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I don't remember which volumes I liked so much, but you should definitely check out the ones curated by Pet Shop Boys, Lamb, Röyksopp, The Orb, Tricky, Morcheeba, Underworld, and Faithless, IIRC. Maybe ask Knucks.

RIP, Juan Atkins - Detroit techno pioneer Cybotron - Enter (1983)

It is bewilderingly difficult to spot the things in the wild - its kind of bizarre to find a Koala in a house.

Strewth!

Orbital's Back To Mine

I have a soft spot for Jungle and their stubborn commitment to being funky white boys.;

Last lowrider show of the season, this time Día de los Muertos themed. Went with one camera, one lens/focal length, one aperture - Leica SL2-S, Zeiss Otus APO 28mm, f/1.4.

Terry Hall was just great.....

I had some leftover pork chop and a small amount of new potatoes (1.5 small potatoes to be exact) and I wanted to make pizza with it. I caramelized onions, made an olive oil, garlic and shallot spread for the sauce and added mozzarella and Hungarian goatherd peppers. Came out great.

Currently listening to Fun Boy Three Was listening to The Colourfield Music on TIDALThe Colourfield - Sound of The ColourfieldListen to Sound of The Colourfield on TIDAL in exceptional sound quality, or on your choice of serviceYes, all 5+ hours

That's quite an endorsement. I've never heard that Free album but will have to listen. Agreed, the Crimson album being the most epic of that bunch.

Doctor Who Actor John Leeson, Voice of K-9, Passes Away at Age 83.

So, I came across a program that was talking about the album releases in October 1969. And it was a monster month. So I started listening to them for fun. I had not heard Free's second Album Free - So: Free by Free (October 1969) https://open.qobuz.com/album/0060254705385 Example: It was very good. - Like Zeppelin good. So: Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin (October 1969) https://open.qobuz.com/album/0603497920099 Example: So - do I think Free is a better band than Zep? No. But I do actually prefer the Free Album to Zep II. Zep has huge highlights, like example, but the Free album is very nice to listen to. Anyway King Crimson trumps the entire month regardless.

^ It wins for best manicured eyebrows.

Still not sure if this is a music collaboration project or a headphone ad...

Goddamn. RIP Juan Atkins the godfather of Detroit techno.

This is a sad one indeed. RIP to Ciara Mageean, Gold Medalist from Ireland. I remember seeing highlights, it was a great story. 34 years old....FUCK cancer!! https://apnews.com/article/ciara-mageean-obit-1500-ea600cbca5773a9e58fd8c519906a6ad

Here's a link to the conversation I had with Google AI, if you want.

Thanks to both for the worthy dialogue, keep going!

Coincidentally, I was just listening to Aja. I even had a bit of a conversation with Google AI about it. Me: Art Pop is one of my favourite genres, especially jazz-tinged art pop. There's something about those chord voicings that just "hits me where I live". I also really dig Voivod's Piggy Chords, and I just want to learn how they compose and incorporate those elements. A lot of my music (that I write) is audibly "melodic minor" to me, and I'd like to expand my palette. It: (Too long, don't read.) After which the conversation shifted to The Colourfield's "Castles in the Air" ("the perfect bridge between Steely Dan and melodic minor"). ...Where art pop differs from traditional straight-ahead jazz is the voicing architecture. Art pop often avoids standard, textbook jazz "shell voicings" (Root-3rd-7th) in favor of highly colorful, open-sounding structures where the melody line can sing out over a flurry of inner voice movement. Add9 and Mu Major Chords: Popularized by Steely Dan, a "mu major" chord is a major triad with an added 2nd (or 9th) voiced directly adjacent to the 3rd. Example: Instead of spelling C major 9 as C - E - G - B - D, voice a C(add9) as C - D - E - G. The second interval between D and E creates a beautiful, shimmering harmonic "blur" that anchors the art pop sound. Slash Chords (Poly-harmony): Art pop relies heavily on playing a clean triad in the upper register over a completely foreign bass note. This gives you jazz extensions without the clutter. Bb / C: A Bb major triad (Bb - D - F) over a C bass note. This instantly yields a C7sus4(9,13) sound—sleek, modern, and deeply reminiscent of late '70s art pop. G / C: A G major triad over a C bass note, creating a pure Cmaj9 feel with a wide, cinematic gap between the bass line and the upper melody...

The October Suite by Steve Kuhn (1967) https://open.qobuz.com/album/0060246544132 Example: On the edge of avant-garde from time to time, and rarely gets into a groove. But it is rewarding with absolutely lovely melodies and variations like the example. Gary known for his compositions and arrangements died 1971 (aged 38).

SACD Been listening to mostly plastic lately.