Tell you what!.... that opening track from Tuesday was a complete belter...
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John,
Off to chapel with you !
Now I wonder if our Max has anything by that congregation ?Comment
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Looks like the spirit's workin' hard in there - surprising that nobody does themselves an injury with all the flappin' around, don't you think? - great - Thanks Paul!
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I was really impressed by last Thursday's programme. Very atmospheric and the first few tracks were faultless.
Loved the mysterious Hype Williams and then Chris Ebeneezer Obey & His International Brothers and Les Polyphonies De Sardaigne. The new Eliza Carthy album, due for release in early May, sounded promising. If it is as good as "Dreams of Breathing Underwater", we are in for a treat.
The session with Michael Chapman and William Tyler was excellent. Did he say that Chapman was better than Clapton and Hendrix? Slightly controversial but in terms of style, I would say that I would choose Chapman every time and by a mile. It reminded me a little of some of Bill Frisell's work and the better moments of artists on Wyndham Hill. Interesting too that young Tyler was involved with Lambchop, one of the best American bands of the last decade in my view.
In the latter half of the programme, "Zawâj El Yamâm" by Le Trio Joubran and Dhafer Youssef was fantastic and so too the final song from the Sojourners. A very sympathetic version of surely one of the (many) finest songs ever written, "People Get Ready".
I feel that I haven't given Max enough time in the past. He is back in June and I will certainly be listening.Comment
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Modesty normally rules, but I am particularly pleased you liked that particular one, as he played a track I had recommended to him via Twitter.Originally posted by Lateralthinking1 View Post
Now you just have to guess which one (and it wasn't Eliza C)....He puts a lot of effort into the programmes, so the downside of them being pre-recorded is outweighed by the careful consideration which goes into the choices.
I also do like the fact that he is very open to suggestions and discussions.
Although ff has damned him slightly with faint praise in the past by describing him as an enthusiast rather than an expert....May be true, but where would we be without his ilk?
Occasionally he even reads this thread....Comment
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I like enthusiasts. I can't think of any great music presenter who hasn't been an enthusiast.
I see a green aura in the mid-heaven of my magic kettle. This forms a tri-square to the two cards I have just drawn from the pack - the Lady in the Tea Strainer and the Wrack of Forks.
Blimey, now this is exciting. The third is the Moon Wisp. That signifies an arc from the larder and verisimilitude in the upper echelons.
Quite obviously, you recommended "Yivumeni We Zinsizwa" by the Soshanguve Black Tycoons.Comment
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>>>Although ff has damned him slightly with faint praise in the past by describing him as an enthusiast rather than an expert...
ff is always like that !
Communicating enthusiasm is a fine art, imo.
Few do it well ( again, imo ! )Comment
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close but no potato...it was the next one down, performed by a genuine troubadour sadly without patronage and not, as Max thought for a while, a trobairitz...Originally posted by Lateralthinking1 View PostComment
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Oh yes, well worth it.
"Orla Wren is Tui. Tui comes from the north of England, and travels Scotland in his van selling his photos and making music. His photos are nature in microcosm, macro shots of plants and organic life. The process he uses in his music reflects the one he uses in his pictures, traditional instruments, found organic and acoustic sounds are manipulated into beautiful melodic abstractions. The music reflects his environment, the essence of a summers day lying in a field, the sound of insects, a gentle breeze, rain on canvas, being caught in a thunderstorm, a soundtrack that touches both head and heart".
I should have guessed it because you have posted similar in the past. What I would describe as "the Boards of Canada only much better".Comment
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A female troubador, an understandable mistake given that Tui performs under the name Orla currently.Comment
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But what term would you give to this operator ?
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I'm not good on breeds of dog. Would the term be a labrador?Comment
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Originally posted by Lateralthinking1 View Post
Lat - you are wuffly correct, as I'm sure JC will say later...
[please insert your own clip of a singing labrador here, I just can't do it after all my nonsense with cats and kittens]Comment
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I think you'll find that it's Dog Boggs, guys!Originally posted by Globaltruth View Post Lat - you are wuffly correct, as I'm sure JC will say later...
[please insert your own clip of a singing labrador here, I just can't do it after all my nonsense with cats and kittens]
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