I think Sufjan's going to suffer in the lists because the album's more of a grower than an instant pleaser, and because after so long since a real album, I had sort of forgotten that I liked him - and I'm guessing others did too. It is a great album though.
Now maybe it's my age showing but I have always had a hard time getting into Girl Talk - and I still am. I much prefer John Oswald or Christian Marclay or Kid Koala.
[edit]: All right - it's catchy, and it's growing on me.
So in a rather silly move, I spent some of my last emu credits on something which I could have gotten at Limewire. I didn't get the whole anthology - just 14 tracks - which = the first single and first two ep's. Anyway, I'm absolutely loving this. And it proves Wanderer wrong about things you think about for a long time - I picked this up and put it down more times than I could count, and now loving it. Goodbye Merge.
Hey Bulldog - always loved this song since I had it on a cassette comp in 10th grade, but never wanted to buy the whole Yellow Submarine soundtrack for it.
The Way Things Were is the debut LP by Bassist and writer Riaan Vosloo. Having earned his stripes in experimental bands such as Electric Dr M and grooving groups such as Nostalgia 77, with this his own project he gives us the best of both worlds. Vosloo combines string quartet & small jazz group in a distinct and creative way that draws good performances from the group. This LP should speak to fans of contemporary music as well as to fans of old British classics by the likes of Gibbs, Ardley and the New Jazz Orchestra.
Personnel:
Jonny Spall at
Mark Hanslip tn
Tom Allan tp
Trevor Mires tb
Grahan Fox dr
Ross Stanley p
Riaan Vosloo b
Strings:
Steph Cavey v
Sophie Coles v
Nat Cavey vl
Lucy Railton cl
Indebted to greats such as Sun Ra, Mingus, Neil Ardley and Mike Westbrook, Examples of Twelves are a band-headed by Nostalgia 77 bassist Riaan Vosloo. Collectively, the players have a wealth of experience both live and on record, with the Examples of Twelves sets seeing some of their most personal and adventurous work to date.
In demand for their mixture of new material and re-arrangements of both standards and cult club jazz tracks, the group are unique in their ability to switch between deep, Mingus-esque workouts and uptempo swinging grooves that have proved a hit at numerous Jazz sessions in and around London.
With the release of new record the way things are the band is moving into the realm of electronics and realtime sonic manipulation.
Just watched "We Jam Econo" - highly recommended - and am pulling all my Minutemen out of storage and buying more besides - finding that I like it/"get" it a lot more than I used to - which is something I'm finding out lately about a bunch of things that have been put on back-back burners for a while and am now pulling back out.
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What do you know? This is a dollar cheaper on Amazon...
@amclark2 - My biggest complaint about the Rough Trade Top 100 list is Sufjan at 80. Seriously?
Now maybe it's my age showing but I have always had a hard time getting into Girl Talk - and I still am. I much prefer John Oswald or Christian Marclay or Kid Koala.
[edit]: All right - it's catchy, and it's growing on me.
So in a rather silly move, I spent some of my last emu credits on something which I could have gotten at Limewire. I didn't get the whole anthology - just 14 tracks - which = the first single and first two ep's. Anyway, I'm absolutely loving this. And it proves Wanderer wrong about things you think about for a long time - I picked this up and put it down more times than I could count, and now loving it. Goodbye Merge.
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Joxfield ProjeX - Phantastique - (Clinical Archives (ca343) - December 17, 2009)
Tags: progressive; psychedelic; experimental; jam; space-rock; electronic; rock
rodototoed - Relatos de poder - (Clinical Archives (ca409) - November 17, 2010)
Tags: avant-garde; experimental; free improvisation; rock; progressive; space-rock; psychedelic.
I and I's got dis cranked up, mon.
James Chance-twist your soul
this is a bit of a deal; it has the added bonus of featuring some damn fine jagged funking free thing sax blow
THE MONTREAL BLITZ - LAURIE ANDERSON, LOU REED and JOHN ZORN - (The BigO july 2010)
Then I was all...
Among others. Well, you can get 'em all on Amazon for ten bucks or so...I think I paid less than that, back in the day.
this one's free on Jamendo!
I find myself hoping Jack is working on a new record and that he has cheered up.
Inspired by another thread.
Craig
What is it with jazz records and the artist listing? Everybody lists this as Horace Silver, but the cover clearly say The Horace Silver Quintet...
Fantastic way to start Monday and the album is a total theft at only 99¢.
Peter Banks - Can I Play You Something?
I don't have the proper pharmaceuticals on hand for this album.
So wonderfully cheesy.
Craig
Yeah, I Boostered for it.
Examples Of Twelves - The Way Things Were
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Haven't listened to this album in quite a long time. As an album to hear once a year or so it's quite enjoyable.
Craig
Examples of Twelves - The Way Things Are
Just watched "We Jam Econo" - highly recommended - and am pulling all my Minutemen out of storage and buying more besides - finding that I like it/"get" it a lot more than I used to - which is something I'm finding out lately about a bunch of things that have been put on back-back burners for a while and am now pulling back out.