Sunday, 7 March 2010
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Oz from Ambulances recommends
Karen Dalton - Somethings On Your Mind
Caetano Veloso - Lost In The Paradise
Toots & The Maytals - Broadway Jungle
Joe Higgs - Song My Enemies Sing
The Eternals - Queen Of The Minstrels
Marcia Griffiths - Feel Like Jumping
The Colourblind James Experience - Considering A Move To Memphis
The Hombres - Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)
Wallace Collection - Daydream
William Onyeabor - Better Change Your Mind
Jacqueline Taieb - 7 heures du matin
Bessie Banks - Go Now
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love
William Bell - You Don't Miss Your Water
James Carr - The Dark End Of The Street
Garnett Mimms - Cry Baby
Timi Yuro - It'll Never Be Over For Me
Big Maybelle - Oh Lord What Are You Doing To Me?
Faye Crawford - What Have I Done Wrong?
Betty Moorer - Speed Up
Pentangle - Travelling Song
13th Floor Elevators - Reverberation
Don Gardener - My Baby Likes To Boogaloo
Etta James & Sugar Pie Desanto - In The Basement
Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes recommends
I have been enjoying this music lately,
JOHN JACOB NILES - I Wonder As I Wander http://www.last.fm/music/John+Jacob+Niles/_/Look+Down+That+Lonesome+Road
Robbie Basho - the Grail and the Lotus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5i5eztZa50
Beach House - Teen Dream ZEBRA! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90ipyWYO3LM
Roy Harper - Stormcock, Folkjokeopus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1g0yxLu2Zk
Kentigern - Kentigern
Bobbie Gentry - Delta Sweete http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZt5Q-u4crc&feature=PlayList&p=302500A8F3F002D4&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=28
(different record)
Past Lives - Tapestry of Webs http://stereogum.com/mp3/Past%20Lives%20-%20Deep%20In%20The%20Valley.mp3
Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness
Flower Travellin' Band - Satori http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5SG8LlIqoY
M. Ashraf - Dama Dam Mast Qalander http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1g0yxLu2Zk
Sagittarius - Present Tense http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs-oGEhDP0E
Ravel - Daphne and Chloe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S_qCc3xyOk&feature=related ahh!!!
Mulatu Astatke - Ethio Jazz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vq3n4plTM0&feature=related
Jackson C Frank - Blues Run the Game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qt0d0hnkbQ
Sibylle Baier - Colour Green http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyy8bEDi1Eg
Mellow Candle - Swaddling Songs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDf-Q2CVGtQ
John Coltrane - Africa Brass
the Fourmyula - Nature http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlhBkM0zNV4
翻身农女把歌唱 - 少数民族歌曲系列 西藏 (ha)
And finally, a very beautiful cover of Whiter Shade of Pale by THE DELLS, a great vocal group. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrZcM0z1i8g
Well worth lending an ear
Monday, 21 December 2009
another year over
ALBUM OF THE DECADE
Adem....Homesongs
SONGS OF 2009
Jesca Hoop....Four Dreams
Cate Le Bon....Me Oh My
Euros Childs....Shithausen & Gently All Around
Super Furry Animals....Moped Eyes
Withered Hand....No Cigarettes
Broadcast & The Focus Group....To Be The Colony
Spaceships Are Cool....Let Things Go
Alun Tan Lan....Dyma'r Diwedd
Magic Arm....Rested Bones
ALBUM OF 2009
Ambulances....The Future That Was (well what did you expect?)
The albums of the artists who feature in the songs of 2009 list are all excellent and recommended purchases. As well as these I give special mention to The Soundcarriers who have created a terrific album called Harmonium.
*Many of the artists featured on this post feature in a Festive Bestive podcast put together by the ever super Ted over at Cloud Sounds. Ted has incredibly similar taste to myself when it comes to music ie he likes Euros Childs quite a lot.
Saturday, 19 December 2009
spaceships are cool
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FOUND
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
sam and the plants
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the beep seals
As the end of the year/decade fast approaches we are constantly reminded of who or what was best and such like over the given period. Or, who'll be missed since they passed on but let's keep this light.
In the spring of this year The Beep Seals decided to call it a day. They leave behind a lovely wee album they recorded with Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake that folks will hopefully stumble upon for years to come. Here's a taster...
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withered hand (free download)
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
the wellgreen
*Stuart Kidd from The Wellgreen is also in 9/10 bands based in Glasgow & the surrounding area. Marco Rea from The Wellgreen is in the rest.
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
jesca hoop
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
alun tan lan
Alun Tan Lan is amazing. Guitarist in Euros Childs' group and Britains No.1 surf combo Y Niwl, as well as a superfine solo artist to boot.
*I went to school with someone called Alun. He was in a heavy metal band called Rip N' Tear. Must be a very musical name Alun.
Monday, 30 November 2009
eagleowl
Our final St Andrews day offerings are eagleowl. Beautiful, beautiful slow rolling music from Edinburgh. Their new single is out any day now. Their last single, though sold out, is available to buy as a download. Please go and get both, for your own good.
*I used to work in a shop with Clarissa from Eaglowl many moons ago. It was shit but she seemed thoroughly decent. There were others who seemed thoroughly decent but their bands were pish.
esperi
schnapps
Glasgow's Schnapps make a kind of garage shuffle reminiscent of singer Ian Crawford's previous outfits - Kain and The Gilded Angels. Both of those bands imploded just as it looked like they were about to explode so catch this lot while you can. Music that puts a smile on your face. Sometimes that's all you need.
*If you do need more than this why not drink schnapps. If you've still not got a smile on your face you probably need to lighten up a bit. Have a wank - tickle your balls/ladypart a little, you only live once.
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
jovenes y sexys
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
pascal pinon
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I don't know an awful lot about Pascal Pinon apart from the lovely music they make. From what I can gather they are 4 young sisters from Iceland who might just take over the world.
Sunday, 1 November 2009
john stammers
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John Stammers creates beautiful acid folk music. He's released an album on the faultless label Redbricks Recordings. You could do worse than buy everything available from their shop.