Human Canon Ball Relaunched: A Trip Through Time

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New Listens / Non-Scored Re-Listens [*] For The Week Ending 6/30

The Classics:

Wildflower - The Avalanches*
The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan
Andorra - Caribou*
Live At Ministry Of Sound, 1991 - Frankie Knuckles*
A Tábua De Esmeralda - Jorge Ben*
Mother Earth's Plantasia - Mort Garson*

The Strong:

A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
Understand - Brian
Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks - Brian Eno With Daniel Lanois & Roger Eno*
Starfish - The Church
Deus É Mulher - Elza Soares
Pop - Gas*
Feelings - Jay Richford & Gary Stevan*
Oxygène - Jean Michel Jarre
Impressions - John Coltrane
Live At Birdland - John Coltrane
Samba Esquema Novo - Jorge Ben
Silk & Soul - Nina Simone
Glassworks - Philip Glass*
To-Day's Sound - Piero Umiliani*
DAYTONA - Pusha T
Ain't That Good News - Sam Cooke
Structures From Silence - Steve Roach
Phaedra - Tangerine Dream
Empty Estate (EP) - Wild Nothing*

The Solid:

05:00 05:05 - A. G. Cook
Look Ma No Hands - André 3000
Beatles For Sale - The Beatles
With The Beatles - The Beatles
Still Bill - Bill Withers
Substrata - Biosphere
Another Side Of Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
Ambient 4: On Land - Brian Eno*
Altitude 3000 - Cecil Leuter
Rausch - Gas
76:14 - Global Communication
Ambient 2: The Plateaux Of Mirror - Harold Budd & Brian Eno*
The Pearl - Harold Budd & Brian Eno With Daniel Lanois*
Empyrean Isles - Herbie Hancock
Ambient 3: Day Of Radiance - Laraaji
E2-E4 - Manuel Göttsching
Bury Me At Makeout Creek - Mitski*
When I Was Young (EP) - MØ
Wide Awake! - Parquet Courts
Trick - (Sandy) Alex G
Rubycon - Tangerine Dream
Music For Commercials - Yasuaki Shimizu*

The Good, But Flawed:

12 X 5 - The Rolling Stones
A Laughing Death In Meatspace - Tropical Fuck Storm

The Not Worth Collecting:

...Is A Real Boy - Say Anything

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Previously Scored Re-Listens For The Week Ending 6/30

The Masterpieces:

E·MO·TION - Carly Rae Jepsen

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51 albums and 58 album plays - a new record for one week
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Groovin' High by Dizzy Gillespie

I knew about half these tracks from other compilations, and this is a good collection of bebop to be sure. However, some of the songs seem out of place, and it hasn't quite clicked for me yet. 3.5/5


Ramblin' Man by Hank Williams

This was a good slice of Hank Williams' material, with a bunch of tunes I knew and liked, and a few new ones. Not all of them hit the mark, however, especially when the lyrics take a turn for self-pity. 3.5/5


In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

The best thing about this album is the cover art. I can appreciate his talent, but the song selection and instrumentation could be better. 3/5


Brown And Roach Incorporated by Cliffor... Max Roach

Unfortunately, this was a significant step down from their other effort this year. Only toward the end did the group start picking up the pace and really letting loose. 3.5/5


Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi by Sarah Vaughan

Expressive and intimate jazz vocals. I liked this one better than the more acclaimed self-titled. 4/5

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1955: Second Lap Results

1. Study In Brown - Clifford Brown And Max Roach 4/5
2. Afro-Cuban - Kenny Dorham 4/5
3. Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi - Sarah Vaughan 4/5
4. Groovin' High - Dizzy Gillespie 3.5/5
5. Ramblin' Man - Hank Williams 3.5/5
6. Julie Is Her Name - Julie London 3.5/5
7. Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan 3.5/5
8. Helen Merrill - Helen Merrill 3.5/5
9. Brown And Roach Incorporated - Clifford Brown And Max Roach 3.5/5
10. In The Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra 3/5

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1956 [Second Lap]

- Jazz At Massey Hall - The Quintet [Bebop]
- Ellington At Newport - Duke Ellington [Big Band]
- Pithecanthropus Erectus - Charles Mingus [Post-Bop]
- Gospel Train - Sister Rosetta Tharpe [Traditional Black Gospel, Blues]
- Moondog - Moondog [Third Stream]
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After I closed the book on the last iteration of my RYM listener's diary after 18 months of operation, this music diary has a brand new RYM companion here. The suggest feature is yet another way to leave me recs.
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Scored Re-Listens For The Week Ending 7/7

The Classics:

Wildflower - The Avalanches 90.4
Sorrow Tears And Blood - Fela Kuti & Africa 70 90.0
Art Angels - Grimes 88.4

The Strong:

Mother Earth's Plantasia - Mort Garson 84.8
Another Green World - Brian Eno 82.8
Phaedra - Tangerine Dream 80.0
Structures From Silence - Steve Roach 76.4
Timewind - Klaus Schulze 76.0
Ambient 3: Day Of Radiance - Laraaji 75.1
Rubycon - Tangerine Dream 75.0

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New Listens / Non-Scored Re-Listens [*] For The Week Ending 7/7

The Classics:

Streams Of Thought, Vol. 1 (EP) - Black Thought
Sugar & Spice (EP) - Hatchie
Please - Pet Shop Boys*

The Strong:

Gimix - The Avalanches
3rd Ward Bounce (EP) - Big Freedia
Curtis / Live! - Curtis Mayfield
Ellington At Newport - Duke Ellington
Kigali Y’ Izahabu - The Good Ones
Equinoxe - Jean Michel Jarre*
Oxygène - Jean Michel Jarre*
The Long Sleep (EP) - Jenny Hval
Joanna Newsom & The Ys Street Band (EP) - Joanna Newsom
Clube Da Esquina - Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges*
Love Deluxe - Sade
Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi - Sarah Vaughan
Radio Amor - Tim Hecker
Jazz At Massey Hall - The Quintet

The Solid:

In The Heart Of The Moon - Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
Cosmic Thing - The B-52's*
Herzfrequenz - Blümchen
Pithecanthropus Erectus - Charles Mingus
Risqué - Chic
Brown And Roach Incorporated - Clifford Brown And Max Roach
Groovin' High - Dizzy Gillespie
76:14 - Global Communication*
Ramblin' Man - Hank Williams
Irrlicht - Klaus Schulze
E2-E4 - Manuel Göttsching*
Moondog - Moondog
The Future And The Past - Natalie Prass
Specialist In All Styles - Orchestra Baobab
Pretty In Black - The Raveonettes
Dig Me Out - Sleater-Kinney
Zeit - Tangerine Dream
新しい日の誕生 (Atarashii Hi No Tanjou) - 2814

The Good, But Flawed:

In The Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra

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Previously Scored Re-Listens For The Week Ending 7/7

The Classics:

E·MO·TION: Side B (EP) - Carly Rae Jepsen

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Totals:

47 albums & 49 album listens
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Jazz At Massey Hall by The Quintet

Phenomenal playing and chemistry brings these classics to life in a way the studio recordings hadn't. 4/5


Moondog by Moondog

A very interesting, very unique, very imperfect album. A must-listen even if it's not my favorite. 3.5/5


Ellington At Newport by Duke Ellington

Was not expecting to enjoy a Duke Ellington record so much. The band really cooks, especially Paul Gonsalves on tenor sax. Great crowd energy too. I listened to the original release, which is partly counterfeit "live" but supposedly a better listening experience. 4/5


Pithecanthropus Erectus by Charles Mingus

This album was very technically proficient but didn't do a lot for me on a gut level. 3.5/5


Gospel Train by Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Wow - stellar album from the godmother of rock & roll. Christian music normally isn't something I gravitate toward, but the passion and fervor in this one is magnetic. First gospel record I've heard front to back. 4/5

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1956: Second Lap Results

1. Ellington At Newport - Duke Ellington 4/5
2. Lady Sings The Blues - Billie Holiday 4/5
3. Jazz At Massey Hall - The Quintet 4/5
4. Gospel Train - Sister Rosetta Tharpe 4/5
5. The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon - The Teenagers 3.5/5
6. Moondog - Moondog 3.5/5
7. Calypso - Harry Belafonte 3.5/5
8. Pithecanthropus Erectus - Charles Mingus 3.5/5
9. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley 3.5/5
10. Music Of India: Three Classical Rāgas - Ravi Shankar 3.5/5

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1957 [Second Lap]

- Bags Groove - Miles Davis [Hard Bop]
- The Clown - Charles Mingus [Post-Bop]
- Body And Soul - Billie Holiday [Vocal Jazz, Standards]
- Dedicated To You - The "5" Royales [Doo-Wop, Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll]
- The Coasters - The Coasters [Doo-Wop, Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues]
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Scored Re-Listens For The Week Ending 7/14

The Strong:

Gimix - The Avalanches 80.0

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New Listens / Non-Scored Re-Listens [*] For The Week Ending 7/14

The Strong:

The Suburbs - Arcade Fire*
Batsumi - Batsumi
How To Carve A Carrot Into A Rose (EP) - Courtney Barnett*
I've Got A Friend Called Emily Ferris (EP) - Courtney Barnett*
Tell Me How You Really Feel - Courtney Barnett*
Conflict - Ebo Taylor
Zauberberg - Gas
Life Will See You Now - Jens Lekman*
Born To Die - Lana Del Rey*
If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears - The Mamas & The Papas*
Bags' Groove - Miles Davis
Age Of - Oneohtrix Point Never
Gospel Train - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Radio Amor - Tim Hecker*
Astral Weeks - Van Morrison

The Solid:

Live At Carnegie Hall - Bill Withers
Body And Soul - Billie Holiday
Guitarra Portuguesa - Carlos Paredes
Abandoned Luncheonette - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Live - Donny Hathaway
God's Favorite Customer - Father John Misty
Königsforst - Gas
Simigwa - Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
Rainbow - Kesha*
KIDS SEE GHOSTS - KIDS SEE GHOSTS
This Is Marijata - Marijata
Hell-On - Neko Case
Hosianna Mantra - Popol Vuh
In Den Gärten Pharaos - Popol Vuh
Soil - Serpentwithfeet
The Con - Tegan And Sara
A Rainbow In Curved Air - Terry Riley

The Good, But Flawed:

Ye - Kanye West
Dedicated To You - The "5" Royales

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Previously Scored Re-Listens For The Week Ending 7/14

The Classics:

Beauty And The Beat - Go-Go's

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Totals:

36 albums & 36 album listens
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Scored Re-Listens For The Week Ending 7/21

The Solid:

Irrlicht - Klaus Schulze 70.0

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New Listens / Non-Scored Re-Listens [*] For The Week Ending 7/21

The Strong:

Remain In Light - Angélique Kidjo
The Clown - Charles Mingus
The Coasters - The Coasters
Zauberberg - Gas*
A I A: Alien Observer - Grouper*
From Kinshasa - Mbongwana Star*
Solo Piano - Philip Glass
Hosianna Mantra - Popol Vuh*

The Solid:

Guitarra Portuguesa - Carlos Paredes*
Königsforst - Gas*
Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud - Miles Davis*
Sleep Well Beast - The National*
Harvest - Neil Young*
Spinvis - Spinvis
Remain In Light - Talking Heads*
Astral Weeks - Van Morrison*

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Totals:

17 albums & 18 album listens
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[dihansse]

Great that you chose Spinvis: how did you like it: his newest album is even better

Trein Vuur Dageraad by Spinvis

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[dihansse]

If you liked this one can I just recommend another weird album of the lowlands from this year, now from Belgium, and it can best be described as piano punk. I recommended it to Meccalecca and he liked it as well:


Current by Madensuyu

You don't have to mind about the lyrics because most of the tracks are instrumentals.