What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XI)

Lisa Hannigan - Passenger

(2011) CD

The Wallflowers. Bringing Down The Horse. On CD from 1996. Because all those GEICO motorcycle insurance ads on TV made me want to hear One Headlight.

kuma, it's sublim the music, sq, and the artwork. I have all 12 of the original releases and as you know all are excellent with one or two that standout 'somethin else,midnight blue are the odvious ones however, I think this is the best of the bunch, the music is open and dynamic with depth and space unlike the RVG cd. I very happy with this release, it's not been far from the turntable since it arrived in mid Jan. 

regards Graham.

Comus ~ First Utterance (1971) 

Perhaps a little too early in the day for something so heavy? 

"A combination of gothic folk-evil and mystical malevolence that is magnificently constructed upon brilliant musicianship. It is difficult to describe because it is so different to anything else, but once heard, never forgotten. Essential listening."

Tharaud's Bach keyboard concertos, a fantastic recording. 

EJ

Frank Zappa  - Apostrophe (')   

Ozric Tentacles  "The Floor's Too Far Away" -   on c.d.

Nine Inch Nails ~ Downward Spiral (1994) 

Gosh you are feeling pretty 'heavy" this morning Steve!

Try Ministry's Psalm 69 after this and rock out to "Jesus Built My Hot Rod"

Just relaxing after replacing a fence post in the garden. Wife's out, volumes up. 

Johann Sebastian Bach:  Isang Enders (Cello)  - 180g Vinyl

Suite for Cello solo no 1 in G major, BWV 1007

Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008

Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009

Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010

Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011

Suite for Cello solo no 6 in D major, BWV 1012

One of my New Year's resolutions was to try and stop buying so many new albums, and listen to the ones I have, more often. I've had this one - "Formed by Fantasy" by Ben Butler & Mousepad - for two or three years and have only played it once or twice.

Ten minutes in, I can't understand why it hasn't gotten more plays. It's a terrific album.

I buy too many albums too, and need to cut back. However, I'm glad I bought this, as it's really excellent.

Original first press vinyl.

For  Dave!

 Thanks Tony. I didn't know you cared.

Don't forget this album by the same line-up:

Happy listening.

Dave

More electronica on CD - this is the 2011 reissue of an early '80s classic:

The Tubes - The Tubes (1975)

Vinyl

in high res - one of the better recordings recently

Rob, have a listen to Nina Hagen's version of White Punks on Dope. It's completely  mad!

Cheers Tony, I'll have a look for it. White Punks On Dope is one heck of a track, I also have it as a 7" single.

I saw The Tubes at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1977. What a show! Total madness. 

A little bit of John Lee after watching the Blues Brothers for the upteenth time this week.

Both on original vinyl.

Lucky guy Steve! They were one of the bands I didn't catch live, and always wished I had.  To me that was punk before punk happened.