Non-Classical Music Listening Thread!

[NikF]

The Doris Day was actually a knockout and I'll be playing it again soon. A Sinatra-style late night concept album more than worthy of comparisons with Sinatra The Bing Crosby was also good, but if you only hear one ake sure its the Day.

I'm looking forward to checking out the Mathis. Thanks.


playing now, sticking with the 1957 theme:



Frankie Laine - Rockin (1957)
^which includes another surprise appearance of West End Blues - which I hadn't been aware has lyrics



Judy Garland - Alone (1957)

You're welcome.

The Doris Day album sounds intriguing. Funnily enough, I'm in the process of replacing the Sinatra albums in the run he did on moving to Capitol that started with (I think) Songs for Young Lovers and ended about  A Swingin' Affair or whatever, so they're fresh in my thoughts and the approach of the Day recording will be interesting in the light of them. 

Frankie Laine + West End Blues and lyrics? - enjoy '57 

[aligreto]

Yusuf: An Other Cup





The voice is obviously older and not as strong or resonant but it still delivers. The songs are very lyrical musically and are of a high standard, varied and interesting. The recording is excellent.

[George]

[SimonNZ]

You're welcome.

The Doris Day album sounds intriguing. Funnily enough, I'm in the process of replacing the Sinatra albums in the run he did on moving to Capitol that started with (I think) Songs for Young Lovers and ended about  A Swingin' Affair or whatever, so they're fresh in my thoughts and the approach of the Day recording will be interesting in the light of them. 

Frankie Laine + West End Blues and lyrics? - enjoy '57 

I particularly like the wallow-in-your-misery Sinatra Capitols; Only The Lonely, In The Wee Small Hours, Nobody Cares, Where Are You etc. Probably like Nice and Easy best of the happier ones.

now:



Tennessee Ernie Ford - Hymns (1957)
Elvis Presley - Peace In The Valley (1957)

[Elgarian Redux]

I've made an unexpected discovery. Actually, 'unexpected' is an understatement. I love acoustic guitars - I play acoustic guitars - but I'm not drawn much towards old guitars or old American guitar music. And yet I stumbled across the most unlikely thing: a Welsh guitar player who plays her own idiosyncratic type of what I believe is called 'American Primitive', and it has been haunting me for a few weeks now.

Her name is Gwenifer Raymond. She has a PhD in astrophysics. And I find her music very powerful: disturbing, moving, and with that 'I'll just listen one more time' quality that makes you know you're onto something. The finest of her pieces is called 'Sometimes there's blood' - and that title sets up a perfect expectation for the droning D minor tuning and dark rhythms of the music. It's from her recently released album.

Here's a suitably strange video of her playing 'Sometimes there's blood':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfLJvXNeY-M

And here's the album ('You never were much of a dancer'):



https://tompkinssquare.bandcamp.com/album/you-never-were-much-of-a-dancer

[aligreto]

I've made an unexpected discovery. Actually, 'unexpected' is an understatement. I love acoustic guitars - I play acoustic guitars - but I'm not drawn much towards old guitars or old American guitar music. And yet I stumbled across the most unlikely thing: a Welsh guitar player who plays her own idiosyncratic type of what I believe is called 'American Primitive', and it has been haunting me for a few weeks now.

Her name is Gwenifer Raymond. She has a PhD in astrophysics. And I find her music very powerful: disturbing, moving, and with that 'I'll just listen one more time' quality that makes you know you're onto something. The finest of her pieces is called 'Sometimes there's blood' - and that title sets up a perfect expectation for the droning D minor tuning and dark rhythms of the music. It's from her recently released album.

Here's a suitably strange video of her playing 'Sometimes there's blood':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfLJvXNeY-M

And here's the album ('You never were much of a dancer'):



https://tompkinssquare.bandcamp.com/album/you-never-were-much-of-a-dancer

A basic flat picking style in open tuning but most enjoyable. Nice post.

[aligreto]

Nice.

[Elgarian Redux]

A basic flat picking style ....

There's no pick involved that I can see - it's wholly fingerstyle.

I still can't figure out why this should affect me so much, but it feels as if there's some sort of raw integrity in it: some kind of direct commentary on the scariness of life, with a bit of dark fun on the side.

[aligreto]

There's no pick involved that I can see - it's wholly fingerstyle.

I still can't figure out why this should affect me so much, but it feels as if there's some sort of raw integrity in it: some kind of direct commentary on the scariness of life, with a bit of dark fun on the side.

Yes, my terminology was incorrect.
Sometimes the simple captures our emotions all the more.

[Daverz]

Still my favorite Joan Armatrading album:

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I'm quite familiar with the original Lp and this old AAD transfer sounds quite good.

[Elgarian Redux]

Seems I'm not alone in my admiration of the Gwenifer Raymond album. Interesting review in The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/29/gwenifer-raymond-you-were-never-much-of-a-dancer-review-tompkins-square

[bwv 1080]

[71 dB]

Recently I have been into Speed Garage and it's nostalgic! 

Speed Garage (also called UK Garage/Plus-8) is a underground dance music genre that existed briefly around 1997-98 in UK before mutating into more stedious 2-step. Speed Garage combines Garage House and Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass. It has the faster tempo if Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass, but mainly "4-to-the-floor" house rhythms spiced up with breakbeats. Speed Garage also uses heavy "hardcore" bassline and Jungle sound effects The idea is in my opinion a stroke of genius. You force two very different genres together and in order to do so you have to be creative while coming up with something unique. Speed Garage is simple and "dumb" dance music for sure, but I love the inspiring feel it has. It's fun, energetic and even crazy. It is rebelious in a positive constructive way. It's one of the many genres invented by my generation.

https://www.youtube.com/v/Nhxu1Q1z_Aw

[71 dB]

I've made an unexpected discovery.

Discoveries tend to be unexpected. That's why we didn't made those discoveries on day one but much later. I have made so many unexpected discoveries in music I lost count long ago. I simply expect to do unexpected discoveries.  0:)

[aligreto]

Three Penny Opera

[steve ridgway]

Recently I have been into Speed Garage and it's nostalgic! 

Speed Garage (also called UK Garage/Plus-8) is a underground dance music genre that existed briefly around 1997-98 in UK before mutating into more stedious 2-step. Speed Garage combines Garage House and Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass. It has the faster tempo if Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass, but mainly "4-to-the-floor" house rhythms spiced up with breakbeats. Speed Garage also uses heavy "hardcore" bassline and Jungle sound effects The idea is in my opinion a stroke of genius. You force two very different genres together and in order to do so you have to be creative while coming up with something unique. Speed Garage is simple and "dumb" dance music for sure, but I love the inspiring feel it has. It's fun, energetic and even crazy. It is rebelious in a positive constructive way. It's one of the many genres invented by my generation.

https://www.youtube.com/v/Nhxu1Q1z_Aw

Thanks for posting that, it was very enjoyable. I have a little Drum 'n' Bass in the randomly playing memory card in the car, Goldie's INCredible Sound Of Drum'n'Bass and a few remix albums of this and that - they make their own unique contributions .

[steve ridgway]

The last track played in the car on the way back home today was one of those pieces of (allegedly) rock music that led me into listening to (allegedly) classical music .

https://www.youtube.com/v/M3vJd2YfZ5A

Album: Heresie released in 1979

- Michel Berckmans / bassoon, oboe
- Daniel Denis / drums, percussion
- Patrick Hanappier / viola, violin
- Roger Trigaux / guitar, piano, organ, harmonium
- Guy Segers / bass, voice

[71 dB]

Thanks for posting that, it was very enjoyable. I have a little Drum 'n' Bass in the randomly playing memory card in the car, Goldie's INCredible Sound Of Drum'n'Bass and a few remix albums of this and that - they make their own unique contributions .

No problem. I'm glad you liked it. The only Goldie I have is 'Timeless' + some odd track here and there on compilations. My favorite Drum'n' Bass artist is Jonny L:

https://www.youtube.com/v/YuQXFZHHC4E

[steve ridgway]

My favorite Drum'n' Bass artist is Jonny L:

I never really got into the genre but this was also a nice experience through my headphones. You are distracting me now though - I am supposed to be writing up a reading for a Tarot forum I've done using cards of exhibits in a natural history museum the size of place mats but am instead looking at remix albums in my collection .

https://www.youtube.com/v/d92dFGIjok0

[George]