BODEGA - Endless Scroll (2018)

 

From NY indie scene Bodega comes with their first release in 2018.

Their music is very attractive to me with reminescence of Devo, B52's and other group of '80.

To stay at today we can have similarity with other young group like Fontaines D.C., Yard Act just on the other side of the ocean.

Here a mp3 copy : Endless Scroll

If you want to see live, you can take a look to this full live concert in France. The power of the band is so evident !!    you tube video

OREGON - Distant Hills (1973)

 

Back in the years this is an LP with great appeal to me. I remember the first time I listen to it. I was fascinated by the sound of OREGON and still in recent years I followed their so long career.

The two historical members of the group are Ralph Towner, well known guitarist, and Paul McCandless (oboe and other wind instruments), they introduce also world music component in their works with extraordinary results. OREGON release about 30 LP together and several solo or collaboration works. A great contribute to "jazz" (and not only ) music.

HERE: Distant Hills

TEMPERS - Services (2015)

 

I want to start the new year in the best way. Here a great work from an interesting duo from NY. 

Tempers this is the name of the band and they catch me from the first listening. Not so many information available from the web but anyway you can have  also on spotify, deezer etc. also with their last work "Private life " (2019).

Services is anyway my favourite.

HEAR: Services

PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT - 2020 Youtube

 

Something different today. If you have not yet  seen, there are some interesting videos from  P. HOOK and  THE LIGHT on youtube.  Videos are Recordered during COVID 2020 lookdown periods.

Thanks Peter  waiting to see you again Live !!!

HERE: The Perfect Kiss

HERE: Dead Souls

HERE: Salford Music Festival

HERE: Mix

DESERT MOUNTAIN TRIBE - Om Parvat Mistery (2018)

 

Two years ago I saw this band from London as "supporters" to Peter Murphy & David J concert for 40th of Bauhaus.

I had the impression  of a talented band and all the audience appreciated their show (too short). I had no any news about them and looking on the web it seems they stopped any activity at the moment. This is probably their second (and last) LP dated 2018.

A good work of psych-rock mixed with '80 new wave sonorities (Echo & the Bunnymen ?).

HEAR: Om Parvat Mistery

JAPAN - Quiet Life (1979)

 

Today on a Boring Sunday afternoon I started listening to some of my old vinyls. It is really true that what is good is never old. I bought this LP several years ago (probably around '82- '85) in Milan; there is still a stick with the record shop and price (Buscemi disc Lire 7500 around 3,2 €). Among others today I put on the turntable :

-Go Between

-Eric B & Rakim

-Japan  

Now I am listening to Sylvian/Jansen/Barbieri/Karn "Rain Tree Crow" following the Japan/Sylvian way. At the end I can say that this afternoon ........was not so boring.

I post here the link to  Japan "Quiet Life" for you. This is not my rip but a CD version (1979) I had on my Hard disc.

JAPAN Quiet Life

SWING OUT SISTER - Kaleidoscope World (1989)

 

Following my previous post here is another easy listening work.

We are in a dark period so some easy listening is good accepted.

Swing Out Sister comes as a trio with experienced players (A Certain Ratio, Magazine). Their music is a mix of Jazz/Funk/Pop/Disco and I can include in the Acid-Jazz club.

Here: Kaleidoscope World

THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES - The Brand New Heavies (1992)

 

Friday Night so something of easy-listening today. If  I consider  the '80 New Wave period, I can say that in the '90  Acid Jazz was one of the main music tendency.

This is a 1992 CD and "The Brand New Heavies" were part of Acid Jazz movement (today could be Trip-Hop) with others like Soul II Soul, Adeva, Sade, 

HERE: The Brand New Heavies

CHIAVE DI VOLTA - Ritratto Libero (2004)

 

Listening to this you can think is a '70 work of the Italian Jazz-progressive- rock era. But I realize this was a new-progressive work of a band coming from Florence " Chiave di Volta" dated 2004. Really a splendid work!!!

It seems a rare CD and only 2 previous live record are existing (2001). Additional info are available here on web:

verso la stratosfera (Blog)

progarchives.com

Listen a  mp3 copy HERE: "Ritratto libero"

COLD SHOWERS - Love and Regret (2012)

 

Interesting band from L.A. . This was their debut work in 2012. Post-punk and  Dark sonorities are the fundamental of their sound. We can consider as part of the New Indie scene coming from the states with interesting results in different part of the states. (coast to coast)Hear: Love and Regret (mp3)