What is spinning?

[poppachubby]

Oliver Nelson, coming in...I'll start with your rec. Love the line-up on that one. My man Hubbard is on it and I like Dolphy too.

[JohnMichael]

poppachubby You come up with some stuff I've never heard of like that Nigel Kennedy....I love it by the way.

Now heres an old classic for you, jrhymeammo and bobsticks....its a man who died way to early

I have that recording and yes it is very good.

[audio amateur]

[audio amateur]

'Motorway to Roswell' is amazing...

[poppachubby]

'Motorway to Roswell' is amazing...

I love that album. I also love Bossanova, they both get alot of flack from fans but I think they're both great. "It's educational!"

[poppachubby]

Excellent...

[audio amateur]

I also love Bossanova

Guess what I'm listening to right now?

they both get alot of flack from fans but I think they're both great. "It's educational!"

Funny that because I'm not crazy of Come on Pilgrim or Surfer Rosa. I think my favourites are Bossa Trompe le monde and I like some of Doolittle too. But then I've only really been listening to Pixies recently...

[poppachubby]

I still get excited to hear the opening track on Bossanova. F it, it's going in now.

[poppachubby]

Check out this too AA.

[Stone]

And this one, while you're at it:

[02audionoob]

Tribute to Ellington, by Danial Barenboim and guests.




...and a little classical vinyl from Daniel and the most-impressive cellist Jacqueline Du Pre...

[Stone]

First spin through this:



I basically expected indie pop, but this is electro-lounge pop or something. Not sure what I think of it yet after one spin.

[poppachubby]

Thoroughly enjoying this frenchy. I've got it in FLAC if you want, let me know.

[audio amateur]

I still get excited to hear the opening track on Bossanova. F it, it's going in now.

Now I have to put it in again... actually it isn't that much effort as I'm listening via Spotify. I don't actually own any Pixies yet...

Check out this too AA.

Will do

[frenchmon]

Thoroughly enjoying this frenchy. I've got it in FLAC if you want, let me know.

You betcha!

fenchmon

[frenchmon]

Hey if you guys like your Jazz straight ahead then you should like my favorite , Dexter Gordon....I mean this guy is Jazz...I've got this in the Musical Fidelity right now.

[nobody]

Unwelcome Guests: Don't Go Swimming

I grabbed a single by these guys last year that was all full of heavy guitars with some punkish leanings and really enjoyed it. When I looked to see what else they had out, I grabbed a CD that turned out to be mostly acoustic country-tinged stuff. So, seeing this new release had me curious. This one seems like a bit of a blending of the styles with some songs taking on one or the other aspect and others mixing it all up, but leaning more to the electric guitar heavy side of things overall. I can see myself listening to this thing a ton this year.

[Auricauricle]

To be sure, this soundtrack is dated; but if you're a fan of innovative and interesting soundtracks like myself, you won't want to pass this one up. Full of Emerson's percussive and syncopated beats and wierd time signatures, Night Hawks is a "must own" for collectors who want something different in their shelves. The instrumentation varies from straight-forward pieces to the esoteric juxtaposition of slippery strings and tone-bending analogue synths...truly far out listening that is never boring and nearly always enjoyable. If you have seen the movie, you know how this all fit so well with the chaos on screen.

As a dyed-in-the-wool ELP fan, I found this a compelling and wonderful reprise of some of the things I love most about the band. Musically adroit and informed; funky sounds and images and a vegetable soup of effects that keep me wanting more, the music of ELP was certainly among the most intelligent music around at their time. At times, this soundtrack pulls material from almost all of their albums: one moment we're in Brain Salad Surgery territory; another we're in Tarkus mode. Interestingly and perhaps most exciting of all is the generous inclusion of the orchestra, who zestfully plays parts that well could have been played on Moog, with great and awful zest. Still, the synth is not abandoned, and its inclusion alongside the orchestra's performance kept me well occupied throughout the entire performance.

Truly, a fun, fascinating and freaky ride!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnvbtAoucPU

[Mr Peabody]

I was in a classic Proggish mood over the weekend, I started with the entire album of Renaissance, disc 1 of 1,001 Nights. Then to King Crimson, Court of the Crimson King and for a finale I jammed Iron Butterfly, In A Gadda Da Vida.

Last night with my headphone rig it was Garrard and then Kingfisher Sky, Hall Of Dreams..

[poppachubby]

Just great...

[noddin0ff]

Been taking a break from the Miles Davis project.

[atomicAdam]

Listening to it now - sounds like a one off collaboration of....I don't know....so so music. What did you think?

[blackraven]

Traffic

[02audionoob]

Wow...I continue to be impressed. This one on vinyl...



and now on to this beauty...

[noddin0ff]

Listening to it now - sounds like a one off collaboration of....I don't know....so so music. What did you think?

I really like it. Only in the last year or so have I listened to much Shins, and overall very little Danger Mouse, so I suspect this is fresher to my ears. I listened repeatedly for a good week or so. I don't think I'll tire of this album and shelve it forever. It's got enough going on to keep it going. I didn't know until recently that Danger Mouse has some Gorillaz history. That makes a lot of sense with some of the catchy beats of some songs (The Ghost Inside). Now that I know this, I can say that this is probably why I like the album. I don't think that the collaboration is seemless at all. Shins meets Danger Mouse/Gorillaz didn't merge into something new. It sounds like Shins and DM/Gorillaz playing side by side with some intersections. In that sense, I don't think this is a great, inventive album where something new comes out. It's a good coming together of sounds. Some alt-pop that has enough strangeness to engage you and enough hooks to keep you. Just enough.

Actually, in the strange cognitive associations of my mind. Broken Bells reminds me of this little gem of alt-pop from 1990 (Clickable) . Maybe the one-off effect? Or, perhaps, just an oddly functioning mind.