what was the last cd you bought?

How about some comments on the CD's. You know a 1 or 2 line review. It gets a bit boring just seeing what people have bught, it's much more interesting seeing what people think of things.

Bruce - What do you think of the Jim White, (how does it compare to No Such Place if you've got that)?

PS. Dave Slater might be excused from the reviews 'cos he wouldn't have time to write it all, (and I've only heard of 10% he buys anyway )

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What do you think of the Jim White

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I really like this - although I don't have anything else he's done.

I am, of course, an accountant which seems to hamper my taste . Apparently.

ag

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I am, of course, an accountant which seems to hamper my taste . Apparently.

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Ag,
I ROFL at this one

I work for a local authority so I have no taste at all! LOL

andy c!

Jim White is failing to grab me at the moment. I love the opener with Aimee Mann but little else has really stuck, perhaps because it needs a rather more concentrated listen than this track. I find his voice a bit anodyne too. I've not heard his other record to compare.

FWIW The Russian choral CD is gloriously atmospheric.

Bruce

Thanks for the reply Bruce/Alex.

F.Y.I No Such Place is pretty good and should be up your street Bruce.

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I am, of course, an accountant which seems to hamper my taste . Apparently

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Alex, Got to admit I tend to disagree with your music teste a fare bit, though I suspect our collections probably overlap 50:50. In retrospect by Accountant comment (on another thread for those confused) was perhaps a little trite, though only made in jest, and was supposed to be Accountants have no fun, rather than Accountants have poor taste in music.

Greeny

No problem on the music front - if we all liked the same thing, it would all be very dull indeed.

As for the no fun bit, well, phooey

ag

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Originally posted by greeny:
How about some comments on the CD's. You know a 1 or 2 line review. It gets a bit boring just seeing what people have bught, it's much more interesting seeing what people think of things.

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I agree with you, er, again. It's a great thread, but it's of little value if there is no description or recomendation.

Brian OReilly

The really important bits of threads like this are actually comments like 'if you like this you might also like to try this'. These help me find new music.

Bruce

Now the problem with a 1 or 2 line review would mean that you would have to listen to
them all before commenting!

Could be a problem?

DS

ITC - Various Artists - Jack to the Future

I agree with DS, it's hard to post a review at the point of purchase. Anyway, here goes:

Amon Tobin - Supermodified

Clever-clever electronic nurdlings from the Ninja label.

Amon Tobin - Permutation

More of the same.

Fingathing - and the big red nebula band

Sample-tastic high quality hip hoppery of a beats/scratching/breaks variety. Hopefully.

Seafood - As the cry flows

High octane shouty indie rock - Seafood are grossly under-rated IMHO.

Keane - Hopes and Fears

Indie guitar band, without the guitars. Kind of a bit like Travis without the politics. I want to hate it, but I can't.

ag

Following the new thread rules...

Les Savy Fav - Inches - If you like rough sex, you'll like this. Edgy punkish indie rock.

Boards of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children - If you like sex with yourself, you'll like this. Dreamy synth textures atop trippy beats.

Non-Prophets - Hope (second time around) - If you like sex but fail to get any, you'll like this. Great hip-hop but a bit teen angsty.

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Originally posted by Bruce Woodhouse:
FWIW The Russian choral CD is gloriously atmospheric.

Bruce

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Bruce,

Do you have Rachmaninov's Vespers? If "No" then you really ought to, if "Yes" then I'll shut up.

nick.lees at btinternet.com

Oh, and um...

Postal Service - "Give Up" Following big rave from Throbnorth (and remembering back, recommendations from MAtthew and Ludwig). Catchy stuff from Death Cab For Cutie-meets-DNTEL combination.

BT - "Emotional Technology" More mainstream than his others and less hard-edged. After a couple of listens this strikes me as being just a tiny bit off his best - the songs are good, but you keep expecting them to really take off, but it doesn't quite happen. Might be a grower though.

Children Of Dub - "Chameleon" Re-issue of their 1996 album (and about time too). Excellent, mellow ambient dub electronica.

Porcupine Tree - "Signify" The re-mastered version with 2nd CD of out-takes and stuff. Well worthwhile replacing the original version with if you're a bit of a PT freak. Not that I am, of course. This is the album that Gary famously said sounded like Steve Vai. <cough>.

nick.lees at btinternet.com

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I want to hate it, but I can't.

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'She has no time' is a brilliant track on the keane Cd.. can't stop playing it...

andy c! (!)

Strawbs the Collection (2001).One of those groups I knew about but havn't bought.
A bit bass heavy. Described as prog rock on AMG a bit more folk rock. A few tracks I knew Lay Down and Union Man (MPs fav)quite good 7/10. Not sure how many heads that is.

Howard

Morrissey - You are the quarry

Absolutely cast iron certainty for my favourite new thing this year. Phenomenal return to form from one of this country's best ever showmen/lyricists/performers/genius.

Wonderful, wonderful stuff.

Curve - The way of curve

Collection of singles, b-sides, best of, rarities etc of seminal jangly/high octane indie pop legends. Brilliant. Includes remixes by Kevin Shields, Aphex Twin and a cover of "I Feel Love".

Graham Coxon - Happiness in magazines

Sounding more and more like Blur used to sound. IMHO.

Ash - Meltdown

Heavier, more rocky, more ballsy. Same producer as wot does Marilyn Manson, and it shows. Don't piss about, just buy it. YMMV of course, but do not dismiss as being kiddie pop.

Charlatans = Up at the lake

I haven't heard it other than on an album playback on XFM, but it sounds more like their older stuff than Wonderland. More mature, fuller sound. Probably brilliant - it will probably escort me to/from clients tomorrow.

Beta Band - Heroes to zeroes

Haven't heard it yet, love the single, you all know the Beta Band.

And Boomkat have despatched my latest crate.

My name is Alex, I am a musicoholic.

This week the sale was in Borders.

1) Sleater-Kinney: Dig Me Out. I've wanted a cd by them for ages, but never got round to buying one. Great, spikey songs, a bit Belly, a little Siouxy, a little Sonic Youthy..

2) Dave Douglas: A Thousand Evenings. Chamber jazz/klezmer/east european folk. A great trumpet/accordian/violin/bass group

3) C'est Chic: Freak Out!!!!!!!!! The best bass playing ever.

Kevin

Kevin,

S-K is a fine loud girlz group. You might also like Pretty Girls Make Graves (which only have a tiny female lead singer).

Architecture In Helsinki - "Fingers Crossed" - Bubbly experimental pop featuring whispy guy/girl/child vocals backed by horns, triangles, $50 Casios, etc. At times it sounds like an indie children's marching band on acid. It's delightful, like chewing mint leaves.

DJ Signify - "Sleep No More" - Mekon was right in describing it as eerie, disturbing, "hard psychedic" hip hop, and Deliverance canoe trip music. I think I'll love this.

Devendra Banhart - "Rejoicing In The Hands"- I haven't listened, but Pitchfork said "establishes Banhart as a major voice in new folk music" and "a collection of road hymns and journals, and small tributes to smaller pleasures".

The One AM Radio - "A Name Writ In Water" - I haven't listened, but Pitchfork said "not nearly as pert or quirky as The Postal Service's like-minded debut, The One AM Radio is just as addictive" which means I'll love it.

FAO Nick Lees

Do you have a favourite Rachmaninov Vespers recording? Amazon show several, including one from the Christ College Choir-struck me as unlikley to have the right depth somehow.

Bruce

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Now the problem with a 1 or 2 line review would mean that you would have to listen to
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Dave, You may be exempt from this rule Though you could add a 1 or 2 line review on any recent purchase you thought worth commenting on as being particularly good or bad.

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Keane - Hopes and Fears

Indie guitar band, without the guitars. Kind of a bit like Travis without the politics. I want to hate it, but I can't.

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Alex. I know what you mean, I can't bring myself to buy this just 'cos the latest single sounds so much like Travis.

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Charlatans = Up at the lake

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Let us know what you think when you've had a couple of listens, Its had good reviews

Belle & sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress,
Played it once and think it will be a grower - not an instant 'oooh yes' - soz ag!

PS I have the Keane desease - can't stop playing that...

andy c!

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Charlatans.....Let us know what you think when you've had a couple of listens, Its had good reviews

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Well, I heard the album 4 times today as it is short (44 minutes) and can be played twice as I crawl the 17 miles to my client.

It's definitely a grower - the last album grabbed me instantly and has stayed a favourite. The first playback of "Lake" left me with a "it's good...but not outstanding" feeling, but each subsequent listen revealed more of what was going on. It's well worth a punt, although it is not a follow up to Wonderland.

Think of it as "North Country Boy" all grown up. IMHO, YMMV, etc etc etc

ag

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Originally posted by Bruce Woodhouse:
FAO Nick Lees

Do you have a favourite Rachmaninov Vespers recording? Amazon show several, including one from the Christ College Choir-struck me as unlikley to have the right depth somehow.

Bruce

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I have this one, which was recommended by Gramophone at the time. I like it, and it's a modern recording, but do feel the basses could be a little deeper, but then I am a bass freak...

The same recording is also available as a double with the "Liturgy Of Saint John Chrysostom", which is also pretty awesome (though I haven't heard the St Petersburg version).

Bear in mind that I'm not an expert on these things and that there well be better versions of it around.

nick.lees at btinternet.com

Thanks.

I recall your bass obsession, after all I bought a Jah Wobble album on your advice once. Only once mind you!

Bruce