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

Leonard Cohen's - Songs of Love and Hate. Vinyl just delivered today. Enjoy Cohen when in the right mood - weather awful outside but nice and snug inside, girlfriend asleep on sofa next to me, light just starting to dim - just about perfect for Cohen

I play this a lot. It's a super album.

This is a lovely album.  Gentle Americana but with an edge and a driving beat.

Sound-Dust by Stereolab, on vinyl. Led there by the Broadcast LP of earlier.

Streaming | WAV

(1971)

Santana during their best (early) period. This (2006) double album, the Legacy Edition. Album one has a few proper bonus tracks added, while the second is from their live concert at Fillmore West in '71.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMS2TA4_Iwg

Outstanding oud music and one of my two favorite Brahems. The other one is "Le Pas Du Chat Noir".

Whilst I've been listening a lot to Steven Wilson's 4 1/2 on vinyl and on the 24/96 free download (I just love that version of 'Don't Hate Me' with Ninet Tayeb on vocal), currently listening to this on YouTube:

Kevin-W posted:

Cold Blood's second LP, Sisyphus, on first US vinyl pressing, bought earlier this week. For me this blows [their near contemporaries] Big Brother/Joplin out of the water - the amazing Lydia Pense makes Janis seem needlessly overwrought and the band is tighter, funkier and less self-indulgent than BBATHC.

Hi K, just found a used 'Atlantic' copy on the river for £10 + postage thanks for the heads up. 

G 

I missed this when it originally came out in 1996, and bought it a few days ago after hearing it on Radio 6 Music. 

If you are on Tidal, I challenge you to go grab this, listen to the Bourgeois Blues track and not smile. Or maybe it is just me!

RIP Chris, one of the greatest IMHO.

Quad 33 posted:

Kevin-W posted:

Cold Blood's second LP, Sisyphus, on first US vinyl pressing, bought earlier this week. For me this blows [their near contemporaries] Big Brother/Joplin out of the water - the amazing Lydia Pense makes Janis seem needlessly overwrought and the band is tighter, funkier and less self-indulgent than BBATHC.

Hi K, just found a used 'Atlantic' copy on the river for £10 + postage thanks for the heads up. 

G 

Good stuff G - let me know what you think. Am now looking for a first press of their first, self-titled LP.

Streaming | WAV

(2009)

CD 2 of 4 to start with and sounding very good as ever.

George Fredrik Fiske posted:

kuma posted:

Richter-Haaser/Keresz/Philharmonia: Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4  1960 recording

Now almost forgotten German pianist from the 60s but I rather enjoy this big and nicely fleshed out orchestra with smooth ellegant reading. Piano tone is clear and fresh but slightly on a conservative side in expression. Haaser's playing is not ornate or nothing flashy but his firm and clear diction gives the tune a dashing and almost like a *dandy* persona. He reminds me of Pollini but with more weight and girth.  Slow but expressive Andante is thoughtfully crafted.

This is a decent reissue from the 70s and shows an excellent tonal shading, weight and bell like holographic piano tone.

We had that Richter Haaser recording on mono LP at school, and I much preferred Schnabel with Sargent and Barenboim with Klemperer even as an eleven year old. I had the stereo HMV LP of Barenboim, and the school had the HMV 78s of Scnabel. 

 

George,

I knew you would prefer Schnabel. Richter-Haaser is a bit *academic* comparatively.

I recently scored almost all of his Beethoven sonatas in mint LPs so will be exploring those some point this year. So far I haven't been able to connect with his art except Schubert's D960 sonata.

Because I am having a bit of a Chris Jones fest this evening and this one is great IMHO.

Ben Watt "Hendra"

Melodic and relaxing. 

I raved about his last album today in an earlier post. That was a trio jazz album. This one is more ambient more like typical movie music. Also interesting while not as brilliant as the other album.... Quite a number of you though might like this ...., also on Bandcamp ...

Some more Eddie Reader. Vagabond is something of a different style.  I like the album but not as much as the earlier one I played. 

Jenny Lewis "The Voyager"

George Fredrik Fiske posted:

Wagner, Rienzi Overture. Klemperer with the Philharmonia Orchestra.

Me listening to Wagner! 

This is high class heavy metal! And Klemperer certainly encourages the orchestra to let fly!

Love Klemperer's Wagner!

Continuing - enjoyable album as well.....

John Hiatt "Plain Spoken"