What are you listening to? July 2018

[Unsomnambulist]

National Folk Ensemble Of The Soviet Republic Of Azerbaijan - Music Of Azerbaijan (1991)



In Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan, music listens to YOU.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Low Cut Connie - Dirty Pictures (Part 2) (2018)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Yawning Man - The Revolt Against Tired Noises (2018)

 

[JazzyRandy]

Donny McCaslin - Fast Future (2013)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Fatso Jetson - Flames For All (1999)

 

[axolotl]

Swimming in Bengal ~ Deeper, Deeper (2018)

"The band has a way of imparting a worn feeling of age, timeless and turbulent to their work and as such there are few moments in the record that feel like the were laid to tape in 2016. They dart through worn street tapes picked up at adhoc Indian markets, ’60s jazz flare ups and subsequent ’70s jazz infatuations with stronger connections to non-American sounds." - Raven Sings the Blues

https://sanskazakgascarsolo.bandcamp.com/album/deeper-deeper

 

[JazzyRandy]

Donald Brown - People Music (1991)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Fatso Jetson - Idle Hands (2016)

 

[axolotl]

And, down the rabbit hole I go....

Swimming in Bengal ~ Garden of Idle Hands (2017)

"But if you accept that human modes of creation and expression land on the ears of other humans who then feel compelled to add a few twists before re-transmitting, the fine scent of these spiraling sonic fumes amply repay the choice to not touch that dial." - Bill Meyers, Dusted

"Swimming in Bengal chart out new territory, as open and free as it is devout and comforting. Lots of buzzing elements and repeated motifs swirl in these songs..." - Marc Masters, Hi Bias

https://sanskazakgascarsolo.bandcamp.com/album/garden-of-idle-hands

Reco'd for fans of World Music that bears overlapping elements with Jazz and Postrock.

 

[Nickyboy]

Reco'd for fans of World Music that bears overlapping elements with Jazz and Postrock.

Noted.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

The Stratford 4 - The Revolt Against Tired Noises (2002)



These guys are like a clean cut version of the Brian Jonestown Massacre.

 

[JazzyRandy]

Brick - Brick (1977)

 

[JazzyRandy]

Brainstorm - Journey To The Light (1978)

 

[JazzyRandy]

Bar-Kays - Injoy (1978)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)

 

[JazzyRandy]

Earth Wind and Fire - Faces (1980)

Today, I guess I'll stroll through R&B, a year at a time ...

 

[JazzyRandy]

Trying to avoid the combination of SuperAct+SmashAlbum. I may let one slip through without the other (e.g. EWF's "Faces" above) but I wouldn't have wanted to have chosen EWF's "That's The Way Of The World", had I initiated this a few years earlier. This passes both tests easily, but it's still very good.

Change - Miracles (1981)


Change was part of the burgeoning Brit Invasion of American R&B, but the band also included its fair share of US singers/musicians. Change included many musicians/singers who went on to (or had come from) greener pastures, including Luther Vandross, Jocelyn Brown, Doc Powell, Victor Paz (trumpeter who worked with Bob James and Stevie Wonder, Harry Belafonte, and Stanley Turrentine,) Robert Alexander (trobonist who worked with Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennet, David Ruffin,) and others.

This is referred to by some as the best Chic album Chic never made.

 

[JazzyRandy]

Slave - Visions of the Lite (1982)

Not among their best albums. By now defections of key personnel were taking their toll. Disappointing when compared to what the band did previously, but not at all a bad album.

EDIT: ASIDE: Looking ahead for CDs to grab to listen to while driving about today, I questioned if one of my coming choices would pass the Superstar/SmashAlbum rule, so I checked the RYM chart for that year. I was stunned to not find the album among the top 700 albums for that year. It was listed at #13 for a culled list that focused on R&B/Soul. Unless it's Mariah Carey or Janet Jackson, I'm guessing I don't need to worry about breaking that rule for the next decade or two. The good news is I can keep the album on todays playlist!!! Good, cause I'm already looking forward to it.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Yawning Man - Nomadic Pursuits (2010)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Yawning Man - Rock Formations (2005)