What are you listening to right now? (VOL III)

quote:

Originally posted by Analogue:
Hi Nymph,
I thought you had left the building?

Hello Analogue,

Every so often one needs to leave just so to think up a reason to come back in.

...and i have this new bubble-bath to try out! ; )

While i listen to...

MFSL disc.

Led Zeppelin - Madsion Square gardens 12 Feb 1975 (soundboard). Listening to the CDR copy I have, not the vinyl copy I recently bought for my cover artwork.

Have really got back into this since seeing the performance broadcast by the BBC last week. It is also very good to work to, as I am finding it very hard to get back into being creative this new year.

On Vinyl....

Bon Iver

quote:

Originally posted by nicnaim:
Huwge,

Did you come to a decision over these choices? I would not like to split them!

Regards

Nic

quote:

Originally posted by Huwge:
Coltrane vs. Hawkins vs. Pepper

Monk vs. Leviev

Giving some old vinyl a spin - sun is shining but brass monkeys outside, nice to be in the warm.

Nic, a tough call but it would have to be Monk and Coltrane. I love Coleman Hawkins tone but the span of Coltrane's vision / work edges it. As much as I like Art Pepper, he's an easy third in that company.

With regards Monk, I worked really hard at trying to understand what was so special about his quirky, angular style. One evening, many years ago almost in exasperation I gave Alone in San Francisco a spin on my LP12 and it just clicked. Blues for the Fisherman is a great disc but it can't really compete with Monk's pre-Columbia work.

Ella & Louis

~<>~ Alexander Alexandrovich Alyabiev (1787-1851) ~<>~

Tracklisting:

1_ Overture to the vaudeville Tri desyatki, ili Novoe dvuhdnevnoe
prikljuchenie (Three Tens, or The New Two-day Adventure)
2_ Symphony No. 3 in E-minor (in one movement)
for four horns and orchestra
3_ Overture to the vaudeville Molodaya mat’ i zhenih v 48 let,
ili Domashnij spektakl‘ (Young Mother and the 48 Years Old Fiance,
or The House Party)
4_ Overture to the drama Otstupnik, ili Osada Korinfa
(The Apostate, or The Siege of Corinth)
5_ Variations on the Ukrainian theme Ehal kazak za Dunai
(The Cossack on the Danube) for violin and orchestra
6_ Burya (The Tempest), Symphonic Picture
7_ Overture to the vaudeville Utro i vecher, ili Veter peremenilsy
(Morning and Evening, or The Wind has Changed)
Volshebniy baraban, ili Sledstviye Volshebnoy fleyti, ballet suite
(The Magic Drum, or A Sequel to the Magic Flute)
8_ Scene 4
9_ Scene 5
10_ Scene 5/Finale
11_ Scene 6
12_ Overture

Considering my blatant lack of knowledge of this fine composer, much of this work seems familiar somehow… sounding Mozart’ish here and rather Beethoven like too so many places. He doesn’t come over to me as a Russian composer, but imho he deserves more investigation, and recognition.
This album represents excellent examples of his work, all jolly enjoyable to my ears on very superb audiophile quality cd.

nymph

For those who are into 'new age space rock' don't be without this - a truly awesome album..

After being told by Mrs Markah that when I'm at home on leave I need to put my feet up more and chill out to music, I somehow resisted the urge to disagree with her and played a few tunes................


Tool - 10,000 Days. Just for a change.


Arve Henriksen - Cartography


David Sylvian - Everything And Nothing


Martha Wainwright - I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too


Marillion - Brave

And now

Steely Dan - Gaucho (SACD)

The Cardigans- Long gone before daylight

Starting on a new journey of discovery... very exciting

"Wrecking Ball" Emmylou Harris.

Great album that Chris.

On vinyl:-