What are you listening to? (VOL VI)

Noir Desir.

Simply magic:

Also fantastic. Getting repeated plays on the Supernait and car. An eclectic mix of jazz, blues and folk styles. One of the contenders for favourites of 2010.

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Originally posted by EJS:


Nikolai Demidenko plays Chopin's preludes and 3rd sonata. He takes liberties with the text, but no-one else emphasizes the dark and desparate undertones like him. Not to mention a highly supercharged finale to the sonata as the brilliant climax to this disc.

The recording quality has been criticized by several reviewers, but they were probably Naimless because it sounds spectacular in my living room.

EJ

EJ, I ordered this a couple of weeks ago and should be here any day now. After reading your overview, I just can't wait for this to arrive now.....

on TDK AD-C90 tape cassette : )

Alexander Scriabin: Yevgeny Sudbin (Piano)

Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8: no 12 in D sharp minor
Sonata for Piano no 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19 "Sonata fantasy"
Pieces (3) for Piano, Op. 2: no 1, Etude in C sharp minor
Mazurkas (10) for Piano, Op. 3: no 3 in G minor
Mazurkas (10) for Piano, Op. 3: no 6 in C sharp minor
Mazurkas (10) for Piano, Op. 3: no 1 in B minor
Mazurkas (10) for Piano, Op. 3: no 4 in E major
Sonata for Piano no 5 in F sharp major, Op. 53
Pieces (4) for Piano, Op. 56: no 3, Nuances
Pieces (2) for Piano, Op. 59: no 1, Poème
Sonata for Piano no 9 in F major, Op. 68 "Black Mass"
Waltz for Piano in A flat major, Op. 38

This is such a fantastic album. I'm on the third time through this week...

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Originally posted by munch:

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Originally posted by irwan shah:
Also fantastic. Getting repeated plays on the Supernait and car. An eclectic mix of jazz, blues and folk styles. One of the contenders for favourites of 2010.

irwan,
I have never heard of her, but what you have posted makes me want to give it a listen.
Cheers
Stu

She is part of the New York Voices quartet that also includes Darmon Meader, Peter Eldridge and Kim Nazarian. Lauren joined the group with this album:



By the way, she also has an earlier solo album:



How did you find Trilok's collection?

Fourth disc in a box of six. Every single one has been great so far. This guy is amazing. My contender for favourite box set of 2010. I like it even more than Keith Jarrett's Impulse Years box set which I purchased earlier this year. Once again, thanks Adrian.

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Originally posted by Florestan:
Alexander Scriabin: Yevgeny Sudbin (Piano)

This is such a fantastic album. I'm on the third time through this week...

Doug,

I fully agree. The three spectacular Russian piano discs which I never tire of are Sudbin's Scriabin, Hamelin's Medtner and Jenny Lin's Shostakovich Preludes.

Haim

Just been listening to Kate Bush - Hounds of Love on vinyl ... bloody hell that some good tunes !

Thomas Dolby: Flat Earth
'84 Release. Capitol Records. The original US pressing.
Way more fun to listen to with the Briks than itty bitty WATT.

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Originally posted by kuma:

Thomas Dolby: Flat Earth
'84 Release. Capitol Records. The original US pressing.
Way more fun to listen to with the Briks than itty bitty WATT.

Hi Kuma,

I recommend the new download EP (just $3)from Thomas - Amerikana



It's a real departure from his previous work and to my ears very infectious.

Here’s a series of cool video clips that went up on YouTube on 12 July of TMDR on the Nutmeg dissecting the first of the EP tracks ‘Road To Reno.’

The other tracks Toad Lickers & 17 Hills will be posted on YT in the coming weeks.

The Nutmeg recording Studio...

Oh dear it is raining on the Bastille day parade...et cetera.

On Spotify:-

On Spotify:-


Larry Carlton - Sleepwalk

On CD:-

Kind of Blue - Miles David

It's been a long time since I listened to this, in fact far too long.

Must have played this a thousand times but still marvellous

On CD:-

Managed to listen to these today..



Then LP2 of this..

Once again, listening to Radio Paradise on t'internet. Fabulous station.

Just heard blinding tracks by Los Lobos, Ben Harper, and Sonny Landreth.


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Remastered CD

vinyl: Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Fast rolling beats, heavy basslines liquidizing my speakers into a mass of fine Drum & Bass, yeah man this stuffs SICK!






Dean...

On vinyl: may be not so bonnie as Elvis, but he certainly had a better voice