Apr 16, 2008
What a treat - a new album Ouvrez les Persiennes from Deskaya
posted on Jamendo just today.
J'ai peur - Deskaya (Feurs,
France)
Quite a variety of styles and sounds on this six track album. Some
quite restrained, others quirky some heading for traditional
rock.
I suppose there is a risk in producing an album for everyone which
no-one actually likes but all is performed well enough and with
enough passion that it is fine.
When I looked at the Jamendo stats it seems that only I had found
it!
www.jamendo.com/en/album/22820
http://deskaya.new.fr/
www.myspace.com/deskayarockband
Happy - Jimmie Bratcher
(Missouri,USA) the SnC theme
www.jimmiebratcher.com
Suffolk 'n' Cool as usual (but not as expected) from the barn here
in the countryside of eastern England. A bit of an odd week and
most likely an odd and rather short show.
Certainly a week the likes of which I'll never have again.
Butterfly - Katie Herzig
(Nashville, USA)
OK, I hold my hands up to weakening sufficiently to play another
Katie Herzig track - never mind, we're running out! This one is a
bit more off the wall. It has a fabulous sound.
www.katieherzig.com/
www.myspace.com/katieherzig
La Tintinabulle - Les
BoNoBoS (Toulouse, France)
I just love the way the track gradually seems to be heading off the
rails then just pulls itself back in time.
Groupuscule festif fondé en 2003 à Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), Les
BoNoBoS aiment le ska cuivré, le reggae bien roots et le rock qui
dépote. Nourri de ces influences, leur son est un cocktail festif
et détonnant. Un ska bien pulsé, à coup de cuivres et d'envolées
cordées, alimenté par une belle énergie saturée!
Another brand new release - just today from Jamendo.
www.jamendo.com/en/album/22826
www.myspace.com/lesbonobos31
What was odd about this week? If you"ve been listening for a while,
you'll know that my mum has been suffering with Alzhiemer"s disease
for quite a while and that her situation has been getting gradually
worse. On Saturday lunchtime Pat Clitheroe, my mum died, mercifully
peacefully.
This has triggered a strange dual reaction in me. I'm both sad and
concerned for my elderly father and yet, almost elated that the
years of awful pain and indignity are finally over.
This week has been spent getting cause of death certificates,
registering her death, arranging the funeral and contacting friends
and family. The funeral is on Monday.
So, I'm not in the Mediterranean where there is an empty apartment
with my name on it and there was an empty seat on Monday's flight
to Palma de Mallorca. A bit of hasty re-booking and good luck has
secured new flights and the same apartment at the end of the month
so, all being well, I'll be able to get away then. Will I be ready
for it!
Last track one that I'm sure Pat would have liked - she had a
pretty eclectic taste in music herself was into interesting jazz
and in particular music for dance.
Afro blue - Triplexity
(various locations)
An interesting collaboration between SaReGaMa who has been on the
show before and two artists that are new to me, Nikila, and Hamelin
Bérengnier.
The word Triplexity is a portmanteau of triplex and complexity.
Triplexity is a virtual band, its members never met each other face
to face, all collaborations came to life thru the Internet. It
would be difficult to define Triplexity's musical style inasmuch
it's extremely varied and versatile, there are no two tracks
sounding alike. One time it may be jazzy, another time harsh and
electronic, sometimes ethnic and organic and sometimes abstract and
ambient. There are some qualities though that always persist in
Triplexity's music : uniqueness, complexity, intelligence and
threefold talent of the trio members. Every member has different
musical background, together they blend their knowledge and
inspiration and give life to the magnificent music.
http://triplexity.blogspot.com/