mezcalhead wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:09 pm
Maggieo wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:20 am
Thank you David, for always finding fresh fruit for my ears, heart and mind.
+1, you put it put better than I could ..
No I didn't know about the Weaver collab, thank you David!
Also thanks again for the Dal Forno intro a while back; the more I listen, the more her music seems like some kind of zen koan .. looked at one way it seems like there's nothing there and yet it's so brilliant.
Thanks Maggie and Jon, that's nice to hear on this cold and frosty morning. Music and by extension record buying has always been a social enterprise for me, it's all bit pointless if you aren't sharing and talking about it. It wasn't just last night that a DJ saved my life, it happens most days.
mezcalhead wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:09 pm
Also thanks again for the Dal Forno intro a while back; the more I listen, the more her music seems like some kind of zen koan ..
looked at one way it seems like there's nothing there and yet it's so brilliant.
You know that's often the sign to me that something is great, you can have all the technical ability and theoretical knowledge in the world but you could still absolutely lack any ideas. It's not unlike the fact that draftsmanship isn't art. I think music is art and mercurial and the muse is as likely to visit someone who hasn't even got through 'Play in a Day' as a virtuoso, possibly even moreso since there's more mitten wearing players than six fingered flying foxes.
You know the old joke 'how do know if someone's on the paleo diet?' 'Don't worry, they'll tell you.' Well I often get that feeling with folk with a lot of technical skill, they are seldom happy making the odd plink to suit the tune.
mezcalhead wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:09 pm
They had me at ".. A weekend escape in the frozen industrial district of Bradford", that's brilliant
Jon; I'm really up for the Virginia Wing/XAM Duo record, just landed this morning and really liking it. I rate Virginia Wing highly due to their recent trajectory, it would have been easy for them to play up their old similarities to Broadcast now that's a sellable trait but they've gone all wonky dayglo fourthworld pop and it suits them.
Virginia Wing - Sonia & Claudette is one of my songs of the year, short, sweet, beautiful...
Oh and Btw I noticed you mentioned Glasser, if you don't already know her may I point you towards the well stocked isle marked ;
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith.
Oh and apologies if I'm derailing this thread.
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