Tropicália ou Panis et Circencis (Latin for Bread and circuses)

A Girl Meets Bossanova - Olivia Ong

Edited September 30Sep 30 by HiWire

Myrkur - Spine. Also got this on vinyl. This has grown on me a LOT! Love the melodic mix with some heavier music.

Example (Live version):

Edited September 30Sep 30 by skullguise

Dorthy Ashby's Afro-Harping

and The Rubáiyát Of Dorothy Ashby

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Electric Warrior

by T. Rex (1971)

https://open.qobuz.com/album/0603497926008

Example (The easy one to pick)

I had not realized until recently how big T.Rex was at the time. So I put this one on, yup, very good. Really a vehicle for Marc Bolan, and I am okay with that.

Joe Pass' Songs for Ellen

Ex.

After Mikey’s post listening again - Swift’s folklore

LEENALCHI - SUGUNGGA

LEENALCHI on Qobuz https://open.qobuz.com/album/u0icfdl0p72e3

Someone always explains my thoughts better than I can. So, ill just say, I can no longer say I hate K-Pop. I like one K-pop album and it's this one.

I'll let some dude at Qobuz take it from here:

SUGUNGGA sounds like a genre argument settled by force. Leenalchi's four pansori vocalists--Ahn Yi Ho, Choi Su In, Park Soo Bum, and Ra Seo Jin-deliver the album's 18th century turtle-and-rabbit narrative in the tradition's characteristic guttural, almost strained vocal style, full of sudden pitch shifts and rhythmic hiccups that are clearly deliberate technique...

...Leenalchi's willingness to let centuries-old vocaltechnique carry just as much rhythmic weight as the bass and drums rather than floating decoratively above them is an approach that could easily flatten into a gimmick over a full album, but SUGUNGGA keeps the groove genuinely propulsive rather than merely novel, letting the tradition and the funk each pull their own weight.

Ex.

^ Thanks, will give the rest a listen!

I’m not 100% sure, but I think the tiger is coming down.

The tiger is coming down, the tiger is coming down

A mighty beast descends from the deep, wooded valley

With a mottled coat and a massive tail

Over a bal (six feet) in length, swaying its silkworm-like head

Forelegs thick as quivers, hind legs stout as winter melons

With ears split wide and claws sharp as iron sickles

Scattering turf roots and coarse sand in a rushing spray

It opens wide its scarlet maw

And lets out a roar—"Wuh-ri-rung"—as if the heavens were collapsing

And the earth suddenly caving in; the soft-shelled turtle, in a panic,

Shrinks its neck and lies flat and still

The tiger is coming down, the tiger is coming down

A beast descends from the deep pine valley

Swaying its silkworm-like head, ears split wide

With a mottled coat and a massive tail

Over a bal in length, forelegs thick as quivers

Hind legs stout as quivers, claws sharp as new sickles

Scattering turf roots and coarse sand like snow in the dead of winter

Opening wide its scarlet maw

It stands tall before the turtle, letting out a booming roar

That engulfs the mountains and streams, as if the earth were caving in

Startled, the turtle shrinks its neck and lies flat and still

The tiger is coming down, the tiger is coming down

A beast descends from the deep pine valley

Swaying its silkworm-like head, ears split wide

With a mottled coat and a massive tail

The tiger is coming down, the tiger is coming down

The tiger is coming down, the tiger is coming down

The tiger is coming down, the tiger is coming down

The tiger is coming down, the tiger is coming down

The tiger is coming down, the tiger is coming down

A beast descends from the deep pine valley It comes down

Shaking its silkworm-like head, ears split wide,

Body mottled and striped, tail held high,

Over a bal in length; forelegs like arrow-quivers,

Hind legs like quivers too, claws sharp as sickles;

Scattering turf roots and coarse sand like white snow in midwinter,

Flinging them wide with a rattle, gaping its scarlet maw,

Standing tall before the turtle, letting out a thunderous roar—

A sound that engulfs the mountains and streams, as if the earth itself might cave in.

The tiger comes down, the tiger comes down,

A beast descends through the deep pine valley;

Shaking its silkworm-like head, ears split wide,

Body mottled and striped, tail held high,

Over a bal in length; forelegs like arrow-quivers,

Hind legs like quivers too, claws sharp as sickles;

Scattering turf roots and coarse sand like white snow in midwinter,

Flinging them wide with a rattle, gaping its scarlet maw,

Standing tall before the turtle, letting out a thunderous roar—

A sound that engulfs the mountains and streams, as if the earth itself might cave in;

The turtle, startled, shrinks back its neck and lies flat and still.

The tiger comes down, the tiger comes down,

A beast descends through the deep pine valley;

Shaking its silkworm-like head, ears split wide,

Body mottled and striped, tail held high.

The tiger comes down, the tiger comes down,

The tiger comes down, the tiger comes down,

The tiger comes down, the tiger comes down,

The tiger comes down, the tiger comes down.

The tiger comes down, the tiger comes down,

The tiger comes down, the tiger comes down,

The tiger comes down, the tiger comes down,

The tiger comes down, the tiger... Coming down

A tiger is coming down, a tiger is coming down

A tiger is coming down, a tiger is coming down

A tiger is coming down, a tiger is coming down

A tiger is coming down, a tiger is coming down

Those silly 18th century Koreans ruminating on what they feared most could come across as repetitive in 2026. I think these fine K-pop folks are just keeping to the grossly outdated lyrical tradition of pansori and trying to make it fresh with modern K-pop grooves. The good news is, I think they've succeeded. This song was played every time the South Koreans scored a goal in the world cup, and the original video has over 20 million views. I love learning about other cultures through music but didn't expect it to come from K-pop.

Claude says:

In 18th century Korea, tigers were a real and common danger, not just folklore. Korea back then had a notably dense tiger population, enough that the Joseon government kept dedicated tiger-hunter units, called chakhogapsa or similar, specifically to deal with maulings and livestock attacks in rural areas.

Tiger attacks on people and livestock were frequent enough that they shaped a lot of Korean culture and superstition from that era, which is actually where that Leenalchi song "Tiger Is Coming" draws from, it's adapting a traditional pansori story rooted in that same fear and reverence.

Edited October 4Oct 4 by robm321

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Sheena Ringo - Shouso Strip -Winning Strip-

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Melvin Sparks' Sparks!

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Yorushika - second person

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I haven't listened to the full album yet , but No.8 Sunny is one of my favorites .

Bach: Cello Suites

by Zuill Bailey (2010)

https://open.qobuz.com/album/j4dmw5jtyv1uc

Example:

So, to answer the question: Do I need to listen to any other recordings other than the reference of Yo-Yo Ma's CBS masterworks recording? Well after some exploration (don't worry, you will not see 30 recordings of this reviewed), I would have to say yes. This Telarc recording (good first sign) by Zuill is a good example of a excellent recording that has a bit more liveliness, bounce, pace that I am drawn to. I will always go back to the Yo-Yo 1983 recording, but it is nice that there are these additional flavors that are really good. I would like it if it was more than 16/44 but I will survive.

I just noticed the Soviet Union had the exact same plastic chairs as my junior school in the 1980s.

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green star - bleeding swirls

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Example:

Of Time

by Pierpont & Helgeson (2025)

https://open.qobuz.com/album/tbpyvouhx520b

Example:

2025 music sounding like 60s spy movie soundtrack? Sure. I can dig it.

We've got some uncharacteristically early fall weather here on MV, that means a man's thoughts turn to ...blues metal.

I've been a fan of Glenn Danzig's music for 40 years now. The Misfits need no introduction nor explanation. Samhain was an amusing but short-lived diversion into goth rock. The first four Danzig albums (and the fun little Thrall-Demonsweatlive EP) are represent Glenn in his absolute prime. He had the ideal backing band for his possessed Elvis persona. Eerie Von is the perfect backbone for the whole thing, and already had experience dealing with Glenn in Samhain. John Christ's riffs are leadenly heavy but still cut sharply through the mix. Chuck Biscuits got his start in punk rock (DOA, Black Flag, Circle Jerks) but adapts seamlessly to the demonic blues sound of Danzig. He's not a showy drummer, but he always does exactly the right thing. The efforts of all of these men are captured by producer Rick Rubin, who was also at the absolute top of his game at the time. Rick has done an awful lot to tarnish his own legacy, but the truth is in the 80s and 90s he was a music god.

The first Danzig album is lightning in a bottle, and really without peer. I'm biased, because I bought it new on cassette in 1988, at a very impressionable age. Similarly, I bought II and III on CD when they came out. Both albums seek to the one(s) before them, and succeed in some areas and fall short in others. Also, they straight up fucking ROCK. Even at his most goofy, Glenn was a savant at conjuring compelling cheese.

I didn't pick up 4 until years later, some time post millennium. While it's vastly inferior to the first three, it still a solid listen. Glenn was veering into experimental territory and well out of his natural depth. This would be a harbinger of (bad) things to come. He was fortunate to still have the classic band lineup and Rick Rubin producing. 4 was recorded in legendary Sound City studio, and I'm sure that helped. Look up the albums recorded there sometime, it's a staggering list. The album with the greatest guitar tone ever was recorded there. (I will die on this hill.) All of the above was enough to counterweight Glenn's worst ideas. Mostly.

Fantasies & Delusions (Opus 1-10 Music for Solo Piano)

by Billy Joel (2001)

https://open.qobuz.com/album/0696998539723

Example:

I remember hearing about this release back in the day, but never really thought about it since. I really like it, great playing, great themes and variations. I will turn to it for modern classical piano, nothing really to do with it being Billy.

Cameron Winter’s Live At Carnegie Hall

Ex.

Now here’s a review: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/cameron-winter-live-at-carnegie-hall/

‘I can picture The Cameron Winter Songbook sitting on a music stand in a well-appointed living room decades from now, open to “Emperor XIII in Shades.” “I don’t like what happened to Jesus, but I sure do like Saturday morning,” Winter sings, the sort of line that Warren Zevon and Randy Newman would’ve gotten into a high-noon shootout over.’

Edited October 10Oct 10 by blessingx

The Residents - Eskimo. In prep to see them live on Tuesday.

I freely admit to liking weird music. But fuck, THIS is weird! 🤣

Kurtág, Bach: Játékok

by Márta Kurtág (1997)

https://open.qobuz.com/album/0002894535112

Example:

A lot of this album was tough for me, a lot of dissonance in Kurtág's work. Which is fine, it is when there is an hour of it that I loose the plot a bit. It is broken up by bits of loveliness, like the example, of Bach BWV 106 transcribed for 4 hands. So a worthy album, but I have to admit I will probably only be returning for the various Bach transcriptions.

Troye Sivan's She's the Best

Ex.

And as videos go...

Edited October 14Oct 14 by blessingx

BABE: ELABORATIO A Tribute To My Mother

by Harry Connick Jr. (2026)

https://open.qobuz.com/album/goywb8175ywcg

Example;

Another Classical work from a Piano player. Orchestral this time. I really like it, Gershwinesk. The third movement (3/3) is my personal fav. Orchestra Victoria is the backing players.

On 10/8/2026 at 1:38 AM, mikeymad said:

Of Time

by Pierpont & Helgeson (2025)

https://open.qobuz.com/album/tbpyvouhx520b

Example:

2025 music sounding like 60s spy movie soundtrack? Sure. I can dig it.

This was great! Thanks for the rec.

Me, now: various Hansson & Karlsson

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Hansson & Karlsson

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Rushadicus - Night of the Jick Beast.

He opened for The Residents last night. He is a kind of avant-garde industrial cellist. He plays an electric/amped cello that he wears strapped like a guitar over his shoulder. He fit right in with the Residents, and was actually quite athletic. He even climbed up to the venue's rafters and played a song from there!

Quite the performance!

Examples:

Link to my video of him climbing the rafters:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17UhZY7JwLK3VvXqPgHdk6_V7QmB6q-Vz/view?usp=sharing

Edited October 14Oct 14 by skullguise