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!

1 comment:

  1. Sad about Prince. I kept hoping his commercial offerings would improve and reach the level that some of the recent bootleg stuff I've heard had achieved...oh well.

    Here are my lists from last week:

    Playlist 2016-04-25:

    *AMM: AMMMusic 1966
    *Art Ensemble of Chicago: 1984-09-23 Charlottesville VA (CDR) (selections)
    *Anthony Braxton: The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton (discs 7, 8)
    *John Coltrane: The Classic Quartet: The Complete Impulse! Recordings (disc 5)
    *John Coltrane: Transition
    *John Coltrane: Living Space
    *John Coltrane Quartet with Archie Shepp: 1965-08-15 Chicago (CDR)
    *Convergence Quartet: Slow and Steady
    *Chick Corea: The Complete “Is” Sessions
    *Kris Davis Trio: 2015-01-22 Vienna (CDR)
    *Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1967 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 1) (disc 3) (selections)
    *Miles Davis: Bitches Brew
    *Billie Holiday: The Commodore Master Takes
    *New Ting Ting Loft: 2016-02-22 “Contact Saturn (Checking on Ra)” (wav)
    *New Ting Ting Loft: 2016-03-28 “Well Extract Belief System” (wav)
    *New Ting Ting Loft: 2016-04-04 “Ambiguity Promiscuity” (wav)
    *New Ting Ting Loft: 2016-04-13 Musicircus, UR, Richmond (wav)
    *Tom Rainey Trio: Hotel Grief
    *Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra: Angels and Demons at Play
    *Sun Ra: Sun Song
    *Sun Ra: Concert for the Comet Kohoutek
    *Sun Ra: Explore the Cosmos (2014 remaster) (selections)
    *Anna Webber: Simple
    *Mike Elder/Harry Forrest/Greg Jordan/Sam Byrd: 2016-04-13 (wav)
    *Otis Redding/Carla Thomas: King and Queen
    *Esperanza Spalding: Emily's D+Evolution
    *Various artists: Lullabies/Dreams (cassette compilation) (side A)

    Reading List 2016-04-25:

    *Gluck, Bob. The Miles Davis Lost Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles (started)
    *Parker, T. Jefferson. Crazy Blood (started/finished)
    *Van Mierlo, Wim. “‘For plemypolity’s sake’: Editing Finnegans Wake: A Consideration and Review,” in Genetic Joyce Studies (Spring 2012) (started/finished)
    *Bryson, Bill. A Short History of Nearly Everything (in progress)
    *Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare, ed. Arthur F. Kinney (in progress)
    *Segar, E. C. Complete E.C. Segar Popeye, Vol. 9: Dailies 1934-1935 (in progress)
    *Sorrentino, Gilbert. Blue Pastoral (reread/in progress)

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