What are you Listening to?

[innerspaceboy]

It's arrived from the UK at last - the vinyl edition of Underworld's 11th studio album, Strawberry Hotel!

Some may recall my post last week where I was the first person worldwide to publish a track-by-track full album review 24 hours before the official release date. Those who missed the article can check it out at Innerspace Labs! https://wp.me/p1fNz5-1Tc

[Saulaac]

Thanks for the rec, Saulaac ! I don't think there are many big name artists from the Lake District, though writers Beatrix Potter and William Wordsworth both lived there. I didn't live there myself, but at one time I used to go there two or three times a year for hiking holidays. It's exactly the kind of place you dream of when you are stuck for months in a London office, so the lyrics of A Black Solitude immediately rang true :-

My heart beats for you Lake Windermere, on this murky city morning
I long to see the wispy clouds kiss your surrounding mountain tops
It would be nice to see Wasdale...

TBH, the words don't strike me as that good, however worthy and earnest they may be. I think Necromandus do better with their music, which I enjoyed.
If anyone is curious, Lake Windermere is a tourist-friendly place, with small boats zipping* between various ferry points. Wasdale, on the other hand, is a lot more isolated and ominous-looking:-
 

* actually, zipping in slow motion, because there are strict limits about the size and speed of boats
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I'm listening to this lesser-known gem from Canned Heat, which has some great guitar playing, and, coincidently, also has worthy and earnest lyrics on the topic of the environment:

The Canned Heat song/track (in what year did songs become tracks) was a grower, Lisna. The middle bit really picked up with the guitar soloing and I really felt it. My dad would have really loved this. Muddy Waters and all that.

At the cousin's 60th birthday party I went to last weekend they were playing this exact kind of stuff. A small village hall with about 80 of us who could make it. Drummer was apparently a studio musician for Mano Negra in the 80s and the bassist had alzheimers but he never lost tempo. The French really do love le rock.

[DeepMinder]

I'm in my bedroom lifting weights to this song^

[Saulaac]

Nice funky fusion. I love the brief keys and guitar solos at 1:00 to 1:30. I heard some Lee Ritenour in there which is awesome.

[DeepMinder]

[Norg]

some local band  the darkling thrush  and umm transillusion BRB 

[DeepMinder]

!

[Marie Monday]

the purest piece of music ever recorded

[Janszoon]

the purest piece of music ever recorded

It's unavailable for me. What pice of music is it?

[Marie Monday]

Shonen knife's version of rock n roll high school

[Marie Monday]

this is fucking great

[DJChameleon]

Love this video

[DeepMinder]

[Meatwad]

Testament - Souls of Black

[Meatwad]

Helmet - Wilma's Rainbow