Exciting news from Analog Africa!
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I’m listening to Bandcamp Radio – Global Vibrations: https://bandcamp.com?show=697&play=1 Off to the doctor, so you guys get a radio treat today.
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Those of you who have been friends and readers since 2012 know about my old blog, A Miscellany Of Tasteful…, where I used to point readers to music, movies, books and art of interest until Facebook decided it was spam and shut down my ability to share the site. Apparently, that block was lifted, so, although posts will be infrequent, I will begin sharing whatever I find of interest, as well as Youtube videos you may well enjoy!
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This record is the latest $5 (in this case, $7 for being a double-album) special, a long out-of-print avant-jazz classic. From the release website: “Out-of print on vinyl for over 25 years, this is the first release of the two album collaborations (Coxhill/Miller Miller/Coxhill and “The Story So Far…” “Oh Really?”) between saxist Lol Coxhill and pianist Steve Miller (the pianist, not the rock guitarist), who first worked together in Delivery and continued their partnership for several years afterwards. These albums are quite fondly remembered by those luckily enough to own them for their unique personality and low-key approach to…
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This is a curious release. Abandoned Toys manages to balance ethereal ambient music with symphonic progressive rock. A rather brilliant balance, indeed.
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Today’s title is a single track, combining Lithuanian chanteuse Laurita Peleniūtė and the Latvian ethno-folk group Auļi performing a folkloric track which blends both Baltic cultures’ best features together seamlessly.
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What a stunning way to end 2022! Jeff Gburek scores six pieces which have absorbed themselves into my listening space. This isn’t music to merely listen to – it is music that you feel. There is so much happening in the music that even microtones give you a tingling sensation. This must be the Schuman resonances he mentions in tracks 3 and 4. Deepest listening. From Jeff Gburek’s Bandcamp site: “During the recording sessions for the long form improvisations comprising “Winter Serenity 2022″ published just a few weeks ago, there were several shorter tracks that were either due to interruptions…
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“Never meet your heroes”. If Víkingur Ólafsson had followed this advice, this gem of an album would have never come into existence. Having loved the … Víkingur Ólafsson ~ From Afar
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I hate turbofolk, but there is a sick charm to the genre. A Youtuber called snakelover23 is the one who originally posted this video, but I can’t seem to find his account. This is a repost.
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From the label’s Bandcamp site: Wewantsounds continues its collaboration with Bob Shad’s formidable label Mainstream Records, to present a selection of 12 turntable-friendly tracks recorded between 1971 and 1975 and showcasing the label’s superb blend of Spiritual Jazz, Funk and Soul by the likes of Buddy Terry, Sarah Vaughan, LaMont Johnson and Johnny Coles. Most of the tracks are released on vinyl for the first time since their original release in the early 70s. What makes this comp so incredibly tasty is the heavy spiritual jazz vibe crossing wires with Melodie’s that easily evoke singers like Marvin Gaye’s most crucial…