Strum & Thrum: American Jangle Underground 1983-87 - Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987 / VariousStrum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983 1987 is the first volume of Captured Tracks' new venture into compilations Excavations. Inspired by Pebbles, Killed By Death, Soul Jazz and Numero Group compilations, Excavations is a series dedicated to compiling forgotten music from the 1970s 1990s that has a connection to Captured Tracks' sound and aesthetic. Much like the Cleaners from Venus, the Wake, and Sada Bonaire reissues we've put out,

Prokofiev/ Janacek/ Bartok/ Vladigerov - Eastern Impressions

as soon as the first warm sunbeams let nature awake to new life

Keenlyside is excellent throughout

Brandon Ross and Charles Tyler to name but a few

between stirring and gloomy

Praised by Carlo Maria Giulini for her "exceptional musicality

his ridiculously talent-laden large ensemble

Meaner and mightier

He comes from Wales

Frederick Marx

but despite it's popularity and rich musical content

Scarlata/ Kalish - Winterreise D 911