Album of the Evening

[AnotherSpin]

Jean-Luc Ho plays the French harpsichord that Blandine Verlet used to play before.

 

[ripples]

 

 

https://open.qobuz.com/album/tz1rdkod5s9wa

 

 

[AnotherSpin]

It's not hard to guess that now, after Keith Jarrett's retirement from the scene, his earlier recordings will begin to appear. Like a cycle of C.P.E. Bach sonatas recorded almost 30 years ago. How valuable these once shelved recordings are is a matter of debate. 

 

 

 

 

[Allan F]

 

Featuring: Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfa, Margo Price, Jeremy Ivey, Buddy Miller, Angel Olsen, Tom Stinson

[DuckToller]

Steven Wilson Presents Intrigue: Progressive Sounds in UK Alternative Music 1979–89 - Various Artists

I am deeply intrigued ...
Steven Wilson did a great job selecting explicit material that makes me smile a lot. Some tracks are mixes done by the master himself.
He's got quite a taste, the young man :-)
... and he saved my weekend !

Here's a short review by Fred Thomas from AllMusic:
"Curated by Porcupine Tree guitarist Steven Wilson, the four-disc compilation Intrigue: Progressive Sounds in UK Alternative Music 1979-89 tackles the entirety of the 1980s with the mission of exposing the strangest, most inventive, and most abstract sounds coming out of the United Kingdom in a decade where music could often feel sterile or homogenized. That's hardly the case with the 58 tracks Wilson presents here, all of which are miles away from the blandness of the charts and commercial trends of the '80s and focused more on post-punk, new wave, art rock, goth rock, synth pop, and all imaginable intersections thereof. Intrigue offers a fantastic primer for independent music happening at a time when bands like U2 or Tears for Fears were what most people considered edgy. The comp kicks off with an especially moody Wire track, and quickly follows with submissions from Public Image Limited, Magazine, Gang of Four, This Heat, and the like. Wilson includes updated mixes of his own making with tracks like XTC's "Complicated Game" and Robert Fripp and the League of Gentlemen's "Cognitive Dissonance." Intrigue makes space for many different shades of sound that grew out of post-punk, ranging from the haunted ska of the Specials' "Ghost Town" to Joy Division's slow-moving funeral march "The Eternal" to Kate Bush's theatrical Hounds of Love fever dream "Waking the Witch." There's nothing but highlights throughout the several hours of deep cuts and more familiar tracks gathered on Intrigue, and the entire collection flows well regardless of the various wild directions it goes in. If Wilson's aim was to showcase the excitement and unconventional thinking that existed in the shadows of banal mainstream sounds throughout the '80s, Intrigue accomplishes that goal and then some."

[TubeLover]

7 hours ago, DuckToller said:

Steven Wilson Presents Intrigue: Progressive Sounds in UK Alternative Music 1979–89 - Various Artists

I am deeply intrigued ...
Steven Wilson did a great job selecting explicit material that makes me smile a lot. Some tracks are mixes done by the master himself.
He's got quite a taste, the young man :-)
... and he saved my weekend !

Here's a short review by Fred Thomas from AllMusic:
"Curated by Porcupine Tree guitarist Steven Wilson, the four-disc compilation Intrigue: Progressive Sounds in UK Alternative Music 1979-89 tackles the entirety of the 1980s with the mission of exposing the strangest, most inventive, and most abstract sounds coming out of the United Kingdom in a decade where music could often feel sterile or homogenized. That's hardly the case with the 58 tracks Wilson presents here, all of which are miles away from the blandness of the charts and commercial trends of the '80s and focused more on post-punk, new wave, art rock, goth rock, synth pop, and all imaginable intersections thereof. Intrigue offers a fantastic primer for independent music happening at a time when bands like U2 or Tears for Fears were what most people considered edgy. The comp kicks off with an especially moody Wire track, and quickly follows with submissions from Public Image Limited, Magazine, Gang of Four, This Heat, and the like. Wilson includes updated mixes of his own making with tracks like XTC's "Complicated Game" and Robert Fripp and the League of Gentlemen's "Cognitive Dissonance." Intrigue makes space for many different shades of sound that grew out of post-punk, ranging from the haunted ska of the Specials' "Ghost Town" to Joy Division's slow-moving funeral march "The Eternal" to Kate Bush's theatrical Hounds of Love fever dream "Waking the Witch." There's nothing but highlights throughout the several hours of deep cuts and more familiar tracks gathered on Intrigue, and the entire collection flows well regardless of the various wild directions it goes in. If Wilson's aim was to showcase the excitement and unconventional thinking that existed in the shadows of banal mainstream sounds throughout the '80s, Intrigue accomplishes that goal and then some."

Steven Wilson is not only an immense talent, as his work with Porcupine Tree and his own solo efforts have proven. In addition, his unquestionable taste and musical instincts appear on anything he works on. Yes, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, ELP, Rush and many others are all in debt due to his brilliant remasters and remixes. 

 

JC

[AnotherSpin]

8 hours ago, DuckToller said:

Steven Wilson Presents Intrigue: Progressive Sounds in UK Alternative Music 1979–89 - Various Artists

I am deeply intrigued ...
Steven Wilson did a great job selecting explicit material that makes me smile a lot. Some tracks are mixes done by the master himself.
He's got quite a taste, the young man :-)
... and he saved my weekend !

Here's a short review by Fred Thomas from AllMusic:
"Curated by Porcupine Tree guitarist Steven Wilson, the four-disc compilation Intrigue: Progressive Sounds in UK Alternative Music 1979-89 tackles the entirety of the 1980s with the mission of exposing the strangest, most inventive, and most abstract sounds coming out of the United Kingdom in a decade where music could often feel sterile or homogenized. That's hardly the case with the 58 tracks Wilson presents here, all of which are miles away from the blandness of the charts and commercial trends of the '80s and focused more on post-punk, new wave, art rock, goth rock, synth pop, and all imaginable intersections thereof. Intrigue offers a fantastic primer for independent music happening at a time when bands like U2 or Tears for Fears were what most people considered edgy. The comp kicks off with an especially moody Wire track, and quickly follows with submissions from Public Image Limited, Magazine, Gang of Four, This Heat, and the like. Wilson includes updated mixes of his own making with tracks like XTC's "Complicated Game" and Robert Fripp and the League of Gentlemen's "Cognitive Dissonance." Intrigue makes space for many different shades of sound that grew out of post-punk, ranging from the haunted ska of the Specials' "Ghost Town" to Joy Division's slow-moving funeral march "The Eternal" to Kate Bush's theatrical Hounds of Love fever dream "Waking the Witch." There's nothing but highlights throughout the several hours of deep cuts and more familiar tracks gathered on Intrigue, and the entire collection flows well regardless of the various wild directions it goes in. If Wilson's aim was to showcase the excitement and unconventional thinking that existed in the shadows of banal mainstream sounds throughout the '80s, Intrigue accomplishes that goal and then some."

 

It would probably be interesting to hear in full first two albums from The Specials in Wilson's remixes.

[AnotherSpin]

[dericchan1]

More metal this evening!!

[zyberguran]

On 6/10/2023 at 4:37 PM, AnotherSpin said:

Excellent rendition, second to none. 

 

I agree. However, it is not easy to find anymore. I managed - with the help of Amazon - to locate and buy a used SACD from within the EU. Still very good condition and now I can enjoy my fresh rip of the SACD! Thanks for the tip!

[dericchan1]

I am really enjoying this!! Outstanding album, a very spacious sound!!

[dericchan1]

Speak now!!!

[AudioDoctor]

Before Stevie Nicks ruined Fleetwood Mac!

 

 

[firedog]

Just released. 1980 live recording. Good music, good sound.

Only $4.99 with Qobuz Sublime.

 

[WAM]

a lovely album on an hot sunday afternoon

[The Computer Audiophile]

Great album to start a road trip today. 
 

[dericchan1]

My 2 year old girl Cass picked this album from Qobuz because she thought the cover looked like its Donkey Kong!!! It’s actually a great African music album!!!!

[jiminlogansquare]

[AudioDoctor]

1 hour ago, jiminlogansquare said:

 

Ode to the hot school girl?
 

 

[clipper]

I forgot how great their first album is.

 

[DuckToller]

8 hours ago, clipper said:

I forgot how great their first album is.

 

How dare you! 🤣

[Kal Rubinson]

15 hours ago, jiminlogansquare said:

Excellent re-issue.  Re-mastered?

[ripples]

 

 

https://open.qobuz.com/album/0794881950324

 

 

 

[jiminlogansquare]

On 7/10/2023 at 12:25 PM, Kal Rubinson said:

Excellent re-issue.  Re-mastered?

Unclear. The liner notes indicate recording dates in 2016, but provide no discussion of mastering/remastering.

[Kal Rubinson]

3 hours ago, jiminlogansquare said:

Unclear. The liner notes indicate recording dates in 2016, but provide no discussion of mastering/remastering.

Yeah.  Still, it’s beautifully clean, clear sound.