Category: Music
Music is a huge part of my life so it’s almost certain that this category will have a lot of stuff in it.
Music: That Vintage Engine
Music: Inspired by Oram
An afternoon looking at the sea …
Staying in a beautiful house boat and spending at least a small part of a Sunday afternoon listening to music and not doing anything else at all.
Bliss, sheer bliss.
Makes me realise how much more intently I should listen. After all, listening is an art. Listening is important, and I should do more of it, a lot more.
John Foxx, Ghost Harmonic: Codex
I’ve been waiting for this for some time, and now it’s here. I think it requires some special listening though, not just a casual listen, not just on headphones and walking through the city, but a much more considered and deep experience.
Rare oblong 7″ of David Sylvian’s ‘Taking the Veil’
Wishing that Unknown Public was still a thing
But it isn’t and hasn’t been for a long time now, which is such a shame. It was such an interesting idea and such a good package. Of course it was in a time before music discovery on the internet was a thing. Before Spotify was a thing. Back then, stuff like Unknown Public (although there wasn’t really anything like it) was a really good way to discover new music, new artists. It worked like that for me.
So in many ways it doesn’t have a place in terms of today’s music world, but I think we’re poorer for it. A lot of the enjoyment from Unknown public was in how it was put together. The beauty of the package and its contents. You can’t make that on the internet. Maybe someone should try.
One of my favourite songs of all time
In fact, probably my absolute favourite of all time. I saw this the other week in a second hand record shop and realised that I’m not sure that I’d ever owned the 7″ version. I have the 12″, the album in so many formats, but not the 7″. Up until now that is. Now I have it, albeit a second hand copy that cost me £1.
It is what it is. A great song however you obtain it.
Listening to Greg Haines
Since seeing him live at Denovali Festival at the weekend I’ve been interested to hear his recorded output. So I found him on Spotify and had a listen. Well, I’ve been really enjoying his album ‘Where we were’. I’m fairly sure that a lot of that is what he was playing at the Festival.
I think I could really get into this actually. It has nice way of evolving from one track to another and flowing subtly. It also has quite cinematic overtones too, which I enjoy a lot. So I think I may have to listen to some more of his back catalogue on Spotify and hear what else he’s done. So far so good.
Going to Denovali Festival
When I heard the Fennesz was playing I thought that I had to go along to see him again. It’s been a few years and I love his music. Getting to see everything else on the line up was a bonus really. Here’s the running order:
- Moon Zero
- Greg Haines
- Fennesz
- Jon Hassel + Ensemble
It was a nice venue on the whole, with the possible exception of people who appeared to think it was ok to just talk all the way through each performance. I just don’t get that at all. Anyway …
I’d never heard Moon Zero before. I thought he was ok. Nice big wall of sound kind of thing. I’ll probably look his stuff up on Spotify and see if I like the recorded versions.
Greg Haines was really good. Again I’d never heard his stuff, but I really did enjoy it and I’m now looking forward to hearing more of his music on Spotify.
Fennesz was great. Played a lot of pieces I love and of course was the main reason for me going in the first place.
I was also looking forward to hearing Jon Hassel but could only stay for a short part of his set sadly. Overall it was a good evening with some new things to listen to soon as well.
I am Ashley Elsdon 