What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XII)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2016
2016 has arrived today, so time to start this thread afresh.
Last year's thread (and links to previous years) can be found here;
TOBYJUG posted:
Robert Plant - "Band Of Joy"
Masterful soundtrack music from the late Florian Fricke:
Very nice Scandinavian jazz - the first track is quite reminiscent of Eric Satie's "Gymnopedies". Another Bert Schurink recommendation. Tidal.
Sarah McLachlan - "Laws Of Illusion"
A classic - popped up on random play in the car earlier. Giving it a "proper" run now (the album, not the car....). CD rip.
Matthias Goerne and Ben Kingsley share lead roles in Brahms' four rather serious songs.
Cheers
EJ
ewemon posted:
Good concert, nice album.
Gary Shaw posted:Nikhil Banerjee - India's Maestro Of Melody (Live Concert Vol. 1)
I understand the initial difficulties in getting into Indian classical music - the odd tuning, the introductory bits (Alap) where it sounds like they're tuning up (I've grown to love these), the length etc., but on another level, given the number of folk here who love jazz (this stuff is all about improvisation) and guitar wig-outs (Clapton's live soloing with Cream was directly influenced by these guys), I'm sort of surprised more aren't into it.
Banerjee was a mixture of sublime lyricism in the slow bits (the Alaps and Jors), and Hendrix-level technique in the fast bits (the Gats) and there's a lot of his live stuff available (he much preferred live to the studio).
This Raag Malkauns is long (over an hour) and possible not a thing for a first-timer, but (and I hate to say this) if you're pushed for time, scoot to around the 47 minute mark as he and his equally wonderful tabla player Samir Chatterjee start to really smoke.
If you can crack Indian classical there is literally a whole world of exploration and wonder to be had.
Thanks Nick I'll look into that although I'm not sure I've got the time left to discover a whole new genre 
On vinyl. 45 rpm reissue.
Entertaining guitar music from Bandcamp, during workout...
One of the more interesting executions of the piano sonatas...
Bruce Springsteen. Tracks.
A four HDCD box set from 1998. Sixty-six tracks of unreleased material, basically songs that Bruce didn't find "album-worthy". I find most tracks rather brilliant and testimony to his prolific songwriting prowess. The condensed version of this set is called "18 Tracks" - a nice recommendation for the moderate Springsteen fan.
More Friday morning Epicness...
Sounds just as you'd expect from an LP with Ellen Foley, Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson and Bob Clearmountain
Go on girl, belt it out!!!
2016 on Spitify - Stone Roses's( apologies to the apostrophe police if that is incorrect) new single from the upcoming album. 21 years on, more of the same. Should be enough to please hard core fans.
Tony2011 posted:
2016 on Spitify - Stone Roses's( apologies to the apostrophe police if that is incorrect) new single from the upcoming album. 21 years on, more of the same. Should be enough to please hard core fans.
It's awful Tony. The worst thing they have ever done. The lyrics are so dire they could be from Bernard Sumner's dustbin and the music sounds like the least talented members of Cast and Ocean colour Scene jamming with northside and a Kasabian tribute band.
My old mate John, a Scouse Roses fanatic who went to Spike Island and all that, is having trauma counselling right now. 
Sunshine soul compiled on two LPs. "Cause the sun is shing.
