December 2010 Downloads

Bad ThoughtsBad Thoughts
edited January 2011 in General
Like elwoodicious, I will keep singing the praises of Javasound. Just get 'em.

7 Digital
James Brown, Soul On Top ****+
James Brown, Hell ****+
Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers ****
Rolling Stones, Exile on Main Street ****+
Rolling Stones, Beggars Banquet (cassette replacement) ****+
Rolling Stones, No. 2 ****+
Rolling Stones, Hide Tide and Green Grass ****

Amazon
Rahim Alhaj, Little Earth **** (Iraqi oud master collaborates with Bill Frissell, Peter Buck, Guy Glucevsek and others)
Poeme Harmonique, Combattimenti ***** (restoration of Baroque proto-opera)

Bandcamp (paid)
Sun Hotel, Coast (Name Your Price) **** (Beulah meets Arcade Fire)
Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead ... ****

eClassical (tracks from:)
Dan Laurin, Airs and Graces ****
Thorlief Theeden, Gubaidulina: The Deceitful Face of Hope and Despair ***+
Nobuko Imai, A Bird Came Down for a Walk ****

eMusic
Bach Collegium, Heinrich Schütz: Seiben Worte (from Geistliche Chormusik) ***+
Okee Dokee Brothers, Take It Outside (bluegrass for kids) ****
Poeme Harmonique, Plaisir d’Amour (early modern French folks songs) ****+

Guvera
Rev. Gary Davis, Have a Little Faith ****

Javasound
Gangan Garmana, Kacapi Suling Music ****+
Idjah Hadidjah, Jaipongan Music *****
Ruk Ruk Rumana, Kacapi Suling Music *****
Ujang Suryana, Degung Music ****
Various, Club Endah Jaipongan ****
Various, From the Streets of Java ... Zitheran! ***+
Various, Tarawangsa Ritual Music ****

Significant Free
Ben Woods, We Are Silhouettes Now ****
Cloudshoes, Cloudshoes (Bandcamp-NYOP) (Floyd-ie folk/prog) ***+
Martin Fischer, Arctic/Antarctic ***
Glass Vaults, Glass EP (Bandcamp-Free) ***+
Jacques de Villiers, More Wind For Lonely Suburbs ***
At Dawn’s Harbor (Luxus Collaboration) ****+
Various, No-R-Mal II (Just Not Normal netlabel) ***+
Various, The Synthi Group III (Clinical Archives) ****
Magic Man, Real Life Color (Bandcamp-NYOP) ***+

Comments

  • elwoodiciouselwoodicious
    edited January 2011
    Javasounds (I cannot say enough good things about this series, if you have any interest in "world" music get this series)
    Gan Gan Garmana - Kacapi Suling Music
    Gan Gan Garmana feat. Euis Komariah - Kacapi-Suling
    Idjah Hadidjah - Jaipongan
    Ruk Ruk Rumana - Kacapi Suling Music
    Ujang Suryana - Degung Music
    V/A - Badui Village Songs
    V/A - Balinese Cremation Music
    V/A - Club Endah Jaipongan
    V/A - From the Streets of Java: Zitheran
    V/A - Javanese & Sudanese Gamelan
    V/A - Klub Bale Bom: Dangdut!
    V/A - Tarawangsa Ritual Music

    7digital
    James Brown - Hell
    James Brown - The Payback
    James Brown - There It Is
    The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
    The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
    The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup
    The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
    The Rolling Stones - Between the Buttons
    The Rolling Stones - Aftermath

    Amazon
    Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue
    Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer
    Mark Ronson & The Business Intl

    eMusic
    Aquarius Rock: The Hip Reggae World of Herman Chin-Loy
    Ass - Salt Marsh
    Beaux Arts Trio - Brahms: Complete Trios
    Black Uhuru - Black Sounds of Freedom
    Bollywood Box Set
    Brandt Brauer Frick - You Make Me Real
    Diblo Dibala - M
  • Daniel, Esq.Daniel, Esq.
    how do you all keep track of what you downloaded in a given month?

    my emusic downloads aren't sortable by "most recently downloaded."
  • greggreg
    I sort mine within itunes by editing recently added. That reminds me that I need to do that for December
  • BigD-BluezBigD-Bluez
    I have a master playlist for each download service that is ordered by Date Added.
  • elwoodiciouselwoodicious
    @Daniel, I use a combination of Delicious (and more recently Pinboard) to bookmark and tag the purchases as well as smart lists in iTunes to track where and when. I started doing this as a way to organize how I remember music since I usually associate albums with periods in my life so that Delicious/Pinboard and iTunes sort of creates a scrapbook for me.
  • greggreg
    edited January 2011
    emusic

    Frank Turner Live Fast, Die Old (Live)
    Kate Rusby Awkward Annie
    Kate Rusby The Girl Who Couldn't Fly
    Kate Rusby Little Lights
    Kate Rusby Make The Light
    Kate Rusby Sleepless
    Kate Rusby Sweet Bells
    Kate Rusby Underneath The Stars
    Kate Rusby 10
    Keith Richards Vintage Vinos
    Prefab Sprout Let’s Change The World With Music
    Tame Impala InnerSpeaker
    Thee Stranded Horse And Ballake Sissoko Thee, Stranded Horse And Ballake Sissoko

    Other Sites

    Arcade Fire The Suburbs
    Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
    The National High Violet

    Plus numerous free tracks, mainly from Amazon UK, but a few from itunes
  • thomnottomthomnottom
    @Daniel - I actually put it in the comments for the mp3s. I haven't gone back to older stuff (I actually have the dates for the majority of my CD purchases in a database), but now when I buy something it gets tagged like: Amazon.com 2011-01-04. Since I've changed my computer and media player multiple times this helps me keep track despite my current library telling me everything was added in 2010. It also helps me separate paid vs freebie more easily (I don't enter dates for freebies).
  • jonahpwlljonahpwll
    Emusic:

    Ellis Island Sound - "The Good Seed"
    Keiron Phelan - "O, Little Stars"
    Carlos Bica + Materia - "Prima"

    + some misc. free tracks from AAJ, but nothing worth noting.
  • GermanprofGermanprof
    edited January 2011
    Emusic:
    Evan Bartholomew: Secret Entries Into Darkness
    Evan Bartholomew: Caverns of Time (album-only tracks from Amazon for both)
    Moshimoss: Hidden Tape No. 66
    Curium: Bism
    Oscar Peterson: Plays Count Basie
    Oscar Peterson: Quiet Time
    Tarwater: Animals, Suns & Atoms
    Teeth of the Sea: Your Mercury
    Kate Rusby: Make the Light

    Other purchased:
    Invisible Allies: Hyperdimensional Animals
    Daft Punk: Tron legacy
    To rococo rot: self-titled
    Sohrab: A hidden place
    Various - Trojan Dub Massive Chapter One
    Tom Jones: Praise & Blame

    Guvera:
    Tarwater: Dwellers on the Threshold

    Free stuff:
    Janek Schaefer: The ‘Future Beauty’ soundtrack
    Nicolas Bernier + Simon Trottier: ... et retrouvé en fôret
    mirador: verdant
    Bas Van Huizen: Gewelftsterver, Wegwerpwee (love the former, dislike the latter)
    All India Radio: Free EP
    Specta Ciera: Wind Shift
    Various: At Dawn’s Harbor
    Rushus: Stories
    Hayvanlar Alemi: Visions of a Psychedelic Ankara
    Aidan Baker & Ben Fleury-Steiner: Second Week of the Second Month
    Motionfield: The sound of snow
    Various: The Synthi Group vol. 3
    Lower Case Noises: Marshall
    muhr: Her fall themes
    Various: Silent Balllet comp vol 16
    Marcus Fischer: Arctic/Antarctic
    Some stuff still to unzip.
    (spot the emusers influences!)

    (Physical CD:
    Jonathan Hughes: Fluidities
    Transatlantic: The Whirlwind
    Blancmange: Platinum Collection (! reliving some teen memories)
    Buddy Guy: Living Proof
    Offthesky and the Circular Ruins: We all fall down)

    Wow, good month, though very skewed by Christmas. Am aiming at a quieter, booster-free January to catch up on the listening.
  • cafreemacafreema
    edited January 2011
    mtraks
    Beach Fossils - s/t: Not bad. A little too into the current surf rock hype, but enjoyable.
    Hauschka - Ferndorf: Fantastic. A needed addition to my collection.
    The Mountain Goats - Beautiful Rat Sunset: I just love John Darnielle. Can't wait for the new album in March.
    Pigeon John - Dragon Slayer: Fun hip hop. Certainly not original though. It'll get an occasional listen, but that's all.
    Pylon - Chomp More: As good as ever.
    Serge Gainsbourg - The Early Hits of Serge Gainsbourg: I seriously need more Serge Gainsbourg. Too good.
    Set Fire to Flames - Signs Reign Rebuilder: I've been loving post-rock recently and this is a needed addition to that genre for me. Brilliant work.
    Wild Nothing - Gemini: Good, not great. I don't think it should have made year end lists, but can see where it would at least get consideration.
    Zomby - Liquid Dancehall/Strange Fruit: Trying to expand my UK dance/dubstep/etc. knowledge.

    7digital
    Die Antwoord - $O$: Still not sure. It's original, I'll give it that, but I just can't decide if it's good or not.
    Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: A stone classic.
    Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh: Very good. I've never been a huge fan of hers, but I like this.
    James Brown - Hell: Nothing to say about JB.
    Lee "Scratch" Perry - Jamaican E.T.: Starting to explore some of the artists/albums recommended to me in my dub/roots reggae thread. I like what I hear so far.
    Maximum Balloon - s/t: Great stuff from David Sitek.

    Christmas Gifts
    Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig: So much fun.
    David Bowie - Low: I hadn't actually heard this one before I asked for it, but it makes so many lists of great albums. I can see why. Sheer genius.

    I'll try and add my Bandcamp stuff later, but there's so much of it.

    Craig
  • BrighternowBrighternow
    edited January 2011
    Emusic:

    Rafael Anton Irisarri:
    The North Bend - Room40 2010
    Daydreaming - Miasmah 2007
    The Sight Below (Rafael Anton Isarri) - It All Falls Apart - Ghostly International 2010
    Janek Schaefer - Explorer's Club: 6. Stockholm-Belfast - LOaf 2010

    Ingram Marshall:
    September Canons - New World Records 2009
    IKON and Other Early Works - : New World Records 2009
    Raymond Murray Schafer - Flute Concerto / Harp Concerto / The Darkly Splendid Earth - The Lonely Traveller - CBC ?
    Peter Scherer - That Land - Tonus-Music-Records 2010

    Chord - Progression - Important Records 2010
    Sky Burial - Kiehtan - Lens Records 2010
    John Oliver - Icicle Blue Avalanche - Canadian Music Centre Distribution Service 1998
    The Tompkins Square 5th Anniv eMusic Sampler - Free 2010

    Arvo P
  • NankerPNankerP
    edited January 2011
    eMusic
    Texas Tornados - Live in Austin, TX
    Expressin' The Blues - Various Artists ( NB: This is a really excellent compilation from the Music Maker Foundation but the tracklisting is all fubared, have lodged it with CS)
    Etta Baker - Railroad Bill
    Various - Dengue Fever Presents Electric Cambodia
    Tom Russell Band - Road to Bayamon (can finally replace a bunch of Tom Russell CDs I lost in a break in in 2000)
    Stone River Boys - Love on the Dial
    Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - Dog With a Rope
    Jim Sullivan - U.F.O
    Ebo Taylor - Love & Death
    Mike Stinson - Last Fool at the Bar
    Mike Stinson - Jack of All Heartache
    Deer Tick - Black Dirt Sessions

    Bandit.fm
    Doug Sahm - Genuine Texas Groover
    Frank Yamma - Countryman

    Free from Artist Website
    Joe Purdy - The American

    7digital
    Elvis Costello - National Ransom
    Cee-Lo Green, The Lady Killer
    Christmas albums from Ella Fitzgerald, Loretta Lynn and James Brown
  • Daniel, Esq.Daniel, Esq.
    edited January 2011
    i like the idea of using itunes lists -- either smart playlists or tagging in the comment section of an album -- as a means of keeping track.

    i download so much at times that my purchases pass from the "newly downloaded" folder, where it will appear on my ipod, to the 2K+ of albums in my overall itunes folder, where it will no-longer appear on my ipod unless i instruct itunes to put it there.
  • kargatronkargatron
    The only way iTunes would fail to easily serve as a source for purchase dates is if you don't add it to your library when you purchase it. Is that your issue, Daniel? Why wouldn't you add it to your lib when you buy it?

    One trick of not wanting particular music in your playlists is to uncheck the selections (and have your playlists only include checked selections). I say that in case you withhold adding stuff to your library because you're not "ready" for it yet. I've done that with the Javasounds library (no way can I handle 12 albums of Indonesian music showing up in my playlists all at once).
  • elwoodiciouselwoodicious
    no way can I handle 12 albums of Indonesian music showing up in my playlists all at once
    My wife's response to that happening with my playlists was a long sigh followed by a "Really?" and me squirming with oblivious excitement responding, "Isn't it awesome!"
  • thomnottomthomnottom
    Been a long time since my d/l list was this small.

    7digital
    James Brown - Hell
    James Brown - Star Time
    Maximum Balloon - S/T
    The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
    Robyn - Body Talk

    Amazon
    Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer

    Bandcamp
    Teen Daze - Beach Dreams

    eMusic
    Eberhard Weber - Endless Days

    Guvera
    Paul McCartney - Ram

    Other
    Yeasayer - Live at Ancienne Belgique
  • kargatronkargatron
    Popular
    The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)
    Macy Gray - The Sellout (2010)
    Grinderman - Grinderman 2 (2010)
    Stars - Daytrotter Studio 12/27/2010 (2010)
    A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Autumn, Again (2010)

    Xmas
    Annie Lennox - A Christmas Cornucopia (2010)
    Bifrost Arts - Salvation Is Created (A Christmas Album from Bifrost Arts) ()
    Eddie Higgins - Christmas Songs ()
    Jo Stafford - Happy Holidays; I Love The Winter Weather ()

    Jazz
    Atomic - Retrograde (2008)
    Buddy Childers, Howard McGhee and Andre Previn - Sunset Swing ()
    Adam Lane's Full Throttle Orchestra - Ashcan Rantings (2010)
    Parker/Guy/Lytton + Peter Evans - Scenes in the House of Music (2010)
    Frank Rosolino - Frank Rosolino Quintet (1957)
    Frank Rosolino - Free For All (1958)
    Frank Rosolino - I Play Trombone (1956)
    The Suite Unraveling - Music for Robots (2010)
    VA - Jazzwerkstatt eMusic Sampler (2010)

    Experimentall & electronica
    Nicolas Bernier + Simon Trottier - The Market Fresh (2010)
    mysterybear (Dave Seidel) - Elementals (2009)
    VA - No-R-mal II (2010)
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