Pete Sinfield was in need of an album cover. Having served as roadie, light man, lyricist and a general conceptualizer for a new band named King Crimson, he was now tasked with the matter of finding a way to package the strange music the band was committing to tape in the recording studio. Wasting no…
via In The Court of the Crimson King, by King CrimsonAn album cover art story — The Music Aficionado
Hot Rats was released 10th October in 1969! “The Hot Rats Sessions” box set celebrates the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest albums in the history of recorded music, and will be released on December 20th . The original 1969 Frank Zappa album was the first to be recorded on a prototype 16-Track Tape Machine. […]
via FRANK ZAPPA – ” Hot Rats ” 50th Anniversary — The Fat Angel Sings
All of the thoughtful label’s physical releases include a sample of the place each artist calls home.
Rainbow Chan released what has to be one of the most freakishly charming releases I’ve heard in a while. Think of someone as innovative as Björk, but far more experimental. From her Bandcamp website:
Rainbow’s latest EP Long Vacation singlehandedly places her among the most innovative composers and musicians on the scene right now. More Dirty Projectors than J-Pop, Chan isn’t afraid to mix textures and sounds that lie far outside mainstream familiarity—weirdly warped bells, floating, dissonant flutes and her own voice mixed and mashed into its own mosaic of shattered parts.
A legend has departed. Ginger Baker passed away at age 80 today, October 6. He performed with some of rock’s (and fusion’s) greatest bands such as Cream, Blind Faith and even Public Image Ltd., while leading his own bands like Air Force (shown in the video) and collaborating with maestros like Nigeria’s Fela Kuti. RIP.
Konstantin Trokay (Kosta T) is a violinist out of Perm, Russia. His music meanders in a pleasant way, something like a walk through a dark forest. There are plenty of twists and turns, and some are not always gentle. Intriguing.
JOHN 3:16 are among the most powerful bands in dark ambient and drone music today. Philippe Gerber continues to amaze with his catalog, but this release is particularly special, as I never had the chance to delve into their early catalog.
This release combines the first two albums by the band onto one cassette. Both releases remind me not just of dark ambient music, but of the middle period post-Industrial and experimental music I grew up with.
Favorable is not a strong enough word to rank this release. It’s quite powerful.
Dos Brujos are an Austrian band which offer a heavy Black Sabbath-inspired wave of sludge. I’m really liking the meatiness of their sound, and it goes well beyond mere Sabbathian hero worship.
The label they’re working for on this release, Fuzzy Cracklins Presents, tends to keep their metal catalog fresh, and they offer many free releases. They’re worth exploring.
There has been no activity on the blog since mid-September thanks to yours truly being on a working vacation in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Slovenia and Serbia (as well as forays to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Rome, Italy).
Thanks go to Yasen Kazandjiev for his warm treatment at the WithoutBorders Festival in Varna, Bulgaria, to my brothers Igor Vasilev, Gorazd Čapovski, Dean Zmejkoski and Goran Trajkoski, and my sister Alexandra Stefanova, for making Macedonia a perfect visit. Special thanks to Henning Küpper and Borut Kržišnik for the pleasure of meeting two very influential people responsible for my musical development throughout the past 25 years, and of course the wonderful participants I met in Varna. Now that I am ensconced in Beijing, I will have time to write letters and begin business anew.
Sad news from New York tonight. Ric Ocasek was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Sunday, law enforcement confirmed. Some reports say he was 75 and some say he was 70. Ric wrote some of the best pop hits of the late seventies and eighties for the Cars. The Cars were a big part […]
via Ric Ocasek found dead today — PowerPop… An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture
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