Friday, December 18, 2015
apocalypse - reflections of a summer (1970)
lovely song by a german garage-psych group, likely written about the summer of '69
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Friday, October 30, 2015
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
the raspberry pirates - good morning baby (1968)
you might recognize the raspberry pirates from my "dumb names from the 1960s" mix! (that mix holds up!)
Friday, October 16, 2015
southern comfort - take one fear at a time
hard to find info about this group, other than they were active from 1970-1972... can't find anything physical, but their album is on spotify!
Monday, October 5, 2015
fleetwood mac - dreams (take 2) (1976)
this is a more stripped-down version of "dreams," as nicks and buckingham worked together to flesh out what would eventually become the wall of sound that this song eventually became. the final cut is perfect in what it evokes: "crystal visions" and dreams; life advice from your inner voices; baptismals into new chapters of your life. this take is rather nice on its own terms, though: the beautiful simplicity of stevie nicks' voice dancing across the thin layer of bass and guitar underneath. it's clear that she put a lot of thought into her phrasing and voice here. you can feel the impact of every line...
Monday, September 28, 2015
Saturday, September 26, 2015
whigfield - saturday night! (1994)
"Sannie Carlson (best known as Whigfield) is the name of a lady with Danish origins who decided to make a mark in the history of pop-dance music by selling millions worldwide. In 1994 she gained a place in the Guinness Book of Records with the song "Saturday Night" as the first artist to go straight to number one in the UK singles chart with a debut single."
love this description -- ascribes incredible foresight to whigfield! she just decided to make a mark in the history of pop-dance music -- and she went out and did it!
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
toni basil
today is my birthday!
it is my duty every september 22nd to share the joys of toni basil, fellow 9/22-born woman and a true creative force!
thief on the loose:
nobody:
shoppin from a to z:
Friday, September 11, 2015
the chiffons - sweet talkin guy (1966)
boy oh boy did this bring me back!!! WHAT A TUNE!
what a good arrangement! CHECK OUT THAT BRIDGE! and that clarinet solo!
and the deconstructed verses!!!
what a tune, folks, what a tune!
Sunday, September 6, 2015
diet cig - sleep talk (2015)
brand new stuff!! heard it on a local college radio station (88.9 kxlu), on a sweet lil show called "sweaty palms" that runs every wednesday afternoon. listening to that show in particular really brings me back to my own days on college radio, and all the friends that i made there -- many of whom are still my friends today! one of whom is my dude! the dude that i live with and married!!
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Sunday, August 30, 2015
buika - volver volver
heard this gorgeous rendition at a literary event i attended... the voice stopped everyone dead in their tracks... the woman playing it said, yes, isn't her voice incredible? "i went to go see her at the hollywood bowl and everyone was crying and throwing flowers..."
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Friday, July 24, 2015
witchi tai to
heard this song today:
which struck a chord!! reminded me of this version (both are covers of a jim pepper jazz fusion native american tune):
which brought back sooooo many memories and positive associations!
Thursday, July 23, 2015
arthur russell - habit of you
from the compilation of his previously unreleased tracks, put together by chris taylor of grizzly bear in 2008. this is such a good tune!! so glad to have stumbled across it!
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
pitched-down vinyl
here are two favorites from this list of great pitched-down songs:
factory floor and peter gordon - "c-side"
originally 45rpm, now 33rpm
gary low "i want you (instrumental)"
originally 45rpm, now 33-8rpm - and sampled by washed out!
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Friday, April 10, 2015
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
the jewels - hearts of stone (1954)
meghan trainor is out with another weak doo-wop pastiche... so why not listen to some of the actual good stuff?
i love the "no no no no" refrain in this one!
the five keys - "close your eyes" (1955)
this one's a gem too... love that drama of "take a breath!"
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Monday, March 16, 2015
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Monday, March 2, 2015
Saturday, February 28, 2015
noriko miyamoto - zebra (1981)
Song by Yukihiro Takahashi / Lyrics Chris Mosdell
Produced by Kazuhiko Katoh
Arranged by Kazuhiko Katoh, Nobuyuki Shimizu
Drums – "Ponta" Murakami, Kurt Kress
Guitar – Mats Björklund
Keyboards – Christian Schulze, Nobuyuki Shimizu, Tohru Okada
MC-8 – Hideki Matsutake
Costume: Issey Miyake
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