What are you listening to? 2022

no idea where to put this, there’s no thread on j.t. iv and only a couple scattered mentions in the last 15 years. i don’t like the rest of his music at all (at least the tiny bit that’s available for perusal) but this cover of “fat lady of limbourg” (to be reissued soon by drag city) is bracing

j.t. iv - fat lady of limbourg

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Actually swapped these out so I had something new to listen to on New Year's Day. Then undid everything by having the first thing I listened to on the 3 player for teh New Year be the cd cleaner. Ho hum.

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which also contains this
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which is an anachronistic photo for a trio performance. Prophecy has saxophone with rhythm section bass and drums which seems full enough sound. Bells has Saxophone plus added trumpet playing brother, alto saxophone different bassist and same drummer- Sonny Murray.
Got prompted to put this on by reading the Richard Koloda biography Holy Ghost. I need to sort through my cds and see what I have by Albert Ayler I know I had a few titles on vinyl decades ago not sure if I have replaced them all on cd still. So not sure what I dod have on cd at the moment.
Enjoyed this greatly so again should be listening to this more not letting it sit on a pile of cds for ages .This may be him at his most free not sure, does seem that Michael Samson did tie in with freedom well and was playing off other players, the addition of harpsichord seems to be a constraint elksewhere possibly more so than using piano which is itself a firmly tuned instrument.
I do like that thing he is doing when Samson and Cobb are onboard weird interplay based on folk and other simple themes. Seems like Donald brought in the idea of using marches more than Albert did. Anyway very interesting artist, would love to hear where he would have gone to if he hadn't died in 1970 still exploring areas that Marie Maria may have suggested . he appears to have been trying to get away from her influence and didn't manage to.
I think I do need to listen to those 3 lps from taht era and Fondation maeght. I think i have New Grass at least.

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the bonus disc of the Blixa Sounds version of the 2nd lp of LA band's 2nd lp. This has pretty full sounding versions of demoes of the tracks fromm the lp plus the next 2 which I'd like to know more about who was playing on.
Miami is a favourite lp, a claustrophobic New York studio winds up with teh band sounding pretty expansive. Not 100% sure where the demoes were recorded but these do seem to be decent alternative versions or at least mixes of the material therein.
Garagey psychy melange of various roots forms and post-punk rock which I've loved for close to 4 decades. I think I need to get the other 2 pre retirement lps in the Blixa Sounds versions . Have now seen that they have gone onto at least Mother Juno, not sure where they will continue to.

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2nd lp by current band. My first by them. It appeared in a local mainstream music shop so must be having some impact.
I enjoy the musical interplay, guitarist has a style that reminds me of some things I'm trying to place.
Female vocalist's lyric style is pretty unique. Repeating bits of small talk in a nearly cut up way. Haven't seen them live so not sure how she handles singing/vocalising there. If she repeats the same things exactly or what.
I think I will be picking up more of their output. THis is pretty good. Cover challenging views of tastelessness.

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probably about time i swapped the keyboard with the darkened keys over to the one I picked up a few months ago. Should be touctyping by now anyway I guess.

struggling with picking stuff