What are you listening to right now? And why? (VOL IV)
Posted by: Adam Meredith on 27 February 2009
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by Mat Cork
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by MilesSmiles
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by MilesSmiles
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by MilesSmiles
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by MilesSmiles
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by MilesSmiles
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by markah
Alela Diane - To Be Still. Beautiful voice.
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by MilesSmiles
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Originally posted by markah:
Alela Diane - To Be Still. Beautiful voice.
Don't know her at all - is this the album you would recommend?
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by ewemon
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Originally posted by MilesSmiles:
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Originally posted by markah:
Alela Diane - To Be Still. Beautiful voice.
Don't know her at all - is this the album you would recommend?
I am curious about this one as well as Pirates Gospel is a great disc.
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by ewemon
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by JamieL
earlier, but now.....
Just arrived, paid £30 to the thieving government for the privilege of receiving something I had already paid for.
Well this is sumptuous, just giving the full 'Unplugged' DVD a run, Dave Abbruzzese is amazing behind the kit on this performance, worth hearing for any drummers out there. Eddie Vedder looks so young.
Will set up the Rega soon, to listen to the live album (vinyl only), and there are two version of 'Ten' to listen through.
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by markah
Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by markah
Alyth - People Like Me
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by Lontano
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Originally posted by markah:
Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen
Good disc Markah. Do you like it?
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by JamieL
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Originally posted by munch:
Jamie,
The Peal Jam set is £99.00 inc P&P from the uk.
How much did you end up paying for yours?
$140, which was probably a good buy before the Pound fell apart. Still I got it direct from the band's own website, and I prefer money to as directly to the artist as possible.
I just begrudge paying import duty which is a total rip off, 33% tax on goods.
I had the same on a set of disc drives I had to import last year for work, perhaps it would have been better to have a blank frame in the TV show saying 'Sorry this shot could not be completed as the UK government are thieves!'
I doubt it will ever happen, but if I am ever asked to do work on a video for the government, I will add my own personal 'rip off tax' to the quote (just like computer system manufactures do).
Now listing to 'Ten Redux' from the Pearl Jam box set.
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by BigH47
On spotify:-
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by markah
Oliver & Ewen - regarding the Alela Diane disc, here is a review I nicked from another website :
Alela Diane's debut The Pirate's Gospel was one of those albums that snuck up on you. Pleasant enough, but seemingly innocuous on a first listen, repeated spins ensured it would entrench itself in your soul and place you firmly under its warm embrace. A mix of old world folk, campfire and shanty coupled to Diane's uniquely affecting voice; it was undoubtedly, for many, one of the records of 2007. Two years on, after a hectic tour schedule and collaboration that have included the wonderful Headless Heroes project, alongside David Holmes, she releases her sophomore effort To Be Still.
Opener Dry Grass & Shadows marks an immediate departure from her debut. Where The Pirate's Gospel relied on the plaintive and often quirky duo of Diane's voice and her acoustic, To Be Still sees her flexing her song-writing muscle, fleshing out the skeletal approach from her debut with traditional instrumentation including fiddles, strings, lap steel and some percussion. Where this works, the effects are enchanting; the aforementioned opener, where lap steel swaddles guitar and percussion to create an enveloping pastoral drone. The breathtaking, cello-backed atmosphere of White As Diamonds, the banjo chug of The Alder Trees and the towering The Ocean are wonderfully majestic and tear at your heartstrings rather than tug at them. On the rare occasion her song craft doesn't hit these heights, you yearn for the bare sound of her debut, the title track in particular, recalls the overworked nature of Iron & Wine's latest output.
However fleshed out these songs are however, Diane's voice is still the lynchpin behind this project and it's still wonderful, perhaps even grown in confidence, her range filling every nuance from hoarse and uncertain to effortlessly soaring. The themes of nature, so prominent in her debut are once again ubiquitous in her follow-up. Even when the themes turn to relationships, family and friends as in the `Rocky Racoon'-esque plod of Age Old Blues, accompanied by some hoary old wolf-hound vocals, the analogies always wind themselves back to the intimate knowledge of her Nevada homelands.
To Be Still is a strong follow-up to an excellent debut. Diane's voice still powerfully touching, while the traditional compositions add an extra dimension to her craft. While the album sometimes feels that it lacks the intimacy and endearing charm of her debut, there is no doubt that these qualities will emerge with time. This is a timeless-sounding record and whether you're a fan or a stranger drawn in by the hype, this is certainly worth a purchase.
Hope that helps to answer your queries. I really like this one and will be investing in her first album.
Mark
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by matt podniesinski
Getting ready to play hooky this afternoon.
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by markah
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Originally posted by Lontano:
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Originally posted by markah:
Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen
Good disc Markah. Do you like it?
Very much so - minimalist, atmospheric and quite moving. Not my regular listening but I will have to check out more.
Mark
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by markah
Asobi Seksu - Hush
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by u5227470736789524
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by JamieL
That was so good I'm going to play it again.
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by patk
Amy Farris - Anyway
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by ewemon
Posted on: 20 March 2009 by ewemon
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Originally posted by markah:
Oliver & Ewen - regarding the Alela Diane disc, here is a review I nicked from another website :
Alela Diane's debut The Pirate's Gospel was one of those albums that snuck up on you. Pleasant enough, but seemingly innocuous on a first listen, repeated spins ensured it would entrench itself in your soul and place you firmly under its warm embrace. A mix of old world folk, campfire and shanty coupled to Diane's uniquely affecting voice; it was undoubtedly, for many, one of the records of 2007. Two years on, after a hectic tour schedule and collaboration that have included the wonderful Headless Heroes project, alongside David Holmes, she releases her sophomore effort To Be Still.
Opener Dry Grass & Shadows marks an immediate departure from her debut. Where The Pirate's Gospel relied on the plaintive and often quirky duo of Diane's voice and her acoustic, To Be Still sees her flexing her song-writing muscle, fleshing out the skeletal approach from her debut with traditional instrumentation including fiddles, strings, lap steel and some percussion. Where this works, the effects are enchanting; the aforementioned opener, where lap steel swaddles guitar and percussion to create an enveloping pastoral drone. The breathtaking, cello-backed atmosphere of White As Diamonds, the banjo chug of The Alder Trees and the towering The Ocean are wonderfully majestic and tear at your heartstrings rather than tug at them. On the rare occasion her song craft doesn't hit these heights, you yearn for the bare sound of her debut, the title track in particular, recalls the overworked nature of Iron & Wine's latest output.
However fleshed out these songs are however, Diane's voice is still the lynchpin behind this project and it's still wonderful, perhaps even grown in confidence, her range filling every nuance from hoarse and uncertain to effortlessly soaring. The themes of nature, so prominent in her debut are once again ubiquitous in her follow-up. Even when the themes turn to relationships, family and friends as in the `Rocky Racoon'-esque plod of Age Old Blues, accompanied by some hoary old wolf-hound vocals, the analogies always wind themselves back to the intimate knowledge of her Nevada homelands.
To Be Still is a strong follow-up to an excellent debut. Diane's voice still powerfully touching, while the traditional compositions add an extra dimension to her craft. While the album sometimes feels that it lacks the intimacy and endearing charm of her debut, there is no doubt that these qualities will emerge with time. This is a timeless-sounding record and whether you're a fan or a stranger drawn in by the hype, this is certainly worth a purchase.
Hope that helps to answer your queries. I really like this one and will be investing in her first album.
Mark
Thanks for that Mark. Think if you like this one you will love the first album.
