April 25, 2016

Playlist Week of 2016-04-23


* Dowland: Lachrimae or Seven Teares 1604 (Hesperion XX/Savall) (Alia Vox SACD)
* Stockhausen: “Atmen gibt das Leben…” (Norddeutschen Rundfunks/Stockhausen) (DG LP)
* Sun Ra: Spaceways (Black Lion/ORG LP)
* Herbie Hancock: Mwandishi (Warner Bros. LP)
* Herbie Hancock: Crossings (Warner Bros. LP)
* Les McCann: Invitation To Openness (Atlantic LP)
* Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On (Motown/Mobile Fidelity SACD)
* Prince: Lovesexy (Warner Bros. LP)
* Alan Stivell: Live in Dublin (Fontana LP)
* John Renbourn: The Attic Tapes (Riverboat 2LP)
* Bob Dylan: "Melancholy Mood" + 3 (Columbia 7” EP)
* Van Morrison: Poetic Champions Compose (Mercury LP)
* Kevin Ayers, Eno et al.: June 1, 1974 (Island LP)
* Tony Conrad & Faust: Outside The Dream Syndicate (Superior Viaduct LP)
* Edgar Froese: Aqua (Virgin LP)
* Edgar Froese: Macula Transfer (Brain LP)
* Harmonia: Documents 1975 (Groenland LP)
* Harald Grosskopf: Synthesist (Sky/Bureau B LP)
* VCSR: Tape #4 (Permanent LP)
* Pere Ubu: “30 Seconds Over Tokyo”/”Heart of Darkness” (Nearpan/Fire 7”)
* DNA:  “You & You”/ “Little Ants” (Superior Viaduct 7”)
* Arto Lindsay: Encyclopedia of Arto (Northern Spy 2LP)
* Guided By Voices: Please Be Honest (GBV, Inc. LP)
* Boris & Merzbow: Gensho Part 1 (Relapse 2LP)
* Boris & Merzbow: Gensho Part 2 (Relapse 2LP)
* The Sword: "John The Revelator" (Razor & Tie 7”)
* Zombi: Spirit Animal (Relapse 2LP) †/
* Lower Dens: “Batman”/ “Dear Betty Baby” (Gnomonsong 7”)
* London Grammar: If You Wait (Columbia 2LP)

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Commentary:

2016 is turning out to be a bad year for rock stars (and famous musicians in general). But it was shock to hear of the sudden passing of Prince at the age of 57 -- that's only a few years older than me! 

Coming of age in the '80s it was impossible not be captivated by Prince's unique brand of funky pop music and while I lost track of him as the '90s wore on (and his draconian stance on copyright didn't help), I always had tremendous respect for his outsized talents. 

Of course, there is is lots of speculation right now about the actual cause of death -- and rumors are swirling around of serious opiate abuse -- but none of that really matters. The music will live on.

So, who's next to leave the planet?

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As promised, here's another record collecting video. The Vinyl Community Love Train stopped by my house this week!

April 18, 2016

Playlist Week of 2016-04-16


* Tasavallan Presidentti: Milky Way Moses (Janus LP)
* Jukka Tolonen: Tolonen! (Janus LP)
* Osibisa: Osibisa (Decca LP)
* Spirit: Farther Along (Mercury LP)
* Emmylou Harris: Wrecking Ball (Deluxe Edition) (Nonesuch 3LP)
* David Sylvian: Dead Bees On A Cake (Virgin CD)
* Edgar Froese: Epsilon In Malaysian Pale (Virgin LP)
* Harmonia: Musik von Harmonia (Brain/Grönland LP)
* Harmonia: Deluxe (Brain/Grönland LP)
* Tim Blake: Crystal Machine (Egg LP)
* Tim Blake & Crystal Machine: Blake’s New Jerusalem (Egg LP)
* Heldon: II “Allez Teia” (Urus LP)
* Heldon: Third (Urus 2LP)
* Heldon: IV “Agneta Nilsson” (Urus LP)
* Richard Pinhas & John Livengood: Cyborg Sally (SouffleContinuum 2LP)
* Clearlight: Visions (Polydor LP)
* VCSR: Tape #4 (Permanent LP)
* Steve Roach & Byron Metcalf: The Serpent’s Lair (Projekt 2CD)
* Pete Namlook & Bill Laswell: Psychonavigation (Subharmonic CD)
* Pete Namlook & Bill Laswell: Psychonavigation 2 (FAX CD)
* Ulver: Bergtatt (Century Media LP)
* Ulver: Kveldssanger (Century Media LP)
* Ulver: Nattens Madrigal (Century Media LP)
* Zombi: The Zombi Anthology (Relapse LP) †/‡
* Zombi: Cosmos (Relapse LP) †/‡
* Zombi: Surface To Air (Relapse LP) †/‡
* Nothing: A.C.D. (Relapse 12”)
* Charles Rumback & Ryley Walker: Cannots (Dead Oceans LP)

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Commentary:

Big week for the record-collecting nerd this week with a record show on Sunday at a hotel out by the airport (and, holy cow, what amazing records I found!) but Saturday the 16th was also Record Store Day. 

Every year I tell myself I don't care -- but then wind up going out to a couple of the smaller stores after the crowds have thinned. And, what do you know? I found some cool stuff. Hope you all had a good one! A video is forthcoming...

April 11, 2016

Playlist Week of 2016-04-09


* Eddie Henderson: Realization/Inside Out (Capricorn/Soul Brother CD)
* Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith: A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke (ECM CD)
* Vijay Iyer Trio: Break Stuff (ECM CD)
* The Out Louds (T.Fujiwara/B.Goldberg/M.Halvorson): The Out Louds (Relative Pitch CD)
* Ingrid Laubrock & Tom Rainey: Buoyancy (Relative Pitch CD)
* Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series Vol.8: Tell Tale Signs 1989-2006 (Columbia 2CD)
* Van Morrison: Wavelength (Polydor CD)
* John Martyn: Solid Air (Island LP)
* Tim Buckley: Dream Letter: Live In London 1968 (Enigma Retro 2CD)
* Silver Apples: Silver Apples (Kapp LP)
* Tangerine Dream: Phaedra (Virgin LP)
* Tangerine Dream: Sorcerer OST (MCA LP)
* Tangerine Dream: Exit (Elektra LP)
* Pierre Moerlen’s Gong: Downwind (Arista LP)
* Pete Namlook: Air I & II (FAX 2CD)
* OM: Live (Outer Battery LP)
* Kylesa: Exhausting Fire (Season of Mist LP)
* The Sword: High Country (Razor & Tie 2LP) †/‡
* Syd Arthur: On an On (Harvest LP) †/‡
* Syd Arthur: Sound Mirror (Harvest LP) †/‡

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Commentary:

The Moogertron 3700 is complete (for now). Can't wait to really dive in deep! Here's a taste:

April 3, 2016

Playlist Week of 2016-04-02


* Biber: Missa Christi Resurgentis (English Concert/Manze) (Harmonia Mundi SACD)
* Andrew Hill: Time Lines (Blue Note CD)
* Eddie Henderson: Sunburst (Blue Note LP)
* Eddie Henderson: Heritage (Blue Note LP)
* John McLaughlin: Johnny McLaughlin: Electric Guitarist (Columbia LP)
* Ingrid Laubrock: Ubatuba (Firehouse 12)
* Don Muro: It’s Time (Sine Wave/Flannelgraph LP)
* Tangerine Dream: Firestarter OST (MCA LP)
* Klaus Schulze: Blackdance (Virgin/Caroline LP)
* Klaus Schulze: Body Love OST (Island LP)
* Steven Halpern: Deja-Blues (Open Channel CD)
* Matthew Bourne: Moogmemory (Leaf LP/CD)
* Camel: Rain Dances (EMI CD) †/‡
* Opeth: Pale Communion (Roadrunner CD/Blu-Ray) †/‡
* Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship (Thrill Jockey LP)
* Tortoise: The Catastrophist (Thrill Jockey LP)
* Wild Nothing: Life of Pause (Captured Tracks LP)
* White Hills: Timeless Tracks For Aural Pleasure (Thrill Jockey LP)
* White Hills: Walks For Motorists (Thrill Jockey LP)
* Earthless: From The Ages (Tee Pee 2LP)
* Ryley Walker: Primrose Green (Dead Oceans LP)

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Commentary:

Just got back from the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville. Rather than trying to write about it all, I just went ahead and made a video. Yeah, I went record shopping as well...