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

E.R.S. - Rebelized

Not Christmassy, but very, very Dubby.

Bandcamp Link (Name Your Price)

Another album which is often played around Christmas time - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, by Genesis. I've been trying to work out why it seems to fit so well at Christmas, but the only conclusion I can draw is that it must have been around this time of year that I first copied my friend's copy onto cassette, which I must have played to death over the holiday. Wonderful album.

Now Playing.........

Lucinda Williams - This Sweet Old World

Streaming on NAS..........   This album from Lucinda is one of my favorite new releases this year, the voice with a little more gravel and the guitar playing as sweet as ever with a wonderful group of backup musicians. Sweet!

Clive B posted:

I like his Harbour album wore the vinyl album out but managed to get a CD of the same from the States a few  years ago.superb voice.

On CD:-

St. Vincent - Marry Me

What do some people think to waiste their obvious talents in such way ? This CD of utter beauty has never been followed up. A shame.

Sometimes my system knows me better than I know myself. For reasons I don’t know. Right after Haugtussa, It was playing me Magnus Öström - Thread of Life. Did not eben know I have it. Woohooo ! Festive sounds, indeed !

The fruits are cut, coffee is brewed, breakfast music:

sjust posted:

Sometimes my system knows me better than I know myself. For reasons I don’t know. Right after Haugtussa, It was playing me Magnus Öström - Thread of Life. Did not eben know I have it. Woohooo ! Festive sounds, indeed !

 

This is a very clear case of machines taking over our lives. I would disconnect the system immediately on top of calling the Hi Fi police.

Jeroen20 posted:

Enghave Barok - Bach cantatas 39, 194 and 240.

Enghave Barok’s intense performances of these cantatas, have gained worldwide acclaim from leading Bach specialists. The ensemble's burning dedication to convey the many layers hidden in Bach's music, let the listeners explore Bach's universe, with the leading Scandinavian Bach ensemble as tour guides. And this high resolution download ensures that the best place is reserved for you, the listener, right in the sweet spot in front of the Enghave Barok Ensemble.

Excellent recording and SQ. And it is a nice that they included a stage map with the download, enhances the listening experience.

https://www.soundliaison.com/s...-bach-live-edition-2

There is still 2 days left of the introduction price of 10 euro.

Dippin‘ in, here and there: Robert Plant and Alison Kraus - Raisning Sand

Haim Ronen posted:

The fruits are cut, coffee is brewed, breakfast music:

Wouldn’t that have to be „The fruits are kut, koffee is brewed, breakfast musik„ ?

A cheesey, supermarket, 3 CD compilation album - Rockin Around The Christmas Tree (60 Rockin Christmas Classics)

Meanwhiile the local paper predicts 'Christmas Chaos', I notice, on a last minute trip to the shops on my bike.

Billy Joel - Greatest hits I & II

sjust posted:

Haim Ronen posted:

The fruits are cut, coffee is brewed, breakfast music:

Wouldn’t that have to be „The fruits are kut, koffee is brewed, breakfast musik„ ?

And only played on a Linn system.

Now Playing.......

Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan - Small Town

Bill Frisell (guitar) & Thomas Morgan (double bass)

Streaming on TIDAL.......   In the mood for some of the guitar and bass offered in the 'Small Town' album. Bill & Thomas are fabulous!

Note from ECM Records found here:

Small Town presents guitarist Bill Frisell and bassist Thomas Morgan in a program of duets, the poetic chemistry of their playing captured live at New York’s hallowed Village Vanguard. Frisell made his debut as a leader for ECM in 1983 with the similarly intimate In Line. The guitarist’s rich history with the label also includes multiple recordings by his iconic cooperative trio with Paul Motian and Joe Lovano, culminating in Time and Time Again in 2007. Small Town begins with a tribute to Motian in the form of a searching, 11-minute interpretation of the late drummer’s composition “It Should’ve Happened a Long Time Ago,” the duo’s counterpoint yielding a hushed power. Morgan has appeared on several ECM albums of late, as bassist of choice for Tomasz Stanko, Jakob Bro, David Virelles, Giovanni Guidi and Masabumi Kikuchi. Small Town sees Frisell and Morgan pay homage to jazz elder Lee Konitz with his “Subconscious Lee,” and there are several country/blues-accented Frisell originals, including the hauntingly melodic title track. The duo caps the set with an inimitable treatment of John Barry’s famous James Bond theme “Goldfinger.”

And in good old „Gleda“ or „Mi ritorni in mente“ tradition: Stefano Bollani - Joy in Spite of Everything“. Like the song title „no pope no party“ Stefano Bollani is SO funny. Just see him in concert...

Since it's the season of goodwill I thought I'd play something for the Brexiteers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T958NWjweg

MDS posted:

Since it's the season of goodwill I thought I'd play something for the Brexiteers.

I had to think for a moment. Clever. 

(1970)

Playing this for the first time just now. I'd purchased it a while ago but wanted to save it until the new amp arrived. Currently playing 'He Loved Him Madly', which already ticks all the right boxes for me. This could be getting a lot of needle time over the next couple of weeks. 

LP 2 form this box set...

Which is...

Keith Jarrett trio - Bye Bye blackbird

This is album was recorded 13 days after the dead of Miles Davis. It's a dedication of the trio to Miles, hence the title.

The (style in which they play the) music is a bit different than most other recordings of the trio, but stil very good.