Museum Musica

Zhanteimi · 11-29-2018, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Nice. I assume that you know about Aksak Maboul's non-collaborative RIO records right?

Yes. Their 1980 album, Un peu de l'âme des bandits, is part of my collection. It is a rather frustrating album because it would be perfect if not for track A5. Well, maybe that's their point. Maybe it's perfect in its imperfection. Or maybe that track just sucks.

Zhanteimi · 12-01-2018, 01:48 PM

0066 Merkabah – Million Miles
(Poland, 2017, avant-prog)

This one starts off with a full-on prog metal bang but doesn't stay that way for long, thus keeping it from the avant-metal genre. It's a wild and crazy ride, but it's definitely the more unusual side of prog. A lot of saxophone melody woven throughout.

Zhanteimi · 12-02-2018, 05:11 PM

0067 Sergey Kuryokhin – Some Combinations of Fingers and Passions
(Russia, 1991, modern classical / avant-garde jazz)

“A Combination of Passion and Feelings” is a sprawling, technically proficient, experimental sampling of what he can do on the piano. All this album is is piano, though, so it would most likely bore the casual listener. I find it charming—especially the sparse, experimental vocals on track 3—as I do most of Kuryokhin’s work. This comrade knows how to play!

Zhanteimi · 12-02-2018, 06:12 PM

0068 Tom Waits – Small Change
(USA, 1976, singer-songwriter / piano blues)

Yes, that’s Cassandra Peterson (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark), and yes, those are her real tits. Okay. Now that that’s out of the way, how about that sour whiskey music? This album gets better with every listen. On this listen, I just lay back on the sofa, closed my eyes, and listened, which isn’t something I often do with music. But I just felt like this one needed that treatment on this cool, rainy afternoon. Small Change seems to me to be a track by track play of a piano player working at a blues bar who likes to partake of the firewater along with the customers, so by the end of Side A, he’s had one too many, and he has to blame it on the piano. Apparently this is a common occurrence, though, because he alludes to his bad liver later on. But everything will be all right, because his shift is just about to come to an end, and he’s looking forward to getting off work and going home to see his girl.

Zhanteimi · 12-03-2018, 04:06 PM

0069 Goran Bregović – Dom za vešanje
(Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1988, Balkan folk / film score / Romani folk)

I’ve read a lot of high praise for this film but still haven’t been able to find it. I like the music, but I think I will like it even more once I’ve seen the film. It feels like part of a greater story. A sample from the film is below. I found this album in my quest to discover eastern European traditional folk, simply because I like to branch out from my cultural roots and find new and interesting sounds coming from a different world and time.

rostasi · 12-03-2018, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Zhanteimi

Yes, that’s Cassandra Peterson (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark), and yes, those are her real tits.

Well, actually, I kinda believe Cassandra herself because the face doesn't really even look like her.

5. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve ever heard about yourself that isn’t true?

CP: One of the things that’s kind of persistent is that I am the model on the cover of Tom Waits’ album, Small Change. There’s a girl in a G-string and pasties, and I can’t say it’s completely not me—I can’t say it’s not true—but I have absolutely no recollection of doing it, if it is true. And I would just think that I would remember modeling for the cover of an album with Tom Waits, who I’ve always loved. Wouldn’t you remember that?

Zhanteimi · 12-03-2018, 05:28 PM

Yeah. So who to believe?

rostasi · 12-03-2018, 07:26 PM

Well, you can either believe your eyes and Peterson or the
amorphous urban legend - kinda like the Gabor/Carson one.
Yeah, it could be her, but I remember her saying in her bio that
she had burn scars over a substantial portion of her body.
Of course, it was the 70s and she might be forgetting a lot,
but my eyes (and historical inaccuracies) don't favor that conclusion.
Anyway, nobody is sure

Zhanteimi · 12-03-2018, 07:58 PM

Thanks for bringing this to my attention, though. Always glad to learn!

Zhanteimi · 12-04-2018, 05:31 PM

0070 Paul Simon – Graceland
(USA, 1986, pop rock / singer-songwriter)

This is an old favorite. Such a fun, bright album. Mbaqanga, Mbube, Zydeco, and Soukous are the four African-based musical traditions featured here, two of them finding their origins in South Africa, whereas the other two developed more in the Americas as African immigrants and slaves brought their music with them. I’m not going to get political here, but I can’t help but wonder how much this album helped Western (white) ears tune into sounds beyond their borders. Clearly music aficionados are always listening outside their cultural experience, but this album seemed to bring African music to the forefront in the popular American consciousness. It was a big thing to do in the 80s.

12-01-2018, 01:48 PM	#1002 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	0066 Merkabah – Million Miles (Poland, 2017, avant-prog) This one starts off with a full-on prog metal bang but doesn't stay that way for long, thus keeping it from the avant-metal genre. It's a wild and crazy ride, but it's definitely the more unusual side of prog. A lot of saxophone melody woven throughout. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

12-02-2018, 05:11 PM	#1003 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	0067 Sergey Kuryokhin – Some Combinations of Fingers and Passions (Russia, 1991, modern classical / avant-garde jazz) “A Combination of Passion and Feelings” is a sprawling, technically proficient, experimental sampling of what he can do on the piano. All this album is is piano, though, so it would most likely bore the casual listener. I find it charming—especially the sparse, experimental vocals on track 3—as I do most of Kuryokhin’s work. This comrade knows how to play! __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

12-02-2018, 06:12 PM	#1004 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	0068 Tom Waits – Small Change (USA, 1976, singer-songwriter / piano blues) Yes, that’s Cassandra Peterson (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark), and yes, those are her real tits. Okay. Now that that’s out of the way, how about that sour whiskey music? This album gets better with every listen. On this listen, I just lay back on the sofa, closed my eyes, and listened, which isn’t something I often do with music. But I just felt like this one needed that treatment on this cool, rainy afternoon. Small Change seems to me to be a track by track play of a piano player working at a blues bar who likes to partake of the firewater along with the customers, so by the end of Side A, he’s had one too many, and he has to blame it on the piano. Apparently this is a common occurrence, though, because he alludes to his bad liver later on. But everything will be all right, because his shift is just about to come to an end, and he’s looking forward to getting off work and going home to see his girl. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

12-03-2018, 04:06 PM	#1005 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	0069 Goran Bregović – Dom za vešanje (Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1988, Balkan folk / film score / Romani folk) I’ve read a lot of high praise for this film but still haven’t been able to find it. I like the music, but I think I will like it even more once I’ve seen the film. It feels like part of a greater story. A sample from the film is below. I found this album in my quest to discover eastern European traditional folk, simply because I like to branch out from my cultural roots and find new and interesting sounds coming from a different world and time. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

12-03-2018, 05:28 PM	#1007 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	Yeah. So who to believe? __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

12-03-2018, 07:26 PM	#1008 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	Well, you can either believe your eyes and Peterson or the amorphous urban legend - kinda like the Gabor/Carson one. Yeah, it could be her, but I remember her saying in her bio that she had burn scars over a substantial portion of her body. Of course, it was the 70s and she might be forgetting a lot, but my eyes (and historical inaccuracies) don't favor that conclusion. Anyway, nobody is sure

12-03-2018, 07:58 PM	#1009 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	Thanks for bringing this to my attention, though. Always glad to learn! __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

12-04-2018, 05:31 PM	#1010 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	0070 Paul Simon – Graceland (USA, 1986, pop rock / singer-songwriter) This is an old favorite. Such a fun, bright album. Mbaqanga, Mbube, Zydeco, and Soukous are the four African-based musical traditions featured here, two of them finding their origins in South Africa, whereas the other two developed more in the Americas as African immigrants and slaves brought their music with them. I’m not going to get political here, but I can’t help but wonder how much this album helped Western (white) ears tune into sounds beyond their borders. Clearly music aficionados are always listening outside their cultural experience, but this album seemed to bring African music to the forefront in the popular American consciousness. It was a big thing to do in the 80s. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic