Prime-era early Miles Davis, from 1954. If you notice that the sound of this session is amazing, you can thank the flawless ears of engineer Rudy Van Gelder, who recorded this session.
[Music] Faran Ensemble – Dune
The Faran Ensemble are a rather spectacular World Music group out of Israel, taking elements of the music of their neighbors. They are a band to watch out for in the coming years.
[Music] Usnija Redžepova – Kazuj krčmo džerimo
The Macedonian Gypsy singer Usnija Redžepova passed away today at the age of 69. I cannot say if she is related to her fellow Gypsy countrywoman, Esma, but when Usnija was young, she looked like Monica Belluci fronting a Roma band. RIP.
[Music] Kazik – Bourbon mnie wypełnia
[Music] Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Anja Lechner & U.T. Gandhi – Melos
Vassilis Tsabropoulos and Anja Lechner represent the cream of the crop for ECM Records. U.T. Gandhi is a new name for me, and his percussion adds a fullness to this recording.
[Art] Christopher Rådlund – To Trær (Two Trees) [2012]
A stark, beautiful lithograph from Norwegian artist Christopher Rådlund.
[Music] Werkbund – Haithabu
Many thanks to my good friend Miodrag Cheza Stojanovic, who posts some of the most amazing experimental videos. Werkbund (alias of Uli Rehberg) were a German experimental/post-Industrial project who made some stunning cassettes and CDs in the 90s.
[Music] Ferdi Tayfur – Batan Güneş
I wish to thank my Google+ friend and colleague, Mehmet Hanedar, for always providing me with a glimpse into Turkish, Turkic and Central Asia music.
Today’s artist, Ferdi Tayfur, hails from Turkey and was seen as a leading light in Arabesque Music in the 1970s.
[Music] Andrea Parker – Nobody’s Perfect Vol. 3
Andrea Parker produces something I hate calling trip-hop, as it seems so limiting. She’s on another plane in the world of electronica.
Track Listing:
1. 0:00 peripheral vision
2. 3:07 avocado drive
3. 6:16 control freak
4. 10:13 crash mat
5. 15:45 vector mode
6. 19:24 nuva beat
7. 24:20 troublesome
8. 26:00 digital domain
9. 32:05 allegorical
10. 38:58 giant massmantix
11. 42:28 27th ave
12. 45:54 barhomet
13. 48:53 overpass
14. 51:00 ramsek
15. 53:08 smash up
16. 56:31 coron data
[Art] Charles de Sousy Ricketts – Don Juan (1911)
Charles Ricketts is a new discovery thanks to my daily perusals of Tumblr. This painting, completed in 1911, gives appearance to Lord Byron’s epic depiction of the legendary Don Juan.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 