What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XI)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2014
On the cusp of 2015, we start a new thread...
Anyway, links:
Volume X: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...-be-interested-vol-x
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
Great album, Gian. Gotta give it a spin sometime.
First some superior pop:
Then something a little more cerebral:
steve
Steve, you're full of surprises. If you ever want to talk to someone, I'm here.
I know the later Dire Straits albums tend to generate rather polarised views on here but I've always liked this one. Some songs are clearly light-hearted but Iron Hand carries some passion about the eighties miners' strike.
There's nothing wrong with a bit of Dire Straits now and again. Now if it were Boney M or The Smiths it would be a different matter. 
Mary Coughlan - Love for Sale (Vinyl)
I don't play this album often enough. Beautifully performed with feeling. It's a well recorded live album too.
Today's needle drops:
On vinyl.
I need this after Gergiev/Marinsky Shosty's 8th.
Burp!
Piano with breakfast or the other way around...
Il Tabarro, a violent 1 act opera by Puccini and IMO his best. For this recording, Carlo Guelfi and Neil Shicoff gave absolutely riveting performances as the wronged husband and his rival. True to all good opera, somebody dies 
EJ
Streaming 16/44.1 FLAC Download
EFSS ~ Ouddorp Tapes (2011)
Some excellent ambient, psych, Berlin School as a backdrop to the morning.
Streaming | 16/44.1 FLAC Download
Dirtier ~ The Carrier (2014)
Dirtwire, an electro-acoustic duo born of David Satori (Beats Antique) and Evan Fraser (Bolo) making very good (Americana) music here.
Streaming | 16/44.1 FLAC Download
Dirtwire ~ The Carrier (2014)
Dirtwire, an electro-acoustic duo born of David Satori (Beats Antique) and Evan Fraser (Bolo) making very good (Americana) music here.
Apologies for the typo caused by predictive text I have now amended the band's name above to Dirtwire as it should be.
Now Streaming | 16/44.1 FLAC Download
Mombi ~ The Wounded Beat (2011)
Surprisingly only a few followers over on Bandcamp as this is a good album.
"Mombi is Kael Smith, Matt Herron and Michael Behrenhausen. Sharing a love for solid songwriting and adventurous studio experimentation, the band builds their sound around carefully textured layers of guitars and keys, a seamless blend of digital beats and live drums and Smith's affecting vocals."
Great album, Gian. Gotta give it a spin sometime.
A great one indeed. I got this release http://www.discogs.com/Gil-Sco...-Man/release/5566957 which contains 3 extra tracks.
Streaming | Bandcamp
Carbon Based Lifeforms ~ Interloper (2010)
Lovely ambient / acid ambient sounds from this Swedish band rolling over the eardrums.
Qobuz FLAC stream and first listen.
G