Thursday 8 November 2012

Before the Spring pt VIII

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Pt 8. Possibly the last one.

http://www.mediafire.com/?c28g2zps35c8ipj

1. Bells - Albert Ayler
2. For Homer - Gregory Corso
3. Underground Babylon - Catholic Discipline
4. This Old World's In A Hell Of A Fix - Rev. Billy Sunday
5. Train to Satanville - Gin Gillette
6. St. John's River - Erik Darling
7. Jane, Jane - Peter, Paul & Mary
8. The Buachaill (Buachall) Roe - Paddy Tunney
9. The Reason for Skylarks - Kenneth Patchen
10. Strange Form of Life - Dawn Mccarthy & Bonny Billy
11. Pat Ward's Hornpipe
12. Let the Bulgine Run
13. Gili (Béga Sitya)- L'ensemble Kek Lang
14. Sinner Man - The Swan Silvertones
15. Little Sparrow - Ella Jenkins
16. Bela Sum, Bela, Yunache - Orchestra 100 Kaba-Bagpipes
17. A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
18. Kacharpari - Urubamba
19. As Rome Burns - Gregory Corso


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Tuesday 24 April 2012

Folk Songs from Pasolini's Canterbury Tales (updated)

Last year I posted a collection of folk songs from Pasolini's Canterbury Tales. I had most of the songs that feature in the film, but, there were a few songs missing. Well I'm pleased to present the complete collection of folk songs as they appear in sequential order.


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here is the tracklist

http://www.mediafire.com/?qos21b8ohapicla

1. Ould Piper - Frank McPeak
2. Jug of Punch - Edward Quinn
3. Going Up Cambourne Hill - Group of Singers, Skinners Bottom, Cornwall
4. The Farmer's Curst Wife - Thomas Moran
5. Paddy West - Timothy Walsh
6. The Coolin - Paddy Taylor
7. Dairy Maid - John Maguire
8. Bundle and Go - John Doherty
9. The Wind Blew the Bonnie Lassie's Plaid Awa' - Jimmy McBeath, Duncan Burker, Jeannie Robertson
10. The Wee Weaver - John Doherty
11. The Royal Forrester - John Strachan
12. Behind the Bush in the Garden - Seamus Ennis
13. Merry Haymakers - Bob & Ron Copper
14. Toorna Ma Goon - Jimmy McBeath
15. Liverpool Packet - Billy Barber
16. The Gower Wassail - Charlie Bate
17. Oxford City - Mary Doran
18. Newlyn Town - Bob Scarce
19. The Brown Thorn - Seamus Ennis
20. Cornish May Carol - Hobbyhorse party and townspeople
21. Our Wedding Day - Francis McPeake
22. Hal-an-Tow - Townspeople with band
23. Campanero - Bill Cameron
24. The Roving Journey Man - Blanche Wood
25. Our Gallant Ship - William Howell
26. Napolean Bonaparte - Robert Cinnamond



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Massive thanks to the Gonzo archive (http://gonzo-archive.blogspot.com/) for making available restoring and sharing the out of print "Topic Folk Songs of Britian" archive. If you like what you hear here, you should check out Topic Records (http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/) "Voice of the People series" which is an absolute treasure trove of authentic folk music from the British Isles.



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Wednesday 28 March 2012

Before the Spring pt VII

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Part 7. Some of the tracks are from folk sound archives and as far as I know have never been released, so obviously, they aren't high fidelity recordings. Track 19 by The Guagers has quite a long intro, but is worth sticking with. If anyone has any problems let me know. This is the tracklisting.

1. Music from Camberwick Green
2. Come In/The Winter it is Past - P.G. Six
3. Cows - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
4. Sweeping Spell - Faun Fables
5. The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance Tune - Andrew Cronshaw
6. The Greenhopper/Hen's March To The Midden - Vulcan's Hammer
7. Skye Crofters / The Swallow's Tail - Billy Pigg
8. The Cherry Tree Carol - Shirley Collins
9. Lift Him Up That's All - Washington Phillips
10. Anon: Alleluya; Nativitas - The Hilliard Ensemble
11. Pork and Honey - Directorsound
12. The Virgin Prophet - Mellow Candle
13. A Fullness of Light In Your Soul - Richard Youngs
14. Hello Earth - Kate Bush
15. Mari Stanko - Oni Wytars Ensemble
16. Street Music - David Munrow
17. The Faithful Brown Cow - Liam Walsh
18. Ca' The Yowes - Scottish sound archive recording 1973
19. The Cruel Brother - The Guagers
20. Estampie - Goliard
21. Perrine était servante - Kate & Anna McGarrigle

hither
http://www.mediafire.com/?91pf46cwj184pb8




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art by Kit Williams
top - "Spring"
bottom - "Firmament"

Saturday 28 January 2012

Before the Spring pt VI

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Pt 6. It's not the kind of thing you would play at a party. Vocal heavy, sacred harp, gaelic free singing, blues, klezmer, junkanoo and there is some brass gleaming through the cracks.


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Tracklisting

1. Babylon - Swan Arcade
2. David's Lamentation - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
3. Kallarash - Naftule Brandwein's Orchestra
4. This Time Another Year You May Be Gone - Rev. Edward Clayborn
5. Jesus Hits Like An Atom Bomb - The Pilgrim Travellers
6. I Want Some of That - Kai Ray
7. Cross Ties - Link Wray
8. Embryo - Black Sabbath
9. Hammer Song - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
10. Nadan Al Kazawnin - Group Inerane
11. Baal - Exuma
12. Sorrow Come Pass Me Around - Ephram Carter
13. Eternal Day - Georgia Sacred Harp Convention
14. Dundee - Norman MacLeod & Congregation
15. A Stur Mo Chroi - Waterdaughters
16. Manège (theme from Picture Box) - Jacques Lasry
17. Peaceful - Sonny Sharrock
18. C'est Si Triste Sans Lui - Cleoma Breaux And Joseph Falcon
19. Thirtieth/Pilot Reprise - Philip Jeck
20. Doina (Pt 1) - S. Kosh
21. It's Okay, It's Time To Go - Evolutionary Jass Band
22. Tsvey Taybelakh - Black Ox Orkestar
23. The Cause Of Labour Is The Hope Of The World - Jóhann Jóhannsson
24. I'm Going Home - Sacred Harp Singers at Liberty Church

http://www.mediafire.com/?dbmsodlwhl0ounf

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(artwork "Flight from Berlin" by Stanley Bak, "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child" by Ruth Starr Rose and "Untitled" by Scottie Wilson)

Thursday 19 January 2012

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra

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"The first time we started singing together in the jam space, it was funny to us, because it was so earnest and goofy. We joked: 'any asshole who dismisses this can go fuck himself'; to us, that felt like stepping on a sparrow."



12 tracks, just a little shy of 2 hours, that cover all of the permutations of Mt.Zion. A balance of instrumental and vocal numbers with a live track featuring a colloboration with the equally monumental HangedUp from the stupendous Constellation roster.

One of my absolute favourite bands working in music today.


http://www.mediafire.com/?qm5o2s0i677b75s


tracklisting

1. Sisters! Brothers! Small Boats of Fire Are Falling From the Sky!
2. God Bless Our Dead Marines
3. 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
4. Sow Some Lonesome Corner So Many Flowers Bloom
5. Horses in the Sky
6. This Gentle Hearts Like Shot Bird's Fallen.
7. More Action! Less Tears!
8. There's a Pile of Tiny Shoes w/Hangedup live 2005-10-21 - Patronaat
9. Kollaps Tradicional (Bury 3 Dynamos)
10. Microphones In The Trees
11. 13 Angels Standing Guard 'Round the Side of Your Bed
12. Hang On To Each Other


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http://www.mediafire.com/?qm5o2s0i677b75s

Friday 11 November 2011

Before the Spring pt V

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Tracklisting
1 - 2. Intro - Main Theme (Carter Takes a Train) - Roy Budd
3. Jungle Fever - The Tornados
4. Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson
5. Dubbing My Wab - King Tubby
6. Boo Boo Stick Beat - Chet Atkins
7. Fugitive Dub - The Skatalites
8. Poor Moon - Canned Heat
9. Dry Bones - Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians
10. Johnny Remember Me - John Leyton
11. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Bongwater
12. Sundown, Sundown - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood
13. Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes
14. Hallucinations - Roy Budd
15. Promise Me - The Gun Club
16. Man Taken from Guts (Thee Mighty Caesars) - Billy Childish
17. Jungle Fever - Charlie Feathers
18. Children Crying - The Congos
19. The Slab - Public Image Ltd.
20. Thief - Can
21. Sand and Foam - Donovan
22. The Bublight - Joe Meek
23. Return of Carter - The Sabres of Paradise
24. Corn Fish Dub - The Upsetters
25. Tedious - Junior Murvin
26. Dry Bones - Bascom Lamar Lunsford
27. Babylon (live) - Don McLean 

hither

http://www.mediafire.com/?x4537gxd94sxk31


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Saturday 13 August 2011

Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out

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This one is a very old favourite. It was played around the house a lot when I was very young and evokes memories of Robin of Sherwood on the TV, Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal, and running around in fields avoiding cow pats.

It's got it all, Uillean Pipes, Fairlight CMI, vocoder, Maggie Reilly and that's just the first track. I don't know a whole lot about what Mike Oldfield did after this album, but I think this is a definite high point from his first flurry of releases.

http://www.mediafire.com/?vcyul2lz68fy40u




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Thursday 4 August 2011

Daniel Patrick Quinn - The Winter Hills *** Daniel Patrick Quinn with Beano Jameson - Suilven 7 (ep)

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This is the first Daniel Patrick Quinn album, released on his own record label, Suilven Records in 2003. Released as a two disc set, there is a split between vocal and instrumental numbers. All of the lyrical and musical themes Daniel developed throughout his solo recordings and his work with One More Grain are present in an embryonic form here. I try to avoid the music reviewers algebra, but in this case good points of reference are Brian Eno, Robert Wyatt and Mark E. Smith.

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http://www.mediafire.com/?vif26m04v4qln82

tracklist

1. The Winter Hills
2. Pathways
3. Of Things to Come
4. Pilgrim's Way
5. For Her Atoms
6. Towards the Sun
7. The Stonecutter
8. Red Roads
9. A Coastal Journey

If anyone out there has any of Daniel Patrick Quinn's solo work, please do get in touch. The albums he released through Suilven were limited editions and since the dissoulution of the label and Daniel's move to Jakarta they are increasingly difficult to find. This is the only album I have managed to buy and I can't find any more through all the usual channels (amazon/ebay/itunes/spotify/blogs etc etc etc). The guy is a really rare talent and I think it would be good thing if more people could hear his music.

***Update 13/08/11***

Thanks to another friendly soul for passing this one on. It's an ep colloboration between Daniel Patrick Quinn and Beano Jameson. I can't tell you anything about Beano. Soz like.

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http://www.mediafire.com/?b9xsl26g47c7nak

Saturday 23 July 2011

theillalogicalspoon - experiment 3 - Remember your Creator in the Days of your Youth

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Featuring ex-members of Psalters and sounding like the Trees Community fed on a diet of Modest Mouse and Neutral Milk Hotel with the occasional guttaral crust bellow. This album takes it's lyrical inspiration from the Book of Ecclesiastes, the writings of Jacques Ellul, William Blake and Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man.

tracklisting

1. The Hours
2. Moonlight and Fog 1
3. Grasping the Wind
4. Who's the Cowboy Now
5. New Moon
6. When the Rain Comes
7. Wild Fire
8. Moonlight and Fog 2
9. Dare!
10. Moon and Fire
11. Fields of Green
12. Come Thou Warrior In Soul Thou Poet In Deed At 12:17 We Shall Believe
13. In The Moonlight and Fog/Amidst This Apocalyptic Twilight

and track 14 is a bonus Untitled track from another session.

http://www.mediafire.com/?k17rf2h5vpb74bh


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Sunday 17 July 2011

Planxty - The Well Below the Valley

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Planxty is an Irish folk music band formed in the 1970s, consisting of Christy Moore (vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhrán), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, guitars), Andy Irvine (mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica), and Liam O’Flynn (uilleann pipes, tin whistle).

01.Cunla
02.Pat Reilly
03.The Kid On On The Mountain, An Phis Fhliuch
04.As I Roved Out (Andy Irvine)
05.The Dogs Among The Bushes, Jenny's Wedding
06.The Well Below The Valley
07.Hewlett
08.Bean Phaidin
09.Fisherman's Lilt, Cronin's Hornpipe
10.As I Roved Out (Christy Moore)
11.Humours Of Ballyloughlin

http://www.mediafire.com/?0vbmsiqntvng725

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"The Maid and the Palmer" or "The Well Below The Valley" is Child ballad 21 and a murder ballad. Because of its dark and sinister lyrics (implying murder and, in some versions, incest), the song was often avoided by folk singers. It is claimed that Tom Munnelly was largely responsible for preserving the song. Munnelly heard it sung by a member of the travelling community named John Reilly in County Roscommon in 1963.

A palmer begs a cup from a maid who is washing at the well, so that he could drink from. She says she has none. He says that she would have, if her lover came. She swore she had never had a lover. He says that she has borne nine babies and tells her where she buried the bodies. She begs some penance from him. He tells her that she will be transformed into a stepping-stone for seven years, a bell-clapper for seven, and spend seven years in hell.

In some variants, the children were incestously conceived.

This ballad combines themes from the Biblical stories of the Samaritan woman at the well, and Mary Magdalene.In several foreign variants, the palmer is in fact Jesus.

The ballad "The Cruel Mother", Child ballad 20, exists in a number of variants; one contains a number of verses that appear to stem from this one.



A gentleman was passing by
He asked for a drink as he got dry
At the well below below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

Me cup is full up to the brim
If I were to stoop I might fall in
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

If your true love was passing by
You'd fill him a drink as he got dry
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

She swore by grass, she swore by corn
That her true love had never been born
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

He said, Young maid, you're swearing wrong
For six fine children you had born
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

If you be a man of noble fame
You'll tell to me the father o' them
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

There's two of them by your Uncle Dan
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

Another two by your brother John
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

Another two by your Father dear
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

If you be a man of noble esteem
You'll tell to me what has happened to them
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

There's two buried 'neath the stable door
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

Another two near the kitchen door
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

Another two buried beneath the well
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

If you be a man of noble fame
You'll tell to me what'll happen mesel'
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

You'll be seven years a-ringing the bell
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

You'll be seven more a-portin' in Hell
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o

I'll be seven years a-ringing the bell
But the Lord above may save me soul
From portin' in Hell
At the well below the valley o
Green grows the lily o
Right among the bushes o.

The Anomoanon - The Derby Ram

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I can't tell you a lot about The Anomoanon, aside from they are fronted by Ned Oldham (Will's brother) and that they play a folksie brand of psychedlia and that they play it beautifully. Most of the lyrics on this album are traditional English and American folk standards but the musical compositions are entirely original.

http://www.mediafire.com/?lrvor6pi43l23xy

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The Derby Ram

As I went out to Derby, upon a market day
I spied the biggest ram, sir, that ever was fed on hay

The horns upon this ram, sir, they reached up to the moon
A lad went up in April and didn't get down 'til June

The fleece upon this ram, sir, it reached up to the sky
The eagles made their nests there, you could hear the young 'uns cry

And all the boys of Derby come begging for his eyes
To kick around the streets, sir, 'cause they was football size

And all the women of Derby come begging for his ears
To make 'em leather aprons to last 'em forty years

And all the men of Derby come begging for his tail
To ring St. George's passing bell from the top of Derby jail

It took all the boys of Derby to carry away his bones
Took all the maids of Derby to roll away his stones

Now the butcher that killed this ram, sir, he was up to his thighs in blood
The boy that held the basin was washed away in the flood

And now my song is over, I've got no more to say
Just give us eggs and brandy and we'll be on our way

Sunday 10 July 2011

Folk songs from Pasolini's The Canterbury Tales

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I'm really pleased to offer this short compilation from Pasolini's Canterbury Tales. As a film it is not highly rated by aficionados of Chaucer or Pasolini, but it remains one of my favourite ever movies. Bawdy, earthy, sacred and profane.

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What we have here is a labour of love. It's taken me a long time to find all the information for the soundtrack, finding the songs themselves hasn't been so difficult and this is due to some generous folks who run blogs and frequent forums. No soundtrack was released for the film, despite it's utilising substantial portions of authentic English folk song, a couple of Medieval dance tunes composed by Ennio Morricone performed on authentic instruments and some fine liturgical music. I am still attempting to track down some of the religious music from the film, but what I offer today is the majority of English folk tunes as they appear, presented in sequential order.

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here is the tracklisting


1. Ould Piper - Frank McPeak (from Jack of all Trades)
2. Jug of Punch - Edward Quinn (from Jack of all Trades)
3. Paddy West - Timothy Walsh (Songs of Sailormen and Serving Maids)
4. The Coolin - Paddy Taylor (Songs of Courtship)
5. Dairy Maid - John Maguire (Jack of all Trades)
6. Bundle and Go - John Doherty (Jack of all Trades)
7. The Wind Blew the Bonnies Lassie's Plaidie Awa' - Jimmy McBeath, Duncan Burker, Jeannie Robertson (Songs of Seduction)
8. The Wee Weaver - John Doherty (Jack of all Trades)
9. Behind the Bush in the Garden - Seamus Ennis (Songs of Seduction)
10. Merry Haymakers - Bob & Ron Copper (Jack of all Trades)
11. Torna Ma Goon - Jimmy McBeath (Songs of Seduction)
12. The Liverpool Packet - Billy Barber (Songs of Sailormen and Serving Maids)
13. Gower Wassail - Phil Tanner *
14. Oxford City - Mary Doran (Fair Game and Foul)
15. Newlyn Town - (Fair Game and Foul)
16. The Brown Thorn - Seamus Ennis (Songs of Seduction)
17. Our Wedding Day - Francis McPeake (Songs of Courtship)
18. Hal An Tow - The Watersons *
19. Campanero - Bill Cameron (Songs of Sailormen and Serving Maids)
20. The Roving Journey Man - Blanche Wood (Jack of all Trades)
21. Our Gallant Ship - William Howell (Songs of Sailormen and Serving Maids)
22. Napolean Bonaparte - Robert Cinnamond (A Soldier's Life for Me)

* I am not certain who performs the versions in the film, so have substituted Phil Tanner's and The Watersons' versions of these songs, respectively.

Massive thanks to the Gonzo archive (http://gonzo-archive.blogspot.com/) for making available restoring and sharing the out of print "Topic Folk Songs of Britian" archive. If you like what you hear here, you should check out Topic Records (http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/) "Voice of the People series" which is an absolute treasure trove of authentic folk music from the British Isles.

http://www.mediafire.com/?82odfkf7ck596k3

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Friday 1 July 2011

Before the Spring pt IV

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Here is part 4 and it's heavy on the hurdy gurdy and the choral. Also, it appears that a couple of the tracks are downloading out of sequence. Valle Me Gajde by Folk Shqiptar should be track 5 and Kanasztancok Ket Hegedun by Hala Strana should be track 11. If these tracks turn up at the end of the playlist then switch them around.

I need to give a shout out to Bluesmen's World blog, which is put together by someone who really knows their stuff. If you like the tracks by Kalyi Jag, Zurgo and Magyar Dudazenekar this blog is where I found them. It's an incredibley generous resource http://bluesmen-worldmusic.blogspot.com/

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1. Earth - Third Ear Band
2. The Zither Player - Dirty Three
3. Tuke Bahh - Kalyi Jag
4. Juhajgatás - Zurgó
5. Valle Me Gajde - Folk Shqiptar
6. Delya Became a Haidouk - Valva Balkanska
7. Wave - Angelite & Huun-Huur-Tu
8. Improv: Trio - King Crimson
9. Kontilies - Psarantonis
10. Táncolj Kecske - Magyar Dudazenekar
11. Kanasztancok Ket Hegedun - Hala Strana
12. Palots Regional Duet For Bagpipe And Hurdy-Gurdy - Mandel Quartet
13. Highland Tune - Huun-Huur-Tu
14. The Ace and the Deuce of Pipering - The Chieftains
15. Danse real (anon. French 13th century) - David Munrow
16. Tale III (Lento Arabesco) - Goran Bregović
17. Tsintskaro [Nosferatu. Phantom Der Nacht] - Gordela Ensemble
18. Plaine De Duel - Josquin des Pres
19. A Silence Song - Current 93
20. Gesualdo : Miserere [Psalm 50] - A Sei Voci

http://www.mediafire.com/?yogx1c8wuoraz9b

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Sunday 22 May 2011

The Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children

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This is the remaster of the 4th Moody Blues album to feature the post "Magnificent" line-up. I think it's their best, although it takes a couple of tracks to really warm up and out of the twee psychedelia, tracks 5 through to 13 are golden. A really lush sounding album, featuring only a couple of tracks (namely Higher and Higher and Gypsy) which they were able to recreate live. Mellotron features heavily throughout, spacey, choral and symphonic. There are a few alternate mixes and live tracks at the end of the album, but I recommend concetrating on the first 13 tracks which really hang together as a whole piece.

tracklisting

1. Higher and Higher (4:07)
2. Eyes of A Child - Part 1 (3:24)
3. Floating (2:59)
4. Eyes of A Child - Part 2 (1:24)
5. I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Hundred (1:06)
6. Beyond (2:58)
7. Out And In (3:50)
8. Gypsy (3:33)
9. Eternity Road (4:19)
10. Candle of Life (4:15)
11. Sun Is Still Shining (3:40)
12. I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Million (0:34)
13. Watching and Waiting (4:21)

bonus tracks


14. Gypsy (alternate version) (4:19)
15. Candle of Life (alternate version) (4:59)
16. Sun Is Still Shining (extended version) (4:06)
17. Have You Heard / The Voyage / Have You Heard - Part 2 (Live) (5:51)
18. Legend of A Mind (Live) (4:33)


http://www.mediafire.com/?kyc2py12aczdy
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Wednesday 18 May 2011

Valentin Clastrier - Heresie

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French musician Valentin Clastrier (born 1947) is one of the few performers in the world specializing in contemporary music for the hurdy-gurdy; before Clastrier, the instrument was used primarily in the performance of European Medieval and folk musics.

He began his career as a guitarist, and was introduced to the hurdy-gurdy in 1970. His instrument has 27 strings rather than the conventional six.

Clastrier’s strikingly original compositions for the instrument (in both acoustic and electroacoustic versions) have been recorded, in collaboration with other creative European musicians (including tubist and serpent player Michel Godard, accordionist Jean-Louis Matinier, saxophonist/clarinetists Michaël Riessler and Louis Sclavis, and percussionists Gérard Siracusa and Carlo Rizzo).

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from the liner notes by Valentin Clastrier

Heresy

My guiding purpose has been to make music inspired by the heresy of the Cathars, and which would allow every possible shift in time, place and language.

By coincidence the wheel vielle (hurdy gurdie) appeared at the same time as the Cathar heresy in Occitana, in about the year one thousand.

Accordingly the vielle is omnipresent in this music, originally meant for it and enhanced by the timbres offered by the musicians.

With its archaic and modern features, its gusty shriek, its boundless drone bowed out from a raw wound, is not the vielle itself a heresy?

http://www.mediafire.com/?eyp8q7s1my11i