- "It feels like way too long since Weilheim scenesters Tied and Tickled Trio released their last nugget of white-hot jazz on the waiting world. Brothers Markus and Micha Acher might still be best known for their work in The Notwist, but for some of us their finest moments have been attached to their stunning catalogue under the Tied and Tickled moniker. La Place Demon might be their best record to date, and features 70-year-old drumming legend Billy Hart, the famed percussionist and band leader who was a long running member of the Herbie Hancock and Stan Getz bands. So at least you know youre in for some pretty serious breaks then, but thats not all the Tied & Tickled Trio offer up on this epic set. The smoky, cinematic instrumentals here go far beyond what you might expect from a jazz project; jazz is maybe the starting point, but these vignettes bear just as much in common with the sort of sepia tinted lounge and library music you might expect to find on a Finders Keepers or Trunk re-issue. Three Doors Pt.1 even begins with reverberating blips and squeaks straight out of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop welcome book, and when Harts drums criss-cross through the strange and beautiful patterns of Micha and Markus Achers compositions you sense that theyve heard more than their fair share of legendary movie/TV soundtrack pioneer Basil Kirchin. They might have seven albums to their name now, but I cant imagine a better way of getting introduced to the sound of Tied & Tickled Trio than on La Place Demon. Those of you who like your music with a jar of spiced liquor and the smoke thick in the air, youd better realize this is the one youre gonna need.
Huge recommendation."
- Boomkat. - Soundcloud
I have bought out about thirty of the other P.Longs. I enjoy Norah Jones, it is not as moody as the first album, a bit more jazzy/blues. Nothing too far away from what she has done before.
@Choiceweb - Empire Burlesque has several very strong songs (Dark Eyes, a great song) and a few puzzlers (Clean Cut Kid). I think that "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" is epic, although the whole thing suffers from 80's production. The lyrics are fascinating since many are ripped out of old movies or TV shows (The Big Sleep, and a Star Trek Episode even). I figure Dylan was staying up too late watching old TV and cribbing lyrics.
@GermanProf....fantastic pic. Might be my new FB pic, although I have not changed it since joining.
Between 1973 and 1981, Tapscotts Arkestra performed on the last Sunday of the month at Immanuel United Church of Christ, located at 85th and Holmes. The concert series was an integral part of the community outreach policy of the churchs minister, Reverend Edgar Edwards, who was also a member of the Black Congress, a coalition of LA-based African American cultural, political and social organizations. The church was the site of the last Nimbus album, the 2-LP Live At I.U.C.C., which was recorded over a five-month period in 1979.
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Newish free EP from Spectra Ciera on Audio Gourmet. Nice.
I can confidently state that this was the greatest Southern Rock/Jazz Fusion band that ever was.
- "It feels like way too long since Weilheim scenesters Tied and Tickled Trio released their last nugget of white-hot jazz on the waiting world. Brothers Markus and Micha Acher might still be best known for their work in The Notwist, but for some of us their finest moments have been attached to their stunning catalogue under the Tied and Tickled moniker. La Place Demon might be their best record to date, and features 70-year-old drumming legend Billy Hart, the famed percussionist and band leader who was a long running member of the Herbie Hancock and Stan Getz bands. So at least you know youre in for some pretty serious breaks then, but thats not all the Tied & Tickled Trio offer up on this epic set. The smoky, cinematic instrumentals here go far beyond what you might expect from a jazz project; jazz is maybe the starting point, but these vignettes bear just as much in common with the sort of sepia tinted lounge and library music you might expect to find on a Finders Keepers or Trunk re-issue. Three Doors Pt.1 even begins with reverberating blips and squeaks straight out of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop welcome book, and when Harts drums criss-cross through the strange and beautiful patterns of Micha and Markus Achers compositions you sense that theyve heard more than their fair share of legendary movie/TV soundtrack pioneer Basil Kirchin. They might have seven albums to their name now, but I cant imagine a better way of getting introduced to the sound of Tied & Tickled Trio than on La Place Demon. Those of you who like your music with a jar of spiced liquor and the smoke thick in the air, youd better realize this is the one youre gonna need.
Huge recommendation."
- Boomkat. - Soundcloud
Jack White - Blunderbuss. Not bad on the second listen through. It is growing on me.
@doofy "..and for that matter, Plongs #1-41?"
I have bought out about thirty of the other P.Longs. I enjoy Norah Jones, it is not as moody as the first album, a bit more jazzy/blues. Nothing too far away from what she has done before.
@Choiceweb - Empire Burlesque has several very strong songs (Dark Eyes, a great song) and a few puzzlers (Clean Cut Kid). I think that "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" is epic, although the whole thing suffers from 80's production. The lyrics are fascinating since many are ripped out of old movies or TV shows (The Big Sleep, and a Star Trek Episode even). I figure Dylan was staying up too late watching old TV and cribbing lyrics.
@GermanProf....fantastic pic. Might be my new FB pic, although I have not changed it since joining.
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http://janice.bandcamp.com/
This comes from Janice Whaley who has recorded all The Smiths music accapella, I got this from E Music.
Informative write-up at Pointofdeparture.org
etc
I've just taken some books to a charity shop; inevitably I bought some CDs, including this.
Craig
Riding the Rails by Little Kim & the Alley Apple 3
Swing Jazz that's quite fun -- free for email.
Particularly like Who Walks In When I Walk Out - very slinky.
Thanks BT
This has quickly become a favourite of mine!
On Spotify. Just came out a few weeks ago. Has more lyrics than his last album. Danish maybe?