sh*t we're listening to now
"so, what cd's are you listening to obsessively these days?" my middle dtr wanted to know. she knows me too well. here's what's currently sitting in the on-deck circle by the cd player at la casa:
elvis costello & the attractions - armed forces: philly-based rykodisc deserves big props for their reishes of the costello, david bowie, 'n' frank zappa catalogs. the bonus tracks on thisun, i believe, originally constituted the muy desirable live at the el mocambo promo e.p. wotta songwriter! wotta band!
nels cline - ash and tabula / out trios volume three (with andrea parkins and tom rainey) and destroy all nels cline: the first is spontaneous improv that sounds composed, by a trio of the wilco gtrist and a coupla obscuro lower manhattan avant-jazz types that only plays together once a yr. the second is said gtrist's compositional foray into the land of eclecticism, touching bases that include musique concrete, avant-garde classical, freeblow, fusion (proximate models: early mclaughlin and abercrombie), and wetton-era king crimson. i can't wait to dig nels' shredarama on the banyan rekkid i just got in the mail.
mark growden - live at the odeon: clean 'n' sober now, and touring only sporadically. his twisted east euro cabaret is truly a unique sound, best experienced live. boy do we miss him here in the fort.
various artists - do the pop!: the australian garage rock sound 1976-87: not quite "all the orstralian dee-troit metal-punk you 'n' yr family will ever need," but close, and a good place for neophytes to start.
sunburned hand of the man - the trickle down theory of lord knows what and rare wood: lately this is the last music i wanna hear before i fall asleep (not a slam) 'cos it makes me feel like i'm already dreaming. had to take no magic man out of rotation, tho, 'cos all the creepy talking parts were bugging my sweetie.
gang of four - entertainment!: spiky brit politico-funk-punk w/jagged gtrs and big clunky riddim section damage.
the me-thinks - double e.p. rough mixes and napoleon complex demos: c'mon!
elvis costello & the attractions - armed forces: philly-based rykodisc deserves big props for their reishes of the costello, david bowie, 'n' frank zappa catalogs. the bonus tracks on thisun, i believe, originally constituted the muy desirable live at the el mocambo promo e.p. wotta songwriter! wotta band!
nels cline - ash and tabula / out trios volume three (with andrea parkins and tom rainey) and destroy all nels cline: the first is spontaneous improv that sounds composed, by a trio of the wilco gtrist and a coupla obscuro lower manhattan avant-jazz types that only plays together once a yr. the second is said gtrist's compositional foray into the land of eclecticism, touching bases that include musique concrete, avant-garde classical, freeblow, fusion (proximate models: early mclaughlin and abercrombie), and wetton-era king crimson. i can't wait to dig nels' shredarama on the banyan rekkid i just got in the mail.
mark growden - live at the odeon: clean 'n' sober now, and touring only sporadically. his twisted east euro cabaret is truly a unique sound, best experienced live. boy do we miss him here in the fort.
various artists - do the pop!: the australian garage rock sound 1976-87: not quite "all the orstralian dee-troit metal-punk you 'n' yr family will ever need," but close, and a good place for neophytes to start.
sunburned hand of the man - the trickle down theory of lord knows what and rare wood: lately this is the last music i wanna hear before i fall asleep (not a slam) 'cos it makes me feel like i'm already dreaming. had to take no magic man out of rotation, tho, 'cos all the creepy talking parts were bugging my sweetie.
gang of four - entertainment!: spiky brit politico-funk-punk w/jagged gtrs and big clunky riddim section damage.
the me-thinks - double e.p. rough mixes and napoleon complex demos: c'mon!
posted by stashdauber at 1:52 PM
2 Comments:
"destroy all" is a fine record. i've had it for a while now but usually only give it a spin when i'm in the mood to have my mood completely shattered (whatever that mood may be.) not in a bad way, but it can be very intense on me as it's all over the map with it's rich and varied sounds. "chi cagoan" is prolly the most "listener friendly" cut on the rec, but the cat is so mult-talented in some many different areas and styles of the guitar, it's hard for music fans from all walks not to find something likeable therein. not sure i even have the words in my vocab to give an apt descritption. i think i'll just call it "supreme sonic virtuoso atonality" and enjoy another spin.
yeah, i've been diggin' nels on the "live at perkins' palace" banyan rec and "electric ascension" by rova :: orkestrova. between him and acoustic cats like jack rose and bola sete, i'm listening to a lot more _gtr_ these days than i habitually do. nice to have that enthusiasm rekindled.
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