I'm apparently in the mood for 90s artists who died much too young today. I blame watching Cobain: Montage of Heck this weekend (It's really, really good by the way).
I'm really starting to like these folks. It's fun, and love the art project aspect of the whole deal. @amclark2 - With your interest in vaporwave and the like, have you given any PC Music artists a listen? Any opinions?
Craig - yeah, I've been listening to some PC Music stuff - I like it quite a bit, although you have to be in the right mood; I don't have the new playlist, but most or all of that is available on their soundcloud, which you should check out; lots of downloadable stuff.
Eta; especially check out the hour long "Disown" mix which features 10 minutes each of a bunch of their major people.
A week later, it dawns on me that I don't need to wait for my Kamasi Washington CD but can download the mp3's. In a way I agree with Prof's comment that it's a little "too epic"! The difference being that it's right down my spiritual jazz alley, choral voices and all This is obviously a young guy (he's 34) on a major creative roll, and it's a delight to hear him stretch out and follow it all the way through. Back in the old days, the "label" would have restrained and reshaped the music...Would the result have been worse or even better, we'll never know. I love the irony-free retro vibe, along with restless, relentless energy. I'll be interested to play this for a selected few people and see how they respond.
"irony-free retro vibe" is a good description. I haven't listened to it all yet. The parts I have listened to have me right on the fence between "I could end up really liking this" to "I would really have to be in the right mood to listen to this much". I definitely plan to listen some more and see if I can tip the scales one way or the other.
The influence/progenitor that leaps out at me at first listen is Max Roach - specifically some of the early 60s stuff with orchestrations and vocals.
Garvey's Ghost - 1961. Abbey Lincoln (Roach's wife) on vocals
It's Time - 1962. The great great great Clifford Jordan on sax
This sometimes seems like a bit of a "blind alley" in jazz history, but Kamasi is doing his best to bust through that wall! Also looking forward to spending more time with The Epic.
Doofy, the Kasami Washington album is a very busy listen at one, I have been breaking down as a single album at one listen and that seems to work, still an amazing record through.
Just listening to the Cocteau Twins- Sand and Topsail
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I'm apparently in the mood for 90s artists who died much too young today. I blame watching Cobain: Montage of Heck this weekend (It's really, really good by the way).
Craig
Speaking of died too young...
v/a - PC Music, Vol. 1
I'm really starting to like these folks. It's fun, and love the art project aspect of the whole deal. @amclark2 - With your interest in vaporwave and the like, have you given any PC Music artists a listen? Any opinions?
Craig
Craig - yeah, I've been listening to some PC Music stuff - I like it quite a bit, although you have to be in the right mood; I don't have the new playlist, but most or all of that is available on their soundcloud, which you should check out; lots of downloadable stuff.
Eta; especially check out the hour long "Disown" mix which features 10 minutes each of a bunch of their major people.
Craig
That's...not wrong.
Craig
Very cool, very unusual, very unheard, pure pop music. Free: https://nicholaskrgovich.bandcamp.com/album/60-minute-megamix-vol-1
Doofy, the Kasami Washington album is a very busy listen at one, I have been breaking down as a single album at one listen and that seems to work, still an amazing record through.
Just listening to the Cocteau Twins- Sand and Topsail