What Are You Listening To? December 2023
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Ojai Sam
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Various Artists - Walton: Piano Quartet (comp. 1919) / Violin Sonata (comp. 1949) / Five Bagatelles (comp. 1970-71) (rec. 1995)
This delightful collection shows just how varied the output of William Walton could be. Not many composers could produce flowing orchestral suites and then turn around and create five delicate bagatelles for the guitar of Julian Bream.
on the Sam-O-Meter. Brilliant.
This delightful collection shows just how varied the output of William Walton could be. Not many composers could produce flowing orchestral suites and then turn around and create five delicate bagatelles for the guitar of Julian Bream.
on the Sam-O-Meter. Brilliant.
axolotl
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Well, no...Various Artists - Walton: Piano Quartet (comp. 1919) / Violin Sonata (comp. 1949) / Five Bagatelles (comp. 1970-71) (rec. 1995)
This delightful collection shows just how varied the output of William Walton could be. Not many composers could produce flowing orchestral suites and then turn around and create five delicate bagatelles for the guitar of Julian Bream.
Not in the same day, at least.
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Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)
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Death Valley Girls - Islands In The Sky (2023)
axolotl
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The Freeze - Calling All Creatures (2019)
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The Freeze - Misery Loves Company (1991)
Zeeba Neighba
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The Only Ones - The Only Ones (1978)
Ojai Sam
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Wendi Slaton - Turn Around and Look (Justice Records, 1990)
This is one of the finest blue eyed soul albums I've ever heard. Sugar Hill studio in Houston squeezed every ounce of power out of the ten musicians here, led by the killer sax duo of Jon Smith and Roger Holmes and the wailing Hammond B-3 of Travis Doyle. But the star here is Wendi's expressive voice, emotive but never overdone.
In the "Where Are They Now?" file, Wendi has gone on to be a very successful real estate broker, founder of "Roots Residential Group" in (where else?) Austin.
This is one of the finest blue eyed soul albums I've ever heard. Sugar Hill studio in Houston squeezed every ounce of power out of the ten musicians here, led by the killer sax duo of Jon Smith and Roger Holmes and the wailing Hammond B-3 of Travis Doyle. But the star here is Wendi's expressive voice, emotive but never overdone.
In the "Where Are They Now?" file, Wendi has gone on to be a very successful real estate broker, founder of "Roots Residential Group" in (where else?) Austin.
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The Freeze - Land of the Lost & Rabid Reaction (1984-85)
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Here Lies Man - You Will Know Nothing (2018)
Zeeba Neighba
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Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There (2022)
axolotl
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V/A ~ Yoga Sessions: Drawing from the Roots (2005)
2 - Joakim ~ "La Mouette"
3 - Wahoo ~ "Drawing from the Roots"
4 - As One ~ "In the Arms of You"
5 - Ezekiel Honig ~ "More Human Than Human"
6 - Jan Jelinek ~ "My Favourite Shop"
7 - A Rocket in Dub ~ "Rocket, No. 3"
8 - 2 Lone Swordsmen ~ "Rico's Helly (Remix)"
9 - Lawrence ~ "15 Minutes With You"
10 - Furry Phreaks ~ "Lament for a Dead Computer, Pt. 1"
11 - Amy ~ "Mifune" (Dixon's Acoustic Edit)
12 - Tarwater ~ "Somewhere"
13 - Red Snapper ~ "Lobster"
14 - UFO ~ "Lunar Enfant"
Tracks:
1 - Larry Heard ~ "Faint Object Detection"2 - Joakim ~ "La Mouette"
3 - Wahoo ~ "Drawing from the Roots"
4 - As One ~ "In the Arms of You"
5 - Ezekiel Honig ~ "More Human Than Human"
6 - Jan Jelinek ~ "My Favourite Shop"
7 - A Rocket in Dub ~ "Rocket, No. 3"
8 - 2 Lone Swordsmen ~ "Rico's Helly (Remix)"
9 - Lawrence ~ "15 Minutes With You"
10 - Furry Phreaks ~ "Lament for a Dead Computer, Pt. 1"
11 - Amy ~ "Mifune" (Dixon's Acoustic Edit)
12 - Tarwater ~ "Somewhere"
13 - Red Snapper ~ "Lobster"
14 - UFO ~ "Lunar Enfant"
Ojai Sam
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Then:
Emerson Quartet - Haydn: "Emperor" Quartet / Schubert: "Rosamunde" Quartet & Quartet No. 12 (1989)
Now:
Vanilla Fudge - Box Of Fudge (Rhino Handmade comp. 2010)
Why this, you ask? Because discs 4 and 5 hold an astonishing complete unreleased concert from the Fillmore West on New Year's Day, 1969. Bogert and Appice hit their artistic peak here, with apologies to fans of both Beck, Bogert & Appice and Cactus. Why ATCO didn't release this set at the time I'll never know.
Emerson Quartet - Haydn: "Emperor" Quartet / Schubert: "Rosamunde" Quartet & Quartet No. 12 (1989)
Now:
Vanilla Fudge - Box Of Fudge (Rhino Handmade comp. 2010)
Why this, you ask? Because discs 4 and 5 hold an astonishing complete unreleased concert from the Fillmore West on New Year's Day, 1969. Bogert and Appice hit their artistic peak here, with apologies to fans of both Beck, Bogert & Appice and Cactus. Why ATCO didn't release this set at the time I'll never know.
axolotl
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Cantinero ~ Championship Boxing (2004)
Very good, if not great, album. Piano Rock that never overstays its melodic fare; it would be pop except it was never popular.
Cantinero is the nom de plume of Christopher Hicken. The only reason I semi-effuse like this is that I know no one will ever see this, and it won't be my loss.
Very good, if not great, album. Piano Rock that never overstays its melodic fare; it would be pop except it was never popular.
Cantinero is the nom de plume of Christopher Hicken. The only reason I semi-effuse like this is that I know no one will ever see this, and it won't be my loss.
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