Even noise freaks enjoy Christmas, as Merzbow deftly shows.
Music Videos
[Music] The Robert Shaw Chorale – We Three Kings of Orient Are
We’re getting into the Christmas spirit with the Robert Shaw Chorale and this excellent rendition of the Episcopalian classic.
[Music] Kashmere Stage Band – Take Five (The Dave Brubeck Quartet Cover)
This is easily the funkiest take on a jazz standard I’ve ever heard. Apparently, the Kashmere Stage Band were famous for making funky sounds which were the equivalent of the JB’s and the Bar-Kays during their peak in the 1960s. Really amazing stuff.
[Music] The Male Choir of the China People’s Armed Police – Suliko
The Male Choir of the China People’s Armed Police are a revelation to me. They have the same power as the old Red Army Choir, and the same ability to make some lovely music choices. This piece, Suliko, is a Georgian folk tune.
[Music] Les Choeurs de l’Armée Rouge MVD – Maroussia (Marusya)
Les Choeurs de l’Armée Rouge MVD (The Red Choir Orchestra and Ballet) make a joyful racket with one of Russia’s most endearing folk songs, Marusya.
[Music] Emerson, Lake & Palmer – I Believe In Father Christmas
As do I. May you rest in peace, Greg Lake.
[Music] James Brown – Santa Claus, Go Straight To The Ghetto
Let yourself have a funky ass Christmas with James Brown.
[Music] The Durutti Column – Snowflakes
Not quite “Jingle Bells,” but it’s still some lovely post-punk/new wave music which fits the season nicely, courtesy of Vini Reilly and the Durutti Column.
[Music] Modrý Efekt – Svitanie
Modrý Efekt (Blue Effect) were one of the great Czechoslovakian art rock bands of the 1970s.
We were given the bad news that their leader and guitarist, Radim Hladík, passed away today. Rest in peace.
[Music] Gene Autry – Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Gene Autry almost got snookered into calling Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Randolph. He dodged a bullet.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 