What are you listening to? October 2022

[axolotl]

Paul Nicholson, Brandenburg Consort (Roy Goodman, dir.) - Handel: Organ Concertos (comp. 1735-51, rec. 1996)

Everyone immediately thinks of Bach for Baroque keyboard works but Handel composed nearly a dozen concertos for organ and chamber orchestra that are simply delightful.

It's just that people have shied away from saying Handel and Organ in polite company.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Fela Kuti - Gentleman (1973)

 

[Ojai Sam]

It's just that people have shied away from saying Handel and Organ in polite company.

That’s because everyone tries too hard to be well tempered.

 

[axolotl]

That’s because everyone tries too hard to be well tempered.

Besides, Bach's organ did not have any working stops.

Thus, he is the father of music.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Besides, Bach's organ did not have any working stops.

Thus, he is the father of music.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Elvis Costello - My Aim is True (1977) and This Year's Model (1978)

Feeling some EC today (realized also neither included on MOJO list )

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Elvis Costello - Armed Forces (1979)

 

[axolotl]

Bob Brozman Orchestra - Lumiere (2007)

Say, those guys sure look alike.

Hey, they ARE alike! It's Bob Brozman times 27!

The eclectic guitarist who created a series of memorable duet albums with musicians from around the world channeled and distilled all of his influences into a single unbelievable solo project using a diverse array of instruments. Here's the lineup:

1 Tango Medzinárodny (International Tango)
Baritone Guitar [Santa Cruz Brozman], Lap Steel Guitar [Bear Creek Kona Hawaiian], Selmer-Maccaferri Guitar [Two M. Dunn Guitars], Lap Steel Guitar [Chaturangui], Baglama, Cajón, Percussion [Papua Bamboo Pikér] – Bob Brozman

2 Lumière De La Mer
Tambourine – Daniel Thomas (3)
Reso-rango], Lap Steel Guitar [BC Kona Hawaiian], Baritone Guitar [National Tricone], Lap Steel Guitar [National Tricone Baritone Hawaiian], Cajón, Wood Block, Claves – Bob Brozman

3 Mars Over Sorrento
Lap Steel Guitar [Gandharvi], Guitar, Resonator Guitar [National Tricone Hawaiian], Cajón – Bob Brozman
Tar (Drum), Bendir, Surdo – Daniel Thomas (3)

4 N’Oubliez Pas La Réunion
Arco Bass [Bowed Bass] – Bruce Maurier
Ghatam, Tar (Drum) – Daniel Thomas (3)
Lap Steel Guitar [Chaturangui], Baritone Guitar [National Tricone], Lap Steel Guitar [BC Kona Hawaiian], Resonator Guitar [National Tricone Hawaiian], Selmer-Maccaferri Guitar [M. Dunn Guitar], Cajón, Triangle, Shaker, Claves – Bob Brozman

5 Calypso Calaloo
Bass – Bruce Maurier
Bongos, Cajón [Brushes], Tambourine, Shaker, Talking Drum – Daniel Thomas (3)
Resonator Guitar [Two National Tricones], Charango, Charango [Hualaicho], Marimba, Xylophone [Xylo-rimba], Cajón, Claves, Wood Block – Bob Brozman

6 Chaturangui Gazal
Bass – Stan Poplin
Ghatam, Kanjira, Tar (Drum), Bendir, Talking Drum, Gong – Daniel Thomas (3)
Lap Steel Guitar [Chaturangui], Sanshin, Baritone Guitar [Santa Cruz Brozman], Baglama [Three], Marimba, Cajón, Drum [Two Dugis], Bendir, Triangle, Rattle – Bob Brozman

7 Mazurka Maracaibo
Bongos – Daniel Thomas (3)
Charango [Ronroco], Charango [Hualaicho], Guitar, Cajón, Wood Block – Bob Brozman

8 Aloha Laie
Ukulele, Baritone Guitar [Bear Creek Seven-String Hawaiian], Lap Steel Guitar [Gandharvi], Baritone Guitar [Santa Cruz Brozman], Marimba, Selmer-Maccaferri Guitar [M. Dunn Guitar] – Bob Brozman

9 Bamako Blues
Ghatam, Talking Drum, Kanjira, Bongos – Daniel Thomas (3)
Baritone Guitar [National Tricone], Lap Steel Guitar [Gandharvi], Cajón – Bob Brozman

10 Ska Waltz Train
Rhythm Guitar, Snare, Bongos, Timbales, Tambourine – Daniel Thomas (3)
Selmer-Maccaferri Guitar [Two M. Dunn Guitars], Baglama [Three], Charango, Lap Steel Guitar [Chaturangui], Resonator Guitar [National Tricone Hawaiian], Cajón, Temple Block, Triangle, Wood Block – Bob Brozman

11 Afro Mada
Bongos, Drum [Sabar], Ghatam, Talking Drum, Triangle, Kanjira – Daniel Thomas (3)
Baritone Guitar [Two National Tricones], Lap Steel Guitar [Gandharvi], Ukulele, Cajón, Percussion [Papua Bamboo Pikér], Claves – Bob Brozman

12 Yaeyama Okinawa
Lap Steel Guitar [Chaturangui], Baritone Guitar [Santa Cruz Brozman], Sanshin – Bob Brozman

The results are nothing less than stellar.

This, as it arrived in the mail today.

Thanks, Sam!

 

[axolotl]

Lanterna ~ Desert Ocean (2006)



Post-Rock, Dream Pop, Ambient Americana

 

[axolotl]

Slowblow ~ Noi Abinoi (2004)



Filmscore, Minimal Wave, Ambient

 

[axolotl]

Son, Ambulance ~ Someone Else's déjà vu (2008)



Indie Pop, Chamber Folk, Psychedelic Pop

Spoiler

That's Son, Ambulance, Son, not Unsomnambulist.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Son, Ambulance ~ Someone Else's déjà vu (2008)



Indie Pop, Chamber Folk, Psychedelic Pop

Spoiler

That's Son, Ambulance, Son, not Unsomnambulist.

I'd rather have a prefrontal lobotomy.

 

[axolotl]

I'd rather have a prefrontal lobotomy.

Ah, c'mon. The music is much better than that.

 

[axolotl]

Juan Martín ~ Painter in Sound (1986)​

 

[axolotl]

Stan Hope ~ Put On a Happy Face (2005)



Houston Person, Kenny Washington, Ray Drummond

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Pink Mountaintops - Peacock Pools (2022)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Halloween Playlist
Then some Blue Oyster Cult
Finish up with the Rocky Horror film soundtack