Mooseic

In the early 90s my mum told me she has got tickets to see Chris De Burgh at Sheffield Arena. She was very excited about it. When she got back from the gig she came into the living room and I asked how it was. She paused, looked me in the eye and just said "Chris REA".

Sunday morning listening: God Intentions by Helicon

Guitars and Sitars

Saturday listening: Squeeze by the Velvet Underground.

Better than people would have you think. It's not awful by any means, just not fit to be called a Velvet Underground album. What do you think?

Sunday morning listening: Alles Ist Gut by Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft.

Complaints from one of the teens in the house that this was too loud.

I'm off there too. Any idea what time they'll be on?

Frankie Say...don't you have enough versions of our songs yet?

Saturday morning listening: Liminal by Beatie Wolfe & Brian Eno

Third album this year from this collaboration. Unlike the last two albums, where one was songs and the other instrumentals, this one has a perfectly balanced blend of the two

Once upon a time I was falling apart, now I'm always falling in love

The Beta Band's debut album proper - A shambles, but much better than the band would have you believe.

YEAR 1, by KLFRS COMMUNICATIONS 10 track album

Does anyone know how much involvement, if any, the KLF have with this project?
klfrscommunications.bandcamp.com/album/year-1

Sunday lunchtime listening: Body and Soul by Joe Jackson.

Not necessarily his best album, but certainly one of his best sounding and best looking albums.

Sunday morning listening: Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch

Even if you like/dislike a Frank Zappa album, it can be difficult to decide whether it is objectively any good.

This one for example. I like it and it was one of his better selling albums, but is it any good?

Just finished reading this book - subtitled "Vince" - about the early years of Depeche Mode up to the release of their debut album. Just given the album a relisten and it still sounds fantastic. The production is spot on.

Nevermind The Beatles pretending to be another band for Sgt Pepper, in 1968 The Turtles released "The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands", where each of the 12 songs was performed by a different band. A photo the bands graces the gatefold sleeve - some of these would NOT be allowed nowadays.

Sunday Morning Listening: Grown Backwards by David Byrne

At rock, classical, opera, tropicália, chamber pop, Americana and more. It still sounds like a David Byrne album.

Describing this album is almost as difficult as trying to photograph the reflective sleeve.

Archiv 1: A Transparent CD Sorting through some of my CDs, I stumbled upon this. Is it the first ever transparent CD? Come to think of it, how many other transparent ...

A lot of people are talking about the new Lorde album being released as a transparent CD like it's something new, but look at this, released in 2003...
Nag Nag Nag: Archiv 1: A Transparent CD mooseic.blogspot.com/2013/08/arch...

Gift from Australia - cheery socks that nicely match Fontaines DC's most recent album, which was coincidentally in the background when I took the photo

Warning: don't take your 11 foot tall child to Manchester's Legoland! They won't be allowed in the soft play area

Thursday afternoon listening: All The Young Droids.

Things I didn't realise I needed in my life: A compilation of lost and obscure electropop from the late 70s and early 80s, of which there is only one track that I know. Fantastic stuff.

Live Aid was 40 years ago. It may have its critics, but what a day. I watched it all and recorded the whole thing onto 5 Betamax tapes.

We listened to There's A Riot Going on at Album Club today but, to be honest, the kids didn't really get it. We maybe should've played Life or Stand instead.

Anyway, I needed to give it a proper listen when I got home without the sound of chatty teenagers

Pulp - More. "South Yorkshire Sunset" vinyl

Niche music trivia of the day: The Sabres of Paradise took their name from the b-sides to Haysi Fantayzee's wonderfuly daft 80s hit, John Wayne is Big Leggy

Planned to make some calming music today but I'm getting stressed out by cables.

Sunday afternoon, post record fair listening. Mingus by Joni Mitchell. Very jazz.

New cassette. The excellent Memory Amplified EP by @speedforlovers.bsky.social

Saturday morning listening: Instant Holograms on Metal Film by Stereolab

First album since 2010. If their last couple of albums were good but showing signs of The Groop in a creative cul-de-sac, then this sounds like a band rejuvenated and remembering what made them so grear in the first place.

Sunday afternoon listening: Voodoo Party by James Last

Easy listening bandleader takes on tropicalia, funk, psychedelia, folk and soul - often at the same time. Expect Santana, Marvin Gaye and Sly Stone covers.

Sunday morning listening: Forever Changes by Love

When I saw Shack last week they did an excellent cover of A House Is Not A Motel, which reminded me that they were briefly Arthur Lee's backing band.

Time to enjoy the original though. Perfect listening for a sunny day (or any day for that matter).

Sunday morning listening: Resonance by Yumiko Morioka

Japanese ambient/new age piano music from 1987. Tranquil.

I wouldn't try and argue that this is one of the greatest albums of all time, but it's certainly one of my most enjoyed albums of all time.

Finally released on vinyl and at last with a full length version of Beat Goes On

Question: does he sing walk like a panther, walk like a panda, or both?