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 Tony2011

Vinyl. Enjoying a lot more than when it was first released. Magic!

Posted on: 09 March 2012 by GaryP

Posted on: 09 March 2012 by JamieL_v2

Hi Steve

I should apologise, but what the heck, Redshift (Mark Shreeve) are a great band. Have you been to any of the Hampshire Jam's to see them?

The title track from 'Halo' is amazing, it reminds me quite of lot of Jean Michel Jarre, but 'Faultline' as well as the first 'Redshift' albums are my favourites.

Free System Projekt are another of my favourites from this niche genre, and I also like Arc (2/3 of Redshift these days),espcially 'Arcturus' and some Fanger & Shonwalder.

Still dozens of the Tangerine Tree recordings to work my way though, but nice background music while working on other things, and every so often a real gem of show turns up.

Jamie

Originally Posted 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 Haim Ronen

Before poetry reading.

Posted on: 09 March 2012 by Florestan

Bach on any keyboard or instrument is still Bach but for nearly a century and a half though the Steinway remains the favoured and choice instrument for this music.

Posted on: 09 March 2012 by Florestan

Posted on: 09 March 2012 by bishopla

Posted on: 10 March 2012 by naim_nymph

playing record no.8 of 8 x LP fontana box-set...

side 1

Bedrich Smetana - Vltava from "My Country"

London Symphony Orchestra ~ Antal Dorati

Frederic Chopin - Etude in E Major op.10 no.3

Adam Harasiewicz, piano

Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dances nos.20 & 21 in E minor

(arr. A Dvorak)

London Symphony Orchestra ~ Charles Mackerras

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Gopak (Cossack Dance) "from "Mazeppa"

London Symphony Orchestra ~ Charles Mackerras

side 2

Gioacchino Rossini - The Barber of Seville (Overture)

Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux ~ Roberto Benzi

Giacomo Meyerbeer - Coronation March (from "Le Prophete")

London Symphony Orchestra ~ Charles Mackerras

Josef Strauss - Village Swallows from Austria op.164

Philharmonia Hungarica ~ Antal Dorati

Johann Strauss (Sen) - Radetzky March op.228

London Symphony Orchestra ~ Charles Mackerras

~<>~

Recordings all seem to be full of vigor, and on nice pressings of the fontana label.

What i like about buying these old charity shop box-sets -

you never quite know (well i wouldn't) what is going to leap out and impress.

Better get back to my RCM and clean the rest of 'em i suppose : )

Debs

Posted on: 10 March 2012 by KeanoKing

as recommended on here.

atb

Posted on: 10 March 2012 by KeanoKing

Posted on: 10 March 2012 by Chief Chirpa

Originally Posted by Lontano:

New album from Peter Broderick - I like it. Very good. Listening to it on spotify now. I need to decide whether or not it makes it across the line to a purchase, with my new tougher on myself regime this year :-)

The Sunday Times raved about it yesterday saying "A truly exceptional album from Peter Broderick"

Hi Adrian, I finally looked this one up this week, and like it a lot. As I expect you know, the above website has all the songs in full, together with a quirky kind of blog started by Peter.

I've quite a few favourites to choose from, but right now I love the closing track, http://www.itstartshear.com/everything-i-know/

Thanks,

Posted on: 10 March 2012 by Chief Chirpa

Originally Posted by reubs1981:

The Weeknd. House of Balloons AND Thursday AND Echoes of Silence.

Talk about XO til we overdose, hey Chief!

I know the feeling...

Posted on: 10 March 2012 by KeanoKing

Posted on: 10 March 2012 by pocusfocus

Porcupine Tree - On The Sunday Of Life. Playing through the Unitiserve. Really like this album always seems to be the one that fans like the least. This goes in all different directions which I like, must get this on Vinyl.

Posted on: 10 March 2012 by KeanoKing