What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIII)

Hungryhalibut posted:

Bert Schurink posted:

I bought this and was distinctly underwhelmed, having liked some of her earlier stuff. What do you make of it, Bert?

This is one of these albums I think I need to like out of whatever reason and which I now have played for the third time via Tidal. However it's ok in the background but it doesn't really draw me in. While there is the odd song which is on the cd which is a bit different rendering.

I think it's quite telling that the album after three listening sessions is still not part of my owned collection. So i would not recommend this one.

During my workout - but not their best album, while it contains some interesting songs ...

A remarkable version, have already played it a couple of times...

Bert Schurink posted:

Florestan posted:

Nina Kotova (cello) | Fabio Bidini (piano)

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943): Sonata for cello and piano in g-minor, Op. 19

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Sonata for cello and piano in C, Op, 119

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): Romance | Meditation

Two of the all time great cello sonatas for me which always drain me emotionally and leave me not wanting to search for words tonight.   Instead, I will leave that for another day.  For now I will be content to just "see red" and have another listen!!

It's funny to see how also classical has become more and more about marketing. This kind of picture would never show up 30'years ago.....

...she has been a model before her cello career...

This is "a very relaxed and bluesy release" 

Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
Gene Harris - piano
Andrew Simpkins - bass
Bill Dowdy - drums

Music Matters 2015 reissue of the 1960 Blue Note Records release. 

A + 3 | WAV

(2011)

Florence Welch's second album that went straight to # 1.

A whole bunch of outtakes from the studio from the period mid 60's through to and incl Sticky Fingers.

 Thank god they didn't release Keith singing Gimme Shelter.

Mono masters.

Quad 33 posted:

This is "a very relaxed and bluesy release" 

Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
Gene Harris - piano
Andrew Simpkins - bass
Bill Dowdy - drums

Music Matters 2015 reissue of the 1960 Blue Note Records release. 

Thanks for posting this one Quad33! I didn't know it. And with Gene Harris on piano, I want to check it out.

Regards, Jeroen.

First run, sounds very good so far.

Primal Scream - Screamadelica.  CD rip.

I finally got round to watching the BBC4 "Classic Albums" programme on this last night.  Very enjoyable.

nigelb posted:

trickydickie posted:

nigelb posted:

Barbra Lica - I'm Still Learning

Can't recall who recommended this but it is rather lovely. Possibly a bit sugary for some but I like it very much. There is a charming quality to it. Barbra doesn't seem to take herself to seriously which makes this all the more attractive. She can hold a choon too. It just make me smile when I listen - always a good sign. 

'Tis on Tidal if you fancy giving this one a go. 

Twas me!

I've just discovered this lady, I love the humour in her work. She reminds me of Fredrika Stahl.

I've just got this one and have been listening to it almost constantly, I think I prefer it. Must check out her other album.

 

 

Wonderful recommendation Tricky. 'Who Knows' is not on Tidal so I am just going to take a punt and buy it. Judging by 'Im Still Learning' and your recommendation, I am pretty sure I will be happy. Her lyrics ooze charm and, as you quite rightly say, humour.

Listened to her on Spotify, very nice indeed. Looked her cds up on amazon UK, but they want silly money like £35 or more. Pity, I will stick to streaming.

Bert Schurink posted:

A remarkable version, have already played it a couple of times...

 

Very listenable,  this one Bert - I've given it a few runs on Tidal since you first flagged it up.  I'm not at all knowledgeable on classical music, but I much prefer this version to the Glenn Gould CD I have.  Keep the recommendations coming please !  Cheers  N.

I have the Glenn Gould double CD which includes both versions (1955 and 1981) of his Goldberg Variations - I'd be really interested to know how the Rana version differs. (I don't have Tidal but would happily buy a CD.)

Gazza posted:

nigelb posted:

trickydickie posted:

nigelb posted:

Barbra Lica - I'm Still Learning

Can't recall who recommended this but it is rather lovely. Possibly a bit sugary for some but I like it very much. There is a charming quality to it. Barbra doesn't seem to take herself to seriously which makes this all the more attractive. She can hold a choon too. It just make me smile when I listen - always a good sign. 

'Tis on Tidal if you fancy giving this one a go. 

Twas me!

I've just discovered this lady, I love the humour in her work. She reminds me of Fredrika Stahl.

I've just got this one and have been listening to it almost constantly, I think I prefer it. Must check out her other album.

 

 

Wonderful recommendation Tricky. 'Who Knows' is not on Tidal so I am just going to take a punt and buy it. Judging by 'Im Still Learning' and your recommendation, I am pretty sure I will be happy. Her lyrics ooze charm and, as you quite rightly say, humour.

Listened to her on Spotify, very nice indeed. Looked her cds up on amazon UK, but they want silly money like £35 or more. Pity, I will stick to streaming.

Try Bandcamp, they have I'm still learning starting at £10 CAD and also Missing You which is very similar to Who Knows

Vincente Amigo.     Un Momento en el Sonido

always read through Hi-Fi publications not just for box recommendations but also for the music used to review them. More so with early copies of HI-FI PLUS. A team that seemed to hold just as much reverence and a critical eye over great music as much as great Hi-Fi.

a personal favourite reviewer was Chris Thomas. Shared although up there, a preference for a more simple system. This recording was mentioned in his reviews a few times. Great insight at how the bond happens.  when a love of music coalesce with a love of Hi-Fi.  This is no Hi-Fi show recording, but is really good.  Flamenco tones and moods.

DEEZER AND ITS AS GOOD AS WHAT YOU INPUT

Im listening to mark knopfler in order to find out if I can post an album cover successfully here. I have been a lurker for a long time and enjoyed a lot of recommendations from this topic, so decided I should attempt to conquer the technology and start posting occasionally.

Thanks to all my fellow posters over the years. That was easy peasy 

A + 3 | 24/44.1 WAV

(2015)

Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation, one of my favourite scandi bands who play great psychedelic rock.

For other Audirvana + 3 users I was unable to play anything by JO+TL  after the upgrade (from A+2). I had 'a light bulb moment' when I then tried to play something by Florence + The Machine, that wouldn't play either ("error loading track"). So I edited all the metadata for both bands on The NAS and on the Audirvana library removing the "+" symbol and allowed it to resync', problem solved, it obviously no longer enjoys the + sign in the metadata...

Time for Keith Jarrett: at the Dear Head Inn. With Paul Motian on drums in stead of Jack DeJohnette.

The  "WHY" is:

today is young sloops 21st and he asked for a Akai keypad I think they term them but in old money it's a synthesiser and drum machine. The poor lad is busy in college so I sent him a picture of the parcel with the following text.

 His mother bought him a synthesizer
Got the Human League into advise her
Now he's making lots of noise
Playing along with the art school boys

I love that they wanted to call the album after the first track "more songs about chocolate and girls" as a reaction to their Sire stablemates "More songs about buildings and food". 

Infectious stuff.

.sjb

Not much I can say about this classic that inspired a generation of british blues players..

The Best Of Muddy Waters (1964 UK 12-track mono LP.

A + 3 | WAV

(2009)

Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland by Shpongle

Because I haven't played this for a long time here is an Amazonian comment that will do it better justice than I can. 

"I feel I just can't do it justice with mere words. Shpongle's music is so beautiful and wonderfully weird that I don't think any series of adjectives can summaries what an amazing record this. I guess Indian, classical and chillout are a few words I could use but the justice comes from hearing it running through a high end sound system. The details are so intricate and finely honed, I could listen to this 20 times and still feel I wanted to know it better."