What are you listening to? July 2023

[Unsomnambulist]

Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw (2005)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Porter Wagoner & Skeeter Davis - Sing Duets (1962)

Before Dolly, even before Norma Jean, Porter recorded this collection with Skeeter Davis. The Nashville Sound production of Chet Atkins skillfully blended pop and country influences, with the steel guitar of Pete Drake a real highlight. Porter and Skeeter blend well on a group of songs that suits them perfectly.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Sabine Meyer - Mozart: Serenades Nos. 11 & 12 (1997)

I discovered clarinetist Sabine Meyer through 1001 Classical Recordings and can't get enough of her work. Her pure tone and the sympathetic support of her ensemble suit these effervescent compositions perfectly.

 

[axolotl]

One Dove ~ Morning Dove White (1993)



Ambient House, Ambient Dub, Trip-Hop, Dream Pop

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Buffalo Daughter - Pshychic (2003)

 

[axolotl]

Buffalo Daughter - Pshychic (2003)

They're an interesting mix of styles. Do you like it?

 

[Unsomnambulist]

They're an interesting mix of styles. Do you like it?

Yes. Very creative.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

The Blinders - Columbia (2018)

 

[axolotl]

Little Pink ~ Cul-de-Sac Cowgirl (2001)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Buffalo Daughter - New Rock (1998)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Adolf Busch & The Busch Chamber Players - Bach: Orchestral Suites 1-4 (rec. 1936, EMI comp. 1991)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (1975)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Buffalo Daughter - New Rock (1998)

I really like this on second listen.

 

[axolotl]

Today's b'day listening...

The first three were in the car, traveling to and from Palmdale

Joyce (Moreno) with Mauricio Maestro ~ Natureza [archival] (2022)




Flying Saucer Attack ~ New Lands (1997)

One Dove ~ Morning Dove White (1993)



Ambient House, Ambient Dub, Trip-Hop, Dream Pop

Zsófia Boros ~ En otra parte (2013)

 

[Nickyboy]

Was listening to Howard Stern's "Wrap Up Show" today and Jason Kaplan mentioned that he is into a new (?) band named Goose today. They are a jam band along the lines of Fish. I like a few of FIsh's songs, but over all....meh. Jam bands don't really do it for me. I was never a Dead Head, after all.
BUT....they played a few clips. It fluctuated between "that's cool" and "that's crap" back to "that's cool", etc.
I went to youtube to check out their latest. While the video is blah (trying to hard to be cool and arty), I really like the music. I think I will investigate this band further. Some definite Krautrock mixed with mathrock. Right up my alley, potentially.
And aside: "Goose"? Oh, "FIsh" was taken? Are we going to just name our bands after animals to be cool now? What's next, "Pelican"?
Oh.....wait.

eta: this song has a major Talk Talk vibe to me.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Peter Tosh - Honorary Citizen (comp 1997)

 

[axolotl]

Prisma - The Seasons (2018)

A trove of rarely heard 17th Century Italian music performed by an energetic young French quartet. Simply delightful!

This.

Arrived. In. The. Mail. Today.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Spotify's This is Isaac Hayes playlist

The "This Is..." playlists are hit and miss but this has a nice mix of Ike including some hip hop songs sampling him (e.g. Wu Tang Clan's "I Can't Go to Sleep"), his duets with Mille Jackson, and a really smooooth cover of "Lay Lady Lay" he has on a Dylan tribute album

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

The Drifters - 1959-1965 All Time Greatest Hits & More

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Aretha Franklin - Aretha Franklin (1967)

The second (and lesser known) 1967 Atlantic Aretha release after I Never Loved a Man...
Has her cover of "Satisfaction", "You Are My Sunshine" and, interestingly, "96 Tears"