Various - Local Customs: Downriver Revival

the numero group has always drawn inspiration from the works of moe asch, whose folkways label documented the sounds of how people lived, celebrated and worshipped. between 1967 and 1981 detroits downriver neighbor ecorse, mi had its very own moe asch. set up in a basement on 18th avenue, felton williams chronicled the musical lives of ecorses citizens and issued them on the solid rock, cass, compose, and revival labels. numero have compiled 24 of williams most fascinating recordings, covering gospel, group soul, garage-punk, northern, jazz, and funk. also included is a dvd with over 200 sound recordings pulled from his archives and compiled into a digital tape vault. this allows you to dig deep into the endless hours of jam sessions, demos, sermons, rehearsals, and studio outtakes. the dvd also has an engaging 30 minute documentary on the making of downriver revival and gives you further insight into felton and the artsits he recorded at double-u-sound :numero take it one step further, you can actually delve into a "dvd archive" of 200 sound recordings .