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Wayback machine

Mark Hummel

Reviews (2)

DownBeat

2020 April

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Frank-John Hadley

2020 April

"Hummel salutes "the down home goods" played by 1930s and 1940s musicians (Tampa Red, John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson, Jazz Gillum) on a pleasant history lesson of 14 covers, plus two originals. Hummel is a fine harmonica player of many years' standing. His singing, though, lacks color and weight".

Living blues

2020 February

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Roger Gatchet

2020 February

"On Wayback Machine the veteran bluesman and the Deep Basement Shakers (...) mine the electric Chicago blues sound - but not the one you're thinking of. Hummel and company have their sights set on the decades just before Chess Records made its mark ... it's a testament to the musicians involved that the album feels unmistakably fresh, particularly when compared to recent entries in Hummel's discography. This outfit explores a different kind of sound ... This is quite the impressive outing for the Deep Basement Shakers, a trio who is only a few years into their initial run. Fans of early Chicago blues are going to really dig this one".