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;
A+ | Tidal
(2007)
Flagged up on the forum last week I've only just got around to giving it a listen and its glorious, relentless, magnificently played hard rock
Steven Wilson remix On CD
One of my regular plays. Lovely.
2000 - Tidal...
Stevee_S posted:Haim Ronen posted:Rolf Lislevand & Ensemble Capsberger
"Norwegian guitarist Rolf Lislevand here takes up the music of a newly hot composer, Spain's Santiago de Murcia, who is thought to have lived in Mexico in the early eighteenth century since some of his manuscripts were found there. The chief interest in his music resides in his cross-cultural use of dance rhythms; his works, vocal or instrumental, are brimming with vigorous Spanish and Italian dances, and he was one of the first Western composers to encounter West African rhythms and incorporate them into his music." (ALLMUSIC)
Many thanks for flagging this Haim, lovely music very interesting early fusion of cultures and styles.
Steve
*Update
I've found this on Tidal so can listening again in CD quality, search for it using the album title Santiago De Murcia :Codex No.4 unfortunately the CD on Amazon is more than £78.
Moderato Cantabile:
Another superb recording on ECM. Music of the Russian spiritualist Gurdjeif, the Arminian priest-composer Komitas and Mompou the Spaniard. A music and sound for all times! Performed by Anja Lechner on cello and Francois Couturier on the piano.
Still sounds brilliant today, the best selling 12 inch single of all time at over 1.1 million copies sold. The early ones made a loss for each unit sold because the sleeve cost so much to produce. On Flac via Audivana/Hugo sadly as I don't own it on vinyl
Kevin-W posted:Original vinyl from '75. The 17-minute title track is of course an awe-inspiring and utterly hypnotic disco epic:
One of the greatest songs of its type ever, utterly brilliant.
Faure: 13 Nocturnes | Germaine Thyssens-Valentin (piano)
B.B, King. There Must Be A Better World Somewhere. On original vinyl from 1981. A tight album - strong groove throughout with excellent SQ.
Pink Floyd. The Final Cut. On original vinyl from 1983. Roger's swansong from the band and maybe a preemptive solo album from him? In retrospect a very good album and the SQ is exemplary.
Starting the week off with this. Another find thanks to Dom Joly and Trigger Happy TV...
A+ | Transcoded DSD
(1969)
A+ | Transcoded DSD
(2015)
More electro acoustic swampiness wrapped up with some world, bluegrass and americana feelings.
This is an extraordinarily beautiful album, just lovely.
On an overcast North Yorks. afternoon, this double album is, quite simply, uplifting.
Joe has done many live albums, but this one, where he takes his back catalogue of largely blues rock, and transforms it into an acoustic presentation, is stunning.
The level of musicianship, from both Joe and the band, is top notch................a definite "must hear".
I can't see it on Tidal, but it may be available from other streaming services.
Josef Hofmann: Acoustic recordings 1916-1923
