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Xtc - [1978] - Explode Together (The Dub Experiments 78-80) [319k VBR]

2008-01-30T23:52:00.000+01:00

Xtc - [1978] - Explode Together (The Dub Experiments 78-80) [319k VBR]

of Amazon:

Though yes, this certainly is not a "driving album" or a great party record, you wouldn't hang Warhol in your bathroom either. The sole purpose for this recording was to give Mr. Partridge a chance to flex his creative muscles, and to create from the clay of his and Colin's earlier work, brand new art. Like "The Greatest Living Englishman" collaboration and the new Home Demos album, this is not about the music, but rather this is about what the music's about. Its detractors are, I feel, missing the point. Spend a day as Brian Wilson, or eat lunch with Jim Starlin, or transcribe the dialogue in "Waiting for the Electrician", then listen to this again. If you follow all that, you'll absolutely love this album. If you don't, Buy "Big Express" and put "Smalltown" on repeat for an hour or so. When you figure out what the kazoo sound really is, come back to this one.

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Artist...............: Xtc
Album................: Explode Together (The Dub Experiments 78-80)
Genre................: Indie
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1978
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1. (00:03:32) - (VBR 318 kbit/s) Xtc - Dance With Me, Germany
2. (00:02:20) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Beat The Bible
3. (00:02:40) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - A Dictionary Of Modern Marriage
4. (00:02:27) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Clap Clap Clap
5. (00:02:20) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - We Kill The Beast
6. (00:03:08) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Commerciality
7. (00:03:52) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - The Day They Pulled The North Pole Down
8. (00:04:19) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - The Forgotten Language Of Light
9. (00:03:11) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Steam Fist Futurist
10. (00:05:34) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Short Leave Ornithology (Another 1950)
11. (00:01:52) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Cairo
12. (00:03:21) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - The Rotary
13. (00:03:18) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Madhattan
14. (00:03:14) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - I Sit In The Snow
15. (00:04:05) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Work Away Tokyo Day
16. (00:05:28) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - New Broom

Playing Time.........: 00:54:41
Total Size...........: 125,59 MB

NFO generated on.....: 30-01-2008 18:15:00

Christoffer Øien and his "Pain Relief Program"

2008-01-27T15:13:00.000+01:00

This guy from Trondheim is making some good music.
Christoffer Øien is the name and for the age of 20/21 he is an incredible songwriter.
Check his music out on either: Myspace or the Norwegian type: Urørt

PS: Myspace is the best choice since there you can listen to the song "Pain Relief Program"

Bugge Wesseltoft - Moving (2001)

2007-11-26T21:40:00.000+01:00

I just rediscovered an album i had forgotten about for a long time. I have to thank Merete for introducing me to this fabulous artist.
Bugge Wesseltoft [Allmusic link] is an Norwegian Nu-Jazz composer and artist, widely considered as one of the best in his genre here in Norway, he has also won acclaim for his albums in Europe. The album Moving features landscapes of music, relaxing and calm with generally straight forward piano/synth parts. In some perspectives the music can be tracked or linked to the works of Pat Metheny (in my opinion), as they generally have the same ideas when it comes to working with long stretches of seamlessly simple arrangements and little change in the melody. although familiar in the ways it is composed, the music on Moving seems a bit more European in trend and sound. Alot of the sounds and arrangements come from the Cafe Del Mar scene in the late 90's and early 00's and could easily be called coffee shop music.

Tracklist:
Change
Gare Du Nord
Yellow is the Colour
Lone
Moving
Heim

My personal favorites are "Yellow is The Colour" and "Lone", but almost all of the melodies and songs have the same qualities and muscicianship. Bugge has gotten help from members of his record company including Håkon Kornstad and "Sidsel Endresen" (which he also has recorded an full album with: Out Here, In There).
If you like music which has a little pump but still manages to be soothing and calming this is the album for you. Also if you are a coffeshop owner you should consider it.

Official website (Bugge Wesseltoft)
Official website of his recordcompany

Porcupine Tree - Signify (1997)

2007-11-20T17:22:00.000+01:00

Although not especially old, its still a classic in my book. the album Signify from one of the best band's ever to come out of the British isles is widely considered as one of the best albums ever released in what i like to call "the sub-Pink Floyd genre". In a interview given in 2007 They said this about the album:

"It was an result of a gathering of thougts in the band, we wanted to make something that would outlast us. We wanted a testimony"

And what a testimony it is. Porcupine Tree [allmusic link] is playing with many genres in this amazing album, from jazz, to psychedelic rock to prog. It's all here to enjoy.

Tracklist:
Bornlivedie
Signify
Sleep of no Dreaming
Pagan
Waiting phase One
Waiting phase Two
Sever
Idiot Prayer
Every Home is Wired
Intermediate Jesus
Light Mass Prayer
Dark Matter

Personal favorites on this album is the tracks; "Every Home is Wired", "Sleep of no Dreaming" and "Dark Matter". A great album for anyone who likes Pink Floyd, early Genesis or Prog in general. Porcupine Tree just released a new album which were given good critics, check that one out as well!

Allmusic link to the record
Official website

Foy Vance - Hope (2007)

2007-10-22T20:58:00.001+02:00

Traveling to Dublin last autumn i picked up on an English/Irish artist called Foy Vance [allmusic link] . Since the early 00's we've been tuning in to almost only singer/songwriters especially here in Norway, and I've started to grow tired of the constant stream of both mediocre melodies and artists. But Foy Vance really hit me. His stunning vocal performances and lyrics complimented by easy and straightforward arrangements really made the difference for me.
So when we landed in Dublin i bought three copies of his debut cd "Hope". One for me, one for my girlfriend and one for the friend who introduced me to him (I had to buy them in Dublin since you couldn't get any copies here in Norway)

Tracklist

Be With Me
Shed a Little Light
Doesn't Take a Whole Day
Fifteen
I Was Made
Treading Water
Gabriel and the Vagabond
First of July
Elshaneed
Indiscriminate Act of Kindness
Hope, Peace and Love
If you could only see yourself like i See you
Dry Wells
Pull me through
Two Shades of Hope

My personal favorites on this album must be the heart wrenching "Two Shades of Hope", "Gabriel and the Vagabond" and "Indiscriminate Act of Kindness", whereas the later one has a vocal performance which is stunningly good.
If you are tired of the Dime-a-dozen singer songwriter, Foy Vance is a good choice. He takes it back to people like Nina Simone and Jeff Buckley, both musically and spiritually.

Official Website (Foy Vance)
Allmusic link to the Record

Van Morrison & The Chieftans - Irish Heartbeat (1988)

2007-10-21T14:05:00.000+02:00

Traveling to Ireland for one week, i remembered one of my favorite albums concerning the irish folk music. In one of his most acclaimed albums Van Morrison decided to take on the music which had inflicted so much influences and inspiration upon him.
Van Morrison [Allmusic link] had started out as a Celtic folk singer and with this album he moved back to his roots. After a long rock and jazz period this album was exactly what he needed to renew his image and get some new juice into the systems.
Listen to the almost incredible sincere vocals of Van and the eclectic muscicianship of the Chieftans [Allmusic link]. All these versions are almost right down to the tradition with instruments like: Bozooki, mandolin, fiddle and the bodhran.

Tracklist:

Star of the County down
Irish Heartbeat
Tá Mo Chleamhnas Déanta (My Match It Is Made)
Raglan Road
She moved Trough The Fair
I'll tell me Ma
Carrickfergus
Celtic Ray
My Lagan Love
Marie's Wedding

My favorite songs are Marie's Wedding, Tá Mo Chleamhnas Déanta and Star of the County down. Absolute superb versions of these songs. The album recorded in 1988 is a classic in Irish folk music and if you like this kind of music, check it out!

Allmusic link to the Record
Official website (Van Morrison)

XTC- [1989] - Oranges & Lemons [319k VBR]

2007-09-28T12:15:00.000+02:00

XTC- [1989] - Oranges & Lemons [319k VBR]

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Oranges & Lemons is an album by the British band XTC. The name of the album may have been taken from the lyrics to Skylarking's "Ballet for a Rainy
Day."

The band was sent to Los Angeles to record the album, and Paul Fox was retained to produce it. As it was his first producing job, Fox tried to be easy to work with. The album was lushly produced with multiple overdubs on almost every track, yielding the psychedelic feel. The album didn't meet with significant approval by XTC, but the band was under pressure to create a hit single and the label liked it, so they didn't argue much. As part of the promotional materials for the album, XTC produced a quasi-puppet show called The Road To Oranges And Lemons making fun of the entire history of the album, from a meeting with Virgin Records head Richard Branson through the initial meeting with a glad-handing Paul Fox, and the actual recording.

Album information

The album produced a minor hit, "The Mayor of Simpleton," the only XTC song ever to top the US charts. The album was a commercial success, reaching the charts in both the US and Britain. "The Mayor of Simpleton" video also saw significant airplay on MTV, especially on the alternative music show "120 Minutes."

The album produced three hit singles: "The Mayor of Simpleton" – reaching No. 1 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 46 on the UK singles chart. "King for a Day" which reached No. 10 on the US alternative / modern rock charts and "The Loving" which was released in August 1989 in the UK. The album reached No. 1 on the US college / alternative album chart, No. 44 on the US Billboard Top 100 chart and No. 28 on the UK album chart.

To promote the album and appease the stage-shy Andy Partridge the band went on a two-week acoustic radio-station tour of the US, on which they performed a few songs from the album and a few medleys of earlier hits. The tour commenced on May 15, 1989 in Boston and ended May 31, 1989 at Eastern Sound Studios in Toronto before a live studio audience of two hundred people.

Also of note: "King For a Day," which the band performed on Late Night With David Letterman on June 30, 1989; "Pink Thing," which was a classic XTC double entendre; "Chalkhills and Children," which lead singer Andy Partridge considers one of his favorite compositions.

The album cover is directly inspired by a 1965 WOR-FM 98.7 radio advert poster by Milton Glaser.

The British edition of the Oranges and Lemons album was available as a limited edition 3 MiniCD box set (CDVT2581).

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Artist...............: Xtc
Album................: Oranges & Lemons
Genre................: Pop
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1989
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1. (00:05:03) - (VBR 319 kbit/s) Xtc - Garden Of Earthly Delights
2. (00:03:58) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - The Mayor Of Simpleton
3. (00:03:38) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - King For A Day
4. (00:03:35) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Here Comes President Kill Again
5. (00:04:11) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - The Loving
6. (00:03:28) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Poor Skeleton Steps Out
7. (00:04:42) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - One Of The Millions
8. (00:04:13) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Scarecrow People
9. (00:03:27) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Merely A Man
10. (00:03:18) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Cynical Days
11. (00:04:52) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Across This Antheap
12. (00:03:48) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Hold Me My Daddy
13. (00:03:48) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Pink Thing
14. (00:03:57) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Xtc - Miniature Sun
15. (00:04:52) - (VBR 319 kbit/s) Xtc - Chalkhills And Children

Playing Time.........: 01:00:51
Total Size...........: 141,67 MB

NFO generated on.....: 28-09-2007 01:44:38

Cud - [1990] - Elvis Belt [316k VBR]

2007-09-24T19:58:00.001+02:00

Cud - [1990] - Elvis Belt [316k VBR]

Cud
From Wikipedia,

Background information:

Origin Leeds, England
Genre: Indie rock
Years active
1987 to 1995, 2006-

Label(s) Reception (1987 to1988), Imaginary (1988 to 1991), A&M (1991 to 1995).

Cud are a British indie band formed in Leeds, England in 1987, consisting of vocalist Carl Puttnam (b. Ilford, Essex), guitarist/keyboardist Mike Dunphy (b.Northumberland), bassist William Potter (b. Derby, England), and drummer Steve Goodwin (b. Croydon, Surrey).

Though an indie rock band, their music incorporated elements of funk. They were critically acclaimed throughout their career, but never broke through to a mainstream UK record-buying audience. Perhaps this was in part due to their eccentric lyrical concerns, which occasionally led to their dismissal as somewhat of a "joke" band.

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Artist...............: Cud
Album................: Elvis Belt
Genre................: Alternative
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1990
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1. (00:03:02) - (VBR 316 kbit/s) Cud - Slack Time
2. (00:02:22) - (VBR 316 kbit/s) Cud - Make No Bones
3. (00:04:45) - (VBR 318 kbit/s) Cud - Treat Me Bad
4. (00:02:36) - (VBR 317 kbit/s) Cud - Punishment -- Reward Relationship
5. (00:02:45) - (VBR 316 kbit/s) Cud - Under My Hat
6. (00:03:36) - (VBR 317 kbit/s) Cud - Lola
7. (00:01:08) - (VBR 312 kbit/s) Cud - Urban Spaceman
8. (00:01:54) - (VBR 315 kbit/s) Cud - Art!
9. (00:03:05) - (VBR 317 kbit/s) Cud - You're The Boss
10. (00:03:09) - (VBR 316 kbit/s) Cud - Only (A Prawn In Whitby)
11. (00:02:57) - (VBR 316 kbit/s) Cud - Hey!wire (The Stratospheric Mix)
12. (00:03:43) - (VBR 319 kbit/s) Cud - I've Had It With Blondes

Playing Time.........: 00:35:03
Total Size...........: 79,88 MB

NFO generated on.....: 23-09-2007 22:08:58

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Bob Dylan - The Rolling Thunder Revue (1975)

2007-09-14T17:10:00.000+02:00

Bob Dylan [Allmusic link] is arguably the greatest writer and singer of the 20th and 21th century. These Live recordings done i 1975 shows the genius hiding inside the little man from Minnesota.

Bob Dylan started out as a folk musician, but he tired of this when the established artists and politicians tried to make him a pawn in their game, so by 1966 he changed it all around again. He started doing el concerts with a backing band (The Band [Allmusic link]) and wrote rock songs. In England he got threats and almost riots under his concerts. People were shocked, they came to see the polite and interesting Bob Dylan, not the rebellious. Issued in 2002 this double cd issue features bootleg and recordings never before released from The Rolling Thunder tour. The only thing i have to point out that it is not a complete set, Only highlights. Aside from that there is nothing that should stop you listening to some great concert tapes from one of the worlds greatest and most challenging live artists of all time.

The double set features 22 songs, whereas many of them are prime versions of the respectable songs. For instance "Hurricane" "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" "It's all over Now baby Blue" and "Romance in Durango". A Recommendation to all fans of Bob Dylan and music alike.

Bob Dylan Official Website
Allmusic link to The Record

Skids - [1978] - Scared To Dance [319k VBR]

2007-09-12T21:45:00.000+02:00

Skids - [1978] - Scared To Dance [319k VBR]

Description

Having criminally fallen off the critical radar, the Skids haven't received the reappraisal they deserve in the wake of the successes of current media darlings like Franz Ferdinand and Arctic Monkeys.

Featuring the Celtic charm, acerbic wit and talismanic vocals of Richard Jobson alongside Stuart Adamson's often-copied frenetic riffing, it remains an electrifying debut from one of punk's more learned acts.

It's difficult to get off to a better start than the seminal 'Into the Valley', a song which Graham Coxon's solo career is largely in debt to, but the qualitymore… rarely falls below its level. 'Charles', Adamson's fantastical tale of a factory worker who becomes part of the machinery he is employed to operate, 'The Saints are Coming', 'Of One Skin' and 'Melancholy Soldiers' provide
the highlights, and are all equal to anything on the Clash’s debut.

Captain Oi has fleshed out the album with various EP tracks and b-sides, the most notable being the live favourite 'TV Stars', which sees Jobson namecheck a host of celebrities before the audience joins in with him shouting ‘Albert Tatlock!’Inside the 16-page booklet is a (much needed!) lyric sheet, sleeve art from releases relevant to the album, and a brief essay.

The sound quality is improved from previous issues, although the album is showing its age and the remastering isn't as solid as I’m sure it could be in the right hands, but it is the best currently available and is unlikely to be bettered anytime soon. Some of the bonus tracks also appear to be sourced from vinyl rather than the master tapes, but this remains the best version available of a classic, forgotten gem.

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Artist...............: Skids
Album................: Scared To Dance
Genre................: Rock
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1978
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Ripped by............: «®× on 12-09-2007
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1. (00:03:20) - (VBR 318 kbit/s) Skids - Into The Valley
2. (00:03:17) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Skids - Scared To Dance
3. (00:02:27) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Skids - Of One Skin
4. (00:03:31) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Skids - Dossier (Of Fallibility)
5. (00:03:02) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Skids - Melancholy Soldiers
6. (00:03:17) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Skids - Hope And Glory
7. (00:02:38) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Skids - The Saints Are Coming
8. (00:02:10) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Skids - Six Times
9. (00:04:03) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Skids - Calling The Tune
10. (00:02:39) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Skids - Integral Plot
11. (00:02:48) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Skids - Charles
12. (00:04:43) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Skids - Scale
13. (00:02:32) - (VBR 319 kbit/s) Skids - Sweet Suburbia
14. (00:01:53) - (VBR 319 kbit/s) Skids - Open Sound
15. (00:01:44) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Skids - Tv Stars
16. (00:02:38) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Skids - Night And Day
17. (00:02:43) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Skids - Contusion
18. (00:02:08) - (VBR 320 kbit/s) Skids - Reasons
19. (00:02:04) - (VBR 318 kbit/s) Skids - Test Tube Babies

Playing Time.........: 00:53:36
Total Size...........: 123,03 MB

NFO generated on.....: 12-09-2007 00:16:14

Bruce Hornsby & Bela Fleck - Concert takes from 1996 (1996)

2007-09-09T19:37:00.000+02:00

Ok i know, i know... Bruce Hornsby [Allmusic link], not known for the best music in the world, and not that special in any way. But hey i really like this album.
I was recorded in 1996 during a session/concert with Bela Fleck [Allmusic link] and has no name and has never been released as a cd. I found it online and i just started listening to it. The first song i played was Mandolin Rain/Brokedown Palace. Those two songs combined made for beautiful arrangements. He also has some of the more known hits like "The way It is" (Mostly known trough 2pac's version) and "End of the Innocence"

What really hits me is what three instruments on a scene can do. These recordings sound allot like Bobby Mcferrin and Chick Coreas recordings and they are very easy to listen to. Piano, Banjo and Vocal. I Guess this album is for anyone who likes 80's hits in new and more sophisticated arrangements.

Bela Fleck's website
Bruce Hornsby's website
Rapidshare link Cd 1
Rapidshare link Cd 2

Christiania - [1976] [212k VBR]

2007-09-08T23:58:00.000+02:00

Christiania - [1976] [212k VBR]

Artist: Various Artists
Title : Christiania
Genre: ROCK
Format: LP
Record label: ©BS Records
Catalogue no: Christiania 1
Year of release: 1976

Scarce 1976 Christiania compilation LP manufactured in support of Christiania, Denmark

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Sebastian & Peter Thorup: Budbringeren
2. Djursland Spillemænd: Christianitter, jydske knejte
3. Bifrost: Titusind folk
4. Savage Rose: De vilde blomster gror
5. Hyldemor: Ud af mørket
6. Jørgensen, C. V.: Ghetto Svend
7. Ache: Majestætens marionetter
8. Secret Oyster: Orlavær

Side 2:
9. Totalpetroleum: Operation Godylorange
10. Gnags: Ulvetid
11. Larsen, Kim: Det er en kold tid
12. Spillemændene: Christiane
13. Osiris: Christiania kampsang
14. Røde Mor: Nu ka' det snart være nok
15. Det Internationale Sigøjner Kompagni: I kan ikke slå os ihjel

The Dukes Of Stratosphear - [1987] - Chips From The Chocolate Fireball

2007-09-08T13:59:00.000+02:00

The Dukes Of Stratosphear - [1987] - Chips From The Chocolate Fireball

Maybe one of my top favourite 5 albums of all time. Made a full quality 320 rip, with full size art work.
Enjoy, if you don't like it, shame on you, he he

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XTC created the Dukes of Stratosphear almost on a lark, as an excuse to play the kind of music they grew up listening to and playing.

The invention of the pseudonym gave them the opportunity to wear on their sleeves the influences they had only hinted at as XTC.

The Dukes released two records between 1985 and 1987 and they are both compiled in their entirety on Chips from the Chocolate Fireball.

Listening to Chips is like sifting through a '60s psychedelia bin at a good used record store. The only thing missing are the pops and crackles as you drop the needle onto the neglected vinyl.

The best of the era is recreated here with reverence and an amazing attention to detail:

Syd Barrett's childlike lyrics, the Blue Cheer fuzz-guitar frenzy, dissonant Sgt. Pepper strings and horns, and good old Brian Wilson-style indulgences. The record opens with "25 O'Clock," which instantly recalls the Electric Prunes' "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night." From there the references become more obscure: the Count Five's "Psychotic Reaction" is invoked by the bombastic guitar sludge of Sir John Johns (Andy Partridge) and Lord Cornelius Plum (Dave Gregory) on "My Love Explodes," while "Bike Ride to the Moon" is demented enough to have appeared on Pink Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn. Other high points include the Hollies-inspired "Vanishing Girl" and the Beatles-style piano stomp "You're a Good Man Albert Brown." The record closes with the priceless "Pale and Precious." With its dead-on Wilson brothers harmonies and faux theremin, the song plays like an undiscovered gem from the Beach Boys' Smile sessions. --Paul Ducey

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Artist...............: The Dukes of Stratosphear
Album................: Chips from the Chocolate Fireball
Genre................: Rock
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1990/1987
Ripper...............: Cd-ex 1.70 beta 2 & Plextor DVD-R PX-716AL
Codec................: LAME 3.97
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: Chalkhills.org

Ripped by............: «®× on 08-09-2007
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Included.............: NFO, SFV
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01. (00:05:03) - The Dukes of Stratosphear - 25 O'Clock
02. (00:02:23) - The Dukes of Stratosphear - Bike Ride To The Moon
03. (00:03:49) - The Dukes of Stratosphear - My Love Explodes
04. (00:05:01) - The Dukes of Stratosphear - What In The World??...
05. (00:04:42) - The Dukes of Stratosphear - Your Gold Dress
06. (00:05:49) - The Dukes of Stratosphear - The Mole From The Ministry
07. (00:03:00) - The Dukes of Stratosphear - Vanishing Girl
08. (00:03:21) - The Dukes of Stratosphear - Have You Seen Jackie?
09. (00:04:31) - The Dukes of Stratosphear - Little Lighthouse
10. (00:03:39) - The Dukes of Stratosphear - You're A Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)
11. (00:03:22) - The Dukes of Stratosphear - Collideascope
12. (00:03:19) - The Dukes of Stratosphear - You're My Drug
13. (00:03:17) - The Dukes of Stratosphear - Shiny Cage
14. (00:03:59) - The Dukes of Stratosphear - Brainiac's Daughter
15. (00:02:31) - The Dukes of Stratosphear - The Affiliated
16. (00:04:56) - The Dukes of Stratosphear - Pale And Precious

Playing Time.........: 01:02:42
Total Size...........: 144,08 MB

NFO generated on.....: 08-09-2007 00:19:34

Eat - [1989] - Sell Me A God [251k VBR]

2007-08-29T01:38:00.001+02:00

Eat - [1989] - Sell Me A God [251k VBR]

Sell Me a God (1989)is a lost treasure in the whole Indie-Rock thing of the late 80s.

All things said. This is one of my 5 favourite albums of all time, trying to squeeze that sentence from my lips.

The lyrics are urban, but timeless.
Like one of my favourite sentences from the Tom Wait'ish' track "Red Moon":
"Is life worth living?, well it depends on the liver."

I don't have that many albums that don't have love as a main infulence of pain, this is more like Munchs' "Scream", the way you feel utterly lost, and watching people around you, everything like a theatrical scene.

Ange Dolittle's strong controlled vocals lead the way on this debut album from 1989. It rocked it's way through World Domination, petrol, Mr. and Mrs. Smack, bums, drink, and boredom. Theirs is an urban world full of chaos and falling apart. Paul and Max Noble provide excellent lead on guitar and are always in control no matter the pace. The individual members worked as a team to create the final songs. The album did not chart.

1. Tombstone ( Dolittle/Howard/Lavilla/Moorshead/Sewell) 2.53
2. Elecric city ( Dolittle/Howard/Lavilla/Moorshead/Sewell) 4.02
3. Fatman ( Dolittle/Howard/Lavilla/Moorshead/Sewell) 4.50
4. Stories ( Dolittle/Howard/Lavilla/Moorshead/Sewell) 2.42
5. Walking man ( Dolittle/Howard/Lavilla/Moorshead/Sewell) 3.51
6. Skin ( Dolittle/Howard/Lavilla/Moorshead/Sewell) 4.43
7. Red moon ( Dolittle/Howard/Lavilla/Moorshead/Sewell) 5.49
8. Insect head ( Dolittle/Howard/Lavilla/Moorshead/Sewell) 5.24
9. Body bag ( Dolittle/Howard/Lavilla/Moorshead/Sewell) 5.04
10. Things I need ( Dolittle/Howard/Lavilla/Moorshead/Sewell) 4.14
11. Judgement train ( Dolittle/Howard/Lavilla/Moorshead/Sewell) 4.12
12. Gyrate ( Dolittle/Howard/Lavilla/Moorshead/Sewell) 6.06
13. Summer in the city ( Dolittle/Howard/Lavilla/Moorshead/Sewell) 3.30
14. Mr and Mrs smack ( Dolittle/Howard/Lavilla/Moorshead/Sewell) 5.03

* Audio CD (1 Sep 1989)
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Fiction / Univeral
* ASIN: B000006YEW
* Album/CD re-released 2007 as Univer@al top 50 gems.

Link

Incka - [1998] - Nu Ännu Bättre [192]

2007-08-26T17:37:00.000+02:00

Incka - [1998] - Nu Ännu Bättre [192]

Incka Ullén. Musiker och Barnbibliotekarie, från Örnsköldsvik, bosatt i Göteborg. Tillsammans med Thomas Öberg från bob hund och Tor Lundmark från Trio Lligo är Incka Sveriges bästa textförfattare. Små naiva betraktelser om apelsiner, flygplan och mens i baksätet av bilen ryms i hennes låtar. Var tidigare medlem i gruppen Williams. På hennes solodebut Nu ännu bättre från 1998 medverkar en rad kända artister från grupper som Kent, Wannadies samt nämnda bob hund. 2002 kom skivan Mat, luft +kärlek.

Incka
1998: Nu ännu bättre

1. Två minuter
2. Apelsiner
3. Diskhofeber
4. Sommaren är hemsk
5. På smällen
6. Onsdag
7. Allt blir jättebra
8. Det som räknas efteråt
9. I en etta eller tvåa eller hemma hos nån
10. Tuggummi i håret

Alzheimer Silverspurs - [1993] - Og Mysteriet Med Den Glemte Sangen (Norwegian)

2007-08-25T22:28:00.000+02:00

Alzheimer Silverspurs - [1993] - Og Mysteriet Med Den Glemte Sangen (Norwegian)

Norwegian post rock band, Blend of Sonic Youth, Nirvana and the Pixies.

Voted as the 37th best ever Norwegian album of all time.

They had a small, local hit with the song: Vrolok Camilla.

File: Alzheimer Silverspurs - [1993] - Og Mysteriet Med Den Glemte Sangen [192k]

Artists on the album:
Jo Gjedrem Vocal, bass
Tor Harald Rødseth Keys
Harald Skeie Guitar
Martin Smith-Sivertsen Drums

Tracks:

Signaler fra kosmos
Den glemte sangen
Søt når du drypper
Hoka Hey
Dødspakten
Vrolok Carmilla
Den siste salmen
Høyt
Lynet & jeg
Disharmonesia
Bløte, våte, varme ting

File-Size: 58,58 MB
UL: 25-08-2007

REC 90 (1993)
Katalognr.: RID009
Genre: Pop/rock :: Rock

Imogen Heap - Speak For Yourself (2005)

2007-08-17T13:19:00.000+02:00

A mate of mine (not really into music) said; dude, you have to get Imogen Heap [allmusic link] for me. I cant find it anywhere and she's so god damn good. And i found her, i listened to the tunes and yeah, he was right.
Imogen Heap hails from Essex in England, but now lives and works in London. She started out as a singer/songwriter, but not the usual kind. She played alot of alternative music with alot of electronica and classical influences mixed up. The first thing i noticed was the originality, then the sound and voice picture which reminded me of Kate Bush. Her first album was praised, but i really like the second album better.
Speak for Yourself is one of those albums you either like or hate. It has its own sound, and although it copies some from other influences its still Imogen Heap's sound. Excellent vocal performances and electronica sounds mixed with a little of the classical influence that comes from learning the piano in that way sounds heavenly in my ears.

Tracklist:
Headlock
Goodnight and Go
Have you got it In You?
Loose ends
Hide and Seek
Clear the Area
Daylight Robbery
The Walk
Just for Now
I am in love With you
Closing in
The moment i Said it

Although her voice has a really powerful touch to it, the lyrics are frail and tells us about alot of things that seems personal. For instance:

"Just put back the car keys,
Or somebody's gonna get hurt
Who are you calling at this hour?
Sit down, come round, I need you now
We'll work it all out together,
But we're getting nowhere tonight
Now sleep, I promise it'll all seem better,
Somehow in time"

Ive always liked artists that makes lyrics with a personal touch and this is one of them. Check her out:)

Official Website
Allmusic link to the Record

Wilco - Kicking Television: Live In Chicago (2005)

2007-08-12T21:58:00.000+02:00

It all started about a year ago, i was driving over to my ex's home and stopped by a gas station. As i almost always do i checked the cd's they were selling there and to my great surprise i found Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot for only 10$ worth of money. I bought it along with a hotdog and a coke. After coming home again i checked the cd out and it wasn't bad at all. although I've never heard Wilco [allmusic link], i always reckoned they were good since the papers always praise them (at least here in Norway they do).
One year later i popped into the nearest branch of Platekompaniet (a cd store) and saw that they had a large sale, and thats where i found this one. I almost never buy live cd's when i don't have history with the artist, but the store clerk advised me to buy it, and a couple of hours later i understood why.

The first song i played after inserting the disk into my computer was "Jesus, Etc." i was immediately struck by how they somehow had incorporated country into their pop-rock. I guess its just the steel guitar. Anyways this and a few others grew on me for a few days, and now i have a new favorite live album.

Tracklist cd1:
Misunderstood
Company in my Back
The Late greats
Hell is Chrome
Handshake Drugs
I am Trying to break your heart
Shot in the Arm
At least that's What you said
Wishful Thinking
Jesus, Etc.
I'm the Man who loves you
Kicking television

Tracklist cd2:
Via Chicago
Hummingbird
Muzzle of Bees
One by One
Airline to Heaven
Radio Cure
Ashes of American Flags
Heavy Metal Drummer
Poor Places
Spiders (kidsmoke)
Comment (if all men are truly Brothers)

As i already have told you, "Jesus, Etc." was one of my favorites and here are some other tunes from the album: "Wishful Thinking", "I am Trying to break your Heart", "At least that's what you said". They are all beautiful and i love some of the lyrics. I don't know what really hit me with Wilco, but something did, maybe its the steel guitar, the frail vocals and the random rantings on the guitar. Anyways its a new love and i am deeply satisfied with it.

Official website
Allmusic link to the record
Rapidshare link part a
Rapidshare link part b
Rapidshare link part c

Hide and Seek

2007-08-12T11:33:00.000+02:00

Just found this amazing English artist called Imogen Heap with wonderful music and lyrics:

"Hide and Seek"

where are we?
what the hell is going on?
the dust has only just begun to form
crop circles in the carpet
sinking feeling

spin me round again
and rub my eyes,
this can't be happening
when busy streets a mess with people
would stop to hold their heads - heavy

hide and seek
trains and sewing machines
all those years
they were here first

oily marks appear on walls
where pleasure moments hung before the takeover,
the sweeping insensitivity of this still life

hide and seek
trains and sewing machines (oh, you won't catch me around here)
blood and tears (hearts)
they were here first

Mmmm whacha say,
Mmmm that you only meant well?
well of course you did
Mmmm whacha say,
Mmmm that its all for the best?
of course it is
Mmmm whacha say?
Mmmm that it's just what we need
you decided this
Mmmm whacha say?
Mmmm what did she say?

ransom notes keep falling out your mouth
mid-sweet talk, newspaper word cut outs
speak no feeling no i don't believe you
you don't care a bit,
you don't care a bit

(hide and seek)
ransom notes keep falling out your mouth
mid-sweet talk, newspaper word cut outs

(hide and seek)
speak no feeling no i don't believe you
you don't care a bit,
you don't care a (you don't care a) bit

(hide and seek)
oh no, you don't care a bit
oh no, you don't care a bit

(hide and seek)
oh no, you don't care a bit
you don't care a bit
you don't care a bit

Cat empire - Cat Empire. Two shoes (2003, 2005)

2007-07-17T13:14:00.000+02:00

The aussie band Cat Empire [Allmusic link] combines many styles in its catchy punk-rock-ska-jazz music. I've always liked band that has that little extra on an album and these boys sure got it right from the start. Ive never believed one could combine so many styles of music, But they've done it masterfully.

Two albums, but one sound, and the sound has so many sounds within it, i love it. Sometimes i wish i could just break out my guitar and play with these guys, they seem to be a reasonably good live band. The first album which also earned them an well earned place in the Australian scene was Cat Empire, its drizzled with good tunes such as "the Chariot" and "Hello". But the real rythm and tunes you find on the "Two Shoes" album from 2005. "The Rythm", "The wine song" and "Two shoes" were all tunes i fell instantly for. If you like alternative rock/jazz/ska/indie check them out!

Tracklist "Cat Empire":

The Chariot
Hello
The Lost Song
Days Like These
Lullaby
The Car Song

Tracklist "Two Shoes":
Sly
In My Pocket
Lullaby
The Car Song
Two Shoes
Miserere
Soly Sombra
Party Started
Protons, Neutrons, Electrons
Saltwater
The NightThat Never Ends
1001

Allmusic link for "Cat Empire"
Allmusic link for "Two Shoes"
Homepage for The Cat Empire
Rapidshare link for "Cat Empire part 1"
Rapidshare link for "Cat Empire part 2"
Rapidshare link for "two Shoes"

Switching to English

2007-07-15T23:39:00.000+02:00

Seeing i have many visitors from other countries than Sweden, Denmark and Norway i am now going to write in English. I hope some of you checking in on the blog will come and visit me again.

The reason i can see your location is because i have installed an sitemeter to monitor the traffic.
I hope the blog will serve as an inspiration for all of you looking for new music!

Thanks for reading
Trond

Harmonium - Si on avait besoin dune cinqueeme siason (1975)

2007-07-12T02:08:00.000+02:00

Harmonier er et grep i musikken jeg liker og denne Kanadiske gruppen kunne det.
"Kortlevde" Harmonium [Allmusic link] fra Quebec sang og spilte som små guder på midten av syttitallet. De utga 4 album før det var slutt i 1980. Musikken var preget av orgel, fløyte, sang harmonier og kassegitarer. Faktisk så finnes det nesten ikke trommer på albumene deres.
Platen "Si on avait besoin dune cinqueeme siason" fra 1975 var et konsept album bygd opp rundt de fire årstidene hvorav de fire første representerte hver sin og den siste låten (som varer i 17min!) er en episk rockemelodi. Tittelen betyr: If one neaded a fifth season. Albumet ble gitt ut ett år etter det første (Harmonium - Harmonium 1974) og plasserte Harmonium lengre unna folkemusikken enn før.

Innhold:
Vert
Dixie
Depuis L Automme
en Pleine Face
Histories sans Paroles

Som dere ser er ikke det noe stort album, men det er et godt album. Jeg kan si at alle låtene her faller innenfor min kategori for god musikk (hvis det betyr noe som helst)
Det skal også nevnes at hele albumet er meget godt arrangert og jeg vil tippe at det var laaaaange kvelder i studio. Resultatet ble uansett en utrolig god plate som kan nytes selv om du ikke kan Fransk flytende. Takk til Merete for annbefalingen:)

Allmusic link til Plata (med annmeldelse)
Rapidshare link

The Doors - The Doors (1967)

2007-07-09T23:34:00.000+02:00

60 tallet, sex drugs & rock and roll.

The Doors [Allmusic Link] er kanskje favorittbandet mitt fra denne epoken sett bort ifra The Beatles. De spilte en blanding av psykedelisk rock og blues. Frontet av den karismatiske Jim Morrison på vokal (og en del hallusigerende stoffer) var de et av de store bandene på 60 tallet.
Albumet "The Doors" kicker igang med "Break on Trough (to the other Side)" noe som også ble en av de store hittene på 60 tallet og skulle senere bli brukt i flere filmer. Men kanskje den mest berømte sangen fra dette albumet er "The End" som du nesten må ha hørt i en eller annen setting. Mest kjent fra filmen "Apocalypse now". Blandingen av tynne gitarriff, groovy bass og en del brilliante tromme og orgel riff backet opp vokalen til Jim Morrison perfekt og albumet ble raskt en klassiker.

Innhold:
Break on Trough (to the Other side)
Soul Kitchen
The Crystal Ship
Twentieth Century Fox
Alabama Song (Wiskey Bar)
Light My Fire
Back Door Man
I Looked at you
End of the Night
Take it as it Comes
The End

Mine favoritter er "The Crystal Ship", "Alabama Song (wiskey Bar)" og "The End". Alle disse sangene og flere til fra dette albumet viser The Doors på sitt absolutt beste og kanskje mest sobre. Har du ikke dette albumet i samlingen din så kan du springe til nærmeste platebutikk å kjøpe den nå!

Hjemmesiden til The Doors

Allmusic link til Plata (med annmeldelse)
Rapidshare Link

100 days that changed music

2007-07-09T12:29:00.000+02:00

Fant en fin nettside her om dagen som omhandlet de 100 viktigste dagene i musikkhistorien

100 days that changed the history of Music

Verdt en sjekk!

Jorn - Out to Every nation (2004)

2007-07-08T23:37:00.000+02:00

Metal er en sjanger som er sterkt undervurdert musikalsk sett. Og det viser denne Nordmannen utrolig godt. Jorn [Allmusic Link] (eller Jørn Lande som han egentlig heter) er kanskje en av verdens beste vokalister når det kommer til progressiv og symfonisk metal. Og på denne plata får han vist fram hele sitt talent og stemme spekter.

"Out to Every nation" kicker igang med låta "Forever young" og fra første åndedrag og tone til siste gitarriff har lagt seg så hører man at dette er et stort talent. Men man hører også klisje tekster og retrolyd fra 70 og 80 tallet. Men i og med at albumet er så sinnsykt bra så har det egentlig ingenting å si.

Innhold:

Young Forever
Out to Every Nation
Something Real

Living With Wolves
Vision eyes
One day we will Put out The Sun
Behind The Clown
Rock Spirit
Trough Day and Night
When Angel wings were White
Living with Wolves

Plata er faktisk ganske så politisk og en del tekster omhandler oss mennesker og jorda vi lever på. "Vision Eyes", "Behind the Clown", "When Angel wings were White" og "Out to Every Nation" er mine favoritter. Et album så bør i metal samlinga di nuh!

Hjemmesiden til Jorn/Jørn Lande
Allmusic link til Plata (med annmeldelse)

Michael Brecker - The Nearness of You: The Ballad Book (2003)

2007-06-11T00:18:00.000+02:00

Michael Brecker [Allmusic Link], Pat Metheny, Jack Dejohnette, Charlie Haden, James Taylor, Herbie Hancock. Alle legender og helter på sine respektive felt samles på denne fantastiske "boken" av ballader. Fra første tone til siste takt blir vi overøst med gode komp, soloer og en genial mixing av det hele.

På platen "The Nearness of You: The Ballad Book" har Michael Brecker samlet sine venner til en lidenskapelig runde med rolige jazz standarder. Dette er en cd som passer like godt på stranden som til et godt måltid eller en rolig kveld i stua. James Taylor har et par gjesteopptredener og dette løfter helt klart hele platen etter mitt syn. De to låtene jeg henger meg opp i er "The Nearness of You" og "Don't let me be Lonely Tonight". Her forenes en av tidenes beste allround vokalister, gitarister, saksofonister, pianister, bassister og trommiser.

Innhold:
Chan's song (Never Said)
Don't Let me Be Lonely Tonight
Nascente
Midnight Mood
The Nearness of You
Incandescence
Sometimes I See
My Ship
Always
Seven Days
I Can See Your Dreams

Det at platen blir omtalt som en av Micahel Brecker's beste plater sier kanskje egentlig sitt. Jeg elsker Michael for sitt saks spill og det faktum at han døde i 2007 er utrolig trist. Michael sin karriere omfatter utrolig mange prosjekter og han ble regnet som en av verdens beste og mest progressive i sin sjanger. I samspill med Pat Metheny så vil jeg nesten si at det er en uslåelig duo. Det er forøvrig Pat som har mixet platen og er produsent.

Et kjøp som annbefales!

Hjemmesiden til Michael Brecker
Allmusic link til Plata (med annmeldelse)

Acoustic Alchemy - Sounds of St Lucia (2003)

2007-06-03T23:58:00.000+02:00

Mens jeg sitter her en sen søndagskveld og ser på solnedgangen kunne jeg tenkt meg bakgrunnsmusikk. Helst live og hva er bedre enn Engelskmennene i Acoustic Alchemy [Allmusic Link]. Når jeg først begynnte å utforske jazzen fikk jeg en masse tips, en av dem var fra en nettvenn, "liker du kassegitarer, akkustisk jazz og gode toner så sjekk ut Acoustic Alchemy, de ligger i candystore'n:)"

Innhold:
Trail Blazer
Playing for Time
Angel of South
The Beautiful Game
Viva Chè
Cool as a Rule
Red Dust and Spanish Lace
Flamoco Loco
The Wind of Change
Augustrasse 18
Panama Cat
Lazeez

Jeg gjorde nettopp det og fant en deilig himmel av all slags musikk egentlig. Fra klassisk gitarspill, funk og ska rytmer, til spanske gitarer. Acoustic Alchemy startet egentlig som et in-flight band som spilte inn sanger til flyselskap som trengte musikk om bord. I 1987 kom det første albumet ut og ble en hit. Grunnleggerene Nick Webb og Greg Carmichael spilte begge gitar og hadde et utrolig øre for harmonier og melodier. I 1998 døde Nick Webb og Greg holdt på å avslutte hele bandet da de to nye gitaristene John parsons og Miles Gilderdale kom inn i bandet og reddet det. Deretter ga de ut albumet "The Beautifull Game" som ble nok en hit. Dette Albumet her er gitt ut i 2003 og er på en måte en best of samling av Acoustic Alchemy. Det er tatt opp live og er kanskje ikke så "glætt" som et studioalbum, men det appelerer ihvertfall til meg.

Favoritter på denne platen må være "The wind of Change", "Playing for Time" og "Trail Blazer".

Så trenger du bakgrunnsmusikk for rolige kvelder så sjekk ut Acoustic Alchemy. Jeg tør å påstå at de er verdt det!

Hjemmesiden til Acoustic Alchemy
Allmusic link til Plata (Uten annmeldelse)
Rapidshare link til cd-del a
Rapidshare link til cd-del b

My obvious taste in music is like this:

2007-05-19T04:42:00.000+02:00

This test i a hint from my good friend Vassmelon

Your Taste in Music:

80's Alternative: Highest Influence

Progressive Rock: Highest Influence

90's Alternative: High Influence

Alternative Rock: High Influence

Classic Rock: High Influence

How's Your Taste in Music?

Focus - Hamburger Concerto (1974)

2007-05-09T09:14:00.000+02:00

Hvis du liker det jeg kaller fløyterock så vil du elske Focus [Allmusic Link], med sine halvsprø og småpompøse arrangemang av låtene sine, og geniale soloer. Focus ble startet i 1969 av Thijs van Leer i Amsterdam hvor han fikk med seg Martin Dresden og Hans Kluyver. Hennholdsvis på bass og trommer, samme år fikk de også med seg Jan Akkerman.

Etter å ha gitt ut kult albumet "In and out of Focus" fik Dresden og Kluyver sparken. Og på det nye albumet kom Cyril Havermanns og Pierre Van Der Linden inn på bass og trommer. Sammen spilte de inn albumet "Moving Waves" hvorpå de hadde med kjempehiten "Hocus Pocus". Dette er forøvrig ett av mine favoritt prog-rock album. I 1974 kom da altså "Hamburger Concerto" ut og her hører man virkelig genialitet på scenen. Det er avansert, men nesten feilfritt spilt. Favoritt låten min "Birth" er skrevet av Akkerman og gjennspeiler tydelige tegn på genialitet:D Her får du orgellyd, trommer, fløyte, gitar og barokkflygel servert i en deilig blanding.

Innhold:

Delitae Musicae
Harem Scarem
La Cathedrale de Strasbourg

Birth

Hamburger Concerto

Early Virth

Her finner du også 20min lange "Hamburger Concerto" og storhiten "Hocus Pocus". Thijs Van Leer og Jan Akkerman er de virkelig store stjernene her, med geniale riff og soloer løfter de hele musikken. Leer og Akkerman på henholdsvis Hammond orgel og Gitar er noe du må oppleve hvis du liker progressiv rock.

I dag har gruppen gjennoppstått i nesten orginal form. Med Thjis Van Leer, Pierre Van Der Linden, Bobby Jacobs og Niels Van der Steenhoven. De gjør flere spillejobber i år og har planer om en ny plate etterhvert. Til da så kan du jo sjekke ut "Hamburger Concerto"

Hjemmesiden til Focus
Allmusic link til Plata (med annmeldelse)
Rapidshare link

Nickel Creek - Nickel Creek, Why should the Fire Die (2000, 2005)

2007-05-08T01:15:00.000+02:00

Definisjonen på en fin kveld her hjemme:
Det er sommer og sola holder på å gå ned over sjøen. Jeg sitter på brygga ved elva og er litt sliten etter å ha brukt dagen på å leke i vannet. På Ipoden surrer en sang av Nickel Creek [Allmusic Link].

Nickel Creek var en sensasjon da de ga ut sitt første album "Nickel Creek" i 2000. Unge, gode og med fantastisk sans for harmoni, musikalitet og følelser. Bluegrass er en generellt vanskelig sjanger å rotfeste seg i. Vanskelig å få publikum og vanskelig å spille. Nickel Creek klarer alt dette med bravour. De er unge og har appell, og som sagt utrolig fine sanger. Arrangemangene er fine og lette, det blir aldri tungt å høre på Nickel Creek. Bandet består av tre ungdommer fra California ved navn; Sean Watkins, Sarah Watkins og Chris Tile. Chris som fra før av hadde god kontakt med Alison Krauss fikk henne til å produsere det selv tittulerte albumet. De fikk gode kritikker og albumet er i min mening et av de beste bluegrass albumene som noen gang er gitt ut. Melankolsk og musikalsk, med perfekt oppbyggning og sammensettning. Albumet ble fulgt opp av "This Side" i 2002, dette også produsert av Alison Krauss, albumet favnet større og bredere, og du kan godt høre innflytelser fra rock, jazz og klassisk. Dette albumet er også dessidert mye mer progressivt og flyter litt bort fra Bluegrassen. I 2005 gikk bandet sammen med Tony Berg og Eric Valentine for å lage platen "Why should The Fire Die". Her har bandet gått nesten bort fra Bluegrass og over til Rock i indielandskap.

Grunnen til at jeg elsker Nickel Creek er enkel, de er så enkle å elske. Ihvertfall hvis du liker melankolske arrangemang og tekster. Mine favoritt sanger er kanskje litt triste, men her kommer en liste:
"The hand Song"
"The House of Tom Bombadil"
"The lighthouse's Tale"
"Jealous of the Moon"
"Tomorrow is A Long Time"
"Out of The Woods"
"Sweet Afton"

Bandet annbefales sterkt til alle som liker bluegrass, folk eller rett og slett fin musikk.

Hjemmesiden til Nickel Creek
Allmusic link til "Nickel Creek" (Med annmeldelse)
Allmusic link til "Why should The Fire Die?" (Med annmeldelse)
Rapidshare link "Nickel Creek"
Rapidshare link "Why should The Fire Die?"

The Band - The Last Waltz (1976)

2007-05-08T00:13:00.000+02:00

Et av rockens store band tok en skikkelig avskjed med sine fans med konserten The Last Waltz i 1976. The Band [Allmusic Link] inviterte alle sine venner og tidliger band medlemmer og laget en av verdens beste rocke konserter etter mitt syn. Konserten ble avholdt på Winterland, San Francisco i 1976 og hadde med artister som Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan og Van Morrison.

Konserten spant over alle aspektene til The Band med stort sett alle hitene de hadde hatt pluss noen ekstra. Det at vi atpåtil får oppleve det som dengang var store artister og nå legender i sin livs form er bare en bonus. Hver gang når jeg hører Robbie Robertson gaule ut med sin ru stemme får jeg frysninger. Jeg forstår da at musikk ikke bestandig må være "in tune" eller perfekt for at det skal låte bra. Så lenge det er sjel og mening er det mer enn nok. I sin tid var dette ett av de store bandene ute på turne. På lik linje med The Rolling Stones, The Beatles og mange andre så hadde de stor suksess på konserter. Konserten som skulle markere slutten på en era, slutten på rocken ble en feiring av den samme musikken. Du hører artistene elske å stå på scenen. Konserten blir i dag betraktet av mange som tidenes beste rockekonsert og er utgitt i utrolig mange utgaver. Både i DVD og CD.

Konserten starter forsiktig med "Theme From The Last Waltz" i skikkelig vals takt. Så følger "Up on Cripple Creek" og da er festen allerede skikkelig i gang. Mine favoritter på dette monsteret av en konsert må være;
"Up on Cripple Creek"
"Coyote"
"It Makes no Difference"
"The night They drove old Dixie down"
"The Shape im In"
"Forever Young"
"Helpless"

Her får du store musikkopplevelser i bøtter og spann. Og for min del så er dette kremen av 60 og 70 talls rock. Jeg elsker Bob Dylan her, han er energisk og du hører at han liker å stå på scenen. Jeg elsker Joni Mitchell med sin fantastiske stemme og sårbare Neil Young. Jeg elsker rammelet av et orkester på scena. Og jeg elsker atmosfæren.

Denne konserten er noe du må ha om du liker noen av artistene som står til venstre for denne teksten. Denne konserten er noe du må ha om du i det hele tatt liker rock fra 60-70 talls epoken. Denne konserten er det jeg vil kalle et "must"

Så nå skal jeg sparke av meg sokkene og lene meg tilbake mens jeg nyter rammelet av en konsert, atmosfæren, artistene og den elegante lyden av folk som kan musikk ut i fingertuppene. This is rock and roll!

Hjemmesiden til The Band (Uoffisiell)
Allmusic link til Plata (med annmeldelse)
Wikipedia link (Engelsk)
Rapidshare link cd1
Rapidshare link cd2

Pat Metheny - Secret Story (1992)

2007-05-06T11:43:00.000+02:00

Pat Metheny [Allmusic link] og Lyle Mays satte seg i 1992 ned og skrev klassiske partitur for en knippe låter som lå i skuffen til Pat Metheny. Dette resulterte i Secret Story, som er et kvasi klassisk album med elementer fra jazz og world music.
Sært kan det høres ut, men albumet er fantastisk. Her har Pat Metheny greid å fått med seg to orkester til å legge bakgrunnsspor for jazzimprovisasjonen sin. Her er det mye fint å høre, jeg liker for eksempel "Cathedral in a Suitcase" med sine synth, fiolin og gitar spor så lager den en majestetisk atmosfære akkurat som om det skulle vært en katedral i kofferten min:)

Innhold:
Above The Treetops
Facing West
Cathedral in a Suitcase
Finding and believing
The Longest Summer
Sunlight
Rain River
Always and Forever
See the world
As a flower Blossoms (I am running to You)
Antonia
The Truth will always be
Tell her you Saw me
Not to be forgotten

"Tell her you Saw me", "Always and Forever" og veldig mange andre sanger på dette albumet er perfekt for rolige dager hvor du kan stirre solen i senk over et åpent landskap. Jeg annbefaler dette albumet til de som vil ha rolig stemmningsmusikk og kanskje liker litt klassisk. Selv liker jeg å høre på det på søndager eller på skola om jeg får et rolig øyeblikk der:)

Nok en sterk plate av Pat Metheny som kan trygt annbefales!

Hjemmesiden til Pat Metheny
Allmusic Link til plata (med annmeldelse)
Rapidshare Link

Motorpsycho - Phanerorythm (2001)

2007-05-02T08:56:00.000+02:00

I 2001 var det mye som skjedde. Noe av det viktigste var kanskje utgivelsen av noe som skulle starte en stor diskusjon i Norsk medium. Motorpsycho [Allmusic Link] har bestandig vært viktig i Norsk rock og etter min mening er de utrolig undervurderte. Derfor var det så bra når de kom med Phanerorythm i 2001. Dette var lett tilgjengelig rock for folket. Alle kun plutselig like Motorpsycho. Grunnen til at jeg sier at de startet en diskusjon var fordi de laget like greit en bølge med softcore rocke band som feks "Euroboys"

Plata starter med den nydelige "Bedrom Eyes" som er skrevet av Sæther. Videre kommer litt mer rocka musikk. Det er to sanger jeg liker å peke ut på dette albumet som står fram som så geniale at det er vanskelig å få sagt det. Det er "When you're Dead" "Landslide" og "Go to California", og nei det er ikke Fleetwood Mac - Landslide:)

"When you're Dead" er forresten skrevet av Gebhardt og hinter kraftig frampå hvilken retning han ville gå videre. Dessverre for oss alle sluttet han et par år senere (2005). Her finner du banjo og fraser som "Everything is great when you're dead, there are people around you and flowers in your bed" litt surealistisk men utrolig fint og søtt. "Go to California" er den låten av disse som har mest trøkk og kanskje stemmning. Helt klart inspirert av 60/70 talls rock fra california med flerstemt sang og blokkfløyte som krydder. Den understreker også den gode komplinja Motorpsycho har. Et godt kjøp nå som vi nærmer oss varmere temperaturer og vi skal sitte ute å sole oss.

Innhold:
Bedroom Eyes
For Free
B.S.
Landslide
Go To California
Painting the Night Unreal
The Slow Phaseout
Blindfolded
When you're Dead

Hjemmesiden til Motorpsycho (fanside)
Allmusic Link til Plata [uten annmeldelse)
Stickman Records (Mp's Plateselskap)
Motorblog
Rapidshare Link

Jonathan Elias - American River (2004)

2007-04-12T15:36:00.000+02:00

En sen kveld i 2004 satt jeg i en bil på vei hjem etter en sen kveldstrening. Radiokanalen var P1 og programmet var Cowboy og Indianer. Jeg liker det programmet fordi det er et country programm å fordi de ikke bare sender country. Veldig motsigende ikke sant:)
Uansett mens jeg satt der og så ut igjennom glasset på elva her hjemme i Selbu som bada seg i den røde gløden fra en sensommers sol som går ned, høre jeg denne frasen på radioen "Ja og nå skal vi over til noe spennende, en plate som heter American River". Jeg tenkte ikke noe mere over det før den første melodien strømmet ut igjennom stereoen.

"At the Edge" starter hele denne fantastiske plata med lett, men tydelig pianospill. Det er meg forunnt å høre en slik piano bruk igjen enda. Dette er klassisk, men det er noe mer. Pianoet la grunnlaget for alle bildene som strømmet igjennom hodet mitt den kvelden, de korte 10 minuttene melodiene til sammen varte. Oppå pianoet kommer cello, fiolin, bratsj, gitar og mandolin. Alt er så perfekt flettet sammen.

Jonathan Elias [Allmusic Link] er egentlig en reklame og filmmusikk produsent, men han har gitt uten noen samlinger med fengslende musikk. Min favoritt er jo såklart "American River", men han har også en kjempeplate som heter "Prayer Cycle". På begge platene har han fått med seg et knippe kjendiser. bl.a Kris Kristoffersen, Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris og Johnny Cash. Dette var faktisk den siste plata Johnny Cash gjorde.
Han har også fått med seg flere gode country musikkere bl.a Tony Rice, Randy Scruggs og Pat Mclaughlin.

Innhold:

At the Edge
The Continuance/Mariners and Musicians
Wild Colorado
Waiting in the Forest
Crossing Rivers
Southern Delta

The Source
American River
Ice on the St. Laurence
Towards Home
The Great Divide
Move
Mother of Exile
You cant Stop Love (wake up America)

Mine favorittlåter er "Move", "Crossing Rivers" og "The Continuance/Mariners and Musicians". I alle disse låtene finnes det et nydelig piano grunnlag med flotte stryker arrangemang over der igjen. Jeg fant igjen cd'en til slutt. Ved å gå på Amazon.com fant jeg den, etter to år på leting fant jeg min "American River". Kanskje finner du din?

Syk hilsen meg.

Diverse linker:
Hjemmesiden til Jonathan Elias
Allmusic link til plata (uten annmeldelse)
Rapidshare Link

Led Zeppelin - Houses of The Holy (1973)

2007-03-29T13:45:00.000+02:00

I 1973 skjedde det noe helt fantastisk. Robert Plant eller Jimmy Page tok et eller annet kraftig noe å sa; Heisann vi må lage denne plata Houses of The Holy!!!
Å jammen gjorde de ikke det:)

En av mine alltime favorittalbum inneholder alt fra ska/reggae til beinhard 70 talls metal. Her spiller Led Zeppelin [Allmusic Link] på nesten alle strengene de har, og det er genialt.
Plata starter med "The Song Remains the Same" og fortsetter med en sang jeg mener er mye finere enn alt annet Led Zeppelin har skrevet: "The Rain Song". Der får du servert kassegitar, kjempevokal, blues licks og strykere alt sydd inn i en halv psykidelisk pakke servert med ømhet og glede for musikken.

Innhold:
The Song Remains the Same
The Rain Song
Over the Hills And Far Away
The Crunge
Dancing Days
D'Yer Mak'er
No Quarter
The Ocean

En annen sang som viser Led Zeppelin sin genialitet er Reggae låten "D'Yer Mak'er" og folkrock låten "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Skal ikke forveksles med Gary Moore sin versjon). Begge låtene viser hvor mye bandet kan om musikk, og hvor flinke de er til å arrangere låtene. Platen er i mitt syn en av de store klassikerene.

Da skal det å nevnes at jeg har slitt ut 8 eksemplar av cd'en til nå. Så liker du 70 talls metal/rock så er dette helt klart for deg!

Meg.

Diverse Linker:
Hjemmesiden til Led Zeppelin
Allmusic Link til plata (med annmeldelse)
Rapidshare Link

Pat Metheny Group - Travels (1982)

2007-03-19T12:26:00.000+01:00

Mens jeg surfet igjennom prognotfrog [link] forumet så fant jeg en liten skatt. Pat Metheny Group [Allmusic link] er en av mine favoritter når det kommer til jazz blandet med world music og midt i jungelen av progressiv rock og mye annet krimskrams fant jeg Travels Jeg lastet det ned og fant et herlig blanding av sør-Amerikanske, Afrikanske og jazz rytmer. Det hele starter med "Are you going with me?" og avsluttes med "San Lorenzo". Med seg på denne live cd'n så har Pat Metheny fått med seg Brassilianske Nanâ Vasconcelos på perkusjon, og du hører raskt at han har en stor innflytelse på musikken.

Nanâ Vasconcelos

En av mine favoritter fra platen må være "Straight on Red" som er en deilig blanding av trommer, piano og gitar. Her mixes det og trikses det masse og Pat Metheny spiller deilig! En annen sang som jeg syns er spennende er "The Fields, The Sky". Synth gitar, piano og vaskebrett lignende perkusjon er en glimrende mix.

Innhold:
Are you going With me?
The Fields, The Sky
Goodbye
Phase Dance
Straight on Red
Farmer's Trust
Extradition
Going Ahead - As Falls Wichita, so falls Wichita Falls
Travels
Song for Bilbao
San Lorenzo

Den store danse sangen på denne plata er helt klart "Phase Dance" som jeg nå bruker som vekkerklokke. Deilig å våkne opp til gitartoner og klapping:)
Dette er noe jeg vil kalle et mesterverk og annbefales alle!

Skolehilsen meg.

Diverse Linker:
Hjemmesiden til Pat Metheny
Allmusic link til plata (med annmeldelse)
Rapidshare Link:
Part 1.
Part 2.

Cd'er

2007-03-19T10:28:00.000+01:00

Jeg kommer til å legge ut linker for nedlastning av cd'ene jeg hører på. Husk å kjøpe cd'n hvis du liker den!
Very important:)
Ellers så håper jeg dere koser dere med musikken som kommer. Legger ut cd'ene i kveld

Tinariwen - The Radio Tisdas Sessions (2001)

2007-03-18T23:28:00.000+01:00

Jeg var innom Platekompaniet her om dagen og kiket på dvd'er (fikk endelig kjøpt Pat Metheny Group - The way Up Live) og hørte noe spesielt på annlegget som sto på. Etter å ha funnet det utvalgte gikk jeg ned og sto å funderte litt på musikken i køa forann kassa, når det endelig var min tur kjøpte jeg likegreit cd'n.

Musikken som fenget mitt forfengelige øre var en sør-Saharansk gruppe kalt Tinariwen [Allmusic link] som på Norsk betyr noe sånt somt: tomme plasser. Liker du Ali Farka Tourê [Allmusic link] så vil du elske Tinariwen. Cd'en som jeg kjøpte het så mye som "The Radio Tisdas Sessions" og er da en Afrikansk blues plate.

Innhold:
Le Chant des Fauves
Nar Djenetbouba
Imidiwaren
Zin es Gourmeden
Afours Afours
Tessalit
Kheddou Keddou
Mataraden Anexan
Bismillah
Tin-Essako

Plata er godt gjennomført og lydkvaliteten overraskende god (jeg vet det høres veldig fordomsfullt ut). For folk som liker world music eller afrikanske rytmer er dette midt i blinken. Musikken er veldig rytmebasert, men er behagelig å høre på. Annbefales på det sterkeste!

Mvh meg.

Diverse Linker:
Hjemmesiden til Tinariwen
Allmusic link til plata (med annmeldelse)
Rapidshare Link

The Gathering - Mandylion (1995)

2007-03-18T20:59:00.000+01:00

Den første reelle posten i bloggen omhandler ett band jeg har likt en stund nå. Bandet heter The Gathering [Allmusic link] og er et Nederlandsk symfonisk metal band. De satte standarden for metal band med kvinnelig vokalist. De blir sammenlignet med; Opeth, Nightwish, Moonspell og Lacuna Coil

Platen Mandylion som ble sluppet i 1995 er en av de beste metal platene etter min mening. Den er perfekt oppbygd og inneholder ganske progressiv bruk av synth og gitar i et metal band. Vokalen er superb og denne platen kan trygt annbefales og kjøpes til alle Nightwish fans der ute.

Innhold:
Strange Machines
Elêanor

In Motion #1

Leaves

Fear The Sea

Mandylion

Sand and Mercury

In Motion #2

Det som kanskje overrasket meg mest med The Gathering var hvor lettlikt de var. Jeg hørte igjennom albumet en gang og så satt de der. Jeg har nesten aldri opplevd det i andre sammenhenger med musikk. Anneke Van Giersbergens smektende vokal som smyger seg inn i øret er utrolig deilig. Hun er en sanger som jeg håper når ut til flere og derfor håper jeg, om dette er din musikksjanger, at du gir dem en sjangse:)

Til neste gang så får dere kose dere med Mandylion:)

Audiofil hilsen meg.

Diverse Linker:
Hjemmesiden til The Gathering
Allmusic Link til Plata (med annmeldelse)
Rapidshare Link

Velkommen

2007-03-18T20:55:00.000+01:00

Velkommen inn!
Min første post på min nye blogg kalt Audiofil.
Denne bloggen egner seg best for de som forstår Norsk nogelunde.

Litt om meg:
Gutt på 18 år som bor i Sør-Trøndelag, interessene er musikk, data og sosialt samvær. Jeg går for tiden Musikk, Dans og Drama.

Litt om Bloggen:
Den skal omhandle alt av musikk jeg finner verdt å skrive om, håper dere finner noe av interesse her etterhvert.
Eksempler på musikk som kan dukke opp her:
Jazz
Rock
Pop
Metal
Blues
Klassisk

Jeg håper alle innlegg og kommentarer kan være saklige.