Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Monday, November 23, 2009

Friday, November 06, 2009

Gronlanding

Harmonia, Roedelius, Rother... what more could you want?

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Testament to Keith

Keith Jarrett takes his piano around the big cities. I think London was better than Paris. What do you think?
Listen here

Monday, October 12, 2009

El Ray!

Danish surf music must thrive!



!!!THERE'S MORE EL RAY HERE!!!

Winter is oeuvre

Seasonal songs are pleasing but troubling. They may be recorded in the midst of the season they describe, reflecting the season's colours and the artist's mood. Lovely. Except that when the song is released several months later, the listener is in a different mood entirely. Or songs are recorded in anticipation of a seasonal release date, which just makes you think of percussionists recording sleigh bells in flip-flops and shades. Anyway, in celebration of unseasonal seasonal music, here is Winter is Over by the musically gracious Jo Hamilton.

<a href="http://johamiltongown.bandcamp.com/track/winter-is-over-studio-session">Winter is over (studio session) by Jo Hamilton</a>

Broadcasting in colour

Colour me in hits the spot. And if you don't think so, you're spot's in the wrong place. The rest of Broadcast I think struggles to rise above the line. "You can trance, you can sample, having the time of your life..."

Monday, September 28, 2009

Absolute queens

Stephen proceeds out of town along the boulevard, exhibiting a degree of caution and with his face partially covered by his fedora. Listening carefully, he is not aware of any noise beyond the usual urban ambiance, with its implicit sensation of automatic weaponry being primed for imminent usage...

Absolute Greatest Queen!!! What on earth will compilation albums be called in 50 years time, when all synonyms for greatness have been used up? Queen's compilation albums include in their titles several Greatests and the usual smattering of Bests, Hits and Classics. There are several Ultimates, a Golden, a Platinum, a Mania, even a Crown Jewels. Now we have an Absolute. I don't think they've yet been Essential, Vital, Massive or Total. So in 2050, will we have the Iridium Collection? Fundamental Queen? Omnipotent Hits?

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Abzorbing

Stornoway dum di dum di dum di dum... who needs labradors...?
Breaking more waves over Stornoway

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Existentialist dreams

<a href="http://johamiltongown.bandcamp.com/album/gown">Exist (beyond my wildest dreams) by Jo Hamilton</a>

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Thursday, March 05, 2009

The beauty of Lanarkshire

De Rosa's Prevention. Lanarkshire doesn't know how lucky it is.

Take me to Lanarkshire