To celebrate the anniversary of Finnegans Wake's publication (4 May 1939), Soundart Radio is broadcasting the (almost) entire second edition of Waywords and Meansigns. Thirty hours total. It's about a third of the way thru it now. Actually, the chapter "Shem the Penman" was supposed to be done by Mike Watt, but he's late in finishing it, so that chapter is not being presented in this edition. It's suppose to be finished this summer, so it really will be complete then.
Well I still have a lot of Richard Skelton to go through but I believe I'll save most of them for a morning listen. They've been great so far, but seeing Doofy's post for Christian Wolff: Edges sent me off to emusic. I thought I had something in the SFL and sure enough on one of those really interesting hatology labels I'd put away this.
4 tracks - Ruth (1991), Snowdrop (1970), Peggy (1993) & Edges (1968). That's only $1.96 for us Canadians.
Not only that, but Doofy's link (I just discovered) is for a free download, with thanks to Doofy & Matt Smiley.
Ps Thanks again, I've sent off some good thoughts for my oldest brother, the trombone player in the family. Also, What a great listen. I'm probably biased because of my brother but I loved the trombone parts the best and then that Dimitris Polisoidis' strings. I haven't been very loyal to the piano but it ties in the best parts. The last half of Edges just kept me creeping closer.
“The piece started as an Ambient work intended for a multi channel
sound installation in Stockholm, but during the making of it I
discovered that I could now sing a low C - which happens to be the root
note of the piece. Getting older does have a few fringe benefits after
all. From that point the work turned into an unusual kind of song...a
type I've never made before where the vocal floats free, untethered to a
rhythmic grid of any kind.”
"From the dark undertones and fuzzed-out horns of Gothic Surf Club to the ‘funky as shit’ drum beat and Californian highway vibe of Oh So L.A., The Francis Wolves take you on a journey, not through time and space, but across oceans into foreign lands where the echoes of Fela Kuti, Cairo Jazz Band and Mulatu Astatke are still heard. While The Francis Wolves might have a soft spot for West African dancefloor music, this is no ordinary afrobeat record. Chief songwriter and “Dean of Setlists” Brian L’Huillier spent most of his time during the writing phase watching Clint Eastwood westerns and listening to the original Nuggets compilation."
"The result is a gritty and tough record with just the right amount of soul. It takes no breath, no prisoners and wastes no time in dishing out 8 garage-soul belters drenched in cool reverb and hot fuzz. The Francis Wolves - released on April 11 - is the first record on Brisbane’s freshest new label, Valley Heat Records. If you like your funk dirty, your soul heavy and your jazz dowsed in psychedelia then we highly recommend checking this one out."
For lovers of the James Taylor Quartet, I'd say, too.
I was just looking at the What Are You Reading thread then moved onto this one, basically "I got what you did there" ;-) Is this a good recording btw or does it show 1964 type limitations?
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Simon Bainton - Visiting Tides
It's about a third of the way thru it now. Actually, the chapter "Shem the Penman" was supposed to be done by Mike Watt, but he's late in finishing it, so that chapter is not being presented in this edition. It's suppose to be finished this summer, so it really will be complete then.
4 tracks - Ruth (1991), Snowdrop (1970), Peggy (1993) & Edges (1968). That's only $1.96 for us Canadians.
Not only that, but Doofy's link (I just discovered) is for a free download, with thanks to Doofy & Matt Smiley.
Ps Thanks again, I've sent off some good thoughts for my oldest brother, the trombone player in the family.
Also, What a great listen. I'm probably biased because of my brother but I loved the trombone parts the best and then that Dimitris Polisoidis' strings. I haven't been very loyal to the piano but it ties in the best parts.
The last half of Edges just kept me creeping closer.
- It's likely to become available on Backwards at eMu
But, now I really want to listen to this
Cobra Ensemble + Christian Wolff - Edges
ps Well played, but I missed those silences and the trombone.
Brian Eno • ‘The Ship’
About the title track:“The piece started as an Ambient work intended for a multi channel sound installation in Stockholm, but during the making of it I discovered that I could now sing a low C - which happens to be the root note of the piece. Getting older does have a few fringe benefits after all. From that point the work turned into an unusual kind of song...a type I've never made before where the vocal floats free, untethered to a rhythmic grid of any kind.”
- Brian Eno.- A strong candidate for album of the year . . .
Just downloading this, whilst searching for the Love Supreme Love album. Both excellent value under the EU/UK emusic system!
Thank you Rostasi
http://www.listentothis.info/2016/04/d-day-grape-iris-1986.html?m=1
This Listen to This blog is getting to be one of my favorite things ever; more obscure Japanese experimental pop than I know what to do with!
"The result is a gritty and tough record with just the right amount of soul. It takes no breath, no prisoners and wastes no time in dishing out 8 garage-soul belters drenched in cool reverb and hot fuzz. The Francis Wolves - released on April 11 - is the first record on Brisbane’s freshest new label, Valley Heat Records. If you like your funk dirty, your soul heavy and your jazz dowsed in psychedelia then we highly recommend checking this one out."
For lovers of the James Taylor Quartet, I'd say, too.
Robert Stillman - "Rainbow"
ETA, should have picked this one up sooner. Love it.
Brian Eno - The Ship
ps I think low C is my new favourite note.
Tracks 1 & 2 are amazing