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Son Of Alice 41 posts |
Jan 26, 2003, 16:03
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I'll second that. My favorite classical composer is Rimsky-Korsakoff. xxoo SOA
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grufty jim 1978 posts |
Jan 26, 2003, 16:17
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It's a while since i've posted to this thread, and even though i'm probably not listening to my music properly, i figured i'd chime in with what's being emerging from my speakers this week... Morning Glory, the 2CD Tim Buckley anthology has coloured most evenings this week. Haunting and heart-breaking and epic and personal and inspiring and painful all at once. The last half of CD1 and first half of CD2 are the highlights; but it's a great collection. Parade / Around The World in a Day - Prince Two classic 80s albums. Funky, psychedelic, sexy and rock! For me, the guy peaked with Sign 'O' The Times, but these two albums are essential waypoints on the road that leads there. The Head On The Door - The Cure I dusted off this album earlier in the week, and it's stood the test of time rather well. Lovely poppy bits interspersed with the kind of plaintive introspection we've come to love Bob Smith for. Remain In Light - Talking Heads It's mad when you think about it. The first album i ever bought probably gets more regular play than any other in my collection. Remain In Light has become like an old friend to me - and just like the best friends, it's always capable of revealing new depths and surprising me. "Listening Wind" - a song for our times, folks. G-Sides & Remixes - Gorillaz Having never been a big fan of Blur (though '13' wasn't a bad album by any means), i was surprised by how much i dig Gorillaz. I mean, it's just a bunch of light, throwaway dub-influenced groove tunes. But sometimes that's what you want - and there's enough interesting noises and clever instrumentation to take this a notch above the rest of the genre. Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon One of those very few albums that should - legally, morally and in accordance with all that is holy - be in the collection of *every single person*. I may consider running for political office specifically to pass repressive legislation making this the case. A whole bunch of stuff by - Björk Listened to Vespertine, Homogenic and Debut this week as well as a couple of EPs (i'd forgotten how good "Army of Me" is - what an amazing song!) This coming week will be probably devoted almost entirely to "Family Tree". I've just got my hands on it. Yay! Also played this week at least once were Yo La Tengo (I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One), The Boomtown Rats (Tonic For The Troops), David Bowie (Low, Aladdin Sane, Young Americans), The Smiths (Strangeways, Here We Come), Sinead O'Connor (Sean-Nos Nua), Christy Moore (Live At The Point), Spiritualized (Let It Come Down)
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Fitter Stoke 2614 posts |
Jan 26, 2003, 16:26
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Okay, you asked for it... Beethoven: Symphonies 4 and 5 (Cologne Gurzenich Orch/Gunter Wand) - newly released by Testament, these are from an incomplete Beethoven symphony cycle made by Wand in the late 50's. They are fresh, direct readings, more dynamic than the better known 80's cycle now on RCA. I wanna hear more from this series; Beethoven: Symphony no.6 (Berlin PO/Eugen Jochum) - another recent re-release, this time from 1954. Jochum was clearly under Furtwangler's spell with this one, with the first movement taken too slowly for my taste. His later recordings with the Concertgebouw and the LSO have much more momentum; Smetana: Ma Vlast (Czech PO/Rafael Kubelik) - stunning, tense live recording made shortly before Kubelik's death. Good music turned into great music by a master conductor; Schubert: Winterreise (Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Alfred Brendel) - this is something like F-D's EIGHTH recording of Franz's delightfully downer song cycle, and was criticised on its first release in 1988 for the obvious decline in the aging baritone's voice compared with earlier readings. Well, for my money the balance is restored by the maturity of the interpretation, with Mr Compact Discau much less mannered and OTT than before. And Brendel proves that his godlike pianistic genius extends to accompaniment as well. A belting £5.99 bargain from HMV last week; Ravel and Debussy: String Quartets - wonderfully civilised, idiomatic readings by the Orlando Quartet, from a box set of that combo's Philips recordings I picked up in Amsterdam last year. There. Bet you wish you hadn't asked. DW
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cancer boy 977 posts |
Jan 26, 2003, 17:23
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Nico - Desertshore Witchfinder General - Death Penalty Bathory - Blood Fire Death Black Widow - Sacrifice & III Celtic Frost - Into the Pandemonium Peter Cook and Dudley Moore - Goodbye Again Cathedral - Seventh Coming St Vitus - Born Too Late Black Sabbath - Born Again (mainly listening to "Trashed" and "Keep it Warm" over and over, some of the rest is truly dire)
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TightPurpleShirt 281 posts |
Jan 26, 2003, 18:03
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Funky Porcini – Fast Asleep, nice to er relax to.. Free Kitten – Nice Ass, universally slated in the press, but that’s all bollocks, this is a great album from pavement / boredoms / sonic youth / pussy galore peeps Rovo – Imago, incredible jap electronica DJ Vadim – The Art of Listening, pretty full on for the office but that’s where I play this one most Polyphonic Spree, Beginning Stages Off… superb kinda reminds me of both beatles & mercury rev Isley Brothers – Givin’ It Back again and again over and over, FUNK wooo. Melt Banana – Scratch or Stitch jap noise / punk Beastie Boys – Pauls Boutique, simply a classic Spiritualized – Ladies & Gentlemen… their best? Probably Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Dap-Dippin With… fucking mental one the one funk album my new favourite record Folk Imposion – One Part Lullaby had look inside the folk Implosion for a long long time which is an ultra lo-fi masterpiece, this one which bought on an impulse is full of samples and way cool Jimmy Tenor – Out of Nowhere, stylistically jim tenor covers about every genre going on this one I think, atonal orchestrated stuff, electronica and over the top balladry tip top Kid Koala – Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, turntablism fuck ups PIL – Metal Box aye another classic Spring Heel Jack / Free Jazz gig, spring heel jack & free jazz guys plus Jason Spaceman on guitar. Thought there would be more of an electronica sound but spring heel jack provided very subliminal soundscapes that were improvised over and often drowned out completely only to reappear during the quieter pasages. Two sets, first one made up crescendos and very delicate interplay, the second set was a wall of noise monster, and although other may beg to differ the second set was the best Musica Transonic – II monster feedback, monster bass, and what sounds like an octopus smashing this fuck out of his drum kit, wonderful The Incredible String Band – The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter, unsurpassed acid folk silliness Red Hot Chilli Peppers – By the Way, just love it. TpS PS hope I didn’t listen to too much this week…
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Billy Milk 2045 posts |
Jan 26, 2003, 18:07
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massive attack - 100th window got the promo and it's a grower. first couple of listens left me non-plussed and then it started to get its hooks in. loads of long songs, not much dub but some sub-bass to part you from your breakfast. highlight is prayer for england which features sinead o'connor who also appears on: asian dub foundation - enemy of my enemy full-spleen righteous mash-up, or summat x excellent stuff which see adf turn up the heat. the world's fucked up at the moment and this band's never been more on the money. should be available on the nhs. jackie leven - shining brother, shining sister awesome songsmithery and a veritable sonic cathedral which harks right back to the third doll by doll album for its soundscapes. some truly beautiful and literate songs here and leven's voice still holds its power. i interviewed him this week and he says that the doll by doll albums should be reissued later this year which will either mean nothing or have you creaming. shirley collins - box set 4 cds of superb dark folk from this little treasure. astonishingly frank sleevenotes. she gave up singing when she found that her current beau ashley hutchings, had been shagging his way round the old vic. how sad is that? boredoms - much someone sent him 2 cds packed with the complete works of the boredoms on mp3. only got as far as wow but it's a headphuck the residents - eskimo who are these guys? flaming lips - yoshimi absolutely jaw-dropping gig in brum prompts early lips revival. nice to see morfe there with long hair smell & quim - jesus christ harumph!
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elderford 482 posts |
Jan 26, 2003, 18:10
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saw them once, and was repulsed by how much spit has to be drained from a trombone during a performance.
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Popel Vooje 5373 posts |
Jan 26, 2003, 19:49
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Personally, I love this album. I actually hold this in higher esteem than "Raw Power" or "Lust For Life" athough both are superb. "Kill City" strikes me as the album that the Stones have been trying, and mostly failing, to make ever since "Exile On Main Street" - full of rockist cliches and L.A. over-production, sure, but there's something about Iggy's voice on this one that gets me every time - he sounds tired, vulnerable and f***ed-up. This is no surprise, considering he was busy being sectioned for drug abuse at the time, but a little more human soul and less bravado shows through on this album than most of his other recordings. Like you, SoA, I also prefer the remix of "Raw Power" to the original. Some Stooge purists may think this sacreligious, but considering the original was mixed in less than a day by people who were probably out of their heads on coke I can't see any reason to complain. Meanwhile, other items gracing the PV towers stereo this week have been: The Monks - Black Monk Time Superb example of early pre-Krautrock garage-punk minimalism. The missing link between Link Wray and The Fall. Mass alcohol consumption and teenage sexual frustration ahoy. Epic Soundtracks - Rise Above Already talked about this one last week, but suffice to say I haven't grown tired of it yet. Husker Du - New Day Rising I love almost everything this band did except for the really early stuff, which is too muddy and amelodic for my tastes. This one is still the one I listen to most, even though I rate "Zen Arcade" higher in terms of innovation. Swell Maps - Jane From Occupied Europe Just rediscovered this one after a gap of about ten years. Off-centred, quirky and brilliant. Which brings me to... Cabaret Voltaire - Red Mecca Haunting, menacing proto-electronica, very much ahead of it's time. A UK counterpart to Chrome and Suicide, possibly. Which brings me to... DAF - Alles Ist Gut The twisted underbelly of Euro-synth rock. Highly danceable rhythms coupled with perversely nihilistic lyrics, especially on the title track, which gives the listener the implicit impression that alles was definitely not gut. A German counterpart to Chrome and Suicide, possibly, which brings me to... David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name Well no, it doesn't really, but this is an excellent chill-out album for those late-night moments when one tires of drug/alcohol-induceed excess and just wants to chill out with a close friend. If one's close friends are currently unavailable, this is a fairly adequate substitute. Over and out...looking forward to the new Casino Versus Japan album. Maybe I'll have somehing contemporary to write about for a change.
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Squid Tempest 8769 posts |
Jan 26, 2003, 20:35
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Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation Brain Tickler/Foot Mover. Worth it for the first three tracks alone. O.D.’d on Life Itself indeed. I first heard this some thirty years ago - nice to hear it remastered. Haven’t listened to this properly though. Mike Oldfield -Hergest Ridge Brain tickler. haven’t listened to this for an age. Lovely organic guitar sound and some nice mellotron if I’m not mistaken. Haven’t listened to this properly though. Led Zeppelin 4 Foot mover. got the squidlings jumping. Haven’t listened to this properly though. Deep Purple in Rock Foot Mover. I particularly like the "studio chat" joke about Take Five, and the piano version of Speed King. Haven’t listened to this properly though. Moody Blues - On the Threshold of a Dream Brain Tickler. Supreme head music. Might sound like Radio 2 used to, but if you get over that the lyrics and concepts are timeless and magical. Haven’t listened to this properly though. Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts and Still Life Brain Ticklers. I am still exploring these LPs and finding more in them with each listen. Sometimes I enjoy them a lot, sometimes they leave me cold. The jury is out, although Still Life is gradually creeping up on me, and bits of Porn Hearts rock. Haven’t listened to this properly though. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf Foot Mover. Still rocking. Wakes me up every time. Haven’t listened to this properly though. King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon Brain Tickler. Still beguiling after all these years. Myth and magic from the Crimson Kings. Haven’t listened to this properly though. JC - 20 Mothers Brain Tickler/Foot Mover. Still awesome. An evergrowing masterbeast. I still have to remember to talk loudly over the f*** you bit on greedhead dectector to avoid the squidlings delicate ears. I obviously haven’t listened to this properly. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left Brain Tickler. Lovely lovely lovely. No amount of overexposure will dull the brittle beauty of this LP for me. If I remember correctly I was first exposed to the title track via a cheapo sampler, but I can’t remember it’s name - I bet Fitter Stoke can (was it "a nice one" or summat?). I still haven’t ever listened to this properly. Gryphon - Gryphon Brain Tickler/Foot Mover. Elizabethan-style folk, complete with crumhorns. Get the awle in and rock n reel. Kate Bush - the Hounds of Love Brain Tickler. Make my tear ducts activate within the first few seconds. What is it about this LP that is so emotional? Irresistible. Every time it rains, you’re here in my head, like the sun coming out…like your sun’s coming out, I just know that something good is going to happen, I don’t know when, but just saying it could even make it happen…eeyayeeyayeeyayeeoooh…. Vivaldi - concertos and chamber music Brain Tickler. Been on a bit of a classical music jag this week, and Vivaldi seems to hit the spot. Brings a really positive vibe to the house. As always Mozart is lurking in the wings (string quartets), but after a while I needs ta rock n roll. I haven’t listened to any of this properly Greenslade - bedside manners are extra Brain Tickler. It took me a long time to get into this, but I can’t get enough of it now. I love the melodic thing it has - and all those analogue synths (a la Keith Emerson) and melotrons are luscious and lovely. I think it was his voice that didn’t click at first, but I quite like it now. I’d quite like to have a chance to listen to this properly - I might even have to review it for Unsung if no-one else has already. I must admit, Shrimp has made me think about this proper listening business, despite me being so off hand about it. I don’t think I will ever have listened properly to most of the fantastic music that has been made, but if I don’t want to analyse it too closely - if I do it’s appeal may dwindle, I may get bored…and that has happened many times when I have played things to death. Music is for the now.
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Shrimp 1118 posts |
Jan 26, 2003, 21:33
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one item has been listened too properly: les rallizes denudes - blind baby has its mothers eyes all u need to know about it is on unsung reviews by cope and a23 also put his penneth in on a previous thread - excellent stuff indeed other things that are partially listened too properly: trad gras och stenar - mors mors trad gras och stenar - djungelns lag both live and both sounding good so far other things just listened too: robert wyatt - rock bottom robert wyatt - ruth is stranger than richard robert wyatt - shleep all 3 disappointing so far
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