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:
zikarus posted:Started the day with some fresh pop music making breakfast even tastier :-)
Ooh, got this coming in the post. Which 5 minutes of this album made breakfast duties more tastier ?
TOBYJUG posted:zikarus posted:Started the day with some fresh pop music making breakfast even tastier :-)
Ooh, got this coming in the post. Which 5 minutes of this album made breakfast duties more tastier ?
Screwed with its Madonna touch and I Got The Juice. Django Jane and Make Me Feel reminding heavily of Prince too...
Meanwhile in different terrain. A new discovery for me thanks to Bandcamp. Truely amazing, hard to describe UK indierock gem from 2013. Recommended listen - for those who like Siouxsie & The Banshees for example - besides the (imo) ugly cover...
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Hip Hop producer makes tribute album in jazz instrumentals cut too loud !! What could go wrong ?
Nice piece of Vivaldi oboe - Playing on Compact Disc on the Brilliant Value for money label Naxos
Time to relax a bit.... Dreamy stuff comparable to Beach House
Not exactly Blues but nice indie stuff
Playing on Compact Disc their last release on IRS records in 1987 before signing to Warner Brothers.REM in fine form lyrically and musically
Now Playing.......
Jon Balke - Siwan Nahnou Houm
Jon Balke (keyboards), Mona Boutchebak (vocals), Derya Turkan (kemençe), Helge Norbakken (percussion), Pedram Khavar Zamini (tumbak), Barokksolistene: Bjarte Eike (violin), Øivind Nussle (violin), Miloš Valent (viola), Per Buhre (viola), Torbjørn Köhl (viola), Judith Maria Blomsterberg (violoncello), Mime Brinkmann (violoncello), and Johannes Lundberg (double bass).
Streaming on NAS.......... A little something soothing this Thursday morning to start the day.
Stanley Turrentine - Up at Minton's
Good hard bop jazz from Stanley Turrentine with guitarist Grant Green, pianist Horace Parlan, bassist George Tucker, and drummer Al Harewood. Recorded in 1961.
Compilation CD from the master, nay, inventor of dub, the great Osborne Ruddock, AKA King Tubby:
Now Playing.......
Jon Balke - Nonsentration
Jon Balke (keyboards), Per Jørgensen (trumpet), Nils Petter Molvaer (trumpet), Torbjørn Sunde (trombone), Morten Halle (alto saxophone), Tore Brunborg (tenor saxophone), Henninge Landaas (tenor saxophone), Audun Kleive (drums), Jon Christensen (drums, percussion), Finn Sletten (percussion), and Miki N'Doye (percussion).
Streaming on NAS........ Continuing on with some smooth & soothing Jon Balke this morning!
Always good hearing some Neil Young.....this is so classic ....playing on Compact Disc\
Stan Getz / João Gilberto: Getz/Gilberto (SHM-SACD)
Riversea, The Tide.
Released 23/04/2018.
This is the follow up to their debut album "Out Of An Ancient World" and this is a seriously Great Album, Progressive Rock at its best. This album is truly about the Human condition, asking you Hear and See! Recommend.
“A love that embraces the all / where the river meets the sea”
1969 - Vinyl (2011 reissue on MOV)...
Janis Joplin - I Got Dem Ol' Kosmic Blues Again Mama!
Now Playing........
Jon Balke - Say and Play
Jon Balke (piano, keyboards, electronics, tungoné, darbouka, percussion), Helge Andreas Norbakken (sabar, gorong, djembe, talking drum, shakers, percussion), Emilie Stoesen Christensen (vocals), Erland Dahlen (drums) and Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen (poetry reading).
Streaming on TIDAL........ Continuing on with more of Jon, a fun album, picking up the beat and quite enjoyable!
I don't think I have ever seen this album posted here in recent ages.
1976 - Vinyl - UK first pressing...
Get the Blessing. All is Yes.
Wonky jazz pop.
(2017)
I thought I'd try this one on Tidal, so far I'm pleased that I did although not with as much as down and dirty blues rock that I usually associate them with (yet)...
George Benson: Breezin' (SHM-SACD)
1969 - Vinyl - UK first pressing...
Playing on Vinyl on Mango Records 1980 - Great dub album by Linton Quesi Johnson
Slim68 posted:Riversea, The Tide.
Released 23/04/2018.
This is the follow up to their debut album "Out Of An Ancient World" and this is a seriously Great Album, Progressive Rock at its best. This album is truly about the Human condition, asking you Hear and See! Recommend.
“A love that embraces the all / where the river meets the sea”
I'll give this a try over on bandcamp thanks, Simon.