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Jack Stauber - Pop Food

Larkstongue41 wrote: HolyMoly wrote: Greta Van Fleet | From the Fires How is it? A friend of mine who is a die hard Led Zeppelin fan keeps saying how great this band is but from what he showed me (only two or three songs) they just seem like a bad Led Zeppelin imitation.

It’s pretty good. I’m eager to see what they’ll do next. The hype seems to have caused some backlash but it’s a fun rockin little album that has a little more to offer than just a Zep imitation. It’s not the Second Coming, but it’s good.

HolyMoly wrote: Goodcstuff lately David! Sorry about yer back. Today: Greta Van Fleet | From the Fires John Maus | Songs Colouratura | s/t The Sonics | This is the Sonics Algiers | The Underside of Power John Zorn | The Big Gundown

Thanks buddy. Please feel free to donate a new one if you’re thinking about spending the rest of your life sitting comfortably in a chair
I’ve been spinning the newest Maus album a lot lately and am digging the hell out of it. Touchdown as well as the last couple of tunes are among the finest I’ve heard from him.

Bit disappointed about that Algiers album, but I did love the debut to bits. It was always going to be a tall order to top.

Yesterday:
Igor Wakhevitch - Docteur Faust
Warm Digits - Wireless World
Aktuala - s/t
The Comet Is Coming - Channel The Spirits
Bauhaus - Mask
Franco Battiato - Clic
Miles Davis - Big Fun

Last night, back in a couple of hours with tonight’s choices! :

Mansun – Six
Steven Wilson – Hand. Cannot. Erase
Sensations’ Fix – Music is Painting in the Air (best compilation/mega-mix ever
Can – Future Days
The Beach Boys – Friends (such a beautifully gentle psychedelic album)

Mansun – Little Kix – Sam, did you ever listen to this follow-up to `Six’? I think, seeing as how you’re currently on a synth-pop/New Wave/New Romantic bender, you would dig the heck out of it, because it always sounded more influenced by those styles. At the time it came out it was a bit of a disappointment and kind of felt like the band giving out (actually the final track even kind of seemed to hint that it was all wrapping up) and it seems quite straightforward in comparison, but...it’s a fine little indie-pop album!

ALotOfBottle wrote: Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: Sensations’ Fix – Music is Painting in the Air (best compilation/mega-mix ever Can – Future Days I'm going to see Sensations' Fix at a festival this summer! Only heard their 70's stuff, so not sure how (and what) they are playing these days, but I'm still quite excited. Michael, don't you think Future Days is the ultimate musical cure for anxiousness? I recall seeing a review that said Future Days is one of those albums to remind you that everything is alright.

Tymon, please report back how the show is! I actually have no concept of what Sensations' Fix sounds like in a modern setting! I occasionally see updates on Facebook but don't investigate them too closely, I kind of had the impression that they were working in more of an electronic or even dance sound?! Of course, I might be completely incorrect!

Tymon, away from the Archives and work, I have quite a lot of problems with depression. I'm in a better place now than I have been in several moments over the last few years, but it still has quite a hold on me. But I'll tell you, an album like `Future Days' NEVER fails to lift my spirits, it's so chilled and warm, always relaxes me. And it's one of those albums that I don't quite listen to so often enough that every time I do it totally blows me away! And that description sounds pretty spot-on. I might have mentioned it before, but I once gave a friend a lift home from work and had `FD' playing in the car, and she called it `a weird reggae album' ...which is perhaps partially true!

Hope you're well, mate, and I'm always on the lookout for that next album where I think `Now THIS sounds just like the sort of thing Tymon would love'!

Guldbamsen wrote:   Bauhaus - Mask Miles Davis - Big Fun

My favourite albums from those artists.

ALotOfBottle wrote: Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: Tymon, please report back how the show is! I actually have no concept of what Sensations' Fix sounds like in a modern setting! I occasionally see updates on Facebook but don't investigate them too closely, I kind of had the impression that they were working in more of an electronic or even dance sound?! Of course, I might be completely incorrect! Tymon, away from the Archives and work, I have quite a lot of problems with depression. I'm in a better place now than I have been in several moments over the last few years, but it still has quite a hold on me. But I'll tell you, an album like `Future Days' NEVER fails to lift my spirits, it's so chilled and warm, always relaxes me. And it's one of those albums that I don't quite listen to so often enough that every time I do it totally blows me away! And that description sounds pretty spot-on. I might have mentioned it before, but I once gave a friend a lift home from work and had `FD' playing in the car, and she called it `a weird reggae album' ...which is perhaps partially true! Hope you're well, mate, and I'm always on the lookout for that next album where I think `Now THIS sounds just like the sort of thing Tymon would love'! Oh sure! I definitely will! It is very possible that they would turn into that direction, not unlike Steve Hillage did. Michael, I am genuinely very sorry to hear about your depression. I cannot personally relate to depression exactly, but I suffer from an anxiety disorder and have friends who suffer from depression, so I do know how difficult "the lows" can be. But yeah, music is a powerful tool. My relationship with Future Days is somewhat similar to yours actually - I spin it on average twice or three times a year and every time it just leaves me reassured and comforted. "A weird reggae album," huh? You could call it that, the rhythms are in some points kind of reminiscent of reggae, in my opinion. I am very well. Thank you so much! That is very kind of you to say that, it is very flattering.

Thanks for your nice words, Tymon. I know many people find that depression and anxiety are frequently linked. I'm fortunate that I don't really get anxious or go through some of the things associated with that (I've had occasional stretches where I've had panic attacks, but those are few and far between...although a few days back they seemed to return for a few days in a row, and I'm not sure what triggered them again), but I have a lot of trouble most of the time finding much in the way of self-worth, and I feel terribly invisible in the world around me. I've gotten better over the last year or two at turning unhappier situations into positives, but I still struggle here and there. Still, just catching up with you, Sam, Dave and plenty of others on the Archives....you don't know what it means to me! Very grateful and appreciative for this community and people like you, mate! I hope you can get on top of your troubles as well, my friend. Do what you can to combat it and keep working at it, and try not to let it pervade so much of your life as it goes on. I know, easier said than done, but...I hate how much time I've lost on negativity, dwelling on insecurity and convincing myself of how easily replaced and unmemorable I am...and it is seriously no way to live.

Anyway, no surprise that music has been (and continues to be) a constant source of inspiration, happiness and excitement! Long way it carry on!

ALotOfBottle wrote: Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: Sensations’ Fix – Music is Painting in the Air (best compilation/mega-mix ever Can – Future Days I'm going to see Sensations' Fix at a festival this summer! Only heard their 70's stuff, so not sure how (and what) they are playing these days, but I'm still quite excited. Michael, don't you think Future Days is the ultimate musical cure for anxiousness? I recall seeing a review that said Future Days is one of those albums to remind you that everything is alright.

Future Days is my favorite album. It is relaxing but in a very “alert” way, if that makes sense. There’s lots of choogling beneath the surface no matter how chill it gets. Like a lot of electronic music, come to think of it.

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