What Are You Listening To? October 2019

[Old Uncle Toe]

Bonnie Bishop - The Walk



Originally a Country performer, she became dissatisfied with where her career was going. A few years ago a producer (name now forgotten) helped her recreate her style away from Country into a more soulful sound. 2016's Ain't Who I Was came out with a soul/blues/R&B feel to it (granted, white people's soul/blues/R&B). I enjoyed it very much. She's carried that into this new EP.

 

[axolotl]

Mavis Staples - We Get By



Edit: I admire Mavis Staples and love to hear a couple of tracks of hers or when she guests on others' works. But I rarely make it through one of her own albums. This one is a real pleasure. I understand it was produced by Ben Harper. Maybe that's the difference.

I must hear that. I am blown away by the cover artwork.

 

[JazzyRandy]

The Bar-Kays - Light Of Life (1978)

 

[axolotl]

Ike Quebec ~It Might as Well be Spring (1964)



From the top RYM review:

P.S. ALFRED LION WAS REALLY SLEEPING ON THIS CAT

 

[axolotl]

David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto ~World Citizen [Single / Collaboration] (2004)



I loves me some Sylvian-Sakamoto collaboration.

 

[axolotl]

Fanfarlo ~ Rooms Filled with Light (2012)

 

[JazzyRandy]

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin - Llyria - (2010)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Medicine - Scarred For Life (2019)

 

[axolotl]

Bobby Hutcherson ~ Oblique (1967)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

@axolotl

 

[axolotl]

John Scofield ~ Works for Me (2001)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Desmond Leslie - Music Of The Future (1960)

Wiki sez:

During the late 1950s, Leslie began nurturing his interest in contemporary music. In his small home studio, he experimented with the sounds of musique concrète. In January 1960, Leslie pressed a single acetate called Music of the Future. All Leslie recordings were later licensed to Joseph Weinburger, and Leslie's recordings were pressed onto a short series of 78rpm library discs, occasionally being put to use in science and mystery based programming, such as early Doctor Who episodes. He used a great number of tape sources to create his pieces; some sources he mentions in his liner notes are motor horns, humming tops and bells.

In 2005, Jonny Trunk's British record label, Trunk Records, re-released Desmond's 1960 acetate, never before released commercially. The sounds on this release were mastered from the original acetate. The recordings are believed to have been made between 1955 and 1959, and included are Desmond's original sleeve notes, containing information pertaining to each selection.

Fascinating stuff. Paging @Nickyboy and @axolotl

 

[Unsomnambulist]

The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good (1988)



1988? Bjork doesn't seem that old.

 

[axolotl]

The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good (1988)



1988? Bjork doesn't seem that old.

Icelanders live long; they do not necessarily get old.

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Vetiver ~ self-titled (2004)




Tall Firs ~ self-titled (2006)

 

[axolotl]

Prosser ~ self-titled (2006)



I have had this CD in my collection since 2008.

It's a happy Sunday afternoon record for me.

 

[axolotl]

Richard & Linda Thompson ~ Shoot Out the Lights (1982)

 

[axolotl]

Chas Burchell ~ Unsung Hero: The Undiscovered Genius of Chas Burchell (1993)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Bardo Pond - Shone Like A Ton (1993)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Rev Rev Rev - s/t (2013)

 

[axolotl]

Timewellspent ~ self-titled (2004)



Jangle Pop