Spinning Today - What Are You Listening To Right Now? (Part 3)

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Originally Posted by AJSki2fly

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...and what a listen it is. Been trying to get a copy at a decent price for 4 months and it arrived yesterday (Mint). :)

The Mars Volta are very difficult to categorise, you will either love or hate them. They are certainly thought provoking. Some I suspect will consider them pretentious or execessive. if anyone asked me who I would compare them with then I would answer "A modern King Crimson".

The Bedlam of Goliath is their 4th album, which I came across by chance and is my entry point to them, I have been told that their first De-Loused at the Comotorium is the best to start with, but I like a challenge. Bedlam is certianly a challenging listen, with lots of cross rhythms in places, with soaring hi and lows from the vocals. The dynamics of the music stretch the hi-fi big time. After a listen through once I would say the songs paint a picture of what the band say they experienced when on tour playing around with a ouija board purchased in a junk shop in Jerusalem. Whether true or just a clever bit of publicity the songs and feel of the music are certainly menacing in places and paint a vivid and intense frightening feeling of fear and control.

if you like a challenge and interesting music, get your pennies out.

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Great choice Adrian, and very nice write up!
I have never thought about the King Crimson analogy but why not?
I have, and like, most of The Mars Volta albums but find it difficult to name a favorite. I see them as "listen through" works though.

The SQ i find lacking, however.

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Vinyl - £1 in charity shop :)

Me ole Mucker Brian of this parish was over for a listening session at mine tonight to hear the system with the new valves n other new bits n bobs.
Aside from the usual suspects Brian liked these tracks of mine.
Great wee listening session, first one in quite a while. Good fun. :)

Abigal Washburn: Bring me my Queen (City of Refuge)



Jenny Lewis: Pretty Bird (Acid Tongue)



Nathaniel Rateiff and the Night Sweats: SOB



Dick Hymen: Age of Swing



Buddy Guy: Whiskey Beer and Wine (Born to play the guitar)


Los Lobos: The Town



Crash Test Dummies: Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm (God shuffled his feet)



Des'ree: You Gotta be



Joan Armour-plating: Love and Affection

nice one... i am quite keen on Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. got some on my streaming of amazon.

Aye Grant (you son of a bitch :)) they are good!
First time I heard the song (on Radio Paradise) I thought it was George Ezra? Kinda similar sounding?

Kinda tripped over them by accident from my Tidal subscription, wondering if i was the last guy on earth to find out about them! :)

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Originally Posted by Gazjam

Aye Grant (you son of a bitch :)) they are good!
First time I heard the song (on Radio Paradise) I thought it was George Ezra? Kinda similar sounding?

Kinda tripped over them by accident from my Tidal subscription, wondering if i was the last guy on earth to find out about them! :)

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As always a trendsetter ;)

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Pitch Black - Filtered Senses

Recent Pitch Black album. Bass junkie stuff. The last minute and a half of Pixel Dust has some insane bass - if you have full range speakers at volume it will leave you thinking WTF? You will need genuine LF extension to understand it though. My 2nd system misses it entirely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYQCkefJV0o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjJYtSOApnQ

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Both the above for £1 each, needed a good clean, both in pretty good condition, a little surface noise but a good listen.

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Picked up this at the same time, needed a clean but is in excellent condition sounds like new, and whats more amazing music, worth hunting a copy of this out if you like aspects of Indian music.

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The Cadillac Three "Tennessee Mojo" (CD)

Pete

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Another charity shop vinyl quid's worth