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:
A number of trax of the up and coming Tracey Thorn album.
Some trax of the new David Byrne his first in 14 years.
A bunch of trax off their up and coming album due 6th March.
Redkev posted:
Another album I haven’t played in years
I just bought a copy after being steered to it by someone’s post here - I don’t recall who it was now, but a big thank you from me. Extraordinarily superb album.
Rain pounding down, log burner firing up, this playing now. Sonata #2.
Could be a lazy Sunday
Field Music - Open Here.
Soon to be released new album from the Brewis brothers.
Field Music remain one of the UK's quirkiest, yet hugely innovative bands.
They write great, catchy, choons, and if you ever have the chance to go and see them, they're stunningly good live.
Amaury Faye Trio - Clearway.
Checking out this new piano trio. Sounds good so far. You can hear some a bit of Brad Mehldau, which is imo a good thing.
Amaury Faye - Piano
Louis Navarro - bass
Theo Lanau - Drums
I’ve got no idea why anyone might be interested but started with...
Moved on to...
And now finished with...
All vinyl.
Can it really be 20 years old? Still sounds fresh and mind expanding. A recent purchase as it was heavily discounted to replace my original copy.
Ok slightly dark and bleak lyrics, but I really enjoy PJ Harvey... and somehow feels right for a cold, damp and sleety January Sunday.
I enjoyed opening The Doors yesterday, let's open them some more. On early 1980s UK (well, German) vinyl:
I've done all i need to do outside on another cold, wet day so it's time for some tunes.
Starting with this...
Beck - Morning Phase
Again nicely dominated by his present voice..
How can one not like a best off album...
More Doors. Early 1980s double vinyl...
Genesis - Live over Europe.
Always nice to listen to Genesis. The instrumental parts of 'In the cage including excerpts of cinema show and dukes travels' are brilliant imo.
What a gem... as a child I remember being fascinated by Kraftwerk in the mid 70s, and this album to me with its early analogue synths, vocoders and electronic rhythms is wonderful. I also find it’s evocative of the time as a child I used to tune across the MW at night listening to magical and ‘forbidden’ foreign stations from across the other side of the iron curtain, especially Germanic and spy number stations (lists of seemingly random numbers being read out from some distant station fading in and out) as well as other strange distant sounds. Even the cover is of a German consumer Radio from the Nazi era adding to the mystic. A truly inspiring album that helped breed a whole culture of electronica.