Unsomnambulist
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Singapore Sling - Kill Kill Kill (Songs About Nothing) (2017)
What are you listening to? June 2017
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Amir ElSaffar - Two Rivers _2007_
Call me a victim of Amazon's recommendation engine. Every so often, Amazon will get hung up on an album/artist and recommend it to me relentlessly, forever and ever. Over the past months (year) I began to think I "discovered" Elsaffar on my own and that I really wanted this album. I ordered it recently and gave it a flisten. I was underwhelmed.
I gave it two or three more listens and found myself less underwhelmed, but not quite yet whelmed. Now that my acquisition pace has revved back up again, I'm not sure how many more listens I can spare for this one hoping my appreciation of it will improve.
Aside: This could almost fit into Sam's World thread. This is heavily influenced by Middle Eastern sounds. It's billed as a Jazz album with Middle Eastern flavor, but it often sounds like a Middle Eastern album with American Jazz flavor.
Call me a victim of Amazon's recommendation engine. Every so often, Amazon will get hung up on an album/artist and recommend it to me relentlessly, forever and ever. Over the past months (year) I began to think I "discovered" Elsaffar on my own and that I really wanted this album. I ordered it recently and gave it a flisten. I was underwhelmed.
I gave it two or three more listens and found myself less underwhelmed, but not quite yet whelmed. Now that my acquisition pace has revved back up again, I'm not sure how many more listens I can spare for this one hoping my appreciation of it will improve.
Aside: This could almost fit into Sam's World thread. This is heavily influenced by Middle Eastern sounds. It's billed as a Jazz album with Middle Eastern flavor, but it often sounds like a Middle Eastern album with American Jazz flavor.
Michael Blanco - Spirit Forward _2017_
This my first time hearing of bassist Blanco, but I'm very familiar with Ellis and familiar enough with the others. Despite the appeal of Ellis here, there was only a middling chance I would have picked this up. Thankfully, a secret shipper realized this should be a part of my life and, voila, now it is. This is good listenin'. Ellis' woodwind work is always stimulating and demands attention. Blanco has written some very good music here. I'll be on the lookout for his next album.
This my first time hearing of bassist Blanco, but I'm very familiar with Ellis and familiar enough with the others. Despite the appeal of Ellis here, there was only a middling chance I would have picked this up. Thankfully, a secret shipper realized this should be a part of my life and, voila, now it is. This is good listenin'. Ellis' woodwind work is always stimulating and demands attention. Blanco has written some very good music here. I'll be on the lookout for his next album.
Unsomnambulist
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Boards Of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest (2013)
This is billed as IDM, intelligent dance music. I'm not sure exactly how you would dance to it, I must not be intelligent enough to figure that out.
This is billed as IDM, intelligent dance music. I'm not sure exactly how you would dance to it, I must not be intelligent enough to figure that out.
Zeeba Neighba
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Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue (1958)
I don't think I'll be picking this for my 1958 pick, but sad to only have one pick. Nina's debut album shows an assured performer, great from the get-go. Also contains great versions of two standards I love - "Little Girl Blue" and "Love Me or Leave Me"
I don't think I'll be picking this for my 1958 pick, but sad to only have one pick. Nina's debut album shows an assured performer, great from the get-go. Also contains great versions of two standards I love - "Little Girl Blue" and "Love Me or Leave Me"
Zeeba Neighba
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Kevin Ayers - Whatevershebringswesing (1972)
earcartoons
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Boogie Uproar-Gems from the Peacock vaults ~ Various Artists (2014)
Zeeba Neighba
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Van Dyke Parks - Discover America (1972)
axolotl
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It's an oxymoron. An intelligent person does not dance.Boards Of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest (2013)
This is billed as IDM, intelligent dance music. I'm not sure exactly how you would dance to it, I must not be intelligent enough to figure that out.
Jason Palmer - Wondaland _2015_
Unsomnambulist
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Love this record so much.
I remember receiving that as a young kid on cassette tape from Columbia House Record (Tape?) Club and playing it on my Realistic mono tape recorder. It would be a couple of years before I got a Sony Walkman.
Unsomnambulist
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DIIV - Oshin (2012)
Zeeba Neighba
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Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
1973...whaaaaat?!
Some explanation might be in order for some who don't know me. I have been known, from time to time, to engage in various "listening series" where I methodically and laboriously go through various album themes, series, or lists that guide my listening choices. While many might think me mad, to quote the bard, in my madness there is method, as I often appreciate the perspective (e.g. historical) that it frames the music for me personally. So since October (gack...has it been since October), I've been going chronologically through Acclaimed Music's top 3000 albums starting with some 1940s and 50s discs and moving slowly forward. At times, for example during quite influential musical years there can be a number of albums in that year (1971 for example had 78 albums) so when I reach a new year (like now!) there is much rejoicing. So far, I've listening to 760 albums on the list. Of course, there's other albums I spin too both randomly chosen and from other series (e.g. the 6000 song series from the other thread), but this definitely has been my labor of love over the past 7 months
1973...whaaaaat?!
Some explanation might be in order for some who don't know me. I have been known, from time to time, to engage in various "listening series" where I methodically and laboriously go through various album themes, series, or lists that guide my listening choices. While many might think me mad, to quote the bard, in my madness there is method, as I often appreciate the perspective (e.g. historical) that it frames the music for me personally. So since October (gack...has it been since October), I've been going chronologically through Acclaimed Music's top 3000 albums starting with some 1940s and 50s discs and moving slowly forward. At times, for example during quite influential musical years there can be a number of albums in that year (1971 for example had 78 albums) so when I reach a new year (like now!) there is much rejoicing. So far, I've listening to 760 albums on the list. Of course, there's other albums I spin too both randomly chosen and from other series (e.g. the 6000 song series from the other thread), but this definitely has been my labor of love over the past 7 months
John Coltrane - Blue Train _1958_
Unsomnambulist
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Crystal Antlers - Two-Way Mirror (2011)
Ojai Sam
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Judy Garland - Smilin' Through: The Singles Collection (comp. 2011)
The 4th and last CD in this essential box set covers her sides on Decca from 1945 to 1947. Many say she hit her peak during these years. In addition to duets with Bing and Dick Haymes, we get hits like "On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe" with alternate takes where available.
The 4th and last CD in this essential box set covers her sides on Decca from 1945 to 1947. Many say she hit her peak during these years. In addition to duets with Bing and Dick Haymes, we get hits like "On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe" with alternate takes where available.
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Re: "Dark Side of the Moon":
We are watching the "Tennison" series on PBS right now (Taking a pee and MG break). They like to use period music to set the tone. They just played "Time" from DSOtM. My wife guessed the band (whaaat?) but not the song title ( no surprise).
And now you post that. Synchronicity.
We are watching the "Tennison" series on PBS right now (Taking a pee and MG break). They like to use period music to set the tone. They just played "Time" from DSOtM. My wife guessed the band (whaaat?) but not the song title ( no surprise).
And now you post that. Synchronicity.
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