It’s time to wrap up things for the end of the year, and the next couple of posts will help me close up shop for 2018. I want to thank Alberto Matsumura for his friendship and for sending me a loud, electro, proggy, Neu!-ish killer of a space-rock/techno mish-mash EP to enjoy.
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[Music] Looking For The Balearic Beat / December 2018 — Ban Ban Ton Ton
Paraphrasing the Soul Sonic Force and sorting through today`s releases for tunes that could have graced Alfie & Leo`s Amnesia dance floor. JMS have reissued Henri Texier`s first two LPs. Amir from 1976, and Varech from 1977. The cover of the latter will be familiar to anyone who`s visited the Growing Bin, since Basso has […]
via Looking For The Balearic Beat / December 2018 — Ban Ban Ton Ton
What a wonderful blog they run! If you haven’t squandered all of your Christmas loot yet, Ban Ban Ton Ton have quite an impressive list of records you might want to consider adding to your collection, as well as a Mixcloud podcast to give you a sample of each.
[Music] john foxx — the sunday experience
If you happened to be one of the lucky folk who managed to grab a subscription edition of the latest issue of Electronic Sound magazine, then inside not only were you graced with a John Foxx cover replete with a firsthand account by the man himself about the coming to be of his scene defining […]
via john foxx — the sunday experience
I won’t cry poverty, but I do regret not having the funds to pick this one up!
[Music] Bandcamp: The Best Albums of 2018
I’ve crowed about this in the past, and will continue to do so in the future. If I don’t see top-shelf artists like Santiago Fradejas, Jeff Gburek or Jan-Dirk Platek (among a host of others) on a year-end list, it’s not worth that much to me. Still, Bandcamp is a very valuable resource overall, and despite the occasionally lame SJW-infected reviews one gets subjected to, there are quite a few gems in this list of 100.
[Music] Khruangbin – Christmas Time Is Here (N & S America Edition)
I don’t know if it will ever replace the original performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, but indie darlings Khruangbin do an absolutely lovely rendition of Christmas Time Is Here, originally shown on “A Charlie Brown Christmas” in 1965.
[Music] Eastern Orthodox Christmas Nativity Chant
And finally, a bit of actual Christmas music from the Greek Orthodox Church.
[Music] Nat ‘King’ Cole – The Christmas Song
A perfect Christmas tune with Nat ‘King’ Cole.
[Music] Bing Crosby – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (1942)
Christmas in Beijing is currently 62 minutes away. We celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, and celebrate with Bing Crosby. Expect a few chestnuts today.
[Music] Robert Goulet – Do You Hear What I Hear
As I prepare to spend Christmas alone in Beijing, it’s nice to be able to enjoy the dulcet sounds of the King of the Cameo, Robert Goulet.
[Music Podcast] Xmas Mizzztape by Debbie Wayne
Thanks very much to Debbie Wayne for posting one of the coolest Christmas podcasts I’ve heard in years!
Here’s the track list:
- Things Fall Apart – Cristina
- Xmas With Simon – The Fall
- Motel Christmas (excerpt) – James Ferraro
- Ding Dong – X-Ray Pop
- La bataille de neige – Dominique Dumont
- Doux Christmas, Noël Soft – Les Amis au Pakistan
- No More Christmas Blues – Alan Vega
- Breakfast At Christmas – Hillcrest Club
- Christmas On Riverside Drive – August Darnell
- Partytime – Graeme Miller & Steve Hill
- The Twelve Days Of Christmas – Winston Tong
- Belle Tristesse 妙なる悲しみ – Miharu Koshi
- Noëlle à Hawaii – Antena
- Christmas in Suburbia – The Cleaners From Venus
- She’s Coming Home – The Wailers
