Tuesday, April 19, 2011

April 19, 2011: Almost a Full Moon

Tonight we played some selections mostly acquired at recent Record Shows. After the promised Gong, we took a detour into Bardo Pond before dabbling with the post-punk sounds of perfectly named band, Half Man Half Biscuit,  these two tracks both feature a burst of vocals in a crescending calamity of rock and roll, if I may be so bold.

Karl Pilkington got very exited before discovering that the above moniker was a band name, not a medical condition
Then we had a set of very relaxed and ambient music. The Alexander Tucker is something I picked up a while ago and was a little turned off by the opening track. The album is now growing on me like a moss in a garden, slowly and pleasantly. Expect more form this album around full moons. 

Alexander Tucker, this moon is sad it should meet the one in the court of the Crimson King.
Ended things off with a track from Herbie Hancock, from the album Thrust. Picked that up at the Kingston show. The album features cover art that is pretty great. Note that Herbie is navigating his ornithopter with a musical keyboard. 

The only way to see Purple Machu Pichu.
Robot news featured the marketing web page from Borg manufacturer "Willow Garage" and their prototype PR2. I want to write an app for it that makes it form a band called Half Man Half iPhone.


PR2: "Drink the tea Agnes... relish those sensations that I cannot feel trapped in this metal shell."

Next week, expect prog... and the unexpected

Played List
Track - Artist - Album

Gong - Radio Gnome Invisible - Radio Gnome Invisible Pt. 1

Bardo Pond - Cracker Wrist - Bardo Pond
Half Man Half Biscuit - Dicki Davies Eyes - Dicki Davies Eyes (12-Inch)
Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe a Word - Johnny the Fox

Brian Eno - Under Stars - Apollo, Atmospheres and Soundtracks
Alexander Tucker - Spout of Light - Furrowed Brow
Pink Floyd - Grantchester Meadows - Ummagumma
Robert Fripp - The Zero of the Signified

Herbie Hancock - Spank A Lee - Thrust

1 comment:

  1. Johnny the fox - I have that on the ipod as full "sides" because I can't stand only listening to one song of the album. Must hear at least a whole side.

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