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?
just had:
Now Playing:
both on vinyl
Now Playing:
both on vinyl
quote:Originally posted by Haim Ronen:quote:Originally posted by droodzilla:
Stefan - you've just "persuaded" me to get that (it's been on my list for a while).
Watch out Droo!
If you are entering Stefan's influence zone and music recommendations, prepare yourself to end up starving and broke, just like I did trying to follow his kind suggestions...
Now listening to The Montreal Tapes:
Haim
I know, I know...
quote:Originally posted by Haim Ronen:
a real classic. Like it a lot...
quote:Originally posted by JWM:
Both of these for the very first time...
Why didn't I listen to them sooner??!!
Again ... both
after the well recommended
it's now:
sound advice given, here, sometimes...
it's now:
sound advice given, here, sometimes...
quote:Originally posted by droodzilla:
Another gem from the IM.
Hmmm, quoting myself now, but I just came across a lovely video of the duo performing the beautiful song "Brotherhood of Man", in what looks like their sitting room. It's on their MySpace page:
Innocence Mission
Can't recommend this band highly enough to all you fans of female singer-songwriters. Karen Peris is a goddess.
Man there's some good %$£^ being played tonight !!
think it's gonna be
for me
think it's gonna be
for me
quote:Originally posted by droodzilla:
Another gem from the IM.
Used to have their first disc when it came out. Gave it away after a few years. What would you recommend of theirs I give a listen to now?
quote:Originally posted by sjust:
it's now:
sound advice given, here, sometimes...
Stefan,
We have been talking all this time about sound advice (!!) not financial...
Glad you liked it.
Haim
Coming from the cold and finding some warmth in JJ's trombone sound.
quote:Originally posted by munch:
Hi Haim,
Its not so cold here at the moment,a bit of sun today for a few mins.On the whole though just dark grey and wet.
All i can say is roll on April,thats when we got our summer last year.
Lots of warm music tonight.
Now The Moody Blues Question of Balance on vinyl.
ATB Munch
Hi Munch,
Plenty of sun here, on top of the minus fifteen degrees temperatures... The heat was not working on the train this morning and we kept dying at every station, when the doors opened.
Regards,
Haim
At leasrt the title has some heat:
Three to round off the evening...
quote:Originally posted by ewemon:quote:Originally posted by droodzilla:
Another gem from the IM.
Used to have their first disc when it came out. Gave it away after a few years. What would you recommend of theirs I give a listen to now?
Hi ewemon. I'm not familiar with their early work, but I have the last four "proper" studio albums, namely:
Glow
Birds of my Neighborhood
Befriended
We Walked in Song
IM Discography
Glow is the last album before they switched to a more pared down acoustic sound, so it may sound more like the stuff you know. Personally I prefer the later albums, especially "Birds of My Neighborhood", which was recorded after Karen Peris suffered a miscarriage, and is a moving document of despair and the gradual revival of hope. Befriended and We Walked in Song are great too.
If you'd like to try before you buy, there are some samples on their official site:
IM Samples
Of the tracks on offer, "Lakes of Canada" and "Brotherhood of Man" are probably the finest. I discovered IM when Sufjan Stevens named "Lakes of Canada" as one of his favourite songs.
MJQ magic through some extended resolution sound (xrcd from JVC).
One of the best jazz quartets, ever.
Milt Jackson, vibes
John Lewis, piano
Percy Heath, bass
Kenny Clarke, drums
Good night,
Haim
quote:Originally posted by droodzilla:quote:Originally posted by ewemon:quote:Originally posted by droodzilla:
Another gem from the IM.
Used to have their first disc when it came out. Gave it away after a few years. What would you recommend of theirs I give a listen to now?
Hi ewemon. I'm not familiar with their early work, but I have the last four "proper" studio albums, namely:
Glow
Birds of my Neighborhood
Befriended
We Walked in Song
IM Discography
Glow is the last album before they switched to a more pared down acoustic sound, so it may sound more like the stuff you know. Personally I prefer the later albums, especially "Birds of My Neighborhood", which was recorded after Karen Peris suffered a miscarriage, and is a moving document of despair and the gradual revival of hope. Befriended and We Walked in Song are great too.
If you'd like to try before you buy, there are some samples on their official site:
IM Samples
Of the tracks on offer, "Lakes of Canada" and "Brotherhood of Man" are probably the finest. I discovered IM when Sufjan Stevens named "Lakes of Canada" as one of his favourite songs.
I threw caution to the winds or the fact I was bored last night might have something to do with it and bought Glow, Birds and the first disc again. Mind you I think I paid a total of £11.00 for all 3 discs helped.
imho... it's debatable whether this is really music, or if it's some kind of 'audible art form'. However, much of the more incidental bits can sound very attractive for a while... but all to often this degenerates into the chaos of nonsense that would do well hung in the Modern Tate... this 2 cd was a lend from a friend so perhaps i'll just hand it back to him and say, "Thank you for sharing this with me, it was a jolly interesting listerning experience"!...
Then i'll just curtsey, smile politely, and slowly walk away... quietly whistling to myself.
nymph
Munch....I suspect Haim is talking minus 15 F rather than C! which means it is not just freezing cold it is artic F**king cold where he isquote:Haim,
Minus 15, We dont know what cold is here.
If it drops to minus 1 the trains dont work and the whole of England comes to a stand still.
Haim I am a JJ Johnson fan myself, matured listening to him avidly as pretty much the only jazz trombonist at the time with enough technique to play note runs as fast as a saxaphone raher than just 'waw-waw'.
Just popped this one on
regards
Geoff
