November 6, 2016

Playlist Week of 2016-11-05


* Bal-Kan: Honey And Blood: Cycles Of Life (Hesperion XXI/Savall) (Alia Vox 3SACD
* John Coltrane: Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings (Impulse! 4CD)
* Cecil Taylor: In Florescence (A&M CD)
* Brother Ah & The Sounds of Awareness: Key To Nowhere (Manufactured LP)
* Steven Halpern & Paul McCandless: Perfect Alignment (Inner Peace CD)
* David Arkenstone: Valley In The Clouds (Narada CD)
* Elephant9 with Reine Fiske: Silver Mountain (Rune Grammofon 2LP/CD)
* Neneh Cherry: Blank Project (Smalltown Supersound 2LP)
* Santana: Caravanserai (Columbia/Mobile Fidelity SACD)
* Heldon: IV: “Agneta Nilsson” (Urus LP)
* Goblin: Tour 2013 EP (Death Waltz EP)
* Goblin: Goblin Rebirth (Relapse LP)
* Pulsar: Halloween (CBS LP)
* Lifeguards: Waving At Astronauts (Serious Business LP)
* ESP Ohio: Starting Point of the Royal Cyclopean (GBV, Inc. LP)
* ESP Ohio: “Royal Cyclopean” (GBV, Inc. 7”)
* ESP Ohio: “Lithuanian Bombshells” (GBV, Inc. 7”)
* Lambchop: AWCMON (Merge CD)
* Lambchop: NOYOUCMON (Merge CD)
* Lambchop: Damaged (Merge CD)
* Lambchop: Mr. M (Merge 2LP)
* Lambchop: FLOTUS (Merge 2LP)
* Katatonia: The Great Cold Distance (Peaceville CD) †/‡
* Sunn O))) & Boris: Altar (Southern Lord 3LP)
* Wolves In The Throne Room: Black Cascade (Southern Lord 2LP)
* Beach House: Thank Your Lucky Stars (Sub Pop LP)
* True Widow: Avvolgere (Relapse 2-45RPM LP)

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Commentary:

I've been spending a lot of time in the studio this week -- I even got a chance to jam with the amazing local drummer, Andrew Dickson, who is usually off on tour. It went so well we are talking about doing something "serious" -- maybe even try to line up a gig in town. That would be cool.

Simultaneously, I am getting geared up for the annual holiday visit with Sam Byrd, which looks like it really will happen. I cannot tell you how excited I am! Additionally, we are also putting together a new Bandcamp album culled from last year's sessions. Stay tuned...

It's almost Christmas!

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Of course, we have to get through this election first. I try to avoid politics on my blog, but please, America, do the right thing.

November 1, 2016

Playlist Week of 2016-10-29


* J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations & Canons (Egarr) (Harmonia Mundi 2CD)
* Miles Davis: Ascenseur pour L’Echafaud Complete (Fontana/Polygram CD)
* John Coltrane: A Love Supreme (Impulse/Universal BD)
* Tom Dissevelt: El Fascinante Mundo de la Musica Electronica (Sonitron LP)
* Cambodian Cassette Archives: Khmer Folk & Pop Music (Sublime Frequencies 2LP)
* Genesis: From Genesis To Revelation (London LP)
* Genesis: Trespass (ABC/Impulse! LP)
* Can: Ege Bamyasi (Spoon/Mute SACD)
* Can: Future Days (Spoon/Mute SACD)
* Can: Soon Over Babaluma (Spoon/Mute SACD)
* Klaus Schulze: Dune (Brain LP)
* Gong: Radio Gnome Invisible Part 1: Flying Teapot (Virgin LP)
* Daevid Allen: Now Is The Happiest Time Of Your Life (Tapioca LP)
* Daevid Allen: N’Existe Pas! (Charly LP)
* Steve Hillage: Live Herald (Virgin 2LP)
* Steve Hillage: Open (Virgin LP)
* Le Orme: In Concerto (Philips LP)
* Grobschnitt: Jumbo (Brain LP)
* Tasavalan Presidenti: Lambertland (Sonet LP)
* Goblin: Roller (Cinevox LP)
* Goblin: Contamination OST (Cinevox LP)
* Goblin: Tenebre OST (Conevox LP)
* Richard Pinhas/Tatsuya Yoshida/Masami Akita: Process and Reality (Cuneiform CD)
* Steve Roach: Dreaming..Now, Then: A Retrospective (d.1) (Celestial Harmonies 2CD)
* Au Pairs: Playing With A Different Sex (Human LP)
* Stephen Malkmus & Friends: Can’s Ege Bamyasi (Matador LP)
* Steven Wilson: Hand. Cannot. Erase. (KScope BD)
* Steven Wilson: 4 ½ (KScope BD)
* Goldfrapp: Felt Mountain (Mute CD)
* Graves At Sea: The Curse That Is (Relapse 2LP)
* Survive: RR7349 (Relapse LP)
* Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein: Stranger Things Vol.1 OST (Netflix/Lakeshore 2LP)

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Commentary:

Last Sunday I drove over to Murfreesboro for another record show. It was a small group of vendors -- but that guy was there again...