Jaimie Branch: Fly or Die someone here PLEASE listen to this. I'm starting to be convinced this is 35 minutes of genius/magic music Trumpet, cello, bass & drums with some acoustic guitar added along with a bit of additional cornet here and there. Tunes & improvisation with beats and no beats. Brilliant.
I've got it on my musical to-do list from when it was mentioned here recently. It's happily a long and growing list so I haven't got there yet, but maybe I'll let it cut in line...
Erik: Book of Souls RNE: Smiths/LTB Brilliant! Erik, you've received no love for posting Maiden, but IMHO they are writing the book (so to speak) on how a living legend of reputed distal fame reincarnates success in contemporary terms. I suspect the bottom line is this: Dickinson is a MENSA-level genius with a range of energy and aptitudes that are arguably unprecedented in the history of popular musical accomplishment. His intellectual dexterity and curiosity manifest in divers activities from flying the company 757, radio and TV documentary host, novel & screenwriting author, and classical literature connoisseur on par with Robert Hunter - at least based on direct citations and thematic interpretations in his lyrical catalogue. I know Maiden will always be associated with that seminal, Reagan-era trifecta of Beast, Powerslave, and 7th Son, but for my $$$, I'm living the heyday since reunion circa 2000 with Brave New World; Dance/Death; Life/Death; Frontier; and BOS. Interestingly, my appreciation for Maiden and Metal (a term I dislike almost as much as "classic" rock) developed only after I revisited - and became an ardent devotee of - Classical music, particularly the Romantic era. Odd; yet I haven't the academic instruction or technical knowledge to explain the connection - I just know I hear profound similarities./K
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the first disc. Will have to give the second disc a spin. Looking forward to the 18 minute song
We used to have a library cat at the local library. Her name was Buttercup. You'd be in the reference area and hear her mewing as she made her way back. She belonged to one of the neighbors and just wandered in all the time. Sadly she died a couple years ago, but there's a nice picture of her in the library. Thanks to your post, I discovered this was included with Prime, so I'm streaming it now. I skipped straight to the 18 minute song though.
Sometimes I think we share the same brain. I love this album, Six Blade Knife, Water of Love... After finishing Jerry, After Midnight, Keane College, I listened to some of the first show from Trey's latest solo tour. He does CSN's 49 Bye-Byes for anyone interested. Now I'm listening to the Style Council as the latest chapter in my Paul Weller fascination. I've really gone soft in the head. Twenty years ago my reaction to this music would be "What is this crap?"
You've matured, and about time, too! I have listened to 2 of the 200 discs in the massive Mozart 225 box I've had for a while. So some chamber music for harpsichord and violin. I need to buy a white wig to wear, and be the Squire of Gothos! Then it will be a disc of "doubtful works"-i.e. did he really write this or was it some copycat? Salieri, j'accuse! This is about as highbrow as I get. I will drink my morning coffee with my pinky sticking out. Ta ta!
Dave Rempis with Joshua Abrams & Avyreel Ra: Perehelion (disc 1) If you want to hear one of the greatest saxophonists alive, you could do much worse than Dave Rempis. He is burning here and this 45 minute piece is perfectly balanced and powerful current modern free jazz.
Just got back last night after being away for a week and this was waiting in the mailbox for me, so about to put it on for as many tracks as I have time for: Nicole Mitchell's Ice Crystal - Aquarius Glad it finally came, I ordered it about 5 or 6 weeks ago; still waiting, though, for Josh Abrams' Simultonality, which I ordered at the same time, to ship.
This is on Apple Music, I added it to my library so that I don't forget. I'd listen to it now but I'm about to break in to this Nicole Mitchell, I'll check it out tomorrow on the way to work hopefully.
This came on the sound system when I was shopping at Waterloo records in Austin. Didn't make the impulse purchase, but I will probably buy it eventually.
I'd buy anything with Jeff Parker's name on it... well, almost anything, except, for example, a bag of farts.
