Commercial Consumables
...a few days late. We went up to the north coast, near Point Arena, for the weekend. Nice place. A vacation home rental called Ocean Bluff. Anyway, onto the tuneage....
1. Black Heart Procession - Amore Del Tropico. The latest from Pall Jenkins and band. This is a purported soundtrack to a possible movie. Something about a south of the border holiday, with a murder. Although dark, it's far from morose. Edgar Allen Poe would clearly approve. Fantastic
2. Ron Sexsmith - Cobblestone Runway. More than his previous releases, this collection is almost exclusively about lifes downers dealt. I'm not sure if he's winning the battle against the depression - Ron paints the dark clouds more convincingly than their silver linings. Maybe best on a cold November eve, when it's really miserable
3. Snitches - Star Witness. Canadian rock trio, probably hoping to be the next garage phenom. They could be another Lookout! Records group (Gimme Gimmes, High 5s, Donnas, et al). eh...
4. Gold Chains - debut enhanced ep. He's got a new one out, but I like the debut best. Clever, party rap. Joshua Kit Clayton collaborates. There's a video for I Come From San Francisco included. Good
5. Boy George - A Night In w/ BG - A Chillout Mix He has two new releases - the other is the dance mix. Since I don't do the UK dance club scene, I opted for the Night In. His label is called TrusttheDJ and that's appropriate advice. George must have some record collection. I'm entertained!
6. More Oar - A Tribute to Skip Spence. I've been meaning to get this for a while (it came out in '99, just after he passed on). Better late than never - this is unbelievably great. The songs are amazing and the lineup, well...just check it out. A total keeper. Fantastic
7. Lambchop - Is A Woman. So where have I been? I love Pernice Brothers, Tindersticks; this release is right in the same vein. Reading up on them, I realize I've missed out on a rather interesting band evolution. Oh well, better late than never. This one is a nice discovery. Color me surprised.
...a few days late. We went up to the north coast, near Point Arena, for the weekend. Nice place. A vacation home rental called Ocean Bluff. Anyway, onto the tuneage....
1. Black Heart Procession - Amore Del Tropico. The latest from Pall Jenkins and band. This is a purported soundtrack to a possible movie. Something about a south of the border holiday, with a murder. Although dark, it's far from morose. Edgar Allen Poe would clearly approve. Fantastic
2. Ron Sexsmith - Cobblestone Runway. More than his previous releases, this collection is almost exclusively about lifes downers dealt. I'm not sure if he's winning the battle against the depression - Ron paints the dark clouds more convincingly than their silver linings. Maybe best on a cold November eve, when it's really miserable
3. Snitches - Star Witness. Canadian rock trio, probably hoping to be the next garage phenom. They could be another Lookout! Records group (Gimme Gimmes, High 5s, Donnas, et al). eh...
4. Gold Chains - debut enhanced ep. He's got a new one out, but I like the debut best. Clever, party rap. Joshua Kit Clayton collaborates. There's a video for I Come From San Francisco included. Good
5. Boy George - A Night In w/ BG - A Chillout Mix He has two new releases - the other is the dance mix. Since I don't do the UK dance club scene, I opted for the Night In. His label is called TrusttheDJ and that's appropriate advice. George must have some record collection. I'm entertained!
6. More Oar - A Tribute to Skip Spence. I've been meaning to get this for a while (it came out in '99, just after he passed on). Better late than never - this is unbelievably great. The songs are amazing and the lineup, well...just check it out. A total keeper. Fantastic
7. Lambchop - Is A Woman. So where have I been? I love Pernice Brothers, Tindersticks; this release is right in the same vein. Reading up on them, I realize I've missed out on a rather interesting band evolution. Oh well, better late than never. This one is a nice discovery. Color me surprised.
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