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1001realapes 2389 posts |
Oct 22, 2023, 05:14
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Gene Clark - Echoes Gene Clark - American Dreamer 1964-1974 Gene Clark - White Light Gene Clark - No Other Sun Ra - Sun Song Collins & Harlan - America's Favorite Entertainers Gordon Lightfoot - The United Artists Collection Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers - Old Time Songs Bob Skyles and his Skyrockets - 1937-1940 V.A. - When the Sun Goes Down Vol. 3, That's Chicago's South Side V.A. - Hits of '50 V.A. - Gene Vincent Cut Our Songs
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Fitter Stoke 2614 posts |
Edited Oct 22, 2023, 09:45
Oct 22, 2023, 09:21
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The kids want a little action: Julian Cope ‘Cope’s Notes #5: The Modern Antiquarian’ - highly entertaining CD featuring Julian part-talking and part-singing his learned megalithic musings over some particularly fine, sometimes eerily sparse or lo-fi, music. Loadsa juicy mellotron vibes and some excellent drumming. Lovely, colourful and informative booklet too. A list of the musicians involved would’ve been nice but hey, a little mystery keeps the inquisitive mind active, don’it? Edgar Froese ‘Epsilon In Malaysian Pale’ - two exquisite, 17 minute slabs of synthesised wonderment. And that’s all you need. With Edgar and TD, less was more; Steven Wilson ‘The Harmony Codex’ - as I suspected, this is really starting to get under my skin. There’s so much going on in this record it’s impossible to grasp it in just a couple of hearings. But I can’t help notice the melodic similarity of ‘What Life Brings’ to Paul Weller’s ‘More’ from: Paul Weller ‘On Sunset’ - Weller’s recent output sees him at the peak of his creativity, I think. This 2020 release is a case in point: great songs, beautifully executed. The dude’s taken too much for granted by all but the faithful; The Band ‘Stage Struck’ - which I consider much the equal to the two more acclaimed albums before it. Sure, The Band got patchy thereafter, but not here; MC5 ‘Back In The USA’ - Rob Tyner’s the star here, his voice emoting angst, attitude and desire, often all at the same time. And only one easily skipped clunker to deal with across the whole, short and sweet, platter. Yeah, it should’ve had a punchier sound in the wake of its legendary live predecessor, but ‘Back In The USA’ still has enough power to thrill; The Rolling Stones ‘Hackney Diamonds’ - better than I was expecting after the meh ‘Angry’ teaser. Although I could do without the long and dreary Lady Ga Ga track (what IS her appeal?) there are some prime Stones rockers here, especially ‘Bite My Head Off’ which is up there with their best (just dig Macca’s fuzz bass!). I look forward to hearing this more over the next few weeks; The Normal ‘TVOD’/‘Warm Leatherette’ 45 - this is an anomaly of a record in that it, for all it’s dated tech, still sounds fresh - to my jaded ears anyway. Ever infectious and disturbing; Free ‘Fire and Water’ - which I enjoyed immensely until THAT final track, which I’ve heard way too many times - my separate post refers; Pink Floyd ‘1965: Their First Recordings’ EP - on the evidence of these six tracks, Floyd’s garage band days were a hoot. There’s something quite moving about Syd singing to the “girlies”. And he’s well OTT on ‘Remember Me’: in fact, try playing that blind to someone and see how far they get guessing the vocalist; Carla Bley ‘Escalator Over The Hill’ - amidst a large and varied discography, it’ll always be this that defines Carla Bley. Completely unclassifiable, wacky, irritating and invigorating in equal measure, and surely the weirdest project Linda Ronstadt was ever involved with. Rock and roll - well, in part. A very small part; Gary Peacock ‘Voice From The Past - Paradigm’ - one of those typically autumnal ECM records that never ages, year after year, decade after decade. Jan Garbarek is on particularly good form. This perfectly encapsulates the season; Lefty Frizzell ‘Saginaw Michigan’ - classy, old-school C&W from arguably its greatest vocal exponent; Stephen Cleobury ‘Great European Organs 1: King’s College, Cambridge’ - this first issue exemplifies the high technical standards of Priory Records’ epic 100 volume series of the best pipe organs across the continent. Great, largely unsung, music too. RIP Stephen; Beethoven: Symphony no.3 ‘Eroica’ (VPO/Wilhelm Furtwaengler) - Furtwaengler’s 1952 studio recording is less incendiary than his live readings, but still incandescent. Not everyone’s ideal of how this music should be played, but it left this listener fulfilled; Beethoven: Symphony no.5 (LAPO/Esa Pekka Salonen) - superbly judged live recording from 2005, which I bought as a DG download way back when and forgot all about it until I refreshed my iTunes purchases the other week. This is deserving of an all-format release; Beethoven: Symphony no.8 (Orch del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino/Zubin Mehta) - rather lazy performance of Beethoven’s “little one”, lacking the vitality the score demands; Bax: Symphony no.2 (LPO/Myer Fredman) - Bax’s seven symphonies are dramatic and individual, a million miles from what Vaughan Williams called English “cow pat” music. This is late romanticism at its best, superbly captured on this old Lyrita LP; Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.6, Op.30 no.1 (Wolfgang Schneiderhan & Wilhelm Kempff) - music for rainy mornings: this week anyway. Oh, you don’t know the shape I’m in. Have a great week Dave x
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garerama 1118 posts |
Oct 22, 2023, 11:28
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The Amorphous Androgynous/ Various - A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Exploding In Your Mind Vol 4: The Wizards Of Oz The Beatles - Rubber Soul (mono) / Revolver (mono) / Sgt Peppers Tim Buckley - Goodbye & Hello / Blue Afternoon / Happy Sad / Lorca / Peel Sessions Harold Budd - Ambient 2: The Plateaux Of Mirror (with Brian Eno) / The Moon & The Melodies (with the Cocteau Twins) Shirley Collins - The Sweet Primeroses / The Power Of True Love Knot John Coltrane - S/t (First Trane) / Lush Life / Coltrane's Sound / Crescent / A Love Supreme Miles Davis - Bags Groove / Cookin' / Relaxin' Echo & The Bunnymen - Crocodiles / Shine So Hard / Heaven Up Here / Porcupine Brian Eno - Discreet Music / Thursday Afternoon / The Drop Gong - Flying Teapot / Angel's Egg / You The Jam - Snap! Kraftwerk - Tone Float (Organisation) / S/t / 2 / Ralf & Florian John Martyn - Bless The Weather / Inside Out / One World Nico - The Frozen Borderline 1968-1970 (The Marble Index, Desertshore & outtakes) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon / Wish You Were Here (2cd Experience Edition) / Echoes Psychedelic Furs - S/t / Talk Talk Talk / Should God Forget: The Retrospective Tom Waits - The Heart Of Saturday Night / Blue Valentine / Asylum Years
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Hunter T Wolfe 1710 posts |
Edited Oct 22, 2023, 11:47
Oct 22, 2023, 11:46
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The Incredible String Band- Wee Tam & The Big Huge The Incredible String Band- Changing Horses Bob Dylan & The Band- Before The Flood Porcupine Tree- The Sky Moves Sideways Vanishing Twin- Afternoon X Siouxsie & The Banshees- Through The Looking Glass Depeche Mode- Music For The Masses Simple Minds- once Upon A Time Hall & Oates- Abandoned Luncheonette Hall & Oates- Private Eyes Stories- About Us Stories- Travelling Underground V/A- Into Tomorrow: The Spirit of Mod 1983-2000
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flashbackcaruso 1058 posts |
Oct 22, 2023, 13:33
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Elton John - Elton John Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One Yo La Tengo - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out Yo La Tengo - Summer Sun Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass Scott Walker - Scott 2 Orchestral Manœuvres In The Dark - Organisation Broadcast - Work & Non-Work Broadcast - The Noise Made By People Broadcast - Live At Maida Vale Bee Gees - Life In A Tin Can Bee Gees - Mr Natural Bee Gees - Main Course Bee Gees - Children Of The World Bee Gees etc - Saturday Night Fever Bee Gees etc - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (someone gave me this as a joke years ago but this is the first time I actually played it. Produced and arranged by George Martin, it's more listenable than I'd expected, but Robin Gibb's claim that people would forget The Beatles versions of these songs and just listen to these ones is even more laughable now than it was at the time). Elvis Presley - Our Memories Of Elvis Elvis Presley - Our Memories Of Elvis Vol.2 Mercury Rev - Yerself Is Steam Mercury Rev - Boces Mercury Rev - See You On The Other Side Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour Thomas Dolby - Astronauts & Heretics Thomas Dolby - A Map Of The Floating City Flying Saucer Attack - In Search Of Spaces The Doors - Rock Is Dead (soniclovenoize reconstruction)
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Monganaut 2382 posts |
Edited Oct 22, 2023, 18:57
Oct 22, 2023, 15:56
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Fitter Stoke wrote: The Normal ‘TVOD’/‘Warm Leatherette’ 45 - this is an anomaly of a record in that it, for all it’s dated tech, still sounds fresh - to my jaded ears anyway. Ever infectious and disturbing; Still blows my mind with it's absurd simplicity and dark Ballardian futurism. Massively disappointed to this day that there wasn't an entire Normal album in a similar vein (and let's be honest Silicon Teens were shite). This was the 3rd single that I ever bought on 12" (ovbs, was the 80's) only later finding out that the 7" was exactly the same (well except for the monstous heavy slab of plastic that is the 12"). My copy is now pretty much unplayable from sheer spinnage. The rumbles, pops and clicks pretty much drown out all that sonic goodness. Luckily, I have both tracks several times on numerous and various comps, so don't miss out. Found an old tape comp from about 40 odd years ago last year, and I can say that T.V.O.D. seque's into Bela Lugosi's Dead beautifully! Being Boiled/Circus of Death (Fast edition) are another of my all time favs (along with The Cabs, The Set Up). There was an act from the early 2000' called Bubonic Plague who had a similar sound and vibe on an album called 'No Bosses, No Bullshit', though on reflection, maybe a touch more like early ADULT./ Numbers style post punk. Still, fits that stripped down whip smart Normal vibe. Only pic of them I can fnd is.... https://vk.com/wall-131738005_4832 edit. Coupla trax up on youtwat.... Orange Octogon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jzghYQhWz8 Fun Grave - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxvDTBIQCa4 Dracula - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0m56_TP5Hg Edit, edit... Meant to also say, currently reading this on and off and finding it more interesting than I would have thought. Covers many names of the obvious names of the period and mentions many of those cool electronic ensembles weaned on Bowie and Kraftwerk. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/23/sweet-dreams-by-dylan-jones-review-the-story-of-the-new-romantics
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