joel wrote:

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Now it's A Catholic Education

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Do I take it then that "Teenage Fanclub" (glorious Scottish harmony covered guitar pop) are the most listened to group amongst our forum readers? Am reaching for my copy of "Grand Prix" by them now as you have reminded me I haven't played that in a while.

It has a 50 post limit before it goes to a 2nd page (3rd on 100 etc).

(Did you demand to know why he hasn't joined us on the forum so we can discuss the records he has on vinyl and other Ljubljana Cricket Club matters?)

Golcar CC wrote:

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but why the limit?

He'll be logging on soon I believe. He wondered if he should wait till he's somewhere unusual to add a flag to the map

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We're lucky. Many forums have a 30 post limit, we got 50. It is to save people scrolling forever.

Someone unusual would be cool. Bring on the "proportional representation map filling in"

-- Edited by El Presidente at 05:42, 2007-01-16

brazo de natillas wrote:

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Next- some very odd wibbly-wobbly noises from Delia Derbyshire of Dr Who theme tune fame.
Then soul. Maybe Hi Records.

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Ah our Delia. I had a copy of a play about her life called "Blue Veils and Golden Sands" which was kind of weird. I like those wibbly wobbly noises she made very much, actually.




-- Edited by El Presidente at 10:30, 2007-01-16

I am doing some fairly mindless, repetitive work on the www.ljcricket.com website (check the news bar for updates) so while I do this donkey work I have Kylie Minogue's "Ultimate Kylie" collection playing to make me feel more cheerful.

I'm sure there are those that will mock this choice, but "Confide in me" is one of the greatest singles in history! "Better the devil you know," "In your eyes," "Where the wild roses grow" and "Wouldn't change a thing" are damn near untouchable plateaus of poptastic excellence too.

Mind you I'm pressing skip when "the Locomotion" comes on.

-- Edited by El Presidente at 08:30, 2007-01-17

The Pogues "Rum, Sodomy and the Lash." The sound of traditional Ireland meets London punk rock. Nuff said.

joel wrote:

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Sphagnum Esplanade 

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Now: late night Village Green Preservation Society to recover from an unavoidably underfoot turd of a week.

And now Prince Buster.  

-- Edited by brazo de natillas at 00:51, 2007-01-19

  El Presidente wrote:

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French group "Air" with their most successful album "Moon Safari"

Mellow retro-sounding synth lounge-style pop, perfect for car commercial soundtracks.

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 Otiose knob twiddling.

Now playing a Taxi records compilation- Sly and Robbie making people like Dennis Brown sound slightly lost.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Best of.

 Can't quite get into whole albums of Nick cave, but this'll do nicely while I'm cleaning up.

Fave tracks "The Mercy Seat" and "Red Right Hand."

Golcar CC wrote:

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. last night I sat and listened to most of Sigur Ros' album Takk...

it was really good. definitely helps listening to it on a winter's night parked up in a motor...

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 Yeah, it's rather pretty, isn't it? Looking outside at the grey miserable weather, it wouldn't be a bad soundtrack to have playing now. Maybe, I'll give it another spin.

Golcar CC wrote:

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Disco Brad - your gif seems to have calmed down.  

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 Don't be fooled. He just needs to take a rest every now and then. He seems to be rather tempremental. He's having a bit of a dance at the moment as I'm listening to the soundtrack from "The Beach."

The flim's a bit meh, but the soundtrack is brilliant. Leftfield, Underworld, Moby, Faithless, an exclusive (and great) track by New Order. Even the All Saints track "Pure Shores" is great, but my favourite of all would have to be the final track by Orbital & Angelo Badalamenti (Film Composer). Cracking stuff.

Will have to check out the Lee Hazlewood one mentioned above, just so I can work out what "retro-ironic" means. 

Depeche Mode "Songs of faith and devotion"

Am a bit of a fan. Great production on this one and some belting tunes. "In your room" has the most intense bass I've ever heard captured by a recording studio.

-- Edited by El Presidente at 21:42, 2007-01-22

Golcar CC wrote:

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Lee Hazlewood. I've heard a very small bit - is he just being touted as cool in a "retro-ironic" fashion or does his stuff bear up... I really like the couple of tracks of his with Nancy Sinatra I've heard

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Came across an album of his called "Cake or death." Interesting enough in a kind of "Laughing" Leonard Cohen meets Tom Waits kind of way. In no way essential, but pleasant enough. I can picture him performing in some kind of hotel lounge, though I'm sure it would be a very strange Hotel with a very eclectic mix of about 3 people watching.

Edited to add, ... and now it's finished playing I find myself wanting to play it again

-- Edited by El Presidente at 10:46, 2007-01-23

El Presidente wrote:

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Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet.

Although I prefer the Mick Taylor era Stones, Sticky Fingers easily being my favourite followed by Exile on Main Street, you can't really go wrong with the combination of late 60s / early 70s Stones with Jimmy Miller wearing the producer's hat. Plus it's got "Street fighting man" on which has one of the hardest accoustic guitar parts ever recorded.

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I love that period of the Stones... the Beatles can't touch that run to my mind. Not that i'm knocking the Beatles...

 

i'm translating some mind-boggling stuff about capital requirements for long positions in cross-currency swaps and er... anyway after a bit of a break i've put some dylan on in the background... one of his worst albums (Knocked Out Loaded - apparently so named cos it was knocked out when he was) - though not the worst that came a bit later, it's awful and has a cover of Let's Stick Together --- appalling). Anyway Knocked Out Loaded has one song on it that's worth a listen and that's what's still rolling now --It's called Brownsville Girl and was co-written with Sam Sheppard who did the fantastic screenplay for Paris, Texas, and is essentially a road-song i.e. the musical equivalent of a road movie...

 

You know, it's funny how things never turn out the way you had 'em planned.
The only thing we knew for sure about Henry Porter is that his name wasn't Henry Porter.
And you know there was somethin' about you baby that I liked that was always too good for this world
Just like you always said there was something about me you liked that I left behind in the French Quarter.

Strange how people who suffer together have stronger connections than people who are most content.
I don't have any regrets, they can talk about me plenty when I'm gone.
You always said people don't do what they believe in, they just do what's most convenient, then they repent.
And I always said, "Hang on to me, baby, and let's hope that the roof stays on."

 

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For an eclectic mix look no further than Manchester's finest radio station http://www.revolutiononline.co.uk Despite the annoyingly frequent adverts, they play some cracking tunes.

With DJs including Mani (Roses, Primal Scream) and Mike Joyce (Smiths) you can expect some classic indie, but they're not afraid to mix it up a bit.

Takes me back to those halcyon days of the Hacienda and Boardwalk!!

A Studio One roots compilation with the bass turned up. My neighbours are loving it almost as much as I like their 8am David Bisbal and production-line-Sevillanas, I imagine.

Blinding.  

After seeing a post from Matt mentioning classic Manchester groups and reading that James have reformed I have dusted out my copy of "Laid" by James. To be honest I bought this one in a bargain bin one day and don't think I've ever actually played it before. Although I have always liked James this is pleasantly surprising me as being a good strong collection.

El Presidente wrote:

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A compilation of Delta Bluesman and BB King's cousin - Bukka White called "This is Bukka White" Enjoying it a lot.

To Bob Dylan fans - he wrote the song "Fixing to Die Blues" on Dylan's first album.

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 Had a listen to Charley Patton yesterday... the old blues stuff is a very specific sound. I rarely listen, and when I listen properly it's fantastic. Just not everyday stuff, I suppose. 

Think I'll check out the Manc radio station recommended by Mat. With a Boot's-own version of Lemsip, I'm a bit under the weather.  

you tubing my way through some Oz classics. These 2 aren't bad for starters... (1 is an excellent cover version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LenbQYqyMxE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlLcJ4RL0Wk

It's the sound of New Weird America

Pleasingly wonky pretty much sums it up.

joel wrote:

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Passions of a Man - The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961

I don't really get jazz, all told, but I could fall in love with Charlie Mingus.

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He insisted on Charles, possibly after hearing the expression 'a proper charlie' from a British fan.
Interesting geezer, though not becaue of that.

Found a track called "Cloud 9" by a kind of 80s synthpop superduo called Onetwo (Paul Humphries from OMD and Claudia Mertens from Propaganda + a guest appearance from Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) on guitar.) Stonking track which reminded me to dig out Claudia Mertens 80s German band's masterpiece - Propaganda - "A Secret Wish." 80s synth pop at its extreme (possibly the most pretentious record I own) - it sounds like a lot of money was spent on it (Trevor Horn production) but  somehow it works seemlessly. While I'm here I might even dig out "Maid of Orleans" by OMD as its a pretty great track too.

 

Not quite as beard strokingly cool as Charles Mingus I'm sure - but I like it. Any suggestions for the unitiated by the way? That collection you mentioned is like a 6 disc set or something.

-- Edited by El Presidente at 08:10, 2007-02-01

Pissed up on Dan's difficult, cast-off booze, I've been listening to 'You Have Just Been Poisoned By ...' by The Serpents, weird and eerie psychedelia from Welsh luminaries, plus 'Chops' by Euros Childs, late of the great Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.

brazo de natillas wrote:

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joel wrote:

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Pissed up on Dan's difficult, cast-off booze,

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Walnut-based or cloudily citric?

Listening to the Detroit Cobras. Not sure I'm convinced...

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Dan's difficult, cast-off booze? Jesus, how revolting was it if he wouldn't take it with him? Stinging Nettle Grappa? Or something even less palatable?

Anyway, I'm suffering from some nasty virus and I find my halucinations are being enhanced by Godspeed You Black Emporer - F#A#.  Nice, as long as you don't take this Post Rock stuff too seriously. Kind of pretty in places too.