Author Topic: Today I am Listening To... (Read 778319 times)

Steph · « **Reply #2750 on:** 05 February, 2012, 12:24:50 am »

Tri Yann, 'Portraits'.

tiermat · « **Reply #2751 on:** 05 February, 2012, 08:48:04 am »

The Pixies, Live, on Sky Arts 1.

What better way to start a Sunday? TLD is watching it, I don't think she knows what to make of it though....

marcusjb · « **Reply #2752 on:** 05 February, 2012, 09:03:43 am »

Well, I'm not going out on a bike today - snow and a cold have put the kibosh on that. I'll try and get on the turbo later, but breathing is hard work, so we will see.

So, a last listen to my current linn digital streamer before it leaves me and a new one arrives to take it's place in a couple of weeks.

Started with nick drake - five leaves left (man in a shed - how awesome a song?)

Trying to decide what is next. I like mornings like this. Rare I get to sit and listen to music for a couple of hours.

LindaG · « **Reply #2753 on:** 06 February, 2012, 06:11:00 pm »

Gung Ho by Patti Smith. Such an artist, such a band, and acquired at a bargain price.

andrewc · « **Reply #2754 on:** 07 February, 2012, 10:18:48 pm »

The The.... The Violence of Truth, what a brilliant band

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/84o3LLXxfGk&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/84o3LLXxfGk&rel=1</a>

microphonie · « **Reply #2755 on:** 08 February, 2012, 06:40:34 pm »

A selection from my latest eMusic downloads:

65daysofstatic - One Time For All Time
Andy Stott - Passed Me By & We Stay Together
Raime - Hennail
This Will Destroy You - Tunnel Blanket
King Midas Sound - Without You
Bill Laswell & Nicholas James Bullen - Subsonic 2
Vatican Shadow - Byzantine Private CIA, Kneel Before Religious Icons & Yemeni Commandos
Scorn - Gyral

But mainly the Andy Stott stuff so far...

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/bHweamNAkjY&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/bHweamNAkjY&rel=1</a>

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #2756 on:** 08 February, 2012, 07:17:16 pm »

Rodrigo y Gabriela - Area 52.
Not enuff guitar and too much other stuff so far...

citoyen · « **Reply #2757 on:** 10 February, 2012, 02:49:41 pm »

Heard this on 6music the other day and it's been buzzing round my head ever since...

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/8UVNT4wvIGY&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/8UVNT4wvIGY&rel=1</a>

I thought that being on the 6music playlist, it wouldn't be a mainstream hit, but turns out it's No.1 on iTunes. Nice.

PaulF · « **Reply #2758 on:** 10 February, 2012, 04:04:54 pm »

Also prompted by 6Music Soul Mining by The The*

*And how is The The pronounced? Thee The, The Thee, The The, Thee Thee?

jogler · « **Reply #2759 on:** 10 February, 2012, 04:05:42 pm »

Steve Wright on Radio 2

clarion · « **Reply #2760 on:** 10 February, 2012, 04:06:26 pm »

Quote from: PaulF on 10 February, 2012, 04:04:54 pm

Also prompted by 6Music Soul Mining by The The*

*And how is The The pronounced? Thee The, The Thee, The The, Thee Thee?

T'T'

'appen

marcusjb · « **Reply #2761 on:** 10 February, 2012, 05:32:20 pm »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 08 February, 2012, 07:17:16 pm

Rodrigo y Gabriela - Area 52.
Not enuff guitar and too much other stuff so far...

About right.

It's good so far - but the horns get a bit much and don't allow you to focus on their unfathomable talents on the guitars.

nicknack · « **Reply #2762 on:** 10 February, 2012, 05:35:46 pm »

Just for a change - more saxophone stuff. This time it's the wonderful Jan Kopinski - "Earth".

Steph · « **Reply #2763 on:** 10 February, 2012, 09:57:55 pm »

Richard the Thompson, Old Kit Bag. Blistering guitar, savage lyrics. "God never listened to Charlie Parker; Charlie Parker lived in vain"

nicknack · « **Reply #2764 on:** 11 February, 2012, 02:25:14 pm »

Quote from: citoyen on 10 February, 2012, 02:49:41 pm

Heard this on 6music the other day and it's been buzzing round my head ever since...

I thought that being on the 6music playlist, it wouldn't be a mainstream hit, but turns out it's No.1 on iTunes. Nice.

Cheers. I rather liked that. Never come across him before.

jogler · « **Reply #2765 on:** 11 February, 2012, 09:59:28 pm »

ZZ Top

pcolbeck · « **Reply #2766 on:** 12 February, 2012, 03:46:47 pm »

Quote from: citoyen on 10 February, 2012, 02:49:41 pm

Heard this on 6music the other day and it's been buzzing round my head ever since...
I thought that being on the 6music playlist, it wouldn't be a mainstream hit, but turns out it's No.1 on iTunes. Nice.

I liked that. Quite reminiscent of the first bit of XTCs Senses Working Overtime

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/SyX75NpibdU&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/SyX75NpibdU&rel=1</a>

Peter · « **Reply #2767 on:** 12 February, 2012, 05:17:14 pm »

Quote from: Steph on 10 February, 2012, 09:57:55 pm

Richard the Thompson, Old Kit Bag. Blistering guitar, savage lyrics. "God never listened to Charlie Parker; Charlie Parker lived in vain"

Oh yes she did; that's why she took him early (and John and Bix but, oddly, not Miles!).

PaulF · « **Reply #2768 on:** 12 February, 2012, 05:37:17 pm »

Ray Manzarek's interpretation of O Fortuna

Jury's out on this one.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #2769 on:** 12 February, 2012, 06:52:19 pm »

Unreleased Bonnie Raitt and Lowell George version of Steve Winwards "cant find my way home" . Slide tastic. The talk finishes and the song begins 3 minutes in here: Now I am off to see if the whole sessions is on the Intrent Archive.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/x4tJiyU_gjY&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/x4tJiyU_gjY&rel=1</a>

microphonie · « **Reply #2770 on:** 13 February, 2012, 06:40:21 pm »

First listen of This Will Destroy You - Tunnel Blanket

Totally unlike the other album by them I've got, which is more mellow post-rock.

This is one for all of you who are into Mogwai/Explosions in the Sky. Very big on the quiet/LOUD angle...as are 65daysofstatic for that matter.

Opening track live at SXSW:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/dYr3c-mUFnU&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/dYr3c-mUFnU&rel=1</a>

Surprisingly they were dull as ditchwater when I saw them live 18 months ago

LindaG · « **Reply #2771 on:** 14 February, 2012, 11:06:26 am »

Half Man Half Biscuit. I have been told to sit on the sofa and not move till I have listened to the whole of Four Men Who Shook The Wirral. Apparently this will make me cheer up.

It's working

citoyen · « **Reply #2772 on:** 14 February, 2012, 11:09:30 am »

Quote from: pcolbeck on 12 February, 2012, 03:46:47 pm

Quote from: citoyen on 10 February, 2012, 02:49:41 pm
Heard this on 6music the other day and it's been buzzing round my head ever since...
I thought that being on the 6music playlist, it wouldn't be a mainstream hit, but turns out it's No.1 on iTunes. Nice.

I liked that. Quite reminiscent of the first bit of XTCs Senses Working Overtime

I hadn't made that connection but now you mention it... I also thought there are hints of Talk Talk about it, or maybe The Police.

Today's playlist is majoring heavily in the new Django Django album. Bloody marvellous. Early contender for album of the year.

Here's the opening track, Hail Bop, which gives a pretty good flavour of the album - very Beta Band-esque:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/jVdvdxKeeiw&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/jVdvdxKeeiw&rel=1</a>

d.

LindaG · « **Reply #2773 on:** 14 February, 2012, 11:11:10 am »

My own favourite from the Django Django album is Default, I can't stop playing it, it's brilliant.

Biggsy · « **Reply #2774 on:** 14 February, 2012, 11:20:20 am »

You owe me the money for a Django Django album, Citoyen and Crusty's favourite primate. I wouldn't have heard of them if it wasn't for you. My PayPal address is pb [at] mm [dot] st. I'll let you off, LindaG, if you wouldn't have mentioned it if Citoyen hadn't prompted you.