Music You're Listening To

Diane · Post by **Diane** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:07 am

Apocalyptica's second album, Inquisition Symphony. Metallica tribute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSMXMv0noY4

dharma · Post by **dharma** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:54 pm

this is my favourite album at the moment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8-YMpYbRqY

pe swijngedouw · Post by **pe swijngedouw** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:10 am

something strange perhaps, to english-speaking ears :

"beaufort-wes se beautiful woorde"
by gert vlok nel, a south-african singing poet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH4pT6JWnhY

pe

Diane · Post by **Diane** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 11:04 pm

dharma wrote:this is my favourite album at the moment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8-YMpYbRqY

I have that excellent album, Dharma, thanks to a lady from down under who used to frequent this board. Gurrumul has an exceptionally tender and soulful voice doesn't he. The translations of the lyrics are interesting - there's a lot about connectedness to land and ancestors, and the evocative aspects of nature such as sunsets and thunder - as you'd maybe expect from an indigenous singer.

My current favourite from the album is Galiku, simply because of the use of the word "gilan", which is described as being the word for "the sound made by a mast rope against the mast and a flapping flag at the masthead". It sounds like an onomatopeaic word like "clang". I am always enchanted to hear that sound. In the song it seems to be associated with the flag of Gurrumul's people, and to allude to the way the winds (of change) are shredding the flag.

Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance is here, take it
From this northerly wind, take it
On the mast the flags are playing, take it
The flags torn by the wind, take it

Gilan, gilan, gilan, gilan, gilan, gilan, gilan, gilan, fraying to pieces, take it

torn flags, mast arms,
gilan, gilan, gilan, on the masts, shredded flags
shredded by the power of wuduminy, gangayparra winds

You (flags) asked to fly dancing from the northern wind
flags dancing there at Mindharnura, Wilirnura, Muthamul

(...)

Raising a new folded flag, take it
'gilan' as it is raised up the mast, take it
Singing the country Djannala, Gapala, Barrumbarru, take it
Because this is marked for Gatinba, take it
gilan, gilan, gilan, gilan, gilan, gilan, gilan, disappears from sight

(translation)

ps tonight I am listening to the big music of The Waterboys' This is the Sea. A classic classic album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgjuCsIbBRc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk469q3-EIc

blonde madonna · Post by **blonde madonna** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:39 am

Hi Diane
Had some time to lurk today and came across you and dharma enjoying 'our Geoffrey'. I saw him live not too long ago at a Footy Club do - he really is special.

Loved your take on the song.

Thanks

BM

Diane · Post by **Diane** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:06 pm

BM great to see you! It must be about a year ago we saw Leonard in Cardiff. What a fantastic weekend that was. I miss seeing your intelligent posts around this place. I imagine that you knew I'd like this album before you gave it to me, and that's just another of the reasons I like it so much:-) Very cool that you saw Geoffrey live. Catch you later.

basecamp · Post by **basecamp** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 12:09 am

The new album of the former Green On Red member Chris Cacavas:

Chris Cacavas - Love's Been Discontinued

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euY_7FNNDlI

blonde madonna · Post by **blonde madonna** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:28 am

The Swell Season
Strict Joy
Yey, they are coming here!

My fave song at the moment, yes maybe I was born to be a sentimental fool!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkNJ5ist-d4

BM

blonde madonna · Post by **blonde madonna** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:44 am

Noah and the Whale
The First Days of Spring

For good and bad, it makes me feel 21 again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o81gkXxNrBk

dharma · Post by **dharma** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:13 pm

RIP Jack Rose 1971-2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qYhZlpo ... _embedded#

kwills · Post by **kwills** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:47 pm

This is a great album to exercise your lungs to!

kwills · Post by **kwills** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:55 pm

At last Diane I've got the album!
Had a quick listen to it and I think I'm really going to enjoy it.
Thanks for the recommendation.

Inne · Post by **Inne** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:34 am

11:11 - Rodrigo & Gabriela
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8QjxTpXh1
Moonsung - Sheila Chandra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5cDUrVCoq8
King of Cards - Tom McRae
Playing the Piano - Ryuichi Sakamoto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwkuS9FlB7M
Ne me quitte pas (the album) - Brel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1DpjXQUDsI
12 Songs - Neil Diamond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlyui7SvyPY

Inne

Diane · Post by **Diane** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:00 pm

Hello Kwills! Nice to see you. (I envy you taking Twm for a walk with those frosty mountains as your backdrop.) Yes, it's an excellent, passionate album, with great lyrics, great musicianship, and '"full of elemental ferocity" - really glad you are liking it.

I don't have the most recent studio album, Book of Lightning, but lately I heard this track from it.

You In the Sky:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV0llBOVCM8

By the way, the lucky Irish have a Waterboys show setting WB Yeats' poetry to music, coming up next March. Sounds very interesting:
http://www.mikescottwaterboys.com/

kwills · Post by **kwills** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:30 pm

Hi Diane,it looks like I will have to treat myself to that album too!

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