ambientblog. Follow the link above to find a blog which belongs to Peter van Cooten. From the website, the following: “Starting in 2000, I have created quite a few ambient mixes that were presented on dutch radio. The earlier ones were created for uninterrupted four hour broadcasts (!!!). More mixes were to follow, but the radio … Read more
It’s been a while since I posted a Friday Playlist. Here is a list of the albums I am listening to at the moment: 1. Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum I have their first two albums – I love the way their music is developing. The psychedelia of this one particularly attracts me. … Read more
The album I am really enjoying listening to at the moment is the new Porcupine Tree album called ‘Nil Recurring’ – it is more of an EP than a full album with just 4 tracks and a running time of 30 minutes. These are pieces that were worked on at the same time as the … Read more
I know everyone is doing it, but here is my list of favourite albums bought in 2007 in no particular order: 1. Porcupine Tree – Fear of a Blank Planet 2. Rush – Snakes and Arrows 3. Joanna Newsom – Ys 4. David Sylvian – When loud weather buffeted Naoshima 5. Robert Wyatt – Comicopera … Read more
The Folkways Collection ‘The Folkways Collection’ is a 24 part series available as a freely downloadable podcast. Each episode is an hour long. Here is what the site says: “This series of 24 one-hour programs explores the remarkable collection of music, spoken word, and sound recordings that make up Folkways Records (now at the Smithsonian … Read more
I have been reading Robert Fripp’s online diary for a few years now. It is a fascinating source of information about touring, making music, running a music business. Oh, and the obsessions that Fripp has developed over the years – not being photographed, having been ripped off a few years ago by his management. He … Read more
Last year I posted about the Liverpool band, The Open, several times. I thought their two albums were fantastic. The first, full of catchy pop songs – and the second reaching out into diverse influences like free jazz, reminded me of Talk Talk (another big favourite). I’ve just been listening to the two albums again, … Read more
R.E.M.hq: EXTRAS-REMix When the last REM album (Around the Sun) came out a couple of years ago, I saw the video to the first single, – ‘Leaving New York’. It was nothing startling or different, but then why would REM want to do that when they have a formula that works. As with much of … Read more
Last weekend I bought the second album by Editors, a band from Birmingham in the UK. It is a really accomplished piece of work. I always wonder how bands manage to pull together their second album when they are busy touring and promoting the first one. I guess this problem gets more acute by the … Read more
ETWiki Home – ETWiki Elephant Talk was a regular newsletter for some 15 years which updated the fan / fanatic about the activities of King Crimson, all of its members through the years and their own solo activities. It took the form of a discussion list, so there were many diverse views in each edition. … Read more