What are you listening to in 2025 and why might anyone be interested?

Is it brand new? I wasn’t aware of it, I thought I had all her latest albums :thinking:

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Van Morrison - Versatile - CD (2017)

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Swans The Seer
Young God Records
2012

Atmospheric later-Swans triple album (a bit different to my first intro to the band
in the form of Holy Money and
Greed). Excellent stuff.

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Released on the 17th Oct 2025, 2 days before Antony Jackson passed away.

Not a lot of information out there about it, it seems to be a compilation ? happy to be corrected and for any information anyone has got about the release.

Tracklist:

  1. Seeker 7:25
  2. XYZ 6:56
  3. Haze 5:50
  4. Desire 7:17
  5. Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 8 , Pathetique 5:13
  6. Dançando No Paraíso 7:38
  7. Pendulum 5:57
  8. Time Out 6:41
  9. Balloon Pop 6:18
  10. Voice 9:13
  11. Green Tea Farm 4:35
  12. Spectrum 5:04
  13. Blackbird 5:21
  14. Ribera Del Duero 4:00
  15. Caravan 8:49
  16. BQE 5:57
  17. Old Castle, by the river, in the middle of a forest 8:20
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Led Zeppelin - Presence - 1976

This doesn’t get as many plays as it deserves.

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Great band, played them a few times this year, been a real grower :+1:

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Great low-fi thrashy beauty from Free Kitten (inc Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth).

Great version of Oh Bondage Up Yours!

Free Kitten
Unboxed
Wiiija Records

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Wow that bass does thunder doesn’t it! Just goes to show that 16/44 can still pack a punch if the production is good.

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A Luther Allison gig officially recorded in 96 unreleased. One of his usual gigs where he is just on fire.

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Alison Moorer - Blood.

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Kraftwerk - Die Mensch-Maschine

Kraftwerk, one of the most influential German Bands. It started with Autobahn for me.

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Happy 81st, John Densmore!

The Doors
Strange Days 1967: A Work In Progress
Ekektra/Rhino RSD
2025

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Bette Midler - Some Peoples lives - CD (1990)

Can’t believe The Divine Miss M is Celebrating her 80th Birthday today. Happy :birthday_cake: Birthday - Bette Midler 01/12/45

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Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter - Forever, I’ve Been Being Born

First spin - rather good - been sitting in my must play list since Friday.

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they played the whole ‘In Winter’ album in their small venue concerts last year - saw them in Pontardawe where I live.

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the 10 disc cd set of Space Ritual released a few years ago is stunning - includes full Liverpool and London concerts as well as one recorded in Sunderland…

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Thanks for the info, much appreciated. I usually stay away from anything over 25m a side as some of those I have I am not very impressed with.

I will keep my eye out for a copy

John McLaughlin - The Heart Of Things

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People speak of the new recording of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No 30, Opus 109 by Víkingur Oláfsson as if it’s the best ever. On balance I think I prefer András Schiff’s ECM recording. I mention this in part so that @crispyduck can check it out.

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