Currently Spinning

Two remixed CDs:

Raw Power by Iggy & the Stooges - awesome!

Velvet Underground 3rd album non-closet mix. Very different version of 'Some Kinda Love' with weird mumbled vocals near the end.

 

Robert Plant<>Mighty Rearranger (Rather good)
U2<>How to dismantle an Atomic Bomb
SRV<>Texas Flood

 

New Order - Jetstream lover

 

So far todee...

American Beauty sound track cd (all Thomas Newman stuff)
Limp Bizkit - Unquestionable Truth
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (Why did I buy that!? lol)
Matchbook Romance - Stories And Alibis
and currently... The Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming

 

Manger demonstration CD (various artists and styles), especially love 'The O-Zone Percussion Group - Jazz Variants' (www.manger-msw.com)
Aurora - Aurora (Peter Erskine/Marty Krystall/Buell Neidlinger) on Denon disc
LAND - LAND Extreme XCD 032
Lemon Sol - Environmental Architecture
Associates - Sulk (remastered)
Associates - Fourth Drawer Down (remastered)
Sisters of Mercy - Some Girls Wander...
Dead Can Dance - Into the Labyrinth
Depeche Mode - Violator
Gary Numan - Pure
Alison Krauss - Down to the River...

...as you can see, quite a listening session today!!

 

The Who - Live at Leeds
Antony and the Johnsons - I am a Bird Now
Foo Fighters - One by One
Block Party - Silent Alarm
Azuli Choice - Jeff Mills

 

Gram Parsons - Sacred Hearts and Fallen Angels: The Gram Parsons Anthology
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

 

What do you think of it?

 

I had a listen to that the other day after seeing (was it you?) mention it on here.

I thought it was interesting but not my thing. Kinda nice and relaxing but the vocals, although talented, were too over the top I think. Definitely reminds me of Nina Simone. I can see that to someone who listens mainly to lyrics it might be of more interest.

 

Possibly me. I mentioned it on this thread earlier.

I've not had a chance to listen to the album again yet, but have heard "Hope there's someone" a couple MOre times now. A very intense tune. The vocal layering and piano are a bit good.

From the breif listen I've had of the album, there's a few other tracks that stand out like this too, but will need to give it a few MOre listens before judging it as a complete album.

I heard someone mention they've not heard a voice as capable of "MOving" them since Jeff Buckley.

 

I think its special. Not every track, but the best tracks are sublime IMO. When I first heard "I hope there's someone" on 6music whilst at work I didnt really pay much attention but slowly realised it was moving me emotionally without evening listening. Having then concentrated I was really taken.

I assumed Antony was a heavyweight african american blues singer judging by that track. I did a little research and was surprised to find Antony is a white transexual New Yorker. I bought the album and felt compelled to see them at QEH for their single UK tour date, but was totally sold out (apparently much to the surprise of QEH) turns out they have a substantial following around the world.

Fortunately they are doing more UK dates due to demand in June. Lou Reed commented he was moved to tears seeing them live.

 

Today it's Ozrics - Strangeitude/Pungent Effulgent (awesome! I can feel that sub-bass vibrating my liver..)
And Rick James (RIP) - Fire it up..
And Funkadelic - Electric Spanking of war babies and Uncle Jam wants you to funk with him...

Later I'll no doubt be drawn into the freakitude of Bootsy's Rubber Band - with Aah the name is Bootsy Baby and This Boot was Made for Funkin..
Deep joy.

 

Crazy Fog

 

Ramones - Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology
Supergrass: - Supergrass Is 10: The Best of 1994-2004

 

John Mayalls Bluesbreakers - Best of
Albert Collins - The Iceman Cometh
Albert Collins and Robert Cray - Showdown
Professor Longhair - best of
Buddy Guy - best of

And to get that blues thang out of my head:
Motorhead - Ace of Spades..

 

Best of Bowie

Hippocamp ruins Petsounds

 

Amerie - 1 Thing

 

Entertainment! - Gang of Four
Magic Numbers - Magic Numbers
You Can Feel Me - Har Mar Superstar

 

Lot of kit testing and development of late.
Today has been a music fest.
Joe Saturani-Surfing with the Alien
Pink Floyd-Pulse
Dr John-Crelo Moon
Meatloaf-Live 87@ Wembly
The Eels-Beautiful Freak
Deep Purple-How do you think we are?
Jon Lord-Before I forget
Larry Carlton-Shappire Blue
Gary Moore-Blues Alive

 

Dark Side of the MOOG no 8

waiting for no 5 to turn up from the US....