Playlist Week of 2013-09-28

* Buxtehude: Seven Sonatas, Op.1 (Holloway/ter Linden/Mortensen) (Naxos CD)

* John Coltrane: The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings (d.1-2) (Impulse! 4CD)

* Wayne Shorter: Joy Rider (Columbia LP)

* Bill Evans Trio: I Will Say Goodbye (Fantasy LP)

* Herbie Hancock: Speak Like A Child (Blue Note CD)

* Herbie Hancock: Maiden Voyage (Blue Note CD)

* Herbie Hancock: The Prisoner (Blue Note CD)

* Herbie Hancock: Thrust (Columbia/Legacy CD)†

* Charles Lloyd: Waves (A&M LP)

* Keith Jarrett: Fort Yawuh (Impulse! LP)

* Return To Forever: Romantic Warrior (Columbia LP)

* Stanley Clarke: School Days (Epic/Friday Music LP)

* Matthew Shipp: Piano Sutras (Thirsty Ear CD)

* Osibisa: Woyaya (Decca/MCA LP)

* Miguel: Kaleidoscope World (RCA CD)†

* Paul McCartney & Wings: Wingspan (d.1) (Capitol 2CD)†

* Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 (Elektra/Rhino 2LP)

* Grateful Dead: Nightfall Of Diamonds 10-16-89 (GDP 2HDCD)

* Jerry Garcia Band: Garcia Live Vol.2: Greek Theatre 8-5-90 (Round/ATP 2HDCD)

* Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Weld (Reprise 2CD)†

* Love: Love (Elektra/Sundazed LP)

* Love: Da Capo (Elektra/Sundazed LP)

* Jeff Beck Group: Rough And Ready (Epic LP)

* Deep Purple: Burn (Warner Bros. LP)

* Deep Purple: Come Taste The Band (Warner Bros. LP)

* The Soft Machine: The Soft Machine (ABC/Probe/Sundazed LP)

* Jon Hassell: Dream Theory In Malaya: Fourth World Volume Two (Editions EG LP)

* Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Echo (Warner Bros. CD)†

* Gang Of Four: Songs Of The Free (Warner Bros. LP)

* X: Live At The Whiskey-A-Go-Go On The Fabulous Sunset Strip (Elektra 2LP)

* Guided By Voices: Alien Lanes (Matador LP)

* Gastr Del Sol: The Serpentine Similar (Drag City LP)

* Gastr Del Sol: Crookt, Crackt, Or Fly (Drag City LP)

* Gastr Del Sol: Mirror Repair (Drag City CDEP)

* Radiohead: The King Of Limbs (XL/TBD CD)

* Radiohead: TKOL RMX 1234567 (TBD 2CD)

* Opeth: Deliverance (Music For Nations/KOCH CD)

* Opeth: Ghost Reveries (Roadrunner HDCD)†

* Schpongle: Museum Of Consciousness (Twisted 2LP)

* Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavilion (Domino CD)†

* The Black Keys: Brothers (Nonesuch CD)†

* The Wilderness Of Manitoba: When You Left The Fire (tinyOGRE 2LP)

†=iPod

‡=car

Commentary:

It’s been another insanely busy week chez NuVoid as renovations to my studio continue to take up pretty much all of my spare time. As you can see from the photograph above, the ceiling is now complete. To be honest, I was skeptical of the wood panel idea, but the result is amazing! We painted the old ceiling tiles bright white to match the trim and re-installed them around the edge of the room, creating a sort of crown molding effect, which makes the red oak stained panels “pop.” I have to admit, it looks way nicer than the usual drop ceiling! Combined with track lighting and forest green walls, the room is really starting to take shape.

The rubber flooring will be delivered on Monday, which needs to acclimate to the environment before we put it down later in the week. In the meantime, I’ll be touching up the paint job and generally cleaning up the mess we’ve made. That just leaves the cutting, painting and installation of the baseboards to finish off the room. Hopefully, the area rug will arrive in time to move in next weekend! Hooray!

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If you're wondering what sort of thing I intend to do in the newly-renovated studio, check out my CD, Rodger Coleman & Sam Byrd: "Indeterminate (Improvisations for Piano and Drums)":