Casper Allen, howling at the moon under a bridge in NOLA! "Mosquito Ditch" is as real as it gets 💎📼
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GemsOnVHS We rereleased Casper Allen's “Mosquito Ditch” field recording today! This one is from a few years back - Anthony Simpkins went down to the 9th ward of New Orleans and met all sorts of characters, including our boy Casper Allen! They captured this song under a sketchy bridge in the middle of the night and shot it entirely on miniDV film using a Sony Handycam from the late 90s.
The song isn't your typical hokey acoustic tropes - Casper weaves a story as contemporary & urban as it is classical blues. A St. James Infirmary for the streets of the 21st century, ripe with codeine-laced drinks, prostitutes, busy corner stores, and fast lane life. Hope you dig it as much as we do. // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAmS2gV3s6s
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