OMD - Organisation It was an interesting experience listening to this twice today (and once yesterday). I really wanted this album when it came out. (1980) But I also could not afford LPs at a rate of more than one every blue moon, and other things I also badly wanted won out and I never owned it until more recently. It’s kind of tantalizing wondering what it would have sounded like to me then, and whether I would have liked it as much as I thought I would.
OMD - Organisation It was an interesting experience listening to this twice today (and once yesterday). I really wanted this album when it came out. (1980) But I also could not afford LPs at a rate of more than one every blue moon, and other things I also badly wanted won out and I never owned it until more recently. It’s kind of tantalizing wondering what it would have sounded like to me then, and whether I would have liked it as much as I thought I would.
I didn't realise that the second album wasn't released as such in the US at the time. I think it is a great record except for the cover version (The More I See You). OTOH Stanlow is a wonderfully bleak piece to end with (named after the local oil refinery). Much love for the first and third albums here, no sure why Dazzle Ships never clicked with me.
@jonahpwll "In Memoriam" is indeed an excellent track and a big thanks for reminding me to listen to the great Don Cherry!
Another album of his that I really like is "Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966, Vol. 2" also featuring Gato Barbieri. The first track "Orfeu Negro" with its Brazilian influences is a particularly good listen.
OMD - Organisation It was an interesting experience listening to this twice today (and once yesterday). I really wanted this album when it came out. (1980) But I also could not afford LPs at a rate of more than one every blue moon, and other things I also badly wanted won out and I never owned it until more recently. It’s kind of tantalizing wondering what it would have sounded like to me then, and whether I would have liked it as much as I thought I would.
I didn't realise that the second album wasn't released as such in the US at the time. I think it is a great record except for the cover version (The More I See You). OTOH Stanlow is a wonderfully bleak piece to end with (named after the local oil refinery). Much love for the first and third albums here, no sure why Dazzle Ships never clicked with me.
I like it too. I don't mind The More I See You - I think my least favorite is Promise. The bonus tracks on the more recent release are quite worthwhile. Dazzle Ships has grown on me. Stanlow is great and a good pointer forward to some bits of Architecture and Morality I think.
New release from Wil Bolton, very pastoral. I've ordered the CD, and that's now 43 Wil Bolton albums that I've purchased. One of my more automatic buys.
Hans Feigenwinter Zinc – "Whim of Fate" (Unit Records)
Haven't listened to this one for awhile, not sure why, because it's still a lovely album. One of my Best of 2014 selections. Hans Feigenwinter (piano), Andreas Tschopp (trombone), and Domenic Landolf (tenor & soprano saxes).
I forgot Tschopp was on this. Probably my intro to him. He's contributed to a number of recordings over the years that have received some attention in my various columns/posts.
I Wish There Was a Place Like That by Polypores Recent release on Quiet Details. Abstract analog synth music, a nice melding of the seemingly slightly random and the melodic, quite swirly and a little off-center. An interesting listen.
“Seeljocht was the “artist in residence” project of the Into The Great
Wide Open festival 2011. Seeljocht” (Frisian for sea light) is a
research by like minded musicians about the island Vlieland, focussing
on their own interpretation and artistic translation of it. This led to
this soundtrack of the sound of nature, both supported and empowered by
Vlielands imagery. Mostly, Seeljocht is a warm ode, in which Vlieland’s
nature plays a leading role.”
Western Skies Motel has a new album out. Unfortunately, it's kind of underwhelming. Different stuff than their previous material. Heavier, plodding, and melodically much hazier.
I have found the “Brown Acid” series of compilations to be an excellent source of obscure 1960s Psychedelic Rock.
The recently issued “Brown Acid - The Twentieth Trip” is amongst the best.
To quote RidingEasy Records on Bandcamp “The ten vintage early local hard rock eruptions here will swarm around you like fear and loathing bats, zapping you from unexpected angles, beyond-a-reasonable-doubt proof that the inevitable collapse of the American Psychedelic ‘60s Utopian Dream into hard guitar low ball self absorbed human nature endures. These killer tracks may be a half century in the rear-view mirror now BUT... since We Can’t Work It Out... we gotta mess it up! A vibe that resonates timelessly, real life ripped out of the haze by real people, fresh and unfiltered right out of the gate.”
An enjoyable glitschy electronic/ambient album that I downloaded a long time ago and that now seems to have disappeared from the internet. The only trace I can find is here with a sort of a bio here. It seems like this might be the same person. Seems like it may have been a one-and-done by someone who did not maintain its online presence, but it always puzzles me a little because it sounds quite accomplished, better than most home-made first efforts.
I had been having a conversation on Facebook about the fate - hopeful renovation of the bizarre concrete dinosaurs in Crystal Palace park (SE London) yesterday - and then I stumbled on this. It may just be me but I find the near endless permutations of Dungeon Synth made by bedroom musicians fascinating. Your milage may vary as they say.
> @peterfrederics said: > @djh I grew up near Crystal Palace and support your goals regarding the renovation of the dinosaurs. > > I have also been a supporter of Crystal Palace Football Club since I was 4 years old and am excited about them being in the semi finals of the FA Cup!
Crystal Palace F.C. famously don't play in Crystal Palace. But then "Crystal Palace" doesn't officially exist. Strange thing life.
> @peterfrederics said: > @djh I grew up near Crystal Palace and support your goals regarding the renovation of the dinosaurs. > > I have also been a supporter of Crystal Palace Football Club since I was 4 years old and am excited about them being in the semi finals of the FA Cup!
Crystal Palace F.C. famously don't play in Crystal Palace. But then "Crystal Palace" doesn't officially exist. Strange thing life.
Wow! CRYSTAL PALACE into the F.A. CUP FINAL! This was with a 3-0 win yesterday over Aston Villa.
I can’t stop singing the Crystal Palace anthem song “Glad All Over” released in 1963 by The Dave Clark Five!
I had forgotten how successful The Dave Clark Five were, albeit only for a very brief period. Apparently, according to the cover of their album "All the Hits", they sold over 100 million records!
Wikipedia says "The Dave Clark Five unseated the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" from its number one spot in the UK singles charts in January 1964 with "Glad All Over". The British press, briefly, called them the Beatles' "most serious threat"........Andrew Loog Oldham, former manager of the Rolling Stones, said of the band's early success as rivals to the Beatles: "If the Beatles ever looked over their shoulders, it was not the Stones they saw. They saw the Dave Clark 5 or Herman's Hermits."....They were a major force in the British Invasion, with fifteen consecutive Top 20 hit singles in the US, surpassing even The Beatles. PBS notes their record-breaking 18 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show"
Interestingly, Dave Clark was great friends with Freddie Mercury and was at Freddie's bedside when he died.
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OMD - Organisation
It was an interesting experience listening to this twice today (and once yesterday). I really wanted this album when it came out. (1980) But I also could not afford LPs at a rate of more than one every blue moon, and other things I also badly wanted won out and I never owned it until more recently. It’s kind of tantalizing wondering what it would have sounded like to me then, and whether I would have liked it as much as I thought I would.
The first track on the second disc has a shameless steal of a synth riff from a Pet Shop Boys hit.
Found on Archive.Org
Another album of his that I really like is "Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966, Vol. 2" also featuring Gato Barbieri. The first track "Orfeu Negro" with its Brazilian influences is a particularly good listen.
The Styrenes - Terry Riley - In C
Recent release on Quiet Details. Abstract analog synth music, a nice melding of the seemingly slightly random and the melodic, quite swirly and a little off-center. An interesting listen.
Continuing down the experimental synth trail. This one's $1 on bandcamp. ($19 for the discography of 17 releases).
The recently issued “Brown Acid - The Twentieth Trip” is amongst the best.
To quote RidingEasy Records on Bandcamp “The ten vintage early local hard rock eruptions here will swarm around you like fear and loathing bats, zapping you from unexpected angles, beyond-a-reasonable-doubt proof that the inevitable collapse of the American Psychedelic ‘60s Utopian Dream into hard guitar low ball self absorbed human nature endures. These killer tracks may be a half century in the rear-view mirror now BUT... since We Can’t Work It Out... we gotta mess it up! A vibe that resonates timelessly, real life ripped out of the haze by real people, fresh and unfiltered right out of the gate.”
I have also been a supporter of Crystal Palace Football Club since I was 4 years old and am excited about them being in the semi finals of the FA Cup!
> @djh I grew up near Crystal Palace and support your goals regarding the renovation of the dinosaurs.
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> I have also been a supporter of Crystal Palace Football Club since I was 4 years old and am excited about them being in the semi finals of the FA Cup!
Crystal Palace F.C. famously don't play in Crystal Palace. But then "Crystal Palace" doesn't officially exist. Strange thing life.
I had forgotten how successful The Dave Clark Five were, albeit only for a very brief period. Apparently, according to the cover of their album "All the Hits", they sold over 100 million records!
Wikipedia says "The Dave Clark Five unseated the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" from its number one spot in the UK singles charts in January 1964 with "Glad All Over". The British press, briefly, called them the Beatles' "most serious threat"........Andrew Loog Oldham, former manager of the Rolling Stones, said of the band's early success as rivals to the Beatles: "If the Beatles ever looked over their shoulders, it was not the Stones they saw. They saw the Dave Clark 5 or Herman's Hermits."....They were a major force in the British Invasion, with fifteen consecutive Top 20 hit singles in the US, surpassing even The Beatles. PBS notes their record-breaking 18 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show"
Interestingly, Dave Clark was great friends with Freddie Mercury and was at Freddie's bedside when he died.