Friday, March 21, 2014

Tabula Rasa - Ekkedien Tanssi (The Dance of the Ekkedies) (1976 Love Records, this re by Svart)




This their second album is kind of smooth prog. I think they don't try to express anything more than there is and happens to exist. And that is why they make it. I find their first album an immature effort trying to say something deep, they don't really get. In spite of the fact that i'm a finn and a prog lover too, i have never been a big fan of Tabula Rasa. I have usually thought it is ok and there may be one or some beautiful tracks but not much more. Now when older i have to say this prog musicbook sounds more than okay. And nice cover art too. Some people for example Tovan från Sverige? on RYM say this is too cheesy to be real prog, but i say their whole sound the keyboards and Silvennoinen's personal guitar (both sound and playing) and the base guitar and everything... is real...Tabula Rasa sound. Ok, after all "Ekkedien Tanssi" may be a bit like meeting Josef Knecht and Harry Haller the day after being the whole night at a Camembert party with Gala D. Ekkedien tanssi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbXKpbiNaIY
What languages sound like to foreigners, by a finnish girl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybcvlxivscw

Scott Walker - Scott 3


I found music of Scott Walker two weeks ago and... it was almost a same kind of moment as when i heard Frank Zappa, his song "Fifty-Fifty" first time in 1973. I've been a big Z fan after that. There was not much music for me for to decades. In 2001 i found Björk and her album "Vespertine". I was sold then too. Now i stumbled upon this fallacious simple music.  What is this Scott Walker! I think i now have a deep well of interestingly strange music to dive. Maybe...

This "farmer in the city" is not from Scott 3 but i like to begin with it and introduce Scott to you who have never heard his music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIJzTWk6bSw
It's raining today (Scott 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7D0O2zE8Nk
Montague Terrace (in blue) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLOTAJQF0Fo

Lollipop Shoppe - Just Colour (1968 Uni)


Funny, if i did not know i would say when listening to the opening track, this is a bit pretentious post punk (with not so modern studio technique), but the next track "Underground railroad" turns the whole thing over. Does this all confusion on my mind mean that they have been years ahead of their time? Or what? Considering all the facts in time and in one's mind: this record is not possible. It did not exist. It came to me wrom somewhere out there...though a wormhole, just to land.... Greeat disc! Ok...weeds...seeds...lollipop shoppe!
Underground railroad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEeTTnadd2s

Steve Hillage - Live Herald (1979 Virgin)


Skilfully playful live record from one of the canterbury heroes. Wonderful straight forward fireing the whole gig!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJU11TehLNg

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Head (Nik Raicevic) - S/T (1970 Buddah)



Moog drug. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO-ebNr3oXU

Tricycle - S/T (1969 abc)



America-Italian group. Mostly typical bubble gum pop (Kasenetz-Katz), but there are a couple of (three in fact) more interesting songs than the rest: a long version of Simon Says, It's a Game and Poor Old Mr Jensen. If the entire album were music like those three tracks, this might...   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uw0ftRjruY

Dave Carlsen - Pale Horse (1973 Spark)



Sometimes this sounds a bit like David Bowie and Slade. Incoherent but some odd way interesting case.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdA3lvReSWc

Friday, March 14, 2014

Brothers - Rainbow Rider (1973 Windfall)



Magical Man, The Prophet and Mighty Ocean are nice soft psych songs. Cover art by Dennis Pohl.

Risa Potters - Half Woman Half Child (1970 National General Records)


It is easy to like both her voice and her songs.
Michael: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNmB2r1zal0

Billy Mysner aka William Misener - S/T (1973 Grit 2001)



A man with many faces? As Bill Marion he also is a member of a Canadian group The Paupers. Here he sounds a bit like Cat Stevens.