Greetings folks,
Hope you're all doing good. A seriously wet and windy week here in Amsterdam, which has certainly caused this year's ADE (Huge dance music industry event, if you didn't know) to go with quite a soggy squelch, as thousands of unprepared folks from afar scurry from cover to cover, frantically buying raincoats, hats and brollies as they go. A fair chunk of the ADE schedule is not really to my taste, but they do cover a wide range of stuff, and the variable weather means that enterprising locals can pick up cheap last minute tickets if they're lucky, which allowed us to get blown across town by Storm Benjamin to see Asko|Schönberg perform Steve Reich's "Music For 18 Musicians" on Thursday, and mighty fine it was too, yay.
(PSA - Reminder I'm away on Sunday 9th November, still looking for a helping hand to run #LC, let me know if you can help, pls thx.)
Last Sunday saw us paying tribute the best way we know how to our fallen comrade @FaberFedor with a splendidly emotional #GroupHugForFaberVortex. Huge thanks to everyone who chipped in a tune or two, and everyone who congregated to listen and share reminiscences of a fine chap.
=I've been asked by Faber's executors to share his obiutuary, which you can find here, and also let everyone know that there will be an online memorial on Sunday 16th November at 12noon ET (which I think is 4pm GMT, 5pm CET). The memorial will be held on Zoom, details here.
Back in the land of regularly-scheduled programming, we find @EmmaPrice holding the frisb, with this to say by way of introduction to her pick...
"Greetings my Listening Club Friends.
It's been a while since I've been around regularly for Listening Club. I spent the summer in the fields on the festival circuit raising money for Oxfam enjoying the sun on my face with the shared joy of communal music and meeting folks from all walks of life.
Last week's #grouphugforFaber experience hit me pretty hard and I'm not embarrassed to say I wept like a baby thinking of our friend and the memories and connections we've all made via music. If any of you are ever visiting London please let me know and it'd be a pleasure to meet and raise a glass to this fantastic group of people. Thank you for all the moments we've shared and those that are yet to come.
Onto my pick for this week. First things first, I know nothing about the artist behind this album and while I'm writing this intro I'm listening to it for the second time. I bought this album, on vinyl no less, for one reason. The cover. As I'm listening to it again I'm really glad this has randomly made it into my music collection. I'll explain the story of how I acquired this vinyl during the playback to avoid spoilering up front.
Drinking club: Is it too early for a mulled wine?"
Right then, download's here, stream's below:
See you 20:00 GMT - Yes, the clocks have changed over here!
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