NathanIn this session, we sought out to prove that the fairer sex can still make a racket with six strings, that music isn’t dead (it just smells funny) and that some of the most interesting artists ignore the rule book.
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NathanFor our late March session, we reminisced about gigs of the past and gigs that never were.
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NathanThe February session we had in March. We looked at put-downs and zingers, and learnt aout the difference in lap steels, pedal steels and dobros.
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NathanWe welcomed in the New Year with a slew of songs and a frozen yoghut treat, and commiserated with Chris on the loss of his cabbage tree and fridge.
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NathanWe celebrated the end of the year by sharing music that pressed our buttons in 2025, but that we hadn’t played at SU&L that year.
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NathanWe tested out my new house and listening area, and examined a snapshot of everyone’s listening habits at a specific point in time.
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NathanWe pondered the deep mysteries of Faith and Hope which turned to Carnage, and we explored the connections between Charles Manson, Doris Day, Melanoma, and Terry Melcher.
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NathanTo commerate Richard’s birthday, we shared some celebratory songs, raised (and lowered) the temperature, and finished the night off with cheese and cake.
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NathanWe feasted like kings, admired a shiny new kitchen, and enjoyed a great night of music.
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NathanWe explored a world without (well, almost without) guitars, and shared the quiet joys of brotherhood.
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NathanGreat to be joined by a ‘proxy’ guest. Tiptop tunes centred on holidays & travel, but that were neither relaxing nor took take us anywhere…
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NathanWe celebrated a birthday, heard stories, protest songs, and great music. We shared CDs, records, and cake with cream.
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NathanThe first of (hopefully) many more sessions at Nathan’s started with a party - we heard everything from Nana Mouskouri through to Einstürzende Neubauten.
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NathanWe explored Japanese music (or at least music vaguely inspired by or related to Japan), with a brief diversion to celtic music, and admired Martin’s lutherie skills.
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NathanWe shared a feast of music and snacks with an unprecedented four guests on an equally unprecedented Friday night.
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NathanVinyl Restoration with Atticus Martin - check out the dollar bin at the start of the video.
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NathanWe reflected on our listening for 2024, and enjoyed hearing our favourite musical moments through David’s new system.
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NathanWe explored all things Dylan, and it was made abundantly clear to us that be it the Devil or the Lord, you’ve gotta serve somebody.
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Nathan1, 2, 3 - We check out musical solo acts, duos and trios.
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NathanJogger - Nephicide. A electronica track, with a “Black Metal Vocal” and a great video Check out this video by “Jogger”
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NathanTom Lehrer - American musician, singer-songwriter, satirist, and mathematician. Thomas Andrew Lehrer is an American musician, singer-songwriter, satirist, and mathematician, who later taught mathematics and musical theatre.
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NathanKris Kristofferson (22 June 1936 to 28 September 2024)
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NathanWe got medieval with it, before working our way towards the future.
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NathanWe raised our glasses to Martin’s mum, said goodbye to The Sundays’ Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, and limited ourselves to tracks 2 and 8.
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NathanA full-house (plus a new guest) went back to basics, kept it simple, and then gave it heaps.
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NathanA smaller turn-out meant more time for extra tracks, from funky ear-worms right through to whatever the opposite of what an ear-worm is
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NathanWe enjoyed an evening of noise, submission to a higher thing, and appreciated the energy and joy of it all.
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NathanDespite depleted numbers, we ventured North, South and Elsewhere. Liberal imaginative and interpretation was encouraged. North. The Warratahs - “Mount Victoria Rain” (Chris) Youtube Mike Oldfield - “Platinum, Pt.
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NathanWe heard Nigerian disco-funk, Afro-Cuban jazz, American art-punk, Paul Simon’s dream inspired meditations on “The Lord” and much more.
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NathanWe explored the world of harmony and it’s importance in Country music, went down rabbit holes and fox holes, and discussed the relevance of Taylor Swift as a cultural icon.
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NathanBill Wurtz released a 20-minute overview of world history, history of the entire world, i guess, on May 10, 2017.
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NathanWow! Is that how easy this is? You just fookin’ randomly suggest nonsense, and people just go and film it?
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NathanI don’t play piano, at all, and I’m not a huge fan of jazz. I never was. And that’s why I thought it would be funny to make a jazz album - H.
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NathanA ‘silent’ music video for David Bowie and Mick Jagger’s ‘Dancing in the Street.’
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NathanPeter Bastian, virtuoso double reed player, producing amazingly rich sounds on a fast food straw
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NathanAnother contender for ‘most disturbing video’?
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NathanWill this video knock Scott Walker off his ‘most disturbing video’ perch?
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NathanWe welcomed Richard back into the fold, enjoyed a wide range of excellent music, and learned a few interesting facts about whales.
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NathanIn September 2022, Polyphia released the single “Ego Death” featuring guitar virtuoso Steve Vai.
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NathanEmmett Chapman devised the Chapman Stick, an 8 to 12 string instrument similar to a guitar in the 1970s.
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NathanSpike Jonze directed this classic music video for the Beastie Boys parodying cop shows from the 70s. This classic music video was recorded in L.
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NathanA violin piece known for its incredible speed and extremely high technical difficulty, flawlessly executed by 19 year old.
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NathanBobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale using the audience. Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American jazz singer and songwriter.
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NathanTrio Mandili (მანდილი, “woman’s headscarf”) is a Georgian musical group which currently consists of Tatuli Mgeladze (თათული მგელაძე), Tako Tsiklauri (თაკო წიკლაური), and Mariam Kurasbediani (მარიამ ქურასბედიანი).
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NathanThe drummer accurately nails the complex electronic beat from the song on a drum kit. The Bad Plus playing “Flim” at the New Morning in Paris on October 5, 2010.
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NathanWe quaffed mead (does it still count as quaffing if you only have a thimble full?) and explored unfamiliar territories: funk, rap and prog.
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NathanGasper, lives a quite modest life in the small town of Nkhata Bay on the shores of northern Lake Malawi.
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NathanA short documentary on Delia Derbyshire - the unsung heroine of British electronic music. Delia Ann Derbyshire (5 May 1937 – 3 July 2001) was an English musician and composer of electronic music.
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NathanWe learned that not everyone listens to different types of music on different days of the week, that 2 members down and an earlier start means we all go home early, and that Daryl Hall wears sunglasses when inside and always looks super-pleased with himself
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NathanWe got to hang out in Nick’s expanded living space and spin some records.
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NathanNathan’s guest hosted session (thanks Bruce) in which we explored the benefits of being a cheapskate.
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DavidThe themes were: Play one of your “Music Oracle” cards. , Music used in Film, Television, or streaming video services., Fill your boots.
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DavidThe themes were: Any track appearing on a bona fide Studio album. No live recordings, compilations, best of’s etc etc., Another track pulled from the VERY SAME album that has provided track 1., A cover song.
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DavidThe themes were: The letter S , The letter U, The letter L
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DavidThe themes were: _ Song of the 🌎 Earth, The Love 😍 generation. , The heat is on!_
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DavidThe themes were: Back to School, Voice , Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover
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DavidThe themes were: Happy: Surely we aren’t in for another annus horribilis? Let’s introduce the year to “Happy”., New: Bring something newly discovered, preferably from this century., Year: An age, an era, a measure of time.
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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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DavidThe themes were: a track that connects with another culture (lifestyle, country, ethnic group, political persuasion, gender identity, etc), a track that connects with a personal interest (stamp record collecting, flint knapping, ships in bottles, etc), a track that connects in some way with one or both of the preceding tracks. You can reveal the connection before or after playing the track.
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DavidThis session was originally to be hosted by Martin. The fucking COVID unpleasantness put paid to that!
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DavidThe themes were: 15 minutes of music either recorded in, or released in the year 1970
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DavidThe themes were: The theatre of the absurd, An artist that has NEVER been played at a SUAL session, Anything goes
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DavidThe themes were: Hot – whatever interpretation you wish, Video round – everyone gets to share some good visual stuff, Cool – whatever interpretation you wish on this one too
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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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DavidThe themes were: 15 minutes of music,(recorded or released in) the year 1969.
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DavidThe themes were: (Predominantly) acoustic/unplugged., Instrumental., Whatever.
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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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DavidThe themes were: Sun, Sea and Surf , Storm and Pestilence , Harvest, Leaves Falling
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DavidThe themes were: You’ve got 15 minutes to fill using CD, DVD, YouTube, or any combination thereof.
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DavidThe themes were: Something fine, finessed, fragile or sofisticated, Something foreign, far-fetched, far out or unfamiliar, Something flamboyant, flashy, flaunting or florid
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DavidThe themes were: Your watershed year - This is the year which you consider represents the biggest shift in your musical adventures and one that has had the most influence on why you like what you like., A recent discovery which you think reflects those earlier influences.
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DavidThe themes were: Discoveries of the Year 2020, Looking forward to 2021
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DavidThe themes were: Memory , Implicitly humorous ( oh…go on then…explicitly counts too!) , Grandeur
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DavidThe themes were: Jimi Hendrix original or cover, and now extended to any other virtuoso performer!, Sadness, Joyous/ joyful
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DavidThe themes were: Planes, Trains and Automobiles , Hey this isn’t my usual genre?, Hey this isn’t my usual genre? (Bonus Track), WTF - Who was that?
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DavidThe themes were: 15 minutes of music recorded or released in 1966.
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DavidThe themes were: _Remaining, Or returning - e.g. bands that have never broken up, or have reformed, or members who’ve left and come back, Leaving - E.g. bands that have broken up, or band members who’ve left to forge new careers , Gone For Good - E.g. someone from the latest crop of rock, etc, deaths _
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DavidThe themes were: _New! , A piece of music you played on New Years Eve (or would have wanted to play if you could choose the music being played), A piece of music that reflects one of your resolutions or goals for the new year _
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DavidThe themes were: Worst track on one of yer favourite albums., Jumpin’ Jack flashes a gas gas gas!!!, Lean on me!
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DavidThe themes were: An iconic, revered track that challenges the mainstream., A stand-alone track or one that is representative of an album not appreciated at “the time” but redeemed by further scrutiny., Let the fireworks begin - it’s Guy Fawkes after-all.
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DavidThe themes were: The “SHAKE” record, where it shifted or consolidated, The “BANG” record, where it shifted or consolidated again
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DavidThe theme was: You have a total of up to 18 minutes (or less) at your disposal to play and fill as you wish (and that others can bear).
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DavidThe themes were: Two tracks that you know from the past, but have not played for at least 15 years, And one track that you discover after the session at David’s last week
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DavidThe themes were: Influenced: One song representative of the music your parents played. , Influenced: One song representative of the music your parents played. , Influence: One track that you would consider to be one of the most important songs you would want your children to listen to., Influenza: Go Sick! Infect us with something new and affecting.
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DavidThe themes were: The “BANG” record, where it shifted or consolidated again, Extra Track (Quiz Winner), The “BOOM” record, where it all began
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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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DavidThe themes were: An oldie but a goodie: A tune chosen by your better half , A tune that prominently features an ukulele (Tiny Tim and Hawaiian music have had their turns, step aside)., A tune that prominently features a string orchestra (Neil Sedaka or Rossini not welcome today).
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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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DavidThe themes were: STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) , One track to commemorate a 2018 rock death.
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DavidThe themes were: _ONE SHORT TRACK of any given artist or band of no more than 3 minutes. , ONE LONG TRACK of any given artist or band no longer than 18 minutes _
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DavidThe themes were: Round/circular, Heaven/hell, Circus, Bonus Track
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DavidThe themes were: Raw abrasive knee-buckling hard- swinging boogie!, The hook., Repetitive.
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DavidThe themes were: Choose a musician, performer or whatever and 3 tracks which feature that special person.
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DavidThe themes were: No hablo Ingles - A track that is not in English., Dubnobasswithmyheadman - Let’s celebrate great bass players. , Non retro - A recent discovery that celebrates modern, contemporary music.
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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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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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DavidThe themes were: One Word Songs. (Bonus points if led by a woman singer), Bonus Track
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DavidTheme: “take the rough with the smooth” (however you wish to interpret).
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DavidTheme: Theme: Other Forms - three tracks or clips that celebrate, feature or reference forms of art/creativity other than music. Bonus Meta-theme: nominate one track as a Secret Santa-type homage to another SU&L member.
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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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DavidThe themes were: Name Check, Chess Board, Impress Me
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DavidThe themes were: African American (any musical genre welcome), Lady Singers Only (transgender inclusive), Make up your own theme (no theme IS a theme!)
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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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DavidThe themes were: Three Piece, Four Piece, Five Piece
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DavidThe themes were: The very first lyrics of the tune must be exactly the same as the title of the tune., The tune must come from an album whose front cover contains no words, no letters, no numerals, no readin’ matter, Fresh
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DavidThe themes were: Year of Birth, NZ Hits, Anagram Of Dan
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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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DavidThe themes were: Pioneers, Traditionalists, Pop History
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DavidThe themes were: Must be Track No 1. , Must feature electric slide guitar, Must have a playing time of between 2 minutes 57 seconds and 3 minutes 3 seconds, Bonus Track
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DavidThe themes were: F@%# Off 2016! - A song or musical moment that exorcises the ghosts from 2016. , Now that’s a bit random - Randomly select 3 albums (CD or vinyl only - no video) and bring them along, Who let the cows out - The track you select must contain a cow bell as an instrument.
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DavidThe themes were: Artist/band not from USA nor UK., Old artist still do-oo-oo-ing it (cannot be younger than our oldest committee member, nor won a Nobel prize)., Another example/update for a theme that you enjoyed from a previous month/year
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DavidThe themes were: A Roadtrip song, A Favourite bath/ shower song, A Wellington song (we can’t all afford London)
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DavidTHEME = Fire/ hot/ warm for each round. ( if you’re struggling, I’ll accept cold/ icy/ freezing, but you’ll definitely lose points!)
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DavidThe themes were: Entree: Light Hammond B3, Main: Meaty Brass, Dessert: Sweet and Tasty Wah Wah, Bonus Track
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DavidThe theme this month is 2016 Music Deaths – plenty to choose from, so pick three and turn up to the next session
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DavidThe themes were: Sorry, I nearly missed my deadline - think days, weeks, months, years or any measurement of time. (But NOT the word “time” by itself), It just wasn’t my cup of tea. A song from yesteryear that you appreciate a lot more these days., Let’s stop this reminiscing nonsense! Something from this decade
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DavidThe themes were: _Space/ heavenly bodies , Some (or all) of the tune’s lyrics to be narrated or spoken , Neighbours/ neighbourhood _
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DavidThe themes were: _Musical Theatre , Soundtrack, Mostly I Have Been Listening To _
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DavidThe themes were: _Year of Your Birth , Birth Of First Child , Last 12 Months _
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DavidThe themes were: Pedal Steel – Round 1, Pedal Steel – Round 2, Pedal Steel – Round 3
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DavidThe themes for the evening covered the music genres Folk Rock, Americana, and Prog Rock
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