What are you Listening to Right Now? Febus XIII - Progressive Rock Music Forum

It's about time to start anew.

JUNE CLEAVER AND THE STEAK KNIVES - "Auricular Peculiar" (2004)

My other avatar is a Porsche

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.

-Kehlog Albran

16 tracks of utter bliss. Such a tight band.

Edited by Horizons - March 06 2014 at 21:49

Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.

first time and it's excellent, I'm pleasantly surprised

Naked City - GG

Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.

Brotzmann - At Molde 2007

Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.

Atavachron wrote:

^ I'm always afraid I don't have the stomach for <span ="st">Brötzmann</span>... someday

He certainly isn't for everybody. Though it's that harshness that I love about his music. I'd recommend something liter and more palatable but I'm not sure that exists within the Brotzmann discog.

Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.

COLDPLAY - 'Viva La Vida' (only because I bought the vinyl edition for my 13 year-old niece and she insisted I give it a spin) - and so far, 2 or 3 tracks are pretty decent from a prog perspective......
......and I'm very happy my niece respects vinyl LP's......

Atavachron wrote:

Yeah, but I'd actually appreciate a starting rec-- something...anything ? Brotzmann Plays the Hollywood Bowl, perhaps? Nancy Sinatra and Peter Brotzmann:The Christmas Album, maybe ?

Nothing quite like that I'm afraid. Or am happy to report perhaps.

Well...you know what you are in for, so I won't hold back.

Path one (not recommended, although o did do this): Go for the all out stuff first...Machine Gun, Nipples, More Nipples, For Adolphe Sax.

Path two: Some of the Chicago Tentet stuff is actually pretty varied for the amount of stuff that is present in the group. I'd say the albums Signs, Images, Broken English, and Be Night, Music all contain a good amount of more accessible stuff (although it must be said that I haven't been takem by Be Night, Music at this time).

He is in a group call Hairy Bones that has some excellent electronic/spacey trumpet excursions and a high octane rhythm section. At times it almost feels like Brotzmann is the odd one out and doesn't seem as 'hell bent' as he is on other releases. (not to imply an easy listen of course) They have two albums...Hairy Bones and Snakelust (which is on youtube in full)

A similar band (same trumpeter [T. Kando], with Hamid Drake and William Parker) is called Die Like A Dog. It's a Albert Ayler "tribute band"...so not surprisingly it can get to be heavy lifting. I'd recommend Little Birds Have Fast Hearts Vol 1 & 2 or Aoyama Crows to start with.

Finally, he was in a band called Last Exit with Sonny Sharrock on guitar, Bill Laswell on bass, and RS Jackson on drums. Brotzmann sometimes takes a back seat here, and at pther times is close to playing restrained. I'd recommend Iron Path as the album (probably the most welcoming of any of their albums that I've heard)

Hopefully one of these bands/albums can tickle your fancy!

Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.

Ground Zero - Consume Red

Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.

Just finished:

Can - Ege Bamyasi

Now:

Brainticket - Cottonwoodhill