Nathan, the relative newcomer (since 2008), assumed blogging duties in 2023, and will do his best to keep a true and accurate record of proceedings.
NathanWe celebrated a birthday, heard stories, protest songs, and great music. We shared CDs, records, and cake with cream.
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NathanThe first of (hopefully) many more sessions at Nathan’s started with a party - we heard everything from Nana Mouskouri through to Einstürzende Neubauten.
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NathanWe explored Japanese music (or at least music vaguely inspired by or related to Japan), with a brief diversion to celtic music, and admired Martin’s lutherie skills.
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NathanWe shared a feast of music and snacks with an unprecedented four guests on an equally unprecedented Friday night.
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NathanVinyl Restoration with Atticus Martin - check out the dollar bin at the start of the video.
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NathanWe reflected on our listening for 2024, and enjoyed hearing our favourite musical moments through David’s new system.
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NathanWe explored all things Dylan, and it was made abundantly clear to us that be it the Devil or the Lord, you’ve gotta serve somebody.
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Nathan1, 2, 3 - We check out musical solo acts, duos and trios.
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NathanJogger - Nephicide. A electronica track, with a “Black Metal Vocal” and a great video Check out this video by “Jogger”
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NathanTom Lehrer - American musician, singer-songwriter, satirist, and mathematician. Thomas Andrew Lehrer is an American musician, singer-songwriter, satirist, and mathematician, who later taught mathematics and musical theatre.
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NathanKris Kristofferson (22 June 1936 to 28 September 2024)
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NathanWe got medieval with it, before working our way towards the future.
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NathanWe raised our glasses to Martin’s mum, said goodbye to The Sundays’ Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, and limited ourselves to tracks 2 and 8.
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NathanA full-house (plus a new guest) went back to basics, kept it simple, and then gave it heaps.
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NathanA smaller turn-out meant more time for extra tracks, from funky ear-worms right through to whatever the opposite of what an ear-worm is
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NathanWe enjoyed an evening of noise, submission to a higher thing, and appreciated the energy and joy of it all.
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NathanDespite depleted numbers, we ventured North, South and Elsewhere. Liberal imaginative and interpretation was encouraged. North. The Warratahs - “Mount Victoria Rain” (Chris) Youtube Mike Oldfield - “Platinum, Pt.
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NathanWe heard Nigerian disco-funk, Afro-Cuban jazz, American art-punk, Paul Simon’s dream inspired meditations on “The Lord” and much more.
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NathanWe explored the world of harmony and it’s importance in Country music, went down rabbit holes and fox holes, and discussed the relevance of Taylor Swift as a cultural icon.
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NathanBill Wurtz released a 20-minute overview of world history, history of the entire world, i guess, on May 10, 2017.
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NathanWow! Is that how easy this is? You just fookin’ randomly suggest nonsense, and people just go and film it?
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NathanI don’t play piano, at all, and I’m not a huge fan of jazz. I never was. And that’s why I thought it would be funny to make a jazz album - H.
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NathanA ‘silent’ music video for David Bowie and Mick Jagger’s ‘Dancing in the Street.’
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NathanPeter Bastian, virtuoso double reed player, producing amazingly rich sounds on a fast food straw
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NathanAnother contender for ‘most disturbing video’?
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NathanWill this video knock Scott Walker off his ‘most disturbing video’ perch?
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NathanWe welcomed Richard back into the fold, enjoyed a wide range of excellent music, and learned a few interesting facts about whales.
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NathanIn September 2022, Polyphia released the single “Ego Death” featuring guitar virtuoso Steve Vai.
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NathanEmmett Chapman devised the Chapman Stick, an 8 to 12 string instrument similar to a guitar in the 1970s.
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NathanSpike Jonze directed this classic music video for the Beastie Boys parodying cop shows from the 70s. This classic music video was recorded in L.
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NathanA violin piece known for its incredible speed and extremely high technical difficulty, flawlessly executed by 19 year old.
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NathanA really enjoyable, laid-back 40 mins of improvisational Jazz piano
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NathanBobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale using the audience. Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American jazz singer and songwriter.
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NathanTrio Mandili (მანდილი, “woman’s headscarf”) is a Georgian musical group which currently consists of Tatuli Mgeladze (თათული მგელაძე), Tako Tsiklauri (თაკო წიკლაური), and Mariam Kurasbediani (მარიამ ქურასბედიანი).
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NathanThe drummer accurately nails the complex electronic beat from the song on a drum kit. The Bad Plus playing “Flim” at the New Morning in Paris on October 5, 2010.
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NathanWe quaffed mead (does it still count as quaffing if you only have a thimble full?) and explored unfamiliar territories: funk, rap and prog.
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NathanGasper, lives a quite modest life in the small town of Nkhata Bay on the shores of northern Lake Malawi.
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NathanA short documentary on Delia Derbyshire - the unsung heroine of British electronic music. Delia Ann Derbyshire (5 May 1937 – 3 July 2001) was an English musician and composer of electronic music.
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NathanAfter a short hiatus (did anyone even notice?) we are back. We’ve migrated our history of sessions and David’s album reviews/listening journal to a new (and cheaper) site.
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NathanWe learned that not everyone listens to different types of music on different days of the week, that 2 members down and an earlier start means we all go home early, and that Daryl Hall wears sunglasses when inside and always looks super-pleased with himself
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NathanWe got to hang out in Nick’s expanded living space and spin some records.
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NathanNathan’s guest hosted session (thanks Bruce) in which we explored the benefits of being a cheapskate.
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