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;
Demo Master Tapes of some of the album trax.
Streaming Tidal
2015 - Original vinyl...
Dave Holland Quintet - Prime Directive. Good band, music to unwind to. ECM cd, good sound.
Recorded in 2000, this album finds the Czech bassist George Mraz successfully combining jazz with traditional Moravian folk. Some of the songs are instrumental, but most of them feature Czech singer Zuzana Lapcíková.
Fugazi-End Hits
started yesterday evening
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Leaving The I.S.S.
(2014)
Gentle and relaxing music to start the day from two excellent ambient artists, musicformessier (guitars) and Cousin Silas (synthesisers) combine so well on this release, downloaded in 24/44.1.
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(2000)
I do enjoy Bach transposed for lute and this is beautifully recorded as is usual on this label. CD 1
The Strolling Bones - Blue and Lonesome.
Just arrived through the letterbox ................... back to the future ...............it's 1963 again ...............woohoo. 
The Hardy Tree - Through Passages Of Time
A beautifully pastoral, plangent trip through places in London that no longer exist. Bandcamp for download and link to LP version.
Following up with one of my favorites.
CD rip to AIFF
patk posted:Alphaville - Forever Young
(1984) CD rip to AIFF
Yeah Yeah Yeah - Fever To Tell
(2003) CD rip to AIFF
Why? Was the next album after "Upstairs At Eric's". 
Plus, haven't listened to this in a long while and need some loud tunes.
just finishing:
Bill Deasy - "Timeless Things" (2016) new release from a personal favorite singer/songwriter.
Next:
The Flat Five - "It's A World Of Love And Hope (2016) Kelly Hogan and friends.
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(2016)
TESLA COIL - CONTINUOUS DISCOVERY JOURNALS 1 by Tesla Tapes
This is a very unusual piece of music that I will not attempt to describe, as the title suggests it is part of a series that (so far) extends to three journals. It is free to try and free to download, enjoyable and very different the tags for its styles are devotional, electronic, experimental, gnod and psychedelia. Perhaps plain and or buddhist chant should be added to that list.
https://teslatapes.bandcamp.co...discovery-journals-1
dave marshall posted:
The Strolling Bones - Blue and Lonesome.
Just arrived through the letterbox ................... back to the future ...............it's 1963 again ...............woohoo.
Just listened to side 1 and 2 brilliant music as dave says 1963 / 4 again. However I am not sure its the best sounding record I have ever heard, and why does it have to be on 4 sides of vinyl 
Quad 33 posted:dave marshall posted:
The Strolling Bones - Blue and Lonesome.
Just arrived through the letterbox ................... back to the future ...............it's 1963 again ...............woohoo.
Just listened to side 1 and 2 brilliant music as dave says 1963 / 4 again. However I am not sure its the best sounding record I have ever heard, and why does it have to be on 4 sides of vinyl
Not the finest recording, but it sure is some fine music & great to hear them sounding so good - with some help from our Eric. Nice raw & rough guitar work from the old guys as well , pleasantly surprised the emotion Mick has bought to some tracks.
Strange its on 4 sides of vinyl, its only 42 mins, maybe the dynamics called for wider deeper grooves & it doesn't fit on 2 sides. I have it on 24/88 WAV.
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(Released today 2nd)
Make Some Noise - Big Big Train
Kicking back with an early beer to have a first listen to an hour or so of this two hour live album...
Re living part of a misspent apprenticeship
Tone Loc - Loc'ed After Dark
just finishing:
Lambchop - "FLOTUS" (2016)