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riverman 845 posts |
May 31, 2015, 21:52
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Squid Tempest wrote: Kikagaku Moyo - Mammatus Clouds Missed that off my list - gave it a spin earlier today. Seeing them at the Lexington a week Monday.
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keith a 9574 posts |
May 31, 2015, 22:07
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Factory Smog Is A Sign Of Progress – Arsenal I was never sure of this was an album or an ep! Anyway, this and their earlier release – the Manipulator ep – are gathered on one almighty cd. For the uninitiated, Arsenal were a project by Santiago Durango of Big Black fame. He was clearly unaware that he would have garnered more airplay from Peel if he had called them just about anything else! Second Hand Daylight - Magazine Another band I've been playing a lot lately. The cd includes the wonderful Give Me Everything 45. Siren – Roxy Music Flesh & Blood – Roxy Music Avalon – Roxy Music My current Roxy fixation continues. I can’t get enough of the likes of Both Ends Burning and Same Old Scene at the moment! Although I've always loved the singles I considered Flesh & Blood as their weakest album and maybe it is, but it’s much better than I thought – once you get past the rather uninspired cover of Midnight Hour from a man / band who have done some pretty good covers in their time. The Ideal Copy – Wire A Bell Is A Cup - Wire I’m still reading the Read & Burn book. I wasn’t too wild about the early pages, but it really is a very good read. And these are two fine 80’s LP’s, regardless of what band members may say. The cd version of Ideal Copy also includes the Snakedrill ep. Also... Heart Of The Congos – The Congos Skyscraper (CDS) – Intastella Play - Moby Ju-Ju- Siouxsie & the Banshees
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Squid Tempest 8769 posts |
May 31, 2015, 22:20
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riverman wrote: Squid Tempest wrote: Kikagaku Moyo - Mammatus Clouds Missed that off my list - gave it a spin earlier today. Seeing them at the Lexington a week Monday. That'll be brilliant! I love the Lexington, possibly my fave venue. Me, I'm trying to lay off the gigs while I'm doing my yoga teacher training - but Raw Power has given a welcome injection of noise to my year!
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anthonyqkiernan 7087 posts |
May 31, 2015, 22:21
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keith a wrote: He was clearly unaware that he would have garnered more airplay from Peel if he had called them just about anything else! Arf! Don't know this. Will check it out
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Lawrence 9547 posts |
May 31, 2015, 22:46
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Yeah my writing skills were shit when I started and they still are pretty much...
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Fatalist 1123 posts |
May 31, 2015, 23:06
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New/ish: Gwenno – Y Dydd Olaf. For Broadcast and Jane Weaver fans, a pretty essential listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXMT5fL3cKg Landshapes – Heyoon Jim O’Rourke – Simple Songs. Great opening track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qA9rAaeEOs, but the rest of it feels too comfy to impinge on my brain. Slug – Ripe. Mate of Field Music, backed by Field Music, and as a consequence, could easily be Field Music, albeit a slightly charmless version. Has its moments though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOGebBfOEKU Baron – Torpor Young Fathers – White Men Are Black Men Too. Three guys defiantly doing their own thing. Love this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REEPJp_GvAQ Old/ish: Midday Veil – The Current. Hooray, new album out in August. The best modern-psych-band-heavily-influenced-by-Hawkwind by miles, primarily because they dig the proto-electronica/synth stuff as well as the interstellar chug. This is sublime, I could listen to that bassline forever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYWHcEjLzHA Pharaoh Overlord – Horn. Thought I’d take the plunge into their back catalogue. Found this a bit exhausting to be honest, though does feature a cracking version of SM3’s ‘Revolution’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtsaRGFwt44 New Trolls – Searching For A Land. Ah, Italian prog… of which this isn’t actually all that representative. A mixed bag, veering between earnest acoustic balladry and faux live heavy jams, but features a couple of really tremendous tracks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dl7og7YZX4 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tte3cL2c8tI Wallenstein – Cosmic Century. Picked this up in Berlin a few years ago for reasons that remain obscure, other than having a great title. Was surprised that the version available on Spotify appears to be the same crackly vinyl transfer as the CD I bought. As for the music itself, it’s definitely got something, just not sure what. It’s like a strange melange of Floyd, Supertramp and ELO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ypJJboHK88 Radio 2 Prog Rock part 3 – Ooh, John Wetton this week. The whole thing has quite a nice casually slung together feel about it, which allows for pretty much all of ‘Starless’ to be aired for instance (most interesting fact learnt was that the supremely creepy bassline in the middle section was written by Bill Bruford rather than Wetton). UK and Asia still sound horrible, mind. Next week: Ian Anderson! Film: Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay – Interesting if teasingly short film about the origins and originators of industrial music. A bit rough around the edges, but yet again makes me realise how little I really know about a scene I think I vaguely do. Genesis P Orridge is really not looking well. Boyd Rice looks like a prize tit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvNAidWN7Ps
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billding68 1016 posts |
Jun 01, 2015, 06:07
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Lawrence wrote: Yeah my writing skills were shit when I started and they still are pretty much... well..gave it another go posted a review today on Brian Jonestown massacre's strung out in heaven. Check it out if you like :)
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PMM 3155 posts |
Jun 01, 2015, 08:54
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The Strawbs Live something or other. standard issue 70's prog. lots of noodling and descriptive lyrics. stone roses second coming - this really hasn't aged too well in my humble. I like Tightrope and Love spreads but the rest is uninspired. about all worth mentioning this week.
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Lawrence 9547 posts |
Jun 01, 2015, 13:15
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Cool!
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keith a 9574 posts |
Jun 01, 2015, 19:43
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anthonyqkiernan wrote: keith a wrote: He was clearly unaware that he would have garnered more airplay from Peel if he had called them just about anything else! Arf! Don't know this. Will check it out Try this one for size... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkmhcme_bEU
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