What are you playing tonight?

[thebish]

Miles Davies, Sketches of Spain is about as mellow as it gets.

won't be arguing with you there... I think we've had this conversation before!

[TANGODANCER]

Miles Davies, Sketches of Spain is about as mellow as it gets.

won't be arguing with you there... I think we've had this conversation before!

Quite probably. Class will not be denied.

[Dujon]

Seeing Miles Davis mentioned brought to mind a jazz lad of whose music I have on two or three CDs. The late Lester Bowie - in particular his Brass Fantasy group. There are many who would denigrate Bowie for his music and his trumpet playing abilities but, to me anyway, his music was more about fun than 'pure' jazz; mind you, 'pure' jazz is surely a description that should never have been coined. I would have thought that Jazz defined is just about anything that doesn't fit into any other musical pigeon-hole. Jazz is a free spirit and shall not be constrained by semantics or pseudo frameworks.

Never heard of Lester? Try these:

Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant_Pop_%28album%29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ney1VWrcyw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (about 6 minutes or so but unfortunately truncated.)

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHL50m_L ... re=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (about 7 minutes - Nessun Dorma.)

[CAPSLOCK]

[jmjhb]

http://www.npr.org/2012/07/10/156551726 ... n#playlist" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[CAPSLOCK]

http://www.npr.org/2012/07/10/156551726 ... n#playlist

And now available in the usual places

[Armchair Wanderer]

I have an old ipod nano (4th gen maybe). The battery's been a bit dodgy for ages but now it's starting to randomly pause itself until you lock/unlock it. Bit odd.

Was thinking about replacing it with a nano 6th gen (16GB, £110), or a SanDisk (8GB, £45). The SanDisk is cheaper but smaller storage, less sexy and I'm used to ipods. Any opinions on here?

Not sure this is the right place to post this. I'm sure some of you don't have MP3 players, but thought it was worth a shot.

[jmjhb]

http://www.npr.org/2012/07/10/156551726 ... n#playlist

And now available in the usual places

Sadly, it's not great

[2399]

Rhapsody of Fire

'Symphonic Metal' or even 'Hollywood Metal' , like a Film Score

[Bruce Rioja]

Gaslight Anthem's new album - Handwritten. Underwhelming doesn't even come close.

[Gary the Enfield]

Gaslight Anthem's new album - Handwritten. Underwhelming doesn't even come close.

Cheers Bruce. Another bullet dodged.

[jmjhb]

Gaslight Anthem's new album - Handwritten. Underwhelming doesn't even come close.

I'm glad someone else agrees.

[thebish]

Gaslight Anthem's new album - Handwritten. Underwhelming doesn't even come close.

blimey - I'm so not with it - never heard of Gaslight! (was there a good album I should know about then?)

I have seen Fanny by Gaslight, if that counts... (snigger!)

[Dr Hotdog]

Miles Davies, Sketches of Spain is about as mellow as it gets.

won't be arguing with you there... I think we've had this conversation before!

Quite probably. Class will not be denied.

Easily one of my favourite Miles albums. Beautiful!

[Worthy4England]

Miles Davies, Sketches of Spain is about as mellow as it gets.

won't be arguing with you there... I think we've had this conversation before!

Not even for appearances sake? You'll be agreeing on a football thread with BWFCI next.

Thin end, big wedge.

[thebish]

Miles Davies, Sketches of Spain is about as mellow as it gets.

won't be arguing with you there... I think we've had this conversation before!

Not even for appearances sake? You'll be agreeing on a football thread with BWFCI next.

Thin end, big wedge.

I have often agreed with Tango - any disagreement is purely in your (and his) imagination!

[Bruce Rioja]

Gaslight Anthem's new album - Handwritten. Underwhelming doesn't even come close.

Cheers Bruce. Another bullet dodged.

Oh, you haven't dodged it at all, Gaz. I'm going to post it to you, free of charge, played once!

Sadly, it's not great

You're too kind there, jmjhb. It's seriously nothing less than utterly dreadful.

[HMX]

I discovered Santigold recently and think her / their stuff is great, so I'm spinning the newest album.

Also listening to the newest Wombats album. Much more electronic and poppier than their previous but a few great tracks.

[Verbal]

Well, I've just managed to secure a ticket for ATP curated by The National at Camber Sands. Excited isn't the word http://www.atpfestival.com/events/thenational.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In preparation I'm listening to some Stars of the Lid and am falling in love with it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pAYUPHV ... re=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Also wondering if I can possibly do this too in Paris: http://pitchfork.com/festivals/paris/2012/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[jmjhb]

Well, I've just managed to secure a ticket for ATP curated by The National at Camber Sands. Excited isn't the word http://www.atpfestival.com/events/thenational.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Some great bands on there, most of which I've seen supporting The National