Pokey - thanks for your separate recommendation of "Self Help Serenade" by Marjorie Fair. What a gorgeous recording. Enjoyed it very much. Evan Slamka is truly gifted. Looking forward to further time with Robert Forster and exploring the other recommendations you have made here.
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
I enjoy vinyl and digital (lately, with recent changes, vinyl actually sounds better than digital to me), BUT given what seems an overall preference for analog/vinyl on A'gon, I'm curious what the non-vinyl "1/2" is listening to. I tried to see if this was a previously posted question. Did not seem so.
This evening for me, it's Genesis (definitive edition remaster) "A Trick of the Tail".
This evening for me, it's Genesis (definitive edition remaster) "A Trick of the Tail".
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Hey Pokey - Listening to Band of Horses on Spotify...Cease to Begin. Their name seems familiar (maybe you mentioned them previously). They've probably been around for a decade or more and I'm just catching on. Getting to be a misanthropic CRANK in my old age. Lots of male singers in so many of the younger (hipster?) bands annoy the heck out of me. Liking instrumentals more as a result. BofH is a happy exception. Thanks for the tip. Seems like there is something here worth exploring further. Islands on the Coast! Yeah!! Gslone - solitary is the name of the game (mostly). |
It's about five minutes till 2AM, and I've got David Benoit, Orchestral Stories, in my transport right now from last night.. a 2005 CD I listened to back then, but never cared for until I smoked a joint last night and happened to listen again... WOW!... This recording needs to be turned up to be appreciated, simply because of the melodies and dynamics involved in the music/composition. To me, Orchestral Stories is good music for a solitary experience between you and your stereo system! |
Thanks for the reminder about Francis Dunnery, Pokey. Was living outside Phila. in the '90s. Listening a lot to WXPN Public Radio from the U of P. Heard some great music on that station. Remember hearing tracks from Tall Blonde and liking it. One of those things I always meant to get at the time and never got around to it. Listening to it now on Spotify. He's a good song writer. Got an ear for melody and I like his guitar tones and licks. re The Boats....do check out Our Small Ideas too. It's sort of a companion to Sleepy Insect Music. |
Rbrowne - Am listening to Ryan Teague, "Coins & Crosses". I like this very much. Also listened to and enjoyed Winged Victory and subsequently some of Brian McBride's solo work. Am looking forward to hearing Teague's other LPs including "Field Drawing". I did not care for the Greg Haines all that much...but may give it another try. |
Rbrowne - Thank you very kindly. I'll certainly be following up on those names and titles. Have heard of "Winged Victory" before as there is a connection to Stars of the Lid. Haven't listened to any of Winged V., however. I did previously listen to the 2nd Bersarin recording and ordered it.. "Ii" is on it's way. Again, "Thanks". Hopefully some of the titles and musicians I listed will be new and of interest to you. BTW - Tried to start a new thread last night but it didn't go through...might have been operator error on my part. I'll try again. I'd wanted to make others aware of a very good website devoted to "instrumental and experimental" music. It's not a music listening site like Spotify or LastFM. Instead, they have many reviews posted on music releases under 7 different categories including: Ambient; Drone; Electronic; Experimental; Field Recordings & Soundscapes; as well as "Modern Composition". The name of the site is "A Closer Listen - A Home for Instrumental and Experimental Music". Link here: http://acloserlisten.com. Well worth a visit. If something is intriguing, you can track it down for a listen on Spotify or elsewhere. Ordered Jacaszek's "Glimmer" as a result of this process. |
Ghosthouse, Given your interest in "modern classical", here are a few recommendations to try. You may find something to your liking. II - Bersarin Quartet (followup to their first recording) Digressions - Greg Haines Until The Point Of Hushed Support - Greg Haines Coins & Crosses - Ryan Teague Field Drawings - Ryan Teague The License To Interpret Dreams - Antonymes A Winged Victory For The Sullen - A Winged Victory For The Sullen Eager To Tear Apart The Stars - Leyland Kirby In 8 Movements - Black Swan With the exception of the Leyland Kirby piece, which is on Bandcamp, all of the above can be found on Spotify. |
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 |
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 |
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! |