tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21803741252868135142024-02-06T21:33:47.123-05:00Hoosier Buddy's Sonic Landcapesa trip to and through many musical worlds. aspiring to expand musical consciousness without the use of those pesky robot drones. hoosier buddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959012217695107401noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180374125286813514.post-21878054924488157292015-07-14T13:28:00.002-04:002015-07-14T13:28:27.908-04:00Save the nomad, save the world<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This guitarist's name is Omara "Bombino" Moctar. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This album gives a glimpse into a living world music. It won't matter if you understand lyrics in Tuareg or not; the translations on the inner sleeve share a taste of what's going on. Sometimes it is better to not know the words, and just feel the music and the vocals as entities whose mystery reveals itself over time.</span><br />
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<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like Nomad a lot. It provides a wide view of open soundspace, doesn't demand a lot from the listener, and offers multiple layers and a variety of textures. If you want a more analytic type of review, try this:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Give Nomad a spin; your ears will thank you. </span><br />
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<br />hoosier buddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959012217695107401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180374125286813514.post-43585579205920501782015-05-27T10:43:00.000-04:002015-05-27T10:43:49.847-04:00Uncertainty is...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For some, uncertainty is knowing what you don't know. For others, it is the certainty that some things are unknowable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This music came from far away, traveling at night through treacherous mountain passes clogged with snow and ravaged by gusts of wind and blood. The sense of danger, of loneliness, and of determined solace is part, but not all of what you will hear when you listen all the way through. Some comps are great for sampling; this one is best taken in one dose. Repeat as necessary. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">16 The Sisterhood – <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Finland</st1:place></st1:country-region> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Red</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Egypt</st1:country-region></st1:place>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">17 Stone <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Temple</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Pilots</st1:placename></st1:place>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">21 Lebanon Hanover – Die
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This compilation is dedicated to another human being.</span><br />
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hoosier buddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959012217695107401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180374125286813514.post-76935662365847105672015-04-30T14:17:00.001-04:002015-04-30T14:17:13.863-04:00Soap & Water revisited<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The music is the real treasure here. Every song swings and connects with power. These are songs that stand up as good listening material, but dig a bit deeper and you'll find humor and wisdom and fear and regret. Would You Love Me, always a high emotional point in Chuck's live performances, brings an ultrapersonal point of view into your headphones. Don't waste time, listen to the man sing. </span></div>
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hoosier buddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959012217695107401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180374125286813514.post-83584127368032821492015-04-26T14:18:00.000-04:002015-04-26T14:18:33.275-04:00John Prine - August 1970This recording takes me back to my roots, playing tiny coffeehouses in Northwest Indiana, and heading into Chicago to hear the real thing at Somebody Else's Troubles. A friend of mine learned how to palm his pick mid-song, from Steve Goodman, in the bathroom of that club. Then he taught it to me.<br />
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The first eleven tracks here were recorded in a studio, presumably in Chicago. You hear John's voice and his guitar; that's it. It's all you need to get what he was about in those days, transitioning from his work as a mailman to full-time musician. There's nothing forced or artificial here, just great songs presented in a straightforward manner.<br />
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The next seven tracks were recorded live at the 5th Peg in Chicago. He's having some fun and folks are singing along part of the time. This music is a tonic, to be taken liberally when life seems too complicated and your stress is getting stressed out. <br />
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Turn it on. turn it up, and listen to the sound of the truth. Cheers, all.<br />
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hoosier buddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959012217695107401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180374125286813514.post-58539986944412427792015-04-11T15:08:00.001-04:002015-04-11T15:08:25.712-04:00Trippin' like it's 1984Marcas is a band from Antwerpen, Belgium, and today I followed my internal river to their 1984 release, Stories. "Cinematic Trip Hop Lounge" barely begins to describe the variety of sounds and moods in the 13 tracks on the album. Synths, drums, various horns, flute, various stringed instruments, and voice grace the album in an undemanding and yet expressive way. This is music you can have on, or listen to intently, or anywhere in the spectrum. <br />
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Vocals are used in different ways, sometimes spoken, other times sung. Average track length is around four minutes, so if you don't love a track, another sonic treat is soon to follow.<br />
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So, you may ask...why bother writing about an album that is over 30 years old? Because I just found it and immediately loved it. Because it's smart and sexy and sophisticated. Because it sets a mood and slowly evolves that mood, perfectly.<br />
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https://marcas.bandcamp.com/hoosier buddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959012217695107401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180374125286813514.post-82764153368297227252015-04-04T16:52:00.000-04:002015-04-04T16:52:00.500-04:00Courtney Barnett stole my soul<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, Courtney Barnett's new album, brings her laconic point of view into sharper focus, which is a better commentary on modern living than any I've heard in a long while. Almost like the Wind-Up Birds backing up a cross between Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lykke Li; almost, but not quite.<br />
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There's that weird moment when you're trying to decide whether you're hearing a a new and compelling artist, or hipster trash. In some cases the moment drags on for a few days while you touch base with the album, peel away, and later return for more. Eventually, if you're me, you commit to one point of view or the other. I came down on Courtney's side, mostly because the songs are enjoyable on several levels. A good melody and some rhythm guitar is a pretty low threshold of pleasure. Next up is her voice, which is expressive without trying to be histrionic. Peel the onion some more to get into these lyrics from Debbie Downer:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I'm growing older every time I blink my eyes</span><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Boring, neurotic, everything that I despise</span><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We had some lows, we had some mids, we had some highs</span><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Sell me all your golden rules and I'll see</span><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">If that's the kind of person that I wanna be</span><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">If I'm not happy I'll be glad I kept receipts</span><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I don't ask too much of you</span><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">It's true and I can't read your mind</span><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Don't stop listening, I'm not finished yet</span><br style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I'm not fishing for your compliments</span><div>
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hoosier buddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959012217695107401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180374125286813514.post-72406884539261038042015-04-04T16:11:00.001-04:002015-04-04T16:11:58.139-04:00What it isn't<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This isn't a place for me to promote bands, although I'll share my thoughts on some of their musical and cultural output. This isn't a rant-fest, but I reserve the right to complain when the time and subject are right. This won't be a dismissive place; life's too short for folks who want to tear down the artistic efforts of others. It won't be worshiping at the altar of Americana - sheesh, I think we have enough of those places already.<br />
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So then what is it? A walk on the beach, with some music playing, and random thoughts inspired by the music and the folks who play it. A place where many musical genres can live in harmony. A way to wander without the worry of getting lost. One Hoosier's point of view.hoosier buddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959012217695107401noreply@blogger.com0