The Cinematic Orchestra presents In Motion #1 [VINYL] [Double LP]

As recommended to this forum by Stu. This is a beautiful album.

Graham.

First spin.

steve

A great album too. My favourite GH album is Blues Obituary. Scratching The Surface would have been great but for Mike Batts awful production, something Tony McPhee told me he's always regretted (a bit of name dropping).

ATB

Steve

Kitchen sink just out of shot...

steve

I missed Blues Obtuary. I'll try to find a copy somewhere. Nothing wrong with a bit o name dropping. I  won't tell anyone. 

KT

Tony

i agree. vinyl recording often played at ken c's -- in fact might play it tonite as i anticipate a long session tonite:

enjoy

ken

paying right now on vinyl, interesting album:

enjoy

ken

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMjqo7eq3Ng

The first AliaVox.

THUMPERMONKEY LIVES! - We Bake Our Bread Beneath Her Holy Fire

First play on CD. This has really impressed and is going to be played throughout 2013. In fact I might see the band on Thu 10 Jan at The Buffalo Bar, London. Steve Davis reckons they are mustard 'live' and that sounds interesting enough for me

Full Album here - http://thumpermonkey.bandcamp....eneath-her-holy-fire

A Description...

This album, these six epic songs, have ideas way beyond their station: huge depth, big sound, immaculate arrangements, and a big, big voice. It's a lot of things, and greater than the sum of its parts: unashamed proper prog, lifted, by an avant sensibility, out of cheesy traps, yet swapping the harsher elements of experimental and avant rock for something more melodic, for refined guitars and real singing. Main man Michael Woodman's downright classy voice is like a polished Peter Hammill, all power and in tune and spot-on vibrato. That fine voice is delivering twisted, complex melodies and equally twisted, happily ambiguous lyrics, the combination is thrilling.

180g Remaster

enjoying disc numbers 13 & 14...

Beethoven: The Sonatas for piano and violin : )

Clara Haskil - piano

Arthur Grumiaux - violin

Panzerpappa - Astromalist

Norwegian Prog filling up the airwaves in this part of Essex

it's been a while since I've spun this record.

Because this is an excellent record by one of the best bands in the world.

Vinnitskaya's Ravel album is a grower - some amazing pianism on display here. 

Cheers,

EJ

A bit of relaxing Clapton for a Sunday morning

Thumpermonkey on FLAC download until the CD arrives. I'm definitely seeing them on thursday night.

listen here - http://thumpermonkey.bandcamp....lbum/sleep-furiously 

'Wheezyboy' video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_eZXf1UGmM&hd=1 

Disc 3

Cheers,

EJ

EJ, good idea.  I'm going to join you with listening to Anna Vinnitskaya this morning.  As luck would have it too, I've been updating and resorting my music library over the holidays and just happen to be in the R section of the French composers so this was easy to find for a change.

Vinnitskaya, for me, is a rare gem.  She pulls me directly right into the music that I quickly lose all sense of time and where I am.  Not every musician can do this and that is why she is on my A list.  There are many stronger players technically that have absolutely no soul but can impress mightily in the superficial aspects such as virtuosity and note perfect performance.  I'll take musicality over a marketed, mechanical package any day.

Best Regards,

Doug

Early morning Hewitt sparkle.

Georgie Fame 20 beat classics : Vinyl.

"Groovy Baby "  This is seriously cool album. Including 'Yeh Yeh', 'Get Away', 'Sunny' and 'Sitting In The Park'. All of the music contained here is brilliant jazz-inflected 60s r&b played in a decade  when Georgie was one of the mods' favourites.I thoroughly recommend this brilliant value-for-money compilation to everyone.Currently available on Amazon, the CD is £3.26 used or £4.99 for a used vinyl copy.   

Graham.