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”.
by
Soundwalk Collective with Jesse Paris Smith feat. Patti Smith
A shimmering ambient tone, an electronic underlay to the lulling chatter of crickets, makes way for the unmistakable voice of Patti Smith, quietly intoning, ominously, “The killer road is waiting for you / like a finger, pointing in the night.”
Behind the music and concept of Killer Road is international trio Soundwalk Collective – Stephan Crasneanscki, Simone Merli, and Kamran Sadeghi – who, alongside Patti Smith's daughter, Jesse Paris, conceived an immersive exploration of the tragic death of Christa Päffgen. Better known as Nico, the Velvet Underground chanteuse and solo pioneer, Päffgen died while riding her bike on the island of Ibiza in the summer of 1988. Killer Road is an ambient soundscape and spoken word tribute to Nico – eight interpretations of her lyrics, predominantly taken from classic albums such as Desertshore and Drama of Exile, arranged by fellow poet and kindred spirit Patti Smith. Originally executed as a live performance piece with Jesse Paris Smith and Soundwalk Collective, Killer Road sees the light of day in album format for the first time.
I think I wore out my double LP Lowlife! Again, it is a favourite of mine too.
For Cyber Monday all Bruce Springsteen live performances recordings for this year were half price. So I bought one of his four hour New Jersey shows for just above £4 as Lossless, so playing through that this morning, moving into the afternoon...
"a speculative soundtrack to a timeline stretching from the primordial emergence of organic life through to the unknowable trajectory of the universe, [which] explores the magnitude of science's reach and the precarious role of humanity within this vast evolving system."
Like: Time Hecker, Ben Frost. I think it was an @rostasi rec. Starting to work my way through the 2016 releases I bought. ETA, I am going to pencil this one in on the list. ETA2 It seems, having eliminated some obvious fluff, I have 54 albums to review.
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Father Murphy's Live Set
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”.
Young Magic - Still Life
From Gioia's list. Pleasant.
Gonzo - Dies Irae
I now see there was also a previous album by this duo
Sarathy Korwar - Day to Day
Found this on one the end of year lists, can't remember where. Quite interesting. "Indian-jazz-folk-classical-electronic."
by Soundwalk Collective with Jesse Paris Smith feat. Patti Smith
A shimmering ambient tone, an electronic underlay to the lulling chatter of crickets, makes way for the unmistakable voice of Patti Smith, quietly intoning, ominously, “The killer road is waiting for you / like a finger, pointing in the night.”
Behind the music and concept of Killer Road is international trio Soundwalk Collective – Stephan Crasneanscki, Simone Merli, and Kamran Sadeghi – who, alongside Patti Smith's daughter, Jesse Paris, conceived an immersive exploration of the tragic death of Christa Päffgen. Better known as Nico, the Velvet Underground chanteuse and solo pioneer, Päffgen died while riding her bike on the island of Ibiza in the summer of 1988. Killer Road is an ambient soundscape and spoken word tribute to Nico – eight interpretations of her lyrics, predominantly taken from classic albums such as Desertshore and Drama of Exile, arranged by fellow poet and kindred spirit Patti Smith. Originally executed as a live performance piece with Jesse Paris Smith and Soundwalk Collective, Killer Road sees the light of day in album format for the first time.
Lovely sound and lovely concept. Thanks for the finger-point!
Yes, of course, GP! Age doesn't come into it,
Whilst listening to this, I've realised that it is 40 years old. Ah!!! Where has the time gone?
William Fitzsimmons - Charleroi Pittsburgh Vol2
For Cyber Monday all Bruce Springsteen live performances recordings for this year were half price. So I bought one of his four hour New Jersey shows for just above £4 as Lossless, so playing through that this morning, moving into the afternoon...
Sleepmakeswaves - in today already walks tomorrow EP
Awesome Boston female hardcore:
https://leather-daddy.bandcamp.com/
ETA, an Amazon reviewer says of this album:
Er, quite.
https://blankbanshee.bandcamp.com/album/mega
Paul Jebanasam - Continuum
Like: Time Hecker, Ben Frost. I think it was an @rostasi rec.
Starting to work my way through the 2016 releases I bought.
ETA, I am going to pencil this one in on the list.
ETA2 It seems, having eliminated some obvious fluff, I have 54 albums to review.
https://girlslivingoutsidesocietysshit.bandcamp.com/album/demo
In yesterday's mail...
Tobias Hellkvist - Kaskelot Reissue and Remixes
Be - One
This album remains practically ungooglable. I had to search back on this board to find a link.
One from the Ted Giola list that I have downloaded from emusic today
Townes Van Zandt - Our Mother the Mountain