What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIII)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2017
2017 has arrived today, so time to start this thread afresh.
Last year's thread can be found here;
feeling a bit low so playing this to "lift my spirits"...
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Another Bird compilation.
Another volume from last year's giganto-box. This one's Devi/ation, two CDs and two DVDs (or one Blu-ray) worth of 1970 material. There are quite a lot of versions of "Atom Heart Mother" to get through. Moo!
Lamb - "LAMB" (1996)
Listening to this wonderfull music by Handel again.
From Allmusic.com:
This triple SACD set of George Frederick Handel's Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, is an exquisite offering of Baroque music at its best, as well as an excellent demonstration of the principles of historical practices. Jan Willem de Vriend leads the Combattimento Consort Amsterdam in authentic period style performances, and the ensemble scintillates with the bright sonorities of 18th century winds, strings, and continuo, produced by some of the Netherlands' finest musicians. De Vriend leads from the violins, and the soloists are regular members of the consort, so there is a unity of purpose and a consistency of playing style that come from long association in the group. This is particularly critical in the concerto grosso form, for the separation of the concertino and the ripieno is not especially great, and interchanges between the groups are trade-offs of material, rather than dramatic contrasts of musical content. The playing is uniformly clean and precise, and the reproduction is crystal clear, so every note is audible. The 12 concerti grossi are presented in numerical order and divided equally over the three SACDs, so the presentation is straightforward. Anyone looking for a place to turn after hearing Handel's Water Music or the Music for the Royal Fireworks should consider trying Op. 6, and this recording is an admirable choice.
Electrelane - Great 'live' band
Lou Rhodes - "Beloved One" (2006)
Still with the Floyd, this 1974 Toshiba-EMI Japanese pressing is my favourite vinyl version of Meddle - better than my late 1970s UK, '94 MFSL, '97 EMI and 2016 PFR versions...
A + | Tidal
(1968)
Very early Canterbury scene and The Soft machine's debut album.
Discovered this piano jazz trio on Bandcamp.
Misc (or Trio Jerome Beaulieu)
https://miscband.bandcamp.com/album/misc
Found this in a box of cd's I forgot I had. Quite lovely for a relaxing morning.
Can you all stop it now...making me buy/listen to music I've never thought to buy!!
Thank you btw 
First Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
...and now Sean Rowe - Madman
OK, I have posted this Sean Rowe album recently and I am listening to it again. There is good reason. 
Via Tidal: Terence Blanchard - The Comedian.
Heard this one on BBC Radio 3's Jazz line-up. It's the soundtrack of a movie, but also very nice jazz music. Written by Terence Blanchard.
A + 3 | 24/96 Tidal Masters (MQA)
(1979)
The War on Drugs RSD release 2017
1970 - U.K. vinyl on Polydor....
A brilliant concert. I wish I had been there, although I think I did see him around this time at the Anson room in Bristol University students union building. This is a good recording too. Class act.
Bought this three-CD set earlier in the month for just £11. Am listening to the first disc (The Price to Play), which is presented in mono in a decent master. Some Mod classics on this one.
James Taylor - Hourgalss
With Stevie Wonder guesting on Harp, what's not to like.