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1001realapes 2388 posts |
Feb 14, 2021, 05:48
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Chick Corea - Inner Space Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses STEVEN WILSON - THE FUTURE BITES STEVEN WILSON - BONUS CONTENT ON OBSOLETE MEDIA STEVEN WILSON - THE B-SIDES COLLECTION The Guess Who - Share the Land Peter Tosh - Legalize It (Original JA mix) Peter Gabriel - 3 (Melt) Peter Gabriel - So Peter Gabriel - Us Louis Armstrong - Hot Fives & Sevens Vol. 3 (Mastered by John R.T. Davies) Prince - Sign "O" The Times Tangerine Dream - Hyperborea V.A. - The Throne of Drones
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flashbackcaruso 1056 posts |
Feb 14, 2021, 10:41
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The Beatles - Please Please Me The Beatles - With The Beatles David Bowie - Low David Bowie - Heroes David Bowie - Lodger Vangelis - Heaven & Hell Vangelis - La Fete Sauvage Vangelis - Albedo 0.39 Vangelis - Spiral Vangelis - Beaubourg Emerson Lake & Palmer - Works Vol. 1 & 2 V/A - Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal: An Island Anthology 1967-1972 Arthur Alexander - The Greatest The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Moody Blues - Octave The Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager Sparks - Kimono My House Sparks - Propaganda Sparks - Indiscreet Misty Bywater - Lullaby Waterfall Ashtoreth & Grey Malkin - Heretic (2 albums from musical friends/collaborators of mine - Misty Bywater is Dog In Fog of this parish and her album is absolutely spellbinding and highly recommended; Heretic the last in Grey Malkin's (The Hare & The Moon) highly accomplished trilogy of collaborations with Ashtoreth, one for fans of the drone). The United States Of America - The United States Of America The United States Of America - Gifts & Creatures (soniclovenoize recreation) XTC - Black Sea Status Quo - Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo Status Quo - Spare Parts Socrates with Vangelis O.Papathanassiou - Phos Clinic - Singles
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Fitter Stoke 2611 posts |
Feb 14, 2021, 11:41
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This week’s end of my tether grooves: George Harrison ‘Dark Horse’ - never a lauded album, but I kinda like it anyway; John Illsley ‘Testing The Water’ - which sounds like a Dire Straits album. Who’d have thought it? Well, I’m not complaining, apart from the short playing time; Paul Weller ‘Wake Up The Nation’ (2020 remix) and ‘True Meanings’ - two opposites of Weller’s muse, the former being in-yer-face, upbeat indie rock, the latter reflecting the Modfather’s (to my mind more appealing) introspective, acoustic side. The new 2020 remix of the earlier album is a little extravagant and unnecessary, but fun nonetheless; Phil Manzanera ‘Diamond Head’ - fab 1975 LP by Roxy axeman, featuring most of his bandmates, and one of Robert Wyatt’s best cameos. This is a strong and varied album, well up to the Roxy standards of the time. Plenty for Eno fans to dig, and a fine memorial to John Wetton too; Pat Benatar ‘Precious Time’ - quality AOR (which IS possible) from a fine US vocalist in her early 80s pomp; Rush ‘Counterparts’ - continuing my journey through Rush’s post-80s oeuvre, I thoroughly enjoyed this album of still modern sounding hard rock; The Who ‘Who’s Next’ - well, what’s there left to say about this, except that if you don’t care for this you just don’t dig rock; Kevin Ayers ‘First Show In The Appearance Business’ - fun collection of BBC sessions by Herne Bay’s laziest genius. Features a beautiful solo version of ‘Lady Rachel’; Captain Beefheart ‘Bluejeans & Moonbeams’ - ever derided by the critical masse, I’ve always rather liked this LP. Don had a fine voice and it’s good to hear him in relatively conventional music. I feel an Unsung review coming on; Daryl Hall ‘Three Hearts In The Happy Ending Machine’ - oh dear. The mid 80s, a producer from the freakin’ Eurythmics and big, tinny drums. Even Daryl’s golden larynx can’t rescue this. Gimme ‘Sacred Songs’ (thank you, RF & BE) any day; Wishbone Ash ‘Illuminations’ - the most consistently melodic record issued under this band’s name since ‘Argus’ IMHO. It’s a shame this mid-90s line up lasted for just one album; Siouxsie and the Banshees ‘The Scream’ - another classic debut album from 1978 (last week’s post refers) which sounds as fresh as if it was recorded yesterday. John McKay had a fabulous metallic edge to his guitar sound that was entirely his own. I wonder what became of him and Kenny Morris? The Lurkers ‘Fulham Fallout’ - and here’s another one. Dumb punk at its best: Jeez, I’m 17 again. I wonder what became of Howard Wall? The Doors ‘Strange Days’ - where Jim Morrison’s voice reached its peak; John Lennon ‘Plastic Ono Band’ - raw, harrowing, minimalist classic. He never made a better solo album; Moody Blues ‘A Question Of Balance’ - another great album from 1970. Why the Moodies aren’t venerated now is a mystery to me; Peter Hammill ‘Sonix’ - this mostly instrumental album of bits & pieces composed for film and dance projects contains some fine music. Hammill is an underrated guitarist with a unique technique superbly illustrated on a couple of tracks. And the long, piano dominated ‘Labyrinthine Dreams’ has one of his loveliest songs at its core; Jerry Lee Lewis ‘Would You Take Another Chance On Me?’ - from the Killer’s C&W years, this shows the sheer strength of his voice if nothing else; Shakatak ‘Night Birds’ - I’m almost ashamed to list this here, but it’s quality Brit funk which reminds me of a happier time in my life. So no excuses; Collin Walcott ‘Cloud Dance’ - sitar works in a jazz context even better than a rock one, or so this lovely record would seem to prove; Keith Jarrett ‘In The Light’ - pleasing collection of Jarrett’s earliest excursions into non-jazz music. ‘Metamorphosis’ is a lovely, French sounding piece for strings and flute, and his string quartet holds its own with many other 20th century works for that combination; Chick Corea ‘Piano Improvisations Vol.1’ - played this in the great man’s memory. On the evidence of this lovely record, his solo piano extemporisations were every bit as good as his fellow Miles band member Keith Jarrett; Circle ‘Paris Concert’ - from the same year as the last named LP, this shows Corea’s solid free jazz credentials. Anthony Braxton shines too; Ken Hyder’s Talisker ‘Land Of Stone’ - there aren’t many successful fusions of modern jazz and Scottish folk music. This is one of them; Gary Peacock ‘Shift In The Wind’ - in which the late, great bassist is ably partnered by Art Lande; Bartok: String Quartet no.5 (Hagen Quartet) - all of Bartok’s lyrical and rhythmic quirkiness captured in this fine rendition; Haydn: String Quartets, Op.2 nos.2, 4 & 6 (Aeolian Quartet) - early works, full of nice tunes; Schubert: Symphony no.5 (Chicago SO/Fritz Reiner) - fleet but sensitive take on a charming work; Beethoven: Piano Concertos 4 & 5 (Walter Gieseking/Philharmonia/Alceo Galliera) - classic pairing of two of the greatest piano concertos ever written, superbly played and conducted. Gieseking’s cadenza choices are eccentric but it doesn’t matter; James MacMillan: Organ Works (Stephen Farr) - excellent recent album demonstrating the wide range of styles and tone colours of one of our foremost living composers; Maximiliano Martin ‘Caprices & Laments’ - stunning new recordings of three very different 20th century works for clarinet and orchestra by Copland, Nielsen and MacMillan; Vaughan Williams: Job -A Masque for Dancing (BBC SO/Sir Adrian Boult) - premier recording of VW’s masterwork, definitively conducted by its dedicatee; Hindemith: Symphony in E flat (LPO/Sir Adrian Boult) - more Boult magic, this time with an under-appreciated German work; Beethoven: Symphony no.7 (WDR SO/Marek Janowski) - straight, unaffected reading of one of Beethoven’s brightest utterances; Brahms: Symphony no.1 (NDR SO/Gunter Wand) - a particularly exciting concert recording of a dark, yet evergreen, masterpiece; Beethoven: Piano Concerto no.1 (Ashkenazy) and Brahms: Symphony no.4 (Chicago SO/Sir Georg Solti) - Solti isn’t “in” with the fickle classical media, but these fine 1970s recordings prove that he was so much more than a Wagner conductor.
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jb lamptoast-morsley 2447 posts |
Feb 14, 2021, 17:28
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Hammock - Raising your voice.... Ambient post-rock type fare. Not particularly objectionable, but can't for the life of me think how I came across them? The Gymslips - Rockin with the renees. Was drawn in with up your bum type sentimentality but soon got bored. The Gun Club - Fire of Love Groundhogs - Split & Thank Christ for the bomb. Glad I've finally got into them and can see what the fuss was about Gong Gong Gong III - President Piano Co Tape, Wuhou Shanghai and Dixia Beijing. Not displeasing garage type jams with the exception of the latter that I couldn't be bothered with. Goldie - Journey Man. Wanted to like but not enough strong tracks Goldie, James Davidson, Subjective - Act one - music for inanimate objects. Better. Mary Lattimore - Silver Ladders. Wanted to like but didn't quite deliver from Californian harpist produced by that bloke from slowdive that lives in Cornwall - Neil Halstead King Crimson - In the court of the crimson king. Prog perfection. Best prog album ever? Krust - Coded Language Kula Shaker - Peasants, Pigs and astronauts Kosmicheboy - Clockwerk
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garerama 1111 posts |
Feb 14, 2021, 22:29
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Julian Cope - Fried / Autogeddon Donovan - Greatest Hits (late 60s comp) Bob Dylan - Another Side Of ... (mono) / Bringing It All Back Home / Highway 61 Revisited (mono) Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets / Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) / Discreet Music / Evening Star (with Robert Fripp) / Music For Films Harmonia & Eno - Tracks & Traces Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream Of Trains In New York / S/t / The Kershaw Sessions (with The Egyptians) Sergio Mendes - Brasileiro Joni Mitchell - Heira / Don Juan's Reckless Daughter / Mingus Bob Mould - Songbook Graham Nash - Songs For Beginners / Wild Tales Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Magnetic South / Loose Salute Pharoah Sanders - Live In The East / Wisdom Through Music / Village Of The Pharoahs / Love In All Of Us / Love Will Find A Way Scrapheap - A Graveyard Melody Georgia Seddon - EP Serinity - Piece Of Mind Swans - Children Of God / White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity / Love Of Life The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro / Wilder Jane Weaver - Like An Aspen Leaf / The Fallen By Watchbird / The Silver Globe / The Amber Light V/A Barry 7's Connectors Psychedelic Pernambuco
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Beebon 1375 posts |
Feb 15, 2021, 07:19
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Universal Panzies - Transcendental Floss Secret Stairways - Turning Point The Nightingales - Hysterics The Nightingales - In The Good Old Country Way Örnatorpet - Vid Ett Berg Uti En Dal Hellhammer - Death Fiend Hellhammer - Satanic Rites Bretwaldas of Heathen Doom - Droner Beherit - Drawing Down The Moon Julian Cope - John Balance Enters Valhalla Wobbler - Dweller Of The Deeps Romantic Warrior - Return To Forever Peter Hammill - The Silent Corner and The Empty Stage
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Fatalist 1123 posts |
Feb 15, 2021, 20:56
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Black Country, New Road – For The First Time. This lot have been getting older Quietus readers / Slint fans rather excited. And fair dos, it’s really good: https://blackcountrynewroad.bandcamp.com/album/for-the-first-time Dale Jenkins – Undesirable Element. Whenever I read “outsider, self-recorded bedroom artist” (or suchlike), I tend to hurriedly move along, but this, from 1985, is genuinely great – hard to describe, but the best stuff is like Wipers meets Faith-era Cure, with some significant flash forwards to Slint (them again). Even the more standard-ish singer songwriter stuff is good: https://guerssenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/undesirable-element Hattie Cooke – The Sleepers. Hauntronica, but with some welcome oomph to it – Pye Corner Audio fans listen to this now: https://hattiecooke.bandcamp.com/album/the-sleepers The Heartwood Institute – Witchcraft Murders / Ringstone Round. Same deal as above, but the album made less of an impression. This, however, is essential for fans of the ITV Quatermass: https://theheartwoodinstitute.bandcamp.com/album/ringstone-round Squadra Omega – s/t / Materia Oscura. Keep forgetting about this lot, then rediscovering them. MO highlights their habit of mixing half Kraut/prog grooviness with half avant meh, but the debut is all gold: https://squadraomega.bandcamp.com/album/s-t James Holden & The Animal Spirits – s/t Robert Calvert – Live At The Stars & Stripes, CD2 / Test-Tube Conceived Robert Fripp – Exposure / God Save The Queen/Under Heavy Manners. Committed performance from Peter Hammill here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE9F5HvIkRQ Sensation’s Fix – Fragments Of Light. From 1974, Italian space rock/kosmische. Interesting rather than revelatory, though sounds remarkably like Boards Of Canada in places: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41TJFp1nNT4 High Tide – Open Season Marsupilami – s/t. I think I have a reasonable knowledge of the late 60s/early 70s proto prog scene, but I had never heard of these guys before until coming across them in a vintage Melody Maker. And they made two albums! Imagine if Caravan had tried to be VDGG or vice versa. Some of this is actually rather good, such as: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLq39fwW0jw&list=RDSLq39fwW0jw&index=1
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keith a 9573 posts |
Edited Feb 16, 2021, 10:51
Feb 16, 2021, 10:45
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Ghosteen – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Really rather beautiful at times. Improves with every listen. Netherfield Works EP – Craven Faults Springhead Works EP – Craven Faults Nunroyd Works EP – Craven Faults Lowfold Reworks EP – Craven Faults Erratics & Uncomforties – Craven Faults They are all on the ltd edition cd version so definitely worth getting if you ever see one. Howwouldyoufeelwithoutthatthought 12” - CS & Kreme Stumbled upon this 2020 release from an Australian duo recently. A corker! Fireball XL5 – Barry Gray Are you joking, asked a mate when I text what I was listening to. Er, no! All Thoughts Fly – Anna Von Hausswolff Rather dark in a gothic instrumental kinda way. Africa's Blood – Lee Perry Apparently this is the first album that was creditied to Perry rather than The Upsetters though in reality it sounds more like the latter. Leaving Meaning - Swans My god, this is intense! It actually makes me feel uncomfortable at times. Stunning to be honest. Just noticed that the aforementioned Anna Von Hausswolff features on it. Rogue's Gallery (Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys) – V/A I like this on the whole. It includes some unlikely participants – Bryan Ferry unexpected pops and nails his track. I'll just say that Lou Reed sounds totally out of place and leave it at that. Also... Isles – Bicep Shadow Of Fear – Cabaret Voltaire Vasto 7” - Cabaret Voltaire Guerilla Grow – Dope In Parallel 12” – Emika & Paul Frick Sleepless – Immersion Roisin Machine – Roisin Murphy Vertigo Days – The Notwist Katzenmusik – Michael Rother Dreaming – Michael Rother
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Vybik Jon 7718 posts |
Feb 17, 2021, 19:16
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keith a wrote: Fireball XL5 – Barry Gray Are you joking, asked a mate when I text what I was listening to. Er, no! Opening theme or closing song? The opening theme has the power to reach through time and thrill little Vybik.
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keith a 9573 posts |
Feb 17, 2021, 19:21
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Vybik Jon wrote: keith a wrote: Fireball XL5 – Barry Gray Are you joking, asked a mate when I text what I was listening to. Er, no! Opening theme or closing song? The opening theme has the power to reach through time and thrill little Vybik. Soundtrack double LP on orange vinyl!
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