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BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS "burnin' " cd, 1973
from the "island records box set"...
their sixth, second on Island Records label...
still struggling to make waves in the charts...
does contain the two known songs "i shot the sheriff" and "get up, stand up"...
nothing not to like on here and three or four i love,
again, the problem i have with it is the fact its reggae and reggae is reggae, period...
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
an all time fave of his for me:
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Gustaf Ljunggren with Skúli Sverrisson – Floreana
Probably best described as ambient jazz with moments of (almost) modern classical! I dunno tbh - one of those that defies precise definition. It was a good listen IMHO - instrumental with plenty of air and interest - melodic, minimal to a degree, calm and unhurried without being boring. It's a funny thing - there is a such a fine line between pedestrian and not, and now that I think of it, between meditative and just plain banal.
Ljunggren is a multi-instrumentalist and Sverrisson is a much lauded Icelandic bassist who's played with some notables - Laurie Andersen, Lou Reed, Bill Frisell and Ryuichi Sakamoto to name a few. The album was released in May 2022. I'm sure this is one of those that you can get to know properly in time, and enjoy the process (in the same way as I am now thoroughly acquainted with Roger Eno's
The Turning Year - this album is kinda in that category, to me). On my wishlist!
A few tracks:
"Leading Somewhere" (or not!) ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFfmGtyeQ-I
"Codimar" ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10MsF_-omSs
"Vestegnsromantik" ... guest violin by Cæcilie Balling ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvTeFiBgoGE
"Vi Overlever" ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUCQHFpVmHY
"Olive" ...
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The majesty of strings - gosh - what a magnificent piece of music ...
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Nightnoise - Billy Oskay and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
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Don't really know where this belongs - chamber jazz with Celtic influences? A record I picked up mostly for the cover and also because it's a Windham Hill release and I find I like a lot of music published by that label. All instrumental ...
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^^
that album cover is phenomenal Ruby
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^^
as are most Windham Hill and ECM covers
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Trawling around Bill Miller's music today. Just felt like hearing these sorts of sounds. "The Storm" appears to be a new track and I couldn't find it anywhere other than on Spotify -
https://open.spotify.com/album/6OTLpXb0F...Uyo5S5Fm4A - I like it.
"Wind Spirit"
"You Are The Rain"
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And another one - "The Sun is Gonna Rise"
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What a weird day - Docvan's classical music festival followed by table thumping rugby watching! A fine balance!
I first attended a recital of baroque music from the 1600 to 1700's - for harpsichord and viola da gamba, the latter of which I hadn't really heard before. A strange and mysterious instrument! It's darkly evocative and almost pagan - doesn't allow a simple hearing. In my imagination, the sound is a time capsule - a direct representation and translation of that period in history. Fascinating stuff! I couldn't find the excerpt that particularly struck me on YouTube, so here is another, by a maestro ...
And a piece that was played at the gala concert (which had to start a little earlier so people could leave in time to get to wherever they were going to cheer on the bokke - nothing like having one's priorities straight! LOL!) ...
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I’m indulging my new-found curiosity about the viola da gamba and came across this absolute gem of a concert. OMG – Jordi Savall is brilliant but so are the others in the ensemble. I just love the ancientness of it – I know – it’s probably not a word! And I love the vocalese – so very fitting. I am amazed at how this unusual instrument has grown on me (especially for the masters of innuendo).
I very much hope the ghastly parrot downstairs and its lawless owner are equally enamoured. The only way to mitigate the sharp shrieks is to create a barrier of other sounds! I was playing it traditional Indian music, out of my window, but then I figured it might as well be something I enjoyed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoK8eTqHzak - (won't let me display the link)
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