What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol.VIII)

Posted by: Richard Dane on 29 December 2011

With 2012 almost upon us, it's time to start a fresh thread. I've gone back to an earlier thread title because often the "why" is the most interesting part of the post.

Anyway, links:

Volume VII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...6878604287751/page/1

Volume VI: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878604097229

Volume V: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605140495

Volume IV: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605795042

Volume III: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607309474

Volume II: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878606245043

Volume I: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607464290

Posted on: 09 March 2012 by tpia

Sumptuous box set of 27 cds comprising many Cantatas, the Passions & Oratorios etc.

"The prerequisite of contrapuntal art, more conspicuous in the work of Bach than in that of any other composer, is an ability to conceive a priori of melodic identities which when transposed, inverted, made retrograde, or transformed rhythmically will yet exhibit, in conjunction with the original subject matter, some entirely new but completely harmonious profile."

— Glenn Gould Reader, “So You Want to Write a Fugue”, p. 240

Posted on: 09 March 2012 by Haim Ronen

Late night Bollani

Posted on: 09 March 2012 by JamieL_v2

'Wind and Wuthering' My favourite Genesis (or perhaps Steve Hackett) album. (original CD release)

'Abacab', remaster, but frankly it isn't worth getting an original. I locationally listen to the title track and and Dodo, the latter mostly for the lovely touch of Collin's drumming. I find all the other tracks unlistenable, and in comparison to the above album, this sounds like little more than a few demos. I can't believe that Hugh Padgham did anything to justify a producer credit.

I would suggest that this album is the band's lowest point, they had not become the pop band of a few years later, and definitiely were not the prog, or rock band they had been a few years before.

With reference to the thread on the '10% rule', this is an album that should not have been got rid of, as it would have been there to remind me not to bother getting it on CD.

Lots more Tangerine Dream 'Tangerine Tree & Leaves' releases and a few Rush albums listened to in the last few days as well.

Posted on: 09 March 2012 by dav301

On CD:-

Posted on: 09 March 2012 by KeanoKing

Originally Posted by ewemon:

If you like the Black Keys try this.

Looks like one for Ewemon. will check it out.

atb

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Posted on: 09 March 2012 by mutterback

from the kings of slow core

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Posted on: 09 March 2012 by KeanoKing

just noticed there is a new 2 disc comp. out also. One morer for the never ending basket!

atb

Posted on: 09 March 2012 by Steve2701

JamieL has started me off into an electronic groove that I always find difficult to get out of - I enjoy it that much.

An entire run of all of Redshifts output (I should add this is the UK version of Redshift) but as usual, Ether gets played again and again.

I find the way that as Redshift progress onwards, so their albums seem to track those of what they mimic (early Tangerine Dream) up to a point, around Halo, where they take on where TD left off (and went into 'pop' like short tracks), Halo takes on a whole new Berlin school of electronica where Td could well have been now, and to my mind would be preferable to their output from 'Poland' on.

Posted on: 09 March 2012 by KeanoKing