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the shizzle => shootin' the shit => music, art and culture => Topic started by: jwi on December 18, 2021, 12:15:33 pm
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Usually it falls to Falling Down to open this topic around Christmas eve. However, I am procrastinating so...
New music 2020 (https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,31036.0.html)
New music 2019 (https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,30360.0.html)
2018 New (and some old) Music (https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,29752.0.html)
Best new music 2017 (https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,28563.0.html)
Best new music 2016 (https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,27688.0.html)
Best of 2015 music thread (https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,26587.0.html)
Best of 2014 new music (a bit early) (https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,25067.0.html)
Albums, music, songs of 2013.. (https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,23309.0.html)
Album of the Year: El Madrileño by C. Tangana.
The trap rap the Madrilenian Antón Álvarez Alfaro released as C. Tangana before this album did not indicate that he was capable of something of this scale. More noteworthy perhaps were the songs Antes de Morirme and Malamente, co-written with then girlfriend and flamenco-pop/urbano superstar Rosalía. Without reading too much into their breakup and public spates, it is not difficult to imagine Mr. Tangana. recording this pop/folk album out of spite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltmO9XQVdSg
(I assume that Rosalía has taken out a restraining order)
Whatever the cause, the songs resonates not only with me but was also well received by critics and the Spanish-speaking public on both the new and the old continent, especially in Spain were it broke all kinds of streaming records.
The record is full of collaborations with the most well-known new-flamenco artists of the world like France's Gipsy Kings, Sevilla's La Húngara and Kiko Veneno, Urugay's Jorge Drexler and Puerto Rico's José Feliciano—to name a few.
C. Tangana's friends and family, including his mother and aunt, also helped record what is likely the best Tiny Desk (home) concert of 2021:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW6L_lTrIFg
See also: anything by Rosalía, for example the single La Fama from her upcoming album. Rauw Alejandro, for example Todo de Ti.
Raï of the Year: Staying in the hispanophone sphere, I "discovered" TiiwTiiw through his collaboration with the popular Spanish rapper Morad on their hommage to the mediterranean crossing Frontera nada. TiiwTiiw is from Belgium but sings almost exclusively in his parent's Morrocan Arabic, which makes me classify him as a Raï artist. But what do I know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4seAEQEDYw
I am pretty sure, however, that the audience in the Maghreb does not consume music on other platforms than youtube, so it is pretty meaningless to talk about albums but Jackson is another song from this year.
French hip-hop of the year: Leto
I have to admit that as the mythical four first albums of MC Solaar are finally available again after more than 20 years of lawsuits, I have not listened to many other French hip-hop artists than the godfather of francophone rap.
However, for those who are fine with west-coast influenced hip-hop with a great flow Leto is well worth checking out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KhPgePSeQc
See also: SCH: JVLIVS II , Damso: QALF infinity
Come-back of the year: Stromae Santé.
Stromae - Maestro is back with the fantastic single Santé after six years of silence due to a severe burnout depression and having started a family. Full of tricky microrythms like the rushed dembow beat on the guitar-thingy pared with the dragged melody on the synth makes it impossible not to sway to the music. Cheers Mosaert!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3QS83ubhHE
Smooth Jazz of the year: Charles Lloyd & The Marvels Anthem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCQNUVHR9DM
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Nice one JWI. Consider the torch passed on :thumbsup: . I was prevaricating and have been posting less since the dig about ex-climbers just writing about books ‘n stuff, so, thanks for starting the annual thread.
I’ll pop mine up next week.
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It's been another great year for both guitar-based and electronic music...
Albums(-ish) only (there have been the usual great tracks and EPs too)...
My own 96 Darkness compilation / mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3rHuFlghJs
https://soundcloud.com/fiend-ophobia/96darkness
If some actual DJ had released this as a mix or a CD, I'd have thought "Well the segueing is crude and basic, but fuck me the track selection and order is amazing, I'll be listening to this on repeat" (and would have absolutely wet my pants at some of the tracks if there had been no tracklist). The fact that I put it together, I still think "Well the segueing is crude and basic, but fuck me the track selection and order is amazing, I'll be listening to this on repeat". So what-fucking-ever.
Deathmachine - Mutability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6J99SQACIg
https://bandcamp.prspct.nl/album/mutability-lp
A brilliant hi-energy cross-genre dance music album that is also often on repeat, with good reason. The future is here and it's bright indeed.
Eximperituserqethhzebibšiptugakkathšulweliarzaxułum - Šahrartu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cap4XhufyeE
https://eximperitus.bandcamp.com/album/ahrartu
Yes that's the name. Yes it's excellent metal. Always intense, always interesting.
Raw - Gemstones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJPKOxOdCe0&list=PL1ntfXx-b2MzIwkKwWZAZoM4gyfd2PrWF
https://rawppl.bandcamp.com/album/gemstones-compilation
Come for Perc's brainwarping track Melter, stay for the rest. Great throughout.
The Bug - Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgfH0pn0WtA&list=PLzpHvgk6ivsFs6AfNGonKmhosP0DyYpv-
https://thebugmusic.bandcamp.com/album/fire-2
Grime at it's most grimiest, more bass-driven bangers than an illicit car-mod meet-up.
Samurai - Outliers 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiLM8qiQs6I&list=PLRPUUEqmciasHxFwEAsEvQXl4fCAutWOs
https://samuraimusic.bandcamp.com/album/outliers-3
A typically excellent showcase of thoroughly proper and creative DnB, jungle and half-time from the ever reliable Samurai. Top quality throughout. Also worth seeking out label boss Presha's "RATS" EP on the label, ace stuff.
Divide And Dissolve - Gas Lit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1OulwoEh6A&list=PLvsYXqtYjMYfVgK_LYXmJ0zHOEMcWIxi_
https://divideanddissolve.bandcamp.com/album/gas-lit
Politically charged instrumental doom metal that is just great taken on it's own merits.
Elementz Of Noize - Empathy Overload
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rin2Jaj3Ls
https://elementzofnoize.bandcamp.com/album/empathy-overload
A parting blow from old skool techstep legend and John Peel favourite, who reappeared in recent years with possibly the best melodic DnB track ever (Elementz Of Noize & Infinite Leap - Grand Escape, which gets completely ignored everywhere I post it) amongst a whole lot of other good stuff, and bows out with varied and energetic album.
Carcass - Torn Arteries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zlh7TgjEZA
https://carcass.bandcamp.com/album/torn-arteries
A crowd and radio friendly pick for the masses, but taken objectively it really is very good very metal.
Scorn - The Only Place
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyxpqtt-lKU&list=OLAK5uy_kMsq5VRcCjWGhGyjaYX_Bn0UGJvXy4GzY
https://ohmresistance.bandcamp.com/album/the-only-place
More great soundtracking for a dire winter season, down-to-earth, no bullshit, industrial dub.
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Nice one JWI. Consider the torch passed on :thumbsup: . I was prevaricating and have been posting less since the dig about ex-climbers just writing about books ‘n stuff, so, thanks for starting the annual thread.
I’ll pop mine up next week.
What fucker said that?
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I'm guessing someone who is pretty naive about internet forums and doesn't really get that whilst sticking to the main subject matter (armchair arguments about split grades almost none of us would ever be able to climb), there is also good value in other topics and sharing other interests as part of a community and indeed often through the perspective of a climber's mindset even if one is not currently active. Maybe a grandad or someone who's fairly new to the internet??
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I’ll pop mine up next week.
Looking forward to read and listen to your selection!
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Can't say I've listened to all of it yet, but I'll chuck in a couple of faves.
MOY
Prolific purveyor of cosmic breakbeat-propelled electro acid and melodic braindance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYwf67pIYUk
Skee Mask - Pool
Sprawling trove of all manner of stunningly produced breakbeats, backed by all manner of sumptuous waftings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJtq-38hT3c
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Can't say I've listened to all of it yet, but I'll chuck in a couple of faves.
MOY
Prolific purveyor of cosmic breakbeat-propelled electro acid and melodic braindance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYwf67pIYUk
Gives me flashbacks to 2004 when I spend two months furiously typing out my thesis while blasting Armin van Buuren et al.
The guy across the hall in a similar situation was more high brow in his choices and just played the Der Ring des Nibelungen, all of it, over every 15 hour session...
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Speaking of flashbacks, I discovered to my surprise that Iron Maiden are still a thing, like some sort of embarrassing long lost uncle. And I revelled in the grandiose excess like I was 15 again. :lol:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B1EOkFeD3Ho
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For suckers of the singer songwriter lark. I have really enjoyed this album this year. Cassandra Jenkins -
An Overview on Phenomenal Nature
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/cassandra-jenkins-an-overview-on-phenomenal-nature/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW8XoovSlsM
I would also like to put up Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine's album A Beginner’s Mind as a frontrunner for worst album art of the year! Supposed to be a decent album but the artwork. Wow! I hope it is ironic.
(https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/60e4dc9b020fe2ffd45fd8fd/1:1/w_320/AKR143---Digital-Cover-Art---1500x1500.jpg)
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For suckers of the singer songwriter lark. I have really enjoyed this album this year. Cassandra Jenkins -
An Overview on Phenomenal Nature
Spotify informed me that in 2021 on their platform I mostly listened to
1) French pop 2) Baroque music (a complicated way of saying JS Bach) 3) Nuevo Flamenco 4) French hip hop 5) Jazz piano. Ignoring the ridiculously well defined genres, it is nevertheless clear from that list that I have no idea how many popular genres of music evolves. Thus I was very surprised by the sprechgesang in the above song. Apparently this is a thing? A popular thing? Was the bleeding idiot Schönberg right about something?
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I feel like sprechgesang (didn't realise it had a name) has been around forever, particularly in folk music. Woody Gutherie used that sort of style all the time. Do you like it or loathe it? Personally I quite like the style. The Schönberg reference is lost on me I'm afraid.
Music genres are like climbing grades, only supposed to point you in the right direction, not obsess over. The more specific the less ridiculous. Except for Jazz (at least post swing), which like off-widths, is best avoided and only suitable for deviants!
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Arguing about music micro-genres is almost as good as arguing about grades or styles of ascent.
But not quite :ninja:
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The Schönberg reference is lost on me I'm afraid.
Not the techno classic!
https://youtu.be/j8OMOhmfP9I
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I feel like sprechgesang (didn't realise it had a name) has been around forever, particularly in folk music. Woody Gutherie used that sort of style all the time. Do you like it or loathe it? Personally I quite like the style. The Schönberg reference is lost on me I'm afraid.
I am easy, I like most music where efforts have been made (except Schönberg's music). However, I have never much listened to Guthrie but I adore his lyrics in the few songs I know. I cannot recall him producing unpitched vocals on any of the songs I have heard 🤷🏼♂️
Schönberg wrote a lot about different forms of parlando (if you will) and was carful about the difference in how to notate different variants of un- or semi.pitched vocal performances in relation to melody and rhythm. His music was (mostly) shit though.
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Here's an example of Guthrie's sort of style. I suppose it is pitched, but very much in a spoken style. I like Gutherie. My friend described him as like listening to Dylan down the telephone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkAxuqrVNBM
(I mistyped in the last post, I meant to write "The more specific the MORE ridiculous", but hopefully it still made sense.)
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I feel like sprechgesang (didn't realise it had a name) has been around forever, particularly in folk music. Woody Gutherie used that sort of style all the time. Do you like it or loathe it? Personally I quite like the style. The Schönberg reference is lost on me I'm afraid.
His music was (mostly) shit though.
Probably a stupid question, but have you heard the Gurre-Lieder?
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Can't say that I have, at least not in the sense of heard and begin able to recall something. I note however that it was composed before he went completely bananas.
(I like however that only a few posts into a thread on best new music in 2021 I start ranting about Schoenberg. Worst new music 1909.)
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Here's an example of Guthrie's sort of style. I suppose it is pitched, but very much in a spoken style. I like Gutherie. My friend described him as like listening to Dylan down the telephone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkAxuqrVNBM
(I mistyped in the last post, I meant to write "The more specific the MORE ridiculous", but hopefully it still made sense.)
I rally hadn’t come across Guthrie until around a month ago, when a few Yanks on my feed started talking about a specific track of his being a “family tradition” to play and sing along to during Thanksgiving.
Was intrigued so looked it up on YouTube and it turned out to be quite a clever anti-Vietnam war song:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m57gzA2JCcM (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m57gzA2JCcM)
Edit for wrong link
Shit! Edit for realising Arlo is Woody’s son!
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It’s a film starring Guthrie too Matt. I remember watching it in my teens.
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C. Tangana's friends and family, including his mother and aunt, also helped record what is likely the best Tiny Desk (home) concert of 2021:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW6L_lTrIFg
That tiny desk concert is absolutely amazing. Cheers. So much warmth and familiarity, but sort of sad like the day after the night before. It's a lovely sound and atmosphere. Are any of his recordings similar?
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Andy's Ambient Bangers From This Year With No Write-Up Attached Because I Can't Be Arsed (AABFTYWNWUABICBA):
36 & awakened souls - The Other Side of Darkness https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/the-other-side-of-darkness
Joachim Spieth - Ousia https://joachimspieth.bandcamp.com/album/ousia
KMRU - Logue https://kmru.bandcamp.com/album/logue-2
36 - Weaponised Serenity https://9128live.bandcamp.com/album/weaponised-serenity
ASC & Inhmost - Dimensional Space https://asc77.bandcamp.com/album/dimensional-space
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C. Tangana's friends and family, including his mother and aunt, also helped record what is likely the best Tiny Desk (home) concert of 2021:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW6L_lTrIFg
That tiny desk concert is absolutely amazing. Cheers. So much warmth and familiarity, but sort of sad like the day after the night before. It's a lovely sound and atmosphere. Are any of his recordings similar?
The songs are all from his latest record El Madrileño. There are a few other live recordings with songs from this album as well, but nothing matching this sobremesa with the avengers of flamenco around the table.
The decor of this apartment is a life goal however:
https://youtu.be/uV0r4a2QVkQ
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Other than on 6 music I really don't think I've listened to / bought any new music this year, which is a shocking state of affairs. So thanks for some pointers/ inspiration guys (and gals, who seem yet to post...)
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I've been enjoying Dry Cleaning, Self Esteem, Public Service Broadcasting, Monster Florence, Do Nothing, Sleaford Mods, Loyle Carner, Sparks, Sun Kil Moon amongst others this year. Which sounds like I've listened to more music than I have this year. No attention sp...
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Other than on 6 music I really don't think I've listened to / bought any new music this year, which is a shocking state of affairs. So thanks for some pointers/ inspiration guys (and gals, who seem yet to post...)
Having consistently listened to a fair amount of new stuff every year until I had kids, I find myself in a similar position. A combination of less free time and less work travel during lockdown, which is when I used to get most time to listen to anything new. Only two new albums, one I’ve yet to find time to listen to in full (new War on Drugs album). The other is one of the best things I’ve heard for some years though, Stephen Fretwell - Busy Guy. Fifteen-ish years since his last album, but still got it. Maybe not quite as good as his first album (Magpie) but beautiful acoustic guitar and an amazing voice that fits well with the stripped back style of music.
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I've been enjoying Dry Cleaning, Self Esteem, Public Service Broadcasting, Monster Florence, Do Nothing, Sleaford Mods, Loyle Carner, Sparks, Sun Kil Moon amongst others this year. Which sounds like I've listened to more music than I have this year. No attention sp...
Wot, no Shostakovich :whistle:
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Our mutual friend sent that Leningrad link, I had to rest after 10 mins, sustained test piece if ever there was one :whistle:
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Some musical highlights from the year. I’ve put the bandcamp links in as it’s the best digital platform for artists themselves, but most of them are on the regular streaming services too.
Myriam Gendron : Ma délire - Songs of love, lost & found. French Canadian singer songwriter pulls a blinder of reworks and original material. Beautiful.
https://myriamgendron.bandcamp.com/album/ma-d-lire-songs-of-love-lost-found (https://myriamgendron.bandcamp.com/album/ma-d-lire-songs-of-love-lost-found)
William Parker: Migration of Silence Into and Out of The Tone World. A 10 album collection of instrumental and songs for voice. It’s incredibly diverse and rich. “This is music as empathetic as it is intrepid, as philosophical as it is visceral, as resolutely modernist as it is attuned to tradition. Parker’s art not only draws from the deepest well of African-American culture; it breathes in inspiration from across the globe, with sounds drawn from Africa, Asia and Indonesia as well as Europe and the Americas; there is free improvisation and re-imagined sonic collage; there are album-length explorations of solo piano and solo voice, along with string ensembles and ancient wind instruments.” I’ve barely scratched the surface and will be listening for years to come I suspect.
https://williamparker.bandcamp.com/album/migration-of-silence-into-and-out-of-the-tone-world-volumes-1-10 (https://williamparker.bandcamp.com/album/migration-of-silence-into-and-out-of-the-tone-world-volumes-1-10)
Richard Norris: Music for Healing, January to December. I’ve become a big fan of Bandcamp’s subscription service where you pay a small fee annually or monthly. Norris recorded and released a twenty minute ambient piece each month of the year. It’s now available as a complete album. August is my favourite. Recorded to coincide with Jennifer Lucy Allen’s book, The Foghorn’s Lament and it has lots of ‘em in it. They’re all great though and very relaxing.
https://richardnorris.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-healing-january-december (https://richardnorris.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-healing-january-december)
Nala Sinephro : Space 1.8. This is absolutely brilliant and too hard to pigeonhole into any genre. I’ve listed to this a lot since it came out.
https://nalasinephro.bandcamp.com/album/space-18 (https://nalasinephro.bandcamp.com/album/space-18)
The Last Ronin : Don’t Love. Lush, Rhodes driven drum ‘n bass in a shameless 90’s nostalgia tip.
https://akobeatz.bandcamp.com/track/ako10-011-the-last-ronin-dont-love-2 (https://akobeatz.bandcamp.com/track/ako10-011-the-last-ronin-dont-love-2)
“Blue” Jean Tyranny : Degrees of Freedom Found. A stunning six CD (or download/stream) box set of material from 1963 to 2019 just before he passed away in 2020. This is gorgeous, idiosyncratic and somewhat outsider music from beyond the mainstream.
https://unseenworlds.bandcamp.com/album/degrees-of-freedom-found (https://unseenworlds.bandcamp.com/album/degrees-of-freedom-found)
Superwolves : Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Matt Sweeney. Superwolves! Back in 2021. Marvellous!
https://mattsweeneybonnieprincebilly.bandcamp.com/album/superwolves (https://mattsweeneybonnieprincebilly.bandcamp.com/album/superwolves)
Ryley Walker : Course in Fable. Walker takes an increasingly thoughtful take on modern rock. Almost prog in places. It’s ace.
https://ryleywalker.bandcamp.com/album/course-in-fable (https://ryleywalker.bandcamp.com/album/course-in-fable)
Jeff Parker : Forfolks. Tortoise guitarist puts another cracker out. Solo guitar loops and improvisations with the added bonus of a very welcome third version of La Jettee that now exists in the world.
https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/forfolks (https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/forfolks)
Straw Man Army : Age of Exile. Spiky anarcho punk a-la Crass/Wire/Cravats.
https://youtu.be/1tScQtXw02g
https://d4mtlabsinc.bandcamp.com/album/age-of-exile (https://d4mtlabsinc.bandcamp.com/album/age-of-exile)
One of my favourite labels, Three Lobed Recordings put out a 20 year anniversary series of LPs by Six Organs of Admittance, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Pelt, Gunn-Truscinski, Daniel Bachman, Body/Dilloway/Head which are all stellar and an upcoming Sonic Youth release. If you fancy a taster, there’s a comp here https://threelobed.bandcamp.com/album/three-lobed-recordings-at-20-an-overview (https://threelobed.bandcamp.com/album/three-lobed-recordings-at-20-an-overview) pay any price.
Ben Chasny - The Intimate Landscape. Really warm and beautiful guitar instrumentals. For fans of Jack Rose, William Tyler and whatnot.
https://benchasny.bandcamp.com/album/the-intimate-landscape (https://benchasny.bandcamp.com/album/the-intimate-landscape)
Reissues:
Faust : Box Set. All of the Kosmiche legends LPs collected into one box, including the mysterious and unreleased ‘Punkt’.
Don Cherry : don cherry's new researches featuring naná vasconcelos - organic music theatre: festival de jazz de chateauvallon 1972. Fab live performance with loads of musicians from all over the world and kids jamming along.
https://blankformseditions.bandcamp.com/album/organic-music-theatre-festival-de-jazz-de-chateauvallon-1972 (https://blankformseditions.bandcamp.com/album/organic-music-theatre-festival-de-jazz-de-chateauvallon-1972)
All that said, I’ve spent a lot of the year deep into Bach, Grateful Dead concert recordings, Rod Stewart’s early LPs, Crass, much Fairport Convention and 90’s jungle rave tape rips on Mixcloud.
Have a good Christmas :beer2: and a healthy happy new year all. I might even see you at the crag next year...
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Thanks for the recs everyone. As ever, lots of great stuff to browse through :2thumbsup:
It seems I have been mainly listening to Hiss Golden Messenger in the last year! Great album in Quietly Blowing It and Sanctuary was the highlight for me and helped me through the second lock down immeasurably...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBkN9y9zf9Y&ab_channel=HissGoldenMessenger
The War on Drugs had another album out which, whilst not matching the previous two still had a couple of good songs. Favourite for me being I Don't live Here Anymore...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVh6XTwWhMY&ab_channel=TheWarOnDrugs
On a William Tyler tip I came across Yasmin Williams - great guitarist, lovely melodies...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObiT0_6-gNw&ab_channel=NewYorkGuitarFestival
I have listened to lots of new music, from some new and old artists and don't really have time to add detail but have listed some highlights below in no particular order;
Snail Mail - new album, same excellent pop-y vibe
Phoebe Bridgers - continues to put out exceptional tunes and interesting collabs
Noah Gunderson - new album not incredible but good enough back catalogue that I'm excited about going to see him in May!
Meadows - the Emergency Album actually came out in 2020 but it sound tracked lock downs and I don't think i mentioned it last year!
Leif Vollebekk - New Ways actually came out in 2019 but has some crackers in it
Saving the best till last, I stumbled across Bill Fay towards the end of the year via a song called I Hear You Calling which I still can't listen to without getting emotional...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzelXU6DQyA&ab_channel=SuperCunt5000
Brilliant lyricist and beautiful heartfelt songs exploring faith and life. Fascinating story behind his initial albums and then reverting to a "normal" life before being re-discovered some 30 years later documented in a NY Times article here (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/arts/music/bill-fay-countless-branches.html)
Spotify Link to "An Introduction to Bill Fay" (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/17HiwGnfsTlCU1YyGH3nUd?si=6c1a57231c9f44dc) playlist
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UKB way ahead on Bill Fay obvs: https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,6061.msg135638.html#msg135638
Agree on the standout track, weird that Copey doesn't mention it. I've also got Plan D (immortalized at Gardoms natch) Methane river and This World on long term rotation.
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Come-back of the year: Stromae Santé.
Stromae - Maestro is back with the fantastic single Santé after six years of silence due to a severe burnout depression and having started a family. Full of tricky microrythms like the rushed dembow beat on the guitar-thingy pared with the dragged melody on the synth makes it impossible not to sway to the music. Cheers Mosaert!
The second single, L'enfer, got is first airing during an interview on live television on the eight o clock news on TF1 the biggest news program in France. The performance comes at the 2min mark and there should probably had been some form of warning before. Turn on the subs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAG6nj7Sff8
I was emotionally wrung out afterwards.
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Other than on 6 music I really don't think I've listened to / bought any new music this year, which is a shocking state of affairs. So thanks for some pointers/ inspiration guys (and gals, who seem yet to post...)
Having consistently listened to a fair amount of new stuff every year until I had kids, I find myself in a similar position. A combination of less free time and less work travel during lockdown, which is when I used to get most time to listen to anything new. Only two new albums, one I’ve yet to find time to listen to in full (new War on Drugs album). The other is one of the best things I’ve heard for some years though, Stephen Fretwell - Busy Guy. Fifteen-ish years since his last album, but still got it. Maybe not quite as good as his first album (Magpie) but beautiful acoustic guitar and an amazing voice that fits well with the stripped back style of music.
Just on to this ^^^ Won't be on daily repeat (not that kind of thing) but I'll definitely sit in a quiet room with a dram and breathe it in once in a while!
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Leif Vollebekk - New Ways actually came out in 2019 but has some crackers in it
Just giving this a spin now. Think it might be a grower!
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I know doing anything Russian right now is probably taboo; but indigenous Siberian rock/folk fusion is kinda bangin.
Otyken:
https://youtu.be/CqwrwwOzVcQ (https://youtu.be/CqwrwwOzVcQ)
https://youtu.be/SU1apJTv94o (https://youtu.be/SU1apJTv94o)
https://youtu.be/2BDSPZTqiUo (https://youtu.be/2BDSPZTqiUo)
https://youtu.be/59_HQRrik9Q (https://youtu.be/59_HQRrik9Q)
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Team Ukraine enters the chat...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7-dxzp6Jvs
Silly jokes aside that might also be up your street?
The first track you linked it sounded like the guy on the keyboard had some old Prodigy guitar riffs programmed in and really wanted him to kick off more haha!