MORCHEEBA - Blood like lemonade (2010)

I'm playing "blood like lemonade"  very often in this period and really I like it.
I consider this work a very complete one. A lot of influences here but at the end a good balance of different styles. I try the listening of  other works of Morcheeba but this remain my favourite one.


Link: http://www70.zippyshare.com/v/8huB527X/file.html

YELLO - Touch (2009)

Touch by the Swiss duo "Yello" was released in 2009 as celebration of 30 year of  their activity. Yello (Dieter Meier and Boris Blank + Carlos Peron ) are well known by the electronic/techno fans of '80-'90. Their "vanguard" (for the period) music and video were a good mix of technique, dance rhythms with a piece of irony.
Touch is a perfect balance of all ingredients of Yello music. Good choice on female voices on this work (Heidi Happy is one ).

Here: http://www6.zippyshare.com/v/oEAcpeUF/file.html

DIAFRAMMA - 3 volte lacrime (1986)

Diaframma are an Italian New wave band. “3 volte lacrime “ is their second LP; I bought my vinyl copy just at the release in 1986.  They had a parallel career with Litfiba (not with the same success), really I lost them after this LP. I recently read  about them still on the stage (Federico Fiumani is the only original component) so  driven by curiosity I put the vinyl again on the plate.  The sound is that of 30 years ago with dark bass and guitar rhythm in good evidence. Somebody compared their sound to The Cure one… too much, but some sonority, perhaps!! Anyway I listen  this LP again with pleasure.

Listen: 3vltlcrm.zip

2015

Happy New Year.
We jump in a new year with a lot of dreams in our minds. Some of these will be no more a dream but a real thing. It is better to have as many dreams as possible!!

TUXEDOMOON - Milano, Leoncavallo December 11, 2014

                                                     

Tuxedomoon  last night looks to me in a very good shape. It was the first time for me; I never see them live before and it was a good surprise.

Location and time were unusual but at the end a good atmosphere to enjoy Blaine & C. performance. Music (with video clip and an actor live performance as a background) was fantastic driven by Peter Principle's bass devastating rhythm.

Really well done Blaine, Steven, Peter and Luc ...see you again !!!

Other videos: http://youtu.be/jN20QVju6a8

                     http://youtu.be/pnBJuZnvwo8

                     http://youtu.be/ccwWtgUuK0w

LAMB - Milan, Magazzini Generali - November 19, 2014

Really a strange couple form the LAMB.  The folksinger  Lou Rhodes and the techno composer and producer Andy Barlow. Two extreme in the music world and also two completely different appearance on the stage; Lou is ethereal in her white long traditional dress and Andy that seems just coming from a rave party.

It is like to have “Chemical Brothers” and “Loreena McKennit” together on the same stage. Difficult to image but incredible is the result.

LAMB combines these two extreme and melt together obtaining a very nice result . Techno, Trip hop, rock? Difficult to classify. Some song are similar to Portishead, some other to techno-disco (Andy help to move the stage in this direction!!).

At the end it was a good live act. Unexpected and for this more appreciate. Today I am playing “Backspace Unwind “(just released) again and again….

Lamb - Doves& Ravens 

PORTISHEAD - Sour Times (1994)

 Thinking about Trip Hop the first name I have in my mind is for sure "Massive Attack"; the second is "Bristol" and the third is "Portishead".
You can also change the order of the three words  but the result is the same: an equilater triangle with wonderful music inside.
Portishead music can be considered the essence of Trip Hop music with slow and intriguing rythms like in this sour times.
If you have not seen I suggest the Roseland live video (1998)...music not only to listen but also to  see.




here: http://www.adrive.com/public/u3qqAV/sourtimes.zip

WALL OF VOODOO - Ring of fire (1980)

Recently I played this old EP and I appreciate again the feeling that Wall of Voodoo music gave to me several years ago. The Techno-Western Rhytm of this band was (is) full of energy. Unfortunately they had a very short story (at least with the original components). Stan Ridgway had a quite good solo career with quality works.


ring of fire:
http://www.adrive.com/public/6mJPEc/rngoffre.zip

THE ASSOCIATES - The Affectionate Punch (1980)

It was 1980 when this first "Associates" LP appears and I liked from the beginning. Also now after more than 30 years I listen to this with respect and a little bit of nostalgia,

The affectionate punch: http://www.adrive.com/public/rVFgGr/ASS%20affpnch.zip

U 2 - Here again

The new U2 work "songs of innocence" is now available !!
I read a lot of comments (most of them negatives) about the presentation with Apple I- phone 6, the choice to release the album free on i-tunes, the commercial turn  of U2 for the business and bla..bla...bla...

What it's interesting for me is the music and the fact is that I'm listening "songs of innonence" since days and I like it. Yes, it is a commercial and easy listening music, nothing really new but  .....U2 are here again.  It seems yesterday  (... really about 30 years ago!!)  I saw their concert in Rome together with Pretenders and Big Audio Dynamite. Other times, other contest but the music is not so different.