Johnny Russell - Catfish John Thanks to my friend Jerry for turning me on to this one. Written by Bob McDill and Allen Reynolds. Vocal accompaniment by The Jordanaires. Best vocal phrasing on "thangkin back" (1:01).
Sadistic Mika Band - Hi Jack (I'm Just Dying) Some choice pre-YMO here of sorts (Yukihiro Takahashi is the drummer in this band). Music by Kazuhiko Katoh, lyrics by Yuji Konno, in tribute to Jack Nicholson. Recorded at Onkyo House Studio, Tokyo, July 1975. Produced by Chris Thomas. Don't go to Houston, you should come to Tokyo Would you believe in a big chance meeting?
Sadistic Mika Band - Hi Jack (I'm Just Dying) Some choice pre-YMO here of sorts (Yukihiro Takahashi is the drummer in this band). Music by Kazuhiko Katoh, lyrics by Yuji Konno, in tribute to Jack Nicholson. Recorded at Onkyo House Studio, Tokyo, July 1975. Produced by Chris Thomas. Don't go to Houston, you should come to Tokyo Would you believe in a big chance meeting?
David Sylvian / Ryuichi Sakamoto: Bamboo Houses (12" version) And the '00 remix from David Sylvian's Everything and Nothing compilation. Might as well place these tunes back to back with Emmett's Haruomi Hosono post to extend the YMO tangent. Please enjoy.
David Sylvian / Ryuichi Sakamoto: Bamboo Houses (12" version) And the '00 remix from David Sylvian's Everything and Nothing compilation. Might as well place these tunes back to back with Emmett's Haruomi Hosono post to extend the YMO tangent. Please enjoy.
Haruomi Hosono - Sports Men (細野晴臣 - スポーツマン) The world of YMO and related configurations is such a rich musical seam; the dedicated seeker may mine at length and continue to reap sumptuous delights. available on compact disc
Haruomi Hosono - Sports Men (細野晴臣 - スポーツマン) The world of YMO and related configurations is such a rich musical seam; the dedicated seeker may mine at length and continue to reap sumptuous delights. available on compact disc
new Viva show ( #111 ) in the archive
new Viva show ( #111 ) in the archive
Marlon Asher - Ganja Farmer
Miharu Koshi - Bara No Yakai~Arui Wa Amai Mitsu No Imashime Japanese title: 薔薇の夜会～あるいは 甘い蜜の戒め English translation (as per Google translate): Soirée , or, Sweet Nectar of the Commandments of Roses Happy birthday (yesterday) to Harry Hosono, who produced this and presumably played the fretless bass(es). Written by Miharu Koshi. See here for another cut from the same LP. Artwork by Satoshi Nishizaki . Best part at 2:15.
The Soft Rocks - Whore Your Love Disco Power Play, The Album , now available from all the finest European record-sellers . The drummer does something quite nifty at 1:24 (and again at 2:14, 4:35, and 5:26). Kudos. And yeah, I've had no luck trying to find the source of this re-edit so far, although I did encounter an even slower Nils Lofgren reggae-halftime version .
The July Four - Mr. Miff I'm down with this instro mainly because of the mellow strums that kick in at 0:05 and again at 0:57, foreshadowing not only Like A Hurricane* but also the mellotron interlude from Space Oddity^. *Check the vocal version of this cut for further reinforcement of the Like A Hurricane connection. ^I mean the passage at 2:34 in this clip.
The Sensational Nightingales - My Sisters And Brothers Great ramshackle rhythm backing on this, and empyrean reverb on the vox (only fitting). I'm off on summer hols, back in mid-July, and then it's ON.
Cream - Dance The Night Away I like that you can pretty much see the revellers spilling out into the streets when the psychedelic part kicks in at 0:45.
SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL Franck Dervieux - Present Du Futur
Radar - Una Splendida Emicrania A search for more Italian new wave on discogs.com turned up this nugget. Old news for some but new to me. The chord progression reminds me a Dave Grohl-penned Nirvana B-side called "Marigold", of all things. Pretty crucial material here. I'm glad I didn't completely miss the boat on this. Recorded October 1981. Una splendida emicrania = "a wonderful headache" La parti elettroniche dell'LP sono state suonate senza ausilio di computer o automatismi. "The electronic parts of the LP have [...]
new Viva show ( #110 ) in the archive
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Observatory Crest A descendant of For What It's Worth, arrangement-wise, this popped up on a couple of mixes last year. Are we talking Griffith Observatory? Was the concert at the Greek? These secrets now lie with the Captain... R.I.P. Recorded at Stronghold Sound Recorders, North Hollywood, CA.
Ramases - Balloon If you're thinking, "Gee, that sounds like Lol Crème on lead guitar, moog synthesiser, and possibly background vocals," you are correct. Indeed, all four members of 10cc comprise the backing band here. (This was about a year before they recorded this .) The LP was reissued on vinyl somewhat recently by Mexican Summer .
Art Decade
Sleigh Bells - Demons (Official Music Video)
The Rains of Castamere by The National
A-Trak & Dillon Francis - "Money Makin'" (Official Video)
DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Nas - Daughters
Bison - Quill
Neutral Milk Hotel- Aeroplane Over the Sea
Shinichi Osawa – Big Beach Mix 2012
Mr Fogg - Eleven
