Got this yesterday in a charity shop in a 3CDs for £5 deal. It was deliberately the last album that George Martin produced before retiring. Some interesting recordings of mainly Beatles songs by a range of some of his favourite artists. I got this as the make up CD to get three, but actually I quite like it and the sound is superb
Ducie are a Manchester quartet with a folk-influenced style that shifts constantly between jigs, reels and airs to blues and influences from Cuba, west Africa, India and Spain. This is a new band, but the players all have impressive musical credentials. Fiddler Andrew Dinan was the first English-based musician to win the All-Ireland Fiddle Championship, and is joined here by guitar ace Ian Fletcher, with whom he worked in the Future Trad Collective, and by the former Lamb bassist Jon Thorne and Cuban-trained percussionist Rich Sliwa. The result is an all-instrumental set that veers constantly between Irish and global influences, with a flamenco-influenced treatment of Chris Wood's Lusignac matched against the majestic and epic fiddle and strings work on Song of the Strings, a clash of jigs and reggae on Grianan Bear It, and African highlife on Slowlife. Classy.
Bandcamp: Released 10/2007
Tim Barnes - percussion
Jason Roebke - contrabass
Nate Wooley - trumpet
- "With such a well-seasoned line-up as this one can only assume a most engaging result. These pieces slowly blur the distinction between improvisation and post-production concrete construction. Starting from a recording of a live performance the works gradually introduce surrounding acoustic events and other trickery into the mix. At most points it is hard to make the distinction especially given the formidable palates of these individuals. An absolutely compelling listen." http://www.peira.net/pm02.html
I'm not gonna spend more than one post bitching about this, but I can't help but object to naked album cover posts. Besides the obvious occasional lack of indentifying information on the cover image, such posts will never turn up on searches. Text + image posts cover both problems.
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Awesome guitar from lutenist Paul O'Dette. Gu!
Got this yesterday in a charity shop in a 3CDs for £5 deal. It was deliberately the last album that George Martin produced before retiring. Some interesting recordings of mainly Beatles songs by a range of some of his favourite artists. I got this as the make up CD to get three, but actually I quite like it and the sound is superb
Same source as previous CD
Free download from Noisetrade
Un Festin Sagital - La Muerte Solar
It's Friday and it's snowing (although we're on the northern edge of the storm, so just getting a few inches). That requires some fun jams.
Craig
Craig
The amount of great old jazz on Guvera is inexhaustible (apparently).
Review from today's Guardian
In today's mail.....!
Released 01 January 2007
The Missing Ensemble are: Daniel De Los Santos, John Sellekaers, and Mathias Delplanque..
Started the day with sunshine in Texas. Back to snow/ice in Michigan. Clearly traveling in the wrong direction.
Member of Victoire and Now Ensemble:
Info @ Emusers
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Craig
Released 10/2007
Tim Barnes - percussion
Jason Roebke - contrabass
Nate Wooley - trumpet
- "With such a well-seasoned line-up as this one can only assume a most engaging result. These pieces slowly blur the distinction between improvisation and post-production concrete construction. Starting from a recording of a live performance the works gradually introduce surrounding acoustic events and other trickery into the mix. At most points it is hard to make the distinction especially given the formidable palates of these individuals. An absolutely compelling listen."
http://www.peira.net/pm02.html
Lots of good stuff from the Domino Drip lately.
My kids love this, coming from an inordinate interest in trains and related vehicles. A "vehicle" to electro-acoustic music fandom!