If you have read more than a handful of posts here, you will know that I am a big fan of the work of David Sylvian. I have been listening to his music since his band Japan produced the album ‘Quiet Life’ back in 1980. It is more than a passing interest – I have … Read more
I’ve been a big fan of Ubuweb for a while now. The site hosts all manner of avant garde and dadaist media, including texts, mp3’s and videos / films. There has been a feast of fascinating material on the site for some time now. After a summer overhaul, there is now a lot of new … Read more
Yes, I know that this is a 2 year old piece of music. Sometimes CDs sit in my collection for a while – I think they are good and enjoy them, but don’t really rave about them because I haven’t had the time to listen to them for long enough to draw out what is … Read more
I love looking at other people’s playlists, so I thought I would post another one of mine. There are a few CDs that are really making a mark on me at the moment, so I thought they were worth a mention: 1. Jon Hassell – Maarifa Street I bought this a few weeks ago, and … Read more
[There’s an update to this article for March 2007 – follow the link] Hopes for legal music podcasts rise Tech News on ZDNet Follow the link for an article about the potential for licensing of music for podcasts. The whole podcast world is going through enormous growth at the moment. Over the last 12 months … Read more
After a huge influx of new music, the following have bubbled to the top: 1. Jon Hassell – Maarifa Street (Miles Davis meets the 21st Century with 4th world sensbilities)2. Coldplay – X&Y; (played it twice, rationed to avoid overplay, think it is beautiful)3. Keith Jarrett – Radiance (double CD of solo concert performances, completely … Read more
Typing away on the computer, ‘Carolyn’s Fingers’ by the Cocteau Twins gently warbling in the background. The UK is caught in an atypical spell of hot sunny weather. I bought two great albums earlier this week – the new album by Jon Hassell “Maarifa Street: magic realism 2” and Harold Budd & John Foxx’s “Translucence … Read more
Over recent weeks I have been collecting a new heap of music to listen to. Here’s a list of ten: 1. U2 – How to dismantle an atomic bomb2. Talking Heads – The Best of3. Porcupine Tree – Deadwing4. Rufus Wainwright – Want Two5. Gomez – Split the Difference6. Can – Tago Mago7. Bjork – … Read more
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Court secures classical copyright: “A major change to US music copyright practices could be in the offing after a court ruled a record label broke the law by reissuing old recordings. New York’s highest court said Naxos was wrong to release classical recordings by Yehudi Menuhin and others … Read more
Just a really quick note about Easytree. I posted a few days ago to say that it had closed for business. A successor is up and running – you can find it at www.dimeadozen.org . As with Easytree membership is restricted to 100,000 – so if you are interested in joining it may take a … Read more