Glad you liked them, @jafant - The Haines was purchased as a 3 CD "box". His music seems a hybrid of neoclassical/modern composition and ambient. The Danny Norbury (if your comment extends back to that posting) is more purely neoclassical, though A Closer Listen called it ambient. I disagree. It’s available at Bandcamp as download or CD from Flau who reissued it with some extra tracks from Norbury’s EP, Dusk. Two Blocks from the Edge is another well done studio recording from Michael Brecker as band leader. Compared to Tales from the Hudson, however, I think Brecker’s solos on Two Blocks are more rambling and less focused...but who am I to criticize such an excellent musician. What I really enjoy on Two Blocks is Joey Calderazzo’s piano (he’s also on Tales). Finally, E.S.T. - if you haven’t spent time exploring this trio’s music, you will be rewarded if you do. Esbjorn Svensson is a fine, fine pianist and his (their) compositions cover a range of styles. Check this one out...a live, extended version of the previously posted studio version of Behind the Yashmak. Stand up bass during the intro could be louder. Ear buds will help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY1wMO7rPDU |
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Thanks for checking in, @teo_audioPost some of your preferred listening when you get a chance...doesn't have to be a CD but digital (any format) as preferred here. So, I was unaware of Hinterland. Don't follow William Orbit obsessively but do like electronica. Turns out Hinterland is #4 in WO's Strange Cargo-as-alias series. Here's track #1: Million Town. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc4P8eGGeII |
Thanks to teo_audio for mentioning it. Listening to Hinterland this evening. For me, it might be the best of the 4 Strange Cargo albums William Orbit has put out. Check out, "The Name of the Wave" (crank it up)... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbTGqzYKXyE |
Binging on The Orange Peels, I guess you could say...
Square (1997)
So Far (2001)
Circling the Sun (2005)
Sun Moon (2013)
Begin the Begone (2015)
Great jangly power pop. Hooky as all get out. Melodic! |
Arbouretum, "The Gathering". Fuzz guitar rock for the apocalypse. Check out the final track, Song of the Nile. Think of it as music pissed off Ents are making while tearing down Saruman's tower in Lord of the Rings. |
It was spelled incorrectly a few posts earlier. Pardon the typo...can't really blame it on dyslexia. |
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Steve Smith & Vital Information, "Come On In"
Gary Willis, "Bent" |
Loomis - another great contribution. Art Blakey compared to Ginger Baker, "like watching michael jordan play one-on-one with Herve Villechaize." Great analogy though I'm wondering if you are overstate the case?? on the other hand, I'm no jazz expert and would love to see that video for myself. Thanks as always. |
Hey Loomis...I will look for the video. I like Ginger as a rock drummer a ton and though I know he (and Jack) came out of jazz backgrounds I don’t know enough to say how good a jazz drummer he was. I watched a concert (on YouTube) of him with Charlie Haden and (Bill Frissell?) on guitar. Pretty straight up jazz. He seemed okay to me - certainly not overplaying in that context but there’s more to it than that. Glad to hear you like Ginger too...means your assessment vis a vis Art B. is more likely to be an accurate one (no axe to grind). Starting to look for that video you mention, came across this discussion on the Steve Hoffman forum. Makes for some interesting reading re what Elvin Jones thought about Ginger (vs Keith Moon of all people!). http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/elvin-jones-feelings-about-ginger-bakers-playing-style.238445/ Sure, Bonham, Moon & Baker were the "trinity" of rock drummers in my day but I’d put Baker (way) ahead of either of them. Leastways, that’s my O-pinion. Again, not talking Baker's jazz talent. |
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Hello Loomis...OK. Well, I watched the Baker/Blakey "drum battle". With all due respect, I couldn't pick a clear cut "winner" there. Not to my mind anyway. Even if Blakey gets the edge overall, I didn't think Baker got humiliated. I'm not a drummer though so I'll defer to those that know more...just expressing my opinion. I was impressed by Art. I knew the name but that's it. Some of the rolls he did were outright ferocious. Lot of sound from a smallish kit too, I thought. He used an awful lot of cymbal though...not my preference. Maybe give him a bit of an edge on variety. Rhythmically, I found Baker's playing a little more complex but also thought he was more repetitious than Blakey. Differences in styles for sure...seemed like Art had the lighter hands. Baker more of a rock feel. (If I were blindfolded, can't swear I'd say that - but that's how it seemed). BTW - wish the video quality were better. Hard to make out facial expressions clearly. Found it interesting how intently AB and GB watched one another...esp.GB on Art. Couldn't tell if AB's look was boredom, disdain or what...video quality was just not that great. It WAS interesting stuff. Thanks for bringing it up. I will check out the Elvin Jones/Ginger Baker video too.
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Loomis - I enjoy reading other viewpoints...especially articulate, well-presented ones like yours, that don't take on a condescending, pissy tone (yours don't).
"baker tends to default to that same sorta tribal/african rhythm"...I think I agree with you on this. It's like a trademark or something of his and what I was getting at when I said "repetitious".
Have to say I give points to Blakey for having stayed (and, I assume, made his fortune) in jazz...rather than bailing to pursue (easier?) commercial success in rock.
What would be really great in those videos is have some knowledgeable commentator break it all down...e.g., from 0:52-0:75 Art is using this and this to do that and that. He's playing in double X time until 0:67 when he changes to XYZ, etc., etc.. Not a critique so much as a musical analysis.
Spawn of satan...hmm. Certainly a wee bit of a misanthrope! He and Jack could make the sparks fly.
OK. Later.
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Hey Nutty...I will check her out. Also, saw your mention of "Tin Machine" over on your "What’s Playing....". Believe it or not, never heard that - ever. Will have to check it out on Spotify.
For me right now, listening to Crowded House (been a long time fan of them/Neil Finn). The CD is Time on Earth. Excellent, excellent. He has quite a gift for melody.
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mewithoutyou, "Catch For Us The Foxes" |
@tomic601
You are very welcome (speaking for all, if I may). Glad you are finding new music here. Obviously, this isn't the only thread that'll help in that regard. Nutty's "What's playing on your system today?" is another good one.
How are you liking that McVie/Buckingham album? Haven't checked that out yet. |
@tomic601 Okay...I hear you on the LB/CM. I like Lindsey’s guitar playing in FWM, though I tend to prefer the older FWM of Peter Green or with Bob Welch (esp. Penguin & Mystery to Me). Not a huge fan of Lindsey solo...have only Out of the Cradle. Maybe, left alone, he is too perfectionistic and overworks stuff, squeezing the life out of it. Not sure. Definitely talented but not a lot of depth for me. @toddverrone You can thank Spotify Browse/Discover for that one, Todd. It was a Spotify recommendation. Took a little bit to hook me. First time (first couple, maybe) I didn’t really "get it" - but kept coming back anyway... being drawn back. It’s definitely a gem. He’s in a duo worth checking out but a totally different sound than that solo album: "I'm Not a Gun". Glad somebody else likes Lavandula. https://www.discogs.com/artist/94495-Im-Not-A-Gun |
Bersarin Quartett III. Call it Modern Composition or Dark Ambient...it has elements of both. Moody and engaging with interesting sound textures. Melodic at times but not melody driven. Highly atmospheric. Works as background but rewards attentive listening as well. A nice addition to his I & II. From the excellent Denovali label.
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Thanks for the entry Pokey (and everybody). I been hearing about The Rembrandts for years and know squat about them. Guess I should get acquainted. Will have to check out Glimmer and the Wishing Tree recordings. Don't know those either.
In my CDP tonight (well, music streamer...but it's still digital), just got done with Weather Report, "Sweetnighter". Now listening to The Original Fleetwood Mac. The Mac back when they were a real blues band. Great sonics not to mention a simplicity and purity to the music. |
Hey there, Nutty. Naw...I never followed them too much. I remember guys I hung with playing Hair of the Dog, I think. This is back in the day of 8 track tape! I did listen to their performance of This Flight. Surprised to read in the comments it is a Joni Mitchell song. I do admire performers that can pull from outside their genre and put their own mark on a song. I think they do a good job with that Joni Mitchell song. Anyway, always appreciate hearing from you and the music suggestions. Gonna post something on your "What's playing on your system today?" thread. |
...well, this was last night -
John Lemke, "People Do"
Steve Stevens, "Memory Crash" (THANKS, Nutty)
Black Uhuru, "Red"
All by way of Tidal via MacBook Air>>DragonFly v1.2>>Schiit Asgard 2 >>Philips SHE3800 earbuds
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From last night: Joe Henderson - Inner Urge Recorded in 1964, this has aged well over the intervening 54 years and sounds very fresh to these ears. McCoy Tyner’s piano work is excellent and Elvin Jones drumming contributes to a high level of energy. Track 3, El Barrio, here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztVT1_8ZmDY |
Damien Jurado...
Saint Bartlett
Maraqopa
Brothers & Sisters of the Eternal Son |
Hey Nutty -
Never been a big AC/DC fan myself but have to say, "Dirty Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap" has some pretty funny lyrics if you are into that sort of black humor. |
Howdy N...Pleased to read you checked out Bersarin Quartett. A LOT of his stuff is brooding. If you are willing to give more of that "genre" (modern composition, as it is sometimes called) another go, consider Acoustic Tales by Field Rotation (aka Christoph Berg). Also a bit dark and brooding but possibly with a little more movement than Bersarin Quartett. Another musician/composer working in that mode is Rachel Grimes. Check out her, "The Clearing". This definitely has more energy than Bersarin or Christoph. Hope you like it. |
Started out listening to some A.A. Bondy "American Hearts". Decided to check out Verbena from whence Bondy came. Gave a listen to Souls For Sale. Pretty different than Bondy’s solo stuff...it rocks. Liked it. |
A rough day. "Stars of the Lid and Their Refinement of the Decline" is helping. |
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Did not know Rick Braun but found Full Stride on Spotify. The sound quality seems excellent and I like the sound of his horn. Definitely preferring instrumentals these days (with some exceptions). Full Stride is smooth jazz I guess but doesn't seem to be mindless noodling. Nice recording. Thanks for posting. |
Last night...A.A. Bondy's "American Heats".
Today, Arbouretum's "The Gathering". |
Make that, "American Hearts" for last night.
Tonight it's "Atomos" by A Winged Victory for the Sullen (Adam Wiltzie & Dustin O'Halloran). |
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@aolmrd1241
Thanks for that post! Hadouk Trio is new to me. Found Air Hadouk on Tidal. Listening now. I like the mood and instrument textures. GREAT sonics too. Thanks again. |
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Dalton Santos - The Inner Things
Bunny Brunel - Momentum
Tribal Tech - s/t
Gary Willis - Bent
Steve Smith & Vital Information - Come On In
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@dpatterson
Hello Don - Found the Bob Moses/Days Gone By on Spotify. Like the mood and the sonics seem pretty good too. Thanks. Reminds me a little bit of Zero 7. On the remote chance you haven’t heard "them", worth a listen.
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I'm not the world's biggest Robin Trower fan BUT, for whatever reason, been listening to him a good deal yesterday and today. Going through some of his older discography that I'm less familiar with (i.e., NOT Bridge of Sighs that I know too well), e.g., Long Misty Days, Twice Removed & City Dreams, I was really struck by James Dewar's vocal on Bluebird from City Dreams. What a beautiful voice.
Also pulled up two of Trower's more recent releases: 2016's Where Are You Going To & 2015's Something's About to Change. Gosh, even on Spotify, the sonics on these recordings are superb. The song writing is strong and Trower sounds excellent. Very economical and tasteful guitar playing. Thanks to all who've posted earlier about RT. Might just have to buy WAYG & SATC. |
@dpatterson
"One of my Pandora channels is called Zero 7!"
Why doesn't that surprise me? :-)
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All power pop this evening...
Chris Stamey "Euphoria"
The Grays "RoShamBo"
Landon Pigg "LP"
Owsley "The Hard Way"
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