Woodworkings - day breaks the morning shapes we speak
Gentle classical/ambient.
10 EUR at bandcamp, $3.92 at emusic...hmmm.
"rust flakes and thinks snow" is one of the more poetic song titles I've seen for a while.
ETA: jonahpwll, I am guessing you might like this for your early morning rotation. Though as it goes on it's becoming a bit too sweet for my ear.
Janek Schaefer - Extended Play [Triptych for the child survivors of war and conflict]
ETA, at the original installation, involving multiple record players:
A movement detector kills the power when you pass in front - as we all make a difference.
This randomises the evolving composition through the 'passive interaction' of the audience.
The audience have to stand still if they want to hear and then absorb the experience.
I love the idea of forcing people to stand still if they want to hear the music.
The whole story is here, a page that also suggests that Schaefer's finely developed sense of sonic aesthetics is not matched by much investment at all in visual web page aesthetics :-). Very interesting, though.
ETA2, despite loving several of his others, I am late getting around to this Schaefer recording. It's very, very beautiful.
Streaming from NPR, one of the best and most versatile guitarplayers out there.
- With the use of vibrato that would make John Cipolina (Quicksilver Messenger Service) green with envy . . . :-)
Nels Cline Singers, 'Macroscope'
- Thanks Kargatron.
ETA:
With the use of vibrato that would make John Cipolina (Quicksilver Messenger Service) green with envy . . . :-)
@BT, if it helps, I have never even heard of QMS, so they top my obscurometer. (Then again, 60s American psychedelia is really not an area of any knowledge for me).
New on NNA Tapes: Tredici Bacci - The Thirteen Kisses Cassetta
Sami Stevens and Camille Avery - Voices
Jake Baldwin - Trumpet
Daniel Pencer - Tenor Saxophone and Flute
Borey Shin - Accordion
Alec Watson - Piano, Harpsichord and Organ
Samuel Lisbeth - Nylon String Guitar
Simon Hanes - Electric Guitar
Jesse Heasly - Bass
Ethan T. Parcell - Drums
Diamanda LaBerge Dramm and Abigale Reisman - Violins
Alexandra Simpson - Viola
Daniel Parker - Violoncello
- "Tredici Bacci is 14-piece group of young musicians from Boston, Massachusetts under the impressive orchestral direction of Simon Luxardo Hanes, perhaps best known for his madman bass playing in Guerilla Toss. Their debut cassetta serves as a celebration of a musical era, fostered by a unique, exciting, and rapidly changing time in history. Tredici Bacci harnesses the essence of classic 1960s and 1970s Italian film score music, bathing in the luscious tunes contained within Commedia allitaliana, Giallo slasher, and Spaghetti Western soundtracks. Hanes makes excellent use of traditional orchestration techniques in these pieces, creating a vast sound by employing emotive strings, breezy winds, and an extremely in-the-pocket notated rhythm section. Hanes also beautifully employs the use of the soloist as a thematic melodic voice, with rich, beautiful trumpet playing from Jake Baldwin complimenting the sultry vocals of Sami Stevens. No instrument is ever overpowering and each one plays its role perfectly, fitting together seamlessly against the meditative rhythms and varying tempos. Theres a tremendous amount of range in these pieces, from the sensitive and melancholy to the playful and upbeat at times the music conveys an air of classy sophistication, and at other times its drenched in cheap perfume and prurience. This balance of cosmopolitan elegance and steamy funk is what makes The Thirteen Kisses Cassetta shine, calling upon all the juiciest elements of orchestral jazz, lounge, pop psychedelia, softcore soundtracks, library music, and the romantic spirit of classic film scores in the vein of Armando Trovaioli, Ennio Morricone, and Bruno Nicolai. A refreshing collection of arrangements in the pen and sheet music tradition that defy personal expression and instead favor mood and timelessness." music
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Woodworkings - day breaks the morning shapes we speak
Gentle classical/ambient.
10 EUR at bandcamp, $3.92 at emusic...hmmm.
"rust flakes and thinks snow" is one of the more poetic song titles I've seen for a while.
ETA: jonahpwll, I am guessing you might like this for your early morning rotation. Though as it goes on it's becoming a bit too sweet for my ear.
the 24 Hours of Throbbing Gristle tapes.
Janek Schaefer - Extended Play [Triptych for the child survivors of war and conflict]
ETA, at the original installation, involving multiple record players: I love the idea of forcing people to stand still if they want to hear the music.
The whole story is here, a page that also suggests that Schaefer's finely developed sense of sonic aesthetics is not matched by much investment at all in visual web page aesthetics :-). Very interesting, though.
ETA2, despite loving several of his others, I am late getting around to this Schaefer recording. It's very, very beautiful.
- Emusers link.
For those too young to recognise this is Led Zeppelin IV
Stairway to Heaven must be somewhere in my top 50 tracks of all time!
- With the use of vibrato that would make John Cipolina (Quicksilver Messenger Service) green with envy . . . :-)
Nels Cline Singers, 'Macroscope'
- Thanks Kargatron.
ETA:
- The Fool.
QMS has 162,509 listeners on last.fm, I fear it will ruin my high obscurity score.
offthesky - La Bella Dea
Tredici Bacci - The Thirteen Kisses Cassetta
Sami Stevens and Camille Avery - Voices
Jake Baldwin - Trumpet
Daniel Pencer - Tenor Saxophone and Flute
Borey Shin - Accordion
Alec Watson - Piano, Harpsichord and Organ
Samuel Lisbeth - Nylon String Guitar
Simon Hanes - Electric Guitar
Jesse Heasly - Bass
Ethan T. Parcell - Drums
Diamanda LaBerge Dramm and Abigale Reisman - Violins
Alexandra Simpson - Viola
Daniel Parker - Violoncello
- "Tredici Bacci is 14-piece group of young musicians from Boston, Massachusetts under the impressive orchestral direction of Simon Luxardo Hanes, perhaps best known for his madman bass playing in Guerilla Toss. Their debut cassetta serves as a celebration of a musical era, fostered by a unique, exciting, and rapidly changing time in history. Tredici Bacci harnesses the essence of classic 1960s and 1970s Italian film score music, bathing in the luscious tunes contained within Commedia allitaliana, Giallo slasher, and Spaghetti Western soundtracks. Hanes makes excellent use of traditional orchestration techniques in these pieces, creating a vast sound by employing emotive strings, breezy winds, and an extremely in-the-pocket notated rhythm section. Hanes also beautifully employs the use of the soloist as a thematic melodic voice, with rich, beautiful trumpet playing from Jake Baldwin complimenting the sultry vocals of Sami Stevens. No instrument is ever overpowering and each one plays its role perfectly, fitting together seamlessly against the meditative rhythms and varying tempos. Theres a tremendous amount of range in these pieces, from the sensitive and melancholy to the playful and upbeat at times the music conveys an air of classy sophistication, and at other times its drenched in cheap perfume and prurience. This balance of cosmopolitan elegance and steamy funk is what makes The Thirteen Kisses Cassetta shine, calling upon all the juiciest elements of orchestral jazz, lounge, pop psychedelia, softcore soundtracks, library music, and the romantic spirit of classic film scores in the vein of Armando Trovaioli, Ennio Morricone, and Bruno Nicolai. A refreshing collection of arrangements in the pen and sheet music tradition that defy personal expression and instead favor mood and timelessness."
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Taylor Deupree - Lost & Compiled
1 track, 6.47 12k with Limited Run about 24 hours ago
Then
Then
Turns out there are a couple of mix- down versions available at the Internet Archive.
Pjusk/Sleep Orchestra - Drowning in the Sky
Woodworkings - "Day breaks the morning shapes we speak"
Peaceful. Middle of first listen, off to a good start. Hoping the second half makes me as happy as the first half.
Thanks GP!
Craig