Shameless plug for a friend's band. A just arrived debut cassette for clericbeast. Nice metalcore made in Portugal.
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Shameless plug for a friend's band. A just arrived debut cassette for clericbeast. Nice metalcore made in Portugal.
Wilderun - Veil of Imagination
finbad
Formerly known as Hi-Finthen
William (Count) Basie Orchestra - Me & You (1982, recorded 2 years before his succumbing to cancer at 79y.o.).
Highly recommended pristine Fantasy recording wherein mike placement and post production captures the pianists keyboard decay( Crip: track 5), while preserving dynamic attack of all instruments on the recording - All very well entertaining and possibly the best recording of these masterful musicians instruments.
I just love hearing each instrument so clearly delineated.
- Jazz pianist whose spare, economic two finger keyboard style and supple rhythmic drive made his arrangements for jazz orchestra one of the most influential groups of the Big Band era - .
As resident of midtown Chelsea Manhattan New York City in the early '60's, my beautiful 17 year older dear sister would offer to take me (8-13 y.o.) on short summer vacations to the Big Apple to sample some of all the City has to offer.
Barnum & Bailey Circus's at Madison Square Garden to stage plays on and just off Broadway, live T.V. shows at The Ed Sullivan Studio's and on downtown to the arts district of SoHo, well-known for its bohemian vibe, with cobbled streets lined with independent designer boutiques, side walk charcoal artist, painters and musicians, pop-up shops and numerous cafe's always filled with music. Beatnik poetry readings followed or preceded by folk solo's and/or groups, jazz artists and groups - buttoned down professionals mingling with the artistic beatniks or Hippies
. Lots of people watching 
Oh, the music!
Many of these places didn't even need liquor license's as they served everything else - pressed coffees, expresso , teas, carbonated water, fresh made soda from syrups.
Vanilla coke soda is what I was ordered as my sister and BF knocked back shots of coke syrup, as I remembered. Hmmm
Off to the next cafe doors away with different musical performers, staying an hour or so if we all agreed...lol cultural heaven for this kid - and the Museums.
My sister would be taking notes of future performance dates from who we sampled etc.
Can you imagine being squeezed in to see these guys, 1955 ( throughout the '60's)
"At The Cafe Bohemia"(N.Y.C.) - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (Van Gelder Remastered 2001)
Highly recommended pristine Fantasy recording wherein mike placement and post production captures the pianists keyboard decay( Crip: track 5), while preserving dynamic attack of all instruments on the recording - All very well entertaining and possibly the best recording of these masterful musicians instruments.
I just love hearing each instrument so clearly delineated.
- Jazz pianist whose spare, economic two finger keyboard style and supple rhythmic drive made his arrangements for jazz orchestra one of the most influential groups of the Big Band era - .
As resident of midtown Chelsea Manhattan New York City in the early '60's, my beautiful 17 year older dear sister would offer to take me (8-13 y.o.) on short summer vacations to the Big Apple to sample some of all the City has to offer.
Barnum & Bailey Circus's at Madison Square Garden to stage plays on and just off Broadway, live T.V. shows at The Ed Sullivan Studio's and on downtown to the arts district of SoHo, well-known for its bohemian vibe, with cobbled streets lined with independent designer boutiques, side walk charcoal artist, painters and musicians, pop-up shops and numerous cafe's always filled with music. Beatnik poetry readings followed or preceded by folk solo's and/or groups, jazz artists and groups - buttoned down professionals mingling with the artistic beatniks or Hippies
. Lots of people watching Oh, the music!
Many of these places didn't even need liquor license's as they served everything else - pressed coffees, expresso , teas, carbonated water, fresh made soda from syrups.
Vanilla coke soda is what I was ordered as my sister and BF knocked back shots of coke syrup, as I remembered. Hmmm
Off to the next cafe doors away with different musical performers, staying an hour or so if we all agreed...lol cultural heaven for this kid - and the Museums.
My sister would be taking notes of future performance dates from who we sampled etc.
Can you imagine being squeezed in to see these guys, 1955 ( throughout the '60's)
"At The Cafe Bohemia"(N.Y.C.) - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (Van Gelder Remastered 2001)
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This is Maynards "caravan" from the movie Whiplash.
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Mink
Headphoneus Supremus
I love these recordings. HIP orientated, but with enough 'romantic' character and just like many of Jordi Savall's recordings with a good solid foundation, in other words lots of bass. I like bass in classical music. Not everyone agrees with me on that, it was the main critique these recordings got, that bassy character robs some of the parts, especially the Italian symphony of its sunny and bright character. They have a point, but I don't care. In this case I favor the sonics and sonority over the 'meaning' or what the character of this piece is supposed to be. My pleasure comes first!
What these recordings separate from other 'period styled' performances is that Antonello Manacorda gives the music some rest, some time to breath at times, whereas a Gardiner or Pablo Heras-Casado have a tendency to rush everything. Casado's recording is with the Freiburger Barockorchester and to my liking Mendelssohn needs a bigger string section, the Freiburger have started to sound thinner and thinner over the years . Gardiner has recorded symphonies 4 and 5 with the Wiener and their sonority and timbre is too traditional to my ears. Mancorda is ideal in my opinion.
Not a big fan of the cover photo though. Classical music doesn't need swagger in my opinion. Give me a boring image of a 19th century painting any time.
What these recordings separate from other 'period styled' performances is that Antonello Manacorda gives the music some rest, some time to breath at times, whereas a Gardiner or Pablo Heras-Casado have a tendency to rush everything. Casado's recording is with the Freiburger Barockorchester and to my liking Mendelssohn needs a bigger string section, the Freiburger have started to sound thinner and thinner over the years . Gardiner has recorded symphonies 4 and 5 with the Wiener and their sonority and timbre is too traditional to my ears. Mancorda is ideal in my opinion.
Not a big fan of the cover photo though. Classical music doesn't need swagger in my opinion. Give me a boring image of a 19th century painting any time.
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Something about hot (hot!) weather makes me want to listen to metal; nothing like discovering good new-to-me 80's/early 90's metal on a hot summer day.
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LarsMan
Headphoneus Supremus
Cool, foggy, and windy out here in San Francisco as we approach our annual month of Fogust. Sweaters and jackets recommended.... Soundgarden is great in any weather!Something about hot (hot!) weather makes me want to listen to metal; nothing like discovering good new-to-me 80's/early 90's metal on a hot summer day.
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GlenAppleton
1000+ Head-Fier
The Who - Who’s Next : Life House
Thank you for this recommendation. Do not know these, but will try them out - I love bass in classical recordings!I love these recordings. HIP orientated, but with enough 'romantic' character and just like many of Jordi Savall's recordings with a good solid foundation, in other words lots of bass. I like bass in classical music. Not everyone agrees with me on that, it was the main critique these recordings got, that bassy character robs some of the parts, especially the Italian symphony of its sunny and bright character. They have a point, but I don't care. In this case I favor the sonics and sonority over the 'meaning' or what the character of this piece is supposed to be. My pleasure comes first!
What these recordings separate from other 'period styled' performances is that Antonello Manacorda gives the music some rest, some time to breath at times, whereas a Gardiner or Pablo Heras-Casado have a tendency to rush everything. Casado's recording is with the Freiburger Barockorchester and to my liking Mendelssohn needs a bigger string section, the Freiburger have started to sound thinner and thinner over the years . Gardiner has recorded symphonies 4 and 5 with the Wiener and their sonority and timbre is too traditional to my ears. Mancorda is ideal in my opinion.
Not a big fan of the cover photo though. Classical music doesn't need swagger in my opinion. Give me a boring image of a 19th century painting any time.
Uebelkraehe
500+ Head-Fier
Jesse Lanza - Love Hallucination
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