"I found the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love - 2017 - far too
great of a temptation. I was in my early 20s, in San Francisco, stoned
out of my mind in 1967. But much of that music stayed with me. I really
wanted to do a cover album of music I often heard live at the Fillmore
West, or coming from a flat-bed truck in Golden Gate Park. It is easy to
romanticize youth, but let me tell you, 1967 was not a normal year. I
am so glad I was in the middle of it." -Hardy Fox.
From an Amazon review: "This lavish set documents a once-in-a lifetime concert dedicated to Jerusalem, with Jewish, Arab and Christian musicians boldly threading together musical traditions under the direction of Jordi Savall, the world's leading early music performer."
"Yes, strange. First writing music as one entity, then returning to the
same material as a different entity and writing new arrangements. But it
is actually kind of fun too. Truthfully I tried redoing a lots of
different pieces. I found it to be harder than I thought. I really
wanted this album to sound familiar but not too familiar. I think I
pulled that off. I have always liked writing arrangements for music by
other people, so why not redo some of my own tunes?" -Hardy Fox
Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited is a Swiss instrumental duo which toys with influences of surf, electronics, library, and space age/exotica. Owners of 'Spooky Sound', a record store in Zürich, Switzerland.
Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble Donald Nally, Conductor Recorded in Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall on January 10, 2016 at the concert, Sound In Architecture.
Edit - I've really enjoyed spending some time with them so I'm adding this one as well. 2012 Originally recorded 2002 Ps - Terrific btw. This is where I would have listened to my Sir Richard Bishop collection - Thanks to @amclark2back in Aug 2014, but they are all on the broken hard drive. Something to look forward to when I finally get through listening to the current library. It can't get any more broken than it already is so I'll get it fixed some day (preferably when they invent the wand you just wave over it to transfer data). Beam me up.
So that's a quick trip starting in Iceland > Java > Quebecoise Canada > Switzerland > Nigeria and Japan (last album is Reiko Kudo's "Rice Field Suddenly Ripling in the Night"
I think I need to sit down with a beer after that lot. In fact...
Comments
New Focus Recordings 2015
- More Scott L. Miller:
1974 (2001 reissue) 2014
"I found the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love - 2017 - far too great of a temptation. I was in my early 20s, in San Francisco, stoned out of my mind in 1967. But much of that music stayed with me. I really wanted to do a cover album of music I often heard live at the Fillmore West, or coming from a flat-bed truck in Golden Gate Park. It is easy to romanticize youth, but let me tell you, 1967 was not a normal year. I am so glad I was in the middle of it."
-Hardy Fox.
Jordi Savall - Jerusalem. A great deal on eMu for two and a half hours of medieval music.
From an Amazon review: "This lavish set documents a once-in-a lifetime concert dedicated to Jerusalem, with Jewish, Arab and Christian musicians boldly threading together musical traditions under the direction of Jordi Savall, the world's leading early music performer."
Hip Hop Conspiracy - Odds and Ends. A free download that I was introduced to by Jonah in his latest Bird is the Worm email today.
Guitar. Nolan Cook
"Yes, strange. First writing music as one entity, then returning to the same material as a different entity and writing new arrangements. But it is actually kind of fun too. Truthfully I tried redoing a lots of different pieces. I found it to be harder than I thought. I really wanted this album to sound familiar but not too familiar. I think I pulled that off. I have always liked writing arrangements for music by other people, so why not redo some of my own tunes?"
-Hardy Fox
Link goes to Nate Chinen/NPR review
1997 2002
2009
Tom Cora 1953 - 1998
I still miss that guy.
Just saw this - came out late last year. Streaming at Bandcamp
Anna Domino East & West & Live in Japan
Thanks Greg for the head up, are you going to Wembley for the semi final?
Informative AllMusic review
1990 1993
1993 2000
Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble
Donald Nally, Conductor
Recorded in Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall on January 10, 2016 at the concert, Sound In Architecture.
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Electronic Series Vol 1 : Abstractions
- released March 22, 2018
Thoughtful solo piano, improvised/composed
Drum/sax on the Spiritual side
2002 2010
Edit - I've really enjoyed spending some time with them so I'm adding this one as well.
2012 Originally recorded 2002
Ps - Terrific btw. This is where I would have listened to my Sir Richard Bishop collection -
Thanks to @amclark2back in Aug 2014, but they are all on the broken hard drive. Something
to look forward to when I finally get through listening to the current library. It can't get any
more broken than it already is so I'll get it fixed some day (preferably when they invent the
wand you just wave over it to transfer data). Beam me up.
Alvarius B. AKA Alan Bishop, Alan Koeswoyo, Hitman Kong Thep, Uncle Jim
2005 2014
Recorded live at Le Carreau Du Temple Paris on June 2 2017
2016
Alan Bishop
2003 Gamelan Field Recordings Bandcamp
recorded August & September 1989 by Alan Bishop
Then, a good spot for
Otto Sidharta
Thanks for the heads up.
ps - and for a most enjoyable listen.
So that's a quick trip starting in Iceland > Java > Quebecoise Canada > Switzerland >
Nigeria and Japan (last album is Reiko Kudo's "Rice Field Suddenly Ripling in the Night"
I think I need to sit down with a beer after that lot. In fact...