I won't be able to dig out the CD until this evening, but I can tell you it's a great record, really rootsy. "Way Down' and "California Stars" are great records. Do you know that the Klezmatics made two similar albums with Guthrie Lyrics? Wonder Wheel is a wonderful record as well.
I'm about to watch the highlights from today's Tour de France. After soccer, this is the sport that I follow and watch most. Normally I try to watch the live feed for the final two hours or so, but because I was working away yet again I couldn't today. It is going amazingly well for the Brits. The overall first and second, Brad Wiggins and Chris Frome are British riders. We've never had anyone lead for so long - today is the fifth day - never mind one and two. David Millar won today, the fourth British stage winner this year. It really is heady days for British cycling, both road and track with expectations high for the Olympics too. But the hope of a British TdF winner surpasses it all.
- "Andrea Parker's avant-garde electronics label, Aperture, present a labour of love for Parker and co, delving into their in-depth knowledge of the life and works of electronics pioneer, Daphne Oram. Exploring a less familiar side to the BBC radiophonic workshop founder, original and un-heard compositions are reworked and reinterpreted by Parker and Daz Quayle with the intention of creating a body of material that second-guesses Oram's own moves."
- Bleep.
Reviews have been kind of mildly positive, but offhand I think the last time I liked an album so immediately and so much was Illinois, and that was a long time ago.
- One of the albums from my best albums of the year 2012 list: - "EKS's uncompromising aural sensibilities have been responsible for 3 decades of deviant melodic excellence, including about a dozen solid solo releases in the oughts alone. Unlike so much experimentalism today, Edward's ideas are exploratory without sounding noodley or samey, making each of his prodigious progeny worth assembling. " A Pleasure Cruise Through 9 Dimensions " successfully takes yet another left turn by presenting an album covered in concrete. Musique concrete. Edward has eschewed all song structure in favor of avant-garde soundscapes. The word "soundscapes" is almost a dirty word in most cases, but EKS attacks sound like a master sculptor, freeing unique and surprising sonic forms from the ether. He brilliantly decoupages electronics with emotional otherness, punctuated by disembodied voices that bubble up from the beyond. This is what Xenakis and Schaeffer listen to in electro-acoustic Heaven."
- Beta-lactam Ring Records.[/b]
It's not officially released yet, but they had a few copies for sale at the show last night (review coming soon, but a preview: Holy [insert favorite curse here]).
Still one of the best blues rock records I've ever heard and it remains on my desert island list.
If you like blues rock and don't have this one, you are missing out. Besides blues rock, there's also delta blues and soulful blues. Unbelievably tight band with great speaker separation. This is one to turn up loud. Simply outstanding.
Kez - I've just tried to listen to the Mark Selby album, but emusic do not have it available in the UK. The only one they have is Nine Pound Hammer. Any thoughts on that?
@Greg - Nine Pound Hammer still has Mark's good vocals and the band still sounds good and tight, but it is NOT anywhere close to as good as More Storms Comin'. I think it's the choice of songs that makes it inferior to Storms, at least for me. Nine Pound Hammer is not bad, but it doesn't get my enthusiasm bubbling over like Storms.
NP: Harmonia presents the traditional folk music of eastern Europe, ranging from the Danube to the Carpathians. Its repertoire reflects the cultures of this region: Hungarian, Slovak, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian and Gypsy. Performing on authentic folk instruments, and styled after turn of the century East-European Gypsy bands, their music is drawn from both the urban and rural traditions of Eastern-Europe. The ensemble's performances evoke the full range of human emotions; interspersing fiery, passionate virtuosity with soulful melancholy and nostalgic yearning. They have been called "obscenely talented" by the Folklore society of Washington D.C. and "a musical gem" by National Public Radio. The musicians come from varied East-European backgrounds; in Harmonia they have found a common musical language. Harmonia brings to the concert stage the vitality and excitement of ethnic weddings, celebrations, and smoky caf
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Might as well spool this up.
Many thanks, BT
Currently streaming:
Malian guitar, Klezmer horns, and heavy beats.
...and some live stuff. (that is free to download and excellent)
Off to Adelaide this morning.
- "Andrea Parker's avant-garde electronics label, Aperture, present a labour of love for Parker and co, delving into their in-depth knowledge of the life and works of electronics pioneer, Daphne Oram. Exploring a less familiar side to the BBC radiophonic workshop founder, original and un-heard compositions are reworked and reinterpreted by Parker and Daz Quayle with the intention of creating a body of material that second-guesses Oram's own moves."
- Bleep.
Reviews have been kind of mildly positive, but offhand I think the last time I liked an album so immediately and so much was Illinois, and that was a long time ago.
@BT - How is Sophie Milman? I remember that album being on my eMu SFL a lifetime ago but never made it to the purchase block.
Part of me wants to dislike this album, but I can't turn it off.
- "EKS's uncompromising aural sensibilities have been responsible for 3 decades of deviant melodic excellence, including about a dozen solid solo releases in the oughts alone. Unlike so much experimentalism today, Edward's ideas are exploratory without sounding noodley or samey, making each of his prodigious progeny worth assembling. " A Pleasure Cruise Through 9 Dimensions " successfully takes yet another left turn by presenting an album covered in concrete. Musique concrete. Edward has eschewed all song structure in favor of avant-garde soundscapes. The word "soundscapes" is almost a dirty word in most cases, but EKS attacks sound like a master sculptor, freeing unique and surprising sonic forms from the ether. He brilliantly decoupages electronics with emotional otherness, punctuated by disembodied voices that bubble up from the beyond. This is what Xenakis and Schaeffer listen to in electro-acoustic Heaven."
- Beta-lactam Ring Records.[/b]
Purity Ring - Shrines
It's not officially released yet, but they had a few copies for sale at the show last night (review coming soon, but a preview: Holy [insert favorite curse here]).
Craig
Thanks BT
Still one of the best blues rock records I've ever heard and it remains on my desert island list.
If you like blues rock and don't have this one, you are missing out. Besides blues rock, there's also delta blues and soulful blues. Unbelievably tight band with great speaker separation. This is one to turn up loud. Simply outstanding.
emusic link - good price, too!
kez - Just want to make sure you see the whisper I left you on the MiG thread.
Craig
Thanks Kez - that's useful. I'll look out for Storms elsewhere.
Harmonia presents the traditional folk music of eastern Europe, ranging from the Danube to the Carpathians. Its repertoire reflects the cultures of this region: Hungarian, Slovak, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian and Gypsy. Performing on authentic folk instruments, and styled after turn of the century East-European Gypsy bands, their music is drawn from both the urban and rural traditions of Eastern-Europe. The ensemble's performances evoke the full range of human emotions; interspersing fiery, passionate virtuosity with soulful melancholy and nostalgic yearning. They have been called "obscenely talented" by the Folklore society of Washington D.C. and "a musical gem" by National Public Radio. The musicians come from varied East-European backgrounds; in Harmonia they have found a common musical language. Harmonia brings to the concert stage the vitality and excitement of ethnic weddings, celebrations, and smoky caf