The Southern Energy Network is proud to present Southern Sampler, Vol. 1 (Spring 2008). The CD debuted at the fifth annual Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference at Valdosta State University. The Sampler features the work from Southeastern Artists/Musicians. We hope that you enjoy the diverse range of musical tastes offered on this volume of The Sampler.
Getting a copy
To get a copy of the Southern Sampler you can donate $10 or more to the Southern Energy Network online then send an e-mail to jason@climateaction.net. You can also check out our tables at upcoming SEN sponsored events.
Thank you to all the artists that have graciously offered submissions for the Sampler!
Volume 1 (Spring 2008)
| 1 | Building Slow | 8 | My Boss is an Ethiopian Emperor |
|  | Here’s to the Long Haul |  | The Black Hammock Band |
| 2 | Hell Country | 9 | Green Ghosts |
| Â | Bleubird (of Endemik Records) |
 | Llama Train |
| 3 | Three Points of Oppression | 10 | Nobody Can Own the Rights |
| Â | Blast and the Detergents |
 | Shannon Murray |
| 4 | Shake it and Break it | 11 | Medicine Man |
| Â | Jake Leg Stompers | Â | Scholarship |
| 5 | Dolphins Talking in Kingston |
12 | Ed Wiley |
|  | The Amazing Sea Monkeys |  | Willie Dodson (of Here’s to the Long Haul) |
| 6 | Cast Your Love Around | 13 | Believe |
| Â | Night Driving in Small Towns | Â | Sensory Creatures |
| 7 | Ballad of Hurricane Katrina | 14 | War |
| Â | Evan Greer |
 | Ghost Hospital |
Artist/track Info
1. Building Slow
By: Here’s to the Long Haul (www.myspace.com/herestothelonghaul)
Bleubird (www.myspace.com/bleubird)
Hell Country is from Bleubird's album rip u$a (the birdfleu) and was produced by Alias. The song appears courtsey of Bleubird and Endemik Music (www.endemikmusic.com)
Blast and the Detergents (www.myspace.com/blast123)
Jake Leg Stompers (www.jakelegstompers.com)
5.
Dolphins Talking in Kingston
The Players Club Presents: The Amazing Sea Monkeys (www.myspace.com/seamonkeyscollide)
Night Driving in Small Towns (www.nightdrivinginsmalltowns.com)
Night Driving in Small Towns is a south Georgia band that embraces the possibility of a better future, playing wherever they can to support positive cultural and environmental change. In the past, NDIST has taken part in Valdosta State University's Earth Day (sponsored by S.A.V.E.- Students Against Violating the Environment), and will be one of the many bands supporting SSREC's 5th annual conference in Valdosta, GA Feburary 8th-10th.
NDIST's song, "Close Encounters," helped land them in Rolling Stone magazine's "Top 25 Bands on Myspace" in 2007, and "Cast Your Love Around" helped land them on Sonicbids' "Listen: Volume 4" compilation this year.
7.
Ballad of Hurricane Katrina
Evan Greer (www.riotfolk.org)
8. My Boss is an Ethiopian Emperor
The Black Hammock Band (www.myspace.com/blackhammock)
Black Hammock Band is based out of Orlando FLorida and is spearheading the upcoming Climate Action Tour! To learn more about the tour, visit http://www.climateaction.net/tour
Llama Train (www.myspace.com/llamatrain)
Llama Train is based out of Knoxville, TN and is soon to release their latest album.
Shannon Murray (www.riotfolk.org)
Scholarship (www.myspace.com/chitchatband)
Medicine Man calls into question issues regarding pharmaceuticals, advertising, fast food, and war. It is a protest song but done in a peaceful manner. The song features acoustic instruments and was recorded live in one take so as to use minimal electricity. We like to believe that we can get our music across without shoving it in your face with amplifiers. Also, you will notice that the songs are very loose, yet human. They are not perfectly recorded masterpieces, but a fair representation of a group of people having fun with music. None of us are trained and this is most of the members' first band. Hope you enjoy the track.
Willie Dodson (of Here’s to the Long Haul) (www.mountainjusticesummer.org)
Willie Dodson is a member of the band 'Here's to the Long Haul' and a Mountain Justice activist. (www.myspace.com/herestothelonghaul, www.mountainjusticesummer.org) The song Ed Wiley is about actions taken by residents of the Coal River Valley and their supporters in the summer of 2005 to oppose a coal prep plant and sludge impoundment directly behind an Elementary School.
Sensory Creatures (www.myspace.com/sensorycreatures)
Sensory Creatures is an experimental music project that was started in 2005. With the rise of of independent music and the fall of traditional labels/ CD sales, Sensory Creatures aims to bring a new perspective to an already bloody scene. Painting soundscapes and composing soundtracks to our everyday lives, Sensory Creatures aims to invoke the purest of energies to come to light in anyone who listens. We support The Green and Clean Energy Movements. Technology can waste energy when used improperly. By only using equipment developed by company's who support and are progressing towards greener tech, we hope that through our example, others will see that all it takes is baby steps towards a better, healthier life.
Ghost Hospital (www.myspace.com/ghosthospital)
again his wanting
is all i've ever needed
i just read some history
on 1861
they marched to war
not knowing they weren't fighting for
freedom but for riches
for rich men
history seems to repeat itself once again
again
but he's wanted
it's all i've ever needed
long days and long nights
they marched down roads
pushed on by
men who could not save themselves
with their knowledge
or with riches of poor men
i lose myself only to find myself once again
Submission Info
To submitt CD art or Music fo future volumes of the Southern Sampler, please send an e-mail to jason@climateaction.net. The only requierment is that you have a connection to the Southeast!
