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:
What an amazing year this 2018 is do date ... Week for week brilliant albums.
Aisha Devi DNA feelings - adventures in electronica
Fine songwriting...
Reminds me of Tom Waits songs sometimes but then all New Orleans in the end...
Johnny Yukon debut EP
After the first complete listen of Beach House 7
I like it.
1969 - vinyl - Uk first pressing...
Good, early years blues compilation album before they went, well...mellow and drippy. I can think of a few more adjectives to describe their later albums but RD would probably shoot me down like a pheasant flying over a field in Cambridgeshire on a nice sunny day at the end of August. 
Some of the trax from Boz's up and coming album due out July including a version of Neil Young's On the Beach.
Wilko Johnson - I Keep It to Myself / The Best Of.
Still buzzing from last night's gig in Leeds ........................... so, .................. this ................... keep on rocking Wilko. 
Van Morrison - What's Wrong With This Picture? , this is his debut for Blue Note from 2003 and a cracking later period effort.The backing he receives on each track is quite exceptional with brass and woodwinds to the fore on many songs.A couple of top notch covers thrown on too.Lovely.
ALANP posted:
Van Morrison - What's Wrong With This Picture? , this is his debut for Blue Note from 2003 and a cracking later period effort.The backing he receives on each track is quite exceptional with brass and woodwinds to the fore on many songs.A couple of top notch covers thrown on too.Lovely.
Good shout, Alan ............... just ordered for pennies on Fleabay.
Spurred on by a splendid Radio 3 concert with Janine Jansen playing this afternoon, have been listening to several versions of Tchaikovsky's concerto for violin and orchestra in D major.
Forgotten how enjoyable this concerto is - I have an old performance on vinyl somewhere.
BBC 3 link - would like to listen again if I can be bothered to register for iPlayer!
Viktoria Mullova -Bach Partitas for Solo Violin WAV CD rip
Sublime music, densely sophisticated and complex, yet having immense fluidity and rhythm, just stunning composition. Mullova has the technique to play them beautifully, intelligent playing that brings out the beauty and the “dance”. The performance of the Chaconne here is my second favourite of all I know.
She recorded them again, the second time with the Sonatas on a period instrument, also well worth listening to.
dave marshall posted:ALANP posted:
Van Morrison - What's Wrong With This Picture? , this is his debut for Blue Note from 2003 and a cracking later period effort.The backing he receives on each track is quite exceptional with brass and woodwinds to the fore on many songs.A couple of top notch covers thrown on too.Lovely.
Good shout, Alan ............... just ordered for pennies on Fleabay.
Not very original of me but I have just done the same as you Dave.
Why hesitate, I spend more on a Cappuccino!
nigelb posted:dave marshall posted:ALANP posted:
Van Morrison - What's Wrong With This Picture? , this is his debut for Blue Note from 2003 and a cracking later period effort.The backing he receives on each track is quite exceptional with brass and woodwinds to the fore on many songs.A couple of top notch covers thrown on too.Lovely.
Good shout, Alan ............... just ordered for pennies on Fleabay.
Not very original of me but I have just done the same as you Dave.
Stupid to hesitate, I spend more on a Cappuccino!
Glad you have been able to grab copies guys , as Van's back catalogue is often a bit of a mess availibility wise .Anyway you won't be disappointed 
Remembering the 90s tonight...
Hard to believe this was released 24 years ago.
Now Playing........
Nik Bärtsch's Ronin - Awase
Nik Bärtsch (piano), Sha (bass clarinet, alto saxophone), Thomy Jordi (bass), and Kaspar Rast (drums).
Streaming on NAS......... A new release from 04/05/2018 and arrived a week ago and taking it out for another spin!
dave marshall posted:
Ry Cooder - The Prodigal Son.
Arrived this morning, now ripped and streaming, this album represents a true return to form for Ry, with plenty of that old skool,
heavily distorted, slide guitar playing that he does so well.
Thanks for the tip - now playing on Tidal
Neil Young & Crazy Horse. On original vinyl from 1979. Among my first couple of Neil Young LP purchases and still my favorite. The album that started my almost 40-year-long bromance with Neil's music.
38 Special. Special Forces. On original vinyl from 1982. I've seen a couple of posts here of 38 Special the past week and felt inspired to spin this, the most successful album from the wild-eyed southern boys.
Sorry - kinda big image. I'm listening to a collection of music done as a collaborative effort by Daniel Lanois & Venetian Snares. Very interesting - laid back and haunting from Lanois, anything but from Venetian Snares. Not sure what to make of this release. Definitely something new from Daniel Lanois! Streaming on Tidal.
Rudolf Buchbinder - Bach
Nice bit of mellow Hip - Hop to get Saturday morning going. Playing on Vinyl on Tommy Boy Entertainment 1989
