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;

https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...e-interested-vol-xii

Posted on: 24 September 2017 by dave marshall

Culture - On The Front Line.

Great package featuring Culture's time with Richard Branson's Virgin label, including the previously hard to find first album,

"Harder Than The Rest".

Just great 70's Roots Reggae, very highly recommended, and something of a steal right now, over on The River. cool

Posted on: 24 September 2017 by Slim68

Tricky, Ununiform, Tidal.

My first listen to his new album and I am enjoying it. This has an interesting mix of styles.

Posted on: 24 September 2017 by naim_nymph

Posted on: 24 September 2017 by TOBYJUG

Posted on: 24 September 2017 by Erich

Streaming Tidal. Steven Wilson - To The Bone I was tempted by so many forum members posting it.

Posted on: 24 September 2017 by TOBYJUG

Posted on: 24 September 2017 by seakayaker

Now Playing......

Sean Rowe - Madman

......rocking out on Sunday Night while making dinner.

Posted on: 24 September 2017 by Erich

Streaming Tidal. John Grant - Queen Of Denmark

Posted on: 24 September 2017 by TOBYJUG

Posted on: 24 September 2017 by seakayaker

Now Playing......

Tony Amos - Gold Dust

Tori Amos - Gold Dust

What a voice, a beautiful album.

Notes from Tidal:

The release of Gold Dust was inevitable, and was recorded to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of Little Earthquakes, the album that established Tori Amos as one of the premier -- if not the premier -- singer/songwriters of her generation. Here she revisits songs from her catalog backed by the famed Metropole Orchestra conducted by Jules Buckley. Amos recorded live with the orchestra in the Netherlands, making it a greatest-hits comp with a twist. It works. The songs keep their inherent melodies and basic arrangements, and the Metropole Orchestra underscores the inherent drama in them without overwhelming them (no easy feat). While everyone will have her favorites -- or be disappointed about those that have been left out -- the arc of the album works quite well. Songs like "Marianne" and "Yes Anastasia" are as direct and compelling as ever. The title track, with its elegiac intro, is more elaborate, yet never gives in to excess. "Precious Things" is, if anything, more militant, even as it proclaims "let these precious things be." The gospel feel in the chords that introduce "Snow Cherries from France" are quickly supplanted by a near-theatrical feel. The set closes with "Girl Disappearing" from American Doll Posse. In this arrangement, subtler shades of meaning are coaxed from the lyric by the orchestra and by more elaborate piano flourishes from Amos. Gold Dust is another of Amos' dreams realized -- to record live with an orchestra -- and it is most certainly for her dedicated fans, who will no doubt find elements in these new versions to enjoy. ~ Thom Jurek

Posted on: 24 September 2017 by audio1946

saw here at that time at Sheffield uni ,just at piano stunning good

Posted on: 24 September 2017 by winkyincanada

Erich posted:
Streaming Tidal. John Grant - Queen Of Denmark

That is a great record.

Posted on: 24 September 2017 by winkyincanada

Posted on: 24 September 2017 by Bert Schurink

Posted on: 24 September 2017 by seakayaker

Now Playing......

The Modern Jazz Quartet - Under The Jasmin Tree / Space

Great sound, worth the time to take a listen.....

From the Tidal notes:

A more unlikely match of artists and label you will rarely find -- the dignified, classically influenced, indelibly Afro-American Modern Jazz Quartet and the Beatles' Apple Corps, Ltd. But Apple in its Rocking '60s heyday was one of the most daringly eclectic labels on the scene, and as the sole jazz act on the roster, the MJQ was given complete artistic freedom, with no electric guitars or period psychedelia apart from the misleading cover art. The program is more or less standard, poised, painstakingly structured, gently swinging MJQ fare, the group's contrapuntal interplay as telepathic as ever. The most distinctive of John Lewis' compositions is the revolving minor-key theme of "Three Little Feelings, Pt. 1" (part of a three-movement suite), while "The Blue Necklace" has a bell going off like that of a cash register, and Milt Jackson is clearly in his element on the gospel-ish "The Jasmin Tree." An extremely rare LP even when it was in print -- the Beatles' rock audience ignored it, and MJQ's fans couldn't find it. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Posted on: 25 September 2017 by Jeroen20

Philippe Pierlot - Bach: Magnificat

From alllmusic.com:

Philippe Pierlot and the Ricercar Consort's 2006 recording of Bach's Magnificat brings back the glory days of historically informed performances, those halcyon days in the 1980s when musicians, empowered by scholarship and energized by virtuosity, were recording the Baroque repertoire with the zeal of the newly converted. Though Pierlot and his musicians are of a younger generation, they bring a missionary fervor to the music, a program of Bach's Magnificat, BWV 243, and Missa Brevis, BWV 235, interspersed with two well-chosen organ works, the Fuga sopra il Magnificat, BWV 733, and the Präludium und Fuga, BWV 541. Pierlot's textures are clean, his rhythms buoyant, his colors bright, and tempos brisk, but not rushed in the fast movements, and contemplative but not moribund in the slow movements. The Ricercar Consort plays with technical brilliance and manifest enthusiasm as an ensemble, and the violin and flute soloists deliver sparkling performances. But perhaps the best thing is the five vocal soloists and given that they also serve as the choir, their performances are even more remarkable. With clarion tones, gracious technique, and an effortless blend, they comport themselves with the ease and luster of the best jazz vocal groups, and the spirit they bring to their parts is infectious. Francis Jacob delivers forceful yet effervescent readings of the two organ works. Mirare's digital sound is as clear and as real as a blue sky.

Posted on: 25 September 2017 by NFG