Non Metal Now Listening

[Ducky]

Could probably put this in the main thread, but been giving King's X a good auld whirl over the last few days. Have "Out of The Silent Planet" and "Gretchen Goes to Nebraska" a very long time (love them), but picked up a very cheap copy of "Dogman" recently and been enjoying that a good bunch too.

Always surprised these fellas were never bigger; they're catchy, capable players, have a bit of a USP (the vocals compared to the music), and very accessible.

[Bürggermeister]

They don't have a bad album, great band.

[Yung Led Zeppelin]

Re.  Wire - I also only know "Pink Flag" but must try out some other albums.  Enjoy it a lot.

Some non-metal highlights lately:

Boards of Canada - "Geogaddi"
Nothing to say here, love it, just rotating this and Tomorrow's Harvest still.

Aphex Twin - "Druqks"
Again nothing to add, love it, know it inside out, just back in rotation lately.  Savage album.

Fixity - "Assurance"
This is class.  Only know one other Fixity album and love it but saw this appear on Bandcamp and chucked it on.  Quick and tidy jazz, surely mostly improv by the sounds of it, plentygoing on but anyway it is great.

Listen to all Fixity's stuff, it'll be time well spent. Those who know know, but I think Fixity/Dan Walsh may be the most underrated/appreciated musician in the country, just consistently class. I was at the album launch for this in Cork and it was excellent, they had a string section so the stage was pretty packed.

I'd say Assurance is somewhat less improv than some of the earlier stuff, but that's definitely a big part of the Fixity project, the lineup is pretty fluid. This album (The Things In The Room) was done over in Malmö with 3 Swedish musicians and it's pretty much all improv around a few central ideas. It's one of my favourite albums of all time I think.

[ochoill]

I'd say Assurance is somewhat less improv than some of the earlier stuff, but that's definitely a big part of the Fixity project, the lineup is pretty fluid. This album (The Things In The Room) was done over in Malmö with 3 Swedish musicians and it's pretty much all improv around a few central ideas. It's one of my favourite albums of all time I think.

This is the only other Fixity album I know and yup it is totally class.  Fairly sure it was you who recommended it to me too!  Definitely going to have a lash at a few more albums during the week.

[Carnage]

Scott Kelly, Steve Von Till, Wino: Songs Of Townes Van Zandt
Steve Von Till: A Deep Voiceless Wilderness

[Jward]

Scott Kelly, Steve Von Till, Wino: Songs Of Townes Van Zandt
Steve Von Till: A Deep Voiceless Wilderness

I've been listening to Townes Van Zandt

Must give that a spin!

[Carnage]

It's pretty good, there are a couple more volumes with different musicians covering him, I must look out for them.

[Naraka]

Neil Young - On the Beach. Possibly my favourite Neil Young album, although that changes weekly.

[astfgyl]

Scott Kelly, Steve Von Till, Wino: Songs Of Townes Van Zandt
Steve Von Till: A Deep Voiceless Wilderness

I gave a lad a Scott Kelly solo album on CD for Christmas.

Wonder if he ever did listen to it

[Carnage]

Leaving being a bollocks aside, I like his solo stuff.

I notice the Blood & Time album is 'name your price' on Neurot's Bandcamp, I wonder is that a bit of a 'fuck you' from the rest of them to him?

[Mooncat]

Neil Young - On the Beach. Possibly my favourite Neil Young album, although that changes weekly.

It's prob between that and Rust Never Sleeps for me. Though he does have 6 or 7 contenders...

[Yung Led Zeppelin]

Neil Young - On the Beach. Possibly my favourite Neil Young album, although that changes weekly.

It's prob between that and Rust Never Sleeps for me. Though he does have 6 or 7 contenders...

Well thanks for reminding me to give this a spin again