What are you listening to right now? (VOL I)
Posted by: Tam on 06 June 2005
Anyway, to kick things off, I'm currently, and probably for most of the rest of this week, listening to Radio 3's Beethoven Experience. They're doing one of the piano concertos at the moment and (number 2 with Glenn Gould). Anyway, the experience thing probably needs its own thread, but, even on this cheapo radio it's proving fairly enjoyable.
So, what are you listening to right now?
Posted on: 05 July 2005 by airdavid
Right now?
M. Davis = Sorcerer
Prince = The Rainbow Children
H. Hancock = Trust
Oneness of JuJu
and for "easy listenings ":
David Holmes = Out of Sight O.S.T.
Common = the corner
Platinum Pied Pipers = Triple P
Jamiroquai = Dynamite
bye,
David
Posted on: 05 July 2005 by Tam
Just been listening to Paul Simon - Graceland.
Up next, Mahler 5, leonard Bernstein and the VPO (because there was an interesting piece on it in gramophone this month).
regards,
Tam
Posted on: 05 July 2005 by BigH47
Just starting a Beginner's Guide to Africa a 3 CD set(Ebay purchase). Seems to have most of the African acts I have heard of and not heard.
Howard
Posted on: 05 July 2005 by sjust
quote:
Originally posted by Kiwi'sMyNaim:
Hi Stefan,
Many thanks for your recommendations! Indeed, “Entre Amigos” is on my short list. I have just purchased Tord Gustavsen’s second release: ”The Ground” It is magic; a bit more tempo than “Changing Places” though but, overall, a class act.
Best regards,
George
Can't agree more, George. Tord Gustavsen was playing live in Mainz, yesterday evening (30 miles from where I live), but unfortunately, I couldn't go...
Stefan
Posted on: 05 July 2005 by Geoff P
Now playing:
"My Funny Valentine" - Miles Davis in concert on Vinyl, recorded in 1964 w. George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Tony Williams. (Columbia)
Before that was listening to :
"Moonstruck" - Chris Jones. on CD in a 2 CD box with a much earlier session of his called "No looking back" Excellent acoustic guitars and bass against a pleasent voice.
Geoff
Posted on: 05 July 2005 by Tam
quote:
Originally posted by Geoff P:
Now playing:
"My Funny Valentine" - Miles Davis in concert on Vinyl, recorded in 1964 w. George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Tony Williams. (Columbia)
I love that disc. Have you heard the recent Columbia box set (Seven steps, I think it's called), as that has the concert in its full, original running order.
regards,
Tam
Posted on: 05 July 2005 by matt podniesinski
Right now:
Iggy Pop-Lust For Life
Earlier:
The Wrens-The Meadowlands
North Mississippi Allstars-51 Phantom
Matt
Posted on: 05 July 2005 by HR
So, what are you listening to right now?[/QUOTE]
From Hyperion:
*Nikolai Kapustin/Piano Music/Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
*Morten Lauridsen/Lux Aeterna/Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton
*Albeniz/Iberia/Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
Haim
Posted on: 06 July 2005 by Geoff P
quote:
Have you heard the recent Columbia box set (Seven steps, I think it's called), as that has the concert in its full, original running order.
Tam...to be honest I am an occasional Miles fan. I expect the box set is very good but a bit too much Davis in one go for me.
regards
GEOFF
Posted on: 07 July 2005 by BigH47
The Collection - Lynyrd Skynyrd simple man is one of my alltime faves.
Howard
Posted on: 07 July 2005 by Guido Fawkes
Vashti Bunyan - Just Another Diamond Day
Posted on: 07 July 2005 by Geoff P
Renee olstead -with the enormously creative title "Renee Olstead".
She's just put her camel to bed and made a better job of it than Minnie Ripperton!
Posted on: 07 July 2005 by matt podniesinski
John Hiatt-Master of Disaster
Very Nice!
Posted on: 07 July 2005 by kuma
Sergio Mendes 'Arara' on the Squeeze Box 2.
Posted on: 08 July 2005 by MichaelC
Sergio Mendes - now that is something I haven't listened to for a while. Some good old S American beats.
Whilst the boss is out for a girls evening I am having a good old space rock evening. Kicked off with Hawkwind - In Your Area. Followed by Tubilah Dog - In Search of Plaice. And now spinning on the trusty LP12 is Gong - Live. "You can't kill me" this very moment. Assisted by a ropey whisky and some coffee (to keep me awake). Don't want to stop now!
Posted on: 10 July 2005 by Sicey
Well since upgrading to the 202 last week I had a splurge through Amazon looking for some bookmarked purchases to test the system
I ended up buying -
Shall we dance OST, has a lovely song by Peter Gabriel on it called 'The book of love', lovely lyrics like 'the book of love has music in it, in fact its where music comes from...' and a nice stringed accompaniment
Brian McKnight - greats hits - excellent
Moby - Hotel - a couple of good tracks but otherwise disappointing
Renaissance - Singapore - excellent
Ideal - Ideal - excellent one for you RnB fans
Mylo - Destroy rock and roll - interesting
Oh and finally got round to ordering Radioheads Ok computer, in the post now, cant wait.
John
Posted on: 10 July 2005 by liam
the subways - young for eternity
also this week
eu - nu)+(no
yann tiersen - l'absente
loscil - first narrows
brian eno - another day on earth
royksopp - the understanding
antonio forcione - tears of joy
velvet revolver - contraband
Posted on: 10 July 2005 by sjust
Garbarek / Brahem / Hussain - Madar: Perfect Chill-Out music after a nice mountain bike ride through my home region: The famous "Odenwald".
Hach ! Summer can be such a great thing !
cheers
Stefan
Posted on: 10 July 2005 by graham55
James Blunt - Back To Bedlam, which has grown into a huge hit since I posted here some weeks ago. It's quite superb.
G
Posted on: 10 July 2005 by Sicey
Is he the guy that does that track 'Your Beautiful'? which I think is a great song
so album is worth a nose then?
quote:
Originally posted by graham55:
James Blunt - Back To Bedlam, which has grown into a huge hit since I posted here some weeks ago. It's quite superb.
G
Posted on: 10 July 2005 by graham55
Sicey
Yes. Money well spent (under a tenner in Tesco at present).
G
Posted on: 10 July 2005 by graham55
I've now shot back three decades and am listening to The Yes Album. Chris Squire's impossibly fat bass guitar has just launched Starship Trooper.
Was there ever a better bass player?
G
Posted on: 10 July 2005 by graham55
Sorry to go on, but.........
Am just listening to Hendrix opening his Woodstock performance with supreme guitar playing in Message To The Universe.
No one has even come close in the last 35 years.
G
Posted on: 10 July 2005 by sjust
Baiba Skride - Bach Partita #2
After hearing Julia Fischer play the Sarabande as an encore (after the live transmission of the opening concert for the Schleswig-Holstein-Festival), I
- ordered her double SACD (grmbl) with Bachs Sonatas and Partitas
- listened to Hillary Hahn, first
- listened to Skride, second. She's clearly my favourite, so far.
cheers
Stefan
Posted on: 10 July 2005 by Consciousmess
Hi everyone, I had to post this message as I recently heard a track on a CD that was phenomenal in its sound quality. Unfortunately its not a style of music I like that much but when I played it for the first time I was spell-bound as the nuances of the singer's voice are so real I could almost physically reach out and touch the aural image. For any audiophile with a good system, buy this CD and listen to the 2nd track with your eyes closed:
http://www.linnrecords.com/listen/listen_window.asp?RecordingID=247What do you reckon eh?
Jon
PS Why dont all record companies re-release cds in 24bit as the difference in sound quality between a hdcd and a cd far surpases that of a cheap and expensive cd player????
