Consolidated Productions Vol. 1 Funk River Of Souls

River Of Souls

Gastr Del Sol’s David Grubbs adds his guitar to two songs

The Fun Of Watching Fireworks straddles the aerodynamic drag between lo-fi and Living Stereo

Issued on his own Bandit imprint

The first half of the 20th century was a productive time for black business in Atlanta

Consolidated Productions Vol. 1 Funk River Of SoulsDuring his 40 years spent operating in the farthest margins of L. A.s cutthroat music business, Consolidated Productions founder Mel Alexander penned a total of 73 original songs while running one of the longest running Black owned independent record conglomerates of the 20th century. Across those same decades, hed track hundreds of tunes for his Ajax, Angel Town, Car A Mel, City Lights, Emanuel, JGEMS, Kris, Libra III, New Breed, Simco, Space,