Fantastic cover- I'll look this up.
My two most recent discoveries from the 80s back catalogue are Paul Motian's 'It Should've Happened A Long Time Ago' & Marc Johnson's 'Bass Desires', both from 86-87, both featuring Bill Frisell doing a ton of guitar synth stuff, which I can't get enough of these days.
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 28 October 2020 22:30 (three years ago) link
Ooh, gotta check that out
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Wednesday, 28 October 2020 23:19 (three years ago) link
the live Ghazal album, The Rain makes my hair stand on end
Just listened, fucking awesome, thanks. Have you ever heard Ravi Shankar's live thing from the Concert for Bangladesh? Similar vibe to Eternity.
― lukas, Sunday, 14 February 2021 01:09 (three years ago) link
so the Ezra Feinberg album Recumbent Speech from last year is hitting a lot of ECM notes for me. ECM and tubular bells and tortoise and jim o'rourke. All that good stuff.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Monday, 22 February 2021 17:45 (three years ago) link
That Ezra Feinberg album is great.
God, this album is so good. Not heard that particular Shankar - will check it out for sure.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 09:52 (three years ago) link
Wow, thanks for that Jamie (and Chinaski), the Feinberg album really is great!
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 09:59 (three years ago) link
Tibbetts' Northern Song keeps getting played at our residence, please advise as to how I can keep these low-key heady vibes going please, in the ECm vein...
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Monday, 29 March 2021 15:57 (three years ago) link
more tibbetts.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 29 March 2021 16:46 (three years ago) link
Big Map Ideas is one i really like from him
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Monday, 29 March 2021 16:54 (three years ago) link
yes, also very mellow in the vein of northern song. his two more recent ones (natural causes and life of) are probably the most aurally similar to northern song.
but nothing tops northern song.
for similarly sparse ecm / windham hill vibes, i like—
michael hedges — breakfast in the fieldwilliam ackerman — it takes a year
i also think one could put together a playlist of 70s leo kottke deep cuts that may be relevant. i might do that later, actually.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 29 March 2021 17:05 (three years ago) link
Excited for the forthcoming Vijay Iyer with Linda May Hahn Oh and Tyshawn Sorey. Iyer's last ECM was very good indeed.
― Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. (Stew), Monday, 29 March 2021 18:53 (three years ago) link
Swimming with a Hole in My Body (such an oddly mysterious title) is my fave Connors release for ECM.
― pomenitul, Friday, July 31, 2020 9:05 AM (seven months ago) bookmarkflaglink
this is great and fits table's criteria
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 29 March 2021 19:17 (three years ago) link
xp
quite the trio is that, almost guaranteed to be a+. Hafez Modirzadeh's Facets is probably my fave album of the year so far but still it will be nice to hear Sorey back behind a drum kit again.
― calzino, Monday, 29 March 2021 19:25 (three years ago) link
love Facets, too. Thanks all.
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Monday, 29 March 2021 19:31 (three years ago) link
I got to see the Iyer/Oh/Sorey trio at the Jazz Standard about a month before lockdown, playing music from this upcoming album. Based on that and the tracks I've already heard, it's gonna be a pretty forceful album. Looking forward to it.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 29 March 2021 22:07 (three years ago) link
Facets is stunning - love Modirzadeh's sound world.
― Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. (Stew), Tuesday, 30 March 2021 11:01 (three years ago) link
Thanks for the recs yesterday, though as much as I love the Connors and Hedges, it's the full instrumental treatment of Northern Song that appeals most to me—
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Tuesday, 30 March 2021 15:32 (three years ago) link
some purist was probably quite ruffled at the time, but this is hittin like holy shit this morning:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmRm8UYTeNw
(gary burton — "las vegas tango")
also, ya i know this isn't on ecm, but either i'm bad at the search function or there isn't a currently existing gary burton topic (!!??!?!).
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Thursday, 15 April 2021 15:52 (three years ago) link
There was a post two days ago on the thread entitled "jazz" about Gary Burton reissues.
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 15 April 2021 16:14 (three years ago) link
yeah, i saw that. it's what prompted my recent dive back into his catalogue.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Thursday, 15 April 2021 16:17 (three years ago) link
Vijay Iyer's tenure as Pitchfork's favorite jazz artist continues. Long may he reign.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 15 April 2021 17:16 (three years ago) link
This record is really lovely, has heavy ECM vibes on it https://schlarb.bandcamp.com/album/time-no-changes
― heyy nineteen, that's john belushi (the table is the table), Thursday, 10 June 2021 16:16 (two years ago) link
This record moves between WH-ECM-Takoma vibes. Really beautiful record from a promising young musician.
https://yasminwilliams.bandcamp.com/album/urban-driftwood
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Wednesday, 22 December 2021 17:29 (two years ago) link
very nice stock ecm anti-smooth post-bop sounds on dawn by double image from 1979. a quartet fronted by two marimba players! if you like ecm but hate pianos, horns, AND guitars, well friend, do i have recommendation for you. it's actually really good though and worth hearing. especially if you like that melodic mallet sound. kind of leans more towards that introspective thing you expect from ecm, but still some really pretty stuff. the tunes take twists and turns with some passages of absolutely wondrous harmonic conversations between the two ... uh, marimberers? marimbists? marimbobo honkers?
― "Why is the voice of reason treated as the unreliable narrator?", asked (Austin), Sunday, 26 June 2022 06:39 (one year ago) link
The princely Andrew Male did a nice ECM set at Spiritland a couple of weeks ago. Lots new to me: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5cImqc3DCXMyIzJj9oLxwe?si=0d2c8ba34f4e4402
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Monday, 25 July 2022 17:51 (one year ago) link
He played records rather than Spotify, obviously.
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Monday, 25 July 2022 17:52 (one year ago) link
Ooh, I'd love to hear a set like this
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, 25 July 2022 17:59 (one year ago) link
Digging through the ECM back catalogue has been a welcome relief to my depression at the moment. There's something so uplifting and transcendent about the ECM sound at its best. Doctors should seriously consider prescribing this stuff imo.
Really enjoying The Colours of Chlöe right now. Eberhard Weber really couldn't put a foot wrong during his best run in the '70s.
― The Ghost Club, Friday, 14 October 2022 06:01 (one year ago) link
Barre Phillips • Mountainscapes
This is a great album.
― Fronted by a bearded Phil Collins (Tom D.), Friday, 14 October 2022 07:54 (one year ago) link
It's really true, that's exactly what got me through the whole lockdown period in the early days of the pandemic (well that and a healthy amount of whiskey), and yes, The Colours of Chlöe got a lot of play during that time.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Friday, 14 October 2022 13:05 (one year ago) link
Well I’ve fallen, hard. Just ordered a stack of ECM CDs from Discogs and can't wait for them to arrive:
Keith Jarrett - The Survivors' SuiteSteve Kuhn - TranceMike Nock - OndasBarre Phillips - MountainscapesJohn Surman - Withholding PatternSteve Tibbets - Northern SongEdward Vesala - Nan MadolEberhard Weber - The Colours of ChlöeEberhard Weber/Colours - Silent Feet
Guess I'm very into the more atmospheric side of the sound. Need to get some more guitar stuff too... John Abercrombie and David Torn are next on the wishlist.
― The Ghost Club, Monday, 17 October 2022 03:00 (one year ago) link
As far as guitar stuff goes, I really got into Ralph Towner's various ECM recordings.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, 17 October 2022 04:42 (one year ago) link
Thanks for the recommendation! Any particular place I should start wth Towner?
― The Ghost Club, Monday, 17 October 2022 05:10 (one year ago) link
Solstice is my favorite, especially since it features Eberhard Weber. He also has some nice duet albums like Sargasso Sea with John Abercrombie and Matchbook with Gary Burton.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, 17 October 2022 05:31 (one year ago) link
That's a great ECM haul, Ghost Club. My favorite guitarist on ECM is Terje Rypdal. All of his 70s records are worth checking out, but I'd prioritize What Comes After (which I hear as an album-length exploration of the sonic world established by Miles Davis on "Yesternow") and Descendre (beautifully spaced-out and synth-heavy masterpiece; some passages are almost Floydian, though this is more futuristic than anything Pink Floyd ever did).
― J. Sam, Monday, 17 October 2022 13:27 (one year ago) link
I've listened to a few Rypdal records, very intriguing but he can get a little abstract for me. His classical/jazz crossover pieces, like the title track of Whenever I Seem To Be Far Away, are exceptional.
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 17 October 2022 14:53 (one year ago) link
Ghost club let us know what you think of Tibbetts he is IMO a genre unto himself
― realistic pillow (Jon not Jon), Friday, 21 October 2022 13:06 (one year ago) link
Thanks for all the recommendations! I really liked Sargasso Sea, but I still need to spend more time with Solstice.
Terje Rypdal is an interesting artist. He's incredibly versatile wth his sound, so I find him hard to pin down. I really enjoyed Descendre and his album with Miroslav Vitous and Jack DeJohnette. Spot on that there's Floydian moments, J. Sam, but very much more abstract. I need to check out What Comes After next.
Steve Tibbets, oh my! Northern Song is such a journey. The atmosphere he evokes begs solitude and a darkened room. I don't mean to slight it at all when I say it's very meditative and restorative. Parts of it sound like Fahey on opioids, which I very much like.
― The Ghost Club, Friday, 21 October 2022 16:59 (one year ago) link
Steve Tibbets more recent 'Life Of' is fantastic - good article on it here: https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2019/03/04/deep-into-steve-tibbetts-life-of/
and a cool page on his own site i just spotted: https://stevetibbetts.com/my-ecm/
all been mentioned above, but Connors' 'Swimming with a Hole in My Body' and Metheny 'As Falls Wichita...' and David Darling 'Cycles' are my go-to ecm faves.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Friday, 21 October 2022 17:08 (one year ago) link
I recently purchased a used vinyl copy of Terje Rypdal's Chaser, which is harder-edged power trio stuff, and I feel compelled to c + p this RYM review of it since I found it amusingly OTT for an ECM record.
"SIDE 1: AMBIGUITY - CRANKONCE UPON A TIME - HEROINGEYSIR - ANGEL DUSTA CLOSER LOOK - COLUMBIAN RED BUDSIDE 2: ORNEN - MAI TAI'SCHASER - JACK DANIELSTRANSITION - WHITE WINEIMAGI - BLOTTER ACIDJEFF BECK & STEVE VAI ARE TERJE'S LITTLE BITCHES!!THIS IS AVANT GARDE HEAY METAL JAZZ ROCK FUSION ORGASM!!!!!!!!!!!!!CRANK IT AND SPANK IT!!"
― Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Friday, 21 October 2022 17:17 (one year ago) link
see thats the sort of thing i want to see on RYM, not a thousand little wannabe fantano's telling me about angular riffs and polyrhythms
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Friday, 21 October 2022 17:21 (one year ago) link
Now I want a record filled with polyriffs and angular rhythms.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 21 October 2022 17:29 (one year ago) link
i'm not really that into ecm. what you might call beat digger culture / reissue culture / balearic dj culture has certainly given it a boost, and i totally get the urge to reevaluate genres like smooth jazz, fusion and new age. seems like ecm sits comfortably at the intersection of those, they put out a million records so you can always find something in decent shape, plus they have a clean and minimal aesthetic that avoids being clinical by incorporating nature, fits nicely with the clean nature-incorporating minimal aesthetic in favor w/ hip boutiques, trendy record stores and instagrammers
anyway even though i find the label boring in general, i think everyone should check out john abercrombie / dabve holland / jack dejohnette "gateway" and abercrombie / jan hammer / dejohnette "timeless". the covers look as sedate as anything else on ecm, but it's pure jazz-rock fusion shredding, maybe comparable to mahavishnu orchestra but less triumphant in mood, instead it has a more abstracted, cerebral vibe that reminds me of certain mwandishi stuff ("crossings" maybe)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QDr-atV0Nw
― the late great, Friday, 21 October 2022 17:52 (one year ago) link
well shit, I have to check out this one
xxp
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Friday, 21 October 2022 17:55 (one year ago) link
it's not a surprise to me that Michael Mann is into Terje Rypdal. A lot of his sound is perfectly in line with noirish existential moodiness, in the best sense.
― omar little, Friday, 21 October 2022 17:56 (one year ago) link
abercrombie / jan hammer / dejohnette "timeless"
I adore the title track to this but it's probably the least "shready" and most ECMesque thing on the record.
I'm a bit like Goldilocks when it comes to ECM releases; I like a few tracks on each but much of the rest I find either too astringent or too smooth. I've listened to about 40 and maybe my favourites are Bennie Maupin's Jewel in the Lotus and the Annette Peacock record.
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 21 October 2022 19:06 (one year ago) link
xps speaking of Gateway and Timeless, my favorite recent ECM discovery is Colin Walcott's Cloud Dance which features John Abercrombie, Jack DeJohnette, and Dave Holland. So it's basically a Gateway record with Walcott as leader on sitar and tabla. Pensively tripped-out space fusion with a "world music" flavor, all done as tastefully as possible. A proper journey through space and time.
Abercrombie's Timeless is an album I want to like more than I do, mainly because I'm not a huge fan timbrally of the organ Jan Hammer uses on it. I get ELP vibes, which is not what I'm looking for on an ECM record. But I can tolerate it for Abercrombie's shredding, and the synths and piano are cool. Also the title track is a total masterpiece.
― J. Sam, Tuesday, 22 November 2022 02:12 (one year ago) link
and a cool page on his own site i just spotted: https://stevetibbetts.com/my-ecm― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Friday, October 21, 2022 10:08 AM
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Friday, October 21, 2022 10:08 AM
a month late, but that's a swell link. thank you for sharing.
here's the playlist btw.
― ミ💙🅟 🅛 🅤 🅡 🅜 🅑💙彡 (Austin), Tuesday, 22 November 2022 03:00 (one year ago) link
there are a grip is sweet late 70s early 80s Ebehard Weber shows on youtube!!
this one it titehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP8_STIT0lE
― kurt schwitterz, Tuesday, 22 November 2022 07:16 (one year ago) link
My difficult in appreciating <i>Timeless</i> is John Abercrombie’s slightly disparaging view of the 1970s fusion portion of his career. This style seemed to be a problem that he only solved at the end of the decade with his more traditional quartet.
― Melomane, Tuesday, 22 November 2022 09:29 (one year ago) link