What Are You Listening To Now?

Luminescence · Post by **Luminescence** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:07 am

Six By Seven
'England and a broken radio'
'The Closer You Get'

Hedspace · Post by **Hedspace** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:46 am

A kango hammer.

feicin builders

TheWarmth · Post by **TheWarmth** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:11 pm

I scored these today on vinyl:

Teenage Fanclub ~ Bandwagonesque (original Creation vinyl)
Tom Waits ~ Mule Variations
Neil Young ~ Trans
Boris ~ Smile (yellow vinyl)

herman · Post by **herman** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:16 pm

portishead - third
beatles - the white album (at last!)
jimmy castor bunch - it's just begun
aretha franklin - live at ??? 1971
transient waves - sonic narcotic (brillant!)

Luminescence · Post by **Luminescence** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:26 pm

Spiritualized
'Symphony space'
Lazer Guided Melodies

James T · Post by **James T** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:36 am

Arab Strap

TheWarmth · Post by **TheWarmth** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:58 pm

Arab Strap were great. Philophobia and the live one, Mad For Sadness , are both incredible.

the shadow · Post by **the shadow** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:42 pm

Black dog - radio scarecrow
Flying Loutus - LA
Sonic Boom - Indian Giver
Deepchord - Vantage Isle Session
LV - CCTV (amazing dub step / reggae track on hyperdub
Basic Channel
Anything by jesus and mary chain
sigur ros new album
Spiritualized - songs in a&e
stereolab - chemical chords
Portishead - third
x102 - redescovers the rings of saturn
Animal collecrive - water curses
basic replay compliation (top notch reggae)
always listen to new order and joy division
Convextion CD
etc etc
As yuo can see mainly 2008 releases, personally i think this has been a great year for muisc.
Saw somebody mentioned sonic narcotic, great release, one of fat cat 1st releases (fantastic label fatcat bought us animal collective, sigur ros and Mum to name a few, see yer i'm off to play some records

mojo filters · Post by **mojo filters** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:33 pm

Maps - To The Sky (M83 mix) & M83 - We Own The Sky (Maps mix) [Sonic Cathedral single]
AOS3 - God's Secret Agent
Spectrum/Capt Memphis - Indian Giver
Maps - You Don't Know Her Name (4 track CD EP version)
J&MC - Honey's Dead
Early Years - Like A Suicide

...& very eagerly waiting to burn/listen to the Sheffield Plug download, kindly posted elsewhere

Post by **runcible** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:47 pm

The Heads - Time In Space
The Heads - Live in Tilburg July 2008
Wooden Shjips - Live in Tilburg July 2008
Wooden Shjips/Heads - tour 7"
Junior Murvin - Police and Thieves
Susan Cadogan - Hurt So Good
Verve - A Northern Soul
BJM - My Bloody Underground
Bone Awl - Not For Our Feet
Spectrum - Indian Giver
Bardo Pond - Batholith
Nudity - The Nightfeeders
The Aliens - Astronomy For Dogs

I keep trying to get into The Grails CD I bought after reading so much positive stuff on it here but I can't work it out....

mojo filters · Post by **mojo filters** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:16 pm

Hmmm...3 references to Indian Giver in a row!

How come this rather remarkable combination of new & reinvented Spectrum tracks, plus the cool catwhiskered Southern growls' which beautifully combine to make a dervishly-whirled mysterious mixture of music, have not got much by way of publicity or recognition

porkchop · Post by **porkchop** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:15 pm

The new Darker My Love"2" its amazing.

TheWarmth · Post by **TheWarmth** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:51 pm

Runcible, which Grails album did you buy? Has anyone else heard the new Mogwai ~ Batcat EP? Badass. The last track features Roky Erikson on vocals.

sunray · Post by **sunray** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:16 pm

TheWarmth wrote: Has anyone else heard the new Mogwai ~ Batcat EP? Badass. The last track features Roky Erikson on vocals.

Yeah, tis good alright. Not too keen on the drum sound though, can't explain why either! I think Roky sounds like Michael Stipe on this one. Oh, and track 2 has a fantastic title: "Stupid prick gets chased by the police and loses his slut girlfriend."

Post by **runcible** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:04 pm

TheWarmth wrote:Runcible, which Grails album did you buy?

Take Refuge In Clean Living. I'll keep at it but it doesn't do much for me at the moment.

noOne · Post by **noOne** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:22 am

Hedspace · Post by **Hedspace** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:52 am

Talk Talk
Spirit of Eden

Luminescence · Post by **Luminescence** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:32 pm

The BJM
'Spacegirl and other favourites' LP

TheWarmth · Post by **TheWarmth** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:39 pm

runcible wrote:
TheWarmth wrote:Runcible, which Grails album did you buy?
Take Refuge In Clean Living. I'll keep at it but it doesn't do much for me at the moment.

Serious? That album is fucking awesome.

Post by **runcible** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:39 pm

That's what everyone said so I bought it. Nothing much seems to happen. But I'm trying - promise!

helm · Post by **helm** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:00 pm

Test Match Special.

scratch · Post by **scratch** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:49 pm

Hedspace wrote:Talk Talk
Spirit of Eden

ItÂ´s been many years but that one and laughing stock.. they still blow me away after almost 20 years

so far for me today:
Michael Gibbs first album 1970... with kenny wheeler (spiritualized/spring heel jack) and jack bruce from cream and spedding, surman and marshall.. zimbabwean/uk jazz ok but doesnt blow me away

Spring heel jack - songs and themes

need to listen to it more.. good

spiritualized - songs in a & e growing..still only their 6th best studio album

Already There · Post by **Already There** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:57 pm

Baba O'Riley - The Who

solarflarez · Post by **solarflarez** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:29 am

Oh Sweet Nuthin' - VU, at the moment, im obsessed with this song....am i wrong though?

Already There · Post by **Already There** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:53 am

Rock And Roll - Led Zeppelin

johnnyboy · Post by **johnnyboy** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:10 am

solarflarez wrote:Oh Sweet Nuthin' - VU, at the moment, im obsessed with this song....am i wrong though?

Nope, your not wrong. That song is amazing and I've had many hours of pleasure with it over the years. That whole album used to soundtrack my solo rides into the night in my Mini, parking up, sparking up, and listening to that on a portable stereo on the back seat. The days before cars with cd players....and tape players as well. That song inparticular is a stand out. Carry on your obsession, because it's worth it.

Re: Spirit Of Eden. I've never ever heard that one. My only experience of Talk Talk is that Lifes What You Make It track. Always seen SOE namechecked as being great but never got round to buying it.

My current listening pleasure is the Wooden Shjips Record Store cd which came with the initial quantities of Dos. Superb mix.

Already There · Post by **Already There** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:08 am

Bron-Y-Aur Stomp - Led Zeppelin

Post by **runcible** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:22 am

Already There wrote:Bron-Y-Aur Stomp - Led Zeppelin

Fine choice.

I have a mixture of:
rare roots reggae CDs my ex-Runcible partner Pete Starside sent me
Beta Band comp spzretent sent me
Heads rough studio recordings
David Max - Simple Psychedelic Pleasures
Killing Joke - 1st album
Einstellung - Sleep Easy Mr. Parker
Terry Reid - Various
Soft Speaker - Stranger In The Alps

tied up · Post by **tied up** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:54 am

next 3 songs on itunes are -

europe endless - kraftwerk
why (vocal12) - carly simon
single life - pink mountaintops

jack white · Post by **jack white** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:58 pm

bobby charles - bobby charles

(r.i.p.)

scratch · Post by **scratch** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:04 pm

peter gabriel - donÂ´t break this rhythm (b-side to sledgehammer)
king crimson - the night watch
sleep - holy mountain

TheWarmth · Post by **TheWarmth** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:50 pm

Mogwai ~ Mr. Beast
Violens ~ EP
Dinosaur Jr. ~ Farm
Creation Rebel/New Age Steppers ~ Threat To Creation

niamhm · Post by **niamhm** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:57 pm

The Who- A Quick One ,
Kyuss- Blues For The Red Sun,

Post by **BzaInSpace** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:30 pm

Already There wrote:Bron-Y-Aur Stomp - Led Zeppelin

Fucking weird...same here!

Been on a real Led Zep kick last few days and the daily trudge has been much brightened by 'Led Zeppelin III', 'Physical Graffiti' and the amazing 'Presence'.

Possibly worthy of a thread (or revival of one) if I have the time...but so many amazing - and maybe - lesser known tunes on these...couple off the top of my head include 'Gallow's Pole' and 'Down by the Seaside'. Something about these, having not heard them for a while, make them sound like THE GREATEST SONGS EVER!!!

Stuart X.Hunter · Post by **Stuart X.Hunter** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:11 am

Madlib' Beat Kondukta series Vol 1 - 6.

Short, sharp hip-hop instrumentals with vox samples...for those fond of Flying Lotus...

More what I was looking for than the Sujinho (Jackson Conti) I picked up a while back.

Laz69 · Post by **Laz69** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:04 am

At this very moment...

Bardo Pond - Montana Sacra II (Crystal Tickets)

Coming up on today's playlist...

Godspeed You Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists...
Holy McGrail - S/T
Julian Cope - Rome Wasn't Burned In a Day
Kinski - Chaos Down Below
Nebula/Lowrider - Split LP
Sianspheric - The Sound Of The Color Of The Sun
Spacemen 3 - Losing Touch With My Mind

Post by **runcible** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:17 pm

BzaInSpace wrote:
Possibly worthy of a thread (or revival of one) if I have the time...but so many amazing - and maybe - lesser known tunes on these...couple off the top of my head include 'Gallow's Pole' and 'Down by the Seaside'. Something about these, having not heard them for a while, make them sound like THE GREATEST SONGS EVER!!!

I couldn't agree more but then I think Zeppelin are probably the greatest band ever. 'Down by the Seaside' is probably the most off-to-one-side track they ever did - the nod to Neil Young is unmistakable - and it took me longer to understand it. I find it astonishing that they filled Physical Graffiti with left over songs from previous albums yet it remains (as Multi pointed out) a candidate for the best ever double album as every track is strong. Another curious track from PG is Boogie With Stu - not many people could get away with including the most broken down/out of tune piano ever heard, but it somehow sounds fantastic.

angelsighs · Post by **angelsighs** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:23 pm

BzaInSpace wrote: Been on a real Led Zep kick last few days and the daily trudge has been much brightened by 'Led Zeppelin III', 'Physical Graffiti' and the amazing 'Presence'.

I love Presence too, glad I'm not the only one. Gave the BBC Sessions an airing the other night too.. amazing stuff.

How about someone starts a new Led Zep thread?

Luminescence · Post by **Luminescence** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:44 pm

Spiritualized+
'Ladies & gentlemen we are floating in space' LP

mkb · Post by **mkb** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:53 pm

On the way to work this morning, Optimo's Hogmanay/New Year 2010 Mix. 90mins of listening pleasure - tracklisting:

Delkom - Superjack Infusion One
James Curd - We Just Won't Stop
Gyratory System - Yowser Yowser Yowser (An Optimo (Espacio) mix)
Roni Griffith - Spys
Roni Griffith - Desire
Situation - Bulletproof Heart
Retro Grade - Zoid
Fuck Buttons - Sweet Love For Planet Earth (Andrew Weatherall mix)
Ralphi Rosario - You Used To Hold Me (Accapella)
Rebolledo - Guerrero
Levon Vincent - Late Night Jam
Mike Dehnert - Umlaut 2 (Levon Vincent mix)
Ragtyme - I Can't Stay Away (Ron Hardy Mix)
Manicured Noise - Metronome (Cousin Cole mix)
Faze Action - Good Loving
Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (Late Night Tuff Guy HMC version)
The Beat Club - Security
OMD - Messages (Greg Wilson edit)
Williams - I Feel The Shivering
Cold Cave - Life Magazine (An Optimo (Espacio) mix)
Yam Who - Go Bang!
Elias Rahbani And His Orchestra - Liza (Twitch pitched down version)
Amadou & Mariam - Sabali

Stuart X.Hunter · Post by **Stuart X.Hunter** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 2:26 pm

mkb wrote:On the way to work this morning, Optimo's Hogmanay/New Year 2010 Mix. 90mins of listening pleasure

Did you go? Was this for ticket holders only? Help a fella who is scratching 'round lookin' for it!

Best,

Stuart

EDIT: I just guessed a 3 digit number!

d/l now...excited!

EDIT: For anyone who has been intrigued by the occasional championing of optimo on 'ere the link to the mix is http://www.optimomusic.com/optimo/hogmanay/mix/
username: optimo
password: espacio

mkb · Post by **mkb** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 2:38 pm

I wasn't at it, but I guessed a number as well. It might be my favourite of the Optimo mixes so far, there's not a minute wasted on it.

Stuart X.Hunter · Post by **Stuart X.Hunter** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:33 pm

Ha..indeed it's pretty mong-blowing...

There's some pretty sweet overlaying going on
and Retro/Grade "Zoid" being there makes me happy: early.
and then Xaviera Gold' vocals on the '94 HIT from the Ralphi (Mr. House Music) Rosario
>>>they don't half milk Weatheral remix: it's used as a canvas for ages>>>
and then the two levon vincent trax are beltin' grippers into the Hardy/Stingly explosion of Love.

Wettin' my kecks

Best,

Stuart

mkb · Post by **mkb** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:37 pm

Aye, it's marvellous. The Amadou & Mariam track finishes things off on a lovely positive note as well.

scratch · Post by **scratch** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:57 pm

the last A&M is their worst..but I still like it of course.

make sure to check out their earlier stuff if you havenÂ´t

natty · Post by **natty** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:11 pm

Henry Purcell "Fantasia for the Viols".

mkb · Post by **mkb** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:12 pm

Louise McVey & Cracks in the Concrete - Ode

nickh · Post by **nickh** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:06 pm

Arab Strap - The First Big Weekend

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9Krvl7AEAs

JakeCardigan · Post by **JakeCardigan** » Sat Jan 23, 2010 2:07 pm

The Entrance Band - The Entrance Band

Already There · Post by **Already There** » Sat Jan 23, 2010 5:09 pm

Loser - Beck

Arab Strap... That reminds me that they did a cover version of Spacemen 3's Revolution...

Johnmark2 · Post by **Johnmark2** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:05 am

Listening to Medieval & Renaissance Music by Schola Gregoriana

scratch · Post by **scratch** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 4:18 pm

Anthologie Des Musiques De Bali. Vol. 2 - Virtuoso gamelan

Already There · Post by **Already There** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:01 pm

Bron-Y-Aur Stomp - Led Zeppelin

TheWarmth · Post by **TheWarmth** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:32 pm

The Knife ~ Colouring of Pigeons (sample track from Tomorrow, In A Year)

jadams501 · Post by **jadams501** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:29 am

Prefab Sprout - Let There Be Music

scratch · Post by **scratch** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:36 am

TheWarmth wrote:The Knife ~ Colouring of Pigeons (sample track from Tomorrow, In A Year)

I always thought her indierock band honey is cool was underrated but the knife is good too.

..listening to "standard coltrane" - cover album from -58

Laz69 · Post by **Laz69** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:19 am

Earthless - Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago Nov 2009 (live show from DimeaDozen)

man, i just love this band!!!!!

johnnyboy · Post by **johnnyboy** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:15 pm

Captain Beefheart - Safe As Milk.

Genius!!

nickh · Post by **nickh** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:43 pm

Tindersticks - Falling Down a Mountain.

Never disappointed with this band.

rameses · Post by **rameses** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:07 pm

Brian Eno - Eno Box 2 - Vocals

In particular:
King's Lead Hat
St Elmo's Fire
Backwater

Shinesalight · Post by **Shinesalight** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:43 pm

Wind on The Water by David Crosby & Graham Nash.

JPB · Post by **JPB** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:44 pm

bits and bobs from the new Massive Attack record! Lovely.

rameses · Post by **rameses** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:57 pm

Come Together (Two Lone Swordsmen remix)

"What are the sounds of far away....."

jadams501 · Post by **jadams501** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:26 pm

Brian Eno - "The Dove" - More Music for Films

niamhm · Post by **niamhm** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:41 pm

Nuggets 2, Artifacts From The British Empire And Beyond 1964-69,... shagadelic.

Stuart X.Hunter · Post by **Stuart X.Hunter** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:42 am

JPB wrote:bits and bobs from the new Massive Attack record! Lovely.

Got this on the now....