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?
So, what are you listening to right now?
In a minute my recent discovery of George Enescu leading the B Minor Mass of JS Bach, live in the BBC Broadcasting House. A properly scaled performance that also manages to completely capture the depths of expression in the music!
ATB from Fredrik
ATB from Fredrik
The Final Cut - Pink Floyd
Mountain Goats "Get Lonely"
"Somedays I think I'd feel better
if I tried harder
Most days I know thats not true"
On the screened porch, in full harmony with the crickets and the lightning bugs of the night.
Blood, Sweat and Tears
"Child Is Father To The Man"
1967
a groundbreaking album mixing rock/pop with horns (ie: jazz), the predecessor to the Electric Flag, Chase and Chicago to follow. Randy Brecker, Fred Lipsius etc were legit jazz players. I will never forget the first time I heard this, it quite literally changed my expectations of what music could be. and my favorite album cover ever.
Yumi Matsutoya: Voyager
Finally got one on record!
I wonder if these two have ever been played back to back before ... both excellent
Black - Black
Bed - The Newton PlumAll this talk of Mark Hollis made me pull this out - highly recommended for those interested in Talk Talk etc.
"I haven't noticed before such a clear Mark Hollis (late Talk Talk) influence or similarity in elements: slow piano coming out of the dark silence, in calm time evolution, with drums, double bass, some trumpet and orchestrations and male voice lead, or with bass chimes instead of piano. Luckily not just the slow song direction leads the compositions. The orchestra has some partial live vision on its own. Especially “Undersees” shows beautiful layers of interacting overtones. Perhaps there might be some inspiration from David Sylvian too. Especially on "The Lucky Hand" one can notice this. The accompaniment here might recall some reference to Robert Wyatt's quiet voice with keyboards too, if you wish, mixed with the reflective jazz orchestra. This is no copy of everything I mentioned. Perhaps the vocal expressions on the closer, "Whatnots" shows best Benoit Burello's own musical visions. If I understood well the texts are based upon writings from Henry-David Thoreau, Miller, Withman and William Carlos Williams. Highly recommended to 2nd period Talk Talk fans." Progressive Homestead
quote:Originally posted by Haim Ronen:
On the screened porch, in full harmony with the crickets and the lightning bugs of the night.
haaaaaaaaaaaaaa
that's what i call a full relax evening!
On my new to me today CD5i
Made before the Tokoloshe Man decided to Step On You Again - the superb and highly underrated, Johannesburg singer-songwriter, Mr John Kongos. On Lavender Popcorn we have JK's early work with Floribunda Rose and Scrugg.
Cheap secondhand purchase today, featuring some of the cream of European jazz - Gianluigi Trovesi, Pierre Favre and Renau Garcia-Fons. Sounds excellent so far.
agreed - any other Michel Godard recommendations - Tuba Tuba looks quite wacky?!
- any other Michel Godard recommendations - Tuba Tuba looks quite wacky?!quote:Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:
haaaaaaaaaaaaaa
that's what i call a full relax evening!
Gian my friend,
In the summer, the screen porch is a sweeter spot than the sweet spot between the speakers...
Haim
