NWR The "What are we listening to?" Thread

[Dan Vyvyan]

The occasional satirist and air traffic controller Geoff Stephens, who sadly died recently, penned a musical tribute not only to a busy roundabout on the A21 ('Green Street Green') but also to my favourite ecclesiastical building in the south of England, here performed by a Catholic boy from Hoboken

 

[Raymond Tilney]

Yesterday's easily their best song though,

......Not even close!

 

[ian clarke]

Tonight we have tickets for this concert which we eagerly look forward to.

 

[Jonathan Kalman]

Amyl and the Sniffers.

There's a moment for everything.

Which leads nicely to

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On of my favourite 'one hit wonders'.

 

[Mark Palmer]

Amyl and the Sniffers.

There's a moment for everything.

I haven’t heard that one. Is it a new release?

 

[Jeremy Caan]

I haven’t heard that one. Is it a new release?

I meant that there's a moment even for them. But you knew that, naughty fellow.

 

[Thom Blach]

In memoriam Igor Oistrakh, a really fine violinist and human being.

 

[Alex Hills]

I didn't know he'd died. I always wonder/worry slightly about family instrumental dynasties but that's a good one...

 

[Thom Blach]

So do the members of those dynasties. It is not at all an easy place to be.

 

[David Crossley]

Two Monday purchases on rotation, both exceptional:

Vikingur Olafsson - Mozart & Contemporaries
Little Simz - Sometimes I might be Extrovert

Both contenders for album of the year in their respective genres.

 

[Saina Nieminen]

Vikingur Olafsson - Mozart & Contemporaries

I liked his Bach and Glass so might have to get this one too, thanks for the recco.

 

[Jonathan Mitchell]

Ahead of my first gig (open air) in two years tomorrow I am mainly listening to Biffy Clyro and supporting cast. Quite exited would be an understatement. In true Glasgow style we have a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms!

 

[Dan Vyvyan]

Reference to the great Ian Nairn on the TV thread has prompted me to dig out my Ramsey Lewis:

Graham Bond's semi-preposterous reading of the same number, complete with Bach flourishes:

With apologies to Marlena Shaw, this is the best version for me, Mavis Staples giving it some welly:

 

[Peter Webb]

Amyl and the Sniffers.

There's a moment for everything.

Good choice!

 

[Mark Carrington]

Don Letts 6 music tribute to Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry on BBC Sounds. Tremendous breadth to his work.

Don Letts' Culture Clash Radio - Lee 'Scratch' Perry RIP - BBC Sounds

Don pays tribute to the visionary Lee 'Scratch' Perry, who died on 29th August.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Paul Anderson]

Not sure if there are any other Stranglers fans out there, but they have just announced the release date of their latest (and possibly last? - my conjecture) studio album, Dark Matters. It is available now for pre-order and, as seems to be the trend these days, there is a choice of bundles available consisting of various combinations of 180g black vinyl album; 180g red/black smoke vinyl album; CD album; cassette album; Dave Greenfield Tribute CD; T-shirt. Sadly the 25 copies of a signed, white label, test pressing on black vinyl are sold out.
Anticipated release date is 10th September.

Just arrived today so will be gracing the turntable at the few opportunities I get.

 

[Andrew Blunsden]

The new Public Service Broadcasting album. A bit if a departure from their previous offerings. Very much in the mould of David Bowie’s Low, with some Vangelis influence (acknowledged).

Whilst on holiday last week I had a tip off about a pop us record shop. Found a few decent, very cheap buys, and one real oddity!

 

[ian clarke]

Canned Heat
woodstock boogie 1969

when 400,000 audience was silent for the guitar solo intro ………..

 

[Jonathan Kalman]

Some of this morning's tracks;

 

[Mark Palmer]

Some of this morning's tracks;

The Sonics!

 

[kevin heatherington]

Wayne Kramer, formerly of the MC5, performing an acoustic version of The Clash’s Jail Guitar Doors. He was the Wayne referred to in the first verse.

I can’t work out how to post from YouTube but you will find it there.

 

[Paul Anderson]

Obviously been listening to the album and now loaded it into the car as well, but have rather enjoyed watching, and listening, to the main 'single'. Must admit it took a couple of runs before I realised who the man in the suit, miming to the song was He's a well known Stranglers fan too.

 

[Jonathan Kalman]

 

[Charles Muttar]

E. J. Moeran's violin concerto. Just listened to the Campoli and Albert Sammons recordings back-to-back - 1946/1954, both BBCSO, both Adrian Boult - they sound like two entirely different works by two different composers! And both excellent, although I prefer Campoli's fire to Sammons' noble restraint.

 

[Saina Nieminen]

It's almost like I'm going through a second puberty but I'm into Mahler again. Is this even allowed? First an embarrassing Bruckner-phase and now Mahler? What next? Zemlinsky? Why am I doing these late romantic composers after a couple decades of Renaissance and Baroque'n'roll? So it's been a mix of historical recordings from Charles Adler and Bruno Walter who studied/worked under Mahler and modern recordings from Rattle. So yeah, Mahler is pretty great.