tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28306317326115530252024-03-17T10:50:59.577-07:00The Listening ClubEst. 2012 by @kleptones.
We listen to a mystery album together on Mastodon.
Every week. 8pm GMT Sundays.
(used to be on Twitter, but fuck that guy).
Join us at https://mastodon.social/@listeningclub
and Search the hashtag #listeningclub for the chat.Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.comBlogger616125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-36826226264940966332024-03-17T10:41:00.000-07:002024-03-17T10:50:25.465-07:00The Listening Club - 17th March 2024<p>Greetings folks,</p><p>Hope you're all doing good. More spring signs across the city as blossom appears here and there, and a general spread of buds on the wisteria and lilac has appeared around the outside of the house, which is very welcome. Also with the seasonal change comes the occasional flurry of lost-looking tourists squinting at their phone-maps and trying to figure out where the hell they are. All as it should be really,</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3540373338_16.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="200" src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3540373338_16.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Last Sunday <b>@EastVanHalen</b> was in the chair, spinning soulful Egyptian sounds in the shape of <b>Al Massrieen</b>'s "<b>Modern Music</b>", a compilation of 70s & 80s tracks put out in 2017 by the esteemed Habibi Funk label, which got everyone grooving most effectively, I'd say. Many thanks to Steph for the pick and for sailing the frisb across to, me <b>@kleptones</b>, so it's time to go all italic for tonight's intro...<p></p><p><i>"...right then. </i></p><p><i>I deliberately left tonight's pick to the last minute, as I knew we were heading out to see Underworld last night, which would definitely influence what I wanted to pick tonight. And so, unsurprisingly after having had my senses seriously pummeled for a few hours, tonight's pick is a somewhat gentler contrast to help soothe those jangled senses, and the inevitable hangover, natch.</i></p><p><i>I'm surprised I've never picked this artist before (had to go and check the list to be sure) as their music has been a regular listen ever since I first discovered them over 15 years ago, but there you go. </i></p><p><i>I think also this is the first time someone has picked a solo instrumental album for #LC, but I'll probably be proved wrong by someone. </i><i>I'm sure there are similar musicians dotted around the world (you may know of one or two), but in this instance the discovery happened to be a reasonably local person (from Hastings, not far from my old home in Brighton), which allowed me the opportunity to see them perform close-to-home several times in appropriately intimate environments.</i></p><p><i>As usual I'm reluctant to say much more, other than to warn that this is a rather deep and spacious listen, so feel free to get comfortable in advance - you may even nod off, which is fine - I'm really not expecting the hashtag chat to be super lively either, although as always, you never know..</i></p><p><i>The album dates from 2007, but it's a little short, so I've attached a bonus track from their following album at the end, partially to extend the mood, and partially because the track in question is really beautiful, so consider it a pre-attched after-party tune.</i></p><p><i>Hope you enjoy!"</i></p><p>Okidoke, download's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oIk2VG3HzY3hylqxnqZrq6AVBw9lXGTa/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>, stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10988188" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10988188/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/lc2024-03-15/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 15th March 2024</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/" target="_blank" >The Listening Club Volume 2</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you at 20:00 GMT tonight!</p><p><br /></p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-13059628987947196292024-03-10T11:31:00.000-07:002024-03-10T11:31:22.649-07:00The Listening Club - 10th March 2024<p>Hey folks,</p><p>Hope you're doing good. Back in Amsterdam after a spontaneous soujourn to Prague last weekend, where the local beer and wine continues to flow deliciously and the sausages, goulash and dumplings do a grand job of soaking it all up. Back in Amsterdam there are plenty signs of an early spring, as buds and blossom appear around the neighbourhood, and the sun pokes its head out for the first time in god-knows-how-long, which is all very well and good, it must be said.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2132451151_16.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="200" src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2132451151_16.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Whilst we were returning from the above, last Sunday <b>@woj </b>was in the chair, rocking and a souling with his pick of <b>Barrence Whitfield & The Savages "Glory"</b>, which seemed to go down pretty damn well. Thanks to Woj for the pick, and for sailing the frisb over to <b>@EastVanHalen</b>, who's here with tonight's intro...<p></p><p><i>"I’ve been feeling weirdly stuck lately - busy with good work, grateful for friends and family, but treading water elsewhere. After many years of activism I’ve become used to fighting through hard situations and hard times, but the past few years have been heavy with many things, not least with the awareness that a lot of the 'good guys' - and the parts of activism that circle hungrily around power - aren’t so good at all. </i></p><p><i>So it was happy luck to come across a comrade’s writing about his own feelings of being stuck, and about how he’s been finding his way back to hope. “[This artist] tells us, that even though things are really hard, seem hopeless, and you don’t see a way forward—the sun rises in the morning and calls to us: 'Ebda’ Men Gedid!' (Start from the Beginning!)" This comrade is from Egypt, the songs are in Arabic, I knew nothing about this artist, but it’s been cool to start exploring. And it has me thinking about what starting from the beginning looks like in my own traditions. </i></p><p><i>In case you’re interested, <a href="https://rafiknwahbi.substack.com/p/ebda-men-gedid-building-practices" target="_blank">here</a>’s the blog post that got me (and us) here (spoiler alert!)"</i></p><p>Right then, <a href="https://www.icloud.com/attachment/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcvws.icloud-content.com%2FB%2FAYfRshxHykS_NFneU53Uw-FS5RCcAYgjm2ui3SJD9Kc_HdxqqMQuW_v3%2F%24%7Bf%7D%3Fo%3DAiQWdLrIZGgwJd7wMM-xUT5RiFq4EXQz2EbXQ94ZlaX2%26v%3D1%26x%3D3%26a%3DCAogd0diLNehOyuEcOPxUMNxzii0pmK_ypT6yOxJN0mGFwASdhDA-NC44jEYwIjMjOwxIgEAKgkC6AMA_wrzK4dSBFLlEJxaBC5b-_dqJaH2d1M7lck8WjBPZDDHBIB7dIL3sUZPEEIkIeH1Witzab3lqhJyJbtkBLdtpQw4WxCgwIa7HBe9FU_O7J2ZutMzCBtMGXPVnsKE96Y%26e%3D1712644621%26fl%3D%26r%3D4E03E359-C405-4F89-86F9-BA960D368A6A-1%26k%3D%24%7Buk%7D%26ckc%3Dcom.apple.largeattachment%26ckz%3D62151F2A-39FF-4E82-8FDB-039B5569D329%26p%3D61%26s%3DEImd4K5sRJdv-DwTK3EnxHh0pRk&uk=DIRzp6kj5qulJNQ4QKPS2Q&f=LC10March2024.zip&sz=107483161" target="_blank">download's here</a>, stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10968972" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10968972/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/image-SG7/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 10th March 2024</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/" target="_blank" >The Listening Club Volume 2</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you 20:00 GMT, watch out for daylight-saving changes in other time zones!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-26709644581065086752024-03-03T02:14:00.000-08:002024-03-03T02:14:27.102-08:00The Listening Club - 3rd March 2024<p>Hey folks,</p><p>Hope you're all doing fine. Whizzing this out a few days in advance as we're heading off to the land of fine beer for a weekend away, so let's get on with it...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gifer.com/ZcZR.gif" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="200" src="https://i.gifer.com/ZcZR.gif" width="200" /></a></div>Last Sunday we entertained alternate timelines in fine style with the <b>#NeverEverVortex</b>, a random, but somehow interconnected selection of tunes, the likes of which we will never see again, we hope. Many thanks to all who chipped in, and double plus thanks to <b>@akx</b> for the assembly work. Back in regular #LC-land, we find <b>@wo</b>j holding the frisb, with this to say by way of introduction to their pick...<p></p><p><i>"A couple weeks ago now, we lost the great Dexter Romweber. Probably most well-known as a co-founder of the Flat Duo Jets, he also had a pretty storied career as a sideman for many big names and then with his sister Sara in the Dex Romweber Duo. His command of the stage, his presence, and his antics were legendary and, by all reports, way larger than life. Unfortunately, I never had the chance to see them - the Flat Duo Jets due to constraints of time and space and the Duo because I foolishly passed on the times he and his sister played in town thinking there would always be a next time. Alas. </i></p><p><i>While ruminating about Dex, I got to thinking about other larger-than-life stage presences which naturally lead to this week's artist. He's also a maniac behind the mic and takes complete control of the audience with his powerful, soulful voice and his utter commitment to the performance. I have seen him and his band -- in the same small room that Dex and Sara would frequent here in New Haven in fact -- and his performances are not to be missed. Fortunately, most of that comes through on the studio albums...so here's his most recent release from last year. Turn it up and boogie woogie!"</i></p><p>Right then. Download's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tZVVD5bN9JF83xVRQqGCXLs_IGeEjYWR/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>, and the stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10891016" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10891016/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/lc2024-03-03/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 3rd March 2024</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/" target="_blank" >The Listening Club Volume 2</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you 20:00 GMT on Sunday night!</p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-58690823722147058502024-02-25T10:00:00.000-08:002024-02-25T10:00:03.796-08:00The Listening Club - 25th February 2024<p>'Lo there folks,</p><p>Hope you're all doing good. Bit of a non-week here in Amsterdam, the usual blend of grey and wet, although the sun made a rare appearence today, there's a few flowers poking out of the ground here and there, and the wood pigeons are nesting in the bush over the way, so here's hoping these signs indicate an early spring for a change...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8c/Elliott_smith_from_a_basement_on_the_hill_cover.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8c/Elliott_smith_from_a_basement_on_the_hill_cover.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Last Sunday <b>@holette </b>was in the chair delivering <b>Elliot Smith</b>'s posthumous final album "<b>From A Basement On The Hill"</b>, which met the approval of the assembled quite whole heartedly, and deservedly so, imho. Thanks to Sarah for the pick, and for sailing the frisb acxross to <b>@woj</b>, who has a little extra time to ponder because...<p></p><p>Yep, end of the month means vortex time, and this time the conversation drifted over to a <b>#NeverEverVortex</b> - Ideas never used, artists never picked, for whatever reason, here's an opportunity to give them a moment in the sun. However you've interpreted it, it's here, mixed into a froth by <b>@akx</b>...</p><p>Download's here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/18LJ18AhfK9WnHz5cTSksiY7ATIbWmagj/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">gdrive</a> or <a href="https://akx-lc.s3.nl-ams.scw.cloud/lc-20240225-neverevervortex.mp3?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=SCWGSNX6SW12YHZ638CT%2F20240225%2Fnl-ams%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240225T174545Z&X-Amz-Expires=89994&X-Amz-Signature=975258a1a894092325a642d20d37d7da11629d2a34dc9145ff3f071f6e384403&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-id=GetObject" target="_blank">direct</a>, stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10862145" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10862145/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/xvbjmbwy/lc-20240225-neverevervortex/" target="_blank">LC 2024-02-25 #neverevervortex</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/xvbjmbwy/" target="_blank" >akx</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you at 20:00 GMT tonight.</p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-1411460133474778802024-02-18T01:36:00.000-08:002024-02-18T01:36:45.176-08:00The Listening Club - 18th February 2024<p>Salutations folks.</p><p><b>@kleptones</b> here, back from faraway lands (which were very welcoming and enjoyable indeed, thanks for asking), and now suffering the traditional jetlag-enhanced "back-to-work" discombobulations. Huge thanks to <b>@emmaprice</b> and <b>@saucer</b> for keeping the ball rolling in my absence, very much appreciated. Also the calendar tells me it's going to be an end-of-the-month-sunday next week, so get your <b>#vortex</b> ideas out and we'll shake them all about later today...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b0/Talk_Talk_-_Spirit_of_Eden_cover.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="316" height="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b0/Talk_Talk_-_Spirit_of_Eden_cover.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Last Sunday (it says here), <b>@aqidraco</b> was in the chair sending out a solid classic (for me, anyways) in the shape of <b>Talk Talk</b>'s "<b>Spirit Of Eden</b>" from back in 1988, which went down rather well, so it seemed. Thanks to Aqi for the pick, and for sailing the frisb over to <b>@holette</b>, who's here with tonight's intro....<p></p><p><i>"I don't really feel like saying too much about this album before you listen. </i></p><p><i>Some of you will know about it and I hope it will be a chance to revisit the music and songwriting. It's an album I know really well but had somehow dropped off my playlist for years. It's been an absolute joy discovering it all over again. </i></p><p><i>Drinking club recommendation: Two shots of happy, one shot of sad."</i></p><p>Right then. Download's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gCHBMMnQ1moE6ClGO6rE31qtUSVzKXbL/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>, stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10806441" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10806441/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/lc20240218/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 18th January 2024</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/" target="_blank" >The Listening Club Volume 2</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you 20:00 GMT tonight.</p><p><br /></p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-62798089967839973262024-02-11T09:13:00.000-08:002024-02-11T09:13:47.292-08:00The Listening Club - 11th February 2024<p>Hey it’s @Saucer again filling in for <b>@Kleptones</b> for one more week as we head into Saint Valentines Day. Not much to report from Boulder, as I gratefully suffer the aftermath of a vaccination… and kind of drift in and out of capacity to press keys on the keyboard in a nonrandom order. b;lnasdh</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44um1snmRGoHzNO3Oa6UP5unHvBbHsOhp07q20YWeVMLKTqN0ZEw8_OBsJOc5-iYctBqAOm2ouau2-CSesUx8gxv0xKuTuRyiGlKpYhe-QjaSbif839FaJzHf9G7hhHv9BGgI-ZnPreHM_w_vbDnqJUkWkoFlWhwrZ7jZZddvEvZ-b5ncHjlcAULdKYNM/s1500/71R876QTz8L._SL1500_.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44um1snmRGoHzNO3Oa6UP5unHvBbHsOhp07q20YWeVMLKTqN0ZEw8_OBsJOc5-iYctBqAOm2ouau2-CSesUx8gxv0xKuTuRyiGlKpYhe-QjaSbif839FaJzHf9G7hhHv9BGgI-ZnPreHM_w_vbDnqJUkWkoFlWhwrZ7jZZddvEvZ-b5ncHjlcAULdKYNM/w200-h200/71R876QTz8L._SL1500_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Last week <b>@Erimichkea</b> treated us to the third LP from Minneapolis band <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poliça" target="_blank">Poliça</a></b>, <i>United Crushers</i>. A dreamy listen that evoked lots of near recognitions among the assembled. <p></p><p>(In parallel, some controversy broke out regarding which Groundhog Day mascot rules. And yet… after some hot contention, not sure whether Punxsutawney Phil, Flatiron Freddy, <a href="https://www.9news.com/article/news/nation-world/groundhog-day-competitors-2024-predictions/507-6dc7d9f4-5f36-45bc-8bed-e8733159cc63" target="_blank">or someone else</a> came out on top….)</p><p>Which brings us (?) to this week’s pick, enabled by a deft, last-minute frisbaton snag by <b>@aqidrago</b>, here now with her intro…</p><div><i>“I really wanted to share and listen with you all together to this album on Sunday, May the 14, 2023. But then another album jumped ahead in line and took its spot. So, here we are 8 months later. You probably know a number of their famous songs. This album is more, well, experimental. It is an album, I only discovered through Mastodon and I keep coming back to it.</i><br /><p><i>“As choice of beverage, I dare you to try something new, something experimental, outside of your usual choice of beverages and invite you to join me on this soundscape escape.</i></p><p><i>Happy Valentine’s Day. Aside from the typical commercial cards, chocolates, and flowers, why not do something non-commercial for your loved ones. Paint a picture, write a poem, sing a song… make a mixtape. 🥰”</i></p><p>Alrighty then. Download's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jxwyqosqUt5lcgnKbhffvfelUsg89flx/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>, stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_9026690" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/9026690/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/aqi-draco/lc-14-may-23-uia/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 11th February 2024</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/aqi-draco/" target="_blank" >Aqi Draco</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you 20:00 GMT tonight! (That’s noon Pacific, 15:00 Eastern, 21:00 Central Europe)</p><div><br /></div></div>
@saucerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771144897622086578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-77622650485530941782024-02-04T09:06:00.000-08:002024-02-04T09:29:02.932-08:00The Listening Club - 4th February 2024<p>Hey LC fam, </p><p>It’s @Saucer here filling in this week & next for <b>@Kleptones</b> on the old blog front. As I write you, it’s a mix of freezing rain, snow, and fog in Boulder. And apart from needing to go out and do some errands in a few… this is very much my kind of weather (not only happy when it rains, I promise). Poor birds, though! They were just getting accustomed to the sun & relative warmth and now everything’s covered in wet, heavy snow.</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbzELsn30KaeSjPhCcX3GRxo5pWZwlr-2dzqUwj4D_gCb2eaFsQjnSklD_9o_VlnQiHcOrKVQ3f344HFylE5YRrsdAL449Hoj6SCVF8pxaVT1i2TvtmmXeOm9pvLKgNGafqIJZD0wXWCibXJYH2SfYJBkUIgKAcVnvcsW3pELuoVOXB6ZrtxEbLEMRjG_/w200-h198/weather%20vortex.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="967" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbzELsn30KaeSjPhCcX3GRxo5pWZwlr-2dzqUwj4D_gCb2eaFsQjnSklD_9o_VlnQiHcOrKVQ3f344HFylE5YRrsdAL449Hoj6SCVF8pxaVT1i2TvtmmXeOm9pvLKgNGafqIJZD0wXWCibXJYH2SfYJBkUIgKAcVnvcsW3pELuoVOXB6ZrtxEbLEMRjG_/w200-h198/weather%20vortex.png" width="200" /></a></div>But speaking of warmth and winter… big thanks to <b>@EmmaPrice</b> for handling the LC duties last week for our <b>winter/summer/Camus vortex</b>… with a record-setting name suggested by <b>@Vinomadic</b> that reminded me of album titles by Spacemen 3 or Keiji Haino/Sumac: <i>In the Depths of Winter, I Finally Learned that Within Me There Lay an Invincible Summer.</i> What a vortex title. Big thanks to <b>each of you</b> who sent in such excellent tunes. Was an honor and a pleasure to sort and stich.<div><br /><p></p><p>Just before our Camus vortex, <b>@iamwahl</b> had flipped that ol’ frisbee to <b>@Erimichkea</b>, and here she is now with her intro to tonight’s selection: </p><p><i>"I hadn’t listened to this full album in a few years, and I found it again while searching for something to contribute to last week’s vortex playlist. The title of the first track would have fit the theme nicely, but after listening to the whole album again, I decided to save it for my selection this week. It’s a music genre that I don’t listen to a lot, but I’ve always enjoyed the singer’s vocals. The band has several other albums before and after this one, but this is the one I keep coming back to."</i></p><p>Alrighty then. Download's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lg_0wstd7rHjoShvEtw6_MHYb3UTL7x-/view?usp=share_link" target="_blank">here</a>, stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10698836" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10698836/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/saucer/listeningclub-feb-4-2024/" target="_blank">listeningclub Feb 4 2024</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/saucer/" target="_blank" >saucer</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you 20:00 GMT tonight! (That’s noon Pacific, 15:00 Eastern, 21:00 Central Europe)</p><div><br /></div></div>@saucerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771144897622086578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-77292196335456685492024-01-28T09:19:00.000-08:002024-02-18T01:08:58.377-08:00The Listening Club - 28th January 2024<p>@emmaprice here once again with the renegade master coming live from Amsterdam. As promised in last week's #listeningclub I shall be going on a hipster baiting Soapbar mission during my soujourn here. <br /></p><p>Speaking of last week @iamwahl was in the chair and treated us to Don't Call Me Buckwheat by Garland Jeffreys which seemed to go down rather well with the assembled throng. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MQJipv1mFHlL6bKAKexmnEmaWKQDSNf81iX0DoNhYkQKt67-gR7E7VpzjLRIsoyzmF2r4I4_sYY2Bl8LBhCl5ECNgPqEJ67HiG1X_mVAtMOOEFVw3LD0vM1N6n3KP7HMakiWHQmx4Gusa7D4YhDReANjodXXhRHFmtAKdIW5FQGRgDDiAvL3-LviGjc/s230/buckwheat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="230" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MQJipv1mFHlL6bKAKexmnEmaWKQDSNf81iX0DoNhYkQKt67-gR7E7VpzjLRIsoyzmF2r4I4_sYY2Bl8LBhCl5ECNgPqEJ67HiG1X_mVAtMOOEFVw3LD0vM1N6n3KP7HMakiWHQmx4Gusa7D4YhDReANjodXXhRHFmtAKdIW5FQGRgDDiAvL3-LviGjc/s1600/buckwheat.jpeg" width="230" /></a></div><p>The Frisbaton was deftly caught by <span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention status-link" href="https://universeodon.com/@erimichkea@mastodon.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="@erimichkea@mastodon.social">@<span>erimichkea</span></a></span> who has another week to ponder their choice as tonight we're delving into the world of Albert Camus with our 'In the Depths of Winter, I Finally Learned that Within Me There Lay an Invincible Summer' Vortex. As always huge thanks to @saucer for compiling and creating tonight's #Vortex <br /></p><p><a class="mention hashtag status-link" href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ITDOWIFLTWMTLAISVortex" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: black;" target="_blank">#<span>ITDOWIFLTWMTLAIS</span></a><span> #nowthatswhatIcallahashtag</span> <br /></p><p>
Right then, download's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Ki2BaK51Vf8ea2kg69zpbmzrtsqJb4Y/view?usp=share_link" target="_blank">here</a>, stream's below: </p><p><iframe scrolling="no" id="hearthis_at_track_10640836" width="100%" height="130" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10640836/transparent/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=0&waveform=0&cover=1&autoplay=0&css=" frameborder="0" allowtransparency allow="autoplay"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/saucer/lc-january-2024-vortex-itdowifltwmtlais/" target="_blank">LC January 2024 Vortex - ITDOWIFLTWMTLAIS</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/saucer/" target="_blank" >saucer</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p>Emma Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02177677769515708597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-62059625825583851572024-01-19T12:51:00.000-08:002024-02-18T01:08:47.951-08:00The Listening Club - 21st January 2024<p>Greetings fellow lovers of the tune. @emmaprice here sitting in for our tunemeister while he's off to sunnier climes. Last week I was in the hotseat and treated you all to Funke & The Two Tone Baby and his 2023 release Reacclimate which seemed to go down rather well. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2RFKuuw4WqzJxoWOzM1sx3IC0CkQzvJ9DKG8LOn2dBIuF3oJJqko3AvJarOUA3r62VASNm7PDlwhz8Bdgo-6xKMr0MYU7JRqzQWmKX3eeUwO8An9r1nfxtbOR02MZYxCRSD1Sz06EX46MEhhXFCsU5KQeG6Oj67iWO7vPaeeIsthWH16hzmsT-SVzUo/s700/album%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2RFKuuw4WqzJxoWOzM1sx3IC0CkQzvJ9DKG8LOn2dBIuF3oJJqko3AvJarOUA3r62VASNm7PDlwhz8Bdgo-6xKMr0MYU7JRqzQWmKX3eeUwO8An9r1nfxtbOR02MZYxCRSD1Sz06EX46MEhhXFCsU5KQeG6Oj67iWO7vPaeeIsthWH16hzmsT-SVzUo/s320/album%20cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The frisbaton was deftly caught by @iamwahl who is here with this introduction</p><p><i>While this isn’t my most favourite album by this artist, like every other of their albums I possess, it remains in the stack of recordings I regularly return to for repeated listens. There was a break in their career and, I must confess, I lost contact with them when there was nothing forthcoming for many years. Partly as a result of this, I didn’t discover this album until well after its initial release (yes, it was another thrift-store find), which in turn was more than a decade after the most recent of this artist’s recordings that I had originally fallen in love with. This may not be the most recognizable of this performer’s output (although in some locations it may be) but it is representative of the breadth of their creativity and articulate voice. This is personal. There is an angry bite here, that delivers a mouthful of sweetness. As Emma Goldman said, "If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution”—come on down to the barricades, raise your fist, and swivel those hips….</i><br /><br /><i>As it is (for some) #DryJanuary I’ll leave #DrinkingClub up to each participant’s whims…</i><br /></p><p>Right then, download's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/16bpfCd3rv_lvUyMbYBL8qCkypAmv3o9f/view?usp=drive_link">here</a>, stream's below:</p>
<iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10592857" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10592857/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/listeningclub-2024-01-21/" target="_blank">ListeningClub - 2024-01-21</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/" target="_blank" >The Listening Club Volume 2</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe>Emma Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02177677769515708597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-23140740991603195502024-01-14T10:18:00.000-08:002024-01-14T10:18:24.625-08:00The Listening Club - 14th January 2024<p>Hey folks, </p><p>Hope you're all doing good - Pretty standard grey / wet here, with a little touch of clear / cold occasionally, but we're pretty much bedded into winter, which seems like a perfect time to head off to a different part of the world or two, which is what we're about to do - first decent trip away for a good few years, thanks to pandemics and other real world concerns, so we're seriously looking forward to it. Major thanks to <b>@EmmaPrice</b> & <b>@Saucer</b> who have offered to take over management here whilst we're away - never know though, we might be tuning in from a distance if we get a chance, will have to wait and see... either way, see you in a month or so!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTGGjmqSip3GZ4DbSgx87UENDZ7S9M4R6Zbz4ISz6ZboLgx0XDdfcjZtdRERYK1dMUWN0n-eA5hTLzwV58cky7avwjnkE3fbPLJBZAw0eZeMdW36vrChFGlCSCjXct47OAv2EO9G3PhBWogV2e_w8rELWfLc75_8lJFTOTagNncsx7OQv7Zq3-ZkfiDUJ/s500/9925077C-C477-42A9-B828-7CC753529265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTGGjmqSip3GZ4DbSgx87UENDZ7S9M4R6Zbz4ISz6ZboLgx0XDdfcjZtdRERYK1dMUWN0n-eA5hTLzwV58cky7avwjnkE3fbPLJBZAw0eZeMdW36vrChFGlCSCjXct47OAv2EO9G3PhBWogV2e_w8rELWfLc75_8lJFTOTagNncsx7OQv7Zq3-ZkfiDUJ/w200-h200/9925077C-C477-42A9-B828-7CC753529265.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Last Sunday, we marked the changing of the years in customary #LC style with the <b>2023 #FestiveVortex</b>, 33 slices of super-varied sounds, the mixing of which always causes no end of furrowed brows for me, so thanks for the post-playback props, it's always very much appreciated!<p></p><p>Looking back into '23, we see the aforementioned <b>@EmmaPrice</b> was left holding the frisbee, so over to her for the first #LC intro of '24...</p><p><i>"Evening all, hope 2024 is treating you well so far.</i></p><p><i>You know when you start getting to know someone better and realise you've found a musical sibling who reacts in the same way you do to the music that's within your soul. Someone who reminds you why you love a certain track or the way someone makes a guitar sing. It opens the door to the very heart of who you are and what's important in your world. I've had that experience recently and it's intoxicatingly glorious. My first gig with this person was this artist in an intimate London venue late last year and it was one of my gigs of the year. I've not done the final tally yet but my band count for last year is 150+ so you can understand why I'm so excited to share tonight's artist with you.</i></p><p><i>When the frisbaton landed I instantly knew I was picking this album. It was such a refreshing change to not have pickers angst/doing the whole shortlisting process.</i></p><p><i>This artist was a Boomtown Festival discovery thanks to a late night chat backstage with someone I met in a mosh pit due to his most excellent band shirt. Once I'd recovered from going to bed at 10am on the final day I started listening to this artists work and was immediately hooked. This album came out in October and has been on pretty constant rotation for me since. Only reason I didn't put a track into the best of 2023 vortex was not spoilering tonight.</i></p><p><i>Drinking Club is something yellow - White wine/beer/cider all count by my reckoning :)"</i></p><p>Right then, download's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/12dmr_BjmddzzoZ04Idc5Qw9FPg-RqvbZ/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>, stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10585179" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10585179/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/lc2024-01-14/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 14th January 2024</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/" target="_blank" >The Listening Club Volume 2</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe><br /></p><p>See you 20:00 GMT tonight!</p><p><br /></p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-35862178136471987872024-01-07T10:23:00.000-08:002024-01-07T10:23:50.999-08:00The Listening Club - 7th January 2024<p>Greetings folks, and Happy New Year to you all.</p><p>Hope you've had an enjoyable one, whatever you've been up to. Been a gentle time here in Amsterdam, eating, drinking and conversing as befits the season - not much partying, but we're saving that for later this month when we vacate the premises for a few weeks (from Sun 21st Jan for 4 Sundays!) . Thanks to those of you who have offered services to keep this ship running in my absence - I will be in touch on M-don in the next few days to discuss the details - and still open to more offers of help if you're so incluned, please let me know.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c2/Data_-_album.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="316" height="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c2/Data_-_album.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Way back in time, we saw <b>@Woj</b> on frisbee duty, playing his traditional end-of-year game of "I wonder what that's like?! with "<b>Data</b>" by <b>Tainy</b>, which definitely got the assembled bopping in an early-xmas-party-where's-the-punch sort of way. Thanks extended for the pick and for sailing the frisb over to <b>@EmmaPrice,</b> who has had a serious amount of time to consider her pick, and still a week more to go, because...<p></p><p>...Yeah, it's that time again, when the best new sounds that passed through your ears in the preceding year gather together in one place to duke it out, it's the <b>2023 Festive Vortex</b> - This year a bumper crop of 33 selections, from the sublime to the ridiculous and back again, encased in just over two hours of playtime (looks like we're going to have to restrict submissions a bit in future, eh?, especially if folks insist on picking such long tunes, hemhem!).</p><p>Anyway, much like 2023 itself, it is what is was, so download <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m0tGZyo_eF4a2kjFEPtokHEZ3HCP5wOv/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>, stream below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10571893" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10571893/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/2023-01-07festivevortex/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 7th January 2024 : Festive Vortex!</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/" target="_blank" >The Listening Club Volume 2</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you at 20:00 GMT Tonight. Bring leftovers!</p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-18885985824490501382023-12-17T09:52:00.000-08:002023-12-17T09:52:59.121-08:00The Listening Club - 17th December 2023<p>Hi there folks,</p><p>Well then, last #LC of '23 and feeling astonished the year is over already, where did it go.. although looking back we managed to accomplish quite a bit, although this week chez kleptone we've not accomplished much apart from recovering from the evil flu. Que sera. Looking forward to a gentle and relaxed holday period, and wishing the same for y'all wherever you are and whatever you're up to, peace be with you all.</p><p>Of course, post-holidays it will be time for the 2023 <b>#festivevortex</b>, so it's time for you to pluck a couple of this year's finest sounds according to your ears and throw them into the pot. We return here on <b>Sunday 7th January</b> for playback and new years resolutions! (Also advance notice that I'm going to be away for a <b>whole frickin' month</b> in Jan/Feb, so will be needing managerial help here from 21st January onwards - can you help? Let me know, please!)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.genesis-news.com/media/news/io_cover.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://www.genesis-news.com/media/news/io_cover.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Last Sunday saw <b>@Corin_Ja </b>in the chair, pulling out something new by someone old in the shape of <b>Peter Gabriel'</b>s "<b>i/o</b>" (the dark-side mix, should you be wondering) which got the assembled bobbing on their segways for sure. Thanks to Corin for the pick and for bouncing the frisb off my shoulder across to <b>@woj</b>, who's here with the last pick of the year...<p></p><p><i>As is my tradition, if the frisbee flits its way to me in December or January, I like to peruse the year-end best albums lists, select a highly ranked album by someone I've never heard, and - for good or for ill - listen to it for the first time with all of you. This Sunday is no different. There were a few albums I was eyeing whose descriptions looked particularly interesting but ultimately decided to go with this one since it's from a genre I know next to nothing about and almost never listen to: reggaeton! And that is pretty much the only bit of information I have to share about this album.</i></p><p><i>Also as is my tradition, I will be driving back from the airport when the appointed time of gathering rolls around but should be back home when the album ends. So while there'll be no #DrinkingClub for me, I'll be listening along in the car though - have no fear!</i></p><p>Right then. Download's<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tIn_WAnlKJGqBkgrsDxAWNclQkAn89N1/view" target="_blank"> here</a>, stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10528199" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10528199/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/2023-12-17lc/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 17th December 2023</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/" target="_blank" >The Listening Club Volume 2</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you 20:00 GMT.</p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-43906635495782840882023-12-10T10:39:00.000-08:002023-12-10T10:39:11.450-08:00The Listening Club - 10th December 2023<p>Greetings,</p><p>Hope you're all doing good. Bit of a non-week here as the cold I picked up last week at The Prodigy gig decided to develop into a particularly unpleasant strain of Flu, which has wiped me out all week and now @nessiest too (sharing is caring, sorry my dear!). So I have nothing further to report. Bleurg.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ed03fa330e4099d5b5be9/6cbb5690-cd1b-43be-8ae8-936fccd7c527/Eat003.jpg?format=1500w" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="800" height="178" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621ed03fa330e4099d5b5be9/6cbb5690-cd1b-43be-8ae8-936fccd7c527/Eat003.jpg?format=1500w" width="200" /></a></div>Last Sunday <b>@soundclamp</b> went all west-coast klezmer on the collectively assembled's posteriors with his pick of <b>Charming Hostess</b>' "<b>Eat</b>" from 1998, which had the desired effect, at least it looked like it from here. Thanks to Dan for the pick, and for sailing the frisb across the Atlantic to <b>@corin_ja</b>, who's right here with tonight's intro...<p></p><p><i>"Well then. I had spent all week trying to decide between two very
nostalgic albums from my early years, each of which I'd been meaning to
inflict on ListeningClub for a while. I'd been pretty much decided which
I was going to plump for. I even went and bought a CD as the version I
had was not easily transferable to the internetz. And then two separate
conversations with friends completely changed my mind about the choice
for today.</i></p><p><i>Something was guiding me in a different direction.</i></p><p><i>So here instead is an album that is essentially new to me, and new to the world. The artist, I suspect, will be fairly readily identifiable by many. They are a significant figure by any standard, so it will be interesting to see what people make of it. We can go on a voyage of discovery together."</i></p><p>Indeedy. Download's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ju59qkPIsGniUTPwKTjKNzwGVv8Dm_KW/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>, and the stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10511040" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10511040/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/corinja/lc20231210v2/" target="_blank">lc_20231210_v2</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/corinja/" target="_blank" >corin_ja</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you tonight at 20:00 GMT.</p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-18299048304782260972023-12-03T10:21:00.000-08:002023-12-03T10:26:01.945-08:00The Listening Club - 3rd December 2023<p>Greetings folks,</p><p>Well, quite literally as I type, the first few tentative flakes of this Winter's snow are falling on Amsterdam, but as it's been raining all day, I don't see much laying just yet. Won't be going out in it either way, as, following a fine Wednesday evening catching up with old friends, drinking a few beers and watching The Prodigy, I've come down with a classic post-gig cold (ah-fuckin-choo). So no snow adventures for me for a few days...</p><p>In other news, glancing at the calendar, this year is one of those where Christmas Eve / New Years Eve falls on a Sunday, so advance notice thar we will be closed for the holidays! - <b>Last #LC of '23 will be 17th December, then we will be back on 7th January 2024 </b>for the customary<b> #FestiveVortex</b>, comprising of some of your favourite music of 2023!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54734809e4b03e7d0378b2d5/1512667299693-VT57PL3PSCFKBDVT9SOD/healing1.jpg?format=1500w" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54734809e4b03e7d0378b2d5/1512667299693-VT57PL3PSCFKBDVT9SOD/healing1.jpg?format=1500w" width="200" /></a></div>Speaking of vortices, last Sunday we visualised a collectively agreed and much needed <b>#HealingVortex</b>, so many different kinds of healing, so little time. Thanks to all who chipped in a tune or two, and to <b>@saucer</b> for the fine assembly.<p></p><p>Which leaves us back in regularly scheduled programming land, where <b>@soundclamp</b> is waiting with his intro to tonight's pick...</p><p><i>"There’s so much weird shit going on everywhere and it’s really weighing on me, y’know? I kinda struggled to find a pick that felt good.</i></p><p><i>So… I’m doing something a little different and keeping it local this time. Let's go to West Oakland for a sweaty hoedown where bodacious babes belt the blues in Bulgarian, Ladino, and sometimes even English while an avant-rock band kicks out the jams (motherfucker) in accompaniment. They call it PUNK-KLEZMER. This is their debut album. It was released in 1998 on a small independent label and instantly made waves.</i></p><p><i>I actually saw them once at a night club in San Francisco called Slim’s (requiescat), and it was incredible. Okay, on with the show!"</i></p><p>Right then, download's <a href="https://www.icloud.com/attachment/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcvws.icloud-content.com%2FB%2FAamsifNuwk_8oWiv_AtOr5mT3IETAYGkiCdTQWgaywci586s9dWyWQB1%2F%24%7Bf%7D%3Fo%3DAquzUo1LwigdWnTjB0hoF9YLL4Z6ol2td8RpXExnHPF4%26v%3D1%26x%3D3%26a%3DCAogs8rbd7-ihfS3dNGjBEbsXSivFPqi-6aGw_y7yZ-9qXkSdBCjnsrJwjEYo67FncwxIgEAKgkC6AMA_2WWP1pSBJPcgRNaBLJZAHVqJIIYlzi7zFqfAryL-OVEQKN16q5OPxFGrygVSKspXXHbCeAWBHIkldqM5vfJ0woK12KknMRFF6D5gJq701hYkHq2ZAQJkkUB9L0Z%26e%3D1704090228%26fl%3D%26r%3D10B51D7D-8177-400B-A0C2-340CE6C3DE0B-1%26k%3D%24%7Buk%7D%26ckc%3Dcom.apple.largeattachment%26ckz%3DE754B148-47A4-4D85-9613-6B9571038190%26p%3D27%26s%3DhjbhYMCyNmOXEaB5MwMuZU8oQRQ&uk=2l0k7gtShzPRVWhxWwCyCg&f=Listening_Club_December_2023_mixdown.mp3.zip&sz=113875369" target="_blank">here</a>, stream below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10499366" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10499366/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/listeningclubdecember2023mixdown/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 3rd December 2023</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/" target="_blank" >The Listening Club Volume 2</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>Hope to see you 20:00 GMT. </p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-49841999621450434442023-11-26T10:45:00.000-08:002023-11-26T10:48:14.225-08:00The Listening Club - 26th November 2023<p>Greetings folks,</p><p>Hope you're all doing good. Another soggy week in Amsterdam, although as wind is now coming from the north, temps are finally dropping and a ton of leaves are readying themselves to fall overnight in that "suddenly it became winter" mode that the Netherlands does so well (prediction: next Thursday). Meanwhile we dodge the drops and scurry out to cheer ourselves after a thoroughly depressing Dutch election result by consuming the nearby Meredith Monk <a href="https://oudekerk.nl/nu-te-zien/tentoonstellingen/meredith-monk/8630" target="_blank">retrospective exhibition</a> in the Oudekerk (ace), visiting the nearest toko to stock up on noodles & snacks and sinking a couple of delicious dark Autumn beers in a welcoming nearby bar. Because needs must.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1614118854_16.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="200" src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1614118854_16.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Last Sunday saw <b>@Saucer </b>in the chair,. spooking the gathered ensemble with his pick of<b> "Ballads Of Seduction, Fertility And Ritual Slaughter"</b>, a 2023 reworking / tribute to the soundtrack of <b>"The Wicker Man</b>" (the 1973 version, natch). Thanks to him for the pick, and for also picking up the <b>#vortex</b> reigns because...<p></p><p>Yep, end of the month already, and this time the assembled decided on a <b>#HealingVortex</b>, so here's the collected healing wisdom of you all, lovingly merged by that very same <b>@Saucer:</b></p><p>Download's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hogzzI8c4CxmT51qwcRNY7fQ-11oHDzl/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>, stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10487587" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10487587/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/listening-club-26-november-2023-healing-vortex/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 26th November 2023 - Healing Vortex</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/" target="_blank" >The Listening Club Volume 2</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you 20:00 GMT tonight.</p><p><br /></p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-20574156742841078112023-11-19T10:03:00.000-08:002023-11-19T10:03:56.803-08:00The Listening Club - 19th November 2023<p>Hey folks,</p><p>@kleptones back again after another action packed Le Guess Who weekend away. Still feel priviliged that one of the finest music festivals in these lands is a 30 minute train ride from chez klep, even if its popularity is now threatening to place it out of reach to folks travelling from afar due to spiralling flight & accomodation costs. Plus ca change, though...</p><p><b>#Vortex</b> alert - yep, it's that time again... suggestions on the hashtag perlease!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/69/TempleOfTheDog.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="316" height="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/69/TempleOfTheDog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Last Sunday <b>@Saucer </b>was minding things here, thanks to him for helping out, and thanks to <b>@SimonLandmine</b> for his pick of <b>Temple Of The Dog</b>'s sole album from 1991, which I'm sure got the assembled crowd-surfing in a virtual manner. Thanks to Simon for the pick and for whacking the frisb straight across to the very same <b>@saucer</b>, who defly swaps hats and writes this by way of introduction to tonight's selection...<p></p><p><i>"Here’s a relatively recent take on a relatively distant piece of art, tinged with the more distant aesthetic of Dada. </i></p><p><i>Looking forward to our collective glimmers of recognition as the set proceeds. (Resist the natural urge to spill & spoil!) I hope there's something here for everyone.</i></p><p><i>Snack club? Something you'd pick to munch on at the end of the world. </i></p><p><i>Drinking club? Something you'd want to imbibe at the end of the world. </i></p><p><i>Optimism club? Hmmmm. They say that after the end of the world there's always a new world."</i></p><p>Aye then. Download's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/10-_OiJiX8vmcE2bQkDqOJZJXcPavz4aI/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>, stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10476294" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10476294/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/listening-club-20231118/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 19th November 2023</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/" target="_blank" >The Listening Club Volume 2</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>Hope to see you 20:00 GMT tonight.</p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-83555532899959457742023-11-12T09:10:00.000-08:002023-11-12T09:10:29.609-08:00The Listening Club - 12th November 2023<p>Greetings, LC folk,</p><p>It me, @saucer, in today for @kleptones who’s away on assignment (aka at a music fest). Hope you’re all doing great!</p><p>Out here in Boulder it’s a lovely, chilly Fall day. The bears are starting to think about finding cozy places to hibernate… but for now they’re still seeking out and cramming in as many snacks as they can find (aka my typical modus operandi) to get ready for their winter sleep. </p><div><p></p><p><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTfEhLff67lBxursgwLEjXxFhNBcUQ7o3B56WaVmzPs-8ol2tXwvxjdK-Zhxb3Fb53GBFMT0bHVb2b9YlzMtl6AZUWJ8DkAdZsl51wSXD6O3LmHzmiWI0NjXZk4OvmvPnA8BJ41z-vLTLgYaXbW6JQaEIqs4ZdH6QupdVN8i2c8Hyl6MiWg5LPiCXPBi8/s1028/_com.apple.Pasteboard.qKym1m.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="1021" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTfEhLff67lBxursgwLEjXxFhNBcUQ7o3B56WaVmzPs-8ol2tXwvxjdK-Zhxb3Fb53GBFMT0bHVb2b9YlzMtl6AZUWJ8DkAdZsl51wSXD6O3LmHzmiWI0NjXZk4OvmvPnA8BJ41z-vLTLgYaXbW6JQaEIqs4ZdH6QupdVN8i2c8Hyl6MiWg5LPiCXPBi8/w199-h200/_com.apple.Pasteboard.qKym1m.png" width="199" /></a></i>Last Sunday in LC land, <b>@EastVanHalen</b> and her kitten <b>Gracie</b> treated the assembled to a <i>weirdo nostalgia album</i> as she described it, namely the lo-fi <b>Alien Lanes</b> by Dayton Ohio 4th-grade teacher Robert Pollard and his <b>Guided By Voices</b> merry makers. I’ve been a longtime fan of the band but had never heard that particular album, and very much enjoyed its waggishness along with you all.</p><p></p><p><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></i></p><p></p><p>This evening we welcome the frisbo-clutching <b>@SimonLandmine</b> onto the stage… Let’s hear what he has in store for us…</p><p>“<i>As usual, I was suffering considerable indecision looking at my increasingly-misnamed shortlist, and nearly picked a completely different album (partly due to recently watching a short YouTube video about how it fitted into the band's oeuvre). That one might still show up another time. However, I then thought of this one, and on listening through, realised I was more in the mood for it. Hope that you all are, too.</i></p><p>“<i>Some of you may know this one, and others might recognise the voices. This album came about because of a loss, but gave those involved a way to process their grief, and ended up becoming rather well renowned for the combination of artists - two of whom were already known for the band that they were in, although would go on to greater fame, and the rest of the lineup, with the guest vocalist, would soon become a new band in their own right, who also made quite the impact a little later with an award-winning multi-platinum album. Notably, the single from this album was the first recorded release to feature vocals by that as-yet-unknown guest vocalist.</i></p><p>“<i>This one got good reviews, but failed to chart ... until a year later, when the artists involved had got considerable mainstream attention, and the record company realised what they had with this, and re-released it and pushed the single and video, since when this album has also gone platinum.</i></p><p>“<i>Hope that you enjoy it - it's a favourite of mine when I'm in the right mood, although obviously not as unknown as some pickaas for LC. No bloody clue what the #DrinkingClub suggestion would be, though, but it should possibly be wrapped in a paper bag while being drunk on a bench.</i>”</p><p>Alrighty then! Download's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zvqjBRV22I6yUn3NagFzDE-SKA-sivZq/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>, stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10463235" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10463235/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/saucer/listeningclub-2023-11-12/" target="_blank">ListeningClub 2023-11-12</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/saucer/" target="_blank" >saucer</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you 20:00 GMT tonight (9 pm central Europe, 3 pm Eastern, noon Pacific) and talk to you on Mastodon with the #listeningClub hashtag.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>@saucerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771144897622086578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-46712987182402658582023-11-05T09:18:00.000-08:002023-11-05T09:18:22.228-08:00The Listening Club - 5th November 2023<p>Greetings folks,</p><p>Hope you're all doing good. November already? Jeebs. Still mostly pouring down here, which, combined with some still-higher-temperatures-than-usual is making the surroundings seem pretty damn green and soggy, like overdone spinach. Still, hoping for a few gaps in the downpours to allow us to scoot dryly from venue to venue during Le Guess Who next weekend, we shall see. In my absence, it will be the right honerable <b>@saucer</b> who will be stepping up here and doing the do, major thanks to him for helping out!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d6/f9/e3/d6f9e325ad2e1157e877353c8359db12.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d6/f9/e3/d6f9e325ad2e1157e877353c8359db12.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Last Sunday, as u kno, twas vortex time, and that resulted in a <b>#KittensForPeaceVortex</b> aka <b>#GivePeaceAfffnChanceVortex</b> which certainly brought out all the appropriate moods and then some. Thanks to everyone who chipped in a tune or two, and double plus thanks to <b>@akx </b>for splicing and dicing the results.<p></p><p>Back to regular programming, it's <b>@EastVanHalen</b> who's got the frisbes, or is it her kitten <b>Gracie</b>? Let's find out...</p><p><i>"Seeing as how Gracie and I are co-hosting this week, and seeing as how Gracie is as hockey-obsessed as I am (kitten, television, pucks, faaaaascination), I thought I’d bookend my previous Nomeansno selection with one of their alter ego acts, The Hanson Brothers, and their 1992 hockey-themed album “Gross Misconduct.” It was not to be. Do I have a copy? I thought I did, but no. Could I get one? Maybe, if I had realized before Saturday that my copy was missing. Andt all my stalwart punk rawk download blogs came up short.</i></p><p><i>So I’ve totally pivoted, for no discernible reason, to this weirdo nostalgia album. Weirdo for me, anyhow - who the fuck would think that I’d have unreservedly loved some eight (?) track nonsense recorded in a basement by a bunch of drunken Dayton schoolteachers? But I did, and I probably still do - haven’t had it out for a spin in a few years, we’ll have to see how it fares today. They have a weirdish rep and some weird fans - “I’m not going down to the floor, it’s too…drunk bro,” insisted the nice lady I met in the record label’s box the last time I saw them play - but I thought that the people from Brazil who passed around the mixed drinks they’d smuggled in in half-flattened 2-litre soda bottles were pretty awesome, so I smuggled them into the afterparty."</i></p><p>Right then, download's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mztr5kRA3gxe6kvs0AupYepRAdJWg8Jc/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>, stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10451335" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10451335/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/image/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 5th November 2023</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/" target="_blank" >The Listening Club Volume 2</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you 20:00 GMT tonight.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-62126625876347244962023-10-29T10:28:00.000-07:002023-10-29T10:28:58.616-07:00The Listening Club - 29th October 2023<p>Salutations, folks,</p><p>Hope you're all doing good. Still wet as balls here in Amsterdam (wettest October on record apparently, sigh), although we're not complaining too much, even though we got caught out in it last night, it was returning from a beautiful and emotional show from Brian Eno with The Baltic Sea Philharmonic which not surprisingly blew the assembled's socks off and then some, a truly amazing performance.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dc/Saturday_Morning.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="315" height="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dc/Saturday_Morning.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>Last Sunday we had <b>@FaberFedor</b> in the chair, taking people back to two different eras simultaneously (no mean feat, that) with his pick of "<b>Saturday Morning Cartoons Greatest Hits</b>" as covered by a raft of American 90s indie and punksters. Thanks to FF for the pick, and for sailing the frisb across to <b>@EastVanHalen </b>and her new lodger Gracie, but for now...<p></p><p>Yea verily and a yard oif ale, it's #vortex time, and sadly current events have had their effect, so it's a <b>#KittensForPeaceVortex</b> aka <b>#GivePeaceAFFFFChanceVortex</b>. You've been busy donating tunes to <b>@akx</b>, who has managed to assemble almost all of them (compilers discression, hemhem) so here's the result...</p><p>Direct download's <a href="https://akx-lc.s3.nl-ams.scw.cloud/lc-2023-10-29_21.mp3?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=SCW1KWSJPYV63364MWG3%2F20231029%2Fnl-ams%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20231029T160032Z&X-Amz-Expires=89994&X-Amz-Signature=32a571530307667ed487d0156596e5f23e52c872ee56e61a9d1423f8db9c4e3c&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-id=GetObject" target="_blank">here</a> (right-click-save-as), and the stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10425763" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10425763/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/xvbjmbwy/lc-2023-10-2921/" target="_blank">lc-2023-10-29</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/xvbjmbwy/" target="_blank" >akx</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>THE CLOCKS HAVE CHANGED - See you at 20:00 GMT - Check your zone <a href="https://time.is/GMT" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-35656809656232843172023-10-22T10:27:00.001-07:002023-10-22T10:27:50.354-07:00The Listening Club - 22nd October 2023<p>Greetings folks,</p><p>Hope all is good in your respective hoods. Pretty darn wet here in Amsterdam, just in time for the annual decent of the dance music industry for <a href="https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/" target="_blank">ADE</a>, and whilst the black tee and baggy pants brigade mingle, we slip through the middle to watch Shellac (awesome as ever) and eat hand pulled noodles (also awesome)...</p><p>Also be mindful next Sunday is last of the month, so we need a #vortex theme, hem hem hem.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.discogs.com/fGMKEfHMMLA52IWUSvoHnMCo3TGAxcZGrspkhitfCa4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:608/w:597/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI2MjU1/OTQtMTQwNjk0Nzc1/My0yMDE4LmpwZWc.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="597" height="200" src="https://i.discogs.com/fGMKEfHMMLA52IWUSvoHnMCo3TGAxcZGrspkhitfCa4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:608/w:597/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI2MjU1/OTQtMTQwNjk0Nzc1/My0yMDE4LmpwZWc.jpeg" width="196" /></a></div>Speaking of which, last Sunday saw <b>@ericwinnert</b> dealing out their debut pick in the shape of <b>Leaf Hound'</b>s proto-metal classic "<b>Growers Of Mushroom</b>", which got the assembled down and diry as you'd expect. Thanks to that Eric for the pick, and for sailing the frisb over to<b> @faberfedor</b>, who takes a little time off bagel boiling to write this by way of introduction to tonight's pick...<p></p><p><i>"For a certain demographic, this will be a blast from the past. Sorta'.</i></p><p><i>For a Few of Faber's Fabulous Foreign Friends, this will be brand new.</i></p><p><i>As for the rest of you, you should recognize at least a few of the songs. I'm sure everyone will enjoy the musicianship.</i></p><p><i>I have the perfect drink and food recommendations. I even have the perfect outfits to wear, but that would be giving too much away. ;-)"</i></p><p>Right then, download's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Sf5kKPtMSZd966As0nNpBMDzBxa5VC7/view?usp=share_link" target="_blank">here</a>, stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10386523" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10386523/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/image/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 22nd October 2023</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/" target="_blank" >The Listening Club Volume 2</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you 20:00 BST (GMT+1) tonight.</p><p><i><br /></i></p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-9334935453580538362023-10-15T10:17:00.002-07:002023-10-15T10:17:53.951-07:00The Listening Club - 15th October 2023<p>Greetings folks,</p><p>Hope you're all doing good. Can't pretend that Summer's still hanging on here in Amsterdam, the last fizzles of warm weather got blown away on Friday, to be replaced by something a lot wetter and colder. Ah, so it goes. As I mentioned before, time to move indoors, which next week means Negativland and Shellac, and last Friday meant Dexys, who delivered a truly cracking set. Also a little advance notice that it's nearly <a href="https://leguesswho.com/" target="_blank">Le Guess Who</a> time again, which means I'll be looking for someone to run things here around 12th November, and come to think of it, for a few weeks in Jan/Feb, as we head off for a bit of roundtheworldism in the new year, so if anyone wants to help out, let me know. Nothing like advance notice, eh?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/201/182/661/241/547/original/466850abda72dfd5.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="380" height="200" src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/201/182/661/241/547/original/466850abda72dfd5.png" width="200" /></a></div>Last Sunday we had <b>@ogili</b> in the chair, looking back to futuristic times with his pick of <b>DJ Hatcha</b>'s "<b>Dubstep Allstars Vol. 1</b>!, which got the assembled shucking and shuffling fo sho. Thanks to Oli for the pick and for sailing the frisb over to <b>@EricWinnert</b>, who's right here with the intro for his debut selection...<p></p><p><i>"A trip back to 1970 with a proto-metal one-album-wonder. Loud, brash and and driving at a breakneck speed all the way. It maybe short trip but it's one hell of an action packed journey. The record sold poorly on its release but over the years it has gained considerable cult status. The band, a five piece from the UK are a small branch on a much larger Rock Family Tree but with this record they managed to turn it into a golden bough."</i></p><p>Right then, download's <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16_M7MkpPhhd_WxZUByiCJ1bCkGkFQpE9?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>, stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10327170" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10327170/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/listeningclub-15-oct-ericwinnert/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 15th October 2023</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/" target="_blank" >The Listening Club Volume 2</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you 20:00 BST (GMT+1).</p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-18839910235063543612023-10-08T10:09:00.001-07:002023-10-08T11:41:06.898-07:00The Listening Club - 8th October 2023<p>Greetings folks,</p><p>Hope you're all well and good. Nights are starting to draw in a bit here in Amsterdam, and although the temps are still on the warmer side, looks like our extended summer playout is finally coming to an end. Ah well. Just in time for gigging season to properly lift off... </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1445803779_16.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="200" src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1445803779_16.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Last Sunday we saw <b>@AqiDraco</b> in the chair, providing some nautical sturm und drang in the shape of "<b>Ayam</b>" by <b>Disillusion</b>, which got the assembled bobbing along very successfully. Thanks to Aqi for the pick, and for sailing the frisb across to <b>@ogili</b>, who's here with the intro...<p></p><p><i>"As Britain slips further into what appears to be an Alan Moore penned dystopia. I’ve chosen this from 2004, something that could only have come from Britain’s ever mutating multicultural urban culture. Because fuck the cynical adoption of re-heated Powellism by the current government to cover up their corruption and incompetence at their recent party conference, and fuck them. Obviously.</i></p><p><i>It is an example of a 21st century genre born of the urban sprawl stretching from Peckham, or Brixton southwards to places like Croydon and Bromley. From the time when it was just breaking out to a wider audience from a relatively small scene centered around things like a Croydon record shop, an East London club night, and pirate radio stations like Rinse FM. Back when it felt fresh and exciting to me at least. A genre in its experimental infancy. With melodies traversing through heavy bass like the N109 night bus’s languid passage through the rolling hills, and 1960s Brutalist tower blocks of South London. Where you can hear the musical influence of living in an area bustling with coexisting cultures, alongside the music genres that influenced, or birthed it.</i></p><p><i>The genre has since escaped the smokey torpor of South London, and became an annoyingly brash beast when it got big in the US. But at the risk of being one of those ‘real’ musical genre bores this is better. "</i></p><div>Right then, download's <a href="https://www.file.io/H7F2/download/OU281dp0yDpq" target="_blank">here</a> or if not there then <a href="https://ufile.io/xg64ksd5" target="_blank">here</a>, stream's below:</div><div><br /><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10265613" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10265613/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/listeningclub-8th-oct-2023/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 8th October 2023</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/" target="_blank" >The Listening Club Volume 2</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>See you 20:00 BST (GMT+1) tonight.</div>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-71603652666894073032023-10-01T10:26:00.001-07:002023-10-01T10:26:35.075-07:00The Listening Club - 1st October 2023<p>Greetings, pinch and a punch and all that.</p><p>Soooo, a pretty untypical October 1st, sitting out on the stoop in shorts and a tee, enjoying the mid-20s sun with a beer. Global warming much sir? It's a tricky one. Yes it's very enjoyable, but is it normal? Hell no. I realise I keep going on about it as I'm a fan of the warms, but sometimes we should be careful what we wish for... *cracks open another tin, reaches for violin*</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.tenor.com/NzC7mULqbnEAAAAM/puppet-nom.gif" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="220" height="200" src="https://media.tenor.com/NzC7mULqbnEAAAAM/puppet-nom.gif" width="160" /></a></div>Last Sunday we got seasonally crazy with a "how did we end up here" <b>#TapasSneakersAndGiantPuppetsVortex</b>, which actually delivered on all fronts with an ace bag of random tunes. Thanks to everyone who scratched their heads and chipped one or two in, it was a lot of fun! Looking back we find <b>@AqiDraco</b> primed and ready with this week's intro...<p></p><p><i>"It has been two weeks since I knew it was my turn again for the mystery album and within a couple days, I had my ‘Eureka’ album selected. I still let it stew and even asked some of my fellow Metalhead Club friends for additional album ideas. I listened to all of the offered options and even discovered new great music for me but in the end my initial choice felt the best to share with you at Listening Club.</i></p><p><i>Here is Metal band from the Eastern part of Germany that has been creating music since 1994. This is only their 4th studio album, released in 2022. For this Metal subgenre, it is typical that it is highly conceptual and best experienced as listening to the whole album through, which I am happy to share with you.</i></p><p><i>Drink something hard, something soft, or a mix of both, just like the music you will hear."</i></p><p>Right then. Download's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X5VIVssi7Of0OFxXGuZSvIwSMyr39lwB/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>, stream's below:</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10201865" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10201865/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/aqi-draco/lc1oct2023/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 1st October 2023</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/aqi-draco/" target="_blank" >Aqi Draco</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you 20:00 BST (GMT+1) tonight.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-64102553201334909222023-09-24T10:23:00.001-07:002023-09-24T10:23:19.058-07:00The Listening Club - 24th September 2023<p>Greetings folks,</p><p>Hope you're all doing good.. Summer seems determined to hang on for a tiny bit longer here in Amsterdam, which is fine, as we can keep on finding "end of summer" shit to do.... Still not quite ready to give up the shorts just yet... as always :)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/27/Daft_Punk_-_Discovery.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/27/Daft_Punk_-_Discovery.png" width="200" /></a></div>Last Sunday we saw <b>@akx</b> in the chair, delivering a modern classic in the shape of <b>Daft Punk</b>'s "<b>Discovery</b>", which got the assembled bobbing and bopping as would be expected. Thanks to Aarni for the pick, and for not needing to throw the frisb, as it has already been pre-ordained to hit <b>@AqiDraco</b> next Sunday, but first...<p></p><p>...#vortex time. And o my brothers and sisters, I don't quite know how we got here, but here we most definitely are, combining ourselves into a (most probably a world first) #<b>TapasSneakersAndGiantPuppetsVortex</b>, which has brought forward one of the most varied selections, both in terms of age and style, that I can recall (I know I say that every time, but seeeeriously, you guys). As usual, some are beautifully literal, and some... well, I'm looking forward to hearing the back stories, put it that way.</p><p>Direct download is <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pPWdQu_4pdsB18Pi14SnIYTQN0pPwU1K/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>, stream's below.</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10154184" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10154184/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/2023-09-tapas-sneakers-giant-puppets-vortex/" target="_blank">The Listening Club - 24th September 2023 - Tapas, Sneakers & Giant Puppets Vortex!!!</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/the-listening-club-volume-2/" target="_blank" >The Listening Club Volume 2</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you 20:00 BST (GMT+1). Bring a strong bottle. Or several.</p><p><br /></p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830631732611553025.post-10619644794160744092023-09-17T10:02:00.000-07:002023-09-17T10:02:54.746-07:00The Listening Club - 17th September 2023<p>Greetings folks,</p><p>Hope you're doing good - Not bad here in Amsterdam, a warm week, so we've been making the most of it in true end-of-summer get-the-most-out-of-it style, checking out an annual city sculpture fest, stopping in at the terrace bar at the Hilton for a chill drink, popping out to the westerpark for a picnic and a bit of city wildlife watching etc. Plenty fun to be had, as always.</p><p>Reminder that next thirty days hath September, which means next Sunday will be a #vortex, so we're after suggestions for a theme if you have one...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ec/BuffaloSpringfieldBuffaloSpringfieldAgain.jpg/220px-BuffaloSpringfieldBuffaloSpringfieldAgain.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="220" height="198" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ec/BuffaloSpringfieldBuffaloSpringfieldAgain.jpg/220px-BuffaloSpringfieldBuffaloSpringfieldAgain.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Last Sunday we zipped back to November 1967 in the company of <b>@vinomadic</b> for <b>"Buffalo Springfield Again",</b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>although a first time listen for many, ho ho, and a treat for a good chunk of the assembled. Thanks extended for the pick, and for managing to achieve #LCs first ever double-throw (don't ask), to both @AqiDraco, who will be in the chair in a fortnight, but also to <b>@akx</b>, who's right here with tonight's intro...<p></p><p><i>"Yesterday, one thing led to another and one bar turned to four and I only got back home this morning at 4 AM, so I'm a bit out of writing juices and I'll keep this short and sweet.</i></p><p><i>This is a classic album that I suspect not everyone has heard in its entirety (well, almost entirety – I cropped the last track out because it was too long).</i></p><p><i>#drinkingclub: no thanks, not today, but if you do indulge, something French. A French 75 counts as French."</i></p><p>Right then. Download's <a href="https://akx-lc.s3.nl-ams.scw.cloud/LC-2023-09-17.mp3?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=SCWZR9PXZTX78C7MFN8C%2F20230917%2Fnl-ams%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20230917T144044Z&X-Amz-Expires=89993&X-Amz-Signature=87c0890672d98442517e886a604e36b95ad9f80b976885a89bfd5fefe3608830&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-id=GetObject" target="_blank">here</a> (right-click-save-as), and the stream's below...</p><p><iframe allow="autoplay" allowtransparency="" frameborder="0" height="150" id="hearthis_at_track_10101979" scrolling="no" src="https://app.hearthis.at/embed/10101979/transparent_black/?hcolor=&color=&style=2&block_size=2&block_space=1&background=1&waveform=0&cover=0&autoplay=0&css=" width="100%"><p>Listen to <a href="https://hearthis.at/xvbjmbwy/lc-2023-09-17/" target="_blank">LC-2023-09-17</a> <span>by</span><a href="https://hearthis.at/xvbjmbwy/" target="_blank" >akx</a> <span>on</span> <a href="https://hearthis.at/" target="_blank">hearthis.at</a></p></iframe></p><p>See you 8pm BST (GMT+1)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Eric Kleptonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279366242949275787noreply@blogger.com0