Well, another musical day draws to a close as it crosses over to tomorrow... Listened to about 7 new albums – my usual daily average. Unfortunately most of them were uneventful. Only 2 generated some excitement: Uoma by Uzva - a Finish group, which blends reasonably well jazz and folk and Rhythm, Chord & Melody by Reign of Kindo which combines piano-based jazz with pop/rock. Adult by Tokyo Jihen was an interesting listen more a J-pop album than jazz rock though.
Morphine - Good
Tokyo Jihen - Adult
Phish - A Picture of Nectar
Motorpsycho & Jaga Jazzist Horns - In the Fishtank 10
Estradasphere - Palace of Mirrors
Uzva - Uoma
Reign of Kindo, The - Rhythm, Chord & Melody
Not sure what tomorrow’s listening day looks like; my first thought is to try to rectify the day today by pursuing more 90’s and 00’s rock-based jazz rock. If anyone has any suggestions let me know. Another thought is to explore more of the rock-based jazz rock of 70’s – there is a plethora of unknown German bands that did this extremely well in that period. Anyway, tomorrow is another day… _________________ "And can’t you see you’re in on it?
You were born though you need not
And is that not some cause
For worship, being born among these trees?"
Not sure what tomorrow’s listening day looks like; my first thought is to try to rectify the day today by pursuing more 90’s and 00’s rock-based jazz rock. If anyone has any suggestions let me know.
Hey, Thanks for the suggestions - added them to my listening queue. 😄 _________________ "And can’t you see you’re in on it?
You were born though you need not
And is that not some cause
For worship, being born among these trees?"
NickVolosSegnahc Reve4Profile Land of the Argonauts, Centaurs and other such creatures
Another day here and the weather conditions seem to have been restored: a glorious sunny day. Tempted to listen to Tim Buckley’s Morning Glory but it is not morning anymore and its lyrics are a bit out of context… plus it would be out of context regarding my musical pursuits of the day… Started with a detailed track-by-track listen on my favorite find these days Karate’s Unsolved and placed it gloriously on my overall at # 51 together with other great albums such as Marquee Moon, Remain In Light, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, What's Going On, Exile On Main Street, Bon Iver, … This kind of tells me how much I love this album…
Decided that for the rest of the day I will continue my pursuit of 90’s/00’s era rock-infested jazz rock. Will see where that gets me…Yesterday kind of made me realize that there is no wasted day in Musicland; even if you don't find that holly grail of an album that you are looking for...Every listen is a win. Anyway, enough of this Greek philosophy... 😄 Hopefully will come back at the end of this musical day to write a small summary of my findings. See you all then... _________________ "And can’t you see you’re in on it?
You were born though you need not
And is that not some cause
For worship, being born among these trees?"
NickVolosSegnahc Reve4Profile Land of the Argonauts, Centaurs and other such creatures
Well, here we go again with this never-ending play with time as a new day sets in, here in paradise… Because you know better than anyone that living with music by your side is like being in paradise, or so they say… But let’s get down to this business of logging: My musical adventures into 90’s/00’s rock-based jazz rock comes to a close with a good note mainly because of Sea And The Cake’s Nassau and Phish’s Junta (1989). The former is indie rock with elements of post rock, while the latter has more of a jam band improvisation approach to it. Both are excellent. From the rest, Guillaume Perret & the Electric Epic is sax-based jazz fusion, an excellent release just not in the context that I was looking for. The same can be said for D.F.A’s 4th. Finally both Soul Coughing’s Ruby Vroom and Naked City’s Radio are strong and very unique albums but again not exactly what I was looking for. Here is the complete list:
Phish - Junta
Naked City - Radio
Sea And The Cake, The - Nassau
D.F.A. - 4th
Perret , Guillaume & the Electric Epic - Guillaume Perret & the Electric Epic
Soul Coughing - Ruby Vroom
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Karate - Unsolved
As far as tomorrow goes, I am planning on wrapping this adventure by digging a bit more on to 70’s non-fusion jazz rock. Have fun in paradise... 😄 _________________ "And can’t you see you’re in on it?
You were born though you need not
And is that not some cause
For worship, being born among these trees?"
NickVolosSegnahc Reve4Profile Land of the Argonauts, Centaurs and other such creatures
As usual my listening day starts with a cup of tea or coffee and a re-listen of last day’s highlight. Today is no different. A fresh cup of coffee and Sea And The Cake’s Nassau playing:
Currently on Parasol, the 2nd track: Clean jazzy overdubbed guitars, wailing harmonies, violins, a tight rhythm section, a melancholy in the singer’s vocals. The song ends quietly as the 3rd track, - A Man Who Never Sees A Pretty Girl He Doesn't Love Her A Little - is mixed in. An instrumental track that showcases confident playing ability. This is a great find, a record that sounds sometimes like The Go-Betweens and others like R.E.M., yet its jazzy inclinations and its post-rock leanings sets it apart from anything that these groups have done. Anyway, I will be wrapping this log somewhere around here as I am getting ready to go on an afternoon walk. Will come back later on to log about this magnificent day's music adventure. See you all then. 😄 _________________ "And can’t you see you’re in on it?
You were born though you need not
And is that not some cause
For worship, being born among these trees?"
Nassau's great, if you've never heard any Sea And Cake album before, I suggest One Bedroom and Everybody. I am yet to listen to The Fawn, but everywhere I've seen it mentioned it had a great reputation.
NickVolosSegnahc Reve4Profile Land of the Argonauts, Centaurs and other such creatures
Nassau's great, if you've never heard any Sea And Cake album before, I suggest One Bedroom and Everybody. I am yet to listen to The Fawn, but everywhere I've seen it mentioned it had a great reputation.
Thanks Norman. Yes, jotted them down - was curious in the first place what their other stuff sounded like. Anyway, good job on your The Happy Few.... chart; noticed you had an entry for Nassau there... 😄 _________________ "And can’t you see you’re in on it?
You were born though you need not
And is that not some cause
For worship, being born among these trees?"
NickVolosSegnahc Reve4Profile Land of the Argonauts, Centaurs and other such creatures
Had an interesting day listening to jazz-infested rock music or rock-infested jazz-rock or whatever it is called… This time focused in the 70’s. As the usual daily routine, all were first listens. With the exception of 15-60-75’s Jimmy Bell's Still In Town, which is great blues rock with jazz leanings, the rest of the selections were prog-rock. The highlight of the day was Tonton Macoute’s eponymous one and only release, which reminded me a lot of Indian Summer and Cressida, both great, mostly unknown bands from the same era. The music is melodic, complex and incorporates a diverse palette of sounds from saxes to flutes and from vibraphones to pianos.
Both Pekka Pohjola’s Harakka Bialoipokku and Kvartetten Som Sprängde's a Kattvals are excellent records: the former a mixture of jazz, Scandinavian folk and prog-rock; the latter more of a jam band psychedelic rock with jazz inclinations. Magma’s eponymous first release is a good album but falls short compared to their other releases plus is a bit two long (a double LP). This is the complete list:
15-60-75 - Jimmy Bell's Still In Town
Manfred Mann Chapter Three - Manfred Mann Chapter Three
Wigwam - Being
Kvartetten Som Sprängde - Kattvals
Tonton Macoute - Tonton Macoute
Pohjola, Pekka - Harakka Bialoipokku
Magma - Magma
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Karate - Unsolved
Sea And The Cake, The - Nassau
Will be switching gears tomorrow to something different, possibly listening to some garage rock, garage rock revival, or power pop – will see…. _________________ "And can’t you see you’re in on it?
You were born though you need not
And is that not some cause
For worship, being born among these trees?"
NickVolosSegnahc Reve4Profile Land of the Argonauts, Centaurs and other such creatures
The albums starts with Alku, an abstract solo piano piece that immediately brings you into a a relaxing yet uneasy, strange mood. The song moves fast into Ensimmainen aamu, the 2nd track, an upbeat jazzy song with an extravagant clarinet solo reminiscing Zappa’s Son Of Mr. Green Genes. By the 3rd track the order has been restored to that of the opening track: slow - almost deathly-sounding - piano chords creeping aside of cello strings and an electric bass accenting the rhythm making room for more clarinet solos. The pace is picked up again with a folky melody playing towards the end of the track. Happiness at last…This is what ...ja nakee unta feels like, the 4th track; an upbeat, jazzy, danceable and funny folky song. Sekoilu seestyy, the 6th track, is an exquisite piece of music with an amazing guitar solo and a Fender Rhodes backing. The interchange of jazzy-folky themes and the interplay between slow and fast tempos continue throughout the album. Also, no lyrics throughout the album, which makes it easier to listen to it considering that Pekka is a Finn. All in all, this is a great find…
As far as for today's musical adventure, I will be listening to some garage rock 1st listens. See you all later on to wrap this day's log... _________________ "And can’t you see you’re in on it?
You were born though you need not
And is that not some cause
For worship, being born among these trees?"
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