Topic: The Music Thread

@nessisonett Haha indeed. What do you think of this guy, Sonny Sharrock?, a free jazz guitarist who worked with Pharoah Sanders numerous times before he died. This is probably his best work imo, recorded six months before he died.

Edit: @Voltan tagging you too now, to see what you think of this guy? Hope you are well, haven't spoken in a while.

Edit 2: @Jimmer-jammer what do you think of the music below? Assume you're probably familiar with the show too as it seems like your sort of thing, but I'd like your take on the music as well. I've posted a link to my personal interpretation of the guy's music below that, an homage, if you will. Love to know what you think of that as well. When you've got time that is

@TheBrandedSwordsman Man, that’s the Space Ghost Coast to Coast soundtrack, that’s one of my favourite shows. Utterly bizarre talk show sort of surreal thing, bit of a precursor to the Eric Andre Show.

@nessisonett Yeah I'm familiar with the show. Used to love it when it first aired. Now I am just rediscovering the theme tune and other accompanying songs through my further research into Sonny Sharrock.

The TikTok effect is insane. Duster have 4.1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, that’s three times as many as My Bloody Valentine. They’re like an incredibly niche slowcore band from the late 90s early 00s. Same as Life Without Buildings, my uncle’s literally in the music video cause it’s a live performance, they released one album but now are huge because of a 15 second clip of one song going big on TikTok. It makes me feel ancient lol.

Went and saw New Order last night at the Hydro in Glasgow last night, great gig and a few Joy Division songs in the set, great stuff and seeing Stephen Morris drumming live was incredible, man is a machine 👍

@nessisonett Here's another one for you. Let me know what you think if you haven't heard it already. It's his best album imo.

@Jimmer-jammer Here's a bit of different music for you. Hip hop this time. This guy's music might appeal to you as it generally invokes positivism and isn't so much of the typical gangsta s*it. But, yeah this is probably an unusual choice for a first recommendation as it features the Wu Tang clan who are generally more hardcore hip hop than Logic, but he, like myself, is obviously a big fan of theirs to have them featured on his track and I think the song in general works quite well. Logic's verse is first and if you are interested in hearing one of his albums in it's entirety I have posted a link to his most recent work below that.

Kind regards!
Swordsman

The new blink-182 album has no right so be as fun as it is but I love it.

@Jimmer-jammer I enjoyed the Mitchmatic song, so, thanks for that - I would like to hear his trumpet playing specifically on another track - if you can recommend? I didn't notice any trumpet playing in that one but maybe I just missed it. Anyway, glad you are already familiar with those two. I really liked their collaborative track.

Edit: I think Mitchmatic had a good flow to the delivery of his lyrics, also, wondering like you what has happened to him and hopefully he wasn't involved in any Tupac Shakur-type situations, considering the information about that rapper that has surfaced recently.

@Jimmer-jammer Really liked the trumpet playing in that one. Like you said, really talented guy. Do you know if he has had much success outside of Canada? In what capacity did you know him?

Great conscious hip hop album, for those of you who prefer that sort of thing.

Very underrated hip hop album. The production is redolent of 1970s African American movies.

@nessisonett & @Voltan What do you think of this for 'free jazz' guitar?

@Jimmer-jammer Besides Logic and Wu Tang and of course Mitch Davis back when he went by Mitchmatic who else do you like in the world of hip hop?

I reached the bottom of YouTube

@AgentCooper Gregorian chanting is the future, I’m calling it.

@Jimmer-jammer I'll check that out soon. Already saved an XL The Band album to my Spotify library so likely that'll get a listen tomorrow morning. Now here's one for you since you mentioned you were familiar with Wu Tang

@Jimmer-jammer Really like the Opus No 1 album by XL The Band - have you ever met any of them, like Mitch Davis? How did you hear about them? Do they have other albums or is that just the only one available on Spotify? Added them to my Hip Hop playlist.

Edit: I really like the female vocals on the album as well.

@AgentCooper Haha, yeah good idea to move it over here. Depending on which period of Davis you like, his former sideman, a certain John Coletrane might be up your street. If you prefer his classic period then 'A Love Supreme' is a must-listen, if you prefer his electric stuff and like the Mingus album 'Charles Mingus Presents' (which is also great if you haven't heard it) then his free-er stuff like 'Ascension' and 'Live in Seattle' are also great albums.

You might also want to check out the Live: Cookin' at Blue Note at Montreux' and 'Kofi' by Donald Byrd as a gateway into the great man's music. Other great albums from that period are 'Quartet' by the legendary Herbie Hancock with Wynton Marsalis (another amazing trumpeter) as his sideman, the only horn man, on that record. 'Red Clay' by Freddie Hubbard and 'Soul Station' by Hank Mobley are musts as well.

With regard to the modern stuff, I am most familiar with Nubya Garcia out of the names you mentioned, and her work with the collective 'Nerija' and the jazz ensemble 'London Brew' (one self-titled album, loosely inspired/an homage to 'Bitches Brew' by Davis) are albums I'm sure you will dig as well, especially the latter.

If you like that guitar on 'London Brew', may I also recommend the album 'Knopperz' by another modern jazz player, Dave Okumu, who plays guitar on 'London Brew' it's more of a jazz/hip hop mashup (but completely instrumental) though, that last one, but so much of modern jazz is inspired by hip hop anyway. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah's album 'Axiom' is great modern jazz as well.

Right I think that's enough for now, and all I can think of anyway!

Hopefully you'll report back on which ones of those you enjoy the most.

Good luck! ,

TBS

Edit: Just remembered some more modern jazz: 'Omega' and 'The 7th Hand' by Immanuel Wilkins, and 'Beauty is Enough' (solo saxophone record) by Ambrose Akinmusire.

@Jimmer-jammer Tagging you in this post now as I said I would.

@AgentCooper Good luck on your listening journey and I hope my recommendations bring you much pleasure.

@Voltan I recently discovered Black Classical Music by Yussef Dayes, amazing album. Heard that one?