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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.

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...