[Music] The Grand Music Discussion Thread [3]

[Ornette]

Mingus Big Band '93- Nostalgia in Times Square:Holy crap, and I thought the version of Moanin' from Blues and Roots was amazing. That Bari player is mental. [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVCMCOoXXPU[/url]

I actually picked up the original Times Square recording a few months ago, the one that was recorded in 1959 and released on LP in 1979 after his death. It doesn't have Moanin' on it but it does have Mingus.

Recent arrival of a few more LPs:

[gplus]https://plus.google.com/118152408235270297690/posts/HbxKctfoAwb[/gplus]

That era of Yardbirds doesn't have Jimmy Page playing with them.

Also if anyone is in the NYC/Brooklyn area, there's an Ornette Coleman Jazz Festival happening in Prospect Park. It really sucks but I'm not going to be in town when it happens, especially since the concert is like 2 blocks from my house.

[robersora]

Death Grips is back full force with Björk. Needless to say, I came all over my everything. Twice.
If you haven't liked Death Grips before, you won't like this one either, but for me it seems to become the album of the year.

[MJL]

Just got back home from a show (P.L.F., Dead Instrument, Spawn From Deceit) and thought I'd write a few words about the performances since all of the bands deserve to be exposed to more ears.

The show was in the back corner of a local flea market here in Turku, Finland that is a 5-minute walk away from my home. Definitely not a place I would have expected to ever see Bryan Fajardo blast. About 20 people showed up, which is unfortunate but not that surprising in such a small market (last year I attended a Fell Voices and Ash Borer show with ~5 other paying customers).

Spawn From Deceit went first. They are a local band that seamlessly combine straight-up grindcore with crust punk and some doomy elements. I've had many chances to see them live prior to this show but somehow I've always managed to fail to show up. Their set was short and sweet at around 20 minutes of almost non-stop grind. First they played their brand new EP in its entirety and closed with a few select songs from their older releases. The variety in their repertoire was definitely impressive, especially for such a young band. All their releases are available for free on Bandcamp.

After the first band had cleared all their shit, Dead Instrument from Denmark absolutely destroyed the room. They played for around 20 minutes, too, with only one short stop in between songs. Their vocalist was a freaking madman, prowling around the room in his hoodie and delivering his lines with machine gun speed, still somehow managing to keep the power in his voice from start to finish. The band's material is very straightforward grindcore that relies on extremely high intensity. In a longer set their style could get a bit dull/numbing, but for a short set it works well. Their new EP has been uploaded to Youtube

P.L.F. (formerly Pretty Little Flower, nowadays Pulverizing Lethal Force) was the main attraction of the night. They are definitely a band that I never thought would be brought to play in Finland, let alone play a city such as Turku that has had notoriously low attendance levels for any even remotely underground shows. Anyway, they were amazing. Their material isn't necessarily as intense as Dead Instrument's, but P.L.F. stole the show with the raw power of their performance. Though they are a pure grindcore band, their live show has an odd Archgoat/Black Witchery type of commanding black/death metal feel to it (perhaps guitarist/vocalist Dave Callier's time in Morbosidad is affecting P.L.F.'s sound as well?). On a side note, Bryan Fajardo is one hell of an impressive drummer. He blasted his way through a 30-35 minute set with ease. He might just be the greatest drummer in grindcore since Dave Witte retired from the genre. P.L.F.'s new album has also been uploaded to Youtube in its entirety.

This kind of small diy shows are always my favourite shows to attend because of the immediacy of the action. I don't even particularly enjoy going to some of the bigger clubs in Finland, a flea market is definitely a superior experience when it comes to live music. Also, I got two t-shirts for 15€ from the merch table and a free patch to boot. Pretty generous if you ask me.

[Reiggae]

I picked this up yesterday.

(Andrew Jackson Jihad - Christmas Island)
I tried to get this on their website, but it was sold out. I didn't expect to find it in stores so soon.

[Paracletus]

Needless to say, I came all over my everything. Twice.

Was your cum sad, bb? Awesome album, driving a bus never felt that good before.

I've actually had a chance recently to lay my hands on a vinyl version of 'NO LOVE DEEP WEB' LP. Wrapping Zach Hill's penis by some black skin seems even more sarcastic than leaving the cover open to the world as it is.

Btw, the cock itself looks pretty epic in all its 12'' majesty.

[Madonna]

Lana Del Rey's new album Ultraviolence (love the Clockwork Orange reference) is fantastic. Dark, moody, beautiful and lush. Unlike anything she's recorded before.

[Ænimal]

King Crimson are coming to my neck of the woods in September for a 2 night engagement - still unsure as to whether or not i want to go...

[Catamari]

I think we may have a contender for "worst cover ever".

[Ornette]

Went to see Darcy James Argue's big band last night at the Jazz Standard in Manhattan. Great venue, and this is a really cool look at some heavily orchestrated future of big bands. He plays all over the place and I'd highly recommend checking him out.

There's a record store a few blocks from here that is closing down because the owner had a stroke (I think), my friend who writes for a music magazine let me in on it so I went down there today to look for some deals.

Some brand new remasters of Lee Morgan:



Brand new remaster of Donald Byrd (this is a great album):


Brand new remaster of Horace Silver:


Those are all Blue Note remasters on 180g. Same with this one:


I've never been completely sold on the 180g = quality thing, but it does feel nicer and more substantial than 120g pressings, so that's kind of nice I guess. I also got a bunch of first pressings:

Original release of Abraxxas, includes the poster, too:


An OK condition for Relayer:


And since they had an entire section dedicated to Herb Alpert, I had to walk away with at least one of them:


What a smile.

[TheFourthReplicant]

I've been listening to some Venetian Snares today. He is pretty darn good.

Not to mention, one of his songs is a cat picture. I'm serious.

[TomasJC]

Those are all Blue Note remasters on 180g. Same with this one:

I've been interested in getting this and a few other of the Beatles remasters myself. How does it sound, I guess compared to earlier copies? I was going to pick up the reissue of Sgt Pepper a while back however I am at ends whether to get the Mono or Stereo copy; they each have favorable reviews soundwise. Some prefer the Mono due to it being the mix that the band worked on themselves, however I first heard it in Stereo, and frankly am a little biased towards it (I could pigheadedly say that obviously it is vastly superior, but there are some people that prefer the non-separated sound of the past, most likely for older recordings before multichannel separation).

[Blue Monday]

New Interpol is sounding ridiculously good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u6DvRyyKGU

[Ornette]

I've been interested in getting this and a few other of the Beatles remasters myself. How does it sound, I guess compared to earlier copies? I was going to pick up the reissue of Sgt Pepper a while back however I am at ends whether to get the Mono or Stereo copy; they each have favorable reviews soundwise. Some prefer the Mono due to it being the mix that the band worked on themselves, however I first heard it in Stereo, and frankly am a little biased towards it (I could pigheadedly say that obviously it is vastly superior, but there are some people that prefer the non-separated sound of the past, most likely for older recordings before multichannel separation).

I don't own an original pressing of Abbey Road, and this is actually the first Beatles remaster I own on vinyl so I guess there's no way I can directly compare. I own Abbey Road on CD but I think that's a remaster, too (I don't have the jewel case anymore). Right away, there's some noticeable differences in the mix, but that's the case with most everything when comparing the vinyl version vs the CD version. Does it sound good? Yeah, it sounds great. I have these 4 feet tall Paradigm studio reference speakers that have really excellent bass response so all of the low end is really crisp, probably even better than the CD. That's always been the case with the first pressing Beatles vinyl that I have (Dear Prudence comes to mind from White). I think there's one instance where the mix was different from the CD, I'd have to go back and re-listen to the LP to find where it was (or if I was just imagining it), but maybe it was maybe She's So Heavy or Carry That Weight where there was a "Yeah" that I don't remember hearing before.

I don't have any of their mono recordings, so I can't comment on any of those. But one thing to consider for some of the older mixes is that they were tailored for certain equipment in mind, the systems that people had in those days, and engineers generally wanted to create a mix that sounds great on every kind of system. I've read that some of these 180g remasters were geared toward the higher end equipment, not necessarily Abbey Road, but with the resurgence of turntables, most of the target audience having systems that are on the higher end of the spectrum.

Personally, I'd buy it, and then when I find a good copy of an original Abbey Road, I'd buy that too.

[backseatjesus]

http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/07/10/ryuichi-sakamoto-diagnosed-with-throat-cancer/

[Tankred]

http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/07/10/ryuichi-sakamoto-diagnosed-with-throat-cancer/

Fuck! One of my favourite bands. I hope he pulls through.

[TomasJC]

I don't own an original pressing of Abbey Road, and this is actually the first Beatles remaster I own on vinyl so I guess there's no way I can directly compare. I own Abbey Road on CD but I think that's a remaster, too (I don't have the jewel case anymore). Right away, there's some noticeable differences in the mix, but that's the case with most everything when comparing the vinyl version vs the CD version. Does it sound good? Yeah, it sounds great. I have these 4 feet tall Paradigm studio reference speakers that have really excellent bass response so all of the low end is really crisp, probably even better than the CD. That's always been the case with the first pressing Beatles vinyl that I have (Dear Prudence comes to mind from White). I think there's one instance where the mix was different from the CD, I'd have to go back and re-listen to the LP to find where it was (or if I was just imagining it), but maybe it was maybe She's So Heavy or Carry That Weight where there was a "Yeah" that I don't remember hearing before.

I don't have any of their mono recordings, so I can't comment on any of those. But one thing to consider for some of the older mixes is that they were tailored for certain equipment in mind, the systems that people had in those days, and engineers generally wanted to create a mix that sounds great on every kind of system. I've read that some of these 180g remasters were geared toward the higher end equipment, not necessarily Abbey Road, but with the resurgence of turntables, most of the target audience having systems that are on the higher end of the spectrum.

Personally, I'd buy it, and then when I find a good copy of an original Abbey Road, I'd buy that too.

Ah, thanks for the insight. As to the high-end equipment thing, Abbey Road probably not so much due to it only having a Stereo mix in the first place. I guess the best way to compare anything would be with an original pressing, but whatever, if the new ones are good then that's the way I will probably go (unless I find a good copy first pressing, which ain't easy at a low price).

[Crystal Wolf]

Translucent Eyes: "Rhea" (from the EP "Saturn X")

Something I recorded while on leave back home in New Orleans. The mix is somewhat rough, but I'm happy with it in general. The EP as a whole is inspired strongly by the Doom mod, Back to Saturn X (hence the bizarre title), and is chiefly written in a twofold manner - the progressions are written based on emotions or a particular gut-feeling I had when playing through a particular map or series of maps, and then in turn I imagined a collection of these cool areas existing on a particular moon of Saturn and tried to relate the music to the chosen locale in an attempt to create a cohesive concept-y album.

All instruments are me, except for the obvious synthy stuff. Tabs are available if anyone cares and can read the 3 million time signature changes throughout them. Please feel free to flame me and call it generic europop or whatever.

[Joy Evangelion]

New Interpol is sounding ridiculously good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u6DvRyyKGU

Yea, when their new album was announced I had a pretty good feeling about it because of the quality of Paul Banks' recent solo songs. I never got around to listening to their last album because I wasn't crazy about Our Love to Admire(except for The Heinrich Maneuver and All Fired Up) but I have incredibly fond memories of being thirteen and listening to Turn on the Bright Lights on my CD player on repeat while playing Golden Sun. So many quality jams on it. And Antics was a pretty awesome follow-up, too.

[A.T. Fish]

Yea, when their new album was announced I had a pretty good feeling about it because of the quality of Paul Banks' recent solo songs. I never got around to listening to their last album because I wasn't crazy about Our Love to Admire(except for The Heinrich Maneuver and All Fired Up) but I have incredibly fond memories of being thirteen and listening to Turn on the Bright Lights on my CD player on repeat while playing Golden Sun. So many quality jams on it. And Antics was a pretty awesome follow-up, too.

Back when I was more into their music I listened to a lot of Interpol too, Not Even Jail was probably my favorite song, but I stopped following them after Our Love to Admire, my last memory of them is the trippy videoclip for Rest My Chemistry, which I used to watch on repeat.

[Blue Monday]

So many quality jams on it. And Antics was a pretty awesome follow-up, too.

It's a cheap generalisation but I've always enjoyed Interpol as contemporary Joy Division. TOTBL and Antics are two incredibly solid albums; 8/10 each, I reckon. I've never really listened to Our Love to Admire or the self-titled either unfortunately. I did enjoy the 'Barricade' single, though.

Back when I was more into their music I listened to a lot of Interpol too, Not Even Jail was probably my favorite song, but I stopped following them after Our Love to Admire, my last memory of them is the trippy videoclip for Rest My Chemistry, which I used to watch on repeat.

'Not Even Jail' is amazing. In fact, that whole middle portion of the album is awesome. 'Public Pervert' (the downbeat chorus gets me every time) and 'C'mere' are probably two of my very favourite Interpol songs in general alongside 'Stella Was a Diver...' and 'Roland'.