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;
Streaming Qobuz.
A David Lindley evening - fascinating mix of rock and reggae.
El Rayo-X:-
Win This Record:-
Streaming Qobuz
From 1994:
Wenger2015 Discovery. Streaming Qobuz.
On vinyl.
The Wicker Man soundtrack
Which then inspired me to get out Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X
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(4th November)
The Rigel Axiom by Dynatron
"Dynatron still picks up where early pioneers such as Thomas Leer & Robert Rental headed with "Six A.M." or "Perpetual" in the late 70s forecasting the Synthwave-Pop development of the 80s."..."Should appeal to synthwave and more adventurous black metal fans as well". - Some bandcamp patrons comments.
Robert Plant. Manic Nirvana. On CD from 1990. I'm padding my Plant collection which is currently balanced towards the vinyl. First listen and a fantastic, ass-kicker of an album that leaves nothing wanting for SQ. Content to stick with the CD on this one.
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Phase Zero by Morgan Delt
Enjoyable upbeat West Coast 60s psychedelia made in 2016.
R L Burnside - Mississippi Hill Country Blues.
Acoustic country blues at it's best, from one of the originals......................great album.
I enjoyed Simple Minds 'Acoustic' last night so having a listen to the originals today. Can't beat the start to 'Waterfront'
Simple Minds - Sparkle In The Rain
Dadawah – peace and love - wadadasow
Maybe one of the greatest Reggae albums of all-time?
Continuing along the 80's theme. Superb album
Level 42 - World Machine
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RIP Leonard Cohen a very sad loss to music..
Still on the Big Pink Box.
This time it's the CD in the 1968 set, Germin/ation.
Studio recordings from 1968
"Point Me at the Sky" - 3:40
"It Would Be So Nice" - 3:46
"Julia Dream" - 2:34
"Careful with That Axe, Eugene" (single version) - 5:46
"Song 1" (Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, 22 August 1968) - 3:19
"Roger's Boogie" (Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, 22 August 1968) - 4:35
BBC Radio Session, 25 June 1968
"Murderotic Woman (Careful with That Axe, Eugene)" - 3:38
"The Massed Gadgets of Hercules (A Saucerful of Secrets)" - 7:18
"Let There Be More Light" - 4:32
"Julia Dream" - 2:50
BBC Radio Session, 20 December 1968
"Point Me at the Sky" - 4:25
"Embryo" - 3:13
"Intersteller Overdrive" - 9:37
The SQ is again excellent, apart from "Interstallar Overdrive", which is in very poor quality for some reason - there are far better qual versions of it on bootlegs. "Song 1" is a real find - a splendid little jamming thing that has a vague similarity to "Cymbeline" from the More album of the following year.
"Roger's Boogie" is just plain weird - by far the strangest thing by the Floyd I've ever heard. I'm not sure if it's brilliant or terrible, or whether Roger Waters (its composer and, er, singer) had dropped a tab of bad acid that day in the Capitol Studios...