December 2010 Downloads
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 dAmour (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 Dawns 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) ***+
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 dAmour (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 Dawns 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
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
my emusic downloads aren't sortable by "most recently downloaded."
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 Lets 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
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.
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 Dawns 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.
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
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
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
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.
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).
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
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)