What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. X)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2013
On the cusp of 2014, we start a new thread...
Anyway, links:
Volume IX: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...16#22826037054683416
Volume VIII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...nt/12970396056050819
Volume VII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...6878604287751/page/1
Volume VI: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878604097229
Volume V: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605140495
Volume IV: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605795042
Volume III: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607309474
Volume II: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878606245043
Volume I: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607464290
Almost so controlled that it could become Muzak, but Bob and his crew manage to stay on the tasteful side of things. This CD has also this great Steve Gadd brush solo, have a listen to that drummers in the forum or ex drummers
Van the Man at his best :-
Matthias has created a great cycle with Schubert lieder, apparently one volume is still outstanding. His execution can in my opinion compete with the best as he sings with a lot of emotion. While I understand that some of you might prefer the more clean execution of DFD
First listen in HR so far enjoyable.....
First listen in HR so far enjoyable.....
absolute delight recommended, just bought the 3rd album...
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
Some very superior and tuneful pop -
Earlier,
And now...
On CD:-
Frank Zappa & The Mothers - The Grand Wazoo
On CD:-
Fern Knight on vinyl,
Psych Folk
Original vinyl. Making the system is up to speed before some likeminded friends come around this weekend.
Lots of posts about J.J. Cale on the forum recently. This is probably the best of the compilation albums and includes a live set on the third CD.
On CD:-
First listen in high res
Keep coming back to Kaizers Orchestra again.... This time Violeta Violeta Volume II.
Recorded on Sky Arts 1 HD
Just finishing listening to the last album of the Violeta trilogy by Kaizers Orchestra. Mighty and mad this music - or as Tom Waits wrote when he heard Kaizers for the first time: "Norwegian storm-trooping tarantellas with savage rhythms and innovative textures. Thinking man's circus music. Way out."
No blues vinyl here, so I thought I put my free-jazz anorak instead, to share this gem:
Globe Unity, Globe Unity '73: Live in Wuppertal [1973, Bandcamp]
I stumbled upon this as I was looking for some jazz bassists I didn't know about. William Parker led me to Peter Kowald, who led me to Globe Unity. GU is a large european free-jazz ensemble. It started in the late '60s and basically never stopped, apparently, with frequent personnel change. It seems to be dormant lately.
In it and at different points in time, you'll find names that you may know, like Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler, Peter Kowald, Peter Brötzmann or Han Bennink. Occasional guests included Jaki Liebezeit or Anthony Braxton.
This live performance from 1973 is easy on the ear, IMO, and I find it very enjoyable. 13 people, with emphasis on winds and reeds, accompanied by a piano, a double bass and drums. It's not that free, for those who fear it could be too much. But you must hear Maniacs ! It starts as a challenge-response duet of an alphorn (uh oh...) and bagpipes (uh ?). Then the theme is introduced, just long enough to implode and rebound in a blast of fury. At that point, you think you're in for 20 minutes of chaos. Not so: fury comes back several times, but in between some poor saxes and trumpets are slowly tortured and whine accordingly. Everyone seem to survive for the finale, however, to much rejoice from the public.
Great stuff.