EMusic Favorites

[BFrank]

Seems like there are a lot of fans here and maybe we can pass around some hidden gems.

[Troy D]

I don't know how "hidden" these are, exactly, but lately I've been downloading a lot of the Cryptogramophone and Omnitone stuff. Of that, I've been particularly taken with:

Gregg Bendian - Bone Sructure (Cryptogramophone)
Jeanette Wrate - Echoes of a Northern Sky (Cryptogramophone)
Scott Amendola - Cry (Cryptogramophone)
Michael Bisio - Undulations (Omnitone)
Tom Varner - Swimming (Omnitone)
Tom Varner - Second Communion (Omnitone)

I'll probably end up downloading pretty much everything from both of these labels. Lots of great stuff, much of which I've not yet had the time to delve into.

[BFrank]

Let me modify the "rules" a bit.

- The "gems" do not have to be "hidden". Just whatever you think is good that we should know about.

[Pete C]

I've got plenty of them. I'll start off the top of my head with some African suggestions:

Mama Sissoko
Henri Dikongue
Pierre Akendengue

In Brazilian, don't miss:

Joyce - Astronauta
Gilberto Gil - O Sol de Oslo
Anything by Paulo Moura

If you don't have Solomon Burke's "Don't Give Up On Me," get to it.

Maurice El Medioni - Moroccan pianist who mixes North African music and Cuban piano style.

Patricio Villarroel - Duo Cueco/Villarroel Vols. 1 & 2. Villarroel is a Waldron-inspired pianist, and Cueco plays Turkish percussion.

[frankpop1]

well, i will start with a non-jazz recommendation for the avantgarde fan:

1. john cage - empty words
kinda of a cool approach, but the italian student crowd screamed in protest concerning the performance. u must wonder why didnt the dissatisfied exit the concert. it sounded more like a pissed off soccer crowd after a bad call.

2. i heartily recommend the tribute to 'john cage: a chance operation.

3. Aleck Karis 'Piano Music Of Philip Glass'

4. 'Remembrance: A Charles Ives Collection'

5. Iannis Xenakis 'Kraanerg'

6. harry partch 'Enclosure'

oh yeah glenn branca 'symphony 6'



other avantgarde jazz recordings include:

1. jerry grannelli 'iron sky'
2. dominic duval and jason hwang 'the experiment'
3. thomas chapin and borah bergman 'inversions
4. howard riley's solo and duet recordings
5. & try one of eugene chadbourne
6. Christian Marclay And Otomo Yoshihide 'moving parts'
7. dennis gonzalez 'welcome to us'
8. elton dean '2s & 3s'



standards

1. modern jazz 4tet 'Topsy This One's For Basie'
2. art pepper 'hollywood sessions' disc 5 with lee konitz.
3. thad jones
4. chet baker 'Once Upon A Summertime'
5. Lee konitz 'spirits'

6. The Red Door - Scott Hamilton & Bucky Pizzarelli Remember Zoot Sims

7. The Best of Pucho and his Latin Soul Brothers

world

1. Ait Bou Guemmez 'Morocco: Music From The High Mountains'
2. shankar Raga Aberi



punk rock
1. pere ubu - modern dancer!!
2. some excellent tom waits awaits you as well

[Pete C]

Natacha Atlas - Ayeshteni, a recent arrival from Beggar's Banquet.

I wonder if this thread belongs somewhere other than the alley?

[frankpop1]

here's a couple of hidden gems for eai fans.

1. (Voice Crack) Moslang-Guhl (Voice Crack) 'Knack On'

a good voice crack cd with guts, but it is hidden somewhere within the electronica genre, i think. anyway, i believe the listing is under 'moslang-guhl'


2. Matthew Burtner -- Portals of Distortion Music for Saxophones, Computers, & Stones

better yet is this precious mineral for eai fans. 4.5 stars. there's nothing pussy about this one.


3. this isnt hidden but 'pakistani pomenade' by schlippenbach arrived. bach may be part of his name, but you wont find anything baroque here.

4. sons brothers and wrestlers 'former miss sunshine' which i just downloaded last nite and i am catching a glimpse of this a.m. this is worth a shot.

[Uli]

Originally posted by frankpop1
here's a couple of hidden gems for eai fans.


2. Matthew Burtner -- Portals of Distortion Music for Saxophones, Computers, & Stones

better yet is this precious mineral for eai fans. 4.5 stars. there's nothing pussy about this one.




fp, which lowercase do you consider "too pussy"?

[Pete C]

I never knew "pussy" was a term of musical analysis. Is that adjective favored by hipsters, shysters, or both?

[Uli]

Originally posted by Pete C
I never knew "pussy" was a term of musical analysis. Is that adjective favored by hipsters, shysters, or both?

As an ex shyster, the adjective ain't one of the preferred ones for me but I would favor it over "jazzy" "self indulgent" and "layered" to name just some of the new jive.

[Pete C]

I just downloaded Daniel Lanois' new album, Shine. So far, so nice.

[Troy D]

I just saw today that Emusic has recently added Drimala to its line-up. This is great news. So far they've got only two titles (one of which is Joe Giardullo's 'Now Is,' which has Joe McPhee on it). Hopefully the rest are soon to come. Keep your eyes peeled for Giardullo's 'Language of Swans,' which is a good one.

[steve(thelil)]

the thing about emusic is that you're so juiced about all that's out there that you download tons and burn half tons and you listen to stuff only once even if you dig it alot because there's so much more to download and maybe burn and you can download 4 new discs every day and you feel a little guilty when you don't

[Tanager]

If it's still out there, Black Uhuru's Dub Factor is a fantastic bit of very psychadelic reggae dub. I spent many hours getting stoned out of my mind to that in college.

[steve(thelil)]

high praise indeed

[BFrank]

eMusic just started adding the Stiff and SST labels. Some interesting music, for sure.

[Chris D]

eMusic just started adding the Stiff and SST labels. Some interesting music, for sure.

Minutemen, Meat Puppets, early Husker Du: SST ruled!

Two to get on Stiff are Wreckless Eric's The Whole Wide World and Lene Lovich's Stateless.

[BFrank]

As of yesterday, they only had the lesser known Stiff artists. I think they did have Wreckless Eric, but no Lene Lovich (yet). They had a couple of albums by The Rumour, too.

[Chris D]

Maybe that's because the Lovich/Stiff was after Stiff became a subsidiary of Epic.

[BFrank]

Maybe that's because the Lovich/Stiff was after Stiff became a subsidiary of Epic.
I think "Stateless" was pre-Epic, actually.

[bluenoter]

Just for anyone's info., see also this thread in Speak Out:

EMusic (http://www.jazzcornertalk.com/speakeasy/showthread.php?t=233&highlight=e-music)

[Chris D]

I think "Stateless" was pre-Epic, actually.

Nope. I'm looking right now at Stiff/Epic JE 36102. This was one of the records that CBS used to trumpet the deal with Stiff in '79.

[BFrank]

Nope. I'm looking right now at Stiff/Epic JE 36102. This was one of the records that CBS used to trumpet the deal with Stiff in '79.
It was ultimately released in the US on Stiff/Epic, but the original UK release was pre-Epic, if I'm not mistaken.

[Chris D]

Right. But the reason it might not be in what's available on EMusic is that it was licensed to CBS.

[stonemonkts]

Here's a gem from Emusic:

Noah Howard - At Judson Hall 1966 recording of top notch in/out jazz featuring Howard on alto, Ric Collbeck on trumpet (reminds me of Cherry a little), Dave Burrell on piano, Catherine Norris on cello (very good), Sirone on bass, and Bobby Knapp at the kit. Highly receommended.

CHEAPSKATE ALERT: And it's only 2 tracks!

[Vince Kargatis]

Joyce - AstronautaJoined recently. Thanks for this, Pete, marvelous.

[Noj]

All the Sonny Criss and Jimmy Heath albums are fantastic, as are the funk compilations on Luv N Haight. More great funk on Desco, too. Will definitely check out some of the recs here...

[Gary Sisco]

Lately, I've been enjoying "The Return of Tal Farlow" and "Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach," both grabbed off emusic. I'd heard neither one before and both are recommended.

Also, for fans of oldtimey music, they have Fahey's compilation "American Primitive," which is awesome of course, a classic.

[BFrank]

Lately, I've been enjoying "The Return of Tal Farlow" and "Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach," both grabbed off emusic. I'd heard neither one before and both are recommended.

Also, for fans of oldtimey music, they have Fahey's compilation "American Primitive," which is awesome of course, a classic.
There's a lot of great Fahey there. The "Blind Joe Death" albums are must-haves as well as "God, Time And Causality". The "Live in Tasmania" set is pretty solid, also. I wouldn't call Fahey "oldtimey", either. He's a lot more progressive than that.

Noj.....you got THAT right about the Heath and Criss albums!

[Gary Sisco]

"American Primitive" is a compilation of oldtimey music compiled by John Fahey. It's a classic of its kind. It's not a Fahey album.

[BFrank]

"American Primitive" is a compilation of oldtimey music compiled by John Fahey. It's a classic of its kind. It's not a Fahey album.
Ohhhhhhh. Duly noted ...