JACkory
Struggling Artist
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Post by JACkory on Aug 5, 2011 9:58:57 GMT -5
Mogwai is a post-rock band. They often get lumped in with Godspeed You Black Emperor, Sigur Ros, Explosions in the Sky and that lot. Not saying they sound exactly like them, but the symphonic technique is similar.
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Post by RocDoc on Aug 5, 2011 17:25:57 GMT -5
oh, i've seen what people lump into 'post-rock' and it covers a whole shitload of ground - kind of a catch-all really, w/stuff like swervedriver, bedhead, cursive and some of the NYC prog-jazz that ends up on tzadik. a very fuzzy pigeonhole fwiw. thanks! ~  eyvind kang is one of these guys like marc ribot - capable of just TEARING your head off, but not always because there's a 'good eyvind kang' and a 'bad eyvind kang' and you'll never which project of his calls for which one to show up. and 'bad' is obviously per MY designation as to what i'm preferring to hear. kang is by no means a slacker (same as ribot) but like most musicians works from different degrees of inspiration depending who he's working with...this one's even got mike patton on it, but (so far) that crazy guy hasn't shown himself typically if at all. a very ECM-ish calm pervades and it's very put together, this one. here's a synopsis: Virginal Co-ordinates (may 2000 - Angelica, 2003), that documents live performance of chamber compositions with a 22-member orchestra and Mike Patton on vocals and electronics, (the baroque variations Go In A Good Way To A Better Place, the 19-minute gamelan-inspired minimalism of Doorway to the Sun, the funereal march Sidi Bou Said, the romantic 13-minute elegy Innocent Eye, the tidal 10-minute pattern of Virginal Co-ordinates), and his role in the Bill Frisell Quartet further increased his reputation. www.scaruffi.com/avant/kang.htmli am NOT expecting patton to come in here gutturally screaming and humping his mikestand the way i've previously heard him with tomahawk...  |
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Post by Meursault on Aug 11, 2011 20:47:00 GMT -5
Holy fuck this place is dead.
How's it going?
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Post by RocDoc on Aug 12, 2011 7:29:10 GMT -5
it's a different world than the one back in the day.....and YOU with your passel (by now) of kids, shane?
how is that going?
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Post by RocDoc on Aug 15, 2011 18:03:22 GMT -5
aaah, poopy diaper patrol, i'm guessin'....don't fergit to wash hands, shane. ~ just played:  5.0 out of 5 stars
Great CD to accompany a great movie, February 11, 2007
By Oenophile (Vienna VA) -
This review is from: Factotum (Score) (Audio CD)
Kristin Asbjornsen's voice is hypnotic making these broody songs irresistable. What made this CD even more enjoyable for me was finding out that she wasn't just handed the lyrics and songs but she actually took the time to read through a good number of Bukowski's poems, wrote the music to the one's that best fit the mood of the movie and voila a perfect accompaniment to the movie Factotum.
A definite recommendation to folks that enjoy slow music with a twist of Bukowskian existential lyrics. |
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Post by Thorngrub on Aug 16, 2011 11:27:35 GMT -5
Holy fuck this place is dead. How's it going? *in pipsqueak voice* "I'm not dead yet!" ;D |
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Post by Thorngrub on Aug 16, 2011 11:30:08 GMT -5
Secret Chiefs 3
6/1/06
WoW Hall
Eugene OR
great rec of Trey and the boys. I don't care for their surf sound, but the elec saz work is pretty nice. I think this is the rec with Eyvind Kang, too, who is pretty damn fantastic
enjoy!
aud dpa 4061's>spsb3>d100
very eastern vibe going on throughout this show, but SO very musical. not necessarily going for any sort of a 'trance' state. a flac recording on a single megaupload DL, about 500+ meg that went smooth as silk. Love Secret Chiefs 3. Was lucky enough to have seen em live, once - they put on a great show. |
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Post by Ayinger on Aug 16, 2011 16:54:36 GMT -5
~ just played: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Great CD to accompany a great movie, February 11, 2007
By Oenophile (Vienna VA) -
This review is from: Factotum (Score) (Audio CD)
Kristin Asbjornsen's voice is hypnotic making these broody songs irresistable. What made this CD even more enjoyable for me was finding out that she wasn't just handed the lyrics and songs but she actually took the time to read through a good number of Bukowski's poems, wrote the music to the one's that best fit the mood of the movie and voila a perfect accompaniment to the movie Factotum.
A definite recommendation to folks that enjoy slow music with a twist of Bukowskian existential lyrics. I need to check into this being the Charlie addict that I am. oh,,,,and [size=6 ] HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUK !!!!!![/size] |
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JACkory
Struggling Artist
Posts: 167
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Post by JACkory on Aug 16, 2011 20:44:25 GMT -5
aaah, poopy diaper patrol, i'm guessin'....don't fergit to wash hands, shane. ~ just played: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Great CD to accompany a great movie, February 11, 2007
By Oenophile (Vienna VA) -
This review is from: Factotum (Score) (Audio CD)
Kristin Asbjornsen's voice is hypnotic making these broody songs irresistable. What made this CD even more enjoyable for me was finding out that she wasn't just handed the lyrics and songs but she actually took the time to read through a good number of Bukowski's poems, wrote the music to the one's that best fit the mood of the movie and voila a perfect accompaniment to the movie Factotum.
A definite recommendation to folks that enjoy slow music with a twist of Bukowskian existential lyrics. I don't like it when people smoke. |
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Post by Meursault on Aug 18, 2011 10:01:10 GMT -5
Parenting life is lovely....Gonna take a year off work in September to watch them.
Who still pops by the boards? Do Strat-O, and Riley, Drum, Mary, Jesus, etc... do they ever make appearances?
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Post by RocDoc on Aug 19, 2011 10:18:50 GMT -5
as the de facto 'presence' here for awhile (aside from Don P who signs in more often) out of those names, strat-o, as benificent founder and chairman of this site, is the only one sighted here for what's gotta be years. i've often wondered what's happened to mary, especially when i read about something bad (or on occasion, good) happening in memphis...alas 'the great splintering' sent most people off on their separate ways, at the beginning to their sedaka-thing, then there's pockets who've shown up on facebook (like who is NOT on FB by now?).... so....'the parenting life'. for how many? 2 at last count, i recall reading somewhere... NP: wdcb.org/newmedia/newmedstreams.php |
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Post by RocDoc on Aug 31, 2011 12:15:08 GMT -5
NP:  Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones In Concert [40th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set]
[3 CDs + 1 DVD] (Audio CD) Disc 3
"Everyday I Have the Blues" (Unreleased B.B. King Track) - 2:27
"How Blue Can You Get" (Unreleased B.B. King Track) - 5:30
"That's Wrong Little Mama" (Unreleased B.B. King Track) - 4:11
"Why I Sing The Blues" (Unreleased B.B. King Track) - 5:16
"Please Accept My Love" (Unreleased B.B. King Track) - 4:52
"Gimme Some Loving" (Unreleased Ike & Tina Turner Track) - 0:49
"Sweet Soul Music" (Unreleased Ike & Tina Turner Track) - 1:16
"Son Of A Preacher Man" (Unreleased Ike & Tina Turner Track) - 2:49
"Proud Mary" (Unreleased Ike & Tina Turner Track) - 3:07
"I've Been Loving You Too Long" (Unreleased Ike & Tina Turner Track) - 5:40
"Come Together" (Unreleased Ike & Tina Turner Track) - 3:36
"Land Of A Thousand Dances" (Unreleased Ike & Tina Turner Track) - 2:40 ...except i listened to ike & tina first because my sandisk fuze player split 'em up by their artist tag. ike & tina sounded incredible with tina SO in command even with ike pulling the strings. tighttighttight. BB's performance reminds me of having seen him circa 74-75 at a free festival at the university of illinois immediately after he and band had gotten back from historic shows in moscow. powder blue 3 piece suits for the whole band AND they went through the trouble of hauling a grand piano up onto that small stage at the 'illinois room'. first time i'd ever seen that there, at this room that even jimi hendrix played years before BBs show. the performance here is kinda hit or miss, but what can you expect when a band is 3rd billed to the stones? BB also makes the MOST ironic statement during the show, quieting the NYC crowd down by thanking the stones 'for having us here' (granted he was 3rd billed at MSG, horribly tough as that might be in nearly any circumstance), where in truth richards/jagger owed/owe BB (and countless other bluesmen) their very professional LIVES. |
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Post by Ayinger on Sept 1, 2011 21:11:06 GMT -5
sooooo many others but I'm exhausted (what else is new).... I DID pop for a cheap used copy of this box set the other month and at 9:30PM when I finally got around to watering my OWN plants at home, it was a nice funk to be into while doing so.... (the first 2 discs of older material are what IT is at) |
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Post by RocDoc on Sept 6, 2011 18:06:17 GMT -5
^ around the time you bought this, i remember posting the track-listing in one of these 'holy shit what a great download i just found!'-moments. i don't think i ever dl'd it tho... ~ NP:  some of the reviews on amazon were dismissing this, but i LOVE it. one song on there called 'gimme the night' is all YOU, don. beautiful playing by the late lamented HB no matter what the style. |
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Post by Ayinger on Sept 6, 2011 21:45:22 GMT -5
Hiram was ALWAYS the man on the original Letterman bandstand!
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