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Mars Volta - De Loused in the Comatorium The story so far..... Matt Belamy is cloned, Bob Fripp & Adrian Belew are hybridised. Chris Squire discovers a Fender Jazz Bass and loses his plectrum.Tony Kay is re-born and Bill Bruford slips back in time losing his jazz chops but finding his youthful rock drive. This Bizarre SuperGroup convene when a stash of forgotten unplayed King Crimson songs are unearthed in the Comatorium. An EllPee of this extraordinary music results
Romantic Era music abounds in showcases of character pieces, like Schumann's Carnaval and Davidsbündlertänze, Mendelsohn's Lieder ohne Wörte, but the most fascinating and daunting set of all has to be Chopin's Préludes Opus 28...
According to their latest brochure, for every Mosaic set you buy, they're giving $5 off per cd towards an equal number of jazz cds from the other labels they carry. That is, if one buys a five cd Mosaic set, one gets $5 off of up to five other cds....
a few minutes ago, on jazz fm, i heard "son of preacherman" by dusty springfield. not my type of music at all in the sense that i would not go out to look for her stuff. BUT, when i heard this track on my active sbl system ealier, i was gobsmacked. i...
Madonna has just been voted MTV's all time favorite singer, with Kylie voted second and Celine deon voted third.Is this a fair reflection of the greatest female singers? or how can you compare modern day favorites with the greatest singers of say the...
Now I went into Watford today and left with some superb rock albums.Namely Led Zeps 2, 3 and 4 album. Am running through them now and god damn its all good fun.However I want the theme to top of the pops. which one is it off?Cheers.BTW also got...
Hi all, just a reminder that the Naim factory will be closing for our annual two week holiday from the 25th July to the 12th August. The shut-down will give our R&D department a chance to really get stuck into exciting new projects. Unfortunately we will not be here to take usual calls and enquiries and e-mail responses may be delayed during the shut-down period. Of course, the Naim forum will continue as per normal and the moderators will be on hand at all times . Richard
For those interested, there is some new New Order music available.If you visit the "Peter Saville Show" at London's design museum, you can pick up a limited edition "soundtrack" CD for a tenner. A lovely package, and it contains otherwise unavailable...
Hi all,I just got a set of the 1969/1970 recordings of Karajans Beethoven symphonies on LP, by Deutsche gramophone, which I understand was Karajans “exclusive home-brand” at the time.However, Karajan recorded the Beethoven symphonies on...
I haven't had a turntable for the last four weeks (it's a long story) and I'm not likely to have one until some time in August.Yet I'm still buying records at roughly the same rate? Why am I doing this? I can't listen to them. All it means is that my...
It's nearly time for this New Yorker to make the pilgrimage to the worlds greatest beer festival. While in London I usually try to find a few classical records to bring home. The Record Exchange at Notting Hill and Harold Moors have yieled a few...
I bought 5 steely dan albums on Saturday, 'Two Against Nature' was on CD but the rest are 2nd hand vinyl. I got Aja for £2! Of the ones I bought 'Can't buy a thrill' is my current fave. the others are 'Goucho' and one which I cannot remember the name...
On first few listens this seems good, if you like ass crunching pub based R&B.
Last week I received a pleasant surprise: my order of cheap Andante boxes arrived in just over a week. (It usually takes 2-3 weeks for orders from Berkshire to arrive.) So I got to indulge in some extended historical recording listening sessions.So I...
Wayne Shorter ~ Adams Apple Blue NoteThe Joe Pass Trio ~ Eximious PabloMuhal Richard Abrahms ~ Things To Come From Those Now Gone DelmarkThe Jimmy Giuffre 4 ~ Dragonfly SoulnoteThelonious Monk ~ April In Paris / Live MilestoneDave
Went to see Calexico last night -- good stuff.Before the gig started they had some Celia Cruz playing over the PA. There are so many recordings I don't know where to start. Any recommendations? I'd prefer something rootsy, natural, raucous as opposed...
On recommendation from Nick Lees, I ordered Ghost Tropic. This time I concur with Nick's taste. It's very stark and spare, although one of the songs reminds me of acoustic Led Zeppelin. Often, Joe Molina, the singer, is likened to Neil Young. I don't...
Have any other Dan fans noticed how the guitar motif at the end of Negative Girl (on 2vN) sounds a lot like Jeff Baxter on the Doobie Brothers' I Cheat The Hangman? Don & Walt often seem to enjoy talking about "Skunk" in their interviews. Could it be...
Probably old news to British fans... anyone excited?Judas Priest
Had the most amazing musical experience at Ronnie Scotts London on saturday night. As luck would have it we booked up a few months ago to see Roby Lakatos not knowing who he was, simple one word review, "absolutley Fantastic, mind blowing, awe...
Well not really, but it’s the Magic Band doing Beefheart "covers". I just noticed a review (very good) of “Back to the Front” in yesterdays Evening Standard (don’t worry Mathew R, I didn’t buy it, it was left on the...
Been watching the excellent NZ music doco 'Give it a Whirl'. Inspiring stuff. Made me remember my roots with a major thwack to the head. Also made me realize what a load of diseased cock most 'pop' music is in 2003.Hence recent purchases..(all on...
The thread title is a new release by the excellent Cinematic Orchestra on the Ninja Label.This music is just that, utterly musical but bang up to date, and the drummer is out of this world.This recording was actually Cinematic Orchestras attempt at a...
Was just listening to a psychedelic 70's show on FM. They played the old Traffic chestnut " The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys " As usual I really got into it. I have no Traffic, and can think of no other tunes I do know. How does it compare, and where...
I got Wormhole the other week and find this album excellent. Really dark and I would guess falling into the techno catagory.But alas I am not sure, what style of music is this, and what else in this style is out there?Cheers Deep down and dirty, get it