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;
Quick listen into this one before I went to bed yesterday evening after this thriller game...
Start of the Sunday...
Moving to jazz....
Nice music from Bandcamp ...
Continuing with volume 2, another proof that you can find often great music on bandcamp
1993 - CD - WAV...
Always had a soft spot for this album .
Original 1994 'braille' case CD brilliant SQ, cannot imagine any future vinyl re-issue sounding as good as this.
Just finalized this one, a bit more conceptual and less straight forward....
Now listening to the last one, a great experience overall..
Streaming | FLAC | Transcoded To DSD
(2007)
Sometimes only something from Simon Posford will do...
Nice ...... Tidal.
Lovely album. Layered guitars / alt. instrumental Americana from sometime Lambchop guitarist.
Qobuz download ALAC -> WAV.
Streaming | FLAC | Transcoded to DSD
(2016)
I've been enjoying Black Hill either on their own or with their various guest artists (Scott Snee on this one). Guitar driven ambient, rock and bluesy style on this one. Good stuff and anyone interested can try the whole of the album here.
Recommended weeks ago by several folks on here.
Only just got round to Tidalising it......................bit good innit?
Thanks all.
Next up, some gentler, laid back blues.
bishopla posted:
Superb first solo album, with several members of Little Feat in attendance........doesn't get much funkier than this.
Great shout Bishopla.
Gave this a shout a couple of weeks back.
Tidalising it at the mo'...................well worth a listen.
Cesar Franck: Piano Quintet in f minor, M7
Claude Debussy: String Quartet in g minor, op 10
Takács Quartet | Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
César Franck: Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18 | Prélude, Choral et Fugue, FWV 21 | Piano Quintet in f minor, M. 7
Alice Ader (piano) | Ensemble Ader
It is like potato chips. I bet you can't just listen once. Starting with Hamelin above and now on to Alice Ader to give a full Franck program.
Every composer has a different effect on me. Mostly I do not know how to describe the effect in words but in the case of Franck the best I could say is that it is something like a kaleidoscope but not literally what you would imagine. It simply transports me somewhere whether it is the past or simply just a better place. Just the opening of the Piano Quintet is clearly not anything that fits in todays modern world. It is a cry for something more, something better, something unattainable.
Franck wasn't a prolific composer like many with thousands of works in the catalog. Often the works you hear were written for other instruments and transcribed but music is music.
On a desert island and limited to four works of each composer I would take this recital plus add the Cello Sonata. Of course I am just kidding. I'm a completist and would never agree to limiting my musical experiences daily. All or nothing for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJbxkm0fkYo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1nDLzC36VU
ewemon posted:
Start off this monring with some guitar jazz.
A brilliant album indeed, Ewemon. I didn't discover Emily Remler until it was too late, but I now have all her albums as well as the one she recorded with Larry Coryell. Such a talent. Such a loss. For anyone who really wants to explore her music in greater depth I recommend having a look at allthingsemily dot com.
Vinyl.