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Post by threehundred on Mar 27, 2024 17:19:59 GMT
I like that song 300. It shows how folk music has common strands all around the world, including with punk, which is after all a form of folk music. There have been some Bluegrass collaborations with Chinese folk music, which have gone well. And there are now some Indian/Bluegrass fusion bands. I hadn’t considered it as folk music, but of course it is!
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Post by spot51 on Mar 27, 2024 18:57:44 GMT
I abandoned Spotify for Apple music. Spotify pays $0.004 per play Apple and Tidal pay $0.01 (more than double Spotify!) I get Spotify free. When Mike's dad died I was given his "family" membership slot. Better than paying... I still buy CDs though so my conscience is clear.
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Post by spot51 on Mar 27, 2024 19:30:15 GMT
Wednesday, then. I promised something a little challenging today and here it is. I doubt many, if any of you, will have heard this before. I’m excited to share this one and very curious how you will all react to it. Stick with it - at one minute 12 it really kicks in..!! The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band are basically a mix of traditional Thai instruments and a quality rhythm section. This number is mental… super funky. It’s the track I used to do the ironing to (back before WFH). It gets me dancing round the living room. Turn up the bass, turn up the volume (it won’t sound great on your phone speaker) and let me know what you think… Loved it. Am a big fan of plenty of "World" Music and Asian instruments are WEIRD SHIT. Back in the Day the BSO had a little brother The Bournemouth Sinfonietta that played smaller venues and regularly visited the IOW. Working in Pompey it was easy for me to get to concerts all over South Hants so I saw some World Class orchestras on tour. However, one of the finest concerts was the Sinfonietta in "Bloody Newport". They regularly commissioned new works and this one time they turned up with a Gamalan. For those who've never heard it is a huge suite of gongs and percussion instruments from Bali and they played this piece some crackpot had composed for Gamalan and String Orchestra. It blew my socks off. I've loved all sorts of music from the 50s rock and roll to the new stuff Jools introduces me too but I'm still surprised how little I know... This is a moderate sized Gamalan.
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Post by threehundred on Mar 27, 2024 19:40:41 GMT
Wednesday, then. I promised something a little challenging today and here it is. I doubt many, if any of you, will have heard this before. I’m excited to share this one and very curious how you will all react to it. Stick with it - at one minute 12 it really kicks in..!! The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band are basically a mix of traditional Thai instruments and a quality rhythm section. This number is mental… super funky. It’s the track I used to do the ironing to (back before WFH). It gets me dancing round the living room. Turn up the bass, turn up the volume (it won’t sound great on your phone speaker) and let me know what you think… Loved it. Am a big fan of plenty of "World" Music and Asian instruments are WEIRD SHIT. Back in the Day the BSO had a little brother The Bournemouth Sinfonietta that played smaller venues and regularly visited the IOW. Working in Pompey it was easy for me to get to concerts all over South Hants so I saw some World Class orchestras on tour. However, one of the finest concerts was the Sinfonietta in "Bloody Newport". They regularly commissioned new works and this one time they turned up with a Gamalan. For those who've never heard it is a huge suite of gongs and percussion instruments from Bali and they played this piece some crackpot had composed for Gamalan and String Orchestra. It blew my socks off. I've loved all sorts of music from the 50s rock and roll to the new stuff Jools introduces me too but I'm still surprised how little I know... This is a moderate sized Gamalan. Bloody hell - that’s mental..!
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Post by spot51 on Mar 27, 2024 19:41:11 GMT
I am up for a go at this of course. Choosing 5 tracks IS tough so I'm going to prepare in advance. Will write each day's intro so I can copy and Paste when called upon.
Not 22-26 April please but otherwise awaiting the call.
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Post by threehundred on Mar 28, 2024 8:03:06 GMT
Thursday’s tune and I know I’m going to get at least one like for this…
Chis Thile is a genius; a master of his craft and, in my honest opinion, one of the greatest musicians of this or any era. He is a true virtuoso and can play any genre of music. I’ve been privileged to see him twice and can’t wait to see him again.
This track is a cover of one of Jack White’s great tunes. I remember when I first heard the White Stripes - their raw sound stood out from anything I’d heard before. Chris Thile’s version couldn’t be more different to the original. It’s playful, fun and melodic. A little nugget to brighten your morning.
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Post by Sir B3na1i on Mar 28, 2024 8:40:59 GMT
Thursday’s tune and I know I’m going to get at least one like for this… Chis Thile is a genius; a master of his craft and, in my honest opinion, one of the greatest musicians of this or any era. He is a true virtuoso and can play any genre of music. I’ve been privileged to see him twice and can’t wait to see him again. This track is a cover of one of Jack White’s great tunes. I remember when I first heard the White Stripes - their raw sound stood out from anything I’d heard before. Chris Thile’s version couldn’t be more different to the original. It’s playful, fun and melodic. A little nugget to brighten your morning. My favourite one so far. Long this, a new name (to me) for me to keep an eye on for sure.
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Post by THE BEAST on Mar 28, 2024 9:46:03 GMT
I liked that, that version could have sat nicely on top of Meg White's drums and would have been a real classic.
Good choice
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Post by spot51 on Mar 28, 2024 10:53:42 GMT
I am up for a go at this of course. Choosing 5 tracks IS tough so I'm going to prepare in advance. Will write each day's intro so I can copy and Paste when called upon. Not 22-26 April please but otherwise awaiting the call. Picked my 5 tracks threehundred. Amazingly only one was from the previous century but I guess that illustrates how our tastes change over time as we are exposed to different stuff. Will spend a happy weekend writing the accompanying text before turning to (for better for worse) the Ipswich away report for Channers.
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Post by Sir B3na1i on Mar 28, 2024 11:19:44 GMT
I am up for a go at this of course. Choosing 5 tracks IS tough so I'm going to prepare in advance. Will write each day's intro so I can copy and Paste when called upon. Not 22-26 April please but otherwise awaiting the call. Picked my 5 tracks threehundred. Amazingly only one was from the previous century but I guess that illustrates how our tastes change over time as we are exposed to different stuff. Will spend a happy weekend writing the accompanying text before turning to (for better for worse) the Ipswich away report for Channers. Have also picked mine for next week. I've decided they will have a theme because I guess if this thread keeps going (which I hope it does) we'll get a number of goes at this so having a loose theme each time will mean I'm not tempted to stray too much. I'm actually listening to one of my selections now - nice thing about this thread it makes you dig deep into the music you like
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Post by OneBeat on Mar 28, 2024 11:24:06 GMT
I’ve made a list too, there’s about 15 songs on it so far.
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Post by Sir B3na1i on Mar 28, 2024 12:12:23 GMT
I’ve made a list too, there’s about 15 songs on it so far. So about 10 minutes then I guess
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Post by OneBeat on Mar 28, 2024 13:40:45 GMT
I’ve made a list too, there’s about 15 songs on it so far. So about 10 minutes then I guess Just about.
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Post by Mandochris on Mar 28, 2024 15:20:04 GMT
Thursday’s tune and I know I’m going to get at least one like for this… Chis Thile is a genius; a master of his craft and, in my honest opinion, one of the greatest musicians of this or any era. He is a true virtuoso and can play any genre of music. I’ve been privileged to see him twice and can’t wait to see him again. This track is a cover of one of Jack White’s great tunes. I remember when I first heard the White Stripes - their raw sound stood out from anything I’d heard before. Chris Thile’s version couldn’t be more different to the original. It’s playful, fun and melodic. A little nugget to brighten your morning. I love Chris Thile. I've seen him a few times in a band and solo. His solo shows are awesome - I think you and I both caught him about 18 months ago 300? For those who like him, check out his bands The Punch Brothers and Nikel Creek. He burst onto the scene when he was about 13!! Blimey, I need to get my act together. I have only vaguely thought about a list ...
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Post by threehundred on Mar 28, 2024 15:29:28 GMT
Thursday’s tune and I know I’m going to get at least one like for this… Chis Thile is a genius; a master of his craft and, in my honest opinion, one of the greatest musicians of this or any era. He is a true virtuoso and can play any genre of music. I’ve been privileged to see him twice and can’t wait to see him again. This track is a cover of one of Jack White’s great tunes. I remember when I first heard the White Stripes - their raw sound stood out from anything I’d heard before. Chris Thile’s version couldn’t be more different to the original. It’s playful, fun and melodic. A little nugget to brighten your morning. I love Chris Thile. I've seen him a few times in a band and solo. His solo shows are awesome - I think you and I both caught him about 18 months ago 300? For those who like him, check out his bands The Punch Brothers and Nikel Creek. He burst onto the scene when he was about 13!! Blimey, I need to get my act together. I have only vaguely thought about a list ... Yep - last saw him end of 2022 at the Royal Festival Hall. He played Dead Leaves that night and was saying Jack White was a genius and he wished he’d written the song himself.
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