Museum Musica

Zhanteimi · 09-20-2018, 09:10 PM

Bedtime albums? How charming! I'll have to give that a try.

Zhanteimi · 09-22-2018, 12:25 AM

0010 Clivage - Regina astris
(France, 1977, jazz fusion, raga rock)

This album is a long trippy ambient jazz jam fest of East meets West sitars dueling with saxophones. Everything that was right about the 70s. Raga rock is very much an unexplored genre for me, but the hypnotic allure of the music beckons me deeper. This is soothing.

Zhanteimi · 09-22-2018, 05:06 AM

0011 Tom Waits - The Black Rider
(USA, 1993, experimental rock / dark cabaret)

In some ways, this is like a lot of Waits' other work, but in other ways, it's completely different. It's got all his grit, of course, but as far as I know Waits doesn't have another operatic concept album like this. Also, this is the only time he strikes me as creepy (not throughout, just in spots). This album isn't as highly regarded as his giant albums, but I think it's worth anyone's time to give it a close listen. It'll make you wince until it goes down smooth and you're craving more.

Here's hoping you have a lucky day today...

Zhanteimi · 09-23-2018, 06:29 PM

0012 Pink Floyd - Meddle
(UK, 1971, progressive rock)

You can really hear on this album the direction they're about to take with The Dark Side of the Moon. Of course, this is exemplified in the concert documentary film, Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, a must-see for any Floyd fan. "Eiderdown" is the perfect word that evokes the feeling of the second track of this album. Actually, I've heard the word "eiderdown" come up on other songs in my collection, but I can't place them right now. Anyway, it's a good word. It seems to be one often associated with psychedelia. I guess there are good trips, and then there are better trips. There's something so soothing about this album, like the chord progression of "Fearless". I think it could calm down the most manic personality. Apparently this album separates Floyd fans into two groups: those who like psychedelic Floyd and those who like prog Floyd. And never the twain shall meet? Well, they meet in me, because I adore this album. I rate it right up there with the band's early psych and latter prog. This isn't the first time and it probably won't be the last time I say this, but 1971 was a magical year that's never been matched. This album is part of the reason why. Of course there are better albums from other years, but overall, if I could listen to music from only one year for the rest of my life, I'd have to go with 1971. Finally, the last track, "Echoes": the band really comes together here. It's got that epic length like many prog rock classics, but it's not dominated by either Rogers or Gilmour. Everyone's playing together perfectly here.

Zhanteimi · 09-25-2018, 04:58 PM

0013 Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters
(USA, 1973, jazz fusion / jazz-funk)

I've listened to this album more times than I can remember. Just this year. It's my boy's favorite album, and whenever I ask him what he wants to listen to, he chooses this. At first he would say "that one with the orange face", but now he asks for it by name. I'm not a jazz aficionado, and I don't think I ever will be. The genre is just too big, and I know so little about it. I know what sounds good to me, and this is one of my favorites. Although I prefer straight jazz fusion, the funky elements on this album carry an infectious happiness I cannot deny. I guess my tastes run more toward the mainstream. I dunno. All I know is this album gets everyone moving, no matter how much melanin may or may not be in your epidermis.

Zhanteimi · 09-26-2018, 10:34 PM

0014 Grupo Um - Marcha sobre a cidade
(Brazil, 1979, vanguarda paulista / jazz fusion / avant-garde jazz)

I love jazz but am not confident in talking about it. I'm never sure what to say. I guess I feel a bit intmidated by the genre. Well, this out-of-the-way classic helps kick off the vanguarda paulista movement in São Paulo, a short-lived communal experimentation in the creation of music without major label backing. The avant-garde leanings of the genre enticed me to dig a little deeper, and finding this album was the result of a very short search. Side B really breaks things down--in a good way--from the beginning with a lot of experimentation with minimal percussion and silence before launching into a fuller jazzy groove.

Zhanteimi · 09-27-2018, 06:24 PM

0015 Alas - Pinta tu aldea
(Argentina, 1983, progressive rock / jazz fusion)

I'm working through my digital collection and getting FLAC copies of everything I can. This is one of my recent FLAC upgrade acquisitions. I'm excited to make these upgrades and enjoy rich, new sounds through my high-end Sennheiser cans. Here's another album that plays it safe on side A and brings the fire on side B. I guess side A is just getting me in the mood, what with its energetic organ work, warming me up for the beautiful "La caza del mosquito". There's a shift of tone here, one from driving synths to ethereal flutes that make you feel like you're on a mountaintop. Not only elevated but alone. This really is an album of two halves.

adidasss · 09-28-2018, 06:59 AM

Why are you deleting your old posts?

Zhanteimi · 09-29-2018, 04:22 PM

I have mental problems.*

*I'm a man-child.

Zhanteimi · 09-29-2018, 10:14 PM

0016 Homunculus Res - Della stessa sostanza dei sogni
(Italy, 2018, Canterbury scene)

Canterbury scene in 2018? From Italy? This is going to be weird...nope boring. Well, wait. The first track is standard old dusty Canterbury scene, but with the second track we start hearing a distinctive Italian twist on it. The album's highlight is "Se la Mente mentisse", the only track that suddenly and randomly has female vocals, not something common in this genre, whose tubular propensity is rivaled only by metal.

09-20-2018, 09:10 PM	#881 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	Bedtime albums? How charming! I'll have to give that a try. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

09-22-2018, 12:25 AM	#882 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	0010 Clivage - Regina astris (France, 1977, jazz fusion, raga rock) This album is a long trippy ambient jazz jam fest of East meets West sitars dueling with saxophones. Everything that was right about the 70s. Raga rock is very much an unexplored genre for me, but the hypnotic allure of the music beckons me deeper. This is soothing. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic Last edited by Zhanteimi; 10-24-2018 at 10:26 PM.

09-22-2018, 05:06 AM	#883 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	0011 Tom Waits - The Black Rider (USA, 1993, experimental rock / dark cabaret) In some ways, this is like a lot of Waits' other work, but in other ways, it's completely different. It's got all his grit, of course, but as far as I know Waits doesn't have another operatic concept album like this. Also, this is the only time he strikes me as creepy (not throughout, just in spots). This album isn't as highly regarded as his giant albums, but I think it's worth anyone's time to give it a close listen. It'll make you wince until it goes down smooth and you're craving more. Here's hoping you have a lucky day today... __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic Last edited by Zhanteimi; 10-24-2018 at 10:26 PM.

09-23-2018, 06:29 PM	#884 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	0012 Pink Floyd - Meddle (UK, 1971, progressive rock) You can really hear on this album the direction they're about to take with The Dark Side of the Moon. Of course, this is exemplified in the concert documentary film, Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, a must-see for any Floyd fan. "Eiderdown" is the perfect word that evokes the feeling of the second track of this album. Actually, I've heard the word "eiderdown" come up on other songs in my collection, but I can't place them right now. Anyway, it's a good word. It seems to be one often associated with psychedelia. I guess there are good trips, and then there are better trips. There's something so soothing about this album, like the chord progression of "Fearless". I think it could calm down the most manic personality. Apparently this album separates Floyd fans into two groups: those who like psychedelic Floyd and those who like prog Floyd. And never the twain shall meet? Well, they meet in me, because I adore this album. I rate it right up there with the band's early psych and latter prog. This isn't the first time and it probably won't be the last time I say this, but 1971 was a magical year that's never been matched. This album is part of the reason why. Of course there are better albums from other years, but overall, if I could listen to music from only one year for the rest of my life, I'd have to go with 1971. Finally, the last track, "Echoes": the band really comes together here. It's got that epic length like many prog rock classics, but it's not dominated by either Rogers or Gilmour. Everyone's playing together perfectly here. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic Last edited by Zhanteimi; 10-24-2018 at 10:26 PM.

09-25-2018, 04:58 PM	#885 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	0013 Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters (USA, 1973, jazz fusion / jazz-funk) I've listened to this album more times than I can remember. Just this year. It's my boy's favorite album, and whenever I ask him what he wants to listen to, he chooses this. At first he would say "that one with the orange face", but now he asks for it by name. I'm not a jazz aficionado, and I don't think I ever will be. The genre is just too big, and I know so little about it. I know what sounds good to me, and this is one of my favorites. Although I prefer straight jazz fusion, the funky elements on this album carry an infectious happiness I cannot deny. I guess my tastes run more toward the mainstream. I dunno. All I know is this album gets everyone moving, no matter how much melanin may or may not be in your epidermis. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic Last edited by Zhanteimi; 10-24-2018 at 10:27 PM.

09-26-2018, 10:34 PM	#886 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	0014 Grupo Um - Marcha sobre a cidade (Brazil, 1979, vanguarda paulista / jazz fusion / avant-garde jazz) I love jazz but am not confident in talking about it. I'm never sure what to say. I guess I feel a bit intmidated by the genre. Well, this out-of-the-way classic helps kick off the vanguarda paulista movement in São Paulo, a short-lived communal experimentation in the creation of music without major label backing. The avant-garde leanings of the genre enticed me to dig a little deeper, and finding this album was the result of a very short search. Side B really breaks things down--in a good way--from the beginning with a lot of experimentation with minimal percussion and silence before launching into a fuller jazzy groove. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic Last edited by Zhanteimi; 10-24-2018 at 10:27 PM.

09-27-2018, 06:24 PM	#887 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	0015 Alas - Pinta tu aldea (Argentina, 1983, progressive rock / jazz fusion) I'm working through my digital collection and getting FLAC copies of everything I can. This is one of my recent FLAC upgrade acquisitions. I'm excited to make these upgrades and enjoy rich, new sounds through my high-end Sennheiser cans. Here's another album that plays it safe on side A and brings the fire on side B. I guess side A is just getting me in the mood, what with its energetic organ work, warming me up for the beautiful "La caza del mosquito". There's a shift of tone here, one from driving synths to ethereal flutes that make you feel like you're on a mountaintop. Not only elevated but alone. This really is an album of two halves. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic Last edited by Zhanteimi; 10-24-2018 at 10:28 PM.

09-28-2018, 06:59 AM	#888 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Why are you deleting your old posts? __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

09-29-2018, 04:22 PM	#889 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	I have mental problems.* *I'm a man-child. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

09-29-2018, 10:14 PM	#890 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	0016 Homunculus Res - Della stessa sostanza dei sogni (Italy, 2018, Canterbury scene) Canterbury scene in 2018? From Italy? This is going to be weird...nope boring. Well, wait. The first track is standard old dusty Canterbury scene, but with the second track we start hearing a distinctive Italian twist on it. The album's highlight is "Se la Mente mentisse", the only track that suddenly and randomly has female vocals, not something common in this genre, whose tubular propensity is rivaled only by metal. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic Last edited by Zhanteimi; 10-24-2018 at 10:28 PM.