A bit of minimalist droney piano stuff. Quite lovely if you like that sort of thing.

https://vantzou-harrison-bennett.bandcamp.com/album/christina-vantzou-michael-harrison-and-john-also-bennett

 

 

 

Such a nice touch on the piano. A well-chosen mix of works.

 

I've never been a big Frank Zappa fan. But I can't deny how clever he is. Qobuz has a 1970 playlist that I was listening to, and I liked one of the songs on this album. So, I decided to listen to it. 

I enjoyed it, kinda. It's short about 40 minutes and that's just about enough. 

 

ex.

 

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Another Tiny Desk this week - lovely. 

And more Tiny... 

 

 

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I forgot I had a bunch of 1975 (50yo) albums in my queue.

so

Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
by Elton John (1975)

https://album.link/s73nbgfjm47tw   (hey look album link is working again) 🤷‍♂️

Example:

I was going to share the title track which I like so much, but this is just prettier. I grew up with this album, my sister had this. 

I spent a lot of time with looking at the cover. 

Barber: Adagio for Strings & Violin Concerto - Schuman: In Praise of Shahn & To Thee Old Cause
by Leonard Bernstein · New York Philharmonic Orchestra (1971)

https://open.qobuz.com/album/oq1lj3jsx8huc

Example:

 

Someone called me out because "Drone" was in my top 5 genres in my Spotify wrapped, so I'm leaning into it and listening to my favourite drone musician of all time, Chris Meloche:

https://tidal.com/artist/ARTIST_TOP_TRACKS/view-all?artistId=7876954&moduleId=ARTIST_TOP_TRACKS&moduleIndex=0&type=TRACK_LIST

I won an album today.  Sharon Mansur's Trigger -- which is jazz fusion and unholy carp, this might break me -- it's right up there with Hiromi and Fox Capture Plan!  Just listen to this shit:

 

Ye Olde 2: At the End of Time by Jacob Garchik

 

 

Nobody Speak - DJ Shadow [feat. Run the Jewels] 

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New Tricky album I got for my bday... feels like I'm in Highschool

The Mavericks - What a Crying Shame

RIP, Raul Malo

Ukandanz.

 

50th Anniversary of Vince Guaraldi’s Jazz Mass at Grace Cathedral Part One

 Part Two

 

Tracey Thorn‘s Tinsel and Lights

 

 

Effie's pullup to busan 4 morE hypEr summEr it’s gonna be a fuckin moviE EP

Full EP...

 

^^ I am not really sure what that just did to my brain... 

1 hour ago, mikeymad said:

^^ I am not really sure what that just did to my brain... 

Jon Caramanica, NYTimes Pop Critic, Best Album of 2025 

1. Effie, ‘Pullup to Busan 4 More Hyper Summer It’s Gonna Be a Fuckin Movie’

The rising Korean hyperpop star Effie is a heretical innovator, and this six-song EP — her best music in a year of several releases — feels like a deeply logical eruption. Imbibing from the spirit of 100 gecs, the freedom of 2hollis, and the pop scramble that often defines the best K-pop (a scene Effie exists outside of), her approach adds up to the sound of right this second. And also, undoubtedly, of tomorrow.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/arts/music/best-albums-2025.html 

I read  "Imbibing" "Spirit" and "Scramble" 

Right now? The Road to Hell.

In general?  Lots and lots of Chris Rea.  

Tasty guitar playing, tasty guitar tone, tasty singing (Ohmigosh, that voice...), tasty songwriting.  Just...tasty everything.  Dude was peak.

On 1/7/2025 at 2:35 PM, HiWire said:

Chris Rea - Auberge (1991)

Yup - this for reasons.

He'll be missed.

Dancing With Strangers has a song called Joys of Christmas (with a B-side: Driving Home for Christmas).

Listening to them now.

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