What are you listening to right now? (VOL I)

More of the good old black stuff.

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Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:

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Originally posted by HR:
That is a great Quartet that works so well with Saluzzi's accordion.

Hope you have a good evening,

Haim

Hi Haim!
Good morning now!

I'm sorry for the "JPC affaire" because you told me about that.
Of course and with no regrets this thing is nobody's fault and couldn't be differently.

So thanks again for you suggest.
The old and the incoming!

See you soon on here!


Cheers
Gianluigi

Gianluigi,

I hope that the JPC affaire is settled. Otherwise, you can tell them that they can expect a phone call from Berlusconi. I don't think he has been in his best mood since the elections, and I am sure JPC rather settle than risk hearing from him.

Best regards,

Haim

Today I went running for the first time this spring. Very windy conditions and a long day at work made the run very difficult. I needed some music in the car to energize me, and Moondog did the job.

Haim

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Originally posted by fishski13:
i will put that one in the basket as well. naim serves up electronica very well. i am so glad i stuck it out with the intro2s, trying to integrate the bass, rather than ditching them for some smaller standmounts

Cool Corey.
The Briks have been tremendous with mah kinda music, too !

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- headphones still rule though!

Oh yes!
I use a W5k a lot in here. And this is the first time I don't dread to put on a closed can.

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the intro2s punch the funk hard, tight and juicy, and never misses a beat...even with a Basis TT. i can also flick to 45s in under 5 secs .

Nice to have a turntable in your rig. Especially our kind of music. Can't beat the bass dynamics ( except a CD 555 )

I'm gonna put in a Lingo one of these days, damn it!

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Originally posted by David Leedham:


Attracted to this, Kuma, whats it like then?

David,

It's a piano leading jazz/fusion funk stuff from early 80's. ( I think? )
Bob James' recent work has been pretty lacklustre but his older ones like this I find still excellent.

Excellent studio musicians, too. But my hight light is the Steve Gadd's drumming on this record.

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Originally posted by jasons:
Moving on...

Jason.

I still think the Moon Safari is better.. but what do you think of it?

Wild and magnificent.

An acoustic guitar duo.
Naim system excels at this type of music.
I'm not too wild on the world music, but the contemporary Spanish guitar is sometimes a nice change of pace.
This disc reminds me of Vincent Amigo.

Ramsey Lewis and company.
Sonny Emory who used to be in the E,W & F on drums. What a drummer!

I want You - Marvin Gaye



regarding air my list goes:

-Casanova 70 (12")
-Le Soleil est pres de moi (12")
-20.000 HZ
-Virgin Suicides

Walkie Talkie and Moon Safari are not so much my favorites (Moon Safari is more like a stripped down version of the first two 12"es).

bf.

Interesting.
20khz is not my favourite Air.

A Moon Safari is defintely more commercial. I always liked it from my first listen.

And still to this date, I like it everytime I play it.

A Talkie Walkie.. I need to play a bit more to see what develops.

I have to check out the Casanova 70.
Don't know that one.

kuma,

if you like "Air" then "Phoenix" (from France) could also be something for you. United and Alphabetical - both brilliant albums...

a new album is out and they will be on tour - live even better than the albums:

http://www.wearephoenix.com/s/en/phoenix-tour.php

regards, +bf

this - disco rap from 78-80. just arrived 5 mins ago.

regards,
blackforest.

Back order on previous purchase.
Thanks a lot to people at Dotshop in Sweden!

I'm not a gun - We think as instruments

My humble suggest is to get it.
This album is really one of the best thing i've listened to in the last months.

I needed cheering up and found this

Do you have other by him?
I've always thought to buy some Cohen records but never did it..........................

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Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:
Do you have other by him?
I've always thought to buy some Cohen records but never did it..........................

That was only £5 from Amazon, I also bought his first album - Songs of

Gianluigi, you must try some Leonard Cohen. He really is great, songs from a room is good but there is also a Greatest Hits which is well worth a listen. Obviously you have to be prepared for the singer /songwriter genre, but I think well worth it.

Anyway, onto why I'm here. 3 purchases that arrived today:

currently The New Folk Sound of Terry Callier

will be Morph the Cat by Donald Fagan

after that Western Skies by Roddy Frame


Terry Callier is great. Stripped down sound, a man and his guitar plus the odd bit of bass and drums. Amazing voice which has only got better over the years when you compare this to the latest Massive Attack single.

Really looking forward to the Roddy Frame album, that's why I'm saving it till last

Approaching Morph the Cat with some trepidation considering the mixed response it has got on here.

Also have sneaking suspicion that the Terry Callier will be the find of the day !!

regards
Alan

Beethoven's 5th Carlos Kleiber and the VPO - familiar and fine.

First this one and then I'll try the same piece from the Karl Bohm (coincidently also with the VPO but 5 years earlier) boxed set of all 9 symphonies. I rarely go digging for it.

Both on well ripened vinyl of course.

Ian

Leonard Cohen is well worth trying (a truly unique artist). I think his best Album is probably still his first (The Songs of Leonard Cohen) though many of the others are fine (I'm fond of Ten New Songs, The Future, Live Songs and Various Positions) and, frankly, you can't go far wrong.


Ian - please post back how it compares (I've not heard any of Bohm's Beethoven). That said, that Kleiber is probably one of the great (arguably the greatest) Beethoven symphony recordings of all time.

regards, Tam

A thank to all!
Saturday morning i'll rush in town just to check.
I saw they have a lot of him but i'm going direct to the titles!

Cheers
Gianluigi

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Originally posted by Tam:
Ian - please post back how it compares (I've not heard any of Bohm's Beethoven). That said, that Kleiber is probably one of the great (arguably the greatest) Beethoven symphony recordings of all time.

regards, Tam

.... You have about 7mins to get here before it starts

Ian

Horslips - The Tain (vinyl)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
Big & Rich - A Horse of a Different Colo(u)r

Howard

Haim.
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