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Post by DarknessFish on Aug 20, 2020 18:59:37 GMT
The lesser known Dinger, which is a shame really; most people don't even realise he was the drummer in La Dusseldorf, not Klaus. These are stately, elegant synth and drum instrumentals, really quite beautiful things.
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Post by Charlie O. on Aug 23, 2020 13:22:39 GMT
Two recent-ish Sundazed releases: I'll admit to having a soft spot for '60s white boy blues, and for a few minutes I thought I was going to really like this. But it wore off. They sound like the Butterfield Blues Band without any outstanding soloists. The guitarist in particular needs a lot more (off stage) practice - which unfortunately doesn't keep him from playing longer and louder solos than anyone else in the band.
How's Iggy, you ask? Well, he's a reasonably respectable blues drummer - can play a convincing shuffle, which is nothing to sneeze at. Unfortunately, he plays it on nearly every song. On the other hand, the one number he sings - "I'm A Man", Yardbirds style - is the disc's highlight. It has been released elsewhere. Trivia: their keyboardist Bob Sheff later played with the Williamson-era Stooges - he's on some of their post- Raw Power demos - and still later (I did not know this!) became noted avant-gardist "Blue" Gene Tyranny; their (not bad) lead singer and harmonica player Michael Erlewine went on to found the All Music Guide. This is more like it. Kinda funny to think that these weirdos started out as just another garage rock band; stranger yet to imagine that they would name themselves after their theremin yet not do anything with it for two years. I won't lie - this album isn't gonna blow anyone's mind. But if you're partial to the genre, you may well enjoy it. I did. (Sundazed has another live Lothar disc coming out next weekend, this one recorded in 1969. I'm looking forward to it.)
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Post by DarknessFish on Aug 26, 2020 20:13:08 GMT
Duma - DumaNew weird electronic/grindcore/industrial/chaotic thing from Nairobi. Immediately exciting stuff, I've not been as impressed with a new artist like this since Moor Mother or Lingua Ignota. Something thrilling indeed.
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Post by fonz on Aug 27, 2020 7:10:31 GMT
Two recent-ish Sundazed releases: I'll admit to having a soft spot for '60s white boy blues, and for a few minutes I thought I was going to really like this. But it wore off. They sound like the Butterfield Blues Band without any outstanding soloists. The guitarist in particular needs a lot more (off stage) practice - which unfortunately doesn't keep him from playing longer and louder solos than anyone else in the band.
How's Iggy, you ask? Well, he's a reasonably respectable blues drummer - can play a convincing shuffle, which is nothing to sneeze at. Unfortunately, he plays it on nearly every song. On the other hand, the one number he sings - "I'm A Man", Yardbirds style - is the disc's highlight. It has been released elsewhere. Trivia: their keyboardist Bob Sheff later played with the Williamson-era Stooges - he's on some of their post- Raw Power demos - and still later (I did not know this!) became noted avant-gardist "Blue" Gene Tyranny; their (not bad) lead singer and harmonica player Michael Erlewine went on to found the All Music Guide. This is more like it. Kinda funny to think that these weirdos started out as just another garage rock band; stranger yet to imagine that they would name themselves after their theremin yet not do anything with it for two years. I won't lie - this album isn't gonna blow anyone's mind. But if you're partial to the genre, you may well enjoy it. I did. (Sundazed has another live Lothar disc coming out next weekend, this one recorded in 1969. I'm looking forward to it.) I wonder if Daniel Erlewine is the same Dan Erlewine who had a column in Guitar Player magazine in the eighties. It was all about guitar repairs etc. Looked a bit like the dude in guitar in the pic above.
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Post by Charlie O. on Aug 27, 2020 7:41:28 GMT
I wonder if Daniel Erlewine is the same Dan Erlewine who had a column in Guitar Player magazine in the eighties. It was all about guitar repairs etc. Looked a bit like the dude in guitar in the pic above. Correct!
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Post by fonz on Aug 27, 2020 10:52:56 GMT
Maybe he got better over time, like a fine (Erle)wine?!
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Post by Charlie O. on Aug 27, 2020 17:17:23 GMT
Maybe he got better over time, like a fine (Erle)wine?! It's not unlikely.
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Post by DarknessFish on Aug 27, 2020 19:57:19 GMT
LPD at their playful 80s best, a sprawling double album set of weirdness, psychedelia, and great pop tunes.
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Post by sloopjohnc on Aug 28, 2020 0:09:40 GMT
Bright Eyes - Down in the Weeds
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Post by sloopjohnc on Aug 28, 2020 22:25:27 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2020 16:55:03 GMT
I'm slightly wrecked and participating in a Hawkwind synch listen.
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Post by sloopjohnc on Aug 29, 2020 19:14:31 GMT
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Post by Charlie O. on Aug 31, 2020 3:23:55 GMT
Just listened for a second time (the first time I was able to really concentrate on it), and it's as good as I could reasonably have hoped for. This was their last gig - they had already decided to split up, and were just playing out the shows that had already been booked - and they sound determined to make the most of it. The sound is mono and underplays the rhythm section somewhat but is basically real good all the same. The mix may have helped give me a fresh appreciation for guitarist Kim King - not a flashy player, but an inventive one with very much his own style (although I think I hear a Zal Yanovsky influence, which is always a good thing in my book). Spookily, I learned only a few minutes ago that he died four years ago today. I don't know if that fact played into the timing of this release - no mention of it was made in what little advance hype I read about it.
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Post by DarknessFish on Sept 1, 2020 18:57:03 GMT
United Bible Studies - The Shore That Fears the SeaOdd folky thing with a hint of drone and post-rock. Similar to something you might get from the Jewelled Antler collective.
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Post by DarknessFish on Sept 2, 2020 19:36:33 GMT
Susuma Yokota - Grinning CatMmmmm, coffee-table ambient electronics at their finest.
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