix)
Our French buddy Rosé Sunset made another nice remix from one of the tracks of the Transatlantic Quarantaine Sessions that we released together with Boo Boo Davis during the Covid pandemic. The single is released digital and available on all the download and streaming platforms.
review from the UK
this is what Blues In The South wrote about our new record with Boo Boo Davis:
B&T 987 – Boo Boo Davis + Electro Blues Society – Transatlantic Quarantaine Sessions
Regular BiTS readers might recognise some of the numbers on this set, as a few have seen release as digital singles and have been reviewed as such. East Saint Louis bluesman Boo Boo, a real old school blues singer, harpman and drummer, has been working with Dutch label Black & Tan since 1998. They weren’t going to let a little thing like a nearly global lockdown get in the way, and these quarantine tracks are the result. Boo Boo tends to just do his thing—tough, no-nonsense vocals and wailing blues harp—whilst the ElectroBluesSociety (label boss Jan Mittendorp on guitar and “buttons” and Jasper Mortier on drums and bass) complements him with some raw electric guitar work, and often computer generated rhythms and effects. Having listened to and enjoyed the singles, it was something of a surprise that the album itself comes across as a balance of blues and electronica. On the individual releases, it often seemed as though Boo Boo was the main focus, but on this set, there is a definite, very recognisable hybrid style.
Purists might quibble about it, but Boo Boo himself seems quite happy about it. See it as a salient reminder that the blues isn’t just for old folks, you know.
review from Germany for our new record with Boo Boo Davis
B&T 987 – Boo Boo Davis + ElectroBluesSociety – Transatlantic Quarantaine Sessions
Covid-19 bremst, aber verhindert nicht die Kooperation: Zwischen den Kontinenten wanderten die Sounddateien hin und her. Zwischen den Niederlanden und St. Louis. Zwischen der ElectroBluesSociety, zu der Jasper Mortier und Jan Mittendorp gehören, und Boo Boo Davis, der im Mississippi-Delta aufwuchs und sich über zwei Dekaden immer wieder in Europa auf Touren vorgestellt hatte. „Transatlantic Quarantaine Sessions“ (Black & Tan) bezeugt ein gänzlich unvoreingenommene Zusammenarbeit: Es gibt rohen Blues und ruppigen Funk, gesungen von dem Amerikaner und eine ausgeflippte Harmonika. Aus dem schäbigen Schuppen, zu dem die Leute raus aufs Land kommen, um zu tanzen. Doch da ist noch mehr zu haben. Zum Beispiel sphärische Übergänge zu Ambient-Dub-Blues. Genial. Eines der Stück heißt „It’s A Sad Thing“. Schade, dass wir aufs Konzert warten müssen.
New album with Boo Boo Davis
today Black and Tan Records released:
B&T 987 – Boo Boo Davis + ElectroBluesSociety – Transatlantic Quarantaine Sessions
Between 1998 and 2019 Boo Boo Davis used to come and tour in Europe several times each year and most of music was written and recorded during these tours.
The current pandemic put that “tradition’ on hold. But with the help of the internet and mutual friend Chris Brown in St Louis,we started to exchange idea’s and demo’s with Boo Boo in East St Louis (USA). So despite the fact that we had the Atlantic Ocean between us, we were still able to write and record new music. Covid may be able stop live shows (for a while) but it can not stop the creation of new music.
Several of these tracks have been released as single releases earlier this year but here is the complete album. Twelve original tracks plus one remix by our french buddy Rosé Sunset.
new single release
Today Black and Tan Records released a new single
B&T 986 – ElectroBluesSociety + Boo Boo Davis – Bye Baby Bye Bye (Rosé Sunset remix)
Our French buddy (Rosé Sunset) made this nice remix from one of the tracks of our Transatlantic Quarantaine Sessions with Boo Boo Davis.
The single is released digital and available on all the download and streaming platforms.
new single with Boo Boo Davis
today Black and Tan Records released
B&T 985 – ElectroBluesSociety feat Boo Boo Davis – Lowdown Dirty Blues
Single number 9 from our ‘transatlantic quarantaine sessions” with Boo Boo Davis.
Between 1998 and 2019 Boo Boo used to come and tour in Europe several times each year and most of music was written and recorded during these tours.
The current pandemic put that “tradition’ on hold. But with the help of the internet and mutual friend Chris Brown in St Louis, we started to exchange idea’s and demo’s with Boo Boo in East St Louis (USA).
So despite the fact that we had the Atlantic Ocean between us, we were still able to write and record new music.
Covid can stop live shows (for a while) but it can not stop the creation of new music.
The single is released digital only and available on all download and streaming platforms.
new single out
today Black and Tan Records release our new single
B&T 984 – ElectroBluesSociety – Feel
This time it is a studio version from one of our favorite live tracks. Like always the music is available on all digital platforms.
new single with Boo Boo Davis
today our new single was released on Black and Tan Records
Single number 8 from our ‘transatlantic quarantaine sessions” with Boo Boo Davis.
Between 1998 to 2019 Boo Boo used to tour in Europe several times each year and a lot of his music was written and recorded during these tours. The worldwide Covid pandemic put that on hold. But with the help of the internet our mutual friend Chris Brown in St Louis, we started to exchange idea’s and demo’s with Boo boo in East St Louis. The result of these ‘online sessions’ is released as a string of single tracks on Black and Tan Records and they are available on all the streaming and download platforms.
Covid can not stop the creation of new music.
new single with Boo Boo Davis
today Black and Tan Records released our new single
Track number 7 from the ‘transatlantic quarantaine sessions” with Boo Boo Davis and this time it is an instrumental.
From 1998 to 2019 Boo Boo Davis used to tour in Europe several times each year and a lot of music was written and recorded during these tours. The worldwide Covid pandemic put that on hold . However with the help of the internet and mutual friend Chris Brown in St Louis, we started to exchange idea’s and demo’s with Boo Boo. The result of these ‘sessions’ is released as a string of single tracks and they are available on all the stream and download platforms.
Covid can stop live shows for a while but it can not stop the creation of new music.