Recommendation Time
I've finally got the links fixed going back to mid-Febuary. If anyone wants anything before that, leave some kind of comment and we'll get back to you. In the meantime, while I figure out what I want to do next, I've been listening to a whole slew of things.
Johnny Greenwood is the Controller. Basically, this is a mix tape from Johnny Greenwood from Radiohead. Trojan Records, the long standing Reggae label gave Johnny Greenwood access to their vaults. Now, he doesn't do any remixes. He seems to have way too much respect for the source material (Hell, so do I) to even touch it, but he put together a mix that gives people a sampling of Reggae music outside the modern Dancehall and the Wailers/UB40 stuff that's litereally everywhere. A lot of it's stuff that's been sampled and covered to death, but it's interesting to hear the originals. We cracked this one open in store and I bought it that evening.
Hot Fuzz: Music from the Motions Picture This is the soundrack to the movie and is an amusing smattering of British music having loosely to deal with the Law. The Troogs, XTC, The Kinks, Adam Ant and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. . . How cam they not go wrong?
Dr. Dog: We All Belong This little album is some clever Beatlesque pop from the middle years. Of course, I love it. The name of the band and the album cover drew me to it going through the racks at work. I listened to it and I found myself in a nice little place of psychedelic swirls and clever lyrics.
Patti Smith: Twelve Okay, usually when an artist of Patti Smith's caliber does a covers album, it usually means she's going to the well and doesn't have any new ideas. (This is especially true when they do a version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit") This album, however, is not that at all. She performs a collection of songs that seem like they were originally written for her. Her version of Soul Kitchen sounds like she's channeling Jim Morrison. Oh yeah, she does a cool ass version of Teen Spirit too.
Florida Funk: Funk 45's from the Aligator State 1968-1975 This is a smattering of what was from my home state before the music industry became so homogenized. This is back when regional acts could get radio play and actually have a hit, and there's some things where that really lay down a hot and sticky groove you can't ignore. The same company put out albums for the Mid-West and Texas too that I'm interested in getting. Look for some of this material in future mixes.
Bow for the Progressive Rock recommendations!
Porcupine Tree: Fear of a Blank Planet There's a new Porcupine Tree album. Yes, I love it. I'd say more, but I'm still digesting it.
Magus: Lucid Dreamer I found this one surfing around CD Baby looking for something new to listen to. It's got a lot of everything I like: Steve Wilson-esque playing, the occasional funk beats, real world news samples, Science Fiction references. If you don't like Prog, you won't like this.
Johnny Greenwood is the Controller. Basically, this is a mix tape from Johnny Greenwood from Radiohead. Trojan Records, the long standing Reggae label gave Johnny Greenwood access to their vaults. Now, he doesn't do any remixes. He seems to have way too much respect for the source material (Hell, so do I) to even touch it, but he put together a mix that gives people a sampling of Reggae music outside the modern Dancehall and the Wailers/UB40 stuff that's litereally everywhere. A lot of it's stuff that's been sampled and covered to death, but it's interesting to hear the originals. We cracked this one open in store and I bought it that evening.
Hot Fuzz: Music from the Motions Picture This is the soundrack to the movie and is an amusing smattering of British music having loosely to deal with the Law. The Troogs, XTC, The Kinks, Adam Ant and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. . . How cam they not go wrong?
Dr. Dog: We All Belong This little album is some clever Beatlesque pop from the middle years. Of course, I love it. The name of the band and the album cover drew me to it going through the racks at work. I listened to it and I found myself in a nice little place of psychedelic swirls and clever lyrics.
Patti Smith: Twelve Okay, usually when an artist of Patti Smith's caliber does a covers album, it usually means she's going to the well and doesn't have any new ideas. (This is especially true when they do a version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit") This album, however, is not that at all. She performs a collection of songs that seem like they were originally written for her. Her version of Soul Kitchen sounds like she's channeling Jim Morrison. Oh yeah, she does a cool ass version of Teen Spirit too.
Florida Funk: Funk 45's from the Aligator State 1968-1975 This is a smattering of what was from my home state before the music industry became so homogenized. This is back when regional acts could get radio play and actually have a hit, and there's some things where that really lay down a hot and sticky groove you can't ignore. The same company put out albums for the Mid-West and Texas too that I'm interested in getting. Look for some of this material in future mixes.
Bow for the Progressive Rock recommendations!
Porcupine Tree: Fear of a Blank Planet There's a new Porcupine Tree album. Yes, I love it. I'd say more, but I'm still digesting it.
Magus: Lucid Dreamer I found this one surfing around CD Baby looking for something new to listen to. It's got a lot of everything I like: Steve Wilson-esque playing, the occasional funk beats, real world news samples, Science Fiction references. If you don't like Prog, you won't like this.
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