joel wrote:

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joel wrote:

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IListening to Guided By Voices -- Alien Lanes. Had it downloaded for about year without listening to it.

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It's just noise really. Like one of those bands that are playing in a club in a bad mid-90s Hollywood film as Molly Ringwald walks in.

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So I'm guessing - not recommended then.

Inspired by Brazo de Natillas many Prince Buster references I have just dug out Utter Madness by Madness. It's a greatest hits from the 2nd stage of their career. I'm on a bit of a "melody" vibe at the moment (trying to write some of my own songs and get a killer melody) and Madness have made me feel very humble indeed (and bloody happy too) - How good was this band?

brazo de natillas wrote:

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El Presidente wrote:

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Inspired by Brazo de Natillas many Prince Buster references

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Now listening to something made by me that sounds like a dray horse being made to tapdance in 5/4 time.

Earlier- obscure swamp soul from Betty Harris, and the two good songs from the 800 or so written by the sensationally named Mongo Santamaria.

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Well there may have only been two, but I probably read them a few times . therefore two x a few = many.

Mongo Santamaria is a name that makes me feel I should be embarrassed

by every record I ever listen to again. Care to enlighten us a bit? i'm intrigued.

I knew a guy in the wider Calderdale cub scout movement whose first name was Montgomery.

In early-80s West Yorkshire that was mind-boggling stuff. We were half convinced he was a fictional character.
I've been listening to the Magic Numbers ... hadn't really done so until I read in Arena (it's all they offer in the Japanese place in the way of reading material) that they were too boring, so I thought that was reason enough for a good listen...

Not bad at all. Also listened to some inspiring Gospel numbers this morning after a porridge breakfast. (I can't recommend married life enough).

brazo de natillas wrote:

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Best known for writing Afro Blue, a standard made famous by John Coltrane.

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...which I heard in our local boho teatro/boozer just a few hours ago. I also acquired a badge against Nato bases and a flyer for confrontational mime.

Now listening to the Five Blind Boys of Alabama, although remaining unconvinced that Jesus hits exactly like the atom bomb.

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El Presidente wrote:
For example - am currnently listening to Bronski Beat (80s political gay electronic pop) with their rather enjoyable "Age of Consent" album.

 

Cheers, El Pres

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Golcar CC wrote:

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Five Blind Boys have been around a long old time. I really like em, though i'm sure i've only listened to them about 10 times all the way through.

As for Moby, he's a bit of a ****.

Brazo - can you post the "stuff what you made yourself".

it'd be good to have a listen

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I would be bloody curious too.

 

brazo de natillas wrote:

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My stuff? Ach, go on then. This is where I put soundtracky things that no-one likes.

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I liked the 4th "song" best.

 

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I've just listened to The Avalanches album on the drive from Manchester to Nottingham.Can't believe how good it is after 4 years without a listen. They play 'weird' electro-pop (they had a couple of hits from the record Since I Left You and Frontier Psychiatrist. I think they're a couple of Oz DJs, which makes my enjoyment even more surprising!

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 Australians with good taste? Surely not?

I've always wanted to check this album out so thanks for reminding me. While I'm having a look for it though I'm going to listen to a Pet Shop Boys album - "Behaviour" I think - their best in my opinion.

joel wrote:

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Earlier it was some Roy Orbison, then some St Etienne (switching briefly to Neil Young to see for the 100th time how they managed to pull of such a great version of 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart'), now it's 'Oh, Inverted World' by The Shins, which is kind of alternately perky/melancholy chamber pop which you will like if you like Super Furry Animals.

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 I think the St Etienne version works because they don't try and copy the Neil Young version. They just take the words an a couple of chords and rebuild it in their own way. Quite a good job too. I have Kate Bush - the Whole Story (greatest hits thingy) on and it's not bad at all. I love "Breathing." She makes this growling noise while singing that's kind of disturbing though.

Currently listening to Nouvelle Vague's first album. I know that the play on words is a bit arty and pretentious, playing New Wave classics in a Bossanova style, but some of it is really quite good.

Especially like the version of Photograh of You and Making Plans for Nigel. Also some interesting arrangements of Specials and Joy Division numbers. Some others make me cringe, but worth a listen.

matainsworth wrote:

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Currently listening to Nouvelle Vague's first album. I know that the play on words is a bit arty and pretentious, playing New Wave classics in a Bossanova style, but some of it is really quite good.

Especially like the version of Photograh of You and Making Plans for Nigel. Also some interesting arrangements of Specials and Joy Division numbers. Some others make me cringe, but worth a listen.

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Cheers Matt I had a listen to that one and quite enjoyed it though the Depeche Mode cover was awful. I liked the Modern English track (but I'm biaised I used to briefly know the singer)

Now I'm strumming my guitar along to "Everything must go" by the Manic Street Preachers. I only like this one and the one after "This is my truth, tell me yours" as they are the 2 poppiest ones.

All together now "we only want to get drunk...."

 

Listening to a selection of tracks off the first 2 albums by A-ha ("Hunting High and Low" and "Scoundrel days")


Real secret shame stuff this, but a bloody underrated band for years until the likes of Coldplay, Keane and even the latest Take That song started to plagiarise them non-stop.

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Boards of Canada- hi scores
Molly-Ringwald-free electronic wurblings from the highlands.

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What little B.O.C I've heard has been a bit on the minimal side for my liking - ie not much happening. I've just been checking out Joel's favourite Junior Byles and it's quite cool, but I'm going to listen to Kraftwerk (Essential German melodic synth pioneers) now ("Electric Cafe") because it's never the wrong time to listen to Kraftwerk.

 

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joel wrote:

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Brad, what the **** is that? Someone doesn't like their pics being linked to

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 I apologise for any shock that may have been caused. Couldn't see anything at this end but a picture from a live Kraftwerk gig. Probably quite lucky for that.

brazo de natillas wrote:

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El Presidente wrote:

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What little B.O.C I've heard has been a bit on the minimal side for my liking - ie not much happening.

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Pah. Their Geoggadi album is layer upon layer of busy noise. They did a corking remix of a Beck tune a while back that you might like.

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 Ok am hunting down that one then. The little I heard was the "In a beautiful place out in the country" EP if you're even slightly interested or not. Don't remember being particularly awestruck by it though.

 

brazo de natillas wrote:

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El Presidente wrote:

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The little I heard was the "In a beautiful place out in the country" EP

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Yeah. That's the emptiest and most tuneful, probably.
Boards of Canada attract obsessive fans who can be bothered to catalogue this kind of stuff.

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 Indeed that is rather obsessive - There is also an audible 'purple' at 3.54 in the song, alluding to the fascination of colors present on this album

Whatever next - people will start writing "songs" called (Ultimate) Pineapple

brazo de natillas wrote:

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The latest radio show from here. One of several blinding mp3 blogs that makes my record collection look much cooler at parties.

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As I didn't bring any CDs to work today - I'm giving this a go. Cheers for the tip oh Arm of custard

Trawling around the above link, I found this.

I'm gonna make it my business to hear this record.


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Music for car that both my wife and I will like.

Went to the one place left in Ljubljana with CDs as I remembered they had a French and Italian music section.

French music consisted of: B. Bardot. A 5-CD chanson set. Serge G. tribute by some English indie bands. Charles Aznavour. Plus another one called Isis with Sophie Hunter including the song Les amantes d'Edinbourg... **** that sounds so good in French!

Not bad for a random buy - it topped our listening list.. along with a Luxembourg radio station.

brazo de natillas wrote:

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joel wrote:

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Great find. I listened to the latest comp they've put up, lovely stuff

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Good innit.
Lots of the blogs linked from there are corking.

Remind me also to drop Wardell Quezerque´s name into conversation.

I particularly liked this one from a while back, mostly for the last line.


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The track "Fair Play" by Diamond Joe on that Funky 16 blog is kind of excellent.

 

brazo de natillas wrote:

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El Presidente wrote:

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The track "Fair Play" by Diamond Joe on that Funky 16 blog is kind of excellent.

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But it's soul. Deep soul at that.

 

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 Didn't say I didn't like soul - just that I didn't really "get" it. What if I called it voodoo swamp blues instead - would that be better?

Interesting biography of the rather obscure singer of that track can be found here 

I really enjoy the autoharp on it. Can't think of too many other tracks that use one.

Easy Star All-Stars - Radiodredd

Reggae covers of Radiohead's OK Computer album. Featuring the likes of Toots & the Maytals, Horace Andy, Sugar Minnot etc. Much better than the reviews would have let you believe.

El Presidente wrote:

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Also had the chance to listen to a compilation of early 60s eccentric landlady-murdering producer Joe Meek called It's Hard To Believe It - The Amazing World Of Joe Meek which has good, bad and just plain weird on it.

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Interesting geezer.

having returned from Cadiz carnival, I´ve been playing any music that doesn´t involve a kazoo.

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For something a little different while doing some dull old proofreading job on lymphatic drainage massage, I'm listening to some 1971 Elton John - Madman Across the Water. It's OK. Nothing wrong with a bit of vintage Elton every now and then.

I'll follow that with Marc & The Mambas - Torment & Torreros (Lead singer of Soft Cell's 1983 side project, Matt Johnson from The The also involved ) Described as "This is the album that you get if you take a great vocalist with an ear for camp excess, make him listen to a great deal of Jacques Brel, and put him in a studio with fine pianist/arranger and a small string section. Oh, did I mention that it has to be the recording studio in Hell? " Quite easy to listen to, surprisingly, after reading that.

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Currently listening to hordes of jubilant scousers. The recording studio from hell's clear-them-out noise.

Might have to go for the earphones, and for the supremes, and for an old pal made with rye, campari and fancy catalan vermouth. Oh and start a "what are you drinking" thread sometime soon...