More Surprises. At least that is what a long trip to Tanzania will bring out in a ipod. I have for some time been a fan of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan music. This is due mostly to the work he did with Michael Brook before his death. So, before I left I noticed that Gaudi (who I had never heard of before) had done a CD of Dub music with his sing over lad it. At first listen I was not very impressed by it, but I put it on my ipod for a future listen.
On the first night of my trip this CD was found and from that point on every night it became my sleeping music. To note this music is not for everyone. If you do not like the Qawwali chant sound one might feel like it sounds like someone crying, but I find some amazing emotion and peace in this type of music. Plus the mixture of Dub and Qawwali is a pleasant surprise.
As I prepare to travel to Tanzania, I realize that I need to prep my ipod for this long trip. It did not take long to start thinking about past trips to China and Thailand and the 24 hour door to door trip and the music that I brought with me to to pass the hours.
Brian Eno’s “Another Day On Earth” is my traveling CD. A brilliant master work by Mr. Eno that has started to work it’s way back into my life as I start thinking about the big questions of my trip to Tanzania.
Sigur Rós “Takk…” was a corner stone to my trip to China. It brings back so many smells and tastes from that trip that it is uncanny. A brilliant CD of songs if you enjoy long notes of music that rise, fall and crash like the waves of the ocean.
John Coltrane & Thelonious Monk Quartet lost album of live works “Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall” was pulled apart note my note turning my skip over to Thailand from Hong Kong. It is the type of CD that just makes you want to play.
This is where the internet amazes me. That is when you run into a website like Wolfgangs Vault. The Vault consists of live concerts from the late 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Live Genesis 1975 with Peter Gabriel, Three, King Crimson shows from 1969, Roxy Music, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and so much more music streamed for free (some tracks are available for download at a cost).
It is really a fantastic collection of live recordings done from the mixing board.
Enjoy…
wolfgagsvault.com
Summer must be coming to a end. My music and the music being released right now, echo the changing of seasons and it’s melancholy feel. One of the more interesting releases is Luka Blooms “Tribe”.
This a very different selection of songs for Luka, thick bass lines with ebo textured guitars that brings a new sound to his work. It is familiar and balanced, new but not jarring and very enjoyable in these cool New England mornings.
To call Max Roach a genius, might be short sighted. He brought drumming to a all new level of sound. Helped shape the sound of Bebop jazz, working with greats like, Monk, Mingus, Ellington, Davis and the drum wars of Buddy Rich. He was a teacher for many years at Umass and I remember clearly story from this period. He was giving a public performance at the school and his band was late, he went out there and played alone, and from all accounts was one of the most amazing jazz performances.
I have great memories in college trying to tap out his rhythms and listening to his works. He really is all over jazz, jazz is really a lot of him.
I think tonight is going to be a “Money Jungle” type of night. Probably, my favorite performance next to “Deeds, to words”.
When does strange turn to really enjoyable? When there is a cover the song “Brazil” that sends you into Terry Gilliam flash backs?
Cornelius, who yes does a cover of Brazil, is on of the modern artist that I have been watching and “Point” is a very approachable abstract almost dance music that explores music in a no conventional almost noise form. He fits somewhere between “The Books” and Fennesz, playing with loops and pressing on with a message of understand the “point” of view. I have to say I hate “I hate hate” thought I have been caught chuckling at the power cords once, I debate if the song is worth the hard-drive space.
I fall into the more laid back songs, Tone Twilight Zone and Brazil on this CD, but there are treats to be found if you are looking for it… Yes I think that is Fred… that Macintosh voice that visits on the weekends…
Tony Allen for many are three different people. For many listeners of Afro-beat he was the drummer for the late Fela Kuli band, for others he was a powerful Nigeria drummer that has had a successfully solo career and modern listeners think of him as the drummer for The Good, The Bad & The Queen.
HomeCooking is a solo CD that mixes the Afro-beat funk with a fusion of smart London hip-hop. It foundation is a very powerful bass and bass drum selection of songs that at times remind me Holger Czukay and then of Lilly Allen (no relation) . Though for the most part it is beats and hip-hop that has the underline theme of self awareness.
As I prepare mentally for my trip in November to Africa I have found myself listing and looking for more African based world music. This had me thinking about what music from this gender started my enjoyment of this style. It started with Stewart.
The Rhythmatist was the gateway of learning of African music to a boy from a New England town (me). Hearing it for the first time in about 20 years I remember all the rhythms that I liked in it. How corny it could be in parts and how it reminded me of the soundtrack to the Equalizer. It is a very 80’s CD with lots of signature Copeland drumming parts that helped me start listening to different music. For this reason alone I will always enjoy this disc.
To the David Sylvian fan’s out there here is a rework of a classic. I really like the samples that are used in this track. David, we need this on a CD…
