I just remembered that Xiu Xiu covered "Under Pressure" with Michael Gira singing Bowie's part and freeform jazz sax, and egads, I love this beautiful world.
Sorry for the belated response. I will always make an effort to respond when I get engaged in a conversation I like, but stuff always comes up, too. That and sometimes I just take awhile. Anyway...
At Vash: I think I'll be starting with Batztoutai with Memorial Gadgets, before going to Cycle, then jumping about or taking his work chronologically.
And to respond to @MetaFourhere: Admittedly, I don't entirely know what I want. I'm interested in music which takes inspiration from liturgies and hymns, and other blatant worship music that isn't sentimental, as you've said. Which just makes me think of going back to the roots... I quite enjoyed listening to hymns and chorales in my music course some months back, although I can't access it online anymore so I can't give pointers to what I liked. It's not what I had in mind but I am open to general Christian music recommendations too.
what's interesting is that the most recent one appeared a few years ago in Topeka, despite the fact that the guy everyone thought was behind them died in '03. Maybe it's an imitator.
Anyway, listen to the tape. I think you'll like it.
Oh, it gets weirder: Even though most west of St Louis are undoubtedly copycats, there is one in Santiago, Chile which straight up references an address here and looks to be by the original tile-maker. Very cool, very strange.
Steve Albini pretty much hates anything that's not vinyl or analog recording equipment, so...
He actually explains his feelings in the booklet that comes with the CD, and he's very articulate about it despite the obvious vitriol. I mean, yeah, the guy's a curmudgeon, but at least he's smart and good at what he does.
I have never knowingly heard a record that Steve Albini was involved in the making of, but I cannot imagine he is a better musician than Madlib, because Madlib is one of the best musicians.
Speaking of Albini-produced stuff, I'm listening to the Steve Taylor/Danielson collaboration EP right now.
The first few songs just sounded like Danielson tunes with more electric guitars and someone else singing. These middle songs sound more like a real fusion of Danielson's and Steve Taylor's songwriting.
This isn't good, but it seems decidedly less extreme than the headline indicates. Like, if you get into a fight with your significant other, grabbing their arm and/or shoving them is a terrible, terrible idea. But it indicates a very different frame of mind from, well, punching someone in the face.
It could be a pattern, or just the culmination of something really contentious that started way earlier. The point is that we don't know, but it's not really the same as this person being outed as an abusive spouse in general.
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I will listen to it!
He actually explains his feelings in the booklet that comes with the CD, and he's very articulate about it despite the obvious vitriol. I mean, yeah, the guy's a curmudgeon, but at least he's smart and good at what he does.
Although you probably have heard at least a few Albini-produced songs.
You know this already, though.
(Disclaimer: Steely Dan-related)
yeah I figured that like, if you live with someone for 20+ years you're gonna have a minor physical altercation at least once?
tho now she wants a divorce so maybe he's just kinda a garbo husband in general
Someone who'd write the kind of lyrics he'd write is bound to be at least somewhat aloof, even if he's not an actual jerk.
As for the divorce issue, it's likely their marriage slowly fell apart over the past couple years/decades and just now has reached a breaking point.