Monday, November 30, 2020

One negative and seven positives is a good result...

Playlist
Cloudland Blue Quartet - Disquietmusik IV
Lutosławski - Symphony #1, Chantefleurs Et Chantefables
Glass - Low Symphony
Adams - Violin Concerto
Wuorinen - Works 1963-2008
Birtwhistle - Earth Dances; Panic
Maxwell Davies - Symphony No 6
Various Composers - 20th Century Masterpieces
Tirzah - Devotion
Joni Void - Selfless
Mark Kelly - Marathon
Smashing Pumpkins - CYR
Miley Cyrus - Plastic Hearts
Cat Power - Wanderer
ORA - Many Are The Wonders
Terakaft - Alone (Ténéré)
Riopy - Riopy
Matthias Arter - Oboe Plus
Hindemith - Kammermusik
Wolfe - Fire in my mouth
Various - Cloudland Blue Eclectic Selection 2019

And so the end of November...


Up, as (almost) always these days, early...


Scenes I see, most days...




Today, however, I was out rather than WFH...

And so, a scene not seen for a while...


The beast was getting a bus...


At lunchtime, I took the opportunity to return to Blackwell's Books and nabbed a further few CDs for a quid each...

Early vocal music...


Cat Power...


A Frenchman in Canada on the Constellation label...


A chance taken - turned out to be good...


Ditto, African funkiness...


...and some very nice indeed contemporary but v tuneful, piano music...


Home in the dark...


...to find another two items had arrived in the mail, far out oboe...


...and, what, disappointingly, turned out to be "pastiches", which Herr Hindemith apparently found amusing to write...

Oh well, one duffer out of 8 isn't bad...


Tasty tea and "University Challenge" then, while I listened to and ripped the new stuff, Anne painted...



Later, some Modern Art perusal in this book...




..as you do...

Monday...

Highlight of the Day : More "bargains"...

Sunday, November 29, 2020

A misty Sunday can come to not very much at all...

Playlist
Gubaidulina - Offertorium
Reich - Phases
Ruders - Piano Works (Rolf Hind)
Kilar - Angelus, Exodus, Krzesany
Takemitsu - Takemitsu: Riverrun, Water-Ways, etc
Schnittke - Chamber Music Vol 1
Druckman - String Quartets 2 & 3
Various Composers - MoMu II - Erfolge Und Entdeckungen
Arditti String Quartet - Rasmussen and Sorensen
Various Composers - 20th Century Masterpieces
Timo Andres - I Still Play
Schwartz - Music for Orchestra I-VI
Tori Amos - Strange Little Girls
Schumann - Humoreske etc
Li Jiu - Fire & Water
Hillborg - Sound Atlas
Schleiermacher - Relief for Orchestra
Filidei - Ballata
Hefti - Declairs
Bryant - In This Broad Earth
Hilary Hahn - Higdon & Tchaikovsky
Daugherty - Deus Ex Machina
Kuhnl - Klavierstuecke
Hallgrimsson - Cello Concerto; Herma
Furrer - Solo Piano Works
Corigliano - Symphony No 2
Lutehr Adams - The Light That Fills the World
Various - Cloudland Blue Eclectic Selection 2019
Cloudland Blue Quartet - Disquietmusik IV
Dream Theater - Distant Memories : Live in London
Miley Cyrus - Plastic Hearts

Sunday morning, I'd been listening to this weekend's podcast and found a couple of botches missed last night......


Sorted...

Also, the uploading of "Disquietmusik IV" continued...


...followed by final work on the podcast...


...which was finally sent out into the world...


Out into the mist to do my mum's shopping...


Home for breakfast, followed by the final episode of german series, "The Smae Sky" - which ended with another series set up but, our research indicates, it was not forthcoming...

Oh well...

Listening to the "history of clasical music during my lifetime" playlist and some of the classical music downloaded to help me with that...




...and the new CDs acquired on Friday...

A visit to my mum - keeping well and no infections right now, which is good...

Discussions re what we might have for xmas dinner...

Menu looks like being prawn cocktail; chicken, roast potatoes and peas; and a trifle...

In the evening, a lovely, colourful and tasty Red Thai Chicken Curry from Anne...


...some more TV, my new LP and some Miley Cyrus and Dream Theater to end the weekend...

Not much of a day really...

Highlight of the Day : Anne's curry...

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Forgetting to press record can be annoying...

Playlist
Orianthi - O
Eels - Earth to Dora
David Greilsammer - Labyrinth
KMRU - drawing water
Syntagma Amici And Vox Luminis - Fürchtet euch nicht: Bassoons & Bombards, Music from the German Baroque
Ólafur Arnalds - some kind of peace
Worton-Steward - Andy's Requiem
Various Artists - The Sound Of Funk: Serious 70's Heavyweight Rarities (Vol 7)
Schnellertollermeier - 5
London Philharmonic Orchestra - MacMillan; Adès; Higdon
Lambchop - Trip
Messiaen - Des Canyons aux Étoiles
William Basinski - Lamentations
London Sinfonietta - The Jerwood Series 3: Cole/ Foskett/ Bedford
AC/DC - Power Up
Soft Machine - Live at the Baked Potato
Cage - Credo In Us...More Works for Percussion
Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - III
Bach, J S - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Vladimir Feltsman)
Lambert - True
Schubert - Late String Quartets, String Quintet
Merzbow - EXD
Bach, J S - Solo & Double Violin Concertos
The Weeknd - My Dear Melancholy, [EP]
Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump...On a Wooden Piano
Bach, J S - The Toccatas
Cabaret Voltaire - Shadow of Fear
Christoph Prégardien, Andreas Staier - Schubert Schumann Mendelssohn
Refused - Malignant Fire [EP]
Vilde Frang, José Gallardo - Homage
Lunatic Soul - Through Shaded Woods
Joshua Trinidad - In November
Sciarrino - Un'immagine di arpocrate / Giorno velato presso il lago nero
Jello Biafra and The Guantanamo School of Medicine - Tea Party Revenge Porn
Ji Liu - Fire & Water
Cloudland Blue Quartet - Disquietmusik IV
Lindberg - Tempus Fugit (2016-17) – Violin Concerto No.2 (2015)
Jimi Hendrix - Hendrix in the West
Seattle Symphony Orchestra - Berio Boulez Ravel
Jupiter & Okwess - Hotel Univers
Poison The Well - Versions
Kertsman - 3 Concertos & Chamber Symphony No. 2 "New York Of 50 Doors"
Ben Folds Five - Whatever & Ever Amen
Berkeley, M - Winter Fragments: Chamber Music by Michael Berkeley
Various Artists - Glam Greats: 20 Seventies Stompers
Braga Santos - Braga Santos: Piano Concerto, Symphonic Overtures
Various Artists - The Best Punk Album In The World...Ever
Tori Amos - Strange Little Girls
Marcin Wasilewski Trio - Live
Flavio Emilio Scogna - Pergolesi: La Serva Padrona/Tarabella: Il servo padrone
The Beat - The Platinum Collection
Kempff - Chamber Music
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works, Vol. 2
Schumann - Humoresque, Etudes-Canon, Chants De L'Aube
Pan Sonic - Atomin Paluu (A Film Soundtrack)
Stuart A. Staples - Arrhythmia
Various Artists - The Party Mix Album
Various - Cloudland Blue Eclectic Selection 2020 Vol 48
Ruzicka - Clouds 2

Up and to podcasting - the programme ended up running to 3 hours due to the big influx I wanted to feature...

Started the day listening to an old one while I compiled etc...


Working, kind of...



...and adding the new stuff to the shelf and taking the slightly older stuff upstairs...


I did not venture outside...


Anne did though and did some sterling work in the garden...


I did stupid stuff in the house...

Finally got all the prep done for the podcast, which included 56 slices of fun; and started recording...

Half an hour in, I discovered I’d not pressed “record”....  

Jeez-oh...  

Not the best Saturday ever...


The day included not just podcasting but continuing to upload the new LP to Bandcamp and moving music and art books through to the back room, where they could be better displayed for my random and occasional perusal...


Eventually, finally, I was finished and that was me all podcasted out for today...

Decided to leave it till tomorrow to sort out the botches and upload..

TV including "Strictly" and bed...

Saturday, over and out...

Highlight of the Day : Finally finishing the podcast...

Friday, November 27, 2020

A very good pizza with chums can trump bargain hunting...

Playlist
Gorecki - Symphony #3, Op. 36, "Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs"
Tippett - Symphonies #2 & 4
In Croce - Russische Kammermusik
Cage - Credo In Us...More Works for Percussion
Bach, J S - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Vladimir Feltsman)
Schubert - Late String Quartets, String Quintet
Bach, J S - Solo & Double Violin Concertos
Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump...On a Wooden Piano
Soft Machine - Live Adventures
Worton-Steward - Andy's Requiem
David Greilsammer - Labyrinth
Einaudi - Echoes
Jimi Hendrix - War Heroes
T Rex - Tanx
Poison The Well - Versions
Various Artists - The Sound Of Funk: Serious 70's Heavyweight Rarities (Vol 7)
Ben Folds Five - Whatever & Ever Amen
Various Artists - Glam Greats: 20 Seventies Stompers
Various Artists - The Best Punk Album In The World...Ever
Various Artists - The Ultimate Party Megamix
Various Artists - The Party Mix Album
Various Artists - Non Stop Party Megamix
Lunatic Soul - Through Shaded Woods
Merzbow - EXD
The Beat - The Platinum Collection
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works, Vol. 2
Jimi Hendrix - Hendrix in the West
Refused - Malignant Fire [EP]
Jello Biafra and The Guantanamo School of Medicine - Tea Party Revenge Porn
Bach, J S - The Toccatas
The Weeknd - My Dear Melancholy, [EP]
Ji Liu - Fire & Water
Christoph Prégardien, Andreas Staier - Schubert Schumann Mendelssohn
Cabaret Voltaire - Shadow of Fear
Cloudland Blue Quartet - Disquietmusik IV
Vilde Frang, José Gallardo - Homage
Joshua Trinidad - In November
Marcin Wasilewski Trio - Live

Friday and another day off from WFH...

Nonetheless, despite being a holiday, up early...


These were the views...




To uploading the fourth volume of "Disquietmusik", getting ready for its release a week today...


Then, later, out with Anne, who was off uptown to meet up with chum Lynn - so I tagged along intending to do some uptown stuff of my own...

Parked at Roseburn...


..and onto the bus - Anne alighted at Haymarket and walked to her meet - I stayed on till Newington for a trawl around...

Various purchases made in various charity shops...


The plan was to meet up in George Street for lunch at 1:30...
As I made my way down the Bridges, with some time to spare, I popped into Blackwells Books and, lo and behold, they were selling off loadsa CDs at just £1 each...

The guy at the counter said it was the biggest discount he'd ever given...

That discount was £268, over 20 CDs, acquired for just £20...


I made my way through Princes St Gardens to our meet...


..arriving bang on time...


The ladies soon appeared and a long tasty and leisurely lunch ensued...


...before a long walk back to the car...


Xmas is coming...


Anne and Lynn have been friends since school - I've known Lynn for over 40 years...


Time flies...

Home and some listening and ripping ensued...



Some chat on the Twitter about vinyl...

Here's what I have left...



And so to today's acquisitions...

This popped through the door before we headed out...


In the BHF...




I thought this would be nice Canadian music, given the mention of "New Brunswick" on the back but it's actually Swedish punk rock...


In the Cancer Research shop for £1.50 - over £30 on the Amazon - funky...


In the Samaritans... 


...and in Shelter...




...this may have been a mistake of course...



I used to have this but sold it, now I have it again...


Then the Blackwells stuff...





















Having sampled all of these, none disappointed - which is good...

With the new influx, no time to record this week's podcast...

Which means my Saturday wil spent mostly doing so - but, also, listening to some of thois plethora of new music...

It's all good...

Highlight of the Day : Bargain hunt...No, lunch with Anne and Lynn...