What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIV)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2017
On the eve of a new year, it's time for a new thread.
Last year's thread can be found here:
Drikus posted:
Great pick, so atmosphric. Bought this and later investigated Sylvian’s solo work. Definitely on the playlist for later. Thanks for the reminder.
When you have the house to yourself for only one album’s worth, you have to pick very very carefully.
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ewemon posted:Erich posted:
Tidal. Barbra Streisand - People Don't remember who mentioned this album in the forum, anyway TYVM, a lot of time without listening to BS.
Your welcome. Hadn't played some BS in such a long time and People came into my head so had to play it.
I honestly read ‘BS’ as something entirely different in both these threads until it dawned on me!
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Autobahn, from the Catalogue 3D box set on vinyl.This is a puzzling release, because I really can't see what it's bringing to the table... why not just listen to the originals (which are peerless of course)?
Main reason for listening to it is to attempt to justify in my own mind the vast amount of money I paid for it 
A Vivaldi lute album - Its a digital recording but a DNM pressing - Playing on Vinyl - Sounding most enchanting this Saturday morning
Another one (Radio-Activity) from The Catalogue 3D set:
Playing this in anticipation of the Final Tour set I ordered this morning, which should be here tomorrow. This is a very enjoyable album, so I have high hopes.
spurrier sucks posted:Jack White-Boarding House Reach
not sure what to think I'll just say it's different May require more than 1 listen to fully appreciate let's hope anyway
Yes, it is certainly very different from his previous projects. Requires a few more listens as you said.
On Tidal...
North Sea Navigator - Pure Modulations In Space And Time
Paul Nash, the fellow behind this project, worked with the late and much lamented Nick Talbot aka Gravenhurst. This is just lovely. Can’t wait for a full album with this one on it.
I posted this the other day after first play, suggesting that it was a 'Marmite' album, being one you either love or hate. But three plays in and I can say that I am most definitely a lover of this album. I guess I really should say "these albums", because there are two albums on one CD. It really is different to anything else I have in my collection, but it is a true delight, particularly (so far) Universal Consciousness.
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger ( 1580 – 1651) was a German-Italian virtuoso performer and composer of the early Baroque period. A prolific and highly original composer, Kapsberger is chiefly remembered today for his lute and theorbo (chitarrone) music, which was seminal in the development of these as solo instruments.
Brian Eno / John Cale - Wrong Way Up
Both Brian Eno and John Cale have always flirted with conventional pop music throughout their careers, while reserving the right to go off on less accessible experiments, which means they've always held out the promise that they would make something as attractive as this synthesizer-dominated collection, on which Eno comes as close to the mainstream as he has since Another Green World and Cale is as catchy as he's been since Honi Soit. The result is one of the best albums either one has ever made.
Gravenhurst - Down River (from Fires in Distant Buildings)
Nick Talbot aka Gravenhurst made wonderful music. He died from complications of epilepsy (on the night I was due to see him live in Leeds), but leaves a fantastic legacy of music. Buy everything. Tell your friends to do likewise.
nickpeacock posted:
Gravenhurst - Down River (from Fires in Distant Buildings)
Nick Talbot aka Gravenhurst made wonderful music. He died from complications of epilepsy (on the night I was due to see him live in Leeds), but leaves a fantastic legacy of music. Buy everything. Tell your friends to do likewise.
Yes, it was a sad end to a very talented young man.
Enjoying this a great deal.Don't play The Beatles that often but always get that Wow factor when I do reconnect with them as their lyrics are bloody brilliant."If I Needed Someone " is incredible. Playing on Vinyl on EMI Records from 1965.
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UK Hip Hop from 1991 - Playing on Vinyl on FRRR Records
Drikus posted:Brian Eno / John Cale - Wrong Way Up
Both Brian Eno and John Cale have always flirted with conventional pop music throughout their careers, while reserving the right to go off on less accessible experiments, which means they've always held out the promise that they would make something as attractive as this synthesizer-dominated collection, on which Eno comes as close to the mainstream as he has since Another Green World and Cale is as catchy as he's been since Honi Soit. The result is one of the best albums either one has ever made.
Loving this. That song ‘The River’ - it’s in a film or TV programme, right? But which one?
Chet Baker - Jazz at Ann Arbor
Recording of a concert in 1954. Chet Baker is joined by Russ Freeman (piano), Carson Smith(bass) and Bob Neel (drums).
Hanna Benn - DIVIDE ( https://hannabenn.bandcamp.com/album/divide )
Fabulous voice & arrangements. Bought last night after hearing on, Ian Fairholm's Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show. An eclectic range of music is worth a listen - http://epilepticgibbon.co.uk/
On original mono vinyl...
nickpeacock posted:Drikus posted:Brian Eno / John Cale - Wrong Way Up
Both Brian Eno and John Cale have always flirted with conventional pop music throughout their careers, while reserving the right to go off on less accessible experiments, which means they've always held out the promise that they would make something as attractive as this synthesizer-dominated collection, on which Eno comes as close to the mainstream as he has since Another Green World and Cale is as catchy as he's been since Honi Soit. The result is one of the best albums either one has ever made.
Loving this. That song ‘The River’ - it’s in a film or TV programme, right? But which one?
Don't think so, found no reference anywhere of the song being used in a film or TV programme.
Meanwhile, now playing here;
Julee Cruise once again worked with David Lynch as lyricist (and percussionist!) and Angelo Badalamenti as musical creator. Voice of Love is, to an extent, a semi-soundtrack for Lynch's work: the queasy jazz-noir drones of "Up in Flames" appeared on his Industrial Symphony #1 project, while the soft shimmer "Questions in a World of Blue" cropped up on the Twin Peaks movie score. Voice of Love feels like a mysterious, dreamy float through a hazy post-'50s/post-punk mood zone.
On vinyl...
dave marshall posted:ewemon posted:
Hi Ewen, if you like that, try this :
George Thorogood And The Destroyers - Move It On Over.
George and the boys' second album, just more straight ahead bar-room blues really, but they do it so well.
I suspect that, like me, you've probably already got this one, together with most of George's early stuff, but if not ....... why not!!
Thanks Dave but I have most of his better sets.