Streaming from bandcamp where it is $1 to download or $8 for a cdr which I am seriously considering. I think some people around here would really like this, maybe especially germanprof?
"What they really do is just progress the sounds that Mono, Godspeed, Yellow Swans, and Explosions in the Sky did: posted rock in the post-sense. Mayyyybe even that one dude who did them tape loops while the twin towers were burning down and just sat and watched. Only Lost Trail goes for the gold, seemingly including elements from all these artists and cramming them into (this) 16-track sound-tome." - Tiny Mix Tapes
Lost Trail (Burlington, NC) is the ambient/drone/noise/shoegaze project of husband and wife duo Zachary Corsa and Denny Corsa. Utilizing lo-fi and obsolete recording technology, we aim to capture a sense of atmosphere and landscape in both man-made and natural, wild environments.
Sounds like what we had a few days ago BN, but that is no surprise as much of the weather in Western Europe comes from a south westerly direction. But at least we are not in a hurricane belt or in Oklahoma
Earlier I listened to the new Daft Punk. I need to listen at least one or two more times before forming my opinion, but so far I'm sure it's a good album that I'm not sure I like all that much.
Now:
Hum - You'd Prefer An Astronaut
Quite possibly the most underrated album from the 1990s.
I'll never understand the extreme hype these guys get considering so much of their work is rather... boring. My initial reaction to this one is that the music is good, but their overly clean production makes it more sterile than their more electronic albums. But that's just after hearing the first few songs a couple times.
ETA: craig - I can't remember if I still have that. Regardless, I'm debating picking up the recent vinyl reissue.
their overly clean production makes it more sterile than their more electronic albums.
Exactly! Throughout the album I just kept reflecting on the fact that they said this album was supposed to lead the charge of bringing back the human element and getting recording out of bedrooms, but the production and playing are so perfect on RAM there is absolutely no human element to the album. (That's a massive run on sentence, but I'm not fixing it.)
- "yMusic is a group of young performers who are actively engaged and equally comfortable in the overlapping classical and pop music worlds. Not only do its members regularly play with classical institutions like the New York Philharmonic and the Orchestra of St. Lukes, but they are active recitalists, arrangers, and commissioners, and have served key roles in touring and fulfilling indie rock visions from Sufjan Stevens to Bon Iver to The National. The groups unique instrumentation includes a traditional string trio as well as the distinctive combination of flute, clarinet and trumpet. This exciting composite of sounds has sparked a burgeoning repertoire of commissions from some of todays most important artists.
Beautiful Mechanical, the groups focused and stunning debut album, features compositions by indie- classical all-stars Annie Clark (St. Vincent) a piece commissioned by the MusicNOW Festival, Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), Ryan Lott (Son Lux), Gabriel Kahane, and New Amsterdam Records co-founders Sarah Kirkland Snider and Judd Greenstein. The compositions are assured and fervent yet tender and humane, the performances delicate yet fiercely virtuosic, making for a cohesive album that stands as a manifesto of what music-making in the 21st century can and should be. New Amsterdam Records 2011 - music
This is only my second trip through; I'm enjoying it. I like the production. It just kind of makes sense to me. But then I didn't have very high expectations. I wasn't really planning on buying it even; I just went to the record store to trade some stuff in, so I had credit to burn, and there it was.
Eta: I think maybe it's just a nice dad-rock album. It's just what dad-rock is in 2013. I'm just old enough to accept that I like dad-rock. Someday my kids will make fun of it because I used to play it on car trips, but they'll secretly love it. Like my wife with Abba and Neil Diamond (I have to use her dad as an example 'cuz my dad never really rocked the dad-rock). I mean come on, why else would they release it a convenient month before Fathers' Day?
Given my age I'd certainly fit the profile for dad-rock, and the Robbie Williams album above confirms that, but I do also like contemporary stuff too (eg Vampire Weekend that I downloaded on Monday, but maybe that is now dad rock?). As usual it is a marketing term that fits many but not all. I'm trying to play something that fits that tag! I couldn't immediately come up with something contemporary, so it was either this or Fleetwood Mac's Rumours!
PS amc - what is the album, I can't read the title or artist! Update - found it, Daft Punk, only £4.99 on Amazon this week, I might give it a listen on itunes sample to see if I like it enough to buy.
On my second listen now. Don't get me wrong, it is a very good album regardless of whether I end up liking it, and I recognize the weirdness of thinking an album by 2 robots isn't human enough. I definitely like the two tracks with the old guys, Giorgio Moroder and Paul Williams.
Dad rock for me will always be Billy Joel. Man I love that guy to a ridiculous level.
'This is music for an English summer evening, with a glass of wine to hand - rewarding in its unpretentious, melodious, nicely crafted way; especially when played with sympathy and elegance by Robert Salter and the excellent Guildhall Strings and so naturally balanced and recorded by Andrew Keener. Don't miss it' (Gramophone)
Currently one of the Please, someone, buy me selection, including FLAC Studio Master version...
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Streaming from bandcamp where it is $1 to download or $8 for a cdr which I am seriously considering. I think some people around here would really like this, maybe especially germanprof?
Sounds like what we had a few days ago BN, but that is no surprise as much of the weather in Western Europe comes from a south westerly direction. But at least we are not in a hurricane belt or in Oklahoma
Now:
Hum - You'd Prefer An Astronaut
Quite possibly the most underrated album from the 1990s.
Craig
I'll never understand the extreme hype these guys get considering so much of their work is rather... boring. My initial reaction to this one is that the music is good, but their overly clean production makes it more sterile than their more electronic albums. But that's just after hearing the first few songs a couple times.
ETA: craig - I can't remember if I still have that. Regardless, I'm debating picking up the recent vinyl reissue.
Exactly! Throughout the album I just kept reflecting on the fact that they said this album was supposed to lead the charge of bringing back the human element and getting recording out of bedrooms, but the production and playing are so perfect on RAM there is absolutely no human element to the album. (That's a massive run on sentence, but I'm not fixing it.)
Craig
Ketil Bjørnstad - The Sea. Contemplative quiet jazz, perfect for editing (my current task). From Guvera
- "yMusic is a group of young performers who are actively engaged and equally comfortable in the overlapping classical and pop music worlds. Not only do its members regularly play with classical institutions like the New York Philharmonic and the Orchestra of St. Lukes, but they are active recitalists, arrangers, and commissioners, and have served key roles in touring and fulfilling indie rock visions from Sufjan Stevens to Bon Iver to The National. The groups unique instrumentation includes a traditional string trio as well as the distinctive combination of flute, clarinet and trumpet. This exciting composite of sounds has sparked a burgeoning repertoire of commissions from some of todays most important artists.
Beautiful Mechanical, the groups focused and stunning debut album, features compositions by indie- classical all-stars Annie Clark (St. Vincent) a piece commissioned by the MusicNOW Festival, Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), Ryan Lott (Son Lux), Gabriel Kahane, and New Amsterdam Records co-founders Sarah Kirkland Snider and Judd Greenstein. The compositions are assured and fervent yet tender and humane, the performances delicate yet fiercely virtuosic, making for a cohesive album that stands as a manifesto of what music-making in the 21st century can and should be.
New Amsterdam Records 2011 - music
Also recommended by some guy on the internet! His name escapes me at the moment.....
Yes, I know it is Robbie Williams....
This is only my second trip through; I'm enjoying it. I like the production. It just kind of makes sense to me. But then I didn't have very high expectations. I wasn't really planning on buying it even; I just went to the record store to trade some stuff in, so I had credit to burn, and there it was.
Eta: I think maybe it's just a nice dad-rock album. It's just what dad-rock is in 2013. I'm just old enough to accept that I like dad-rock. Someday my kids will make fun of it because I used to play it on car trips, but they'll secretly love it. Like my wife with Abba and Neil Diamond (I have to use her dad as an example 'cuz my dad never really rocked the dad-rock). I mean come on, why else would they release it a convenient month before Fathers' Day?
PS amc - what is the album, I can't read the title or artist! Update - found it, Daft Punk, only £4.99 on Amazon this week, I might give it a listen on itunes sample to see if I like it enough to buy.
On my second listen now. Don't get me wrong, it is a very good album regardless of whether I end up liking it, and I recognize the weirdness of thinking an album by 2 robots isn't human enough. I definitely like the two tracks with the old guys, Giorgio Moroder and Paul Williams.
Dad rock for me will always be Billy Joel. Man I love that guy to a ridiculous level.
Craig
Currently one of the Please, someone, buy me selection, including FLAC Studio Master version...
Last 2 credits this month spent on this
Again, then 3 Way Tie (For Last), again.