What are you listening to tonight

[JemHadar]

Trixie Whitley | Sway

Hard to believe these are outtakes

[Vintage Pete]

[PierreB]

Fever Ray

[dkorbal]

Haevn - Eyes Closed

[PierreB]

A Winged Victory for the Sullen

[bart]

Originally Posted by JemHadar

Trixie Whitley | Lacuna Re-Imagined

This one had to grow on me…unpolished, but what raw talent, untethered, unchained from common expectation.

Jacques, indeed no easy listening.
I loved (some of) her earlier work, so I'll also let it grow on me...

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

A Winged Victory For The Sullen - A Winged Victory For The Sullen
Qobuz 24/44.1




Their first album.

Starting with the steady, contemplative piano and slight feedback on the opening "We Played Some Open Chords," A Winged Victory for the Sullen can't be called a barrel of laughs per se, but their song titles -- not to mention their band name -- suggest a knowing playfulness with the conventions of moodily beautiful 21st century drone/ambient. Given that the core members are composer Dustin O'Halloran and Stars of the Lid veteran Adam Wiltzie, it's little surprise that both those conventions, and how to work well beyond them, are within their grasp on this debut release. Much like some Stars of the Lid releases, the album and song names may verge on the wry, but without that context, something like the slow strings and feeling of suffused sorrow on the first part of "Requiem for the Static King," or the involving textures of "Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears" simply are what they are, and quite beautifully so at that. While the sonic connections to the members' past work are clear, so are the distinctions; if the duo is less about full-on beautiful drones than Stars of the Lid often were, there's a similar appreciation for the slowly unfolding and the calmly insular, touchstones ranging as far as George Winston as Eno ("A Symphony Pathetique," almost exclusively piano aside from some distant shading that appears a little more clearly toward the end, is arguably the extreme of this approach on the album, elegantly done every step of the way). Even with the titular or seeming snark brought to bear, the feeling often seems simply appropriate more than anything else -- "Minuet for a Cheap Piano" is almost just that, counting the extra layered tones in the background, while "All Farewells Are Sudden" doesn't close out the album on a quick, final note but a soft, string piece fade, a slow wheezing of tone and delay that's a conclusion and a half when it comes to wrapping things up with a gentle bow. ~ Ned Raggett

Pierre, thank you for reminding us of this creative duo!

[bart]

Originally Posted by JemHadar

A Winged Victory for the Sullen | The Undivided Five

Originally Posted by bart

This album grips from beginning till end.
Very strong emotions, terrific bass fundament.
Thank you Jacques! This resides solidly in our Roon favourites.

I think this is their best album yet.

[bart]

The Beatles - Let It Be Super Deluxe
Qobuz 24/96




We quickly went through this set (apparently 5 CDs in the box, we didn't listen to all material).
Not my favourite Beatles album.
Another good remix though.

[dkorbal]

Katherine Priddy - The Eternal Rocks Beneath


Debut album.