What are you listening to?

dreambhug said

What am I listening to? I have just listened to gravitas' choice, and strange to say, I quite enjoyed it!

for the first time?

then i heartily recommend the following 2 - perhaps his most tuneful recordings

water no get enemy

trouble sleep yanga wake am (popularly known as palava)

Levelling the Land :)

Extreme - Pornograffiti...off to shoot them playing the album in full in a short while (I've got a spare +1 if anyone wants it?!)

Megalithic Symphony by Awolnation

Ultraviolence (japanese deluxe edition) - Lana Del Rey

Thank you, Gravitas. I have just discovered Leon Redbone. What is happening to me?

dreambhug said

Thank you, Gravitas. I have just discovered Leon Redbone. What is happening to me?

you are welcome. i had never heard of leon redbone either - a very different groove (i liked him - reminded me somewhat of tom waits). someone else you may like is j j cale.

at the mo i'm listening to some township jive from south africa. i was transported there by malcom maclaren's double dutch which was based on township jive. south africa has a deep, broad musical (as well as dance and theatre) culture and its pop music (especially the stuff from before hip hop started to have an influence) is designed to move your feet immediately. though i know of it, i hardly know any of it - today i discovered the boyoyo boys listening first to puleng which then took me on to a track called boyoyo no. 5 by T. Bones (isn't youtube wonderful?) - a brilliant example of the wonderful way that south africans mixed their traditional rhythms with jazz - sublime!

Edited by gravitas

just discovered a band called london grammar (hey, i'm old, it's ok) - listening to a track called hey now

Having a day of The Pretty Reckless today, I'm just a little late to the party there

P.I.M.P - 50 cent

outta control - 50 cent

in da club - 50 cent

dance hits from the album - get rich or die trying

gravitas said
at the mo i'm listening to some township jive from south africa.

Funny that, I am listening to some South African Rock - friends of mine, a band called "Just Jinjer"

I'm listening to a strange mix of genres;J-pop and heavy metal;otherwise known as BabyMetal;song called Megitsune.

Waiting for the Cafe Del Mar 20/2014 new CD to arrive! :-)

A mixture of Tower Of Power, Chic and Miles Davis

David - UKBPL BodyArt said

gravitas said
at the mo i'm listening to some township jive from south africa.

Funny that, I am listening to some South African Rock - friends of mine, a band called "Just Jinjer"

just Jinger - A nice local band for us  although they probably spend more time abroad than here

They did a great cover version of  Sugarman by Rodriguez