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Doom & Gloom
Early Songs Of Angst And Disaster 1927-1945
 TRIKONT US-0364
CD in Digipak with detailed Booklet in german and english
An original Trikont Compilation
Compiled by Christoph Wagner
www.klang-records.co.uk
Linernotes by Keith Chandler & Christoph Wagner
DOOM & GLOOM FEATURING:
BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON - ROY ACUFF AND HIS CRAZY TENNESSEEANS - CHARLIE POOLE WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA RAMBLERS - BIG BILL BROONZY - THE CARTER FAMILY - COFER BROTHERS - CAROLINA TWINS - THE DIXON BROTHERS - THE ALLEN BROTHERS - RICHARD ("RABBIT") BROWN - CASEY BILL WELDON - BESSIE SMITH
The modern age, driven by science and technology, made a promise: to
put an end to all the evils of the past, once and for all. At last
mankind would be freed from the horrors of disease, fire, plague,
drought, floods and earthquakes. But progress also produced new
horrors. Mega-technology in transport, and a drive towards ever larger
capacity and higher speeds unleashed catastrophes on a scale previously
unknown. Now a railway crash, a blazing zeppelin or a shipping disaster
could inflict not dozens, but hundreds or even thousands of casualties.
In the 1920s and 30s a series of disasters created a climate of fear,
affecting the psyche in a way similar to today, when wars, fanaticism,
terrorism, natural disasters, global warming, bird flu, tsunami,
hurricanes and tornados all contribute to a gloomy atmosphere of
uncertainty and constant dread.
Hillbilly and blues musicians in the 1920s and 30s expressed the
general mood in a poignant way. They sang of catastrophes and
disasters, whether far away or on their doorstep. They talked of the
effects these events had on the lives of ordinary people; they
described what happened when disaster struck, as seen through the eyes
of the victims. Perhaps the articulation of these awful events in songs
helped to ease feelings of despair, offering a crumb of comfort to
those listeners dealing with the brutal reality.
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