I let my ears take my vacations for me
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I know it's been a while since i've made a post. I've been busy, yes, but i've also been overwhelmed by all this wonderful new (and old) music and unsure how to fit it all into one post. But i'll sure as hell try!
First up, Nicky Hopkins' 1973 album, The Tin Man Was a Dreamer. Hopkins was a piano and organ player who had a hand in some of the greatest albums of all time. He began his career with Screaming Lord Sutch's Savages, and subsequently played one everything from The Who's My Generation to the Stones Exile on Main Street. The Tin Man Was a Dreamer is full of catchy, piano-driven songs that take full advantage of the all-star band Hopkins put together for this recording: George Harrison, Mick Taylor and my favorite Plastic Ono Band member, Klaus Voorman.Next up, a taste of The Shortwave Set:Their 2005 debut album, The Debt Collection, has been in constant rotation this month. It sounds like a bunch of rowdy Victorian kids got lost at a circus. Laptop-ukulele-piano-glitch-folk is the best genre description I can come up with. Check out the list of collaborators on their upcoming album: Danger Mouse, Van Dyke Parks and John Cale! I can't wait.Listen to more here:http://www.myspace.com/theshortwaveset
I've also been jamming to the 1972 album by Syreeta Wright, simply titled Syreeta. Known initially for her songwriting and collaborations with former husband, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta came into her own with this incredible record, featuring Stevie, as well as Minnie Riperton and Deniece Williams. The combination of her powerful and sweet voice with some superfunky arrangements makes this a must-have album for anyone who has an interest in 70's soul and funk.
Lastly, by appointment to her majesty, The Queen, Sir Richard Bishop. Of course, being Sir Richard Bishop, the Queen in question is in fact the Hindu goddess Kali. Probably known best for his work in the Sun City Girls, Bishop's solo guitar albums are likely to take you on an around the world tour of styles, from ragas to Robbie Basho-esque folk and desperate country picking. His newest album, called "While My Guitar Violently Bleeds" consists of three intensely different songs, each longer than the next. If there is anyone whose music could lead me into a trance state, it is Bishop. He manages to achieve both intense violence and utter stillness and peace with each song, almost a melding of Nels Cline and Ravi Shankar.You can download two songs from Bishop's 1998 album, Salvador Kali, here: http://www.revenantrecords.com/index.php?section=mp3s and more from his personal site here: http://www.sirrichardbishop.net/audiovideo.htmDamn, i've only made it through four artists. I'll be back...
First up, Nicky Hopkins' 1973 album, The Tin Man Was a Dreamer. Hopkins was a piano and organ player who had a hand in some of the greatest albums of all time. He began his career with Screaming Lord Sutch's Savages, and subsequently played one everything from The Who's My Generation to the Stones Exile on Main Street. The Tin Man Was a Dreamer is full of catchy, piano-driven songs that take full advantage of the all-star band Hopkins put together for this recording: George Harrison, Mick Taylor and my favorite Plastic Ono Band member, Klaus Voorman.Next up, a taste of The Shortwave Set:Their 2005 debut album, The Debt Collection, has been in constant rotation this month. It sounds like a bunch of rowdy Victorian kids got lost at a circus. Laptop-ukulele-piano-glitch-folk is the best genre description I can come up with. Check out the list of collaborators on their upcoming album: Danger Mouse, Van Dyke Parks and John Cale! I can't wait.Listen to more here:http://www.myspace.com/theshortwavesetI've also been jamming to the 1972 album by Syreeta Wright, simply titled Syreeta. Known initially for her songwriting and collaborations with former husband, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta came into her own with this incredible record, featuring Stevie, as well as Minnie Riperton and Deniece Williams. The combination of her powerful and sweet voice with some superfunky arrangements makes this a must-have album for anyone who has an interest in 70's soul and funk.Lastly, by appointment to her majesty, The Queen, Sir Richard Bishop. Of course, being Sir Richard Bishop, the Queen in question is in fact the Hindu goddess Kali. Probably known best for his work in the Sun City Girls, Bishop's solo guitar albums are likely to take you on an around the world tour of styles, from ragas to Robbie Basho-esque folk and desperate country picking. His newest album, called "While My Guitar Violently Bleeds" consists of three intensely different songs, each longer than the next. If there is anyone whose music could lead me into a trance state, it is Bishop. He manages to achieve both intense violence and utter stillness and peace with each song, almost a melding of Nels Cline and Ravi Shankar.You can download two songs from Bishop's 1998 album, Salvador Kali, here: http://www.revenantrecords.com/index.php?section=mp3s and more from his personal site here: http://www.sirrichardbishop.net/audiovideo.htmDamn, i've only made it through four artists. I'll be back...
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