What albums did you listen to today?...continued

It's strange, Nick, other than owning his first solo album (and I probably haven't listened to it in...twenty years at this point?), I didn't feel interested enough to explore the next few, but I dig pick up `So' (classy and OK), and I've always found `Us' excellent. Of course you know my feelings on `Up'! Still haven't found that CD of it again, though, it's in the back room somewhere!

progbethyname wrote: Gone a little crazy with Mr. Gabriel works. PG-- Security ( flawless album. On par with anything else done except UP. ) PG-- Live in Athens (1987) (great audio quality and tony levin is a beast on this one!) PG-- ....And I'll scratch yours. ( agh. The cover of Bowie's Heroes is gorgeous. Amazing album. No guitar and no drums. Pretty intense album. ) PG-- Scratch PG-- 3: Melt ( Biko really is one of his best, however performed live is even better. )

Athens, what a concert!

Fleetwood Mac - "Future Games": With the exception of the instrumental that was thrown on to increase the number of songs by the label, it's quite flawless. Almost feels like a precursor to shoegaze in a way.

Friday...

Cheers for reminding me to dig out that first Girón album in return, buddy! Will try to remember it for tonight.

Tonight's choices:

Tangerine Dream – Atem
Tangerine Dream – Stratosfear
Tangerine Dream - The Deutschlandhalle Concert, Berlin, 29th November 1973.

Pink Floyd – Atom Heart Mother

Nathan – Nebulosa – Definitely very close to being in my top 20 discs of 2016. Starts off ordinary then suddenly starts coming constantly alive with some wonderful music as it progresses.

Ashra – Blackouts – A good album, but I don’t like the way it seems to have endless soloing, gets a little tiring. The last 4-part `Lotus’ track is the most interesting moment.

Krakatau – Water Near a Bridge – Man, the first track is groovy and melodic, but the rest of the album is pure Krautrock/Heldon/Cluster/early T.Dream droning ambience. Really surprising and very impressive. Can’t wait to see them live next week with Dungen.

Kl(Aus) – s/t

Murple - Io Sono Murple – still a reliably charming Seventies Italian album.

Murple – Il Viaggio – very easy to enjoy modern album from them too.

Klaus Schulze & Gunter Schickert – The Schulze-Schikert Session, 26th September 1975 – Anybody else have this CD? Sounds like Schulze overdosing on the fizzy synths of `Timewind’ mixed with Schikert's shimmering guitars.

Edited by Aussie-Byrd-Brother - December 03 2016 at 12:43

Allman Brothers Band - Idlewild South - Some good ol' Southern Rock goodness to start the day. This is probably my least favourite Allman release of their first 4 or 5, but there are still a few gems on it that make it worthwhile listening to the studio tracks as opposed to just live versions. Revival is an awesome opening track (and one that I don't think they ever did live back in the day); a spirited hippie anthem with a nice prog-sounding intro. Elizabeth Reed, of course, has about 5 trillion definitive live versions, but I don't think there's a single version I've heard that's been unenjoyable, the studio version included. Always a pleasure to hear. And Leave Your Blues At Home is a cool, funky closer. 

DeadSouls wrote: John Coltrane - A Love Supreme Herbie Hancock - Mwandishi Herbie Hancock - Crossings Herbie Hancock - Sextant Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (CD1) Weather Report - Heavy Weather Invisible - Durazno Sangrando

Saturday...

Great album that `Iskandar', Sagi! Not much like the other Supersister discs, but a terrific album in its own right!

I sadly don't have it, though, unfortunately. It's one of those titles that, like now, discussion of it comes up once in a while and I think `I really should get on to that one...', and then I've forgotten about it five minutes later!

Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: Tonight's choices: Zombi – Shape Shift – With one or two exceptions, this is a seriously unengaging album for me. Are their earlier ones better/more interesting? Cosmic Ground - III Tangerine Dream – The Klangwald Performance, November 25th, 1972. Peter Baumann – Romance ‘76 Pink Floyd – Ummagumma (studio set) Ash Ra Tempel – Inventions for Electric Guitar Matching Mole – s/t Vangelis – Albedo 0.39 – Some of this is great, other bits are completely inane and infuriating! Deuter – D – Damn Krautrock classic. Hawkwind – In Search of Space – How strange, my first listen in almost two years and I was thinking how similar parts of it sound to the early Amon Duul 2 albums, and then I read that early AD2 member Dave Anderson played bass on it – all makes sense now!

Michael. Hello buddy. Zombi are worth venturing into.
I find the albums SPIRIT ANIMAL and SURFACE TO AIR would really be worth your time.
I really love Spirit Animal and I believe I wrote a passionate review on it a few years back.
Really great due and I've had the pleasure of seeing them live. :)