22625. (George Formby) George Formby — Private Compilation, vol.2 [33 items]
22626. (Alice in Chains) Come and Save Me [Paris, 1993 bootleg]
22627. (Lightnin’ Hopkins) Texas Blues [Blues Collection #31] Read more »
Category Archives: CL - Listening 2010
First-time listening for December, 2010
Posted by Phil Paine
on December 31, 2010
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First-time listening for November, 2010
Posted by Phil Paine
on November 30, 2010
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22586. (As The Poets Affirm) I Want to Tell My Heart to You, But I Cannot Say English
22587. (Piirpauke) Piirpauke Live
22588. (Deadmau5) Random Album Title Read more »
Deadmaus5
Posted by Phil Paine
on November 28, 2010
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The techno-rave scene has been moribund for the last few years, but there’s an occasional good album that comes out. Canadian DJ Deadmaus5 (Joel Zimmerman) publicizes himself with a silly gimmick: he appears in public in a mouse costume. But Random Album Title, which came out in 2008, is an entertaining set, though more for listening, as long segments don’t sound very danceable to me. The “I Remember,” “Faxing Berlin,” and “Not Exactly” segments, which follow each other, stand out. It’s a slow warm-up to get to them, however.
North, an Arizona metal band
Posted by Phil Paine
on November 24, 2010
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I don’t know if this Tucson-based metal band is still active, but I rather like their 2008 album What You Were, which trots along loudly, with growly vocals by Kyle Hardy, at a steady, unrushed pace. I’m not sure if they would be called “melodic metal” or “post-rock” in the current jargon, but there is both melodic and rythmic sophistication in most of the songs. “Eidolon” and “Falling In Perpetuum” stand out among the tracks. The album has a fine balance, sequencing the songs to good effect in a genre which tends to turn albums into undifferentiated blurs. I also have an EP from the same year, Ruins.
Bach’s 1046
Posted by Phil Paine
on November 17, 2010
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The first of the Brandenburg Concertos, catalog # bwv1046, is actually entitled Concerto 1mo à 2 Corni di Caccia, 3 Hautb: è Bassono, Violino Piccolo concertato, 2 Violini, una Viola è Violoncello, col Basso Continuo. It has four movements, unlike the other five concertos, which have three. You would think that the pattern allegro — adagio — allegro — minuet would make it clumsy, but for some reason, it works in this case. The final minuet doesn’t seem out of place or anti-climactic. Nothing could be a better introduction to the pleasures of baroque music. Read more »
The Builders and the Butchers: Salvation is a Deep Dark Well
Posted by Phil Paine
on November 14, 2010
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According to their website, each member of The Builders and the Butchers is originally from Anchorage, Alaska and migrated separately to Portland, Oregon to start a career in music. Portland, nowadays, is what Seattle was in the 1980’s: a consistent generator of good new music. Read more »
First-time listening for October, 2010
Posted by Phil Paine
on October 31, 2010
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22568. (Giuseppe Verdi) Aïda [selections; d. Perlea; Milanov, Barbieri, Bjoerling]
22569. (Badly Drawn Boy) Born in the U.K.
22570. (Stella Mayhew) Stella Mayhew: Private Compilation [8 items] Read more »
First-time listening for September, 2010
Posted by Phil Paine
on September 30, 2010
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22529. (Alcest) Souvenirs D’un Autre Monde
22530. (Musica Antigua, d. Eduardo Panaguia [group] ) Cantigas de Jeres
22531. (Ali Akbar Khan) Raga Mian Ki Todi Read more »
Lovesliescrushing
Posted by Phil Paine
on September 8, 2010
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Lovesliescrushing is an interesting lo-fi ambient band based in Tucson. They produce some pleasantly eerie sounds with guitars (Scott Cortez), soft vocals (Melissa Arpin-Duimstra) and various unconventional noise-makers. There’s a bit of the spirit of 1950’s experimental and aleatoric art music, and definite influences of Einstürzende Neubauten and My Bloody Valentine, but I think they’ve crafted a sufficiently distinctive sound of their own. Apparently, they’ve been around for quite awhile, outside of my ken. The 2010 album I have, GIRL.ECHO.SUNS.VEILS, makes me want to dig up their earlier work.
First-time listening for August, 2010
Posted by Phil Paine
on August 31, 2010
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22441. (Badly Drawn Boy) About a Boy
22442. (Guillaume de Machaut) Qui n’aroit autre deport, lai for voice
22443. (Guillaume de Machaut) Liement me deport par samblant, virelai for voice Read more »