-"Trevino duo Father Murphy brings all the weight of its Catholic Italian upbringing into deep dark sonic explorations of fear, failure, and guilt. Julian Cope calls them exemplars of the "new Italian Occult Psychedelia", and the phrase is somewhat apt. There will be giallo organs in a minor key."
- "Father Murphy is the sound of the Catholic sense of Guilt.
A downward spiral aiming at the bottom of the hollow, and then digging even deeper.
Father Murphy over the years became one of the most mysterious and enigmatic musical entities coming out of Italy, part of that community that Simon Reynolds and Julian Cope started to call the new Italian Occult Psychedelia. Bandcamp
I find it amazing that Amazon censors the cover of the last Polica album even though it only shows the back of a head and shoulders with red hair dye on them, but this doesn't get censored.
(and while I'm listening, looking back at jonah's REM thread. Thanks for that Jonah; and I'm glad I could find it so easily. I'm slow, but I think that thread was the start of a rekindled interest in REM that's still going on.
Next:
Grateful Dead - Reckoning (see what I did there)
It's vital. Just this morning I was at the used CD store and dismissed what might have otherwise been a vaguely interesting piano CD by someone I'd never heard of because the cover art was cheesy.
Brad Mehldau - Places.
ETA I propose a five year moratorium on use of the word "telepathic" in reviews of piano trios.
Really liking some of this, really disliking other moments. I think one of the reasons I am gravitating towards piano work might be that to my ear when piano music ventures outside the harmonious it sound interesting, but sometimes when sax does the same it's like nails on a chalkboard. On several tracks here (although this is not a particularly far out record) the tone of the sax is affecting me that way. "Never Let me Go" was very nice, though.
- CD 8 and 9, with mindblowing stuff from Stuart Dempster, John Cage, David Behrman and Annea Lockwood. I've had this boxset for years and this is the first time. - Wondering what took me so long . . . This is really essential stuff.
- "The late Merce Cunningham was renowned for his legendary collaborations with the most significant experimental musicians of the late 20th century. Particularly notable is his association with John Cage, who served as the founding musical director of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company until Cages death in 1992. Spanning six decades from the early 1950s onward, these recordings capture the breadth of the Cunningham repertory and the rich diversity of Cunninghams musical collaborations. Composers whose work features prominently in this collection include seminal figures of late-20th-century experimental music such as John Cage, David Tudor, Gordon Mumma, Christian Wolff, and Takehisa Kosugi, among others. For the most part, these compositions have not been recorded elsewhere and are making their first appearance on CD. This is a document of enormous historical import that will be a revelation to both listeners and scholars interested in the evolution of American experimental music over the past five decades. Also included is a 124-page booklet featuring a 15,000-word essay by Amy Beal, one of the foremost scholars of contemporary American music.
Off to Paris, especially, Disneyland, for a week tomorrow with grandchildren and their parents, so see you all again in 9 or 10 days time. I've just spent my last emusic credits and gone on a 90 day hold - I wonder how long that will last before the addiction resurfaces!
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Guy/Crispell/Lytton - Odyssey
You would definitely like the more classically ECM-style: Crispell/Peacock/Motian - Nothing Ever Was, Anyway. - Music Of Annette Peacock
Crispell's a great pianist.
Got for free from Aimee Street.
Eta; turns out to be almost timely; Joe Perry left Aerosmith 35 years ago on July 28, 1979.
Now:
Strange Mountain - Ancient Eyes
- Very dramatic . . .
ETA: Found this one on spotify, bookmarked the other:
ETA, enjoyed parts of that - other parts I'd have to work at harder.
+ two more Glenn Jones albums. - recommended to everyone with a soft spot for skillful acustic slideguitar playing.
- And some very cute covers too . . .
Spring High Spiritual Spree Spray Ray
- "Kuupuu is the solo project of Jonna Karanka. Besides her solo project she spends quality time with Trio J
I saw a good review for their newest album; this older one's NYOP at Bandcamp; pretty good metal album.
Can it really be 20+ years ago that I got my first Red House Painters album?!
Big Black - Songs About Fucking
I find it amazing that Amazon censors the cover of the last Polica album even though it only shows the back of a head and shoulders with red hair dye on them, but this doesn't get censored.
Craig
Nice pitchfork piece about it
Nice. NYOP.
Cosign.
Craig
(and while I'm listening, looking back at jonah's REM thread. Thanks for that Jonah; and I'm glad I could find it so easily. I'm slow, but I think that thread was the start of a rekindled interest in REM that's still going on.
Next:
Grateful Dead - Reckoning (see what I did there)
Brad Mehldau - Places.
ETA I propose a five year moratorium on use of the word "telepathic" in reviews of piano trios.
Joshua Redman - Trios Live
Really liking some of this, really disliking other moments. I think one of the reasons I am gravitating towards piano work might be that to my ear when piano music ventures outside the harmonious it sound interesting, but sometimes when sax does the same it's like nails on a chalkboard. On several tracks here (although this is not a particularly far out record) the tone of the sax is affecting me that way. "Never Let me Go" was very nice, though.
- CD 8 and 9, with mindblowing stuff from Stuart Dempster, John Cage, David Behrman and Annea Lockwood. I've had this boxset for years and this is the first time. - Wondering what took me so long . . . This is really essential stuff. - New World Records
Off to Paris, especially, Disneyland, for a week tomorrow with grandchildren and their parents, so see you all again in 9 or 10 days time. I've just spent my last emusic credits and gone on a 90 day hold - I wonder how long that will last before the addiction resurfaces!
T-minus 36 hours.
Craig