Laurie Anderson, Big Science
I haven’t really understood why Laurie Anderson is so revered, even after listening to some of her other albums (Mister Heartbreak , Strange Angels .) I finally got around to listening to Big Science , and then I knew.
Grace Jones, Slave to the Rhythm
I like Warm Leatherette more, but as far as album covers go, Slave to the Rhythm has an iconic one.
Sturgill Simpson, Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 2
I’m not sure if the first volume of Cuttin’ Grass was meant to reveal any new facets to Simpson’s early albums, but it feels like the second volume does a better job of it.
Heaven 17, Penthouse and Pavement
Heaven 17 gets thrown in with Tears for Fears, ABC and Depeche Mode in music recommendation engines, but Penthouse and Pavement shows they were a little less melodic and a bit less danceable than those bands. And that’s not a knock.
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I catalog my music purchases on Collectorz and Discogs , but they don’t give me a sense of change over time. So I’m noting them here weekly as well.
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CD
Dmitri Shostakovich, 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 (Vladimir Ashkenazy) Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 10 (Helsinki Philharmonic, James De Priest) Jacob Collier, In My Room Linda Ronstadt and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, What’s New Maurice Ravel, Bolero / Rhapsodie Espagnole / La Valse / Alborada del gracioso (Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit) The Pretenders, The Singles Tiffany Haddish, She Ready
Tags: dmitri shostakovich , jacob collier , linda ronstadt , maurice ravel , purchase log , the pretenders , tiffany haddish
I catalog my music purchases on Collectorz and Discogs , but they don’t give me a sense of change over time. So I’m noting them here weekly as well.
Catalog
CD
Air, Moon Safari Atmosphere, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold David Lanz, Cristoferi’s Dream Grace Jones, Slave to the Rhythm Morgan Wade, Reckless Siouxsie and the Banshees, Through the Looking Glass Wang Chung, Mosaic
Vinyl
Soundtrack, Tonari no TOTORO (My Neighbor Totoro)
Tags: air , atmosphere , david lanz , grace jones , morgan wade , purchase log , siouxsie and the banshees , soundtrack , wang chung
I catalog my music purchases on Collectorz and Discogs , but they don’t give me a sense of change over time. So I’m noting them here weekly as well.
New releases
CD
Sturgill Simpson, Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Session
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CD
98 Degrees, 98 Degrees Carlo Gesualdo, Quarto libro di Madrigali a cinque voci 1596 (Ensemble Music D’Arte) En Vogue, The Best of En Vogue Franz Schubert, 21 Lieder (Dietrich Fischer-Deskau) Giya Kancheli, Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 (State Symphony of Georgia, Djansug Kakhidze) Glass Tiger, The Thin Red Line Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 2 (San Francisco Symphony and Chorus, Herbert Blomstedt) Joe Satriani, Surfing with the Alien John Legend and The Roots, Wake Up! Kylie Minogue, Hits+ Kylie Minogue, Kylie Minogue Mike Mills, Concerto for Violin, String Orchestra and Rock Band (Robert McDuffie, MCS Ensemble, Wade Stare) Ludwig Van Beethoven, Violin Concerto / Sonata No. 10 (Pinchas Zukerman, Zubin Mehta, Los Angeles Philharmonic) Soundtrack, The Hunt for Red October
Reissues
Vinyl
Tags: 98 degrees , carlo gesualdo , en vogue , franz schubert , giya kancheli , glass tiger , gustav mahler , joe satriani , john legend , kylie minogue , ludwig van beethoven , mike mills , purchase log , soundtrack , sturgill simpson , the roots
I catalog my music purchases on Collectorz and Discogs , but they don’t give me a sense of change over time. So I’m noting them here weekly as well.
Catalog
CD
Captain & Tennille, Captain & Tennille’s Greatest Hits Journey, Escape Peter Gabriel, Peter Gabriel (I: Car)
Vinyl
Files
Mass Extinction Event, exigence (live @ roulette)
File upgrades
These albums were purchased as MP3 downloads and upgraded to FLAC.
Deebs and Jarell Perry, Shift EP Ivri Lider, Beketzev A’hid Batnu’ot Shell Haguf (The Steady Rhythm Of Body Movements) L.A. Dream Team, Kings of the West Coast Loretta Lynn, Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind) Software Giant, We Are Overcome
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