This week, I’ve begun to get my playlists sorted out. Mostly so I can download one or two playlists onto my phone so I don’t have to use much space on the go with Spotify. As for the music I’ve been listening to, I’ve been getting into garage house like https://open.spotify.com/album/2JPa18UPVZSFiGn4q90kWO?si=Z569-aD4SA2WwgMN99Zgog
I’ve also started to listen to a lot more Igorrr, and any breakcore with baroque elements. It’s neat. Niche genre for sure, but I like it.
VERY educational! Thanks.
Shane D
Have you tried buying music from 7digital? I’ve gotten a few things from them. Sadly, the selection outside the US is often better than inside the US. Weirdly, the same album might be available losslessly outside the US but only as an MP3 here. Annoying, but not impossible to get around if you have friends abroad.
Last Sunday I was working and a fellow worker stop by and we were talking for a few minutes and she was humming “Hey Jude” back and forth when another coworker in her 60’s pass by and stopped surprised she knew that song. She said: - How do you know that song?? You are to young to know The Beatles !!!
The humming girl is 28.
This post is not because I was listening to The Beatles or to recommend The Beatles, is just in honor of all those melodies that some times stick in our heads for hours even when some are 300 years old .
John Grant…just 'cause of weird lyrics and a weird vibe. He reminds my of Father John Misty.
New Bon Iver songs dropped this week. I’m about 20 listens in, and I want to love them, but I’m not there yet.
Listening to this two albums right now. For my they go together, when I wanna listen to one of them I make sure to have time for the other, is a back to back session .
Ooh, Alan Parsons Project, I haven’t listened to it in years. Now that I think of it, I can’t remember it being amongst my cd’s when I reburnt then recently. I must search for that CD!
Just lazying around on Youtube and came across this version. I hadn’t seen/heard it before…
Love Tales of Mystery. Probably the most-played record in my collection at this point.
My favorite Alan Parson P. album !!!
Love this T-Square Plays The Square. My all time favorite.
Just took this out of the shrink-wrap and played both sides.
Sorry, I forgot the headphones, but the speakers were rocking. Even my cat came to listen.
The remaster is well done, and the pressing is very clean, done in Germany. Special effects are clear like you were there. Each time there were bells or street noises, the kitty looked alertly at the source. I think she would like to catch psychedelic mice in a yellow submarine.
After 10 solid hours with the RAAL SR1a (which resulted in absolutely NO listening fatigue … quite a feat), last night was another trip to the Seattle Symphony.
Jonathon Hayward was conducting for the evening (and he’s definitely one to watch), and it was a three-piece performance.
First up was Hannah Kendall’s (another striking young talent, and a fellow Brit) the first US performance of her work “The Spark Catchers” (itself inspired by Lemn Sissay’s poem of the same name) - which was intricate, yet dynamic, vivid and driving … and an absolute treat! She was, of course, in attendance as it was a premiere performance … and she seemed both humbled and thrilled by its reception.
This was followed by an excellent performance of Hadyn’s Symphony No. 98. And it was an excellent performance, but I have to admit my head was still back with Ms. Kendall’s piece.
The main production for the evening was Holst’s “The Planets” … which was nothing less than magnificent. I’ve heard this performed all over the world, by some of the best known symphony orchestra and conductors. I have to say I think Hayward and Seattle Symphony performance last night is the most stirring, emotional, and dramatic performance of it I’ve ever had the pleasure of attending.
Easily my favorite performance not just this the year, but for the entire time I’ve been in WA.
What an experience !! “The Planets” is among my favorites classical pieces!!
This was another fun one this morning … “Tubular Bells” (Book of Love, “MMXVI - The 30th Anniversay Collection - Remastered”).
Take Oldfield’s original theme, add a dash of “The Exorcist” and sprinkle in some “Oakenfold” and, well, you’ll get the gist of it. And if not, you can just play it!
My buddy loves this track…I was scratching my head trying to remember why it looked familiar then went and listened to it and was like “oh yeah” lol
Love both , the album and the film.
Funny you should mention that. It is one thing I tried with the LCD-2 Closed Backs with which I am having such trouble bring myself to finish the review.
