What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report

Jacintha "Here's to Ben" high res download.

Bare Trees -> Fleetwood Mac

Have become interested in "modern classical" or, elsewhere, "modern composition". There are various manifestations but the form I'm enjoying most right now blends elements of contemporary classical for small ensembles (strings, reeds, some percussion) with "electronics"...synth and/or studio effects. That's my best effort at a description but listening is the best way to understand. To that end, over the last several evenings...on CD as well as from Spotify:
1) Field Rotation (aka Christoph Berg) - Acoustic Tales
2) Bersarin Quartett - their first
3) Aaron Martin/Christoph Berg - Day Has Ended
3) Jacaszek - Glimmer

Real Estate - Atlas

"Give Me My 80's Box" 3 CD set of 80's hits on Hip-o label.

The Waterboys - A Pagan Place;

Red Army Blues.....wow.

Mike ain't holding nothin' back.

Andreas Vollenweider - Book of Roses

Andreas Vollenweider - Dancing with the Lion

Pinback - Self entitled (first CD)

Prefuse 73 - vocal studies + uprock narratives (also first CD)

Thanks for the encouragement, Loomis.

ghosthouse, you make some interesting picks. keep 'em coming.

Sophie Zelmani "Sing and Dance". Her voice reminds me of Mazzy Star (which is a good thing!)

Strawbs - "Grave New World"

Kasia Lins "take my tears" from linnrecords.com. Kind of jazzy, soulful...diggin it.

Hey Tboooe - I'll check out Bic Runga...new name to me. Thanks for contributing.

Bic Runga "Drive".

Listening on Spotify.

A study in contrasts....

Black Light Syndrome - their 1st

Last Days - Satellite

Field Rotation (Christoph Berg) "Acoustic Tales" (playing from YouTube).
Been very taken the last few evenings with this excellent recording of (as per Discogs) "neoclassical/downtempo/experimental" music.

Listening to the new Natalie Merchant album. Will be following that up with debut album from London Grammar.

From the Mouth of the Sun - Woven Tide

Bvdub - I Remember

Billow Observatory - eponymous

James Taylor - (Live) 1993

Uncle Tupelo - March 16-20, 1992

Benson/Klugh - Collaboration

GRP - Live in Session

Special EFX - Slice of Life

Oliver Nelson - Meet Oliver Nelson.

Notec - thanks. Your music suggestions are generally off the beaten path and interesting. Thanks for the intro to Steven R. Smith...a musician new to me. Am sampling "the anchorite".

Steven R. Smith (California guitarist / multi-instrumentalist.)
crown of marches. the anchorite. the death of last years man ep. autumn is the end. slate branches. lineaments in this order - each with their own flavor flav

Gerry Rafferty - Another World

Karl Wallinger/World Party - Dumbing Up

Back at cha' GH. You have pointed me in many right directions including Moonlit Sailor. Really have enjoyed the journey so far and look forward to the journey ahead. I hope the others are getting even just a little bit out if this thread. I know I am and thanks so much Ghosthouse for starting this very stimulating thread!

Thanks, Roxy. You are certainly welcome to post here (not that you need my permission). I had a vague notion when I started this about it being a kind of on-line "digital" listening journal. Hoped it would interest others. Have gotten some great listening ideas...in particular from Pokey77. Again, feel free to post what you are listening to. I get bored with myself!

Ghosthouse, I like your taste in music.

Beck - Sea Change

Pinback - Blue Screen Life

Toad the Wet Sprocket - New Constellation

A Phil Keaggy trifecta:
The Wind and the Wheat
Find Me in these Fields
The Master & The Musician

2 very different recordings....

Slowdive, "Just For A Day"

Ivy, "Long Distance"

Man, my system is sounding so good today! Toe tapping and even the occasional singing along. Just couldn't stop myself.

Bonobo - The North Borders.

Pinback - Nautical Antiques. The more I listen to this one the more I like it. And the recording quality is probably the best of any of their CDs (that I have) and just really sings.

Pinback - Blue Screen Life. Really love this record. Seems I just can't get enough (look at the many other times that I've reported listening to it here in the minority report).

Moonlit Sailor - My friend Ghosthouse turned me on to this band. I really like this post-rock rock. Great album.

Signal Hill - More post rock. Instrumental and uplifting.

Happy Memorial Day to all.

Hope you enjoy it, Geoff.

"Beck's Morning Phase; one of the most beautiful recordings I've heard in a long time."

Thanks, I just pulled the trigger...

Beck's Morning Phase; one of the most beautiful recordings I've heard in a long time.

5/18 & 5/20 Jade Warrior - Waves, Kites, & Floating World.

Beck - Morning Phase
Vivaldi's Four Seasons - Recomposed by Max Richter

Never did get to Umphrey's McGee tonite, Pokey.
Ended up listening to...
Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs
Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Trouble Is...
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres

Finished with a killer video someone put up on YouTube...
Joe Bonamaasa live doing Blues Deluxe.
Wow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn09Xn9JF5s

Via my BDP 105:
Signal Hill: Self entitled

Bonobo: The North Borders

Pinback: Nautical Antiques

More bvdub: "The First Day".

Stars of the Lid, "The Ballasted Orchestra", at the moment.

Both courtesy of my Oppo 105.

Daniel Amos - Dig Here Said the Angel. Their first new studio album in over a decade.

Nils Lofgren - Acoustic Live.

Moonlit Sailor - So Close to Life. A recommendation from my friend Charles. Great Post Rock. My first two listens were yesterday.

Brock van Wey aka Bvdub - All is Forgiven (courtesy of You Tube)

Computer audio last couple of nights....

1) Daniel Lanois - Belladonna

2) Mum - Finally We Are No One

3) Sunlight Ascending - All The Memories, All At Once

Check out "General Fuzz".
Heard Comfort Zone from Soulful Filling on Pandora. He has 6 albums available for free download. Donations accepted. Link below to the site. Enjoying his music.

http://www.generalfuzz.net

This listening session was inspired by the documentary Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage. It was also very much inspired by my life long close friend Nathan T. These four albums are all highly worthy of a listen and the first two have very good recording quality (I wish the last two possessed that as well). I have never purchased “2112” but should as it is a much needed album to connect “Hemispheres” and “Permanent Waves” below.

Rush – A Farewell to Kings

Rush – Hemispheres

Rush – Permanent Waves

Rush – Moving Pictures

BTW Ghosthouse, I did check out Dwight Twilley. That song was pretty cool as well as a few others I sampled on the Y**tube. Great call on this band.

William DeVaughn - Be Thankful for What You Got

Curtis Mayfield - SuperFly Soundtrack

Dwight Twilley Band - Sincerely (Pure pop confection with a brain. Don't get why Dwight wasn't a bigger star)

Sampled several things on You Tube that were mentioned by Pokey. Listened briefly to Dntel & Evax but spent more time with Aninha Mission by Piano Overlord (Scott Herren). This is interesting and bears returning to.

Ultimately listened to an upload of Beck's "Sea Change". I know this has been out a while but it was a first listen for me. It might not be typical Beck but I REALLY liked it.

Afternoon session:
John Cougar Mellencamp – Scarecrow. This album and the song “Minutes to Memories” are what finally got me to take a closer look at JM. This is easily his best effort to that point in time.

James Newton Howard and Friends – self entitled. Fun synth-rock instrumental record. Very nicely recorded. First heard it in Italy used as a demo disk for high-end equipment.

Kirsty MacColl – Electric Land Lady. Just the first few tracks, especially Track 1, Walking Down Madison.

Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories – Tails. Great record. Has the hit “Stay”.

Tracy Chapman – self entitled. Great record with the mega hit song “Fast Car”.

Morning session:
From LA with Love – This is a various artists collection of electronic music. Not great, but good.

Piano Overlord – Aninha Mission – electronic music from Scott Herren or maybe better known as Prefuse73. Both of his efforts under the Piano Overlord moniker are great.