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1001realapes 2388 posts |
Edited Oct 08, 2023, 04:22
Oct 08, 2023, 04:15
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J.J. Cale - Naturally Jethro Tull - The Broadsword and the Beast Jethro Tull - The Broadsword and the Beast, Out-takes Compilation Jethro Tull - The Broadsword and the Beast (Monster Edition discs 2 & 3) Sparks - A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip Paul & Linda McCartney - RAM (mono) Gila - st aka "Free Electric Sound" Steven Wilson - The Future Bites (instrumental) Elton John - Caribou The Irish Rovers - Hardstuff Deuter - D Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
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Fitter Stoke 2612 posts |
Oct 08, 2023, 09:15
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This week’s suicide prevention plan: Eels ‘The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett’ - one of E’s subtlest utterances, and one that rewards patient listening; The Fall ‘Bingo Master’s Break Out’, ‘It’s The New Thing’ and ‘Rowche Rumble’ 45s - oh how I loved The Fall in their earliest days, a love that was to fade to mere respect in later years; Grateful Dead ‘Live Dead’ - I’ve got loads of Dead live recordings but there’s still something special about this, one of THE definitive live albums and still my one-stop Dead shop if you were to put a gun to my head (please don’t); Bob Weir ‘Ace’ - so much more than a rhythm guitarist’s solo album, this: in fact, I dig this more than most of the Dead’s collective studio efforts of the time. Sounds resplendent in its new remaster; U2 ‘Rattle & Hum’ - one song only: the magnificent ‘Bullet The Blue Sky’, the likes if which they’ve never come close to again. A friend of mine is of the opinion that even the worst acts are entitled to make one decent song. U2 have made two: this and the 1981 live version of ‘An Cat Dubh’. Otherwise, naaah…; Steven Wilson ‘The Harmony Codex’ - as is now customary for Wilson, this is a pretty unclassifiable record with only sporadic “prog” (parentheses intended) moments. Takes a few tracks to get going but has enough to keep me listening, if not yet intrigued. However, it’s early days and time has taught me to keep an open mind where this dude’s concerned; Steve Winwood S/T - dug out because, like the last named, it contains a (different) song called ‘Time Is Running Out’, which I remember blagging as a 12” 45 when such things were in their infancy. If I consider that the best song here, that’s not to say that ‘Steve Winwood’ is a poor record: it’s still highly listenable in its laid back - very un-1977 - vibe; Lew Lewis ‘Save The Wail’ - high quality rhythm & blues from Canvey Island’s troubled lost soul. RIP; Lew Lewis ‘Boogie On The Street’/‘Caravan Man’ 45 - BUY 5 is my all-time favourite Stiff single, in spite of serious competition. It’s Sun-like reverb just knocks me sideways; Buzzcocks ‘Spiral Scratch’ EP - and from that same era comes this raw wee four track salvo. Cheapo guitars + crappy studio = wonderment. Still keeps me pissing adrenalin 46 years on; Widowmaker S/T - one of those decent straight rock records forgotten in the wake of punk. Shame. Anything with Steve Ellis on it is worth at least a hearing; Bernie Maupin ‘The Jewel In The Lotus’ - one of the least swinging records on the ECM label, yet strangely addictive. In fact, quite as atypically ECM as I could reasonably imagine, unlike Eberhard Weber ‘Chorus’ - much more the regular ECM deal: long autumnal pieces featuring Weber’s inimitably lyrical playing, hauntingly augmented by Jan Garbarek’s chilling reed work; Eberhard Weber ‘Once Upon A Time’ - 1994 solo recital from Avignon that more than sustains interest, not least to the infinite variety of colours Weber draws from his five string bass; Urs Leimgruber ‘1|->3|=2:1’ - four dense free improvisations with plenty of intermittent highs only appreciated by sitting through their entirety. A weirdly cathartic experience. As is: Globe Unity Orchestra ‘Intergalactic Blow’ - Alex von Schlippenbach’s big band Globe Unity project has maintained its uncompromising, through-composed-improvisatory approach over six decades now. This is a document of how they sounded in 1982. Just don’t expect James Last; Bach: 18 Chorales of Diverse Kinds, BWV 651 - 668 (Helmut Walcha) - the essence of Bach’s sublime organ music, played as well as it could be, as is: Bach: Goldberg Variations (Vikingur Olafsson) - although I’m usually allergic to anything or anyone over-hyped, I have to concede that this dude IS good. That anyone can play this at all is impressive enough, but this is truly special, and stands proud alongside the best piano-based recordings of this timeless work; Brahms: Violin Sonata no.2 (Josef Suk & Julius Katchen) - can’t fault this either; Walton: Violin Sonata (Tasmin Little & Piers Lane) - quirky work, well performed; Mozart: Violin Sonatas 25 & 32 (Friederike Starkloff & Jose Gallardo) - proof that Mozart doesn’t need big names to hit the pleasure points; Bliss: Pastoral for clarinet & piano (Thea King & Clifford Benson) - Arthur Bliss was one of this country’s most original composers IMHO, and this short, beautifully performed gem is a fine example of his art; Ligeti: String Quartet no.2 (LaSalle Quartet) - it’s amazing how relatively conventional this once out-there piece now sounds, though its fascination remains; Mozart: Piano Concerto no.15, K 450 (Solomon/Philharmonia/Otto Ackermann) - stellar Mozart playing from the early LP era; Beethoven: Symphony no.2 (Munich PO/Rudolf Kempe) - straight down the middle take on LVB’s unsung, transitional masterpiece, satisfying in all the right ways; Sibelius: Tapiola (BPO/Hans Rosbaud) - Sibelius’ last completed orchestral work, here given possibly its most searing performance on record. The forest episode near the climax is terrifying. 1957 and mono, but doesn’t sound it. Time is, indeed, running out. Keep breathing Dave x
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Hunter T Wolfe 1709 posts |
Edited Oct 09, 2023, 11:45
Oct 08, 2023, 10:50
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Sand- Golem Guru Guru- UFO Amn Duul II- Phallus Dei Popol Vuh- Hosianna Mantra Harmonia- Live 1974 Hawkwind- Space Ritual (50th Anniversary stereo mix) Martin Rev- The Sum Of Our Wounds David McWilliams- Reaching For The Sun: The Major Minor Anthology V/A: St Albert's Dream vol 2: Lucid Electric Prophet Iggy Pop- Avenue B The 13th Floor Elevators- Going Up Orange Juice- The Glasgow School The Incredible String Band- 5000 Spirits or The Layers of the Onion The Incredible String Band- The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter Pete Molinari- Wondrous Afternoon Pete Molinari- Just Like Achilles Pete Molinari- A Virtual Landslide Large Plants- The Thorn Lucidvox- That's What Remained Strangers In A Strange Land- S/T Ghost Woman- Hindsight is 50/50 Myriam Gendron sings Dorothy Parker - Not So Deep As A Well
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ricky nadir 78 posts |
Edited Oct 08, 2023, 11:14
Oct 08, 2023, 11:04
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The Kinks – The Kink Kontroversy Put it on and let it shine – essential mod album! Question Mark And The Mysterians – 96 Tears Some beautiful and very influential organ playing on this classic sixties album. Peter Hammill – Fool's Mate David Bowie – Hunky Dory Oh, Peter Hammill is great. A true original. I've just liked him for years. If you listen to him, his solo albums, I'm damn sure Bowie copied a lot out of that geezer. The credit he deserves just has not been given to him. I love all his stuff. (John Lydon) Suicide – Suicide Some beautiful and very influential organ playing on this new york classic. Lew Lewis And His Band – Boogie On The Street Yeah Dave, it's a great forgotten record. Very much in that vein ... Eddie & The Hot Rods – Live At The Marquee The Lew Lewis Band – Out For A Lark Wreckless Eric – Wreckless Eric Mick Farren – Vampires Stole My Lunch Money Various – Stiffs Live Stiffs Mickey Jupp's Legend – Mickey Jupp's Legend The Wilko Johnson And Lew Lewis Band – Bottle Up And Go! Billy Nomates – Billy Nomates
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garerama 1115 posts |
Oct 08, 2023, 14:44
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Safe As Milk (mono) / Mirror Man The Beatles - With The Beatles / A Hard Day's Night Big Star - #1 Record / Radio City Blondie - Greatest Hits (2005) David Bowie - Santa Monica '72 / All Saints Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda / Illuminations (with Santana) / Transfiguration Creation - Our Music Is Red - With Purple Flashes Creation Room - There's A Creation Room In My House Miles Davis - Ascenseur pour l'échafaud / Porgy & Bess / Kind Of Blue Dead Can Dance - S/t / Garden Of The Arcane Delights / Wake The Doors - First Demos 1965 / Celebration Of The Lizard (soniclovenoize) / An American Prayer Monte Dunn & Karen Cruz - S/t Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home / Highway 61 Revisited / Blonde On Blonde / The Bootleg Series Vol 12: The Best Of The Cutting Edge (1965-66) Faust - S/t / So Far Harmonia - Muzik Von ... / Deluxe Billie Holiday - The Very Best Of ... (Verve 1999) John Lennon - Wonsaponatime / Gimme Some Truth (2020) My Bloody Valentine - Loveless / m.b.v. Primal Scream - Screamadelica Psychedelic Furs - Should God Forget: A Retrospective Sonic Youth - Confusion Is Sex / Bad Moon Rising Synanthesia - S/t The Keith Tippett Group - Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening Centipede - Septober Energy Julie Tippetts - Sunset Glow Trembling Bells - Carbeth / Abandoned Love Vivaldi - Four Seasons (Orchestre Pro Arte De Munich) Ryley Walker - Primrose Green / Golden Sings That Have Been Sung Nancy Wallace - Old Stories Kamasi Washington - The Epic / Heaven & Earth / The Choice Robert Wyatt - Theatre Royal Drury Lane / Nothing Can Stop Us / Shleep
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flashbackcaruso 1057 posts |
Oct 08, 2023, 14:58
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V/A - Ripples Vol.3: The Autumn Almanac Elvis Presley - I'm 10,000 Years Old: Elvis Country Elvis Presley - Love Letters From Elvis Elvis Presley - Elvis Now Elvis Presley - He Touched Me Elvis Presley - As Recorded At Madison Square Garden Elvis Presley - Burning Love Elvis Presley - The Alternate Aloha Elvis Presley - Elvis (The "Fool" Album) Elvis Presley - Raised On Rock Elvis Presley - Good Times Yo La Tengo - Ride The Tiger Yo La Tengo - New Wave Hot Dogs Yo La Tengo - President Yo La Tengo Yo La Tengo - Fakebook Espers - Espers Espers - The Weed Tree The Kingsbury Manx - Aztec Discipline/Afternoon Owls The Kingsbury Manx - The Fast Rise & Fall Of The South The Walker Brothers - Take It Easy With... The Walker Brothers - Portrait The Walker Brothers - I Need You/Solo John, Solo Scott EPs The Walker Brothers - Images Fairfield Parlour - From Home To Home Kaleidoscope - White-Faced Lady Lambchop - Nixon Lambchop - Live At The "Royal Albert Hall" (actually the Royal Festival Hall, and I should know as I was there) Lambchop - Is A Woman Ornette Coleman - Something Else!!!! Ornette Coleman - The Shape Of Jazz To Come Ornette Coleman - Tomorrow Is The Question Ornette Coleman - Change Of The Century Brian Wilson - That Lucky Old Sun Brian Wilson - Reimagines Gershwin Brian Wilson - In The Key Of Disney Michael Nesmith - From A Radio Engine To The Photon Wing Michael Nesmith - Infinite Rider On The Big Dogma Elton John - Regimental Sgt Zippo Elton John - Rarities 1965-1971 The Turtles - Turtle Soup The Turtles - Shell Shock
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Monganaut 2381 posts |
Edited Oct 08, 2023, 18:58
Oct 08, 2023, 18:55
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And, cut to the end..... Hawkwind - Space Ritual 50th anniversary Found a cheky DL to have a listen to (I don't feel overly guilty as I own SR 4 times alone, as well as all those BBC live and Sundowner editions etc...). Anyhoo, if you've heard it, you know what to expect. Sunderland show is different enough to warrant a listen. The rest just show how well rehearsed a unit they were at the time. Frankie and the Witchfinges - Data Doom More afro psych boogies to enjoy, kinda like a lighter GOAT. https://frankieandthewitchfingers.bandcamp.com/album/data-doom Tolouse Low Trax - Mask Talk Love the minimal ethnotek rhythms of pretty much everything TLT puts out. https://tolouselowtrax.bandcamp.com/album/tolouse-low-trax-mask-talk Dead Skeletons - Dead Magic 2022 reissue of 2011 of vaguely Suicide/Spacemen 3 influenced electronic psych loveliness. https://deadskeletons.bandcamp.com/album/dead-magick Broadcast - Tender Buttons/ Live Meredith Music Fest Aus, 2010 Vanishing Twin - Afternoon X This album is like a succinct summation of the whole of Broadcasts 'sonic' career all on one tableau, well if Laetitia Sadier had fronted the band, love it. Bought this and latest Craven Faults on Bandcamp Friday, so been a good week fer tunes as far as i'm concerned. https://v-twin.bandcamp.com/album/afternoon-x Craven Faults - May Birching One 74 min minimally changing piece of sonic chillness, was gonna punt fer the tape, but my computer decided to go on the blink at checkout, so just ended up with the DL. Still worth you time,money tho. Almost inspired me to fire up me cheapo uno synths/FX..... almost. Maybe next week? https://cravenfaults.bandcamp.com/album/may-birching Rrose - Hymn To Moisture Been mainlining this all week. Very minimal techno and chilled atmospheres for the most part. Great if you have trouble sleeping like I do. https://eaux.ro/album/hymn-to-moisture Coil - Timemachines Live (a.k.a.Live One) Think this was part of one of those Cope showcases in the 90's, bit different to the album 'proper', but still enjoyable. https://archive.org/details/Coil-CoilPresentsTimeMachines Keep on keepin' on!
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