DavidAside from a couple of Caravan compilations and 1 proper studio album, 1970’s “If I Could Do It All Over Again, I’d Do It All Over You”, I’m a complete Caravan and to be fair, “Canterbury Sound” novice.
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NathanA really enjoyable, laid-back 40 mins of improvisational Jazz piano
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DavidGazza was absolutely persecuted, nay despised by the music press and completely ignored by the radio jocks after his early fame.
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DavidI picked up this rather nice, vinyl re-press for bugger-all back when The Warehouse was a proper pot pouri of un-loved and abandoned musical media.
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DavidThis simply wonderful 2020 remaster by New Zealand pioneers of electronic dance music is like a big warm hug. While sounding somewhat naive these days, it’s reassuring that this record was part of my life.
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David(code only faster: crossing the line from vocal to instrumental and back) This posthumous release from Arthur Russell, who died in 1992, is certainly not the place to start your musical journey through his back catalogue.
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David1998’s “The Gathering” was a musical event I would never have contemplated ever attending, unless I was serving up curries to the masses.
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DavidThis Triple LP pressing, on hefty purple vinyl, is a compilation of “Italians Do It Better” label artists. It oozes effortless cool from every groove.
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DavidTake Massive Attack’s “Mezzanine”, give it a bit more edge ala The Prodigy, then add Toni Halliday’s calm but devastating vocals into the mix.
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DavidOriginal Heavyweight Afrobeat, Highlife & Afro-Funk. This fantastic compilation, from Strut records, is a brilliant showcase of West African music from the 70’s.
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DavidNot only frightening, frighteningly good. This debut album from Scottish duo, Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin, would not be something I’d recommend to ease your morning commute with.
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DavidI’m not sure how this album got on my Tidal playlist or how I first heard about it, but what a blinder of a record!
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DavidThis stonkingly great 6 Track, mini-album comes from the remnants of the incredible band Low. Led by Alan Sparhawk, and joined by his son Cyrus, this music could not be any further away from Low’s remarkable musical legacy.
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DavidUniversally loved or loathed, this debut record should have kick-started the demise of the dinosaurs. Unfortunately, no one was really listening.
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DavidIt must be said, grand kids and audio equipment are not in any way compatible. Usually I have just my single black box, NAD C700 amp/streamer, Theophany speakers (woofers and tweeters - which are well protected by metal) and concealed sub, in the lounge.
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DavidSometimes country music can be right up on top of my “this-genre-ain’t-for-me” list, along with some god awful Jazz. While this is most definitely a country album, it doesn’t even come close to making that list.
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DavidBob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present English Weather. The autumnal sound of Britain at the turn of the 70’s, looking out through wet wind panes to a new decade with a mixture of melancholy and optimism to what might come next.
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David1998’s “The K&D Sessions” is a big 21 track, 2-hour plus, 6-LP behemoth of blissful bangers and downtempo/trip hop reworks of other artists material.
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DavidHoly cow! This monster is quite something else. While I don’t dig the more chaotic avant guarde elements, there are some simply stunning arrangements and performances.
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DavidAs Kiwi as Bro! This is a sensational six track EP release from Christchurch-based Mako Road. I first heard this on “A Sonic Youth” podcast (my firm favourite for better-than-decent new and re-discovered music) A band that has truly flown under the radar.
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DavidEverything about Mr. Prolific here, and even more so since the demise of former band Smog, is the richness of his ever maturing voice, along with the power of his story telling.
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DavidQuite a strange trip this evening. This French outfit play a progressive type of jazz and rock music. Listening ecxlusively on headphones and DAC, its quite an emersive experiece.
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DavidThis 2022 release, gathers together a bunch of 30 year old, dance-new wave fusion tracks from multi-cultural collective, Saâda Bonaire, natives of Bremen, Germany.
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DavidI just love it when you can hear the strings rattle on the frets and actually feel the reach of the singer’s breath.
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DavidI know absolutely nothing about Sublime. I always thought they were just another stoner, spliff-toting, skateboard pretenders. How wrong was I.
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DavidI’ve held back long enough. This is the moment to finally release the Glaswegian beast. This has been tucked away, unplayed, to allay my expectant disappointment.
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DavidHole’s second record, 1994’s “Live Through This” remains one of my top album contenders across any genre. While it’s peak grunge, it still has one of the highest, and surely not legal, quotas of hooks possible on a single record.
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DavidThis album is the 4th in the Nancy Sinatra Archival Series on “Light in the Attic” records. Beautifully packaged and remastered, they look and sound fantastic.
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DavidAlong with The Super Furries, these fellow Welshmen, proudly celebrate their musical heritage as well as their language. Mixing things up equally in both English and Welsh, it works effortlessly.
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DavidThis recording is as close to improvisational “free” jazz as I’m willing to ever venture. Can never just play their last record, they deconstruct, reconstruct or completely destroy it at every opportunity.
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DavidGod it’s good to hear Tracey Thorn’s fabulous voice again. While she’s dabbled with several great solo records, this is her teaming up again with husband and chief knob fiddler, Ben Watt.
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DavidPicture this scenario; “let’s have a look around this vehicle, pick the nearest object and use it to name our band”.
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DavidMy second and only other RSD purchase was this little gem from Dunedin’s, now long-defunct, Cloudboy. While I didn’t know anything about this record, or the musicians involved, it was a record they were running out of around the country very quickly.
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DavidSoundtrack from the Guillaume Podrovnik Documentary. It’s Record Store Day (RSD). Translation = an overhypered, completely contrived day to celebrate the market-induced scarcity and fleecing of fully suspecting vinyl buying punters.
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DavidA lovely first listen to Australian singer, Jen Cloher this evening. This beautiful recording took me completely by surprise. Folky, gritty, poppy, and at time crunchy rock.
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DavidWow! This is one of the most stunning sounding records I’ve heard in a long time. Not just production-wise, it’s a musical masterpeice.
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DavidComing up to it’s second decade, this incendiary debut album from London-based Quartet, Bloc Party, is refreshingly “rock”. No fancy keyboards or unnessecary embellishments, this is just a slam of guitars, bass and drums and some vitriolic vocals from Kele Okereke.
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DavidBy my count, this is record number 20 (since 2012) for this Melbourne sextet. The truly amazing thing is, and I take the reviewers’ word for it, they all sound different.
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DavidWhile not prolific, averaging 3 to 4 years between records, Mark Linkous is consistent in his greatness. There’s never a note wasted on all of his records.
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DavidThe Stranglers were always outliers, probably before the term was even in the common vernacular. Their first two records were right in the thick of the punk ethos but strangely dissimilar to anything else.
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DavidYou’d think I’d be sick to death of Lana Del Rey. This is her 9th record since 2012’s “Born To Die”.
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DavidUnlike the Cure’s later, post 1992’s “Wish” albums, the Bunnymen HAVE continued to make great records. While The Cure re-peddle their magnificent back catalogue, Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant have managed to be creative and sound as fresh as those early days.
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David50 years ago, Takashi Mizutani and his bunch of fellow Japanese ruffians hung out at OZ, a cafe and live performance venue in the heart of Toyko’s Kichijoji neighborhood.
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DavidRIP: The Great Ryuici Sakamoto, founding member of YMO, actor, record producer and composer/muscian, died after a long illness on March 28th.
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DavidThis 2022 half-speed-mastered, repress of The Who’s 3rd record sounds ridiculously good. Entwistle’s bass guitar especially comes to the fore but there’s amazing staging of all instruments.
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DavidThis was right amongst the pomp and excess of the times. Eno had long gone and Bryan Ferry oozed confidence as the suave frontman.
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DavidJust what we need, some bright and summery uplift. Beautifully packaged with embossed gold lettering and a big bold gatefold sleeve, the vinyl matches the cover and is pressed on gold nugget vinyl (Legendary Edition.
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DavidAnother great Alison Goldfrapp/Will Gregory Collaboration. There’s no end to the talent of these two. While nothing will improve on my first exposure, this is one slick record.
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DavidAnother all instrumental release from Tuscon’s best avant-garde, neo-psychedelic, Miles Davis Bitches Brew-era protagonists. Absolutely made for vinyl, there’s no other way to replicate and consume their retro-70’s schtick.
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DavidOK, it’s quite corny in places but that only half describes this slightly easy/uneasy, but effortlessly listenable recording from Hawaii’s premier ex-shoe shining, piano shop proprietor.
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DavidWow! This ain’t rock’n’roll, this is an electro-cabaret masterpiece. Tricky prodigy Alison Goldfrapp, croons like Liza Minelli, yodels like Melanie Oesch, and whistles like Roger Whitaker.
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DavidI didn’t know anything about this recording before playing this via Tidal this evening. As the reveiw states “Saxophonist Kirsten Edkins delivers a delightful and charming batch of mainstream jazz with her engaging and exuberant debut Art & Soul.
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DavidFor various reasons, I felt a little nostalgic this evening. Before Bowie and T-Rex came along, Elton was my goto artist.
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DavidFantastic debut from New York-based group Asobi Seksu. While firmly in the noise rock genre, it’s fabulously diverse throughout. On the very first listen there’s a lot to like about this record.
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DavidIt’s March already. Let’s kick things off with this magnificent beast. No vocals to get in the way just their majestic soundtrack.
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DavidDavid Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972) Tangerine Dream - Phaedra (1974)
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DavidThis record is so refreshingly old school. Like similarly discordant outliers, Sonic Youth, it’s a messy, chunky but palatable goulash.
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DavidA very easy choice tonight. When you are out walking and the dog makes a bee line for a young American woman wearing a Lord Huron “Long Lost” T Shirt, there’s a clear message there.
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DavidHere’s yet another fantastic band from Melbourne. Several recent favourites of the last few years have come from this town. Duo Zoë Randell and Steve Hassett have breached their folky ways and delivered a rich, cinematic experience far removed from the traditional acoustic fare.
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DavidSingles 1978 to 1989. At times abrasively authentic, at other times delicately ridiculous, this rough and ready collection presents a quirky collection of non-album tracks and singles.
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DavidTime warp, flash back alert. There’s a somewhat wacky (corny even!) minimalistic analogue synth and drum machine vibe happening on this surprisingly catchy recent release.
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DavidThis is another vinyl relic that’s been added to my “Essentials” vinyl collection. This 2019 re-press is NOT the Steven Wilson remaster but the original 1980 pressing.
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DavidWhat I have here is possibly the single greatest bargain of my entire music media collection. This 4x CD compilation and 50 page, brilliantly informative hardback book, cost me 79 cents.
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DavidDon’t judge me! This is a fabulous chill-out, sonically pleasing, guilty pleasure. All the Enya you’ll ever need on a single release.
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David30 odd years ago, one of my prized possessions was a bootleg copy of “His Master’s Voice”, Bowie’s last stand as “Ziggy” at the Hammersmith Odeon on July 3rd 1973.
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DavidGoing through the top albums lists of the previous year is always a great way of letting others do the heavy lifting in one’s search for new music.
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DavidJust thought I’d dip into a track or two to sample my new laptop/DAC/headphones setup. I never left. That headphone setup is now my new benchmark for the best way to listen to serious music.
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DavidLast night’s effort, while pleasant enough and engaging, was never going to threaten these two crooners. While possibly the eipitome of polar opposites in singing styles, there is something truly other-worldly that glues this all together.
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DavidThird time lucky. I tried to listen to a couple of CDs from “The Redcross Collection” this evening. That was a painful 6 minutes of my life that I’ll never get back - they were truly hideous.
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DavidA fantastic post-Bauhaus compilation of Daniel Ash’s side project prior to establishing the equally wonderful Love & Rockets. Like some Ziggy Stardust/Mick Ronson clone, Daniel Ash exudes the combination of squalling guiter slinger and crooning frontman.
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DavidThe audiophile vinyl box set of this has just been released. While I’m not at all interested in an analogue version of a digital recording, the high resolution bu-ray version will do me nicely thanks, I did watch a YouTube reveiw by German vinyl guru Michael of 45RPM Audiophile fame.
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DavidThere’s been a recent but gradual (r)evolution in my musical consumption of late, firstly with the introduction of headphones, but now taken to the next level with the purchase of a dedicated headphone DAC.
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DavidI picked up this original 1968 pressing recently as I was aware of it’s apparent legacy as a stone cold Psychedelic classic.
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DavidThe big news of the day was the passing of guitar maestro and personal hero, Jeff Beck. I chose not to spend the evening playing his music but did play a couple of tracks earlier in the day.
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DavidI don’t know why I even bother reading reviews on “Pitchfork.com”. Despite being around for more than a decade, Alt-J is a very recent discovery.
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DavidThis multi-national collective make some of the most magical music I’ve heard in a long time. Another band that is genre-less (a favourite genre of mine) which I’d put firmly in the Broadcast and Stereolab camp.
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DavidI’ve always been really impressed with the the non-genre disclosure of this very clever English gentleman born to Ugandan refugee parents.
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DavidI’ve finally got my space/place back where I can listen to the weird shit. With my grandkids now safely back in Australia, some semblance of order or disorder returns.
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David1996’s “Walking Wounded” and this, their last record as EBTG, have aged very well indeed. Moving from acoustic folk/pop music to electrified trip hop and dance was a bit of a bold move.
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DavidFuck Yes!! While there’s some poppy, happy-clappy stuff on this record (incidently, this is the brand new, freshly minted 3CD deluxe edition), there’s still a wonderful, post-“Disintegration”, doom-laden dirge as thick as treacle.
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DavidFor some light summer reading, I’m currently plowing through Jeff Apter’s biography of The Bee Gees, “Tragedy: The Sad Ballad of The Gibb Brothers”.
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DavidBrother Angus’s stoner, melancholic alter ego, Dope Lemon was my introduction to half of this Aussie duo at least. Adding sister Julia to the equation on 2014’s self-titled “Angus & Julia Stone” pushed the mellow, chilled-out, easy going even further.
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DavidAfter the highlight of last night’s Neneh Cherry and Youssou N’Dour collaboration on “7 seconds”, this whole album is another match made in heaven.
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DavidA bit of Neneh this evening was warranted following an earlier full on, engulfed-by-music moment while driving back into Nelson this afternoon.
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DavidOne of my favourite first songs on any record in my collection is Luna’s “Chinatown” from their album Penthouse. This new record from legendary* Kiwi Muscian Dean Wareham, reignites that moment.
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DavidAnother selection from my penny each, CD haul from the Red Cross shop. There’s almost nothing much on the interweb about this Melbourne-based band or this recording.
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DavidOn paper, I should probably hate this band. Instead, and despite their electronic, dance-focused, clubiness I fully imbrace all they have done.
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DavidWhile the influences on this, Vanishing Twin’s first record are clear, it’s nearly impossible to categorise. Dream-pop weirdness interweaves with more grounded song structures and several songs clearly fit into the Stereolab and Broadcast camp.
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DavidThis beautifully presented box set from New York funky punk pioneers Bush Tetras, is a fabulous compilation of their best moments accross 6 sides of vinyl.
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DavidAfter NZ’s post-punk band The Mint Chicks broke up, guitarist Ruban Nielson formed genre-fluid combo Unknown Mortal Orchestra with his brother and ex Mint Chicks frontman Cody.
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DavidI’m not a great Cat Stevens fan but couldn’t resist buying this 2CD, 50th Anniversay edition of his best? (selling) album rather cheaply at Rotorua’s “Q Records”.
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DavidThis amazing recording has been haunting my dreams lately (as well as causing a few offline listening nightmares on my iPhone with the finiky Tidal app) The 34 minute, single track is like nothing you have ever heard, and if you have the patience, has one of the most haunting melodies ever to hit your ears.
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DavidAs a semi-completist Bowie-phile, I was inspired to acquire this 3CD box of revisited, pre-fame, early recordings. As a school kid in the early 70’s, and before I really knew who David Bowie was, I remember listening to the 1967 record “David Bowie”.
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DavidA re-listen to this fabulous record cements this as one of the very best releases of 2022. Nothing conveys New Zealand’s societal pressures and bleak outlook, perceived or otherwise, better than Tom Scott.
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DavidOk, when it really boils down to it, Hunky Dory is David Bowie’s best record. It’s best because it was my first, very innocent exposure to folky Dave transitioning into the rock’n’roll messiah.
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DavidAnother great $1 find. Fat Freddy’s guitarist Tehimana Kerr goes solo on this merge of ambient, electronica and funk. Beautifully produced as you would expect, it’s an interesting and unexpected sonic journey.
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DavidIt’s $32 Tuesday. Time to rip open another CD from The Red Cross Collection. I started out with Dum Dum Girls 2011 album, “Only In Dreams”, but gave up after a few tracks.
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DavidYou can feel the smoke and whiskey blend hit your face as the big gravelly voice of Mark Lanegan oozes out of the speakers.
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DavidOK, I wasn’t expecting this. Purchased mainly for it’s slightly unhinged cover, and because it was going cheap, I was a bit worried that this would be some weird, inaccessible, electronic squawlk fest.
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DavidBlack Friday sales bring out the worst in me. I took advantage of sales at JB Hi-fi and Flying Out and bought a few CD box sets I’ve had my eye on.
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DavidAnother $1 CD tonight. I wasn’t completely anamoured with this New York collective at first but I’m really glad I perservered.
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DavidAnother random selection from my “Lucky Strike At The Red Cross” collection. This album on the Sub Pop label, turned out to be a side project by Fleet Foxes members Christian Wargo and Casey Wescott.
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DavidThis is the first CD from my recent Richmond Red Cross haul and all I can say is it’s off to a great start.
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DavidAnother couple of days with a house full of babies equates to a huge reduction in air moving from my speakers.
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DavidA simply stunning comeback record after nearly a decade off grid. Karen O stars again and the 3 piece are as tight as ever.
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DavidI can’t say I’ve ever (intentionally) listened to The Grateful Dead. If I have in the past, its hardly been memorable.
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DavidAfter last night’s fabulous, Afro-centric jazz monster, something equally rich and musical is called for. This drum’n’bass classic from England’s then king of Jungle, has moments of bliss.
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DavidNow I remember why I still love vinyl! This remarkable recording featuring two African greats, drummer Tony Allen, and trumpet player Hugh Masekela, shouldn’t exist in any other format.
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DavidA very sad day today with the passing of Mimi Parker. I was totally taken by surprise and devastated to hear of her losing her battle with Ovarian Cancer at just 55.
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DavidThis is without any doubt at all, one of my favourite music documentaries of all time. This feature length doco highlights the magesty and splendor of Icelandic music.
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DavidIn my persute of “making do” with what I’ve already got, I’ve even gone back to wired headphones via a little DragonFly DAC.
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DavidI felt like some audio visual stimulation this evening. Part of my revelatory musical-medium rebirth, has me trawling through a rather splendid collection of multi-genre, multi-era musical collectives and individuals.
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DavidGavin Harrison is probably the world’s best unknown drummer. He’s played bongos on many sessions for other musicians, but probably is best known (in the right circles) for his stick work with Porcupine Tree, The Pineapple Thief and the mighty King Crimson.
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DavidThe only full-priced CD I bought during my sojourn to Auckland was this Pavement 2022 Redux. As a completist, this sits very nicely on my CD shelf along with the other 4 remastered/extended editions.
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DavidI tried; I really did. I had a few things to listen to this afternoon, nothing I physically owned thank goodness, but I quickly became underwhelmed and even irritated with stuff passing as entertainment.
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DavidI’m a new convert to James Mercer’s witty, whimsical stories and quirky, off-centre soundtracks. My first real taste of The Shins was a different kettle of fish entirely.
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DavidStephen McBean, front man and guitarist of the fabulous Black Mountain, takes a trippy diversion with offshoot band, Pink Mountaintops. Fuzzed-out guitars, a wonderfully swampy, lo-fi production and wonky vocals makes for a real treat.
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DavidDry Cleaning’s 2021 debut, “New Long Leg” was up there with my favourite peri-COVID releases. Despite it being a bit more restrained, this new record ups the musical ante significantly.
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DavidI picked this DVD up in Auckland recently at Flying Out Records. It was sitting all alone, on a dusty old shelf, well removed from the tsunami of vinyl.
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DavidI had a bit of a field day in Auckland during the weekend hunting for those (not so elusive) CD bargains.
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DavidI’m just reading a great, totally self-depreciating and honest book about Steven Wilson’s perceived failings as a rock star. Ok, it’s agreed, he’s no rock star but he’s a fantastic musician, producer, band leader (of several ensembles) and a complete music nerd.
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DavidIf this record wasn’t so awash with psychedelic goo, it could be a lost Beatles record. The prevalence of ultra-hooky pop hooks is ridiculous.
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DavidI actually stepped into “Stepping Out” following a very informative YouTube clip offering a list of the best sounding CDs to listen to.
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DavidBulging to the brim full of bangers, this post-rave/downtempo collection requires little listening investment. The fact that it slaps you around the ears and envelopes you with warm syrupy beats and rhythms is enough.
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DavidThis is music that simply stops me in my tracks. It’s not just a casual listen, it takes over every synapse and sinew.
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DavidIt’s time to get the Tame Impala back catalogue out. They play live on Saturday 15th at Spark Arena. It’s been a two and a half year wait for a gig originally scheduled for Thursday 16th April, 2020.
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DavidI picked up a few soon-to-be-tossed-out CDs while in Hastings over the last few days. (My Brother was having a clean out.
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DavidI had my first listen to this hot-off-the-press album {OK, I streamed and downloaded it from off-shore servers somewhere in the ethers} from Taite Music Prize-winning hip hop / jazz project Avantdale Bowling Club.
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DavidI was NOT prepared for this! Even my watch protested about the noise of the first track - screaming out something ‘bout “…exceeding decibels…30 minutes…potential damage…” It wasn’t just the volume; it was the shear harshness of the assault.
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DavidAnimals has always been my favourite Pink Floyd record so I’m in two minds about people messing with it. While I do revere the original, I must admit, this 24-bit high resolution remix is significantly subtle is bringing everything to the fore.
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DavidFabulous surf-punk-everything-including-the-kitchen-sink-psych. This is a recently discovered album from duo Stephanie Widmer (vocals, drums, didgeridoo) and Alexander Köck (vocals, guitar) aka Cari Cari.
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DavidNever, ever judge a book, (or any record for that matter), by it’s cover. While most of The Oh Sees album sleeves are butt ugly, the music is anything but.
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DavidA classic non-album from the Betas. This is a compilation of early EP’s. Nary a missed beat from these Scotsmen. Brilliant, dreamy strum-along, sing-along anthems that traverse folk, rock and indie.
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DavidFull of catchy riffage and pop-leaning hooks, this new release from The Beths should be great to see played live next week.
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DavidThe genius of John Dywer never lets up throughout an array of different band monikers, (including Orinoka Crash Suite, OCS, Orange County Sound, The Ohsees, The Oh Sees, Thee Oh Sees, and Oh Sees), and a myriad of fluid genres over the last 25 years.
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DavidNot a bad haul this. I got all three Appliance CD’s, including this debut, super dirt cheap at the big red shed during peak multi-format media acquisition days.
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DavidA courier package arrived from Flying Out Records this afternoon. In that package was a compact disc (aka CD). This also happened to be a brand-new release from the undisputed boy with the silkiest voice in Godzone.
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DavidI reached for a safety net this evening. Steven Wilson/Porcupine Tree is always an easy win to stimulate the synapses and trim back the auditory neurons back to normal.
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DavidOK. I’m being right up front here. Give me actual, physical media over streaming any day. I reached for a randomly chosen CD this evening, put it in my repurposed Oppo Blu-ray transport and immersed myself in its warm, earthy, organic texture and sonic splendor.
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DavidWhen we happen to have a visiting contingent of guests, related or otherwise, I’m always conscious of playing music in the lounge that does not challenge.
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DavidThis ambient/techno record is startlingly apt for a day of national introspection. This makes a terrific soundtrack as one watches the fairy tale tributes unfold across multiple channels.
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DavidA timeless masterpiece from my favourite, post-punk/decommissioned new romantic front man, neo-reclusive avant-jazzasist. Surrounded by extraordinary musicians, Robert Fripp and Bill Nelson included, this remains genre resistant.
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DavidWhile I was completely gob smacked with the brilliance of 2018’s “Smote Reverser” , this is it’s little noisy brother. The same sentiments apply just as equally to this album.
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DavidBob Stanley and Pete Wiggs present downtempo and after hours 1990-91 Another stupendous ACE Records compilation curated by fellow clevor Trevor’s Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs.
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DavidWhile it’s all over in just over 35 minutes, there is not one wasted second. What’s remarkable is that this was their only record.
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DavidI’m just loving rediscovering my big wall of sound. This big multi-level shelf of plastic and card-board cases hold the majority of my CDs, SACDs and DVD-Audio/Blu-ray discs.
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DavidI really hummed and ha’d about “needing” to have this on vinyl. After all, I’ve already invested in the magnificent Nancy Sinatra 2 LP compilation “Start Walking” which spans the years 1965 to 1976.
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DavidWhile there were a few fleeting moments sans John Foxx, with Ultravox version 2.0, which followed on after his departure, the original Ultravox was more of a real deal.
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DavidThis record encompasses everything I like but is also unlike anything else I like. Does that make any sense? I really doesn’t need to.
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DavidIf you can find a better sounding CD than this, I’ll eat my entire vinyl collection. I can’t even contemplate why you would ever listen to this on anything other than a CD or via decent streaming media.
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DavidThe New Zealand-based “A Sonic Youth” podcast just keeps on dishing up truly splendid, under-the-radar, what-the-fuck-is-alternative-music-anyway, musical richness. That’s four absolutely killer references in four episodes.
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DavidThis is guitar heaven for alt-rock/dirgey guitar slinger freaks. J. Mascis, as on this album, remains a true shred maestro with his trusty ‘63 Fender Jazzmaster amped up to the hilt.
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DavidWho wants to listen to music when the sky is literally falling and the murky, dank flood waters are lapping at your doorstep?
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DavidI heard a great song, “Popular” by this New York-based band on a recent podcast. I really needed to check them out a bit more.
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DavidAnother faultless record from these Duluth-based, slow-core pioneering Mormons. (Incidentally, Duluth was also the birth place of one Robert Zimmerman). Recently picked up by Sub Pop records this is a major leap forward in instrumental layering and accessibility.
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DavidRecorded in Saskatoon (Saskatchewan?) Nashville and Lyttelton, this country and western tinged folk record is a brilliantly realised collaberation between Cananadian duo Kacy Lee Anderson and Clayton Linthcium, of Kacy & Clayton, and New Zealand wunderkid, Marlon Williams.
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DavidThe best of Spunk 1994-2004. 2xCD $24.95. As the blurbs says “Including rare & live tracks”. I love a good compilation.
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DavidOh yeah! Parisian disco collective completely stuck in a 70s time warp. Banging out on my big B&Ws. Awesome! This evening I have been listening on:
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DavidThe wonderful film “Screaming Masterpiece” introduced me to many great Icelandic musicians. There were many “wow” moments throughout this music documentary and it ultimately led me to this “band” and this astounding record.
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DavidGreat 2nd release that merges mainstream Jazz with street cred Hip-Hop and successfully ticks the “really cool” box. While Vol.1 was the bee’s knees, this is still brilliant.
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DavidWhile it couldn’t possibly top “Odelay”, it is a wonderful potpourri of brilliance. A decade later, his songwriting has matured like a fine wine.
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DavidHad a bit of a false start with this one. Cable connection issues this evening from my turntable to my amplifier.
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DavidWhen Alt-Country does Radiohead. This was absolutely panned by Wilco’s record company and seen as commercial suicide. Wilco refused to budge and left the label.
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DavidThis absolutely beautiful album was lent to me several year ago and I have never been able to track it down since.
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DavidWonderful debut from another Smith-led collective from Leeds. James Smith certainly sounds like a young, slightly less vitriolic Mark E Smith.
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DavidDespite an erroneous apostrophe, the Stereo MC’s produced this stunner absolutely full to the brim with funky rap-infused belters. While the track “Connected” is the best known song, there are 12 other tracks equally as addictive.
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DavidChicago two piece, Rebecca Gates, guitar and vocals, and Scott Plouf, on drums, make such a wonderful racket together. While it’s inherently a narrow soundstage, the chemistry and synchronicity between the duo is palpable.
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DavidThis really was the “band” that shocked me out of any lethargy following the mid-70s/early-80s punk/post-punk correction. This is the epitome of no-wave.
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DavidThe CD strikes back saga continues. I’m truly blown away by a few recent revelations that have now been fully implemented with spectacular results.
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DavidBoo hoo hoo! The Zeppelin purists might just spit out their dummies when they hear this. This fabulous SACD has Venessa Fernandez and her amazing band, reinterpreting some juicy Led Zep tunes.
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DavidI’m not sure why this album gets such a bad rap. Ok, it’s probably not The Massive at their peak of popularity but it certainly contains all of the elements that make it a sonically rich, refreshingly experimental and ultimately rewarding listen.
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DavidOK there’s a bit of a back story to this. On my recent trip to Melbourne, I was adamant I was not going to contravene every carry-on cabin restriction, reinvent creative and discrete storage practices, or put my back out, smuggling hefty vinyl back to New Zealand.
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DavidBlackfield - Recorded live at the Bowery Ballroom, NYC on 16th March 2007 OK, I’ve decamped all of my boxed up digital media and it’s living and breathing once more.
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DavidI recently re-discovered this wonderful, satire heavy, musically rich, dignity intact record from a few decades back. Despite it’s parody of the almighty and sacred Led Zeppelin, it works so very, very well.
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DavidHoly moly! This really came out the blue. While its clearly a side project of Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, (and Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner), it could really pass as an extraordinary new Radiohead record.
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DavidOK, it’s been a good decade since Porcupine Tree shed their seemingly evergreen leaves and ceased to be. Steve Wilson, of course went from strong to stronger and his prolific output continued as a solo artist and wunderkid producer/remaster specialist.
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DavidAs it says on the cover “an LP recorded in 2011” There’s definitely a tip of the hat to 1980’s goth a La The Cure, Clan Of Xymox, Sisters Of Mercy etc.
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DavidBack in late May I discovered a fabulous, genre-less, probably more-prog-than-not, largely instrumental rock outfit from Italy. That record was a compilation of great, unreleased music from the mid to late 80’s and an addendum to this, their first and at one point, very rare, under-the-radar release.
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DavidThis, the Volta’s fifth record, is their ambient acoustic country folk rock album. It’s as accessible as they ever get but if you think for a moment it’s not a proper The Mars Volta recording you will be completely deluded.
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DavidSome might say that Morphine, a rowdy trio from Boston, are a bit of a one trick pony. Comprising of singer/slide bass player Mark Sandman, Dana Colley on tenor and baritone sax and drummer, Jerome Dupree, it certainly feels “samey” through out.
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DavidThe argument about vinyl vs digital media is thrown right out the window when you stick a remuxed, DVD-Audio disc such as this into a half-decent media player.
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DavidAnother trippy, dippy stoner psych release from the Y gene carrying, younger sibling of Angus and Julia Stone fame. Like his previous records, it’s all refreshingly lethargic and wishy washy.
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DavidThis reminds me of the minimalist approach that Melbourne’s Jonnine Standish takes with her duo HTRK . While there’s more experimentation on that wonderful record, the less-is-more ethic taken on this record is similar.
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DavidEmancipation of the dissonance and temperaments in irrational wavelengths. I really couldn’t have put it better myself. Electronic music, especially post-punk retro became my staple in the early 80’s as I explored the left of mainstream with Cabaret Voltaire, early Ultravox and especially Tangerine Dream the most rewarding.
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DavidThis beyond extraordinary New Zealand film from 2003 definitely wouldn’t be everyone’s cup of tea (or cup o’ sick!). I’m not even going to attempt to explain it or even recommend it - if you want to know more, check it out here .
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DavidQuite a rare find yesterday. This record is pretty impossible to find and definitely one to grab if you can find it.
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DavidSome times old rock dinosaurs just need to lighten up a bit. Roger Waters especially continues to be an old misery guts and wallows in self-pity.
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DavidWonderful turn-of-the-millennium expose on British life by auteur Luke Haines and co. How can you not like a song about the English motorway system?
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DavidObscure yet outstanding 80’s Italian outfit that only ever released one solitary, self-titled album back in 1988. This FANTASTIC 2020 Record Store Day record contains 16 previously unreleased tracks from other recordings done between 1983 and 1989.
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DavidThis cracker of a live session was captured on primitive recording equipment solely for the purposes of garnering interest for potential employment around the local clubs of Athens, Georgia.
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DavidStrangeness personified. Intentionally radio unfriendly, Krautrock(y), squelchy, stoner prog. Perfect as a formulaic, poser-pop fly spray, this little gem completely tears up the rule book.
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DavidThe best ever Indo-Afro Psychedelic Jazz band in New Zealand, these recordings date from the late 60s, early 70s, with most of the tracks unreleased demos.
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DavidUsually I’m not overly bothered with a poet or spoken word artist and wouldn’t necessarily cross the street to involve myself.
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DavidAstounding, just astounding!!! Allmusic.com - Review
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DavidThis is beyond categorisation, it just “is”. Without deconstructing things too much, this wonderful recording by Tunisian multi-instrumentalist Houeida Hedfi, combines traditional folk music with an extraordinary array of contemporary genres.
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DavidThis all instrumental, trance-inducing long player from Stereolab’s Tim Gane, while not far removed from the Labs mesmeric soundscapes, is sans his dirty old, reverb-rich, overdriven Jaguar and replaced with an all analogue, knob-twiddling, (over)indulgence.
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DavidBig, brooding third record from collusive, fellow Dublin City Music College graduates now full time residents of London. They’ve done alright - three shit hot albums in as many years and a bunch of hooky foot stompers.
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DavidHalf of the music I’ve been listening to has been from Australian artists. It’s ranged from hoary old troopers to minimalist noodling and stoner folk.
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DavidDo yourself a favour and have a listen to this sure-to-be-an-absolute-classic New Zealand long player. This is without doubt the best Westie record I’ve ever heard.
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DavidI picked up Dope Lemon’s second record, “Smooth Big Cat” a couple of trips back when I ventured across the big ditch to Melbourne.
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DavidThe evening started out with a Monkees sampler. I’d just play side 1 of each of the 3 long players I’ve got of theirs.
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DavidJust sit down, shut up and listen to this. This is not a record to have in the background. This is not a record to be doing anything else while you listen to it.
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DavidOriginally recorded during his “Henry’s Dream” tour of 1993, this includes some truly incendiary versions of some stonking tunes across several albums.
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DavidThis record has been well (over)hyped for the last 6 months or so. But you know what, in my book it lives up to every accolade that’s been thrown at it.
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DavidGreat to have some new Calexico back on the turntable. Actually to be truthful, this is my first Calexico album on vinyl.
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DavidI’ve kept this one up my sleeve. With lots of time to kill during the last couple of years of unpleasantness, Mr Cave and Mr Ellis have fabricated one of the most extraordinary and records I’ve had the recent pleasure of listening to.
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DavidThis wonderful Hip Hop/R&B/Rap (whatever-you-call-it?) record from Islington born, British Ghanian, London lady, Simbiatu Ajikawo, was way up there on all of the “best of” 2021 lists.
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DavidI knew absolutely nothing about this band other than they were completely underappreciated and are now worthy of re-evaluation. Well that’s what the hype sticker on the cover says.
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DavidI managed to pick up one of only 200 copies of this, the Record Store Day release version, on beautiful yellow and blue vinyl.
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DavidBOCs first ever recording (limited to just 100 copies), was this generous 38 minute mini-album. Always extremely difficult to find, it was finally repressed by Warp records in 2013 to appease the masses.
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DavidThis second long recording from The Mars Volta takes things even further, if that’s at all possible, into more unchartered territory.
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DavidHow on earth did this astounding record slip past me. In all honesty this early 80’s classic is one of the biggest sonic surprises I’ve ever experienced.
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DavidThis is a fantastic return to top form. This is a band that just keeps being themselves. Considering that it’s been 6 years since their last album, 2016’s “Why Are You OK?
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DavidThis 2009 EP was only ever available during the tour of that year. To say it’s unconventional would be under selling it to say the least.
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DavidHoly Moly, Charlie Megira’s whole world has now opened up to me after a visit to my local recently. (The fact that my local is a combined craft beer pub and record store, means it’s the ultimate one stop shop!
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DavidI heard a great podcast this morning when out for my morning walk. “Word Podcast” (aka “Word In Your Ear) a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED music nerd-fest, mentioned the fact that Jonathan Richmond sounds like no one else on the planet.
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DavidSome of my very best purchases I’ve ever made are sometimes found in the new vinyl, bargain bins of the big mega music shops like JB-Hifi and Real Groovy.
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DavidThis remarkable album of demos, half finished pieces and other in-studio recordings by cellist and studio magician Arthur Russell was released posthumously soon after his death in 1992.
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DavidThis is a record that is bulging at the seams with wonderful invention and brilliant performance. If you have the patience, it’s a proper roller coaster experience.
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DavidThis is one of the funkiest things you’ll ever hear. Miles’s short lived spouse and better half should have set the world alight with this, her stunning debut record.
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DavidMy usual bag of coffee beans has gone up by $2.50 over the last couple of months. WTF! Now that’s serious and potentially troublesome for my boy and his two-cups-of-my-coffee-a-day habit.
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DavidI just loved Dan Snaith’s (Caribou’s sole band member) 2014 record “Our Love” so I couldn’t resist picking up this 2021 repress from a decade earlier.
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DavidI’ve been listening to this wonderful EP on repeat via streaming services over the last couple of weeks. I just can’t get enough of it.
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DavidFirst listen to this brand new release hot off the record press. What is truly remarkable is just how unique this long player sounds.
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DavidI recently found a copy of this absolute masterpiece on vinyl during my recent travels. It’s a 2009 USA pressing produced by USA label “Light In The Attic Records”.
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DavidLush is the word that sums up this wonderful mid-80s record. It’s also up and over the brim with charm. A bit dated could also apply but the song-writing and impeccable production make up for any deep dive into that discussion.
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DavidThis Melbourne outfit is another great discovery of late. Really hard to pigeon hole into any genre. As it says on the hype sticker “…this is inspired by funk, library music, cinematic scores, soul, psych-folk-rock and wonky synths.
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DavidI may or may not have seen Ragnarok at the Racecourse Hotel, Hastings as a highschool lad back in the day.
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DavidTo these ears this is one of the best records that Pavement didn’t make. While you could say that the Flying Nun label mates of this Auckland-based outfit taught the Paves a thing or two, this group are just as effective at playing sloppy, effortless and slightly off kilter pop music like the big boys of the era.
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DavidI took a bit of a gamble with my record buying this evening. It’s becoming a bit of a habit lately, buying stuff I know nothing about.
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DavidWhen these Canadian Space Rock Psych Warriors put any record out, you know it’s always a wall to wall riff fest.
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DavidA nice little, albeit dated, excursion tonight listening to some late 60’s English Loonies. I spotted this 1986, nearly mint pressing, at a second hand record shop in Napier.
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DavidThis recent compilation kicks off with a shimmering guitar, hefty with reverb, bereft of much else in the way of accompaniment and Ms.
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DavidThis record was on high rotation during the late 70’s, early 80’s as punk gave way to the much richer and diverse palate of post-punk/new wave.
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DavidI first encountered the great Mark Hollis and Talk Talk via their third release 1986’s “The Colour Of Spring”. I kind of ignored the previous two records including this one, their 1982 debut.
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DavidI’m a bit disappointed with this new “special edition” release. The music is brilliant, the packaging and blue splatter vinyl exceptional.
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DavidI didn’t hesitate one second in picking up this fabulous food-fixated first-in-class classic record at Palmerston North’s JB-Hifi during my recent travels.
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DavidI’ve just spent the last week or so travelling up North between Wellington and Hawkes Bay. After giving up hope of finding any decent stand-alone records shops I found an amazing little treasure trove in Waipawa, Central Hawkes Bay.
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DavidThis is one of those records that would have really frightened the normals. Especially considering it was the early 70’s. It’s sleazy and confronting.
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DavidHoly Moley where do you start with this?! While hailed as one of the most important rock recordings of all time when they delivered their revered “OK Computer”, Radiohead went even more left field with these evil twins.
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DavidI don’t always go for remixes, but this band just screams out for the treatment. While the Khruangbin sound takes a very slight step backwards in the mix it’s a den full of very tasty disco bangers this evening.
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DavidThis CD sits right at the very top of my collection. OK, alphabetically it’s a given, but musically it’s simply an embarrassment of riches.
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DavidShit, I’ve heard many worse records than this one. Apart from a little bit too much sax and a funky dance vibe it’s a salvable remnant from the Mr.
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DavidThis is a remarkable comeback record for the 72 year old, ex Fleetwood Mac guitar and song writing maestro. Ousted from the band in 2018, probably mostly by his own doing, and battling major health issues, he’s made a record that could sit alongside those BIG Mac records of the mid-70s.
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DavidAside from the impeccable music on this record, the first thing that really strikes you is the quality of the packaging.
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DavidTrack 1, “(Theme from) The Monkees” is one of my all time favourite childhood memories and still fills me with delight to this day.
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DavidMerseyside’s, The Coral have never made a duff record in all of their 20 plus years of existent. This new record is another album filled to the brim with greatness.
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DavidI happened upon Anne Clark via the great 2018 documentary “I Will Walk Out In To Tomorrow”. Prior to that I was aware of but not at all familiar with her music or her brilliance.
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DavidNothing prepares the listener for this. It’s Arthur Russell’s only non-collaborative record consisting of cello, voice (somewhere between Boz Scaggs and Nick Drake) and in-studio or live, sounds and textures.
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DavidThis is an absolutely fabulous compilation of Japanese rock, electronic and fringe dwelling music from the 1980s. Impossible to find the conventional way, (but I’ll keep looking), this is courtesy of a subscribed lossless website.
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DavidAnother record I’ve been holding off listening to. The moment needed to be just right. Saturday afternoon and I’m not feeling so sharp, so on the turntable this wee gem goes.
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DavidMy Aussie mate Maurice bought this CD for me during our 2021 by-the-seat-of-our-pants visit to Melbourne. It’s my first listen to this Sydney-based band and I must say its a rather pleasurable experience.
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DavidThis is was one of my holy grail records to find on vinyl. Jason from “My Music Taupo”, who by the way has one of the best record shops in all of Aotearoa, found it for me.
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DavidThis is a brilliantly mixed up, but carefully contrived mess, that just sounds sensational in all of it’s vinyl glory. It’s the sort of record that also holds you to account.
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DavidA beautiful, unconventional rockabilly blues record from now departed Suicide co-founder/co-member, Alan Vega. This could quite easily be an old time blues record backed by any number of 70’s era Krautrock bands.
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DavidI heard “Starman” and “Suffragette City” on the car radio this morning. The realisation soon hit me - Ziggy is 50 years old!
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DavidI’ve been waiting a long time to find this record. This is the first (proper) record by Tuscon, Arizona duo Trees Speak.
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DavidA recent Record Store Day vinyl compilation of a long lost, Japanese only CD from the long defunct Pale Saints (from Leeds) Pale Saints were often on my playlist back in the 90’s and one of my 4AD staples.
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DavidAnother absolute stunner from one of Afrobeat’s finest. This 50th Anniversary Reissue is “coolness” personified. Fela was best mates with Ginger Baker, who apparently, (this is uncredited on the album), helps out on the sublime “Egbe Mio”.
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DavidThis is probably where it all began for me. Still my most important Beatles record. Some gasp that the Beatles records have been remastered from digitals sources.
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DavidAt this moment in time, I can’t think of any English actor more watchable than Matt Berry. He’s great to listen to as well.
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DavidStarting of with a discordant mess worthy of “Jazz Club” *, this record quickly asserts itself as a mix of 70’s jazz fusion, funk and cosmic greatness.
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DavidI’m not really sure how I feel about this record - I’m listening to it as I type. This is the first time I’ve heard this since acquiring it as part of the massive “Brilliant Adventure” box.
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DavidOne of the best opening songs I’ve heard in a long time, “MTT 420 RR”, (literally the vocalist’s own historic car crash), sets the stage for a remarkable journey.
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DavidThe more I dig into German music of the last 50 or so years, the more I am blown away. This outrageously great funk record sounds like it belongs back in the 70’s but with today’s state-of-the-art production it’s unmistakably contemporary.
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DavidAt this time of year who wants to overthink the previous 12 months? For most of us it’s been a proper, global annus horribilis.
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DavidSplendid, hippy dippy masterpiece that sounds both completely messed up and singularly focused all at the same time. It’s a mishmash of styles of the time but totally expected when you consider the roll call of participants.
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DavidA very ethereal record from Beach House. Sounding like its big fluffy red cover (I kid you not) this recording is enclosed in a murky haze that keeps the poppy sugar coating that’s trying its hardest to bust out under wraps.
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DavidI’m really not sure what attracted me to this, aside from the beautiful cover, but what a fantastic find. Like a few days lately, I’ve been finding a few unfamiliar tracks and albums via streaming services.
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DavidOne of my pet peeves when buying records is the absence of plastic inner sleeves. Most of the paper inserts, glossy or otherwise, that come with the majority of new records these days, are as good as useless.
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DavidOne of the greatest finds of this year is this killer record from San Fran’s totally unhinged Thee Oh Sees. Impossible to categorise, to me they fit somewhere between King Gizard and the Wizard Lizard and The Bevis Frond.
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DavidAnother great bit of vinyl that’s found it’s way back home. This 1985 Aussie pressing, which I’d given away in the early 00’s and kindly returned, still sounds remarkably pristine.
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DavidCo-written with Reeves Gabrels, this is Bowie’s most mellow record since “Hunky Dory”. It still rocks out in places though, especially with Mr.
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DavidThe stunning sonics of this newly pressed vinyl box continues. It’s certainly a box of goodies that just keeps giving. This is another record which I’ve only listened to in parts (“Little Wonder” & “I’m afraid Of Americans”) and most probably not in its entirety in one sitting.
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DavidFor many, this could be their introduction to David Bowie. For me, I had already kicked him into touch a decade and a half earlier following “Let’s Dance”.
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DavidTo be honest, this is an album I never really knew existed. Made after “Black Tie White Noise” and around the time of “Outside” to soundtrack a British TV series, it never appeared on my radar at all.
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DavidMy life is complete (again!). Having loudly proclaimed this fact already this week when I recieved Volume 2 of the fabulous “Deutsche Elektronische Musik”, things got even better today.
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DavidMy life is now complete (well nearly, I just need to take delivery of the latest MASSIVE Bowie box which I also picked up for a steal - but I’ll save that particular story for later).
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DavidJackie Mittoo is the coolest man that ever lived. That’s according to The Guardian. I’m not arguing one iota, this Kingston born keyboard wiz is the cats pyjamas.
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DavidSwitched On Volume 2 Unbelievable 2nd volume of early singles and rarities from The Labs. Remastered on 4 sides of clear vinyl.
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DavidThis mid-70’s gem from Sweden’s own/only guitar-swinger Janne Schaffer, has finally come back home to me. I thank you Martin. Having given 100’s of records away at the turn of the century, I do have ongoing regrets about it.
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DavidI’m really not sure about this. Low going all electronic noize with hyper-processed/distorted vocals just hasn’t got me feeling the love.
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DavidAfter gifting my old turntable to my daughter Imogen and partner Tim in Wellington, they have now been plunged into the world of pain that is collecting and listening to vinyl.
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DavidThis is a CD I have always been very reluctant (aka being really frightened) to play. I mean Ray Haliburton’s Allmusic User Review from 2015 proclaims “…if you’re looking for music that is truly horrifying, visceral, epic and absorbing, step right up.
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DavidAnother fabulous compilation from French couple, Marie and Lionel Liminana (with a bit of help from a myriad of others).This is their second collection in two years.
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DavidBrilliant remix/dubbed up version of Liam Bailey’s “Ekundayo” album - which I listened to just the other day. Every day I ask the question, “where has all of this wonderful music been all of my life”.
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DavidHamilton-born, Kimbra Johnson is really hard to categorise. There’s simply no doubt about it though, she’s one hell of a talent.
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DavidAnother deep dive into a rabbit hole for me of late as I take several forays into the world of Jamaican-influenced music.
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DavidThis Danish band is just extraordinary. Their record, 2005’s “And the Glass Handed Kites” is an epic masterpiece that demands at least a yearly, uninterrupted aural immersion.
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DavidSoul Records Presents: Afro-Centric Visions In The Age Of Black Power. Underground Jazz, Street Funk & The Roots Of Rap (1968-79) I bought a book.
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DavidThis slightly warped EP (literally and figuratively - physically, its a bit on the bendy side) from Texans “The Black Angels” sounds like it really shouldn’t work at all and at times it’s just way off being pleasant.
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DavidAn Organ Grindin’ Funky Good Time soundtrack from 1969’s “Party Girls” a long lost (probably for the best) low budget sleaze fest.
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DavidI LOVED La Luz’s last record, 2018’s “Floating Features”, but while pleasant enough, this new album has upped the production levels and sanded off those rough edges I loved on the previous one.
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DavidProgressive folk at its finest. Don’t expect any real song structure, just one long, meandering, multilayered, highly complex, electro-acoustic folk jam.
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DavidFabulous debut record from South London’s Dry Cleaning. It’s the first time heard tonight, on recommendation from Mr. Smithies. It’s an immediate slam dunk.
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DavidAnother remarkable, genre non-specific, masterwork from the mysterious UK collective that is Sault. After 99 days following it’s release (June 2021) this record has already been pulled from streaming services completely and will never see a re-pressing.
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DavidTake a bit of Dick Dale, a good chunk of Stereolab and a smidgeon of Nana Mouskouri, shake it all up, remove the men folk, and you have the sensational lady group La Luz.
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DavidThis record (especially the track “Not Many”) was a bit of a soundtrack for my teenagers. It also resonated strongly with me at the time.
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DavidMy full and ongoing membership of “Shut Up And Listen” depended on the success of my audition and my overly strategic song management.
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DavidI remember hearing this for the first time, as a young nursing student, at a friend’s place in Levin. He was a practitioner of Bahai Faith.
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DavidThis beautiful album follows the magnificent “Souvlaki”, a record that Brian Eno provided keyboards and treatments. While the Eno ambience wasn’t obvious on that, it’s right to the fore on this.
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DavidIt’s really hard to believe that this wonderful record was made the year I started working in my current (and hopefully last) job.
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DavidIt’s time to get my boys out again. This compilation from the early 70’s is probably one of my holy grails as far as musical discovery goes.
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DavidWOW! I just love this Melbourne duo. This is just beautiful and comes close to trumping my previous experience when first discovering this Aussie treasure.
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David[7’ and rare stuff 2009/2014] I’ve been putting off listening to this virgin vinyl. I was really worried about being disappointed.
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DavidThis is the headline: “THREE YEARS OF BIN WATCHING AT JB-HIFI IN LOWER HUTT FINALLY PAYS OFF” I had an absolutely brilliant haul of less-costly-than-second-hand, new records from the bins at the yellow and black shed.
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DavidMore magnificence from the LA-based band, Lord Huron. With a country-infused soundstage as big the lake they were named after, one of the big five by the way, it’s all very lush and cinematic.
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DavidHoly shit! What a FANTASTIC record! I didn’t realise what an absolute stonker this is. I listened to a great podcast this morning while hiking back from Tahunanui Beach, wife and dog in tow.
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DavidA fabulous, lady-led band from the century’s turn who sound like they shared a dressing room with the Slits and The Fall.
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DavidAn absolute gem of a record found on my recent excursion up North. Discovered second hand at “Low Cost Records” in Petone, this record was always one of my favourites.
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DavidI’ve had a bit of a revelation today after a great Shut Up And Listen Session the evening before. Streaming stuff instead of relying on physical media is perfectly OK.
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DavidThis is an exquisite, sumptuous recent discovery courtesy of the wonderful Youtube hosted by Michael the German. Michael, who is a truly engaging German man with the most incredible vinyl collection, regularly shares his insights into the best, and often but not always, audiophile vinyl pressings.
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DavidIs this album one of those genre-less wonders or an amalgam of everything put through a musical mincer? I really can’t make up my mind.
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DavidSecond album from German band “Kin Ping Meh” (Chinese for “The Golden Lotus”) There’s a definite “The Yes Album” feel to early proceedings with more than a few weird meanderings along the way.
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DavidBought this Friday. Played it Friday night. Didn’t love it. Played safto. Am goowin wi mi-sen and fookin’ lovin’ it! (Ok they’re from Nottingham)
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DavidAnother absolute STUNNER which flew completely under the radar. This debut record from French duo The Limiñanas, is one of the biggest musical surprises I have EVER encountered!
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DavidA big riffy, completely off-kilter, stoner rock record that sounds as big as Texas. That’s funny, coz these dudes hail from Fort Worth, Texas.
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DavidAwesome B-Sides collection on spectacular “honey” coloured vinyl. Just fantastic to have this. One of my favourite songs of all time on one of my favourite albums of all time, is the wonderful “Not Too Soon”, sung by Tanya Donelly on “The Real Ramona”.
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DavidI really needed a vinyl fix today. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done any digging. I rang the Smithies hotline (Facebook Messenger actually) and arranged to meet.
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DavidStonkingly brilliant, early-80s, post-punk funk (without the horns) courtesy of the Scroggin Sisters from the Bronx, NY, NY. This is just crazy good.
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DavidOne of my finds of the year, I knew absolutely nothing about HTRK (Hate Rock) or this record, prior to my recent travels to Melbourne.
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DavidRIP Charles Robert Watts An easy choice today. I bought this quite a few years ago when I started collecting “essential” vinyl once again.
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DavidThis band is from Detroit. These men are not happy. Front man Joe Casey, led by an incendiary band, sings/talks his way through 12 astounding tracks.
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DavidAnother terrific record, their forth, in a faultless catalogue of neo-70’s rock/prog. While they certainly know how to jam, they never overstay their welcome.
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DavidIn recognition of brilliant Kiwi musicians I’m celebrating with some Wellington heavy weights today. Let’s face it - we need to go to all of those touring NZ artists touring at the moment - for their and for our own sakes.
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DavidThese hairy MFs from Ames, Iowa really know how to kick the barn doors down! While it hints at stoner rock at times, it’s more in the flavour of the heavy side of 70’s electric blues.
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DavidAmazing, other/outer worldly and essential. Now this really IS a wall of sound. While it can be smothering - it’s a hazy, cuddly experience that wraps you up in a big, psyschedlic blanket.
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DavidA bit of a “High Fidelity” moment last Friday evening as I strolled into The Family Jewels. Side two of this was playing on the shop and outside tannoys.
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DavidTickets booked, I’d better have a listen. This is Troy Kingi’s “folk” record with Delaney Davidson, the proper folkie, lending a steady hand.
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DavidMore of a DIY brag this evening. To breath new life into your record collection give them a bath! This version of “It’s My Life” got the treatment today and boy does it make a difference.
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DavidFANTASTIC new record by Chief Superior Furry Animal. The SFAs know how to create bona fide pop music alright, but this just takes it up a notch or two.
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DavidFantastic documentary about the making of “Rainbow Bridge”, a complete Blu-Ray concert recording and 6 sides of Vinyl capturing Jimi Hendrix’s concert at Maui, Hawaii in 1970.
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DavidThere was only going to be one album to listen to this evening. After yesterday’s fabulous Alan Vega and Stephen Lironi show, it’s time for some Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto.
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DavidHoly Moly, I didn’t expect this! It’s the same old Alan Vega and his same old completely left of everything approach to making music - but god it sounds so frighteningly refreshing listening to this today.
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DavidThe wall of sound on a Spiritualized record is always a bit disconcerting at first but it’s the silence within all of that murk that captures your ears.
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DavidInsanely good live performance of Darkside’s brilliant 2013 album “Psychic”, a mind warping, non-genre specific monster of a record. Watching this reminds me of the time that I walked into one my all time, smily face moments of pure musical bliss - Unkle playing live in the “Boiler Room” at The Big Day Out.
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DavidAnother taste of the Axelrod. Where has this been all of my life??
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DavidProlific as ever, this is the Gizzard’s 18th record. This is just the sweetest, most blissed out sound I’ve heard all year.
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DavidPicked this fine compilaton up from my second favourite Melbourne record shop, Rocksteady Records in Lonsdale St, CBD. Just $33 Aussie dollars for a 2 LP white vinyl record is exceptional value.
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DavidA wonderful new discovery for me, often mentioned fleetingly in the distant past by mega-fan Nathan Ford, I’d never delved into this rabbit hole until now.
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DavidMy Melbournian pal, Maurice, who I caught up with in person recently, has been raving about this record ad nauseam. To tone down his incessant admiration somewhat, I thought I’d better buy it on CD.
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DavidThis is the ultimate fairy tale album. Peter Perret is probably lucky to be still on the planet yet alone in absolutely top form on this recording.
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DavidAnother fantastic find in Melbourne was arguably Lou Reed’s best ever (official) live record “Live In Italy” which was recorded in 1983.
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DavidI was thrilled to get a copy of this very limited Record Store Day release on 10" clear vinyl. It took Alan Vega and Martin Rev, the core of Suicide, more than 30 years to get the recognition they deserved.
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DavidCompletely wacko but totally enjoyable forth solo record from co-founder of krautrock band Can. Aside from the first song, “The Photo Song”, (definitely a false start as the “poppiest” song on the album), it’s an unconventional and wild ride across the remaining 10 tracks.
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DavidOne real blessing of spending an extra week in Melbourne, following a 7 day Covid-19 Aussie/NZ travel bubble pause, was spending some quality time trawling the records shops in Melbourne City and Brunswick/Smiths Street in Collingwood.
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DavidWhat a mish mash of a record! And that’s high praise indeed. The width and depth of this covid lockdown production by these obviously bored and highly prolific Australians is quite remarkable.
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DavidFantastic double (black) vinyl re-working of Jane Weaver’s 2014 record “The Silver Globe” and 2017’s “Modern Kosmology”. All I can say is my recently purchased Rega MM Fono stage now connected to my upstairs Project Debut and NAD amp is absolutely kicking some serious sonic arse.
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DavidKnown as “The English Beat” in North America to allay any clash and confusion with the American “The Beat”, these dudes were right in the thick of things with other budding SKA bands of the time.
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DavidI finally managed to pick up all four albums by this extraordinary English collective knowh as “Sault”. This is their first record and if the others are even close to this, (and apparently they get even better with each subsequent release) my ears are in for a real treat.
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DavidAnother mind-blowingly, guitar-rich, floaty, hazy wig out! Stereo Gum - Review
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DavidAnother stonking Tull release that got panned at the time. A first time listen for me but a rockier effort following their folk period “Songs From The Wood”, “Heavy Horses” and “Storm Watch”.
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DavidAnother beautiful double album picked up over Queens Birthday weekend. This features orchestral treatments of Moby songs (there’s also a lovely reinterpretation of one of my least favorite Bowie songs “Heroes” which I can fully tolerate and appreciate one this).
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DavidGazza just goes from strength to strength. Honestly, I kind of reluctantly bought this new record thinking it’s going to be somewhat disappointing after his astonishing 2017 release “Savage”.
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DavidTwo albums after Peter Gabriel left and the last record to feature guitarist Steve Hackett. To these ears, this is the last great classic(al) Genesis record.
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DavidGreat random choice this evening as I let my music database choose my music for me. I always warm to a bit of Death Cab for Cutie.
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DavidThis is a Tull record that was never “in the circle” of their great predecessors - namely “Aqualung”, “Thick As A Brick” and “A Passion Play”, and I missed it completely.
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DavidSquid, Black Country New Road and this band, Black Midi are all great contemporary British bands flying the flag for jazzy, spacey, progressive math rock.
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DavidThis is even more brittle and unearthly than last night’s delve into the (other)world of My Bloody Valentine. There really isn’t any other music to compare it to.
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DavidAs well as this record being unlike anything before or after it, it’s one of the quietest “loud” records you will ever hear.
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DavidThis is the soundtrack to a horror film that doesn’t exist. Thank God it doesn’t - it would be the scariest thing you ever saw.
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DavidI was really pleased recently to find a re-pressed, USA made copy of this early Blonde Redhead record. This is definitely a band worthy of owning everything they did on vinyl.
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DavidGazza has always been an outlier/outsider. Diagnosed with Asperger’s his imagination and creativity has actually got the better of him. He’s been more prolific than ever and his latest record “Intruder” is up there’s with his best.
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DavidGave this a whirl this evening as I cooked. A bit indifferent for the first couple of tracks but then it all clicked.
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DavidHighly regarded as one of the treasures of the psychedelic 60s this is not really doing it for me at the moment.
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DavidThis fantastic compilation of Auckland punk, circa 1979(ish), is a treat for NZ music historians and rock’n’roll lovers. There’s early iterations of bands that went on to greater fame, and much higher production standards, but their brilliance is well in evidence.
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DavidMojo Presents A Tribute To The Cure. There’s no doubt about it, the Cure wrote a ton of brilliant songs, this Mojo Magazine compilation proves it.
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DavidThis band is renowned for being the loudest band that ever existed. While my stereo can’t do it justice, extreme volume would let these seven humongous tracks breath/bleed accordingly.
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DavidAffectionately known as the “Countdown Album” (let’s face it, it flows off the tongue a lot easier than “10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1”), this absolute stonker from the Oils is one of the great records of the 80s.
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DavidA remarkably restrained Damo Suzuki “sings” on what would be his final studio recording with this truly amazing German collective. (He went off and married a Jehovah witness apparently).
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DavidAnother great great record that proves there’s still great great music being made in the world. Highly original, disorientating and unapologetic, it’s a bit of a rollercoaster.
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DavidThese astounding recordings from 1968/1969 is empirical proof that these Germans were just so far ahead of the game. The Stooges, who are often regarded as the granddaddy’s of punk didn’t record their debut until 1969.
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DavidNever listen to this record. It will change your life. Quite extraordinary and unlike anything you have or will ever hear in you lifetime.
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DavidTim Burgess & Bob Stanley Present Songs For A Late-Night Diner. This very quirky compilation “is a soundtrack for a mythical café in the mythical north” somewhere in England.
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DavidThis record, the first in a trilogy of great Jane Weaver albums, is a real treat. The vocals are as ethereal and fabulous as the noodlely electronics and keyboard embellishments that cocoon each track.
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DavidExcluding the Velvet Underground years, Transformer, Rock’n’roll Animal, Lou Reed Live, The Blue Mask, Legendary Hearts, Songs For Drella (with John Cale) and Magic And Loss were always my go to Lou Reed records.
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DavidI heard reference to this wonderful record on Radio National today. The cover for Revolver was created by German-born bassist and artist Klaus Voormann , whose birthday it was today.
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DavidThis record was released in 1970 and was named Rolling Stone’s album of the year ahead of Let It Be by The Beatles, Morrison Hotel by The Doors, After the Gold Rush by Neil Young, Moondance by Van Morrison, Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel, Pink Floyd’s Atom Heart Mother and Led Zeppelin III.
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DavidBefore my tastes became a little more eclectic and sophisticated, I was an Elton John obsessive. This holds some fantastic memories and remains a cracking good record.
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DavidFloating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra A record (in this case an album streaming from Tidal) that demands nothing.
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DavidSome of this reminds me a bit of Herbie Hancock and the robotic dancing legs of “Rockit. There’s some serious funky jazz going on here.
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DavidIf you really want to kickstart your Krautrock adventures with smoking wheels there’s simply is no better place to start. This is a guitar-driven, all balls out, Meisterstück that is worthy of all accolades.
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DavidWhile a truly miserable record and definitely of its time, this relic of the early 80’s is the antithesis of much of todays formulaic garbage.
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DavidThis is the first Luna release in quite some years. (well 13 years if you want to be more precise). Kiwi Dean Wareham’s droll deliver is just perfect as I prepare our “Hello Fresh” construction this evening.
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DavidThis sprawling, hooks-heavy third release from the Haim sisters is also sonically magnificent. As with the first two vinyl releases it’s mastered at 45rpm.
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DavidBrett Anderson’s voice is the main instrument I crave for when listening to any Suede record and this is especially the case with his more mellow solo records.
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DavidThis raunchy grungy even, country-punk recording from the early 90s contains not one but two future Calexico members, Joey Burns and John Convertino.
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DavidThis record is both epic in title and epic in the magnitude of its musical journey. It all starts off with a bit of a whimper but quickly imposes itself as the dense wall of sound engulfs everything.
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DavidAnother great Easter Weekend purchase while over in the windy city. This is Porridge Radio’s second record and their first “proper” big label release.
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DavidOne of several vinyl purchases picked up over Easter Weekend in Wellington was this little gem from New York duo Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner.
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DavidI’m listening to part one of Big Boi and Andre 3000’s split-duties-opus “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below” this evening - and loving every minute of it.
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DavidHoly fuck this is wonderfully intense. If you can’t handle relentless wall-to-wall jamming look elsewhere. If you’re in the mood for mind expansion and turning your brain to mush, you’ve come to the right place.
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DavidThis re-release from 2006 is an astonishing hidden-from-me NZ gem that in my universe-wide musical horizon flew completely under my exceptionally big reflecting telescope.
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DavidThis is another example of not being risk adverse when choosing new music. This is just brilliant and being brave has given me the biggest buzz in donks.
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DavidMaynard James Keenan hit the ground running with his band Tool. This and subsequent records completely shocked the world of metal, grunge and alternative rock.
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DavidThis pre-Covid, end-of-September 2019 event could really have done with a shake up. The world has changed since this, and in musical terms, decades earlier.
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DavidGreat live recording of Jason Pierce’s early post Spacemen 3 collective. While it gets off to an unexpectedly noisy start with a barrage of crackles and pops all over the first track, (sometimes I really hate vinyl), but this is soon forgotten as it mainlines itself into my brain.
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DavidDon’t you just hate it (for those that bow to the inconvenience of vinyl) when the label on side one is different to side two and there’s no discernable way of knowing which is side A or side B.
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DavidAnother fabulous compilation from Soul Jazz Records. (Along with ACE records, Soul Jazz does the best compilations). This collection of largely unknown knob twiddlers and music anarchists truly reflect the vide that existed in the late 70’s and early 80’s.
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DavidThere’s still a lot of life left in ye old compact disc. This album is the epitome of digital geek where studio trickery and massive production nearly trumps the incredible songwriting.
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DavidThis wasn’t the starting place for me, that was 1981’s “Tin Drum”, but retrospectively the hint of Japan’s sophistication emerges on this transitional record.
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DavidIt’s 40 years since Japan released their 1981 masterpiece “Tin Drum”. Along with Kraftwerk, Echo & The Bunnymen and Magazine, it was a watershed moment for me.
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DavidI had a bit of a sneaky listen last night to the re-released, remastered proper version of “Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea”.
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DavidI’ve never really been a John Lennon fan. The purchase of this record and subsequent listening experience came about purely by chance.
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DavidWhile missing some of the confrontational intensity of “London Zoo” this brilliant slab of blue vinyl continues to shatter expectations on this very first listen.
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DavidI LOVE this! While it’s really Richard H. Kirk’s baby now, Stephen Mallinder now long departed, this really truly sounds likes a new Cabs record.
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DavidThis is the perfect Friday night leave-your-brain-behind music fodder. It’s 22 years plus, and around the time of this record, since I gathered at The Gathering at Kanaan Downs in Golden Bay.
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DavidRyley Walker joins forces with Kikagaku Moyo to venture into (equally unpronounceable) Khruangbin’s blissed-out Asian psyche-blues territory. Recorded live at Le Guess Who?
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DavidThis LP was literally thrust into my hands the other day with the messaage “This will be right up your street”.
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DavidHoly shit this is one intense slab of vinyl that does not relent over its 6 sides. The complete antithesis and double-handed middle finger to rock’s bloated carcass, this is a welcome challenge that rips musical convention to shreds.
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DavidFollowing on from my rave about Mr. Steven Wilson’s wrath from passionate fans of a very specific genre of musical stasis, this band will certainly not disappoint them and might even appease more than a few of the old fickle Porcupine Tree proggers.
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DavidWhile I continue to lap up everything Mr. Wilson does, he could fart the Lord’s Prayer and I’d still be consuming his product, it’s very hard to find Steven Wilson product in this country.
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DavidThe Aussies seem to have the Psychedelic-Progressive-Space-Metal market completely cornered. Sounding in places like a very early Yes record, especially on the first 10 minute opener, it quickly morphs into a wonderful collage of hypnotic fuzzy bliss.
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DavidThis is Steve Mason’s third album since leaving one of Scotland’s finest turn-of-this-century musical ensembles, The Beta Band. He simply carries on where he left off with the same brilliant toe tappingly good, ultra-melodious allegories.
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DavidOne of my favourite British series ever is “ People Just Do Nothing ” This is a mockumentary series about a group of failed MCs from West London and their passion for pirate radio.
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DavidThis record is the perfect musical accompaniment to a lovely warm and sunny summer evening. While it’s all just a bit too immaculate for anyone’s liking if you dig too deep, but as a listening experience it is pure ear candy.
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DavidI heard the last 15 minutes of Smithies on RNZ this afternoon. He was raving about this Swedish ensemble’s first long player (or digital equivalent) “Off The Meds” by Off The Meds.
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DavidThis is without question Thin Lizzy’s high water mark. This is without question one of my top 10 favourite records of all time.
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DavidOMG! Along with Idles, this is a brilliant modern day punk record. No further comment necessary. Allmusic.com - Review
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DavidThis couldn’t be further along the other end of the continuum than yesterday’s outing with Analogue Africa. It’s probably as close to Ambient as I want to get but has an underlying grime to proceedings.
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DavidI was prompted to play this after a mention of the first volume from Analogue Africa yesterday on Radio NZ Music 101.
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DavidThis triple album is part of the fan(tastic) re-release campaign undertaken by Stereolab over the last couple of years. It’s hard to believe that this extras record (sides 5 & 6) contains mainly demos or tracks not used on main release albums.
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DavidThe Babelsberg Basement Tapes. This Record Store Day is the “raw” version of his wonderful apocalyptic 2018 album “Babelsberg”. Despite being a tirade on Trumpian America the wonderful song writing is never at the expense of the message.
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DavidI really struggle with New Order these days. Despite this, I can still play Joy Division to death. For me they just haven’t aged well.
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DavidThis is Broadcast stripped down both in sound and personnel. Originally from Birmingham, Broadcast started out as a quintet for their first couple of records.
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DavidBob Stanley and Jason Wood present new adventures in European music 1972-1980 Another fantastic ACE compilation this time focusing on an imaginary soundtrack to Bowie and Iggy’s Berlin hangout, Cafe Exil, in the mid-70s.
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DavidRecorded live at the Pyramid and Meow Clubs in Wellington during December 2014. Channeling ancient future funk from the IS! Warping spatioelastoplasticity with sound!
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DavidThis universally panned solo record by the Dexy’s Midnight Runner front man is an absolute treasure. The controversial cover probably didn’t help matters but it’s clear the critics weren’t actually listening.
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DavidThe Avalanches “Since I Left You” from 2000 and DJ Shadow’s “Endtroducing” from 1996 are two astounding records produced exclusively from other peoples vocal and musical samples.
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DavidI can’t imagine Trump knowing what music is yet alone having a favourites playlist. If for some reason he did have a slither of musical cognisance the soundtrack of his life over over the last 5 years would be “Send Out The Clowns” on continuous play.
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David7 years to the day, I played this CD. According to my notes “it was a real surprise”. Unsurprisingly, they remain even more surprising.
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DavidJust 12 months after the demise of Ian Curtis and Joy Division, New Order (initially “The People’s New Order of Kampuchea”) produced this transitional record to very mixed reviews.
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DavidAndrew Spraggon was once a solo knob twiddler. He was also once a touring member of Dimmer (as revealed on a recent RNZ Music 101 podcast) He’s now the ultimate collaborator.
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DavidThis is totally apt to bring in the new year. Released 20 years ago, this is an album of beautiful ambient soundscapes and textures that’s completely sabotaged and ambushed by the alternative, indie world protagonists.
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DavidThere is just so much to love about this record. The track “Uh-oh” alone would be worth the price by itself.
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DavidBob is very angry! Hunkered down in his bunker while America burns and Trump tries to chip his way out, Bob creates some of the most vitriolic, heart-on-his-sleeve commentary he’s ever recorded.
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DavidI’m definitely in no hurry to get rid of my CDs. They still have plenty of life in them yet. If you have a half decent player they can still sound extraordinary.
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DavidThis record is made for live performance. It’s wall to wall fuzzy guitar and singin’ sheilas. What’s not to like?
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DavidNothing prepares you for this. The beats are big, and at times there’s a semblance of texture, structure and a hint of song craft.
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DavidIt’s hard to know what to play on Christmas day. It’s not a day to go all out hardcore or overtly political.
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DavidI could listen to Jarvis Cocker recite the phone book (do we still get those?) or possibly of more practical application and in keeping with this record, “The Origin Of The Species” The second song “Must I Evolve” is a question I ask myself every day.
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DavidMy mind is mush, any thoughts of being productive went out the window a week ago, it’s survival mode only. Another work do (which was great), good wishes to all and it’s now time to let go completely.
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DavidThis second record from Dublin’s Fontaines (Dublin City) has that early 80’s urgency that bands like Echo and the Bunnymen, The Fall and The Smiths had in spades.
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DavidBeing sandwiched between “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” and “Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy” doesn’t help. To me, “Caribou” it was just another great Elton John record which I enjoyed as much as the others.
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DavidA punk-funk-soul one-two that leaves you dazed and delighted. That’s the headline. I just love taking risks with music but at the same time I’m quite hesitant when considering my choices.
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DavidJamie Smith (XX) and his main collective The XX, are very hard to define musically. Despite borrowing from many different sources they still seem to be bereft of any definable genre.
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DavidYou’ll want to listen to this record sober. Just saying. After returning from one of many end-of-year work dos, and putting this record on - my advice would be to play something a bit more conventional.
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DavidI’ve been saving this. This is Giant Sand’s 10th record. I bought my first, and only prior Giant Sand record, 2015’s “Heartbreak Pass”, a few years ago.
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DavidHere comes the Martian Martian! Even for Jonathan Richman, this record is totally unexpected, extraordinary and otherworldly. And that is saying a lot about a Jonathan Richman record.
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DavidThis is a great example of some of the most challenging, original and richly rewarding music being made in 2020. It’s been a feeble, and in many cases, a febrile year for most people.
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David“The Modern Lovers”, from 1976 is in my top 10 records of all time. (The Modern Lovers was also the name of the band fronted by the Jonathan Richman.
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DavidAt home feeling a bit under the weather today. Not really in the mood for anything too abrasive so reached for some neo psychedelic alt folk music.
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DavidFrom 1969’s “Empty Sky” to “1976’s “Blue Moves” (his last great record which I’ve only just began to appreciate), Elton John and Bernie Taupin produced 11 remarkable studio albums.
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DavidAs previously explained , this was the compilation that was playing the track “Danger” by Pylon as a spooky coincidence when I walked into The Family Jewels on Saturday.
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DavidThis pre-loved record has obviously been played to death and there’s a few pops and crackles in evidence. However, it wasn’t until I saw the debris on my stylus that I realised that I needed to do some immediate needle maintenance.
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DavidThis new record by The Bats is like a big warm sneaky hug. As each song meanders along on it’s lackadaisical way, it’s easy to think “what’s happening here?
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David“Acid Folk, Folk Rock, Freak Folk, Whatever”. This anniversary edition (currently streaming via Tidal) is another revelatory experience from yester year.
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DavidThis is another magnificent box set comprising of 6x LPs, 13 CDs, a 7’ single, deluxe book, posters and other paraphernalia.
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DavidA big box arrived via courier today. Now here’s something. I ordered this on Friday morning - it arrived mid Monday morning.
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DavidRare funky songs from the Arabic world. This wonderful compilation is worth the price alone for Omar Khorshid’s version of the late 1960’s hit “Pop Corn” (*)
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DavidThis is actually my very first listen to this highly revered, post punk band from Athens, Georgia (now hasn’t that been in the news lately?
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DavidSoul Jazz Records Presents Experimental German Rock And Electronic Music 1971-83. This is volume four of the absolutely brilliant compilation series of early Krautrock.
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DavidEveryone should have at least one copy of this on stand by at all times. If you need some background music, it works.
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DavidIggy looks extremely happy on the cover of this record with a grin a mile wide. Why wouldn’t he? He’d just been thrown a great big life line from David Bowie - who co-writ and recorded this and the preceeding “The Idiot”.
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DavidOh by jingo this is good! The Man Who Sold The World Tony Visconti 2020 Remix! Ronno makes his first appearance following his thrown-in-the-deep-end BBC sessions of 1971.
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DavidThis record never ceases to reveal something new each and every time I take pleasure in listening to it. (Now that’s a bit spooky, I googled a review of the record and found the following echoing my thoughts.
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DavidEven though the world has gone completely bonkers, this sounds perfectly out of place and refreshingly unhinged. Heavily influenced by Krautrock, “Bitches Brew” Mile Davis and spooky soundtrack music for non-existent horror movies, it’s a bit disconcerting to say the least.
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DavidYet another ace ACE Records compilation lovingly curated by Bob Stanley. I continue to hoover these up like nose candy. This is happy clappy, hippy dippy, hip hop.
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DavidAnother fabulous example of late 70s New York No Wave that’s further perpetrated by French invader Lizzy Mercier Descloux. Take some of Serge Gainsbourg’s Afrobeat, combine with Blondie’s disco-inflected punk and Talking Heads’ world music-inspired art pop and you get the drift.
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DavidComplete and utter 12" remix trash heaven this evening. I picked up this triple LP, 2019 compilation out of one of the bargain bins at JB-Hifi for $10.
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DavidI was completely absorbed and inspired to play this following a recent bus commute from Richmond to Nelson. (if I’m honest, the bleakness of this record is warmly welcomed after another day working in that dreadful town they call Richmond!
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DavidI just couldn’t resist picking this beauty out of the forever expanding bins of prestige new records at JB-Hifi (at The Hutt) and adding it to my ever increasing haul of vinyl-worthy, North Island souvenirs.
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DavidI did NOT expect this! A few of those try-hard Psych bands could learn a trick or two from these dudes.
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DavidNot only an underrated band, THE MOST underrated band of all time! I’ve gone on about the poor hand “The Sound” were dealt on several occasions.
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DavidI’m loving listening to compilations and movie soundtracks at the moment. A good soundtrack is often as memorable as the film itself and usually provides an eclectic mix of styles and artists.
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DavidI found this at The Warehouse in Whanganui on shiny new bright blue vinyl. This is a recent re-pressing/remaster (2018) and cost me $20.
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DavidThis hefty 5 LP box was one of the finds of my recent trip up North. Id been looking for this on CD for years without much luck so jumped at the chance of owning this on premium Polyvinyl Chloride.
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DavidIf you started your Bowie introduction with this record, that would be a bit unfortunate but palatable at least. It was definitely the beginning of the slide into his own level of mediocrity that lasted the next 10 years.
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DavidThis is a slightly bonkers, completely trippy, alien mantra by ex Spaceman 3 co-founder Pete Kemper aka Sonic Boom. Just a warning if you are thinking of ever listening to this.
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DavidIt this It? I really think it is! While not just about the best debut in musical history, it’s also one of it’s greatest records.
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DavidAnother fun-and-fan-filled and somewhat obscure Bowie-related compilation - this time courtesy of Mojo Magazine. (Uncut Magazine released a couple of Bowie cover compilations back in 2003 and 2008).
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DavidMore dirgey psychedelia from the Wooden Shjips’ trippy guitarist and leader Erik Johnson et al. While it gets a bit samey across several albums, (this is my forth Moon Duo record), it’s exactly the samey that I really like!
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DavidI just can’t stop raving about ACE Records. The latest compilation, show casing the mid-70s, is another brilliant sampler of the music of the time.
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DavidMore “Jazz Club”! Madlib invades Blue Note. With unfettered access to the Blue Note catalogue, this record is a mangle of classic jazz that’s completely reinterpreted and re-flavoured.
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DavidAlong with Cabaret Voltaire, who had taken a bit of a right turn mixing menacing electronic textures with funky dance rhythms in the early to mid 80’s, I was totally hooked on the electronic/hip hop mashups of Mantronix.
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DavidThere’s some truly gut-busting, funky minimalism going on here! It’s dance-punk if you really want to label it. The Scroggin sisters, which hail from The Bronx, which now include a new generation of daughters playing in the group, have been around since the late 70’s.
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DavidI give Elton’s “Your Song” the same respect as I do for Bowie’s “Space Oddity”. Both fantastic songs released within 6 months of each other, but the albums from which these songs originated were never on my radar until much later.
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DavidThis band couldn’t make a bad album if they tried. Over nearly 30 years, and since 1992’s revelatory “May I Sing With Me”, I have been totally absorbed by their unique and consistently brilliant musical journey.
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DavidI must admit, I was expecting a bit more of a sideways move from Mr. Berry. (He of “Frost Of London”, “The Mighty Boosch” and the US version of “What We Do In The Shadows”).
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DavidA gorgeous mid-nineties dreamy shoegaze record of the highest order. For the unsuspecting, it can be an otherworldly swirl of guitar noise and way-down-in-the-mix vocals, but it’s never short of a spine tingling melody within that dirge.
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DavidNewly acquired, this is Record B (now finally out on vinyl) of the wonderful series of early (1972-83) experimental German rock and electronic musik by Soul Jazz Records.
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DavidDouglas R Hofstadter would have a field day with this one. Hofstadter’s Law states that “It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law.
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DavidIt’s quite apparent within a few seconds how sonically pleasing the old 12" singles and EPs are. Some of the best sounding LPs are now getting pressed over several sides of vinyl as 45rmp.
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DavidI finally picked a vinyl copy of this mid-90’s trip hop (whatever?) classic today. If ever there was a record that was vinyl-worthy - it’s this one.
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DavidYou know what! The Warehouse is really shite! Once upon a time, and not that long ago, I’d regularly come home with a bundle of bargains under my arm or in some cases, enough to fill my boot.
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DavidAlong with Low, Pavement and Stereolab, the Tengos have been nothing but consistently great. This record is a wonderful blend of early Velvets and post-Daydream Nation Sonic Youth.
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DavidThis is a great relic and snapshot of life in Thatcher’s England. “Inglan is a bitch, there’s no escaping it!” While it is politically and socially charged in places, (Mr Johnson could really getaway with singing about anything), the reggae/dub soundtrack in support of Linton’s wonderful prose is just fabulous!
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DavidThis first (and unfortunately last) record by Silver Jews leader, David Berman, has made many a “best albums of 2019” list but to be honest, I never gave it a chance.
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DavidI didn’t always “get” Jason Peirce’s Spiritualized or Spacemen 3 back in the 80’s and 90’s. It just seemed so last century!
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DavidThe only problem with this record is that each of the 8 tracks, with an average length of just over 5 minutes, just aren’t long enough.
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DavidI hate always playing it safe with music and this certainly takes me well out of my comfort zone. And this record which I’m listening to for the first time since picking it out of a bargain bin, does so in such a welcome and refreshing way.
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DavidThis Boston three piece make quite the racket, albeit a beautiful one - and it’s all done on a two string slide bass, saxophone and drums.
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DavidDon’t you dear judge me for listening to this! I grew hair on my bollocks listening to this record. Who doesn’t love Joe Walsh’s slide guitar on “Victim Of Love”?
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DavidAnother sonic gem from Portland’s Ripley Johnson (Wooden Shjips) and Sanae Yamada. Some very tasty and oh-so-spacey guitar playing over hooky keyboards and some great drum work from John Jeffrey, elevate this to a thing of mesmeric beauty.
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DavidThere’s not a lot of information out there about one Emerson Sandidge. He was born into a musical family in Gary, Indiana.
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DavidViv Albertine (once guitarist with The Slits) is my new hero. I’ve just finished reading her brilliant autobiography. (This should be compulsory reading for every man on the planet!
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DavidIt’s wet and cold outside this afternoon as this tribute to Welsh miners spins on my turntable. In contrast to the bleakness of the elements, it’s warm and cosy inside as the fire pushes out some serious heat.
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DavidAlong with ACE Records , Soul Jazz Records out of Soho in London is my favorite record label for delivering stunning “new” music.
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DavidThis relic from the very late 70’s is as infectious as Covid-19! At just under 40 minutes, there’s not one wasted note.
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DavidThis is a short and sweet little collaboration between fellow Texan musical pre-Covid tourists. After gigging around a bit, they decided to hit the studio.
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DavidGuitar-driven, wall-of-fuzz, melodic mayhem courtesy of Wooden Shjips front man Erik Ripley Johnson and non-affiliated keyboard player, Sanae Yamada. This records gives you a great big warm hypnotic hug.
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DavidIt seems like Blancmange have been around for donks! I’ve been listening to these poppy knob twiddlers since the very early 80’s.
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DavidAside from the brilliant and incomparable Lou Reed/David Bowie/Mick Ronson recording that is “Transformer” this is my favourite Lou Reed album.
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DavidThe antithesis of “pop” this is as abrasive and challenging as it gets. There’s no hiding. The dog is currently nestled under my legs somewhat disturbed by the dissonance.
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DavidThis arrived on sparkly new orange vinyl today. This 2020 remastered version is all the more remarkable in what it reveals in instrumentation.
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DavidThis FANTASTIC remastered 2014 compilation on 3 great slabs of vinyl just sounds well…. FANTASTIC! These 11 tracks, all released as 12” remixes, were clearly made for the dance floors of the late 70’s, early 80’s, but really blur the links between Disco, Classical, Jazz and Dub.
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DavidWhile the music can definitely stand-alone on this DVD, the film that accompanies the music on each track beautifully reinforces the historical components that the “found” sounds reference throughout.
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DavidI’m half way through Viv Albertine’s very candid 2014 book “Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys” She was brought into The Slits as the guitar player who had never actually played guitar.
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DavidThere’s absolutely no in-between with Ms. Newsom. You either love her or loathe her. Personally, I’m firmly in the love her unconditionally camp.
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DavidAnother awesome Aussie album. This gets an AAAA+ in anyone’s book. Earlier this month I did a bit of a rave about The Stroppies “Whoosh!
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DavidAllmusic.com, and their “know it all, yes we do have the final say on the matter” approach to music reviews is wearing thin.
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DavidThe Smiths and New Order. Two of the most influential bands of the 80’s. This masterpiece is the bastard offspring of Bernard Sumner and Jonny Marr, two key members of those respective stalwarts of British post punk.
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DavidOK it’s not a “proper” live album - it’s got studio recordings interspersed with the live stuff - but as a 17 year old totally immersed in guitar hero worship, this thing still stings the synapses.
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DavidACE Records presents: Music From Jarvis Cocker’s Sunday Service. Just right for this dreary Sunday afternoon, it’s time to revisit this wonderful compilation from England’s greatest living national eccentric.
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DavidIt’s obvious I’m not meant to be digging this band! First, their support slot with Tame Impala is now a non-event even if Mr.
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DavidI happened to be viewing some YouTube video footage of Whakaari (White Island) just prior to, during and after the 2019 eruption, while listening to this record.
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DavidCan’t sing, can’t play. Perfect. The Fair Brothers are from Uniontown in Maryland, USA. They formed Half Japanese in 1975.
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DavidThis really could be Dunedin circa 1982. Despite an Australian twang as wide as The Tasman Ocean there’s a definite The Bats/The Clean jingly/jangly groove emanating these Melbournians.
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DavidMore vinyl I’ve never listened to. It’s great to just buy stuff like in the old days when you only have reference to music choices courtesy of NME, Melody Maker, Sounds and local music rags like Rip It Up.
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DavidIt’s hard to believe that this duo from Old Blighty’s Briton can make such a god forsaken racket. Playing just drums and bass, they could cause all sorts of inferiority complexes for many a larger ensemble.
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DavidThe bottom end on this record is quite extraordinary. You do risk serious damage to your viscera and your speakers if you turn that knob too far.
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DavidA voice like an angel and a band that plays like the devil incarnate! It’s a beautiful contrast - Elfin meets charging Mastodon.
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DavidFriday night - it’s time to stay in and chill out not go out and chill down. This ain’t philosophical, it’s fact!
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DavidThis FANTASTIC compilation is the 4th volume in the “A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble (Exploding In Your Mind)” series compiled and mixed by The Amorphous Androgynous (aka The Future Sound Of London).
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DavidBob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present England, the day after the 60’s. This is the follow up to 2017’s wonderful “English Weather” and another fantastic compilation of English obscurities.
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DavidI’d heard of The Bevis Frond but up until this evening I’d never “heard” The Bevis Frond. As I now have a tendency to do, I bought this on a spare-of-the-moment impulse at Smithies “Family Jewels” this evening.
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DavidYou want to chill - this is the cat’s pajama’s of cool! It’s funny though it’s not music you need to engage with, it’s music just to savor and enjoy for what it is.
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DavidAnother stunner from the Radiohead front man. I loved Radiohead’s last record, A Moon Shaped Pool, and it’s obvious that this is a hangover from those sessions.
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DavidLeftfield disco classics from the New York Underground. This is another superb compilation of New York weirdness of the late 70’s to mid 80’s.
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DavidI’ve had Afro-beat rhythms going on in my head all day since listening to this wee gem this morning. This record covers the period from 1973 to 1980.
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DavidSucculent and syrupy, that’s Mr. Sylvian. This is a recently updated double vinyl version of his late 90s record which I picked up for $29 on sale at JB-Hifi.
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DavidSometimes you just need a bit of cheerful, happy clappy positivity in your life. Things are all a bit grim at the moment.
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DavidPut on as background music this afternoon while tidying the cave, I was also trying to convince myself that when compared with vinyl, CDs sound like shit.
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DavidI was prepared to get very uncomfortable with this brand new compilation of “forgotten New Zealand electronic and avante music of the 1980s” released in late May this year.
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DavidOne of the finds of my recent trip to Wellington was this amazing record. Very tastefully remastered, individually numbered and pressed on gold and black vinyl, it is physically, visually and sonically a thing of great beauty.
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DavidI could listen to Kristin Hersh play the bongos while reciting “The Lord’s Prayer”. It would still be mesmerising. To me, she has one of the best and most distinctive voices of all the rock ‘n’ roll women.
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DavidPoliça are a really difficult band* to try and explain or categorise. (* Poliça is really just singer/songwriter Channy Leaneagh and producer Ryan Olson from the larger and just as uncategorisable collective Gayngs).
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DavidTo test my new computer/USB DAC/amplifier rig, I decided to play a high resolution computer audio file this evening. (A 24 bit/192kbps FLAC file to be precise).
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DavidSoul Jazz Records Presents: Experimental German Rock and Electronic Musik 1972-1983 (Record A) Another absolutely FANTASTIC compilation from Soul Jazz Records.
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DavidSoul Jazz Records New York Noise: Dance Music from the New York Underground 1977-1982 On several trips to London, I’d always make a point of visiting Sounds of the Universe at 7 Broadwick Street in Soho.
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DavidThis year, as Jessie from the “Fast Show” would say, I have been mainly eating compilations. In a most cases this makes for more enjoyable and “active” listening sessions as opposed to just recycling old CDs or “safe” vinyl.
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DavidI think my life is now complete! I now have this absolute peach of a record on beautifully remastered and totally rejuvenated pitch black vinyl.
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DavidThis is another impeccable and VERY English compilation from Mr. Bob Stanley and ACE Records. Originally released some 15 years ago, this is an updated version and covers English potty post-pyschedelic music from the late 60’s to mid 70’s.
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DavidI didn’t quite get this record on first listen but subsequently it’s now a thing of great beauty. This is despite sounding like it’s been taped directly off a transitor radio.
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DavidThis morning I discovered a wonderful new podcast for the proper music nerd. It’s called “ The Album Years ” and is presented by one of my familiars - Steven Wilson and his close buddy Tim Bowness.
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DavidI can just about tolerate going grocery shopping at Fresh Choice supermarket when they play some classy tunes over the PA system.
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DavidAnother impulse buy from “Family Jewels”. I mainly bought this for the beautiful crystal clear coloured splattered vinyl but as a secondary bonus the music is a complete breath of fresh air.
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DavidI’ve always wanted to re-get this on vinyl (I gave my first LP away in the early 2000s) and was seething with jealousy when fellow shut up and listener, brother Ricardo showed me his big blue.
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DavidAside from a resurgence of vinyl in my world, I’m tending more and more towards playing music via a streaming service or off ripped files on network attached storage devices.
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DavidSince coming out of lockdown, I’ve decided to take a few punts and purchase a bit of vinyl from my local “Family Jewels” record shop on the strength of reputation and Smithies recommendations.
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DavidThis is another one of my big influential records I listened to as a bored, shy and self-absorbed 12 year old at my uncle’s house in Palmerston North.
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DavidOK I concede. The only thing better than Porcupine Tree’s Deadwing on vinyl is Porcupine Tree’s Deadwing on Hi-Res DVD-Audio. Renown for his production and high resolution recordings, Steven Wilson does not hold back on this beauty.
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DavidThis “Paradise” edition vinyl was made available in this format several years after the special edition was released on CD in 2012.
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DavidI’ve taken a BIG gamble of late with the purchase of another big Bowie box which arrived at my door this very morning.
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DavidIt’s NZ Music Month so it’s probably apt to play a few of my favourites over the next month. Now this is definitely not your typical 80’s New Zealand band.
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DavidOK, I’ve never been a big fan of Old Cranky throughout his musical lifespan. With the exception of his early days with CSN&Y, “On The Beach” “Zuma” and “Arc-Weld”, I’ve mainly stayed clear of his guitar and song-writing histrionics.
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DavidThis record seems to get a hell of a lot of hyper-praise. I’ve never really singled out albums in the Beatles catalogue to measure or compare against each other but in the case of this particular record, I really can’t see what all the fuss is about.
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DavidI’m just listening to “Coffee Shop Blues” as I’m hearing this Tidal stream for the 2nd time today. Wouldn’t a proper cup of barista quality coffee and a cheese scone dripping in butter go down well!
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DavidI really forgot I even had this in my record collection when I went hunting for something substantial today. And this remastered gem on Antarctic Ice Shelf-thick vinyl IS truly substantial.
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DavidPhysical Graffiti remains one of my all time “most significant records”. I still remember buying this fucker! I couldn’t breath when I dropped that needle for the first time.
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DavidThis record feels totally apt for these times. Bland, mechanical and repetitious. In the case of Kraftwerk - being robotic works very well.
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DavidI’m actively re-assessing Bowie’s records since 1980’s “Scary Monsters”. I have openly stated my apparent unwillingness to accept there was still genius lurking past “Ashes To Ashes” This isn’t Covid-19 related cabin fever talking either, it’s a genuine regret that I’ve followed the sway of the critics rather than making up my own mind.
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DavidThis is for me the best record of the late 70’s early 80’s. I know that’s quite a big call but time and time again it continues to befuddle, bemuse and bewitch me.
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DavidThis is a lovely, hazy trip back to the late 60’s American West Coast except this band hails from 21st Century Denmark.
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DavidYo La Tengo is not a band you play often. When you do, it’s an absolute revelation! No two listens are the same.
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DavidWhile it’s hard to argue that this, their second record, is made of the same greatness that came before on “Blue Lines”, it just fails to rip my nightie this evening.
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DavidThis has been my soundtrack to everything of late. No, you won’t have heard of Jonathan Hultén but you really should as this record is simply extraordinary!
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DavidI don’t often bring out old misery guts but given the bleakness of the situation nothing seems more apt. For me The Smiths still rank up there as one of the best bands of the 80’s.
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DavidBought this on a whim a while back. I had never listened to Microdisney prior to purchasing this, I’d just read glowing references.
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DavidI’ve been sorting out my home office today as 25% of the population is probably doing. (To be honest, I’ve been busy helping others get sorted and really forgot about myself until today).
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DavidThis album has been popping up on a few underrated records rants and references lately so I thought I better check it out.
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DavidIt’s been full-on 12 hour plus days over a 13 day solid stretch as I rolled up my sleeves and gave all the techy stuff a kick up the pants.
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DavidA monumental day today in Godzone as we all prepare to go into lock down. It might be time to trawl through your collection or even, God help us, explore some new music!
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DavidWhile definitely sounding like it was made in the early 80’s (it was!) this record is testament to good songwriting, not quirky, clever production (which it also has).
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DavidSuper-G’s very last record continues with the high-calibre, riff-heavy pop-rock they are renowned for. Over their six studio albums they have made consistently great and seemingly effortless records that without failure, completely kick arse.
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DavidI’ve been really enjoying mix tapes and compilations over the last few years. The best collections tend to expose one to other artists, genres and sometimes entire worm holes for further investigation.
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DavidJust above the bar code on the back of this new slab of vinyl by Lyttelton’s Nadia Reid it proudly proclaims “Made in New Zealand” in a nice bold font.
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DavidI took a big punt on this one during my weekly Warehouse bin trawl. Dropping from $49 to $29 and a couple of well known tracks, including the anthemic “Renagade Fighter”, convinced me to part with my cash.
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DavidLovely late-80’s album from Tokoroa-Born Australian citizen, Jennifer Patricia Morris. While it’s got a definite 80’s production vibe, all of songs stand up really well.
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DavidHaving spent the last month totally immersed in everything Stereolab, I was hoping that this newly re-formed groop, down in this neck of the woods, would at least meet expectations.
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DavidYou know what, I’m getting sick of the same old same old. Three albums in and on the fantastic “Currents” Kevin Parker was getting flogged by the sky’s falling brigade for adding squelchy keyboards and turning his back on his guitar fuelled hazy psych.
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DavidJust a couple of albums to go on my Anglo-French band adventures over the last month. They play live on Tuesday night next week!
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DavidIf you think my time listening to Stereolab is fully exhausted, then think again. This compilation from 1998 is a real cracker.
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DavidThere’s more tambourine playing by Laetitia Sadier than actual singing on this record. Apparently she was sick and didn’t get much studio time so the band just played on.
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DavidAn end-of-century pre-millennial masterpiece. Letitia Sadier and Mary Hanson are on their best collaborative form, harmonising/counter-harmonising beautifully. The horns introduced in Dots and Loops are more prevalent throughout on this record and there’s a few avant guarde moments in the mix as well.
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DavidWhile I’ve replaced ALL of my Stereolab CDs over the last 12 months with astoundingly well remastered and plump-with-music, vinyl editions, I won’t be getting rid of this rare 3CD/1DVD compilation anytime soon.
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DavidThis really early collection of singles and EPs that were recorded prior to their first album Peng! shows just how far they haven’t come.
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DavidThis album, their fourth, may have been my very first exposure to the Stereolab collective back in the late 90’s. Many a CD was thrust into my mitts, including this one, as I ventured into Everyman Records.
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DavidI always wanted to listen to this record this evening. It’s not quite reverse chronologically but fuck it! I make up and change the rules as I go.
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DavidAnother brilliant collection, like yesterday’s compilation, of extraordinary and ageless AOR music. Most of the time I like to feel the grime and hear the dirge.
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DavidYou can thank not taking the time to properly programme stations on the car radio and the holiday break for my two latest indiscretions.
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DavidLiterally just out of Kindy, these Oxford youngsters thrust themselves into mid-90’s Brit-Pop obsessed England. This debut is surprisingly competent for such tiny tots and remains a highly listenable and classic pop record.
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DavidThere’s no getting away from it - Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” is quite good. It’s certainly the Waters and Gilmour show with some killer songs amongst the more operatic/filler stuff.
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DavidJust a great big slab of shit-kicking R&B on double teal vinyl to upset the neighbours and add an edge to the Friday night “no work tomorrow” alcohol fueled exhortations.
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DavidThis is a brilliant collaboration between Kid Cudi and Kanye West. While it’s only an 20 minute EP, it does one hell of a lot during those 1200 seconds.
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DavidWhat a fantastic way to start the weekend! It’s sunny, I don’t have to go to work, and I have time to relax without any demands.
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DavidThis astounding surround-sounding compilation is the cats pajamas for XTC completists. This mid-80’s recording found the Swindon band reinventing themselves while parodying the psychedelic 60’s and in the process bettering 95% of the bands of that time.
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DavidWith the recent demise of Neil Innes , just prior to the turn of the new decade, the world lost a true comedic and musical genius.
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DavidThis greatest hits (volume one) is a non-stop riff fest - I’m not kidding. This record is unrelentless and all of the songs are super extended versions.
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DavidThis truly remarkable mid-80’s release plays out like a Beatles record. Wall to wall “how can anybody write such amazing songs”.
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DavidA bit of a delve back into that strange transitional, and often awkward mid-eighties where you find these London knob twiddlers in their prime.
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DavidBeautiful, ethereal music for a busy old back-at-work Wednesday. Just the ticket when you want some escape into the recesses of your own head space.
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DavidStunning new film of The Cure playing live in 2018. As well as being stunning visually, the Cures have never sounded better.
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DavidStereolab never cease to amaze and surprise. I’ve been trawling through their back catalogue in anticipation of their Wellington event in March.
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DavidIt’s “Bay’s Dreams” weekend here in Nelson and things are really kicking off! Less than 300 metres away from our home in The Wood, it’s FANTASTIC to have such a great summer event literally on our backdoor step.
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DavidThis record was a complete impulse buy whilst trawling the JB-Hifi bins in Wellington. I heard mention of Torres via the “Sound Opinions” podcast a while back where she was highly revered by Greg Kot.
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DavidWowee, we’ve got a right one here! It’s the perfect way to see in the new year. Bereft of any English, this collaboration with South African artist Muzi, is mostly sung in Welsh, with a bit of Zulu thrown in.
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DavidGone are the days of trucking over to Wellington and coming back over-endowed with swags of shiny new CDs and DVDs.
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DavidHoly Mother this is intense! While on the far left side of the heavy spectrum musically, it’s but a whisper, it still jolts you to the core.
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DavidThere’s no shortage of Who compilations. For me, this is the big, vinyl-worth one. 21 brilliant tracks covering 50 years, this is the ultimate showcase of their greatest, radio-friendly hits.
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DavidReleased just a few months ago, this debut record by LA trio “Automatic”, is possibly my find of the year. On non-stop rotation for the last couple of days it’s wormed it’s way into my brain.
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DavidIt’s funky time. This new record maintains the high standard of previous releases. There’s no real surprises just straightforward reggae infused R’n’B and dub.
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DavidI’m not a proud man. How could I resist this 2016, 40th Anniversary Legacy vinyl picture disc for just $22! I’ve never really bought into the whole picture disc thing but in this case it convinced me enough to buy this record.
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DavidThis record is like your very own private audience with Bill Callaghan. The songs are intimate and slightly discomforting, but it’s always very, very engaging.
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DavidIs this the perfect pop record? A faultless masterpiece from Swindon’s finest. Aside from the Beatles, I cannot think of another consistently brilliant band.
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DavidI recently spotted a reference to Group 1850 in a recent “Shindig!” magazine. [By the way Shindig! is now on Readly , an incredibly cheap and efficient way of getting access to ALL of your favourite magazines digitally.
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DavidA big hefty chunk of vinyl playing at 45rpm, a “hidden” track on side one you play backwards, a pop-up cardboard engineer in the recording studio inside the lavish gatefold cover, and lots of a complete off-kilter, genre-bending tunes/experiments throughout!
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DavidAn extraordinary and incendiary relic of the punk/post punk era. Musically and politically, this is such a grab bag of the best bits of the last five years of 70’s England.
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DavidOn Tuesday 3rd March 2020, my latest musical obsession, Stereolab are playing at the San Franscisco Bath House in Wellington. As I may have alluded to previously, I’ve been gathering Stereolab’s entire back catalogue on magnificent triple, clear-vinyl reissues.
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DavidI had a few turntable issues this evening which nearly derailed my listening pleasure. I eventually tracked it down to being an interconnect cable issue.
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DavidGot may latest fix of triple clear vinyl from The Labs this evening - 2LPs actually - that’s 6 slabs of mindfucking magic and album numbers 8 and 9!
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DavidI would have bought this wonderful record just for the cover alone. It’s certainly a great (in stereo) representation of the pleasures within.
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DavidI’ve been looking out for a vinyl version of this treasure for a while now. I happened to find it in Hamilton and this is probably the antithesis of that dump.
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DavidThe most consistent Aussie band of all time, these dudes just haven’t put a foot wrong during their 40 year career.
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DavidWhenever I hear Autobahn, I place myself back in the family home in Hastings in 1974. That was a huge moment for me - the day Casey Kasem played the edited, radio friendly version of “Autobahn” on the American Top 40.
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DavidI don’t give a tinker’s cuss what these dudes are on about but the sonics, bottom end, verbal riffage and discomfort on this record is second to none.
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DavidWhile the Germans are responsible for the abomination that is the DIN connector they are also responsible for some of the most influential and amazing music on the planet.
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DavidThis is in my top 10 records. This is not one of those records that was a right of passage or a sign post or fork in the road on my musical journey.
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DavidI heard “New Music with Grant Smithies” for 11th Oct 2019 via podcast this morning. One group particularly stood out for me.
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DavidI lugged my big Bowie box #3 down stairs into the lounge this afternoon and played what is probably Bowie’s last great album recorded at the arse end of the 80’s.
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DavidSRV’s first and best record. Boosted by a guest slot on Bowie’s “Lets Dance” and a free recording ticket courtesy of Jackson Browne, this debut just oozes raw talent and authentic blues.
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DavidA glorious racket! They say there were several bands, including Pavement, that ripped off the Fall sound. That’s complete bollocks! Absolutely no one, now and then, sounds like The Fall.
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DavidThere’s a lot of syrupy dream pop pouring out of my speakers this morning as I ease into the day with this treasure.
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DavidCertainly “of it’s time” this jazz-lite record still treats the ears. I’m sure I didn’t pay the $6.99 of the sticker price still attached to the disc but got it along with about 15 other DVD-Audio discs on one of my afternoon raids to the Red Shed.
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DavidR.E.M has got a bad rap from our Shut Up and Listen group over recent years. I can’t recall anyone playing an R.
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DavidDie Antwoord still goes down as one of my most gob smacking live music moments ever. Entering the big Boiler Room dance tent completely cold and expecting nothing, I encountered little pixie Yo Landi Vi$$er in full flight “ah ah ah, I am your butterfly - I need your protection”
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DavidThe Lips have always been very generous with their non-standard CD releases - if you can find them. Most of their seminal records, including “The Soft Bulletin” “Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots” and “At War With The Mystics”, are also available with bonus 5.
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David“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” There’s no getting away from it, a great song will always be a great song.
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DavidIt’s 6 days since I’ve actually sat down and listened to a full record. Family do take precedence, especially when there’s tiny tots involved, but it is a sacrifice you make never the less.
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DavidAnother great haul today. I’ve been eyeing up the vinyl bins at TWH lately ready to pounce. I bought a swag the other day but this Kiwi classic, a 25 Year Anniversary remaster, was still retailing for $49.
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DavidTalk about eclectic! This is just about the epitome of it. Jarvis Cocker the un-coolest/cool person on the planet, does a snapshot of seven years of his Sunday afternoon radio show.
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DavidAnother cheapie from The Warehouse. As I’ve stated before, you need to loiter there at least once a week and you will usually be handsomely rewarded.
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DavidA fantastic second outing for this Oxfordian power trio. Barely out of nappies when they wrote this, I’m thinking to myself “I bet a lot of musicians wish they wrote that one.
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DavidI’ve got a shit load of Stereolab records to work through. 22 sides of beautifully remastered clear vinyl in fact. There’s a new batch of their later catalogue remasters coming soon.
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DavidOne of my greatest live experiences ever was witnessing Jakob play live at some dodgy club in Nelson to an audience of about 10.
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DavidOne of my favourites at the moment and on high rotation (if there’s such a thing for streaming content) is this absolute gem from newcomer John Myrtle.
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DavidWhat a fucking amazing record! What a fucking amazing woman! When the track “Your Ghost” starts off, my goose bumps are the size of golf balls!
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DavidA great place to start if you are completely new to Caravan(ing). Spanning the late 60’s, early 70’s, it’s got such a fantastic folky, psychedelic vibe that leans somewhat towards a progressive rock sound.
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DavidThis freebie grab bag from one of our Shut Up And Listen sessions, is hitting all of the right notes. Reminding me a lot of Zero 7 and St.
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DavidI’ve listened to this multiple times over the past few months and it’s just sooooo laid back I just about fall asleep everytime.
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DavidI’ve gone walkabout with my iPhone and this is usually now my default for new music. I have definitely changed my original stance on only listening properly on a decent stereo system.
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DavidWhat’s the first album you play on your brand new turntable? One of the most iconic records of all time - that’s what!
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DavidGreat guitar-based, instrumental solo record from Marillion guitarist Steve Rothery with special guests Steve Hackett and Steven Wilson. Whilst it may be too much to do it justice in a single sitting, there’s some great guitar playing from the main Steve.
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DavidI’m always a bit reluctant to lock into the old mainstream dinosaurs from yesteryear just in case I completely lose my street cred.
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DavidIt’s always a bit of an experience getting Lana’s new big chunk of vinyl onto your own turntable. Arriving by courier this very afternoon, it’s a big double gatefold package encasing two heaving 180g records.
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DavidThis big proggy rocky thing is a real treat. Bought for just $12 in some bargain bin in a Melbourne mall, it’s a superb album that rewards you more on each subsequent listen.
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DavidWedged between “The Stooges” and “Talking Heads” in my highly alphabetasied and well sorted vinyl collection, is this true punk masterpiece.
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DavidPlease don’t judge me but this early eighties gem is a lot better than anyone, including myself, ever gave it credit for.
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DavidIt’s taken all of the last 25 years to find a proper version of this record with the correct unadulterated track listing.
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DavidI’ve been tweaking my new stereo system in the lounge lately. (No more heaving Stonehenge down my stairs every 6 months to host a Shut Up and Listen session!
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DavidAnother beautifully eclectic and somewhat experimental offering from the post-punk, gothic sweethearts. Siouxsie Sioux is in fine voice and John McGeoch (ex Magazine guitarist) is now fully ensconced in the band.
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DavidMy (not so) recent trip to Melbourne yielded some surprising good Aussie music that continues to reward. One of my favorites was Dope Lemon’s “Smooth Big Cat” on pretty picture disc vinyl - it’s just fantastic!
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DavidFantastic debut record from a band I couldn’t do any sort of justice by trying to describe. Led by French vocalist Laetitia Sadier, this just oozes cool.
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DavidI was really prepared to hate this record. This was one of those Siouxsie & The Banshees records I had never given the time of day.
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DavidIt’s only been 14 years since their last record! What’s the big deal! Listening for the first time with my best pair of headphones, it’s something I thought I would never hear in 2019.
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DavidFantastic on first listen - this just hooks you in right from the needle drop. I’ve always avoided Kurt Vile because I was never sure what to expect.
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DavidAbsolute awesomeness from the worlds best band from Oxford. Recently purchased on vinyl to add to my “must-have-on-vinyl” list. There’s a few “must-haves” from the R-Heads.
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DavidOne of my less-than-$2-purchases, this completely bombastic, thickly layered, schizo-genre jumper is nevertheless an intriguing and baffling listening experience. There’s nothing here resembling a real instrument but the beats and hooks are infectious.
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DavidThis early compilation of non-album, alternate takes and BBC sessions is The Smiths at their rawest. Love him or loath him, I can’t imagine someone other than Morrisey singing these songs.
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David“Chains” is right up there on top of my favourite Kiwi songs list. Thankfully, this debut record by Post-Supergroove funk-rocker turned Hip-Hop Maestro Che-Fu is of equal quality throughout.
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DavidIt’s 50 years since The Beatles walked across that pedestrian crossing opposite Abbey Road Studios. While not quite displacing “Help” as the most significant Beatles record for me, it’s comes pretty close.
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DavidOne of my greatest experiences ever!, was witnessing Chris Knox going completely beserk at The New Levin in the late late 70’s.
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DavidI’ve just about finished with my Aussie haul and I may just have picked the best for last. Meandering along without much effort by the time it gets midway, I’m absolutely hooked.
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DavidJust when I thought it was safe to abandon a proper stereo system for a look, no-hands, wireless streaming service-centric solution, I get sucked right back in!
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DavidThis is another record from my newly acquired Aussie collection kindly gifted to me by my Wattle Glen friends from the Shire of Nillumbik (About 25 km North East of Melbourne).
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DavidAnother cracking good record from our neighbours across the ditch. I didn’t know what to expect when I first put this on.
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DavidI finally got this big MF of an album on vinyl! This is one of those watershed records, along with Jeff Beck’s “Wired” and Santana’s “Caravanserai/Moonflower”, that helped to define and steer my musical encounters for the next couple of decades.
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DavidI procured three newly minted records on vinyl from The Big Red Shed yesterday afternoon, two Fat Freddy’s Drop records and this, Marvin Gaye’s masterpiece.
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DavidDebut album from Sydney’s Deep Sea Arcade. 12 impeccable tracks over 38 minutes makes for another quick fix of Aussie Pop-Rock.
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DavidI was (and still am) a big fan of the dirgy, ethereal, dreamy sounds of mid-eighties Cocteau Twins, Lush, Ride and the collective sounds of This Mortal Coil.
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DavidWhile the Aussies continue to under-perform in the sporting arena, those playing for the psychedelic dream pop team are scoring a lot of points on the ear candy ledger.
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DavidOn pristine clear vinyl Another big slab of early Stereolab. Unrefined and noisy, it’s a fantastic and very unsettling journey.
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DavidThis record just shouldn’t work. News Flash: Low, the protagonists of slowcore, embrace abrasive percussive elements and discordant organ textures. What it does uphold though, is the wonderful solo and harmonised voices of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker.
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DavidSunday afternoon is not a time to get the heavies out. Something soft and bouncy is called for. Hot Chip is a London band reportedly on the fringes of dance music and whatever the fuck “alternative” music is?
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DavidOne of my newly acquired possessions appropriated during a recent raid of “The Family Jewels”. Who could resist the Stereolabs on 6 sides of see through, clear vinyl?
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DavidMy top NZ Desert Island disc. Definitely my most played NZ record of all time and finally purchased on vinyl. It’s big, it’s bold, it’s brilliant!
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DavidOne of my all time favorites, this record just oozes class. Buying this on vinyl was a no-brainer. Getting a free copy of this astounding album on hi-res DVD-A along with the vinyl copy was the icing on top.
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DavidI made the big mistake of popping in to see Smithies at “Family Jewels Records” at the Freehouse this afternoon. Hey, we were just going for a pint, chunky sandwich and some of Steve’s famous chips.
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DavidWith Robert Plant confined to a wheel chair recuperating from a serious motor accident, and John Paul not tickling the ivories so much, it’s the Bonham and Page show.
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DavidI’m surprised Lana Del Rey has never performed at the Roadhouse in Twin Peaks. She’s just made for such a venue.
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DavidI remember exactly the moment I bought this from Everyman Records. It was in 2003 and it was such a surprise to see this 20 year old relic compiled onto one collection.
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DavidImogen, my youngest daughter who’s staying with us for the weekend, randomly selected the letter “F” this evening. Without hesitation, I selected The Flaming Lips and this their post millennial masterpiece.
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DavidAnother vinyl gem picked up from TWH. Allmusic.com - Review
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DavidIt’s been a fucking ridiculous week! A quick trip to Hastings, a week ago today, where I sat with my father overnight and through part of the next day when he finally lost his battle with life.
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DavidThe Cure at their bleakest. This record, the third record in a trilogy of misery, “17 Seconds” and “Faith” preceded this, makes a lot more sense in these days of utter dispair.
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DavidThis is not a typical The National record. In fact, if you like The National, you may not like this record.
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DavidAnother NZ recording artist I’ve admired since first hearing the wonderful “Chains” released nearly 2 decades ago. Brilliantly produced and sounding massive.
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DavidGot a bit of a haul from The Warehouse this evening. The Cure’s “Pornography” & Che Fu’s “Navigator” both on vinyl, The NZ polynesian/Maori music compilation “Heed The Call!
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DavidHaving a 5 hour bus trip ahead of me to contend with works out to be the perfect opportunity to listen to a couple of new records courtesy of Tidal.
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DavidWhat a completely bonkers show “ Now Apocalypse ” is. I’ve no hope of ever explaining what it’s about but just to say there’s some great incidental music happening throughout.
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DavidAnother record that’s most definitely vinyl-worthy sounds absolutely extraordinary oozing from my speakers this evening. Probably my favourite Dan, this album never stops being a revelation each time I listen to it.
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DavidGood old fashioned dirge from the bowels of mid 90’s grunge. Layne Staley was always a favourite of mine with his courageous authenticity.
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DavidI just couldn’t resist buying this big slab of reduced-price, double vinyl, completely unheard on one of my now rather rare excursions into the big red shed.
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DavidI attempted to listen to this on headphones the other night but only managed a few tracks before narcolepsy took hold.
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DavidThere’s been a few miracle comebacks lately, notably this morning’s incredible thrashing of Barcelona 4-0 by Liverpool FC to book their place in the Champion’s League final.
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DavidI’ll wager a bet. You find a more riff-tastic record than this anytime soon and I’ll eat all of my neighbours Rhododendrons.
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DavidI was completely stopped in my tracks early one morning last week by a wonderful bit of British Folk Rock playing on the radio.
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DavidThere’s really no shame these days in admitting you once enjoyed (and still do) the sonic aesthetic of the less than revered artists of yesteryear.
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DavidI’ve just finished watching the 80 minute Game Of Thrones battle scene (Episode 3 Series 8). I’m not an obsessive GOT fan but it is brilliant television all the same.
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DavidI’ve made a pact with myself to listen to a brand new new release or brand new old album (or whatever you call a collection of songs by a single artist or curator these days?
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DavidThis, PiL’s 2nd outing, is equal parts atrocious and astounding. It’s also possibly one of the most challenging and divisive records in my entire collection.
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DavidWhile I’ve heard the odd song from the album over the years, I have never listened to this record in it’s entirety.
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DavidThere’s a scene in the Sopranos, I don’t know what season, yet alone what episode, but someone gets whacked around the head with a telephone at the “Badda Bing” club.
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DavidCabaret Voltaire sounded like a precursor to the Underworld sound way back in the late 70’s, early 80’s. While not nearly as accessible they were the original conventional noise assassins.
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DavidMy first ever encounter with Midlake was this, their second record. OK, I’m not a proud man but America’s “Homecoming”, which is way up near the top of my “guilty pleasures” list, springs to mind.
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DavidThere’s just no “in between” with this guy - you either love him or loath him and most people will judge him based on his public persona.
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DavidIt’s Friday night - it’s sonics over substance tonight. These Swiss electro-noise terrorists totally anilate all the rule books and smash you around the head with some of the heftiest beats and riffs imaginable.
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DavidIt’s very difficult to try and say anything about the genius of Mark Linkous. Talking about or trying to explain his music is mostly futile.
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DavidMy favourite record so far this year would have to be this noisy little gem from Clementine Creevy’s LA collective. 10 tracks of pure, mid-90s grungy angst.
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DavidAlways one of my favourite records, the importance of this landmark record by Iggy and The Stooges was reinforced this morning while on my Sunday ramble over to Raglan Roast.
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DavidJust grabbed some feel-good, proggy-pop-rock-metal-whatever-the-fuck-you-want-to-call-it this evening (it’s Friday) and it’s had an immediate pay off. You know the feeling when you just can’t get it loud enough and it gets into your synapses and you think “holy fuck” how good is this!
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DavidCompilation of B-sides and other non-album tracks that makes up part of the Doves “Box Set”. Picked up for a pittance ($2.
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DavidFantastic live set with his band “The Gentlemen Rocketeers” in front of a very small select audience at the Metropolis Studios in London back in 2011.
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DavidA few weeks ago the music world lost Keith Flint, vocal protagonist of The Prodigy. While a complete monster on stage and a savage in the studio, he was apparently one of the nicest, kindest and most thoughtful souls on planet music.
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DavidAnother fantastic record from the world’s most forgotten band. Criminally ignored but now highly revered. A new documentary, Youtube , about Adrian Borland, the enigmatic but ultimately tragic leader of The Sound, is about to be released.
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DavidA big moment happened today that will potentially have a huge impact on my future consumption of music. While near the checkout with several albums ready for purchase tucked under my arm, (including this), the realisation suddenly hit me that “I don’t need physical media” anymore.
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DavidFull title - The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table What the holy fuck was I listening to back in the early 70’s?
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David16th March 2019 - RIP Dick Dale. Richard Anthony Monsour, born in Massachusetts in 1937, was revered as one of the most influencial guitar players and as a bonus, the God Daddy of surf music.
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DavidWhile it’s a blatant Pink Floyd ripoff - it’s a fucking good one. Recorded in the early 90’s, this was made during Mr.
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DavidIt’s hard to believe that the Doves first record, the wonderful “Lost Souls” with that astounding lead-in track “Firesuite”, was made in 2000.
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DavidMost people just wouldn’t get this and I wouldn’t want them to. Matt Berry, who is due to be one of the stars of the new “What We Do In The Shadows” TV series, is a acting, comedy and musical genius.
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DavidNothing short of profound, this turn-of-the-new-millennium record, with ostentatious string arrangements by Tony Visconti, is a beautiful mess. I’d never be one to recommend Mercury Rev’s singular vision and introspective execution as a “must have” for any one’s music collection.
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DavidToday I read something about the band Sleeper reforming for a new album so thought I’d do a recap of their debut.
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DavidThis record is the late 60’s crooning Scott Walker NOT the so-fucking-out-there, avant-garde-doesn’t-do-it-justice Scott Walker of a more recent era. That later day Scott Walker still claims top spot for the most profound Shut Up And Listen session ever experienced in nearly 2 decades!
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DavidThe recent death of Mark Hollis at just 64 years of age was a big shock. His early songs from the first three Talk Talk records, while sounding clearly of their time in the mid-eighties, were the epitome of pop hook on continuous replay.
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DavidA beautiful return to form for Paddy McAloon. A cast-aside solitary CD recently (re)-discovered in a Red Shed bargain bin. There’s absolutely no let up in quality from his (Prefab Sprout’s) earlier masterpeices “Steve McQueen” (1985), “Jordon: The Comeback” (1990) and the astounding “I Trawl The Megahertz” (2003).
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DavidI haven’t finished with Bowie just yet. This record from 1972, coinciding with the release that year of Ziggy Stardust, is my third favourite Bowie record.
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DavidFor me the last great Bowie record. It’s abrasive and harder edged in places than “Low” but is similarly radical with it’s mix of ambient textures.
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DavidI remember like it was yesterday popping into one of many of my favourite record shops on my way home from school and hearing this complete game changer for the first time.
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DavidThank fucking Christ for this record! This was a big return to form for the Thin White Duke. Nothing was ever conventional for Bowie after this record.
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DavidThe single “Young Americans” was a real surprise when I first heard it on the radio. While the R&B sound was hinted at on “David Live” I don’t think anyone was expecting this.
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DavidHere it is! Not my favourite Bowie record by any stretch but definitely in my most important records of all time collection.
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DavidFor me THE high water mark of Bowie’s whole career. The whole album is basically all reflex in my brain. I know every note, every nuance, every lyric.
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DavidThere’s possibly nothing in my entire collection that is as ageless as this masterpiece. The fact that my son Peter listened to this in his car on his wedding day speaks volumes.
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DavidI’ve waited what seems like an eternity to play this. I’ve just returned from a week away and within the first hour of being home I feel a real anticipation that turns into necessity, to get on with playing Bowie’s second record.
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DavidI’m breaking out the Bowie box sets this February. It’s wall-to-wall studio Bowie records only this month - starting with this, his first “proper” album through to 1980’s “Scary Monsters”.
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DavidOk I admit it, I dabbled with New Age music! Luckily it was a fleeting indiscretion that only came about from exposure to a couple of Windham Hill samplers.
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DavidPurchased the day of re-release from HMV in London during 2016, this remastered/re-jigged vinyl compilation of early live Zeppelin recordings just keeps on giving.
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DavidThis record, just released a matter of days ago, has really caught my fancy. After hearing her interviewed and each track reviewed on a recent “All Songs Considered” podcast, it was top of my list to give a proper listen.
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DavidA placebo is a substance that has no therapeutic effect or a measure designed merely to humour or placate someone. Placebo, the band, are more often than not treated similarly by the music press.
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DavidAne of my favourite musical adventures was seeing Pavement in the flesh at The Caledonian Hall, in Christchurch on Wednesday 13th July 1994.
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DavidIf you haven’t listened to this band, I urge you to drop everything and do so right now! Start with this fantastic record, circa 1972, then work your way up from 1969’s “Monster Movie” through to 1973’s “Future Days”.
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DavidOk, more “Dad” rock this evening but there’s a good story behind this one that involves The Big Red Shed. While browsing the vinyl bins recently I came across this beast of a box set newly remastered on 4 big slabs of vinyl.
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DavidA classic dance/drum’n’bass/rock/metal cross-over record that absolutely slam dunks all of the big beats, electronic riffage and squelchy brilliance. We lost a past “Shut Up And Listen” member because of this band (notably “Smack Your Bitch Up”).
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DavidAn absolute stonker of a record this evening. This is truly a forgotten gem from the very short-lived Seattle supergroup made up of members of Alice In Chains (Layne Staley), Screaming Trees (Barrett Martin), Pearl Jam (Mike McCready - who I tolerate big time on this record) and some dude called John Baker Saunders.
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DavidIn Concert At The Royal Albert Hall 2018 was an epic year for me in many ways. Add a live Steven Wilson gig in Auckland into the mix and it’s an icing-on-the-cake moment.
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DavidIf you don’t get goose bumps during Ronson’s “Moonage Daydream” solo you are fucking deaf and probably musically bereft. The end of “Soul Love” as it counts down into the first note of that song is also as perfect a moment on any record that I can think of.
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DavidYou may be thinking “it’s 2019 and this Geezer is still play fucking Supertramp”. While not everyone’s cup-of-very-British-tea, this particular record is a significant bit of ear candy for me.
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DavidI had absolutely no idea what I was going to play on this, the final day of 2018. I tried to be objective and choose something that’s on my “best of” list.
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DavidOrange Juice was never one of my favourites but like any good beverage, it can be an acquired taste. Sipped slowly and mixed with other flavours.
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DavidThe relevance of this album is obvious. It’s a simple little record of Low doing Christmas stuff. Essential themed Slowcore.
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DavidI was helping to deliver my boy and his groomsmen to his wedding venue on Sunday, when Peter (my son) turned on the car stereo.
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DavidI’m in a very specific mood this afternoon as tensions build towards Sunday’s big event (my lad’s wedding day). I tried to listen to one of my bargain bin haul items (Jaco Pastorious - Jaco OST) but that was no where near up to scratch and lasted a couple of tracks.
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DavidHere it is…and STILL my favourite record of the last 2 years. I bought the vinyl while in Auckland recently. As it stands, it’s close to being my most vinyl-worthy record in my entire collection.
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DavidToday we lost another musical legend in Pete Shelley . While The Buzzcocks weren’t directly on my own personal radar his influence on British and American music is without question.
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DavidAnother stunning release from Sunderland’s Brewis brothers. Purchased from Marbecks on a recent Auckland excursion, this very vinyl-worthy long player is clearly made (on clear vinyl), for needle and groove.
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DavidThese were strange days indeed! If you haven’t already listened to Cocteau Twins you won’t ever be ready to listen to Cocteau Twins.
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DavidAs explained last month, My Computer’s second album “No CV” is way way up there as one of my greatest discoveries.
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DavidNow this record is just frightening! As previously mentioned, I’ve been watching the latest/last series of Twin Peaks and every episode gets stranger, darker and more bewildering than the previous episode.
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DavidI was first attracted to My Computer by the mythical and magical debut release “Vulnerabilia” which I never managed to get a physical copy of in any format.
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DavidThe six years between 1976 and 1982 probably had the greatest impact on my musical roadmap. I had a big preference for British punk and new wave around that time and this evolved into electronic abrasiveness and the intentionally (very) unconventional.
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DavidI watched the first episode of the latest Twin Peaks “Limited Event Series” last night. OMG! It is way, way beyond what I expected.
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DavidWhat a disjointed old month this has been. A day trip to Wellington, 2 nights in Auckland and back again to Wellington for another 3 days over the last couple of weeks has made me crave for my home roots.
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DavidIt’s a fucking outrage that this record isn’t even listed on Dimmer’s discography on Allmusic.com Not only is this one of NZ’s best ever records, it’s an extraordinary example of world class songcraft and production.
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DavidI possibly heard about this record while listening to the “All Songs Considered” podcast on one of my mindful(less) walks. It was one of those WTF moments where you stop in your tracks and take note of who and what before it’s all lost.
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DavidWhat a big old pleasant surprise this was then! I bought this at Real Groovy in Auckland recently with the carrot of a “$5 off” sticker gracing the front sleeve.
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DavidI needed some chill down music this evening. I’ve just arrived back from Auckland after a spectacular live show last night at one of the best venues I’ve ever been to.
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DavidOne last spin before venturing to Auckland to see the Prog God in the flesh. This is my second Steven Wilson trip with my boy Pete.
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DavidGreat reinterpretation of Bowie songs by the original cast members of “Lazarus” - a stage show commissioned by Mr. Jones himself just prior to his death in 2016.
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DavidDebut release from big boy Cambridge rockers. While it’s not …… hideous, it’s not something I’m likely to have on high rotation.
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DavidI could rave for all eternity on the utter brilliance of todays Tidal release. I’m not going to coz you all know I’ve had this SW addiction for some time now and I’m probably preaching to the unconvertable.
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DavidThere’s simply no denying that this record is a true masterpiece. I’m not a Queen fan by any means but this is without question one of the high points of the 70’s.
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DavidA randomly chosen selection this evening. Despite being four decades since their highly revered, smack-you-around-the-head trio of utter brilliance, Mr Colin Newman and Co return with a very worthy stunner that harks back to their best.
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DavidI have only listened to this record 3 or 4 times. It is a truly unsettling experience and I do mean this is the most positive way.
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DavidI’m far from being a musical snob, but I did try and hide Phil’s face as I discreetly slid the monstrous double vinyl cover across the counter before parting with my $19.
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DavidA very classy, post-break-up-with-hubby record produced by T Bone Burnett. There’s some real texture and reverby guitar added to proceedings that is in real contrast to her previous “clean” rockabilly recordings.
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DavidI knew absolutely nothing about this particular gatefold sleeved, double CD wedged amongst the boxes of unloved discs sitting under the big “clearance” sign.
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DavidA talent like this doesn’t come along very often - ahem, unless you come from the lower South Island. Nadia Reid, Aldous Hardling and Marlon Williams are part of the mother folking good South Island Kiwi’s pushing their esoteric but trending trendy, angst-ridden tunes around the globe.
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DavidI swear, I will NEVER attend a live Mogwai event. I’m long past going to sonically damaging gigs where your ears fight for recovery for the next few days and your internalised speech sounds like an old transistor radio.
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DavidI heard a great interview on Radio New Zealand this morning with songwriter, producer and documentary maker Mark Tierney. He was responsible for the wonderful Strawpeople.
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DavidAny album that includes a track with banjo, 11 piece Indian violin ensemble, sitar and Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval is alright by me.
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DavidAnother souvenir from one of my bin diving adventures, this is a very interesting mix of musical genres. To actually determine what those genres are however, is a rather perplexing challenge.
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DavidLove em or loath em, Genesis after Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett left, became even bigger stadium fillers and fully transformed into mega selling, production line pop superstars.
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DavidIt’s Friday. It’s literally the weeks end. Time to give your brain the heave ho and leave all pretensions at the front door.
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DavidIt’s well over 20 years since Tricky’s “Maxinquaye” stunned the music world and topped most “best of” album lists for 1995.
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DavidI still haven’t trawled through all of my $2 “take-a-punt” CDs from Te Whare Putunga. After my Steven “Bloody” Wilson marathon last month, I’m ready for some fresh sounds.
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DavidSimply put, this is probably the most perfect Steven Wilson/Porcupine Tree release in the entire SW catalogue. It’s a big subjective statement to make but it’s hard to prove otherwise on the strength of this brilliant record.
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DavidAnother great release for a SW/PT newbie to wrap their ears around. This record, along with “In Absentia” and “Deadwing” would be the perfect place to start appraising Mr.
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DavidBehind the veil. One of the best props I’ve ever seen at any gig is the transparent/translucent cloak that Mr Wilson’s band plays behind on this 2012 recorded gig and also experienced live for most of his 2016 gig in Auckland.
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DavidThis is Mr Wilson at his most progressive. It’s Genesis, it’s King Crimson, it’s fucking Return To Forever. There’s a crash hot ensemble playing all around him and aside from vocals he does take more of a back seat on this performance wise.
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DavidYet another piece of the musical heritage puzzle that is the Steven Wilson brand. This early 90’s record is a largely experimental, but highly accessible pop record made in collaboration with vocalist Tim Bowness.
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DavidIt’s Spring! I’ve been ruthless lately, ridding myself of all the unnecessary shit that gets in the way and starts to irritate.
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DavidThere’s a Steven Wilson gig in Auckland to attend in several weeks time so I’m getting more acquainted with his most recent stuff.
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DavidI’m just thinking - I started my 12 year “career” at my current work place soon after this was released. Now that’s just crazy!
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DavidNearly a decade prior to the release of one of my favourite SW moments, 2002’s “In Absentia” where things started heading North towards metal, this gem is a previously neglected treasure trove of progressive rock meets psychedelia.
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DavidSteven Wilson and Aviv Geffen return for their best collaborative effort in donks. A true Blackfield return to form I reckon.
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DavidImagine my surprise a couple of years back going into The Warehouse and discovering this big chunk of vinyl along with two other equally exciting Steven Wilson recordings.
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DavidThe Tree stripped bare. This is an instore, mainly acoustic set, with just Steven Wilson and John Wesley accompanying him on guitar and backing vocals.
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DavidThe first Porcupine Tree record I really listened to. And what a way to listen to it! - in all of it’s 5.
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DavidThe opening slide guitar on “Even Less”, the first moment on this record, completely does me in. It’s pure wall to wall class from then on.
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DavidMr Wilson’s first “actual” solo album made at the peak of Porcupine Tree’s popularity and critical acclaim. (For those who had actually heard of him and the band that is!
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DavidWhile this is deemed the first Porcupine Tree record, it’s actually Steven Wilson’s first solo album prior to any actual PT album, recorded in his bedroom studio under the pretense of it being a fully formed band.
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DavidThis was my first exposure to the eccentric world of Mark Oliver Everett (aka E) and it remains my favourite Eels record.
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DavidI was never a great Doors fan. To be fair I never really listened much to any American music until … gulp….
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DavidFuckin’ Canadians! Sarah has the TV permanently tuned to Channel 17 on Freeview. HGTV is dedicated to the very best in home improvement, DIY design, real estate and gardening - Canadian style!
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DavidHome on a Friday evening with Tuesday’s SUAL session still reverberating. I reach for my iPhone and dial in The Dan.
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DavidOne of the most astounding debut records ever, The Bunnymen were like a breath of fresh air at a time of unprecedented musical diversification.
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David“The Pod” and especially “Pure Guava” was my (and fellow SUAL’er Martin’s) introduction to the absurd but incredibly inventive and musically proficient Ween.
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DavidI love the “LateNightTales” and “Back To Mine” compilation series curated by many guest musicians, over many years. Last count, there’s about 50!
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DavidAnother $2 random roulette choice from the big red shed. To be fair, this has some great and not-so-great moments. I think the good bits outweigh the less satisfying bits - so I’m not losing sleep over my impulsive purchase.
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DavidEarly 70’s music doesn’t get much more inventive than this. A biggie record for me from undoubtedly the most fertile of musical eras.
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DavidThe definitive antithesis of “Pop” music, these anti-establishment aural activists return 35 years after their last release with a snarling, menacing go fuck yourself monster.
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DavidAn album of it’s time. But perhaps timeless? Allmusic.com - Review
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DavidDouble vinyl recording of a live radio broadcast from Kansas City circa 1974. I was not feeling overly adventurous when I randomised this evening’s selection and grabbed this safely stashed away 2LP set.
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DavidThese Nebraskins are clearly locked inside a mid-80’s time warp. There’s lots of electronic noodling, trance-like ridums and some ever so pleasingly analogue synths at play.
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DavidA criminally underappreciated band that I simply couldn’t (perhaps can’t) get enough of. Peter Perrett’s fragile, vulnerable, between-keys voice is stunningly authentic and matched for uniqueness and virtuosity by John Perry’s amazing fret work.
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DavidI’ll be honest, I’m really not sure if I like this or not? As I’ve always proclaimed I’m not really a lyrics man.
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DavidNitin Sawhney’s first record, which I encountered at the end of last century, was a game changer for me. Jeff Beck covered the track “Nadia” from that album a year or two later and it was soon after this that I joined the “ Shut Up and Listen ” group on the strength of that one song.
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DavidThis is another recently discovered gem of an album on my Tidal play list. Another great road album that made my journey back from Goblin Bay not long enough.
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DavidThrow a bit of Lizzy, Skynyrd and some James Brown in the mix and this is what you get. It’s a crazy mélange but these Texans really make it work.
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DavidSyd gets his obligatory annual outing. I never tire of this. Ok, it’s “Dad Rock” but if you can’t appreciate this as a stone cold classic, you are musically brain dead.
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DavidI didn’t see this coming at all. On first encounter this was totally unexpected. For some reason I had previously assumed M83 was some lo-fi, punky angst band from France and had always thought their acclaimed album “Dead Cities, Red Seas…” was some sort of Green Day/angry band revamp.
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DavidI spilt my coffee all over my desk at work and into my back pack this black Friday morning. Coincidence, not really - shit happens sometimes and I was a fuck wit for being so careless.
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DavidAnother trawl through the bins at Richmond’s big red shed has again delivered a great return on investment for my time, patience and perseverance.
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DavidMesmeric debut from Sydney duo Au.Ra. I’m not prepared to put a label on it but it’s up there with a couple of other favourite and recent Aussie releases.
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David“Remember where you were yesterday” is a sentiment conveyed in the liner notes on this record dedicated to founding member and drummer Jon Brookes, who died of a terminal illness just prior to its recording.
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DavidWell Wang Dang Sweet Poontang! You may wonder why on earth would I be watching this red neck, right wing, NRA high priest, racoon tailed, misogynist geriatric play to an audience of mostly chubby fellow white trash devotees.
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DavidAbsolutely brilliant solo album lovingly crafted by the Super Furry Animals frontman. I listened to this yesterday on my journey back from Golden Bay.
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DavidWoody Guthrie purists are particularly disapproving of this release - it does show up in the reviews. Get over it people, Dylan went electric decades ago and it was about folkin’ time.
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DavidSome of my favourite vocalists appear on this final collaborative outing for Mark Linkous, who died just months before it’s release.
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DavidA brilliant relic of 60’s rock and possibly one of the most famous compilations of all time. Great to have this on vinyl.
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DavidThis record is more often than not completely rubbished by the music critics. This debut by the ex, and once second-in-charge Floydian, is full of trademark Gilmour and recalls great memories of me playing this with great regularity.
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DavidI did the $2 grab bag from TWH this afternoon. Picked up eight quite obscure albums (including The Pop Group’s “Citizen Zombie” and Iron and Wine’s “Sing Into My Mouth”) - all for under 20 bucks.
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DavidOk “Wired” was my first exposure to Geoffrey Arnold Beck, and what a watershed moment that was!!!!!. However, this record lives on as my favourite JB recording.
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DavidRichard, who I know is very fond of this record, played “My Finest Hour” at last night’s Shut Up and Listen session.
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DavidI paid nearly $7 for this gem at The Warehouse. It’s just outrageous! My “five bucks” catch phrase is getting harder and harder to substantiate these days.
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DavidSome times it’s not fair being a bottom-shelfer! Some of my favourite albums are not always in easy reach and may at times get completely overlooked.
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DavidFuck it, I just needed something completely disposable tonight. A long day, a long drive and an absence of any musical intelligence.
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DavidFaultless post-Hüsker Dü record from their legendary front man. Despite a brain melting wall of guitars, it’s the hook of great melody amidst all of that power that prevails over everything else.
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DavidI can’t remember if I biked over or caught the bus to my destination of Napier 15 miles away, but I do remember being there for the Saturday afternoon screening of “The Song Remains The Same” in ‘76 or ‘77.
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DavidI finally got to watch the fantastic XTC documentary “This Is Pop” today via some dodgy streaming service (ok, I was desperate!
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DavidI’ve listened to Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, up to and including the excellent “Then Play On” and the megastar Linsey Buckingham-era Fleetwood Mac that peaked with “Rumours” and “Tusk”.
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DavidThis very strong debut catapulted this band into indie superstardom and you can hear why. (actually, prior to putting it on I had forgotten it was their first record!
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DavidMore from those seminal years then. Thank god punk and new wave eventually came along to rescue one from the dinosaurs that prevailed but there really was no other period for rock like the early to mid 70s.
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DavidI make no bones about it. Mick Ronson was/is the most important guitar player of my lifetime. It’s a bold statement - but when you first encounter “Moonage Daydream” as a bare-arsed 12 year old, it counts for everything.
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DavidI went for a nice solo walk on a cold, dull morning - just me, my iPhone and my Sennheiser Headphones.
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DavidThis particular record obviously didn’t mean anything to me as a 7 year old when this was released in 1967, but five or 6 years later I definitely remember hearing Hendrix on a big set of headphones at my local church youth club.
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DavidThis record, along with their earlier “Very ‘Eavy Very ‘Umble”, Tull’s “Aqualung” and the incomparable and never bettered, The Who’s “Live At Leeds” were HUGE for me as a shy, day dreaming, on-another-planet 12 year old.
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DavidHow the shitting hell did I miss this one?? I’ve been a devoted (pardon the pun) Depeche Mode fan since 1997’s “Violator” and have worked backwards as well as including all subsequent releases to ensure I get my full fix.
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DavidI actually bought this record on the strength of the worlds greatest biologist and non-theist mischief-maker being mentioned on the album cover.
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DavidI rolled a random “R” this evening and immediately reached for “Riverside”. They are without doubt, Poland’s best progressive metal band.
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DavidIt’s astounding to realise that this gem was made more than 20 years ago! Played for the first time in it’s entirety in at least a decade, I am reminded of just how good it is.
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DavidEvery so often I catch the bus (reluctantly) to Richmond. (This endlessly sprawling and souless “location” where I just happen to work, would never be on any of my “favourite-places-to-be” list.
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DavidOK, I won’t piss around. This is one of the most pretentious, grandiose and utterly brilliant albums in my entire collection.
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DavidIt’s a hard job staying relevant in the music world when what is deemed “the best years” are close to 25 years ago.
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DavidIt’s a mixed bag for me this one. Some of the more experimental stuff grates but then the record completely absolves itself with some incredibly hooky bass-lines and riffs and several songs to die for.
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DavidThese dudes started off as a post-new-wave, gothy-punk-avant-garde-noise-band. (It’s a proper musical genre, I’m telling you!) However, I didn’t become aware of them until they morphed into a fully fledged white boy funk band and five albums into their 4AD label tenure.
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David[Original 1980 Japanese pressing from Lo Cost Vinyl in Jackson Street, Petone] I just spent the weekend in Wellington and restricted my purchases (with the utmost of restraint I must say!
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DavidAlong with last year’s wonderful “Savage”, this earlier release just ticks so many boxes. It’s dark. It’s heavy. It’s impossibly catchy and it’s possibly the most unfashionable record in my entire collection.
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DavidWhat a fucking glorious racket!! This recently discovered quintet hail from San Diego and this monster is their first release in 14 years.
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DavidI’ve decided it’s music-streaming-month. I’m now spending more on streaming services like Tidal, Amazon Music and YouTube Red and far less on a physical CD or vinyl record.
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DavidAnother big bonkers record from the Super Furry’s. This, their 3rd record, is as good as any in their catalogue. They simply do not know how to make a dud record.
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David[5.1 DTS SW Remaster] What a revelation this wonderful recording is. While my Tull experience really started with “Aqualung” and “Living In The Past” and ended with 1978’s “Heavy Horses”, their back catalogue is well worth exploring.
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DavidIt’s taken a few days to recover from our latest “Shut Up And Listen” session. I have been bereft of enthusiasm following an at times mind-warping journey through seven unique musical showcases of iconic musicians.
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DavidThis is where it all started with me and the Lizzy boys. The best dual guitar attack since Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter ambushed Lou’s “Rock’n’Roll Animal”.
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DavidOK I cheated with this one. I’m streaming this into my headphones via hi-res Tidal on my iPhone as I make my signature dish, chicken biryani rice for this evening’s meal.
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DavidConsidering the date this was released, it was remarkably ahead of it’s time. It must have sounded absolutely bonkers when I first heard it.
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DavidI initially tried to listen to an electronic record (Meat Beat Manifesto) this evening but I just wasn’t in the mood at all.
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DavidAl Di Meola was about 12 years old when he joined Return To Forever in 1973 for the classic rock fusion lineup of Chick Corea, Lenny White, Stanley Clarke and himself.
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DavidA bit of magic on this Friday the 13th. Appropriately kicking off with “Black Dog” the diversity and musicianship on this record doesn’t relent until the final note is squeezed out.
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DavidThis Monday night debrief requires serious frivolity. This under-the-radar masterpiece is filled with an impossible array of the most luxurious sounds courtesy of two very clever Finnish wax spinners.
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DavidFollowing the final lancing of punk’s great big oozing boil, there emerged some of my favourite bands and musicians. This was in 1978 and through the early to mid eighties.
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DavidI’m at it again I’m afraid. I’m playing it safe and listening to my goto band . One reason why I love this band is that includes possibly my most listened-to-artist of the last 10 years - Mr Steven Wilson.
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David“Expert” reviews can really be polarising. I nearly didn’t watch a very good thriller the other night, a most entertaining and exciting Jackie Chan/Pearce Brosnan movie “The Foreigner”, coz at least half of the reviews said it sucked.
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DavidI’m just about to dig into the book “Black Postcards: A Memoir” by Wellingtonian Dean Wareham, founder of Galaxie 500 and Luna.
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DavidA random letter choice this evening. (Thank you Son In Law Matthew). Technically, you could argue that “The Jesus And Mary Chain” starts with a “T” but for my filing purposes it’s under “J”.
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DavidWhen I just want to be pounded by some melodic pomp that doesn’t require much investment in meaningful listening I usually turn to the wonderful Blackfield.
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DavidA brilliant $2 bin trawl item that is now a highly regarded musical artifact in my collection of other musical artifacts.
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DavidWhen I hear Daniel Ash play his guitar, it always reminds me of Mick Ronson without The Thin White Duke chewing on his guitar strings.
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DavidOK, I completely missed St. Paddy’s day despite encountering numerous green-haired, Guinness lugging, thin white dudes through out the day yesterday.
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DavidAnyone who thinks Kanye West is a total and talentless plonker should be strapped to a chair and made to listen to this all the way through.
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DavidGot this big chunk of glorious translucent green vinyl via courier yesterday from Real Groovy in Auckland. I’ve been streaming this beauty for the last couple of months and simply can’t get enough of it.
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DavidOne of the most overlooked British bands ever, Mansun completely piss all over the best of them - especially the god-awful shite pushers, Oasis.
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DavidWhile not held in the same regard as an “Autobahn” or “The Man Machine”, this mid-80’s effort remains one of my favourite Kraftwerk records.
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DavidThere’s a real glut of Kiwi talent at the moment but fortunately this doesn’t dilute the quality of what’s on offer.
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DavidRight time, right place! I popped into the big red shed this afternoon in mild anticipation (as is always the case) looking for that not-so-elusive bargain.
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DavidAn extraordinary record that never fails to confound me. Japan wasn’t really a band that fitted in at the time (or at any time for that matter!
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DavidI’m not sure why a fat, mascara-dripping, lipstick-smeared, aging gothic clown with big hair playing the most maudlin dirge on the world’s ugliest guitar is so engaging.
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DavidIt’s goose bumps time again! One of the best British bands in recent history, lead singer Brett Anderson takes a big dollop of Bowie’s glam and mixes it with Morrisey’s glum.
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DavidI threw a “T” and reached into my alphabetised “T” section for this little gem. And it really is a wee gem.
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DavidThis is such a great snapshot of sleazy 80’s English disco delivered effortlessly by a brilliantly deviant “chatty man” Marc Almond and electronic knob twiddler David Ball.
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DavidThis record is without question one of my top 10 albums. And if you are talking about pioneering electronic records, it’s second to none.
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DavidExperimental German Rock And Electronic Music 1971-81 I wasn’t overly keen on going for a pint on Saturday despite it being muggy, late-afternoon, a spontaneous activity and tempered with a perceived sense at least, that it would more than likely result in a free beer.
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DavidI left home in 1977 and remember trying to find my “cool”. I never did find it but this was as close as I got to at least planting a seed.
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DavidLed “Folking” Zeppelin. After hearing Fairport Convention’s “Reynardine” the other night at our monthly “Shut Up and Listen” session, I was struck by the Led Zeppelinesqueness (yes it really is a word - google it!
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DavidJust organising some tracks for tonight and thought I really needed to play a track from the wonderful Yo La Tengo.
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DavidAnother messy, lower than lo-fi chunk of American noise/Krautrock from London’s Hamstead. WTF, I always assumed they were American! After some fact checking I found out they were actually part of the Camden lurch scene of the early to mid 90’s.
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DavidOne of my favourite slabs of vinyl gets some rotation time this afternoon. I usually don’t bother with remastered, re-purposed and re-marketed records that have an abundance of demos, b-sides and obscurities that you might listen to once.
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DavidI laughed myself silly this morning while walking the dog with my wife Sarah. On the last stretch home, Sarah stopped walking, hopped on to one leg and proclaimed “I’ve got stones in my groove”.
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DavidI should have played Rory this evening. “Too Much Alcohol” perhaps? OK it’s Friday post-work - we have two choices. Go home and do some housework or have a friendly pint at The Free House.
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DavidI was really hesitant about playing this record today and as I later found out, for very good reason. On a morning walk with the dog, I listened to my favourite podcast, Marc Maron’s WTF .
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DavidI picked this up a couple of years ago on vinyl at some second hand shop but hadn’t felt any need to give it a spin since.
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DavidRemember this day! It’s up there with JFK’s assassination and the death of Lady Diana. But in my world, undoubtedly, more significant.
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DavidThis is the Talking Heads record that got away. While familiar with some of the songs on subsequent live records or compilations, this is the first time I’ve actually had the pleasure of listening to the whole record.
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DavidOne of my go to records when you just want to get smacked around the head (sonically speaking) without any serious investment or effort.
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DavidI listened to the solo album of sibling Peter Brewis last night and just couldn’t get enough. (I just had to listen to a couple of tracks multiple times to un-suspend my disbelief).
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DavidThe moment I pushed the small, shiny, bit-encoded, digital data storage format, optical disc into my optical drive transport and digital analogue conversion mechanism, I instantly realised “Fuck this is good!
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DavidThrew a random “C” this evening. Too hot to think about objectively choosing something to listen to. This will do quite nicely thank you.
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DavidHeard a great song on the way home from work today by kiwi band “Supermodel”. It reminded me a lot of Prefab Sprout.
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DavidThere’s something rather comforting about Laurie Anderson. She’s very much an “Emperor’s New Clothes” protagonist. While written following the big financial crisis of 2008, it just seems so relevant in today’s bonkers world.
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DavidThis husband and wife led Quebecois collective hail from Montreal, home of Arcade Fire. While their sound is just as monstrous it definitely feels like it comes from another planet altogether.
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DavidOne of my all time favourite records. The day has come to give it it’s annual outing in wonderful 5.1 DTS surround.
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DavidNothing heavy this evening, just throw me some hooky grooves that take me to my happy place. While this ain’t proper jazz, there’s far less maths going on in these tracks, it’s just enough for me to dip my toes into on this balmy evening.
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DavidIt’s a bit scary putting this record on when people are around. I was happy when my wife Sarah left the house this evening midway during the first track.
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DavidMy first foray into pre Buckingham-Nicks Fleetwood Mac and it’s a fucking mess! And that’s brilliant. Think “Tusk” a decade later?
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DavidI swear Jason Lytle played a busker’s set at the Saturday Nelson market a few months back. My son Peter can confirm it.
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DavidToday we journey back to the introspective (read melodramatic!), syrupy, hit-oriented 60’s where production was far more important than the song.
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DavidAnother stunning hi-res recording. This time from the world’s best exponent of Swedish psychedelic progressive extreme folk metal. This is an album that would not offend anyone except maybe the hardcore Swedish death metal die-hard who considers this record the moment Opeth sold their souls in favour of enlightenment and creativity.
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DavidTwo tracks in and I’m fucking putty!!!! “Crosseyed and Painless” is such a stunning track it leaves me catatonic and with goose bumps the size of blisters.
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DavidIt’s funny how things can become more acceptable over time. OK, I’ll concede that corduroy pants and feral cardigans will never be acceptable.
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David2017. What a fucking pig’s breakfast of a year. It’s been great in so many ways personally, a new Grandchild, a Wedding in Australia and we’re not bankrupt.
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David(punctuated with Tool’s “Stinkfist”) Fucking Kettley’s at it again!! Been out, come home. The prick’s got some awful, bassy house music blarring out his back patio (sounds like it’s coming out of his arse!
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DavidI had coffee with a couple of work colleagues today and we got talking about music. (as you do) Among the conversation was mention of the band The Verlaines.
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DavidTrying to write some kind of coherent approbation of this record is nigh on impossible. I’ve tried to make sense of it, I really have.
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DavidThis wonderfully cheerful, possibly life affirming, record comes courtesy of a random glance at my CD’s this afternoon. It’s Summer, it’s hot and this bigger than life recording does the trick nicely.
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DavidReviewed previously on 2nd March 2014 A band that certainly jumped on the punk/new wave band wagon back in the late 70’s.
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DavidWe stayed with our very good friends Maurice and Viv (affectionately known as “Mo & Vi”) in Melbourne recently and immersed ourselves in Aussie culture.
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DavidJust jumped off the plane from Melbourne (via a Wellington stop over) and brought this double slab of Aussie vinyl back with me.
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DavidIt’s December already! Off to Melbourne on Sunday for my daughter’s wedding. I thought it more than apt to honour the Aussies with one of their more competent and revered musical eccentrics.
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DavidI randomised my selection this evening. After causing a recent furore over his rather public disdain for Trump, it’s possibly a good time to revisit.
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DavidIt was 10 years ago when Robert Plant and Alison Krauss treated the world to a brilliant collection of songs where their rock and bluegrass worlds intertwined.
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DavidI was completely wowed by Nadia Reid’s first record, “Listen to Formation Look for the Signs”. It was right up there with my favourite records of 2015.
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DavidOne of my watershed albums. As a new college entrant I was now getting exposed to proper, grown up music. Despite this, I still slept and ate everything Reg and Bernie produced.
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DavidAnother fantastic sounding remaster from 10cc’s early catalogue. An incredibly diverse range of genres and oh so clever-Trevor-ness. Self-referential and up it’s own arse but extremely engrossing all the same.
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DavidI haven’t spent a lot of time with this one, (I picked it up for $1.67 a few weeks back), but what I do hear is not what I expected.
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DavidThis record was very recently voted “Record of the Year” 2017 by Uncut Magazine. Up until today, I did not own this record.
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DavidI dropped the needle on this big slap of recently remastered ruby red vinyl and gasped in stunned disbeleif. If there’s ever an argument in favour of vinyl over digital - this just has to be it.
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DavidCracking retrospective of the legendary punk poet John Cooper Clarke. His is a name that’s cropped up many times over the years but he was not really appreciated until well into his 60’s.
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DavidI’m not sure if I was exposed to this record first or the earlier “The Yes Album”. Whatever the case was, the impact was astounding but just not a positive one at the time.
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DavidAnother $5 bargain bin escapee. I’ve always been curious about this one but never bothered pursuing. Beautifully packaged, I couldn’t lose!
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DavidOMG I need this this evening! The bastards at work are getting me down big time. It’s time to purge. In May 2015 I wrote:
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DavidThere’s nothing much I can say about this record that wouldn’t demean it’s importance in my musical world. While every track, aside from the rollicking “Doubt” is the epitome of understatement and restraint, it’s the final track “Faith” that will take pride of place in my funeral march or on my death bed (I’m not really one for ceremony).
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DavidAnother great bargain bin find that helps greatly with my retro-manic obsession. I was listening to these dudes along with Human League, Heaven 17, OMD and god help us all, China Crisis back in the post punk, new wave, serious band transition period!
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DavidHad a big trawl of the bargain bins yesterday (unusual I know!) and picked up quite a few goodies for bugger all.
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DavidThis record renders me catatonic. It demands my attention. I close my eyes and can’t concentrate on anything else. It’s impossible to focus on anything when this beast is playing.
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DavidJust bought this big, 4-sided monster on vinyl. One of my “Desert Island Discs” without doubt, it is certainly way up there as one of the greatest and most pioneering works ever created.
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DavidMick Ronson’s best mate’s classic late 70’s masterpiece. (Ian Hunter was band leader of Mott The Hoople) I bought this amidst all of the punk and new wave I was being bombarded with at the time on the strength of the Ronson/Hunter partnership.
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DavidA big, sprawling epic. 4 slabs of exquisite meandering, guitar tinged country blues rock. WTF! It’s also electronica, squelchy pop with a hint of Dylanesque.
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DavidPrior to his solo career which kicked off in the late 80’s, he was bass player extraordinaire for Magazine (A definite desert Island band) and Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds (no slouches either!
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DavidI first heard the track “Ernie” at our last “Shut Up And Listen” session back in September and was suitably impressed enough to buy the vinyl.
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DavidThis is a real flash back to the early 70’s. Rod and Ron and the boys crossed with the sloppy tightness of Mick and Keith’s lot.
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DavidAn astounding relic from my precocious multi-genre hopping pop/rock musical ingestion period of the 70’s. I’ve just finished listening to the WTF popcast with a wonderful and frank interview with Alice Cooper.
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DavidIt’s a strange one this one. While rubbished by many, Bowie purists and otherwise, this is quite possibly my second favourite Bowie record (my actual favourite Bowie record seems to be one of many!
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DavidI had a browse through the latest “Prog” magazine today and felt mildly embarrassed with the imagery and pseudo-seriousness that pervaded through each page turn.
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David1976, I was 16 and entrall of punk and gritty rock’n’roll. My mate, Robert Hiscox and I discovered Tom Petty one idle afternoon.
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DavidAs previously proclaimed , Gregg Allman’s “Laidback” is one of my most treasured records. This beautiful posthumous vinyl recording is another wonderful gift that will be equally cherished.
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DavidYou know what? Lorde gets cooler by the day. There’s a wonderful recent interview with her on the “WTF” podcast series with Marc Maron, where she raves about her favourite artist of all time, Peter Green.
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DavidPicked up this beautiful gate-fold vinyl record for bugger all from the big red shed. (BTW The Warehouse remains my greatest source of musical treasures - now isn’t that just a bit sad?
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DavidStill enigmatic after all of these years, 23 of them at last count, I will never do it any justice by talking about it.
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DavidBowie’s all over this. While “Low” was the high mark of his career, he lent an almighty hand to the Iguana’s rehabilitation at the same time.
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DavidI was a huge Gazza fan back in 1979 when Tubeway Army gave us “Are Friends Electric” on the “Replicas” album.
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DavidWhat a load of bollocks to suggest Steven Wilson has sold out. Giving up his more “progressive” attributes to go all “pop” on this, his latest offering.
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DavidA package arrived at work on Thursday. This was sent via courier from Wellington after journeying as hand luggage all the way from London courtesy of my Son in Law Matt.
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DavidMy first encounter with XTC was this record. Aside from the truly iconic cover that grabbed my attention, it was this record that helped me to move from listening to the marginally talented punk/post-punk bands to proper musicians that took risks.
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DavidThe best god damned Albino Blues Guitarist ever born in Beaumont, Texas. Full stop! Another one of those revelatory experiences as a 13 year old when big Sis brings this bitch of a record home.
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DavidAnother fucking 3 years!!! Just when you thought “hey this might really happen?”, National hit their slow but steady stride with dirty, stinking politics (and probably just too many selfish voters!
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DavidFor such a grumpy bastard, it’s surprising that Van Morrison oozes so much soul and humanity. Reality, apparently, is very different.
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DavidI remember seeing Cream’s farewell concert on the goggle box back in the early to mid 70’s. It was fairly brutal stuff that really didn’t hold that much interest for me.
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DavidI’ve never owned this record. I bought this classic record on vinyl as a 2 for $40 deal. It kicks arse.
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DavidAny band that recycles the mighty Tull, flutes and all, better get away with it. While more an amalgam of everything 70’s, guitar riffs, long hair and flairs - it’s no gimmick.
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DavidThe film “The Exorcist” scared the fuck out of me as a 14 or 15 year old. The bits I managed to watch anyway.
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DavidAs cool as fuck and on icy blue vinyl to match. The first time I heard the Peter Gunn Theme was on “Peter Gunn” The Art Of Noise 12 inch single featuring Duane Eddy.
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DavidI wasn’t much of a Pretenders fan really, but their first record is an absolute stunner and totally vinyl worthly. (when it’s $25 on newly minted vinyl at TWH it’s a no brainer!
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DavidI was going to reach for my freshly minted copy of The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s “Electric Ladyland” but my tired demeanour and waning concentration could never do it the justice it clearly deserves.
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DavidA mid-eighties gem of a record. This record single singlehandedly moved The Cure away from the dirgy, gloomy (but brilliant) haze of Smith’s earlier vociferation.
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DavidRory was a guitar god when I was 15. This amazing record was always on high rotation and in it’s original 2 LP format, was one of my first ever purchases as an after-school, money-earning, bare-arsed and awkward 15 year old.
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DavidWhile there’s more than one Fleetwood Mac, which originated as a hard rocking blues collective and totally trans-morphed into AOR stadium fillers, there’s definitely only one Lindsey Buckingham.
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DavidThis guy can do no wrong. This record is highly likely to be voted by all music critics as the best album of 2017.
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DavidI picked up this 2x vinyl/2 CD package for an absolute pittance a few months ago at TWH. I had been stalking it for a while and took my opportunity when they had one of their ridiculous sales.
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DavidA strange old beast this one!? Smack in the middle of being a rock-noise-electronic record it borrows heavily from a myriad of in-congruent sources.
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DavidOK, I raved about this stunning box set that I practically stole from TWH back in July last year. (incidentally I’ve seen it retailing for $299 US on some websites!
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DavidThanks Nick, you bought this great slab of vinyl along to Tuesday’s Shut Up And Listen session and the ear worm hasn’t left since!
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DavidThey’re a snobby bunch! Prog has always suffered badly when judged by the “mainstream” music press. You won’t see a review of any Marillion record in Uncut, Q Magazine or Mojo.
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DavidA far cry from Friday’s everything-bar-the-kitchen-sink early 70’s psycho-soup, this is sparse and demanding of concentration. These are the records I really treasure the most.
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DavidBought this chunk of vinyl from Grant Smithies new “Family Jewels” record shop this very day. Hopefully, this record shop will fill the big void for us Nelsonians wanting a decent vinyl supply.
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DavidKendrick Lamar is such a great story teller that you sometimes forget what an absolute brilliant producer, musician and collaborator he is.
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DavidA major major discovery for me in the early 90’s, Underworld was a serious electronic rock band. Dubnobasswithmyheadman remains an absolute classic record.
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DavidI hummed and ha’d about getting this on vinyl and relented today when it finally made an appearance at TWH. I’m glad I did - it’s a fucking monster of a record that deserves the uncompressed, unrestrained bandwidth of analogue.
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DavidThis record is just an embarrassment of riches. I really had forgotten just how brilliant this album is. Not a wasted note from start to finish and at over 70 minutes in length, that’s a big ask.
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DavidNever heard of The Vaccines until I picked this chunk of vinyl up from The Warehouse many moons ago for 10 bucks.
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DavidStunning debut from the kings of goth! Opening with the incomparible “Double Dare”, which I first experienced as a 20 year old, it absolutely jolted me to the core!
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DavidOne of the more uplifting RHP records. While it’s really just another Mark Kozelek solo project, it sounds like a proper band.
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DavidWhen you add the calibre of Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois to proceedings you just know it’s special. This instrumental album, showcasing some very impressive processed guitar playing and harmonics, borrows from a myriad of influences.
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DavidThe wonderful sound of new wave/no wave imploding! Bands like Ride, My Bloody Valentine, Spiritualized and Bang Bang Machine (maybe not!
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DavidOne of my most favourite recordings from the mid-80s, this Dutch group made all the right noises. It was electronic, it was goth, it was moody.
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DavidI’m not sure why these dudes get compared to Sonic Youth? I’m a big fan of Thurston, Kim and the boys and really struggle with that concept.
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DavidIllness does funny things to your ears! Tonight is the first time I have felt like listening to any form of music in nearly 10 days.
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DavidA very short lived but brilliant interim project from The Pixies’ and Breeders’ Kim Deal. I always thought that the Pixies and Breeders were misplaced on the 4AD label.
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DavidAbout as close to Celtic folky stuff that I would chose to get. I’m not a great fan at all but this record combines Heidi Berry’s wonderful vocal delivery with Violinist Anne Wood’s unconventional but stunning string work.
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DavidInsane cover, insanely good record! And all over in less than 30 minutes. I had the pleasure of seeing them support The Smashing Pumpkins in Wellington in 1994.
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David“The Big Dirge” more like it! But amidst all of the suffocation are some really good songs that hark back to the sound I was engrossed with during the late 80’s and 90’s.
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DavidI’m reading “Facing The Other Way: The Story of 4AD” at the moment and reliving memories of the truly eclectic music I was exposed to during the post-punk 80s.
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DavidI Randomised things and threw a big “D” this evening. I immediately reached for the Cabs. One of the best bands starting with the letter D.
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DavidI just so impressed with the $2.95c treasure that was Royal Blood’s first record, I stumbled across in the old Warehouse bargain bins.
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DavidGod knows how I got into this in the late 70’s? I know I was listening to Return To Forever and especially 1975’s brilliant “Romantic Warrior” at the time.
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DavidThe last few records I’ve listened to have been a bit introspective and at times demanding. This afternoon I’ve gone all Swedish Metal gone Prog, and uncut!
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DavidI’ve been listening this for a few months now via Tidal and on the strength of repeated listens I needed to own the plastic, Their best record since Violator it’s also their bit “Fuck America!
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DavidIt’s no surprise to me at all that I queued up like many others to get my copy of Lorde’s new record.
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DavidAn awesome compilation of music from “the post-psychedelic, pre-progressive moment” - hello 70’s, goodbye 60’s. I heard this playing at “Slow Boat” in Wellington a few months back - specifically Australian Daevid Allen of Gong fame performing a trance-like " Wise Man In Your Heart".
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DavidI accidentally discovered Aldous Harding via a co-appearance with Lorde on Jools Holland. The two kiwis both sang on the same night.
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DavidThree years on from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, the world of rock’n’roll was a very different place for me - I’d discovered Patti Smith, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed.
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DavidI don’t give a rat’s arsehole what other people think of this record - it’s an amazing record that epitomised the brilliance of growing up in the musical potpourri of the early to mid 70’s.
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DavidEndless in name, endless in execution. With most songs lasting around the 8 to 10 minute mark it’s an epic non-stop jam session and an exercise in endurance.
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DavidJohn Mellencamp - Plain Spoken (2014) I took a bit of a punt on this record. While not my usual cup of tea, I do recognise that I need to “grow up” a bit and find a softer, more lyrical side to my musical universe.
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DavidHad an absolute field day today at the Big Red Shed. (coincidentally, on the Sabbath day!!) Bought the big 8-sides-of-vinyl box set AND the new CD/DVD/Vinyl deluxe box set of their latest album “13” for sod all.
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DavidAside from John Grant, try and find a more pure voice in rock than Jim James. As with John Grant’s band, the Czars, it’s really all about the front guy.
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DavidBrilliantly murky and minimal, this is the wonderfully named Scottish duo’s first record. The largely spoken vocals (with the broadest Scottish accent you’ve ever heard) and slightly out of sync and meandering instrumentation reminds me of Slint or The For Carnation.
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DavidWonderful, but short lived, indie alt-country rockers from San Francisco. This record, their second, is just full of magical hooks and glorious melodies.
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DavidThis gem is definitely one of my desert island discs. Without a doubt this masterpiece holds so much significance in my musical journey.
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DavidBought the magnificent Tommy Deluxe box while in Wellington recently. I’d skipped it on several occasions as it was just too expensive.
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DavidMew don’t tend to stream stuff, so this demanded the purchase of their shiny new CD expertly tracked down on my recent trip to Wellington.
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DavidI’ve just arrived back from Wellington where we spent a few days and whilst there, I came across this double vinyl remnant from my early years.
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DavidI’m off to Wellington for a few days so I immediately reached for The Phoenix Foundation. However, at the risk of being just too obvious, I decided to go for something Wellingtonesque instead.
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DavidThis was another reference in a recent podcast - in this case the focus was on “Post Rock” music. I’ve always loved ambient-infused rock music that strips any “n’roll” out of the mix.
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DavidJust finished watching (not intentionally I’ll have you!) a bit of the appalling Graham Norton show. On that show was some god awful female Euro-vision contestant who was about to represent Great Britain in that wonderfully relevant competition for the European community (whoops!
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DavidGrinderman at the Coronet, Elephant And Castle, London on October 2nd 2010 was undoubtedly the loudest and most organ eviscerating gig I’ve ever experienced.
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DavidAn interesting collaboration between Steven Wilson and lead Opeth(ian) Mikael Åkerfeldt. Far removed from Swedish Death Metal and more like a pastoral electronic folk session with occasional riffage.
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DavidI’ve just finished listening to a great interview between Ryan Adams and Marc Maron courtesy of WTF podcast . (I can’t recommend this wonderful podcast highly enough - well worth exploring.
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DavidWhat do you play on the day of the birth of your first grand child? (Hello Emma). It’s simply a no-brainer!
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DavidNot so long ago, I wouldn’t have touched this sort of stuff with a barge pole. It’s only recently that I’ve delved into English rock pomposity in the interests of expanding my musical horizons.
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DavidIt’s my first listen to one of those records, deemed by many, to be absolutely essential to own on vinyl. (Or in any media format for that matter!
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DavidLive: Edwyn Collins - Thursday 23/09/2010 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London This was one of the most emotional and poignant gigs I’ve ever been to.
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DavidLive: Steven Wilson - Wednesday 26/10/2016 - The Powerstation, Auckland Holy Shit! What a dream! VIP passes to Steven Wilson’s astounding 3 hour show for me and my boy.
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DavidLive: Blonde Redhead - Monday 29/09/2014 - Islington Assembly Hall, London I’ve been a huge fan of this New York-based threesome for many years and was thrilled to see them play live at the awesome Islington Assembly Hall.
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DavidLive: Jeff Beck - Tuesday 3/02/2009 - ASB Theatre, Auckland Without a doubt the greatest musician (and quite possibly the most talented bunch of supporting musicians) I’ve ever witnessed and at one of NZ’s premier music venues.
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DavidLive: David Bowie - 24/11/1983 - Athletic Park, Wellington What a fucking tragedy! I was just a year or two too young to go to Bowie’s 1978 concerts in Auckland and Christchurch.
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DavidLive: The Black Angels/Black Mountain - 07/10/2010 - Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London A wonderful “two-fer-one” at one of the planets best rock venues, these two great stoner groups really stirred up the big Psych pot.
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DavidLive: Wednesday 4/02/1994 - Town Hall, Wellington (with The Breeders!)Live: Monday 27/05/1996 - Town Hall, Christchurch I won the album “Siamese Dream” and a T-Shirt at Everyman Records back when it was released in the early 90’s.
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DavidLive: Wednesday 13/08/1992 - Town Hall, Wellington I absolutely loved this gig and it goes down as one of the longest I’ve ever been to at nearly 3 hours.
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DavidLive: Thursday 25/09/2014 - Islington Assembly Hall, London (with Tanya Donnelly) Without a second thought Dave Narcizo is my favourite drummer!
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DavidLive: Friday 19th April 2002 - Queen’s Wharf Event Centre, Wellington (support Melvins)Live: Friday 21st January 2011 - The Big Day Out, Auckland Two unforgettable gigs nearly 10 years apart.
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DavidLive: Wednesday 10th January 1996 - Town Hall, Wellington Live: Saturday 26th June 2004 - St.James Theatre, Auckland “The Diamond Sea” played at Wellington Town Hall in 1996 could possibly be my single best live musical “moment”.
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DavidLive: Saturday 19th July, 2003 - Town Hall, Auckland Tagged onto the end of a work-related stay in Auckland, this gig was a great way to see out the week.
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DavidLive: Tuesday 27th September 2005 - The Olympia, Dublin Not a moment or note was wasted during the Furry’s majestic, life affirming set.
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DavidLive: Thursday 20th March 1980, Athletic Park, Wellington. Six months after the release of “Tusk”, The Mac had an infamous melt down on stage at Athletic Park.
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DavidSame year and era as Tuesday’s record, but an entirley different beast altogether. An Afro-infused ryhtmic treat. Think Paul Simon’s Graceland but with autotune and a greater pop sensibility (and more hooks).
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DavidDirty old psychedelic blues played by Illinoisan brothers Caleb and Ashton Bird. (They call it sludge metal in those parts!) Riff after infectious riff - it’s relentlessness is wall to wall.
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DavidTo be perfectly honest, I’ve never been a fan of Daft Punk. This changed this morning while reading my book “Vinyl Me, Please: 100 Albums You Need on Vinyl and Why”.
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DavidI’ve got 30 minutes to spare this afternoon. I’ve therefore taken a speed over substance approach. This classic (highly regarded by speed metal purests anyway) is literally all over in a flash - but what a flash!
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DavidNext month I’m only playing stuff from bands or artists that I have experienced live. This is a bit of a head start, a band I hold in the highest regard and witnessed live in London in 2014.
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DavidWorking at home on a Wednesday demands a certain level of restraint - it’s a work environment afterall. This is a beautiful record to create a relaxed and undisturbed afternoon while pondering the complete fabric of life.
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DavidStunning debut from Ruby aka Leslie Rankine. Released more that 20 years ago, this is Nine Inch Nails meets Portishead. Not always easy listening Not always easy listening but invigorating to say the least.
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DavidAn amazing compilation of singles and non-album tracks. Incidently, New Order released a compilation a year earlier also called “Substance” .
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DavidI recently read the excellent chronicles of Tim Burgess’s bin trawling around the globe, “Tim Book Two: Vinyl Adventures…”) and picked up this lovely 2 LP to accompany it.
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DavidI hated this when it first came out on Tidal. Very average to my ears and I just about gave up on it.
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DavidOK, I’ve let the cat out of the bag. The Mars Volta live at The Big Day Out on Friday 16h January 2004 was the single most incredible live act I have ever witnessed.
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DavidI’ve never heard Taylor Swift’s 1989 album . Ryan Adams covers it in it’s entirety on this record - track-by-track. I’m not interested in comparisons however, as this stands alone.
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DavidIn the early 80’s, when I first encountered this recording, it was one of the supposed “Dinosaur” bands that just slipped this record in and made themselves right at home with new wave.
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DavidThis just sounds majestic on my turntable. This is another example of a record best experienced on vinyl - spread over 4 sides, there’s plenty of breathing space in those grooves.
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DavidThis band never ceases to amaze me. I’m trawling through their entire back catalogue (going back to the mid-90s) where they were first discovered and nurtured by Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley.
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DavidAin’t nothing but the blues. Great early recordings from a bunch of hairy English blues obsessives. With the exception of The Who, has there ever been a more devastating outfit than this bunch of ruffians?
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DavidIt’s after 9pm on a Thursday evening. Kettley arrived home next door late afternoon and cranked up his Pearl Jam. (I’m so pleased I declared this on my 10 bands I fucking hate list!
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DavidI flipped an “N” on my randomiser. With less than a dozen artists to choose from I went for the midling and picked New Order’s forth record.
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DavidThe first thing that hits you is the BIG production. Being on vinyl it feels impossibly expansive. It’s a go slow from the first track and I’m checking the deck speed.
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DavidFor god’s sake how many copies of Aqualung does one need! When you come across a brand spanking 40th Edition Super Deluxe version (LP,2CD,DVD,Blu-Ray) for lest than $50 you grab it as quick as you can.
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DavidThis record, along with Zoot Allures, is my favourite Zappa album. While I’m not overly familiar with much Zappa, (I’m not a clinically obsessive fanatic), I just know what I like.
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David$9.98 at TWH buys you a double recording on beautiful blue vinyl featuring 16 reasonably blissful and VERY adult oriented rock tracks from 16 different artists.
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DavidVery recently pressed on beautiful blue vinyl. I got another one of my desert island discs delivered on vinyl today. While not as loud as I really wanted, (I remember reaching astounding volume when I used to play this on vinyl), it certainly sounds rich and spacious.
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DavidA remarkable debut from Manchester duo. While seemingly labelled within the “drum’n’bass” genre, it is far too good to be tarnished with that brush.
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DavidMy mother used to play Herb Albert and The Tijuana Brass. He was the king of easy listening jazz and I remember some great tunes.
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DavidI quite like prog (which stands for progressive rock). It’s a bit pretentious, like jazz, meandering, like classical. and definitely not mainstream, (un)like pop.
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DavidI needed a short, sharp burst of proper metal-infused, hard-edged rock this evening. Hopefully to fuck up the neighbours (who have a tendency to party into the wee hours) but unfortunately you need a really crap sound system like theirs to do the damage.
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DavidI picked up a fantastic boxed, hard back book at TWH a year or so ago “The Beatles - The BBC Archives”.
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DavidI was never a Marillion fan but when you are confronted with a brand new, mint copy of their highly regarded 2nd album for $9.
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DavidToday is John Lydon’s birthday. Being empowered with this knowledge, I immediately reached for my collection of PiL (Public Image Limited) records, Lydon’s post Pistols collective.
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DavidI just couldn’t resist getting this widely acclaimed, newly remastered record on vinyl for the measly price of $15. The only downside, Paul Henry’s favourite song, the second song on this record, is “Baker Street”.
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DavidPicked this up for a bargain at the great TWH sale. (Incidently, where else in Nelson can you actually buy vinyl?
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DavidWhen TWH has one of it’s big vinyl sales, you betcha there’s some goodies to be found. Ranging in price from $9.
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DavidPossibly XTC’s most reviled album but for me it’s just full of wonderful moments. This is post Andy Partridge’s melt down and led to his refusal to ever tour again.
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David“Harmless enough!” you might think but by the third song you are fully infected/affected by their luxurious folky pop mantra. Possibly the most laid back bunch of Scots on the planet, they just continue to make wonderful records.
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DavidAs a young person in their 18th year, I can still remember walking into my local record shop and hearing Bowie’s astonishing “Low”.
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DavidFucking hell, what a mixed up old time this was! In the midst of a punk maelstorm, this proggy, hippy, trippy masterpeice comes out of nowhere and completely changes everything.
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DavidYou find a better debut and I’ll eat Kettley’s pajamas. I’m with Richard on this one! A proper, bona fide rock classic.
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DavidWhile a bit samey - it’s a great samey. Just Mr. Frame and an acoustic guitar. It’s all very mellow and full of wonderfully simple tunes and sentiments.
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DavidA tasteful compilation of 4 Stereolab EPs released between 2005 and 2006. The way this was recorded and compiled from separate recording sessions makes this a very palatable and fresh record indeed.
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DavidThe song “Heart Skipped A Beat” completely does my head in! This is the entire The Cure’s “Seventeen Seconds” wrapped up in one song.
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DavidA great way to start the year. This gem, recently purchased on vinyl, sounds as much the outsider as it did 23 years ago.
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DavidProbably best known for the band that preceded singer John Grant’s solo career, The Czars made a bunch of stunning records years before his fame.
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DavidAnother record from my London haul, this vinyl/CD combo harks back to a familiar sound I first encountered and thought had ended in the early to mid 80’s.
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DavidNot the usual Friday evening fodder, but when one wants to purge this is as good as it gets. This just about drop kicks every musical genre known to man (and alien) out the window but still transcends all of it.
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DavidAlso picked this up cheaply (on heavy vinyl) during a smash and grab run at TWH. These Doom Metallers from Sweden went all Opeth and lost the growly vocals.
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David$15 at TWH buys a big slab of Mountain on vinyl at the peak of their career. I’d pay a lot more just to have a pristine version of “Mississippi Queen” on analogue.
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DavidI looked high and low for this (you definitely won’t find this on Amazon). I finally got a copy via The Book Depository, delivered for $11.
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DavidUsually the Aussies really know how to fuck things up! Rugby Tests against any opposition, humility (never ’erd of it!) and coffee (I’ve never had a good one over the ditch!
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DavidSwedish Death Metal you can play to your church-going 90 year old grandmother or at the very least you are comfortable knowing you don’t have to reach for the volume controls every few minutes to avoid the growly bits.
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DavidFantastic DVD/CD set of Little Feat playing live at the Nederlands muziekfestival Pinkpop in Geleen. Picked up at the Red Shed for $6!
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DavidLoved the Boos from their first proper record, 1992’s “Everything’s Alright Forever”. That was a rowdy, and somewhat murky affair (just post MBV’s “Loveless”) but definitely hinted of great things to come.
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DavidPicked up in London for about £2 or $3.80 in NZ currency. That’s a lot of great music for less than a cup of coffee.
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DavidAstounding collaboration between two greats. Profound and genre bending - personally, I don’t think it will ever be matched for it’s daring.
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DavidVery rowdy and abrasive (in small measures), exquisitely delicate and engaging (in bigger measures) and left field (completely). This is 1980 folks.
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DavidThis album was probably the starting point for me when music shifted from an Anglo-centric template (The Smiths, The Cure, The Bunnymen) to a much richer and wider aural palate and gave me a greater appreciation of American bands.
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DavidOk, let’s do this then! Sometimes it’s a process with Radiohead. Listening clinically, seeing what all the fuss is about and trying to makes some sense of it all.
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DavidI can’t believe this is getting close to 2 decades old (give or take a couple of years). The perfect feel good, no-brainer record for a Friday night.
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DavidI heard a great interview on my commute to work this morning - a 40 minute cycle ride completely zoned out courtesy of episode 755 of Marc Maron’s WTF podcast .
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DavidOn Vinyl (Remastered 2016) One of my favourite Bowie records - this REALLY takes me back. As a barely-teenager, I was really starting to get completely obsessed with the whole alien freak thing and happened to win this on a local radio promotion.
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DavidJohn Foxx has been making brilliantly retro, analogue music since he fronted the first incantation of Ultravox back in the late 70’s.
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DavidOn Blu-ray Five bucks! Well $4.98 really. While not a great fan of the last few decades, this great concert from 2011 covers much of his early catalogue with some more contemporary surprises thrown in.
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DavidOn Red Vinyl This is just scary!! From the moment the needle drops this thing is nerve wracking. There’s a real sense of dread.
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DavidIt’s that time of the year to bring this beauty out. What a fucking bonkers week!! Earthquakes, storms, floods (all predicted by Brian Tamaki by the way) and the further indignity of work!
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DavidMore of the same but different from the labs. Consistently reliable over all of their albums there’s always some subtleties on offer with each album.
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DavidOn vinyl This is definitely hippy dippy stuff preceding Marc Bolan’s glam days. I couldn’t resist picking this up on vinyl today at TWH.
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DavidThe Waiting Room Film Project videos Totally uncategorisable, Tindersticks remain an enigma. I couldn’t for a moment explain the experience of listening to them - there’s simply too much to take in.
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DavidOn vinyl of course! Another essential record from my formative teenage years. First experienced, along with many other auditory pleasures, at my Uncle’s pad in Palmerston North.
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DavidAnother great find at the record fair yesterday. Curve’s second release in pretty mint condition. This is a huge sound with lots of fuzz and riffy keyboards.
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DavidDropped in for a beer at The Free House this afternoon with my lovely wife Sarah and son Peter. Coincidentally, a “Black Vinyl Brown Beer” record fair was in full swing in the yurt.
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DavidFinally bought myself a copy of this. I’ve been listening to this on Tidal for months and just needed a copy for prosperity.
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DavidYou always know what you are getting with Mew. More beautiful, rich and melodious anthems that soar with multilayer voice(s) to the fore.
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DavidHeard this beast of a record while shopping at Rough Trade. I was fully engaged with it playing throughout the store.
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DavidThis is one busy record. Always up there on my “should not be obscure” list, Field Music deliver truly dynamic, tempo changing, complicated but catchy pop music.
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DavidBrilliant compilation of obscure (mostly) 50’s and 60’s artists recording Hazlewood songs. Just as the title implies. Like all things “Hazlewood” there’s a real coolness factor and a wealth of hit’s and misses.
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DavidThe night before going to see this genius live in concert in Auckland, I thought I better give this another run through.
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DavidDon’t let the cover put you off! It’s pretty hideous but I suppose it does lend itself to the awkwardness of some of the music.
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DavidIn 1977, as a bare assed teenager - Ultravox changed my life. This was the great John Foxx years and those first three records changed my musical roadmap.
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DavidMore minor key madness from Mr. Toast. OK, it’s the same song played 57 slightly different ways over 5 albums but I just love this guy.
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DavidOne of my guilty pleasures is still liking some early Elton John records. While this is possibly my favourite Elton John record, for numerous and quite frankly unexplainable reasons, this is definitely the end of the line as far as my E.
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DavidThis is a strange one. I love it but couldn’t for a minute recommend it to anyone without some big disclaimers.
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DavidAs with all of the Beta Band releases, Steve Mason’s song writing and mastery of the pop hook continues. This is a meandering beauty that just creeps along dragging you along with it.
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DavidIs this the best sounding 5.1 DTS recording on the planet? This little chunk of plastic rendered by my player and theatre system/amplifier in glorious surround sound certainly warrants that tag.
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DavidDeluxe Vinyl Box Set I bought this big box of vinyl back from Old Blighty and dodged an overweight luggage penalty by a few grams.
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DavidBrilliant second outing for this London born Ugandan. I saw a lot of references to this while in London, so had to bring this home.
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DavidBrilliant debut from 4 Kettering lads. Along with Tame Impala, who springs to mind immediately, these neo-retro specialists are stuck in a mid to late 60’s time warp.
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DavidBillie Mackenzie had one of the most distinctive and extraordinary voices in pop/rock history. He eventually met a tragic, self-inflicted demise despite being an exceptional but underappreciated talent.
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DavidOn pink vinyl. I can honestly say that no one makes music quite like Polica. It is however, a band that gets right inside my brain and like any mind altering phenomena, I just want more but I’m not sure why?
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DavidI didn’t know much about this LA group before impulsively booking a ticket to see them play at the Electric Ballroom in Camden.
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DavidThis is just an earthy, no frills, 3 piece (including the legendary Steve Albini) making another great racket. Probably the antithesis of the previous Grouplove session.
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David5.1 Surround DVD Audio Having just returned from my overseas excursion to the UK, I’ll be focusing this month on stuff I bought home (and there’s a shit load!
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DavidOn newly minted, 2016 remastered 180g Vinyl While not exactly something I bought back from London (I was going to but saw it was cheaper in NZ so I didn’t).
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DavidOn a previous trip to the UK (2010) I was busy trawling through the bins at Sister Ray Records and heard this superb album playing.
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DavidLondon, here we come. On the big 24+ hour flight tomorrow - first stop to Dubai then another 8 hour haul to Heathrow.
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DavidThis is not something I ever listened to in the past. Afterall, I was just a nipper when this came out.
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DavidI remember seeing Suede on TV whilst on holiday in Hastings around the time of the release of this album (Jools Holland if I remember) and was totally blown away.
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DavidOK here it is. As well as being my favourite record it’s also the most significant, full stop! It’s a bold move I know but this just has so much past history for me, from adolescence through to (apparent) adulthood.
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DavidAfter a day of hearing the “I’m so busy” chant at work (ah diddums!) it’s time for a blow out. Tool live is one of the greatest rock events I have ever experienced.
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DavidStill working sequentially through Blur’s massive 21 box. This is their forth record in as many years and follows on from the brilliant Parklife.
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DavidDVD For The Young Gods to make an all acoustic live record is like Nana Mouskouri going death metal. But hey, it works a treat.
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DavidOn Vinyl It’s not a mandatory requirement to understand or even pretent to understand what a musically gifted genius is singing about.
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DavidI needed some thinking time this afternoon while working out what to play at tonight’s “Shut Up And Listen” session. While I’ve got it pretty well sorted you just over think things sometimes.
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DavidDamon Albarn/Afel Bocoum/Toumani Diabaté/Mali Music Brilliant collaboration beween Damon Albarn (leader of Blur who I listened to the other day) and several Malian Muscisians.
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DavidOn Double Vinyl! I’ve had this a while, but was reluctant to play so as not to be disappointed. No fear of that however, it’s a bit of a humdinger.
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DavidI’ve followed this great Polish progressive metal band (for want of a better description) over the last decade. This is their debut record.
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DavidHey, I like this. Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant go full throttle and grungy during their post-bunnymen/pre-reformation period. Full of searing guitars and anthemic meanderings - it’s a wall to wall classic.
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DavidMore name-dropping madness from this eccentric Englishman (Crazy references to Peter Hammil, Klaus Kinski, David Bowie and Yasser Arafat amongst others).
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DavidVinyl Picked this up during a very quick trawl of the vinyl racks at TWH. A double album for 1 cent shy of 20 bucks!
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DavidA nice collaboration between Fleetwood Mac’s guitar slinger and popular country harmonists in Live Nashville get together. There’s a mingle of some old Mac songs and Little Big Town tunes.
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David45 rpm 12 inch Vinyl I first played this great big double slab of 12 inch 45rpm vinyl at 33rpm a while back (it sounded like Low hitting the sludge button) and it lasted all of 5 minutes before I realised.
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DavidThis is probably my favourite album of the year so far. It’s worth the price of admission alone just for the phenomenal band backing her.
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DavidPlay that funky music white boy! This is great for a Friday night cleaning out my den upstairs. Never one to deviate from his vintage and well oiled template, it’s still comforting that he remains this consistently good.
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DavidThe two live Sonic Youth shows I went to in Wellington in 1995 (with the Foo Fighters) and Auckland in 2004 (with J.
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DavidOn Vinyl More 70’s magic. Kraftwerk was so important to me at around the late 70’s early 80’s. While “Computer World” did the miles on my walkman, this beauty helped me usher in Bowie’s Berlin period.
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DavidOn Vinyl of course! I have a much greater appreciation of The Allman Bros and am actively seeking out all I can find.
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DavidVinyl This recently remastered vinyl record album had my jaw dropping and hitting the floor. Another album I remember from my sister’s collection sounding absolutely stunning on vinyl.
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DavidGreat compilation of unreleased and rarities from those post Bauhaus rockers. Surprisingly psychedelic and slightly bonkers at the same time. Daniel Ash remains a guitar slinging hero to me.
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DavidDTS 96/24 Fantastic remaster by Steven Wilson in all of it’s 70’s glory. Nothing more to say about this exept it’s one of my Desert Island disks.
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DavidThis is the reimagined version of the wonderful “Morning Of The Earth” original soundtrack which I raved about a couple of weeks ago.
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DavidIt was Al’s birthday yesterday so thought I’d get into some Di Meola magic this afternoon. While this recording shows it’s age (the keyboards especially sound dated) it’s still a great record to show off his versatility.
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DavidOn Vinyl I felt compelled to play this tonight. The impact is never less than profound.
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DavidThe first thing that struck me was the bottom end coming out of my speakers. What a great sound. It’s pitiful I know, but this is my only Los Lobos record and I am ashamed!
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DavidMy god! “Who loves the Sun” is such a lovely song to start VU’s final “real” record. All this talk about VU selling out doesn’t matter in the scheme of things - it’s still a beautiful thing.
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DavidYou can’t be a passive listener with this! It can lull you into your happy place one moment then punch you in the temporal lobe when you are all nice and cosy.
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DavidSpooky, Eerie and unsettling, this electronic sculpture makes you keep looking over your shoulder as I certainly did as a mid-teen musical sponge.
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DavidVinyl Saw this at TWH for only 6 bucks more than the CD - so couldn’t resist. Sometimes its hard to understand why something as well packaged as this, gatefold and poster included, could be considerably cheaper than the latest Pink Floyd vinyl remasters.
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DavidVinyl Listened to a 24 Bit digital remaster of this classic this morning on my Sunday morning sabbatical and was totally gob-smacked how good this is.
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DavidVinyl Just needed to play all 3 sides of SW’s solo compilation. My boy Peter, who I’m taking to Auckland to see Mr.
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DavidOnly 2 stars on Allmusic and a few scathing “reviews” on Amazon suggests it’s not their best effort. Have I missed something?
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DavidOn vinyl Just when you think you’ve seen everything as far as ridiculous bargains go at The Warehouse, something even more astounding comes along.
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DavidCD 1 It might be a month of trawling through some compilations and see where that takes me. (There might be a few lapses here and there as I’m easily side-tracked.
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