Author Topic: Today I am Listening To... (Read 767981 times)

CrazyEnglishTriathlete · « **Reply #5300 on:** 07 August, 2019, 09:27:17 pm »

Sorabji’s 100 Transcendental Studies somehow made understandable by Fredrik Ullen. He recorded 72 - 83 in 2015 and have been waiting ever since for what will presumably be the last CD of this extraordinary set.

andrewc · « **Reply #5301 on:** 23 August, 2019, 08:15:27 pm »

David Watkin playing the Bach Cello Suites. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMsdQMgu3dE

A glass of chilled rose while dinner cooks.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #5302 on:** 08 September, 2019, 09:36:29 pm »

Listening to Elgar on the proms and its making me feel better.

fd3 · « **Reply #5303 on:** 08 September, 2019, 11:00:54 pm »

A compilation of Bowie Duets/bit-parts. His backing vocals to Scarlet Johanson's Tom Waits cover ...

pcolbeck · « **Reply #5304 on:** 16 September, 2019, 09:54:14 am »

Radio Tarifa

Spanish / Arab fusion. The idea of teh band was that this is what an imaginary radio station at Tarifa on the Straights of Gibralta would have played over the centuries.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #5305 on:** 23 September, 2019, 06:32:16 pm »

Amadjar, the latest from Tuareg guitar gods Tinariwen. No surprises except perhaps the inclusion of Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))) as a guest on the final track.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #5306 on:** 25 September, 2019, 06:23:23 pm »

I like this live video from Sheryl Cow and Chris Stapleton (who he I have no idea?).

https://youtu.be/aOuVw9x-PHs

It's not the best song in the world but it's OK and sometimes that's just fine. There is pleasure in watching a group of really competent musicians and a singer performing something really well and doing the best they can with it.

CrazyEnglishTriathlete · « **Reply #5307 on:** 05 October, 2019, 01:36:27 pm »

Liszt's Orchestral suites, played by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Kurt Masur - large scale structures that anticipate much of 20th century film music amongst other things. Picked up a 5CD set for a song.

T42 · « **Reply #5308 on:** 05 October, 2019, 02:07:07 pm »

Marianne Faithfull, 20th Century Blues et al, at volumes that get past the biscuit joiner and my earplugs.

fd3 · « **Reply #5309 on:** 08 October, 2019, 11:42:40 pm »

New Pixies album. Welcome back 80/90s - the world of "not sure about this" sedgwaying into "addictive listening"

Riggers · « **Reply #5310 on:** 15 October, 2019, 11:49:08 am »

Right now: Richard Dawson's 'Two Halves' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkSvn23fbAg) A new find for me. Witty lyrics, though some may find his vocals challenging.

Legs · « **Reply #5311 on:** 03 November, 2019, 07:32:09 pm »

New self-titled album from Michael Kiwanuka. Very highly recommended.

andrewc · « **Reply #5312 on:** 08 November, 2019, 06:05:33 pm »

After finding her on Twitter I've been watching a few videos by Tanita Tikaram, getting nostalgic for my mid 20's I suppose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbXsbGSoIWk&frags=pl%2Cwn 1988......

a bit more recent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXePfBKjbek

T42 · « **Reply #5313 on:** 25 November, 2019, 01:08:36 pm »

Masterpiece, by The King's Singers:

https://youtu.be/JXhAz0DOpMU

The first bit is for Wowbagger.

jezzasnr · « **Reply #5314 on:** 25 November, 2019, 01:45:19 pm »

Quote from: pcolbeck on 25 September, 2019, 06:23:23 pm

I like this live video from Sheryl Cow and Chris Stapleton (who he I have no idea?).

https://youtu.be/aOuVw9x-PHs

It's not the best song in the world but it's OK and sometimes that's just fine. There is pleasure in watching a group of really competent musicians and a singer performing something really well and doing the best they can with it.

https://youtu.be/4bU3awqJ-GY

fd3 · « **Reply #5315 on:** 29 November, 2019, 09:30:59 pm »

TMBG. Not just a black Friday 20% off sale, but downloads for $5 (and the latest two albums got 20% off on top of that). I now have four albums for just under £13.

CrazyEnglishTriathlete · « **Reply #5316 on:** 06 December, 2019, 05:24:51 am »

Spiral Guru.

Was going through the Classic Rock free sampler when this combination of stoner guitar riffs and crystal clear vocals grabbed my attention and forced me to download their album "Void".

Ham · « **Reply #5317 on:** 08 December, 2019, 04:35:21 pm »

Beth Hart singing some astonishingly personal songs off her new album, stripped back to her and a piano

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q45R7VoKIeY

Ham · « **Reply #5318 on:** 10 December, 2019, 02:26:51 pm »

Today I found Jenny and the Mexicats, the Tiny Desk is a good entre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yng5CTT8Ogk or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuM7jzv6io8

Sounds as if she - Jenny Ball - is British. I haven't looked her up (snarf snarf) but I can't help wondering if she's related to Kenny (sure she isn't a daughter)

Riggers · « **Reply #5319 on:** 12 December, 2019, 03:18:56 pm »

Max Richter's 'On the nature of daylight'. The more maudlin the music, the happier I am.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUMc_-Bcunk

Legs · « **Reply #5320 on:** 16 December, 2019, 08:04:26 am »

Billy Joel Live From Long Island 1982, particularly this wonderful performance of Until The Night.

tiermat · « **Reply #5321 on:** 16 December, 2019, 08:09:18 am »

Michael Kiwanuka, I was introduced to him via 6Music and Later.

His radio friendly unit shifters are good but his other stuff is better. So much so that I thought my playlist on Spotify had swapped from him to Pearl Jam!

Riggers · « **Reply #5322 on:** 17 December, 2019, 02:40:32 pm »

This is both sad and moving. A tribute to Keith Emerson, with Rachel Flowers on piano, and you can see how it has affected her soon after she starts to play:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb7G_K5iRBk

rogerzilla · « **Reply #5323 on:** 22 December, 2019, 07:52:57 pm »

Alanis Morrissette, the angry one.

Jakob · « **Reply #5324 on:** 05 January, 2020, 09:50:42 pm »

Jacob Collier, whoms existance I was unaware about until about a week ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPBirt1YhuM

The NPR Tiny Desk Concert Series is absolutely awesome.