Current Listening...?

[Skankindead]

I'm sure they're not at all known here, but I've been listening to a lot of Crush 40 recently. They've got some great stuff, though not exactly progressive haha.

Their discography's kind of limited but mostly I've been listening to their greatest hits album Super Sonic Songs. It has most of their good stuff.

[Susanne]

Check out Sproatly Smith's albums of carols and winter songs. Music from Weirdshire: https://sproatlysmith.bandcamp.com/music

Vintage Winter Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GUZYmg4jvA

John Cage's Winter Music

"Entering Winter" Experimental cello, music for obe and lucid dreaming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-W8or_jcJ8

Winter Songs by Terje Isungset, Lena Nymark, Sidsel Walstad, Nils Økland, Espen Jørgensen: https://terjeisungset.bandcamp.com/album/winter-songs
Recorded in an igloo!

Most of John Luther Adams recordings/albums are inspired by or 'about' Alaska, often winters

That's a lot to investigate! Thanks so much for the suggestions. I'm having such a fabulous time exploring.

I'm familiar with Terje Isungset, and have a couple of tracks amongst my winter/Christmas listening. I do have an album somewhere - it may even be the one you mentioned. But there must definitely be more that I should add. I'm fascinated by the ice instruments.

The hairy thing in Arctic Ice Music that explodes at 2.34 always makes me smile. I don't usually watch videos while I'm listening, but I do go back to this one sometimes:
https://youtu.be/KuaXM3HXjsU.
It's quite bizarre.

A lot of other stuff to look into. Amazing! Thank you.

[Susanne]

I like a lot of the A Winter's Solstice series from Windham Hill Records. Instrumental, folk-like, new age-sorta songs.

Here's a review:

https://www.awintersolstice.com/

I have listened to a few songs, and quite like the general sound. Thank you for the idea. I shall explore further - so far the pace of what I have listened to has been a little slow (unfortunately my brain is rather impatient when it comes to music), but there are probably some faster pieces to discover. I'm looking forward to finding out!

[Ash Armstrong]

A fairly regular Saturday morning listen for me. And as Marina Frolova-Walker and Katy Hamilton are guest reviewers this week, both of whom I can happily listen to talking about music all day long, it's making for a very enjoyable Saturday morning!

[Sharp On Attack]

All my High Llamas albums, that's 6 of them...

[Sharp On Attack]

Also discovering the Cardiacs...Started with A Little Man And A House...don't know where to go next...

[Spiritual Architect]

I have been discovering the first 4 symphonies of Nielsen and Sibelius. Quite good if you like a modern sound.

Speaking of modern sound, anyone still listening to music through your phone or iPod using wired headphones or ear buds? Getting an iFi Hip Dac 2 headphone amp will make it sound far better. Much better sound than Bluetooth can give you. But no, that little orange flask will not hold whiskey.

https://ifi-audio.com/products/hip-dac2/

[Ash Armstrong]

I have been discovering the first 4 symphonies of Nielsen and Sibelius. Quite good if you like a modern sound.

Speaking of modern sound, anyone still listening to music through your phone or iPod using wired headphones or ear buds? Getting an iFi Hip Dac 2 headphone amp will make it sound far better. Much better sound than Bluetooth can give you. But no, that little orange flask will not hold whiskey.

https://ifi-audio.com/products/hip-dac2/

Both composers are big favourites of mine.

[Spiritual Architect]

Bought the Seattle Symphony doing Nielsen on CD. Have not bought any Sibelius yet, just YouTubing them so far.

[Gilly Goodness]

OMMADAWN

Mike Oldfield

[Ash Armstrong]

Hedvig Mollestad Trio - Ding Dong, You're Dead (2021)

[pianozach]

it's Muddy Waters time . . . .

Muddy Waters - Gypsy Woman (1948)
Muddy Waters - Rollin' and Tumblin' (1969)
Muddy Waters – Baby, Please Don’t Go (1953)
Muddy Waters – I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (1968)
Muddy Waters – I Just Want to Make Love to You (1954)

It's ironic that Waters 1950s music was a major influence on the Rolling Stones, yet in 1968 producers convinced him he ought to try being more psychedelic to broaden his audience. The result was Electric Mud, an album of covers of his own 50s material, with a more 'modern' guitar sound, and, of course, much better production values.

[Gilly Goodness]

PROPER JACK FROSTER


Big Big Train


It's cold and snowy in Merrie Olde England. Times are tough. Strikes. Cost of living crisis. Early exit from World Cup.
But remember that day..... https://youtu.be/Fju33DnyNoQ

[Ash Armstrong]

King Crimson - Discipline (1981)

I remember liking this much more when it was new, but I grew tired of Belew's vocals fairly quickly. Instrumentally it's still astonishing, but the lyrics and the aforesaid vocals grate on me quite a bit now.

[Ash Armstrong]

Echo & the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain (1984).
Remastered 2CD deluxe edition 2008.

Recorded (mostly) in Paris in 1983, the influence of Jacques Brel, Brecht and Weill, Scott Walker and Paul Verlaine run like silver veins through these songs..