MB Album Club 2022

rubber soul · 03-02-2022, 07:28 AM

Current album:

Tsuchi No Ne - Toshiyuki Miyama & His New Herd (Marie Monday)
Coming up:

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In case you don't want to go to the OP

Trollheart · 03-02-2022, 09:15 AM

Never mind the OP, what about YT? Not available. Anyone know where to get this, and don't use the S word please; they're dead to me.

FETCHER. · 03-10-2022, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

current album:

tsuchi no ne - toshiyuki miyama & his new herd (marie monday)
coming up:

Is this not on Spotify lol?

SGR · 03-10-2022, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by FETCHER.

Is this not on Spotify lol?

Yes, it is - the album title just aint in English.

Here ya go

https://open.spotify.com/album/6qEMbwOq858Gv7NsY0Ct4l

FETCHER. · 03-10-2022, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SGR

Yes, it is - the album title just aint in English.

Here ya go

https://open.spotify.com/album/6qEMbwOq858Gv7NsY0Ct4l

No wonder I couldn’t find it

Thanks for the link!

SGR · 03-12-2022, 07:51 PM

Well I gave it a listen. A few listens in fact. The arrangements are extremely expressive and emotive. The variation too, between the tracks is amazing. Trumpets, saxophones and trombones just melting into a sweet cacophony of aural bliss. My mind felt wonderfully lost listening to this, as great jazz fusion should be. There's this constant sense of suspense and anticipation I get listening to this, like the music half the time is just teetering on the periphery of a precipice, and at any second it could explode and take an intense plunge off the cliff face - and it often does. This is a big band - a big beautiful jazz band, working in synchronicity and harmonizing beautifully with each other. In tandem, the music explores ideas and moods and does so while sounding completely refined and purposeful. Oh, and by the way, can I just say - the percussion on this album is a complete trip. A little over halfway through the sixth track, and the percussion is bouncing and sparkling from my left ear to my right ear back to my left ear with that beautiful stereo sound, daring me to even consider not digging what they're dishing - and I can't resist the draw.

Despite its theatrics and showmanship, its applications are variable. I could easily see this being a backdrop for a broadway play - or even the running music of a "silent movie" - as a bank robber attempts to make his getaway, and the police dutifully pursue - as the drumming intensifies and the horns blare. If Barney the Dinosaur and H.R. Pufnstuf teamed up to defeat the Wizard of Oz, this could very well be the soundtrack.

Great choice Marie, and thanks for introducing me to this. I'll have to check out more of their work.

9/10

Very well could be higher - but I'll need more listens to be sure.

Trollheart · 03-13-2022, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by SGR

There's this constant sense of suspense and anticipation I get listening to this, like the music half the time is just teetering on the periphery of a precipice, and at any second it could explode and take an intense plunge off the cliff face

All of this is just class writing. I particularly like the bolded phrase.

rubber soul · 03-13-2022, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SGR

If Barney the Dinosaur and H.R. Pufnstuf teamed up to defeat the Wizard of Oz, this could very well be the soundtrack.

Just what the Wicked Witch of the West needs, more allies

FETCHER. · 03-29-2022, 09:26 AM

Tsuchi No Ne - Toshiyuki Miyama & His New Herd (Marie Monday)

I'm soooo late again but I have been back at work and struggling to get in to the swing of normal life but I have finally put some time aside to get myself back up to speed

I have never listened to any sort of Jazz before unless it was in a tv show or in a film so I really wasn't expecting much from it and the other reviews weren't raving, so I'll be honest when I say I had pretty low expectations.

I really have no idea what I am talking about when it comes to Jazz so...

I have now listened to this album a fair few times because I really enjoyed it and it genuinely made me happy. I found some of the track lengths a bit daunting but quickly got over that when I was listening to it.

I found the progressive build ups to be fantastic and felt really motivated during some tracks. I loved how it had lots of funky beats and melodies throughout it. I especially liked dramatic instrumentals on this album, the musicians got the combinations and timings perfect and I really wish I could differentiate between the brass instruments because the musicians on them done such an excellent job on them.

A very surprising 9/10. I will definitely listen again. My Spotify actually started playing through similar music once the album ended and I happily listened to it all. Possibly a new Jazz fan

Next review coming up!!

SGR · 03-29-2022, 11:08 AM

If you want a delicious introduction to jazz, that's a little bit less complex than what you just listened to (but amazing all the same), might I recommend the following three albums?

https://open.spotify.com/album/7cZ6oBx0SEUPDAoxJtxNDh

https://open.spotify.com/album/0QWea2w5Y6pSoSWHuc7JMf

https://open.spotify.com/album/0nTTEAhCZsbbeplyDMIFuA

You won't be disappointed

03-02-2022, 09:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Never mind the OP, what about YT? Not available. Anyone know where to get this, and don't use the S word please; they're dead to me. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

03-12-2022, 07:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,327	Well I gave it a listen. A few listens in fact. The arrangements are extremely expressive and emotive. The variation too, between the tracks is amazing. Trumpets, saxophones and trombones just melting into a sweet cacophony of aural bliss. My mind felt wonderfully lost listening to this, as great jazz fusion should be. There's this constant sense of suspense and anticipation I get listening to this, like the music half the time is just teetering on the periphery of a precipice, and at any second it could explode and take an intense plunge off the cliff face - and it often does. This is a big band - a big beautiful jazz band, working in synchronicity and harmonizing beautifully with each other. In tandem, the music explores ideas and moods and does so while sounding completely refined and purposeful. Oh, and by the way, can I just say - the percussion on this album is a complete trip. A little over halfway through the sixth track, and the percussion is bouncing and sparkling from my left ear to my right ear back to my left ear with that beautiful stereo sound, daring me to even consider not digging what they're dishing - and I can't resist the draw. Despite its theatrics and showmanship, its applications are variable. I could easily see this being a backdrop for a broadway play - or even the running music of a "silent movie" - as a bank robber attempts to make his getaway, and the police dutifully pursue - as the drumming intensifies and the horns blare. If Barney the Dinosaur and H.R. Pufnstuf teamed up to defeat the Wizard of Oz, this could very well be the soundtrack. Great choice Marie, and thanks for introducing me to this. I'll have to check out more of their work. 9/10 Very well could be higher - but I'll need more listens to be sure. Last edited by SGR; 03-12-2022 at 08:05 PM.

03-29-2022, 11:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,327	If you want a delicious introduction to jazz, that's a little bit less complex than what you just listened to (but amazing all the same), might I recommend the following three albums? https://open.spotify.com/album/7cZ6oBx0SEUPDAoxJtxNDh https://open.spotify.com/album/0QWea2w5Y6pSoSWHuc7JMf https://open.spotify.com/album/0nTTEAhCZsbbeplyDMIFuA You won't be disappointed