Norwegian singer Sinikka Langeland is more proof, as if you need it, that ECM can do little wrong. Kantele music in a jazz idiom. Stunning.
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[Music] New Order – Dreams Never End (Peel Session)
Though Bernie Sumner has handled most of the vocal work over the years for New Order, there’s something pleasantly raw about this Peel Session version sung by Peter Hook.
Next to Ceremony, this is my favorite track by the band.
[Music/Film] Giving A Baby A Chainsaw – An Art Apart: The Hafler Trio
Giving a baby a chainsaw – An art apart: The Hafler Trio from Carl Abrahamsson on Vimeo.
More amazing news from Carl Abrahamsson:
Andrew McKenzie is a highly renowned British artist frequently associated with sound art and experimental music. With great perseverance and integrity, McKenzie has, since the late 1970s, produced a large body of work, predominantly in performances, records and writings under the name The Hafler Trio. Recently, he has developed a concept called complementary education, also known as “complemation”, which is presented in workshops where the participants work together in making a piece of music based on the previous workshops’ finished piece. In a way, this could be seen as a potentially endless work of art that doesn’t only touch upon the dynamics of sound and music in themselves, but to an equal degree the very process of creation and self development. This perspective of regarding creation as a learning process has become one of McKenzie’s trademarks.
A film by Carl Abrahamsson, Sweden, 2015. 58 mins. trapartfilm.com
[Music] Novogradska – Коњаници
Truly one of the best artists working in Macedonia, Novogradska has a decade’s worth of amazing work in electronic music, indie and soundtrack work for the legendary film director Milcho Manchevksi.
[Music] Soft Machine – Eamonn Andrews
Brilliant jazz-rock from the best of the Canterbury Scene, Soft Machine!
[Music] Shockabilly – Happy New Year
Oh, be quiet. It was either Shockabilly or U2.
[Music] Augustus Pablo – Ital Dub
Augustus Pablo turns out the be the first post of the year. A bit of Dub to start of 2016 works for me.
[Music] Dhafer Youssef Quartet – Les Ondes Orientales
Tunisian musician Dhafer Youssef blends his oud perfectly into the jazz medium. I’m surprised how much this gives me a feeling reminiscent of hearing Mike Oldfield perform Tubular Bells live.
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[Music] Motörhead’s Lemmy Has Died
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Lemmy, mate, you should never have switched from Scotch to vodka. May you make noise in peace. A special thanks to Pitchfork, who put up his greatest hits in this post.
[Music] Mark O’Leary – Isafjordur
Mark O’Leary has a new album on TiB Productions, and this track makes for perfect cold-day listening.
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