Author Topic: Today I am Listening To... (Read 778278 times)

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #5675 on:** 05 March, 2022, 01:29:11 am »

DJ Random is in a Steve Von Till phase atm. Mr Von Till's day job is guitarist in shouty Bay Area post-metal outfit Neurosis with a side order of their experimental/ambient offshoot Tribes Of Neurot as well as under the moniker Harvestman and gloomy folk under his own name. In his copious free time he’s apparently a primary school teacher somewhere up the Idaho Panhandle. Busy lad. It's the last-named that the DJ has been churning out of late.

rafletcher · « **Reply #5676 on:** 05 March, 2022, 12:40:34 pm »

A bit of nostalgia, Leftfield, although they apparently have a new offering completed.

Steph · « **Reply #5677 on:** 06 March, 2022, 07:26:43 pm »

As a lifelong Hawks fan, I looked up this spin-off for the first time this evening.

Talk about bass breaks...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmp3-8n9NAM

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #5678 on:** 06 March, 2022, 07:38:48 pm »

Ah yes, the chap who managed to get away with calling himself “Dibs Hawkwind” on Farcebok…

Steph · « **Reply #5679 on:** 06 March, 2022, 07:59:57 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 06 March, 2022, 07:38:48 pm

Ah yes, the chap who managed to get away with calling himself “Dibs Hawkwind” on Farcebok…

Mr Darbyshire did actually play with Hawkwind for some time, as well as being a roadie/bass tech for them. I find his playing repetitive, but he has the mood just right.

Having met many of the band over the years, all I will say is that the ins and outs from the line-up can best be called 'messy'. I am still astonished at knowing that Dave Brock is 80 this year, while Nik is 81. The latter appears as embalmed as Keef, just with rather less life in him. He still lacks any sense of when to stop blowing his sax, though.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #5680 on:** 07 March, 2022, 08:32:57 am »

Quote from: Steph on 06 March, 2022, 07:59:57 pm

He still lacks any sense of when to stop blowing his sax, though.

He went on for bloody hours at Stonehenge 1984.

https://youtu.be/RDnxYkye3BQ

I'm in that crowd somewhere.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #5681 on:** 07 March, 2022, 09:57:02 am »

Yungblud unplugged

Gut-wrenchingly sad songs.

I think that 'unplugged' sessions, for musicians who are heavy on electronics, really reveal the ability of the musician. Cobain's sessions are damn good (even though he cheated on one song).

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #5682 on:** 07 March, 2022, 11:03:49 am »

Quote from: pcolbeck on 07 March, 2022, 08:32:57 am

Quote from: Steph on 06 March, 2022, 07:59:57 pm
He still lacks any sense of when to stop blowing his sax, though.

He went on for bloody hours at Stonehenge 1984.

https://youtu.be/RDnxYkye3BQ

I'm in that crowd somewhere.

I was supposed to be in that crowd but my mate's car underwent a near-terminal functionality event the day before we were due to set off. Only to be expected from a Renault 6, I suppose.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #5683 on:** 09 March, 2022, 07:59:15 am »

More brass.

Some excellent Japanese funk soul from a Blue Note session in Tokyo.

https://youtu.be/nQufZEijRmc

Epic sound quality as well. The peeps who mic'ed and recorded this did good.

Legs · « **Reply #5684 on:** 15 March, 2022, 12:21:10 pm »

Topically...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXvegzWNIps

Also a brilliant ringtone candidate...

T42 · « **Reply #5685 on:** 15 March, 2022, 01:59:41 pm »

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Tertiary Phase, with William Franklin as The Book and Simon Jones as Arthur Dent.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #5686 on:** 15 March, 2022, 08:28:41 pm »

Rammstein

They have a new single out - Zeit:

https://youtu.be/EbHGS_bVkXY

The video for it it is pretty dense with allegory and references.
Not as much so as the famously lavish video for Deutschland though which is outstanding:

https://youtu.be/NeQM1c-XCDc

rafletcher · « **Reply #5687 on:** 22 March, 2022, 01:39:36 pm »

Sash. That brought a smile to my face.

CrazyEnglishTriathlete · « **Reply #5688 on:** 22 March, 2022, 09:50:55 pm »

Laura Cox Band - not sure why but its working.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #5689 on:** 23 March, 2022, 10:45:46 am »

Quote from: CrazyEnglishTriathlete on 22 March, 2022, 09:50:55 pm

Laura Cox Band - not sure why but its working.

Because unlike most of the YouTube guitar prodigies who can play a million notes a minute but have no feel Laura has groove or swing or whatever is the thing that makes a musician standout.

Pingu · « **Reply #5690 on:** 29 March, 2022, 12:49:27 am »

Ruddy Norah! How come I missed Steven Wilson and Porcupine Tree?

ravenbait · « **Reply #5691 on:** 29 March, 2022, 05:05:24 pm »

AU4.

A recent discovery, who appear to have released two albums then vanished.

Which is unfortunate, because I'm obsessed. Especially with And Down Goes The Sky.

It's kind of prog rock meets Faith No More, and every single track name I can imagine as a story title.

Sam

CrazyEnglishTriathlete · « **Reply #5692 on:** 01 April, 2022, 09:38:12 pm »

David Oistrakh. Because I have a monster box set of his recordings and no one has ever played a violin quite like he did. He did have a choice of at least 7 Stradivarius violins to play, but I guess that is a reflection of quite how good he was. He was born in Odessa.

CrazyEnglishTriathlete · « **Reply #5693 on:** 17 April, 2022, 09:36:17 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtIwhvSa7kw

Silly, but talented.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #5694 on:** 17 April, 2022, 11:13:41 pm »

The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions. Wolf and Hubert Sumlin, natch, plus Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts and Ian Stewart off of them Stones and some bloke called “Eric Clapton” on guitar. Plus the odd appearance from Stevie Winwood, Ringo Starr, harmonica prodigy Jeffrey Carp and Klaus Voorman. With a cast like that, who needs a plot?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #5695 on:** 18 April, 2022, 06:58:12 pm »

Nigerien guitarist Mdou Moctar. If you don’t like Tinariwen you probably won’t like him either. Just learned he was playing in London's famous London three days ago. Fckles

Edit: not sure about the over-auto-tuned vocals on the “Anar” album, mind.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #5696 on:** 20 April, 2022, 10:03:32 am »

Convoy - C W McCall. Before any long trip by bike or car, I always think to myself, "by golly, it's clean clear to Flagtown."

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #5697 on:** 24 April, 2022, 06:36:25 pm »

The problem with adding ~650 tracks of 60s garage rock to iTunes in one hit is that DJ Random is ODing on it $:-\$

rogerzilla · « **Reply #5698 on:** 25 April, 2022, 09:19:41 pm »

It's on the radio, but...

"If You Could Read My Mind" - Gordon Lightfoot. Incredible lyrics.

Fsmously, Whitney Houston's songwriter had to pay royalties for nicking the second half of the chorus wholesale.

rafletcher · « **Reply #5699 on:** 29 April, 2022, 08:34:20 am »

Blue Boy's "Remember Me", prompted by a clip on the soundtrack of Derry Girls. Also '90's dance anthems, just because (The Shamen, Prodigy, etc.)