What are you listening to right now?

[David]

[Woods Of Ypres]

any TOOL fans here?
a new album has launched after 13 years.
listening now would be interested in first impressions

[Pies4shaw]

The BBC’s recording of Bernard Haitink’s farewell concert in London last night conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. At the Royal Albert Hall, just like Cream’s farewell. I’m listening to the first half of the concert, which is Beethoven’s 4th piano concerto, performed with Emmanuel Ax. The second half is Bruckner’s 7th symphony which will, of course, show of the full tonal palette of the VPO. Haitink is 90 and I can’t remember a time when he wasn’t at the helm of one of the world’s great orchestras (most famously the Royal Concertgebouw for a few decades). That’s not surprising, I suppose - he made his debut as a conductor 65 years ago. Now, there’s a proper career for you.

If you have any interest, I do urge you to have a listen and soon - it stays up on the BBC site for only 30 days. You will scarcely hear more beautiful sounds from an orchestra.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00083nh

On a side note, I suppose he chose the Beethoven because the premiere of the 4th piano concerto was Beethoven’s own farewell to live performance. What a night that must have been - the public premiere of this ground-breaking concerto and then, after the break, the premiere of the 5th symphony (yes, that bit of Beethoven that everyone knows) and of the 6th symphony. That’s sort of like the same bloke writing and then premiering, say, Abbey Road, Let It Bleed and Led Zeppelin II all on the same evening. Or maybe even a little beyond that.

[Pies4shaw]

Not this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leopt__ATR0

Lana Del Rey doing what she does best - talking and whispering in a slightly miserable way in the middle of the song, with Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus also doing what they do, by the numbers. Expect to hear this a lot, I suppose.

[stui magpie]

I keep hearing this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s93NCuXt7x4

It's not bad, only problem is I keep substituting the word "Finger" for "Trigger" everytime I hear it and it becomes an ear worm

[Morrigu]

^ I like it a lot

Nearly fell over when I heard them say Ed Sheeran

[stui magpie]

^

"Pull my finger let me blow your mind"sort of changes it a bit.

[Skids]

The new Mazda has digital radio, I know, its been around for years, but I never bothered with it. Now, the digital ones are the only ones I listen to! Brilliant sound and way less commercials.

[Jezza]

Chill Synthwave.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq7rItvK9Vg

[PyreneesPie]

[Bruce Gonsalves]

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds new album 'Ghosteen' on YouTube. Not released on cd yet.

[David]

This one’s been really growing on me – "Drone Bomb Me" by Anohni.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=aUEoic7ro_o

[Pies4shaw]

The great Sonny Clark in jazz's second greatest moment (well, not really - but certainly one of its best):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzswbgv8jqc

In case anyone would like to read about it: https://100greatestjazzalbums.blogspot.com/2008/01/cool-struttin-sonny-cark-blue-note.html

With Art farmer (t), Jackie McLean (a), Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (d).

[David]

[watt price tully]

Zamisdat: heard it driving to work yesterday pm on PBS radio

https://youtu.be/y6PCXsy_LKg