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;
Thank you, Naim forum, you proved big value again, introducing me to Cara Dillon - upon a Winters Night. Utterly beautiful in this grim and dark season.
Another one from the new Otis in mono vinyl box - again, sounds terrific!
Nice uplifting jazz
Having played and very much enjoyed Roxy's debut album yesterday, I thought I'd dig out their tremendous follow-up album. If anything I think this edges the first album. The band's growing confidence shows with the indulgence and imagination of In every Dream Home a Heartache and The Bogus Man. Even the album cover is iconic, and much marketed at the time. A classic in my view.
MDS posted:
Having played and very much enjoyed Roxy's debut album yesterday, I thought I'd dig out their tremendous follow-up album. If anything I think this edges the first album. The band's growing confidence shows with the indulgence and imagination of In every Dream Home a Heartache and The Bogus Man. Even the album cover is iconic, and much marketed at the time. A classic in my view.
Good stuff, I can't disagree with any of that Mike.
Now Playing......
Agitation Free - Shibuya Nights
Streaming on TIDAL...... I have played this a few times in the past, right now need something with a beat to get me moving on this Monday Mid-Morning! ........this is doing the trick!
My favourite band, at the height of their powers. Marvellous.
Bach Unlimited: Lise de la Salle (piano)
A bit of Bach, Poulenc, Busoni, Roussel & Liszt divided up by some short commissioned works by Thomas Enhco. Enhco is a French pianist and composer who leans toward jazz. You can hear a four-hand piece of his for piano four hands below. In case you don't recognize the pattern this is an improvisation on the B-A-C-H theme.
Obviously, de la Salle is poking the academics among us in the eye who can't get past the idea that Bach can be played on a pianoforte these days. The idea is that Bach composed music for every keyboard available to him in his lifetime and that one could presume that he would have gladly embraced the coming of a grand piano which was just around the corner and has remained with us to this day. The idea of the cover photo is just a very symbolic concept of this reality. Not sure if they couldn't find a harpsichord factory to do the same photo shoot? Of course not. This photo is taken inside the Hamburg Steinway factory. What a life time dream of mine if the 9' concert grand she is framed by would one day become my piano? Of course, I can only dream about this and a Bechstein, Blüthner, Schimmel, and Bösendorfer. And why not throw in a Fazioli and a house to put these in and a stable full of Porsche 911's? Does my life suck or what? Damn fate...
Bach is really the beginning core for every keyboard musician and composer that followed. As a result you have a sort of built in timelessness associated with this music and also because countless composers used Bach's music within there own (either intentionally or unintentionally) it becomes automatically adaptable.
A really good blues rocking LP by Storm Warning.
Frank Sinatra - Come dance with me
Allmusic.com:
Working with Billy May again, Frank Sinatra recorded his hardest swing album ever with Come Dance with Me! Driven by an intensely swinging horn section, the album has a fair share of slower numbers, but the songs that make the biggest impression are the up-tempo cuts. With May's charts wildly careening all over the place, Sinatra relies on his macho swagger; as a result, Come Dance with Me! is an intoxicating rush of invigorating dance songs.
Load up on guns, and bring your friends. Vastly overplayed, but wonderful nonetheless.
First of a triple set series of contemplative " intelligent techno "
This is my favourite Nirvana album. The band’s rawness and the evident modesty in the between song comments are really beguiling.
Some trax off their up and coming album.
Some trax off her up and coming album due Feb
Had a copy of this for years but due out Feb
(1995)
Because, earlier on I heard a track from their album c/o Radio Paradise and decided to go for a full Thrak.
ewemon posted:
Oooh. I didn't know there was a deluxe version, Ewemon. Must explore that.
Continuing the Roxy theme.
It's funny how music can trigger the memory for place and time. I strongly associate this album with Friday/Saturday nights which I'd be playing on my stereo (then a very modest Philips set-up) while getting ready to 'go-out-on-the-town-with-the-lads'. Nothing like a bit of Street Life for getting in the right mood 
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MDS posted:ewemon posted:
Oooh. I didn't know there was a deluxe version, Ewemon. Must explore that.
Eeeek! Just looked on Amazon. The 'Super Deluxe' set of 4 discs not yet released but available for pre-order at £130!!!!
On CD. First listen and enjoying it more than I thought I would after hearing some mixed things (no tunes, too long, etc.). Not seen any postings of it on this thread. I think Bjork is Marmite music; you either marvel at her voice or block your ears!
MDS posted:
Continuing the Roxy theme.
It's funny how music can trigger the memory for place and time. I strongly associate this album with Friday/Saturday nights which I'd be playing on my stereo (then a very modest Philips set-up) while getting ready to 'go-out-on-the-town-with-the-lads'. Nothing like a bit of Street Life for getting in the right mood
If you want a bit of Street Life, why would you play Stranded?
Hungryhalibut posted:MDS posted:
Continuing the Roxy theme.
It's funny how music can trigger the memory for place and time. I strongly associate this album with Friday/Saturday nights which I'd be playing on my stereo (then a very modest Philips set-up) while getting ready to 'go-out-on-the-town-with-the-lads'. Nothing like a bit of Street Life for getting in the right mood
If you want a bit of Street Life, why would you play Stranded?
Coz it's the opening song...