Streaming on Spotify - wasn't specifically seeking this one out. I went to Spotify to see what was listed for Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer (they had a new album released in Europe in 2014 but US release won't be til March 3 of this year - can't wait!!). Anyway, Raina Rose was listed as a similar artist and that's how I happened to listen to this GREAT album, Caldera. A real treasure find for me. Her music is described as 'sideways americana & soul.' I strongly, strongly recommend checking this one out.
Emusers might be interested to read an interesting piece Raina posted on her blog about the controversy over pitiful royalties that many streaming services pay the artists: Link.
It makes some good points. As for me, I will buy her album and I would never have known about it if it weren't for Spotify.
One last word - really, Caldera needs to be heard more. I think there are a number of emusers who would like it.
-Chamber/jazz/pop/indie/etc stuff, not unlike Ocular Concern or, crap, I forgot the other example I had in mind. A sound that really seems to be coming out of the Pacific Northwest scene.
EDIT: Hm, I may have been thinking of Fringe Magnetic. Definitely comparable in terms of sound, but not geography (UK scene).
Max Richter - Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
I like Max Richter. I like Vivaldi. This combination, I don't like so much. In fact I dislike it quite a bit.
3ofmillions - Abstruction
Adrian Lim-Klumpes: piano, rhodes, voice, electronics
Abel Cross : bass guitar, voice, electronics
Finn Ryan: drums, percussion, voice
"3ofmillions music is readily comparable with the likes of successful Sydney trios The Necks, Alister Spence Trio, and Klumpes previous trio project, Triosk, but distinguishes itself by the nature of their sonic palette and the unique interactive language Klumpes, Cross and Ryan have developed. As Australias only true electroacoustic piano trio, their spectrum of colour and texture is unsurpassed.
With mix and mastering credits to Richard Belkner (Free Energy Device) and Oscar Gaona (301) respectively, this album is a lush document of one of Australias foremost improvising piano trios."
- Rufus Records 2011 http://www.3ofmillions.com/home.html
-w/the Masada String Trio of cellist Erik Friedlander, bassist Greg Cohen and violinist Mark Feldman (plus guests, vocalist Vanessa Saft on two tracks and pianist Jamie Saft on one).
Track 13 of:
- By a composer called Rod Stasick, guessing it's our very own Rostasi.
Yes, terrible packaging, but it was nice to share space with Roedelius.
It was really a coincidence that you brought this up now, because while looking
in a box for other things, I came across this piece (Q++) for the first time in
about a dozen years. It was sitting in my CD tray ready to be sent to my iTunes
(it still is!) when you mentioned this comp. I can't explain and that's probably OK.
I'm back to Recent Dead Guys Radio again with the second of two great Satie
interpreters dying earlier today - Aldo Ciccolini (I always think of the Marx Bros.
when I hear his name) - just 3 weeks after Frank Glazer. If you're a Satie fan,
then you either know or have the wonderful 5 disc set:
and if you're a bigger fan, then you may have this massive set
(which I'm going to delve into later today):
R
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Now playing: Exquisite Corpses From P.S. 122 - Absent Friends 1
This October 2014 release slipped up on me (another one!). I think I should give up trying to make year-end best-of lists because I always find afterwards many albums that are leagues above some of which I had included.
There should be another round of lists in March for things that got missed. Maybe we should do a collective "things we wish we'd listed" list in March?
Comments
Caldera by Raina Rose
Streaming on Spotify - wasn't specifically seeking this one out. I went to Spotify to see what was listed for Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer (they had a new album released in Europe in 2014 but US release won't be til March 3 of this year - can't wait!!). Anyway, Raina Rose was listed as a similar artist and that's how I happened to listen to this GREAT album, Caldera. A real treasure find for me. Her music is described as 'sideways americana & soul.' I strongly, strongly recommend checking this one out.
Emusers might be interested to read an interesting piece Raina posted on her blog about the controversy over pitiful royalties that many streaming services pay the artists: Link.
It makes some good points. As for me, I will buy her album and I would never have known about it if it weren't for Spotify.
One last word - really, Caldera needs to be heard more. I think there are a number of emusers who would like it.
Craig
Sequoia Ensemble - "Sequoia"
-Chamber/jazz/pop/indie/etc stuff, not unlike Ocular Concern or, crap, I forgot the other example I had in mind. A sound that really seems to be coming out of the Pacific Northwest scene.
EDIT: Hm, I may have been thinking of Fringe Magnetic. Definitely comparable in terms of sound, but not geography (UK scene).
ETA, nice indeed.
Max Richter - Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
I like Max Richter. I like Vivaldi. This combination, I don't like so much. In fact I dislike it quite a bit.
3ofmillions - Abstruction
Adrian Lim-Klumpes: piano, rhodes, voice, electronics
Abel Cross : bass guitar, voice, electronics
Finn Ryan: drums, percussion, voice
"3ofmillions music is readily comparable with the likes of successful Sydney trios The Necks, Alister Spence Trio, and Klumpes previous trio project, Triosk, but distinguishes itself by the nature of their sonic palette and the unique interactive language Klumpes, Cross and Ryan have developed. As Australias only true electroacoustic piano trio, their spectrum of colour and texture is unsurpassed.
With mix and mastering credits to Richard Belkner (Free Energy Device) and Oscar Gaona (301) respectively, this album is a lush document of one of Australias foremost improvising piano trios."
- Rufus Records 2011
http://www.3ofmillions.com/home.html
John Zorn - "Filmworks XI: Secret Lives"
-w/the Masada String Trio of cellist Erik Friedlander, bassist Greg Cohen and violinist Mark Feldman (plus guests, vocalist Vanessa Saft on two tracks and pianist Jamie Saft on one).
Bjork - "Vulnicra"
It was really a coincidence that you brought this up now, because while looking
in a box for other things, I came across this piece (Q++) for the first time in
about a dozen years. It was sitting in my CD tray ready to be sent to my iTunes
(it still is!) when you mentioned this comp. I can't explain and that's probably OK.
I'm back to Recent Dead Guys Radio again with the second of two great Satie
interpreters dying earlier today - Aldo Ciccolini (I always think of the Marx Bros.
when I hear his name) - just 3 weeks after Frank Glazer. If you're a Satie fan,
then you either know or have the wonderful 5 disc set:
and if you're a bigger fan, then you may have this massive set
(which I'm going to delve into later today):
R
---
Now playing: Exquisite Corpses From P.S. 122 - Absent Friends 1
Back to 1969, for the first time in many decades:
Nelson Foltz & Tom Lynn - "Departure"
I heard a snatch of Is This Love? on a TV programme last night. Just had to play this album this morning!
(Youtube link for "Tolling Bells")
One of the really excellent British bluesbands that showed up in the sixties, together with John Mayall and Rolling Stones AMO.
Out tomorrow on music
I've had this for a while now, but only just now digitized all 10 discs, so I'm finally listening through it all for the first time this week.
Remember this one? Listening to the Tomasz Stenko stuff
Porya Hatami - Shallow Remixed.
Remixes by Loscil, Segue, The Green Kingdom, and others. Some more successful than others.
Nice video too:
This October 2014 release slipped up on me (another one!). I think I should give up trying to make year-end best-of lists because I always find afterwards many albums that are leagues above some of which I had included.
This album is lovely, just lovely. Five stars.
Five tracks from:
releases 26 February 2015
$1.09 at 7digital.