Joining in with the Fire! Orchestra love, and their latest album Echoes on double CD.
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Yep, that’s in the post…sounds great (on my phone) 
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Lemon Jelly Lemonjelly.ky / 2000 XL Recordings / UK CD / IFXLCD139
Sunday morning quirky but excellent music.
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Nice review, Kev. Spot on.
I’ve also just ordered a couple of their earlier albums, the Penderecki one and Exit.
Great stuff.
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If you’ve not heard it, the Takács Quartet’s version of the Bartók String Quartets are highly praised.
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Brisk start for Sunday morning listening to The Hives’ new album. Will be mowing lawn with gusto after this:
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Anna St. Louis - In The Air.
“American songwriter Anna St. Louis takes notes from a wide spectrum of classic folk and country artists when forming her dusty, wistful sound, but sculpts those inspirations into something uniquely her own.”
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Beautiful recording of some very powerful ‘jazz’. Towns has travelled a long way since Gillan. CD rip.
Lost interest in the Dan’s later stuff after Aja failed to light my candle, but thought I’d give this a try. Enjoying it, so far. Annoying that Qobuz labels it High Res. when it’s actually 44.1/16, though.
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French percussionist and trumpeter collaborate to create a “world jazz” album. Mino Cinelu and Nils Petter Molvaer respectively. Enjoying very much with Sunday papers and coffee
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Rip from a German import cd which includes bonus tracks, including from the ‘Got Live if You Want it’ EP. Nice sounding mono recordings.
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Interesting how people hear things differently; I consider Aja to be their magnum opus and pinnacle and a perfect album. But as is said here, not infrequently, “Horses for courses.”
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It all seemed to get a bit too serious but Babylon Sisters is a gorgeous song for me.
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But, but, but…
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That is a fair argument; I think the first side of Royal Scam is their best overall side and is a perfect album side, but the second side is not as good (while still being great, mind you.)
But they are an amazing band, and I love almost everything they’ve done, even as their sound evolved through the years.
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Pretzel Logic is their peak for me. The last album where the song (all played to perfection by what still feels like a band & covering a range of styles) was more important than the studio construction of the songs.
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Same. Love Pretzel
Aja…bit too studio slick and, um, ‘audiophile’ for me to love it. As said, horses…
Maybe I’ll one day come to love Aja, but it ain’t happened yet.
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I agree, their darkest album. My absolute fave.
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