Now listening to one of my freebie Noisetrade downloads:
Pleasant indie folk/pop. Pillow Talk is their debut album. The Noisetrade version included a bonus track from their upcoming new album (which has just recently been released within the past couple of weeks).
After finishing up Wild Child's 'Pillow Talk' mentioned above, I thought I'd check out their newly released sophomore album:
Streaming here.
The debut album is pretty nice, and so is this one - they are both appealing, 'feel-good' type music. 'The Runaround' might be the better of the two, IMO. Pretty catchy stuff. Yeah, I like it.
@BT - yes, free is always a good price! I thought Wild Child sounded good enough to download since it was free. However, when I revisited the debut album today and then followed up by listening to the new release, I sort of surprised myself when I noticed I was tapping my foot and humming along. By the time I finish it, I think I will have some of these tunes stuck in my head for the rest of the day. I like it. (And that's the whole point of offering free music, isn't it? It worked on me this time, anyway. I will probably buy the new release.)
Oh, yes, I can certainly relate to that! I had to laugh, thinking about the time I used a most ridiculous word in an MiG piece I wrote and GP questioned it. Yep, on further research, it turned out the word wasn't even in the dictionary. At least not a proper one. And it conveyed a meaning I certainly didn't intend. I think the word was rompous. (I shouldn't have told on myself about that one. It was a little embarrassing.)
And then there's times when I've inadvertently sent a message to someone that contains a most stupid word that autocorrect has inserted that I didn't catch. Once I replied in an email to a friend, 'Why am I not surprised?' but autocorrect changed it to 'Why am I not sorriest?' In fact, in this message I caught autocorrect doing its dirty deed by turning rompous into romp onus, which I suppose is only slightly worse.
Championed by americanrootsuk.com, Whipple is an extraordinarily prolific folk-blues musician. Excellent record (along with the more shambolic RacKet). Both NYOP.
Hey, BN. What do you think about that Spenser Lizst recording. I was just leafing through it last night, wondering how it got past me. Armored Records usually sends me their promos, which means either one got forgot or I have that CD somewhere in a stack in my writing room.
The little bit that I listened to had me liking the album's versatility of sound, not to mention some pleasant work on bass clarinet.
@kez Making up words is not a problem. The challenge is getting enough other people to use them that they attain truthiness.
Autocorrect is a horrid thing.
But then I correct words for a living, so I guess I can't judge it for being intrusive.
I heard a few days ago somewhere, probably on TV, that Shakespeare made up more English language words than any other single person, so we are all in good company!
This is P.O.S.'s entire 2012 album We Don't Even Live Here remixed by Marijuana Deathsquads. Free from Rhymesayers Entertainment. As for the cover image, he's on dialysis while awaiting a kidney transplant.
Thinking of the emusic thread, this is something I would never have downloaded without discovering Ablaye Cissoko several years back on emusic. Now I wouldn't find it!
Reading tributes to Elliott Smith has put me in an interesting place mentally and driven me to listen to 90s artists who died tragically/unexpectedly. So currently it's:
Up next will be:
Hopefully by the time I stop sobbing from the tragic beauty that is Buckley's "Hallelujah" I'll be ready to move on. Either that or be curled up in the fetal position under my desk.
GP - I agree with you. I would say it is fairly traditional West African music, lots of use of the Kora, with a jazz style added on top. Quite a lot of use made of drums for solos. The personnel does vary between tracks and that makes a difference. The more traditional tracks come off better when the jazz influence is less apparent IMO. I think Kora Jazz do it better. But still a quite interesting album.
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I don't remember if anybody on this board already mentioned this one, but I just don't think a CD of English ballads can get much better.
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Ravel's orchestration of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition"
Pleasant indie folk/pop. Pillow Talk is their debut album. The Noisetrade version included a bonus track from their upcoming new album (which has just recently been released within the past couple of weeks).
http://www.spenserliszt.com
Streaming here.
The debut album is pretty nice, and so is this one - they are both appealing, 'feel-good' type music. 'The Runaround' might be the better of the two, IMO. Pretty catchy stuff. Yeah, I like it.
Anyone ever fear the words you use are made-up? I almost went into a panic of doubt after typing "viscerality." Real or not, it seems pretentious.
Oh, yes, I can certainly relate to that! I had to laugh, thinking about the time I used a most ridiculous word in an MiG piece I wrote and GP questioned it. Yep, on further research, it turned out the word wasn't even in the dictionary. At least not a proper one. And it conveyed a meaning I certainly didn't intend. I think the word was rompous. (I shouldn't have told on myself about that one. It was a little embarrassing.)
And then there's times when I've inadvertently sent a message to someone that contains a most stupid word that autocorrect has inserted that I didn't catch. Once I replied in an email to a friend, 'Why am I not surprised?' but autocorrect changed it to 'Why am I not sorriest?' In fact, in this message I caught autocorrect doing its dirty deed by turning rompous into romp onus, which I suppose is only slightly worse.
Championed by americanrootsuk.com, Whipple is an extraordinarily prolific folk-blues musician. Excellent record (along with the more shambolic RacKet). Both NYOP.
(kez, check these out.)
The little bit that I listened to had me liking the album's versatility of sound, not to mention some pleasant work on bass clarinet.
Autocorrect is a horrid thing.
But then I correct words for a living, so I guess I can't judge it for being intrusive.
Free download from Amazon UK
P.O.S. - WDELH/MDS/RMX
This is P.O.S.'s entire 2012 album We Don't Even Live Here remixed by Marijuana Deathsquads. Free from Rhymesayers Entertainment. As for the cover image, he's on dialysis while awaiting a kidney transplant.
Craig
Thinking of the emusic thread, this is something I would never have downloaded without discovering Ablaye Cissoko several years back on emusic. Now I wouldn't find it!
Up next will be:
Hopefully by the time I stop sobbing from the tragic beauty that is Buckley's "Hallelujah" I'll be ready to move on. Either that or be curled up in the fetal position under my desk.
How the heck did I survive the 90s? Seriously.
Craig