Johanna Warren is a folk singer from Portland, Oregon, who caught my ear. There’s a very sweet tone to her voice that I’m not used to hearing from other American folkies. This is my first encounter with her work, and I’d say I’m looking forward to hearing more from her.
Month: August 2015
[Music] The Beatles – Blackbird
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrxZhWCAuQw
Though my favorite Beatles song is George Harrison’s While My Guitar Gently Weeps (in a bare acoustic setting), this is definitely #2 as I get older.
[Music] Then They Flew – Epic Birthday (Demo)
As I am celebrating a birthday tomorrow, I figured this gift from Bernardo Sampaio and his project ties a good day with wonderful music together very nicely!
[Music] Various Artists – Hungarian Electronic Music
A magnificent compilation of some of the finest experimental music from Hungary, produced by the Hungaroton label.
I rarely post track lists, but in this case, I’ll do so:
A1 Zoltán Pongrácz – Mariphonia 00:00
A2 Zoltán Pongrácz – Egy Cisz-Dur Akkord Története 08:04
A3 Peter Eötvös – Mese: Rövidített Változat 13:46
B1 Iván Patachich – Magánhangzók: Ta Fonaenta 26:00
B2 Iván Patachich – Hangzó Függvények: Funzione Acustica 34:08
B3 Máté Victor & Péter Winckler – Viscositas 44:38
[Music] Léon Theremin Playing His Own Instrument
The creator of the Theremin would have been 119 years old today!
[Music] Roger Damawuzan & Les As Du Benin – Wait For Me
Many thanks to Hot Casa Records, who introduced the music of Roger Damawuzan, the ‘James Brown of Lomé‘, to the world. You can definitely see where he gets his inspiration from!
[Music] Scott Walker – The Seventh Seal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8NoefTryy8
How many people do you know who could seamlessly pull off an Ingmar Bergman reference in a song? Scott Walker does so admirably.
[Music] Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells (Live at Montreux 1981)
Tubular Bells, performed by Mike Oldfield and his band, is a masterpiece of progressive rock. Here is it in a live context.
[Music] Rodriguez – Sugar Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyE9vFGKogs
Sixto Rodriguez’s story is a pretty incredible one. A Mexican-American folk singer from Detroit who didn’t sell too many albums, but did manage to have a good tour of Australia, and then fell into obscurity, or so he thought. He ended up outselling Elvis Presley in South Africa, and fans from there hunted him down. The movie Searching For Sugar Man documents his rise, fall, and rise back to popularity.
[Art] Abraham Mignon – Vase of Flowers
A thing of beauty from Dutch Golden Age painter Abraham Mignon.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 