What are you listening to right now?

AlmostBlue · Post by **AlmostBlue** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 2:06 am

"throughout" by Bill Frissel

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:34 am

Football on Radio 5, and Darren Bent has scored again, meaning Dom, current leader of the league at work, will be having another good afternoon on the Fantasy front. Good result for United, though. Hang on, sorry, wrong thread.

verena · Post by **verena** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 1:36 pm

Right now ? French "Canal +" TV channel (for some freaky best of), the Nashville Pussy just yelled out "Come On" ...

Oh my God !!! Help !!!

(Marianne Faithful was in the audience, you should have seen her jaw drop in bewilderment).

Extreme Honey · Post by **Extreme Honey** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:57 pm

"Sky Blue" By Peter Gabriel on "Up"
...Up is a really good album, one of Gabriel's best...

...and anything else on my new toy, my Zen Micro.

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Sun Aug 21, 2005 6:14 pm

Streets Of Love off The Rolling Stones new album.
Somewhat predictable, but nonetheless sounds like a soon-to-be classic Stones ballad.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:03 pm

Orange Juice - Moscow. A classic. Next up, Moscow Olympics! Ludicrous.

verena · Post by **verena** » Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:03 pm

100 % Johnny (Hallyday), Life à la Tour Eiffel

Includes the song " Sang pour Sang " (= 100 % = cent pour cent = in English "blood for blood"). Nice melody, pretty good lyrics. Translation looks challenging.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:05 pm

Hope it stops you from killing your good self unsoftly for a while longer!

verena · Post by **verena** » Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:17 pm

Otis "it" is what, "Orange juice" or Johnny ?

Thank you kindly. What about your own darkness (like, are you locked up in a lift) ?

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:49 pm

Johnny, seeing as you couldn't hear the Orange Juice. My darkness is metaphorical, and comes from Edwyn Collins, who, coincidentally, was the singer and main writer in Orange Juice, though maybe you don't need me to tell you that. (Comes from the same song as the sig, you see.) Actually, my darkness is more literal than metaphorical. I do most of my posting at night.

Orange Juice made a change from my recent intensive Dylan programme, which I am now back on, with Live 1964. Splendid.

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 5:19 pm

I suspect there are people who will think well, that's just extra curricular, it's not REALLY a new Bjork record. But nothing is outside Bjork's curriculum! I love her soundtrack to Selma Songs, it's probably my third fave after Vespertine and Homogenic. Still, an Amazon reviewer says 'not for the casual listener"! Anyway, here goes. First listen....

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 5:38 pm

Reviews indicate it's 'difficult' (why, of course!) but also stunningly beautiful in places. What does the Mug indicate?

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 6:28 pm

So far, a mix of classic Bjork haunting beauty, some of her tonal breathing a la Medulla, and some classically arranged stuff that has a better, more integrated relationship to Stravinsky or Bartok than Il Sogno has to Copeland. (She wrote, out of her ass.)

The polar and icy oceanic references and general aurora feel to this record (save the patently Japanese stuff) make it almost feasible as a soundtrack to the Pullman novels. Which she SHOULD write, come to think.

Extreme Honey · Post by **Extreme Honey** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:56 pm

Bjork Sucks

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:59 pm

Ha! No I don't think it's Bjork who sucks, Honey. Four words for you (and how to spell them): IG. NOR. RA. MUS.

Do you type with mittens on?

pophead2k · Post by **pophead2k** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 8:29 pm

My new job as a research assistant is allowing me to listen to music ALL DAY LONG and I am so happy about it. Right now: Highway 61 Revisited. Next up: Doll Revolution by the Bangles!

stormwarning · Post by **stormwarning** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 9:19 pm

A Certain Ratio - Early (disc 1)
next up:
Gang of Four - Entertainment (remastered)
and I'll probably fall asleep listening to:
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:16 am

selfmademug wrote:Four words for you (and how to spell them): IG. NOR. RA. MUS.

Ironically, in this Englishman's eyes you have spelt ignoramus incorrectly. Unless you have spelt it phonetically. I'm reserving my right to laugh Muggy because you may have put an American spelling.

I am now frantically checking that I have spelt every word correctly

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:40 am

D'oh! Guilty as charged!! Don't spose I could convince you I was just rolling my R's...?

The ironic thing is, I made that mistake because I looked up how to divide the syllables and then didn't take out the misplaced 'r'! It never pays to be a pedant. Unless your name is Otis, perhaps...

As MBA pointed out elsewhere, it's unwise (and unfair, usually) to pick on people for typos, spelling or grammar. I thought I'd make an exception for someone who has called me ignorant-- still unwise!

However I stand by my defense of Bjork, one of the most brilliant artists of our time. I also stand by my pissiness over the dopey generalizations and even dopier dismissals that issue from a certain Canadian/Argentine 'round here....

PlaythingOrPet · Post by **PlaythingOrPet** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:58 am

*applauds Mug - but not for the spelling mistake, obviously*

Bjork sucks? Don't be so absurd.

verena · Post by **verena** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:48 am

Guys, you are getting to verbal for me !

What are you, E. Cost. fans or phonetical fanatics ?

Alalala, both I guess. Well, maybe...

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:11 pm

selfmademug wrote:It never pays to be a pedant. Unless your name is Otis, perhaps...

Well it pays the mortgage and keeps me in CDs, you know?

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:04 pm

Like I said!

verena · Post by **verena** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:11 am

The Move !!! French radio, "In the Morning", English band (The Choral ?)

verena · Post by **verena** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:41 pm

On "The Move" (yeah, I returned) - "Holiday", of Green Day

Actually a demo by a freakin' good little French band named "Profoundly Disturbed" Hahahahaha

Incredibly troubling voice (for a 15 years old...) and drop to the floor acoustic guitar + bass !!!