What vinyl are you listening to?

[Daz B]

The Wonder stuff - Never Loved Elvis

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

Jazz Hip Trio - Jazz In Relief

Yep, playing it again. *smile*

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

Derek & Clive - Ad Nauseam

 

[Charlie Jefferson]

Derek & Clive - Ad Nauseam

Perfect call and antidote for the approaching misery of this time of year, BBB.

Playing:

Bilingual - Pet Shop Boys

One of their finest. Overwhelming melancholy flecked with sunlight. Again, great for this time of year.

Daughter Of Cloud - of Montreal

Strangeways - The Smiths

Okonosos - My Morning Jacket. Magnificent, exhilarating, intense, God on vocals too.

Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer - Of Montreal

 

[knaithrover]

Seamonsters - Wedding Present

Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan

Porcupine - Echo & the Bunnymen

Yoshimi - Flaming Lips

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

Derek & Clive - Ad Nauseam

Perfect call and antidote for the approaching misery of this time of year, BBB.

Peter Cook was a comedy genius, so as Un-PC as it is, it's also incredibly funny. I particularly like the 'Horse Racing' and 'Records'.

 

[bigfish786]

And actually put a couple of CDs on tonight.

i feel so naughty.

Lol

 

[Charlie Jefferson]

Derek & Clive - Ad Nauseam

Perfect call and antidote for the approaching misery of this time of year, BBB.

Peter Cook was a comedy genius, so as Un-PC as it is, it's also incredibly funny. I particularly like the 'Horse Racing' and 'Records'.

I agree. Unstoppable. Their recordings are the only non-musical vinyl I've gone back to. I never grow out of it. It's joys are timeless or I'm just simply pleased.

Currently listening to Blackstar by Bowie.

Only one listen in and other than the two tracks I'd already heard several times - which are manifoldly weird in their wonderfully contrived way - it's all very mesmerising. Unexpected swoops and intrusions of sound, great later-period Scott Walker vocals and some incredible textures. A real vinyl listen.

 

[Jim_W]

Derek & Clive - Ad Nauseam

Perfect call and antidote for the approaching misery of this time of year, BBB.

Peter Cook was a comedy genius, so as Un-PC as it is, it's also incredibly funny. I particularly like the 'Horse Racing' and 'Records'.

The greatest comic genius along with Spike in my opinion. The E L Wisty stuff is just brilliant in that classic 'ordinary people are quite mad' way. I've got an E L Wisty lp too! I like the 'Derek And Clive' stuff as well. Like all great comedians, there was an intriguing darker side.

 

[maverick1245]

I have been addicted to Deerhunter - Microcastle.
Going through the suggestions to see if I can get any new ones around.

Cheers

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

Currently listening to Blackstar by Bowie.

Only one listen in and other than the two tracks I'd already heard several times - which are manifoldly weird in their wonderfully contrived way - it's all very mesmerising. Unexpected swoops and intrusions of sound, great later-period Scott Walker vocals and some incredible textures. A real vinyl listen.

My copies haven't arrived yet. The lithographs did, but some were damaged in the post, so I'm currently trying to get them to replace the damaged ones, which isn't proving easy.

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

I've got an E L Wisty lp too!

'The Misty Mr. Wisty'?

 

[ifor]

Where Have You Been All My Life? - Villagers

 

[Jim_W]

I've got an E L Wisty lp too!

'The Misty Mr. Wisty'?

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Yes, BBB, that's the one. One of my favourite records!

 

[Charlie Jefferson]

My guide to dealing with no wife, no job Tuesday:

Brew capacious pot of Assam tea, play Messiaen's Turangalia Symphony loudly, drink said tea, absorb thoughts, listen, turn next to Bowie's Blackstar. Have mind and ideas tweaked and re-constituted. Drink more tea. Dismantle the Christmas tree on the day one's parents always did it, think of them, more tea, visit Hepworth Gallery and ponder what's it all about. Collect my children from school later and embrace the now.

One of those days in England . . .

 

[thescarletpronster]

Finally got around to cleaning my recent purchases, and have played a few. There's a lot of crackle going on - I'm going to have to take at least two of them back. Grrr.

Lucy Ward – I Dreamt I Was A Bird... (a tonne of crackle towards the end of both sides)
Wolf Alice – My Love Is Cool (also a tonne of crackle towards the end, plus I had two copies of disc 1 and none of disc 2!)
Grimes – Art Angels (not so bad, but still a fair bit of crackle in places)
Patty Griffin – Servant of Love (much better, just the odd patch)
Julia Holter – Tragedy (also better, but some crackle in places, not as good as I've come to expect from Domino).

A bit disheartening. I don't think I'm over-fussy about surface noise. Will listen to the others tomorrow and hope for better.

 

[Jim_W]

My guide to dealing with no wife, no job Tuesday:

Brew capacious pot of Assam tea, play Messiaen's Turangalia Symphony loudly, drink said tea, absorb thoughts, listen, turn next to Bowie's Blackstar. Have mind and ideas tweaked and re-constituted. Drink more tea. Dismantle the Christmas tree on the day one's parents always did it, think of them, more tea, visit Hepworth Gallery and ponder what's it all about. Collect my children from school later and embrace the now.

One of those days in England . . .

Tea, music and children...always look on the bright side, Charlie. My children are long gone although my daughter came home for Christmas, fleeced me and subsequently left to take her present (PS4) back to the boyfriend's!

What a life...

 

[Charlie Jefferson]

Hi Jim

What a life indeed!

I've eeked a decent day out of the unpromising and meagre elements.

Music great, tea constant, gallery transformative, children happy to be home.

Thanks Jim.

 

[Lost Angeles]

Robert Plant - The Principle of Moments, earlier some Supertramp, Journey and REO Speedwagon and Yorkshire tea.

 

[knaithrover]

Hi Jim

What a life indeed!

I've eeked a decent day out of the unpromising and meagre elements.

Music great, tea constant, gallery transformative, children happy to be home.

Thanks Jim.

Music tea and school run - sounds very much like my day - imagine getting through things without a cool soundtrack?

I've had a John Cale/Kate Bush kinda day today.

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

turn next to Bowie's Blackstar.

When did you receive your copy, Charlie?

 

[Charlie Jefferson]

turn next to Bowie's Blackstar.

When did you receive your copy, Charlie?

I am fortunate to know someone who could get me an early copy. Top secret stuff!!!!

I played it again today and really enjoyed it. I'm about to give it a late night listen after Newsnight - no work to get up for - so I'm looking forward to taking on another layer of connection.

Update: much as Bowie has to be applauded for not being let's say Rod Stewart, I'm still too reminded of Scott Walker who got there with this avant-garde singing declamatory thing. It's good and feels fresh but I'm not as drawn to it or disturbed by it as Scott's last three LPs, not the Sunn O one but it's predecessor's.

Maybe that's not what Bowie's trying to do but it feels like it's in the shadows of what's gone before.

 

[thescarletpronster]

I am fortunate to know someone who could get me an early copy. Top secret stuff!!!!

In other words, 'I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.'

Listened to a few more of my recent purchases:

Roots Manuva – Bleeds
King Midas Sound / Fennesz – Edition 1
Anna von Hausswolff – The Miraculous

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

Listened to a few more of my recent purchases:

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

I am fortunate to know someone who could get me an early copy. Top secret stuff!!!!

I played it again today and really enjoyed it. I'm about to give it a late night listen after Newsnight - no work to get up for - so I'm looking forward to taking on another layer of connection.

Update: much as Bowie has to be applauded for not being let's say Rod Stewart, I'm still too reminded of Scott Walker who got there with this avant-garde singing declamatory thing. It's good and feels fresh but I'm not as drawn to it or disturbed by it as Scott's last three LPs, not the Sunn O one but it's predecessor's.

Maybe that's not what Bowie's trying to do but it feels like it's in the shadows of what's gone before.

I think Bowie's just trying to do something he hasn't done before, not necessarily something no-one else has done before. Some people regard Bowie as a great originator, but I don't think he's ever done anything truly original or brand new, but I still like him.

I'm really looking forward to hearing the whole album.