Typically ecstatic stuff from CFCF here as he sets about stuffing pills down the throat of teen pop boy Fabio Lendrum , bejeweling his original version of "Trouble" with pianos that sound played by the sun's crepuscular rays and synths that tickle like gut pangs. I love it when pop hides its true intentions - CFCF always seems to be wiring up more subtle versions of this and this ; god bless...
MORGAN’S MOTION Tony Williams Lifetime The Joy of Flying Sony : 1978 TW, drums; Cecil Taylor, piano. Here’s a deep cut that not many people know about. Tony Williams’ eclectic Joy of Flying is an R&B inflected album filled with collaborations with the likes of Jan Hammer, George Benson, Tom Scott, and even rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose. To be honest, [...]
Here is the 1999 album from one of the 60's original guitar heroes, Jeff Beck. Like many rock musicians in the early 1960s, he began his career working as a session guitarist. In 1965, following a gig with the R&B band the Tridents and on Yardbirds initial choice (and old pal) Jimmy Page's recommendation, Beck was recruited to join the Yardbirds (after Eric Clapton had left the group for John Mayall's...
been sitting on this since before santa squeezed his fat ass down the worlds collective chimneys. not because i don’t dig it (i do, greatly) but because well i couldn’t think what to say. or rather what little words came a-tumbling out just didn’t fit. on reading the handfulla end of year lists i [...]
Here, the ethereal and elusive Ghost Hunter calms E.Gold and Alexis ' break-up lament into something barely-there and opium-slumped; his remix so fragile, elegant and mute that you don't really notice it's there until it's gone. It's an electronic weep for missed opportunity, really - all the heavy mess of a dying relationship passing by like a potential soulmate under an umbrella in the rain. Wry...
Originally this started out as an experiment in FM synthesis, but after I noticed a familiar chord progression at the start, it became a homage to Mike Oldfield and Tubular Bells. There are many influences in here (the likes of Jean Michele Jarre, Jan Hammer etc.). I usually make quick cheesy music to be laughed at, and I'm not saying this is an honest representation of my musical merit, but I did...
Rocksellout Podcast #1: The Jan Hammer Test Run The guys discuss everything from Steve Guttenburg to the hipster Village Voice article on Metal . There is a little tribute to Jan Hammer to finish it off. Direct download: Rock_Sellout_Podcast_1.mp3 Category: podcasts -- posted at: 4:10 AM
In the 1980's I used to watch Miami Vice every week on TV. You can say I was a fan of the series. I also watched the re-runs a couple of years ago. So when I heard Michael Mann was doing a remake for the cinema, I was very enthusiastic! So yesterday I went to see it. Unfortunately the movie isn't as good as the series, but if you like fast boats, cars, beautiful women and crime stories, you will probably...
From Data Breaker : Sun Circle, Story of Rats, Eric Ostrowski, Aures (Josephine) Sun Circle (Greg Davis and Zach Wallace) explore beatless space, but in a more expansive manner. Whereas Mem1 score the body's inner gurgles and expirations, Sun Circle, as their moniker implies, radiate solarized drones that wax and wane in intensity in subtle increments. The sound is akin to that of Davis's Kranky Records...
You used to be cool, John Cusack.We first noticed it in the 1980s, when "cool" didn't have a lot of meaning. People used the word in connection with Jan Hammer, the Go-Bots, and Kirk Cameron, whi...
I haven’t got a good opening paragraph for this post, so let’s just go with some Top Fives, from 16, 24, 32, 40, and 48 years ago this week. Cash Box, week of October 30, 1993: 1. “Just Kickin’ It”/XScape 2. “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”/Meat Loaf 3. “Dreamlover”/Mariah Carey 4. “All That She Wants”/Ace...
is there a weirdo factory in the yoo ess somewhere churning out deranged, whacked out pop bands? if you play these records backwards will you hear the sonic shite of sgt peppers playing forwards? don’t do it kids. john is dead… john is dead… and thank funk for that. and is not not fun actually [...]
is there a weirdo factory in the yoo ess somewhere churning out deranged, whacked out pop bands? if you play these records backwards will you hear the sonic shite of sgt peppers playing forwards? don’t do it kids. john is dead… john is dead… and thank funk for that. and is not not fun actually [...]
On this album three modern jazz musicians, Irish guitarist Mark O'Leary and Americans Kenny Wollesen on drums and Jamie Saft on synthesizer, try to fuse the music of those musicians who first explored electronic possibilities in music with more current musical ideas and jazz. Mark O'Leary mentions his admiration for musicians such as Jean-Michel Jarre, Rick Wakeman and Tangerine Dream. But don't let...
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