ETA, it's remarkable how amid a collection of minimalist bleeps and glitschy rhythms, anything that has Alva Noto's involvement is instantly recognizable as bearing his fingerprints.
ETA2: Auslaufrille II by Pixel is delightful.
@ G. Prof, re: Asphodel:
I searched emusic and found only 1 album, I wonder what happened to all the albums that once was there e.g. this fantastic album:
- This is not on Amazon either, very strange . . .
Really enjoying Panabrite's stuff. I'm a little afraid of his prolificness - if I start seriously collecting his releases it will cost...and they are not on emusic.
- "A Light Hour is a stimulating and vital percussion manifestation. And the title can be taken quite literally: the music lasts an hour, begins with a bright sound and ends in an elevated mood with a collectively improvised note feast'. Originally A Light Hour was an improvisation work from 1986, but in 2008 Per Nørgård created this new through-composed version. By way of a wealth of instruments the listener is sent on a percussion journey around the world brilliantly realized by the percussion virtuoso Gert Mortensen and his ensemble Percurama, whose members themselves come from 15 different countries."
- Dacapo Records 2010
So I owe this one to Bigdblues; I was about to drop $8.50 on "live at the Filmore East", but tree was a Bigd review for that album which said something to the effect of Band of Gypsies is better but they don't sell it anymore. So I looked and emu had it; turns out it was never gone, it just was on EMI so it didn't get repackaged and hyped with the other ones, and best of all , it's only like $4.50, so I got Electric Ladyland too, so thanks Bigd.
amclark you started me thinking about which was the first BS album I bought. I am fairly sure it was this, if not it was Born to Run. They were certainly the first two anyway.
I was very surprised to see this as Jonah's Find of the Week in his New Jazz Releases at emusic as I downloaded it at least two years ago. Interestingly though it is no longer available in the UK, so it must have changed labels. If you don't know this, I think it is brilliant with a combination of kora and trumpet, with Madinka vocals on most tracks from Ablaye Cissoko.
Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze, Sira: Cissoko doubles on kora and vocals: Goetze mans the trumpet. A 2008 release, but new to eMusic, this might be the prettiest, most serene album that hits the site this year. Feet both planted firmly in the world jazz subgenre. Fans of Toumani Diabates music should definitely be checking this out. So beautiful, its heartbreaking. Find of the Week.
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ETA, it's remarkable how amid a collection of minimalist bleeps and glitschy rhythms, anything that has Alva Noto's involvement is instantly recognizable as bearing his fingerprints.
ETA2: Auslaufrille II by Pixel is delightful.
This was the first Springsteen album I ever got, and it might be my favorite. No, maybe Nebraska was first. Anyway.
I searched emusic and found only 1 album, I wonder what happened to all the albums that once was there e.g. this fantastic album:
- This is not on Amazon either, very strange . . .
The Skaters - Pavilionous Miracles of Circular Facet Dice
Best of the Dawg's traditional albums.
Listening to it here
Really enjoying Panabrite's stuff. I'm a little afraid of his prolificness - if I start seriously collecting his releases it will cost...and they are not on emusic.
If anyone didn't grab the Future Sequence comps before they started charging for them, they are back to being a free download at the moment.
- Per Nørgård will be 80 years old this year . . .
- "A Light Hour is a stimulating and vital percussion manifestation. And the title can be taken quite literally: the music lasts an hour, begins with a bright sound and ends in an elevated mood with a collectively improvised note feast'. Originally A Light Hour was an improvisation work from 1986, but in 2008 Per Nørgård created this new through-composed version. By way of a wealth of instruments the listener is sent on a percussion journey around the world brilliantly realized by the percussion virtuoso Gert Mortensen and his ensemble Percurama, whose members themselves come from 15 different countries."
- Dacapo Records 2010
The Skaters - Crowned Purple Gowns
Thanks for the future sequence tip GP; but if you here a tiny grinding noise late at night, that's my hard drive cursing you.
So I owe this one to Bigdblues; I was about to drop $8.50 on "live at the Filmore East", but tree was a Bigd review for that album which said something to the effect of Band of Gypsies is better but they don't sell it anymore. So I looked and emu had it; turns out it was never gone, it just was on EMI so it didn't get repackaged and hyped with the other ones, and best of all , it's only like $4.50, so I got Electric Ladyland too, so thanks Bigd.
amclark you started me thinking about which was the first BS album I bought. I am fairly sure it was this, if not it was Born to Run. They were certainly the first two anyway.
I was very surprised to see this as Jonah's Find of the Week in his New Jazz Releases at emusic as I downloaded it at least two years ago. Interestingly though it is no longer available in the UK, so it must have changed labels. If you don't know this, I think it is brilliant with a combination of kora and trumpet, with Madinka vocals on most tracks from Ablaye Cissoko.
Won't be getting anywhere near 100 before I'm off to the salt mines but nice selections to soothe the mind beforehand.
I read earlier today that the street where this photograph was taken in London now has a plaque to commemorate the event!