What is spinning?

[bobsticks]

It seems like this season is overfilled with Christmas gatherings, football parties and the general festivities of being Bobsticks, and so, my visits here have come in five minute intervals. Unfortunately, so has the listening. Sigur Ros has remained a staple though a recent arrivel has gained some respectable footings in the playlist:

Alessandro Scarlatti~Sinfonie da Concerto Grosso, Parte prima (1-6) e concerto per flautio

Anyone ever heard of the "Tactus" label? Competent enough recording and mastering to be sure.The text:


The project to record all surviving Italian medieval instrumental dances continues with this second volume, almost entirely dedicated to the fascinating legacy contained in a famous codex preserved in the British Library, and catalogued as Additional 29987. Scholars are unanimous in placing the origins of this codex in central Italy, specifically between Umbria and southern Tuscany, despite the presence of compositions by authors working in Florence. This complete recording has offered us the opportunity to present certain particularly significant Estampite, such as La Belicha, Tre Fontane, Principio di Virtù, Parlamento, and In Pro. The starting point of our interpretation was a careful listening to the complex melodies of these pieces, as well as a faithful reading of the music as it appears notated in the codex. These melodies seem to reinforce the impression already mentioned in Volume I, i.e., that these compositions belong to the genre Estampita, but have achieved a level of maturity such that they have little in common structurally with the dance after which they were named. Within melodies that seem at first to be uniform and repetitive, one can distinguish melodic cells, some of which are complete unto themselves while others appear to have been conceived in the form of a dialogue, perhaps for more than one instrument. The choice of instrumentation for these pieces, therefore, has favored the “horizontal” dimension: we have identified certain cardinal points and entrusted the results to diverse instruments, or to a dialogue between a soloist and a “tutti” ensemble. This has allowed us to highlight a melodic discourse which would otherwise be obscured, and bring out its cantabile qualities. Moreover, such a practice was in fact quite common in the traditional repertoires of the areas encircling the Mediterranean.


Worth a listen, and while not seasonal per se, certainly fits the season well.

[Bert]

a bit of a flash from the past for me from 1986:




Good pop with a bit of a message.
Bert

[jrhymeammo]

[quote=bobsticks]. Sigur Ros /quote]

My very first experience with Sigur Ros.

I got a package from our friend Bernd of:

Icelandic Landscape : Sigur Ros.

I must say, I had not enjoyed music like that in a long while. matter of fact, I can't remember the last time I listened to 4 consecutive CD set. I'm strongly impressed.

Thanks for turning me on to a new stuff, Bernd.

Best Regards,

[basite]

. Sigur Ros

My very first experience with Sigur Ros.

I got a package from our friend Bernd of:

Icelandic Landscape : Sigur Ros.

I must say, I had not enjoyed music like that in a long while. matter of fact, I can't remember the last time I listened to 4 consecutive CD set. I'm strongly impressed.

Thanks for turning me on to a new stuff, Bernd.

Best Regards,

Ah so you too

I got their Hvarf/Heim album, which I also enjoyed alot
(along with other albums)

Thanks again for sending that package, Bernd.

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[JohnMichael]

Ah so you too

I got their Hvarf/Heim album, which I also enjoyed alot
(along with other albums)

Thanks again for sending that package, Bernd.

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

Karrin Allyson

"Footprints"

Thanks again Bernd.

[paul.michigan]

for my ATFs

The Cult, LOVE
The Who, Quadrophenia
Deep Purple, Made In Japan

[buyusa]

I'm listening to connie francis and hank willams jr. yeehaw. wonder if you can find that on cd.

[Mr Peabody]

While working out last night I played an old favorite, Tribute to Jimi Hendrix disc. This came out in the mid 90's and features Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Slash, Jeff Beck, Lenny Kravitz, Pretenders, Body Count and even PM Dawn who actually does a cool cover, to mention a few. Anyone else heard this?

[Luvin Da Blues]

While working out last night I played an old favorite, Tribute to Jimi Hendrix disc. This came out in the mid 90's and features Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Slash, Jeff Beck, Lenny Kravitz, Pretenders, Body Count and even PM Dawn who actually does a cool cover, to mention a few. Anyone else heard this?

STONE FREE???

[Mr Peabody]

That's it.

[Luvin Da Blues]

That's it.

Been awhile since I last listened to this but, I find this recording puts a fresher face on the old Hendrix standards while keeping Hendrix's "Mojo" in tack. I was wondering what to spin tonight...now I know.

[Bernd]

Got an e-mail this morning from the Okkervil River Boys, inviting me to a free download of a covers album, recorded during their recent tour.
So I did, and it's playing now.

"Okkervil River - Golden Opportunities"

Nice touch in great Christmas spirit fashion and a wonderful album.

Hope all are well

Peace

[basite]

NP:

Chet Baker sings.
coming up:
Pink Floyd - The wall...

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[JohnMichael]

Terence Blanchard

"A Tale of God's Will"
(a requiem for katrina)

[basite]

np:

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Porgy and Bess (oh how big does this sound )
Ron Carter - Blues train (fantastic)
Wes Montgomery - Full house (live at Tsubo - Berkely, California)
The Oscar Peterson trio - We get requests
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (seems to be untitled)

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[Bernd]

....into my end of year top 10 just got delivered. And a new one to me.

"Crippled Black Phoenix - A Love of Shared Disasters"

This double Vinyl brings together a variety of influences to create something unique and utterly captivating. Post rock / drone styling's prevail, but there is also more straight forward rock - and on the Northern Cobbler spoken words (by Tennyson!) and cello that is quite spooky.
I am on my second play.

Peace

[jim goulding]

Bob- Tord Gustavsen in on my website. Ever been there? In an hour or so, I'll be listening to some ladies from the Puntamaya catalog courtesy of Bob Sticks, a gentleman and a scholar and a top shelf dude, besides. Thanks, Bob.

[bobsticks]

Bob- Tord Gustavsen in on my website. Ever been there? In an hour or so, I'll be listening to some ladies from the Puntamaya catalog courtesy of Bob Sticks, a gentleman and a scholar and a top shelf dude, besides. Thanks, Bob.

Yup, I've been there a couple-few times, I particularly like The Ground.

Hope you enjoy the Putumayo stuff. It's intended as kind of a sampler for a catalogue that I suspect you'd enjoy quite a bit---at the least you'd find it interesting. Peace.

As an aside, how 'bout dem Bears....mebbe.

Edit: Since it is "What's Spinning...?" I suppose I should include that I spun a bit of The Klaxons during halftime. This one's gonna be a nailbiter.

[jim goulding]

I AM enjoying the Puntamaya stuff! The cafe singers and the world comp disc. I recognized the Cuban players and the African string players from Nonesuch and Ellipsis Arts discs that I treasure but everyone else was new to me and ALL of the groups on this are just great! The recording quality didn't escape me either. Thought you'd be a Colts fan?

Thanks, Bob. That is an uptown gesture and I greatly appreciate it. Just heard a band on Leno . . Travis, I think is their name. That's the way Julia Roberts introduced them. Is she a natural or what. Nice band . . like what I heard. And Calexico, a band I picked up on here, is in my cart. LOL.

That label you mentioned above . . Tacet. Is that the one that does discreet four channel recordings? The publisher of Audiophile Audition, and a customer (shameless plug), reviews these.

[basite]

Yup, I've been there a couple-few times, I particularly like The Ground.

oh, so you're a fan too

great music!

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[Bernd]

.....
Visited a few Charity Shops during the last couple of days to search for some mono wax.
Here is what I got:

Art Blakey's Jazz Messenger with Thelonious Monk on London Records label
Wes Montgomery - Willow Weep For Me on Verve label 1968
Kenny Burrell - Prestige 7088 Japanese pressing
Kenny Burrell and Jimmy Smith - Blue Bash on Verve
Gerry Mulligan meets Johnny Hodges on his masters voice label 1961
Stan Getz - Sweet Rain on Verve 1967
Thelonious Monk - Monk on CBS
Kenny Drew Trio Riverside Recording on Milestone Japanese Pressing by Victor
Coleman Hawkins - Swing on Fontana
Oscar Peterson - Something Warm on Verve

All cleaned up really well and look almost mint. A couple had some mildew, but that cleaned up too.
Will do some Jazz spinning tonight.

Peace

[basite]

enjoy Bernd!

I should really get some more jazz records, most of the things I have here are on CD

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[Bernd]

....by Mono.
Stumbled across this japanese post rock band by accident, whilst searching for some Jazz Mono records. Very intense and beautiful soundscapes with some heavy guitar thrown in, but always melodic. Well to these ears anyway. A good find and I have just picked up their latest offering "You Are There", which is also superb.

Peace

[johnny p]

listening to my newly acquired (as of last night) 2nd set of 10/08/00 Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade.... they covered the entire Pink Floyd Animals Album.... the "dogs" is my personal favorite as Les whips that bass guitar like it stole something.

[jim goulding]

You better not be sitting in my seat. Your PM box is full!