Thursday, 3 February 2011

#jan25 #egypt

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It's the news we thought was coming but had hoped not to hear. On his official band website today Jack White announced that the White Stripes have "officially ended and will make no further new recordings or perform live". Given how prolific White has been with other artists, it seems of late that he has preferred to record as one quarter of The Dead Weather, working with Wanda Jackson or team up with Danger Mouse rather than record with Meg.

White was keen to point out that the reasons are not "artistic differences or lack of wanting to continue, nor any health issues". They want instead not to dilute the product but "preserve what is beautiful and special about the band and have it stay that way". Third Man Records will continue to put out live recordings from their online subscription service The Vault.
It remains to be seen what happens next. One suspects Meg won't speak out about her time in the band - perhaps she may revisit her role as a Marc Jacobs model. As for White, we still can't wait to hear what he's working on next - maybe the Jay-Z recordings will finally see the light of day? Because there is a man who knows all about coming back from retirement...
@'GQ'

Richard Thompson - Tiny Desk Concert 2/1/11

Set List
"The Money Shuffle"
"Stumble On"
"Demons In Her Dancing Shoes"

Richard Thompson is the creative force at the heart of some of my all-time favorite records. I loved his electric-guitar playing on Fairport Convention's 1969 classic Unhalfbricking — it's a treasure of an album. But it was his solo record Henry the Human Fly and later his partnership with Linda Thompson when he shined brightest. His powerfully sad and expressive songwriting and fierce guitar playing are what hooked me. His music had the drone of Scottish music and the electricity of Neil Young.
Thompson recently released his 20th solo album, Dream Attic, which he recorded before an audience — a bold thing to do. You can hear me mention that to a packed office in this Tiny Desk Concert. When I mentioned how brave it was to do such a thing, Thompson quipped back, "And this isn't brave?" Thompson's music is infused with that sort of shrewd, hard-biting wit. You can hear it in "The Money Shuffle," here dedicated "to our good friends on Wall Street:"
"I love kittens and little babies," he sings. "Can't you see that's the guy I am / And your money is so safe with me / You never met such an honest man."
Whether he's dispensing an honest take on politics or on love, Thompson's heartfelt voice and that guitar have made him a vital artist with a songwriting future to go with his treasure trove of music from his past.
(Bob Boilen - npr)

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Floating Points - Future Soul from Sun Ra to Madlib

Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points has been shaking the electronic music world for two years now, through a string of releases on his own label Eglo as well as Planet Mu and R2, and remixes for the likes of Shawn Lee, Sébastien Tellier, Bonobo, Basement Jaxx or Four Tet... His smooth, dusty, soulful House sound, his techno-disco-boogie bubblism are rather Detroit-flavoured, while his samples are craftily cut into heavy bumping crunch-beats, paying respect to the lineage from Sun Ra to Madlib and onwards. He's still a twentysomething, but has already stepped out of the DJ action, recording and mixing his full Floating Points Ensemble 16-piece group at the legendary Abbey Road Studios for the Ninja Tune XX twentieth anniversary celebration. This is future soul at the edge of modern British music!

Tracklisting :
01. Bei & Shawn Lee - Make Me Stronger (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow) (Floating Points Remix)
(from 'Beauty & The Beats' 10 inch, 2009 / Ubiquity)
02. Floating Points Ensemble - Post Suite
(from 'Post Suite' 10 inch, 2011 / Ninja Tune)
03. Floating Points - For You
(from 'For You' 7 inch, 2009 / Eglo)
04. Floating Points - Love Me Like This (Nonsense Dub)
(from 'Love Me Like This' 12 inch, 2009 / R2)
05. Floating Points - People's Potential
(from 'People's Potential' single, 2010 / Eglo)
06. Floating Points - Esthian III
(from 'Mary Anne Hobbs presents Wild Angels' compilation, 2009 / Planet Mu)
07. Floating Points - Vacuum Boogie
(from 'Vacuum EP' single, 2009 / Eglo)
08. Four Tet - Sing (Floating Points Remix)
(from 'Sing' 12 inch, 2010 / Domino)
09. Floating Points - K & G Beat
(from 'J & W Beat' 12 inch, 2009 / Planet Mu)

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Oasis - There and Then (1995)

01 - Program Start 02 - Swamp Song 03 - Acquiesce 04 - Supersonic 05 - Hello 06 - Some Might Say 07 - Roll With It 08 - Morning Glory 09 - Round Are Way 10 - Cigarettes & Alcohol 11 - Champagne Supernova

12 - Cast No Shadow 13 - Wonderwall 14 - The Masterplan 15 - Don't Look Back In Anger 16 - Live Forever 17 - I Am The Walrus 18 - Cum On Feel The Noize

Oasis played its first London concert in November 1993 at a modest club, the Powerhaus. In late 1995, the group returned to the capital, performing two nights at Earls Court before 60,000 fans. Intercut with interviews and featuring 17 tracks -- primarily from Definitely Maybe and (What's the Story) Morning Glory? -- There and Then compiles footage from those 1995 shows, as well as performances taped in 1996 at one of Oasis' two huge concerts at Maine Road in Manchester. The latter were particularly significant, marking Oasis' triumphant homecoming after relentless touring (including five visits to America in just over a year). The Maine Road performances of "Acquiesce" and massive sing-alongs like "Some Might Say" give viewers a vivid sense of the historical moment when Oasis was at the height of its powers and had conquered the music world. The Earls Court material is no less compelling, from Noel Gallagher's solo acoustic rendering of "Morning Glory" to the full-band version of "Champagne Supernova." "If you want a circus, go to the circus. I can't jump about when I'm trying to sing songs," Liam Gallagher once said in response to criticism of Oasis' low-key stage presence. But a curious paradox foregrounded by this video is the band's ability to be electrifying while apparently doing very little. Still, the Earls Court section includes some brilliant showmanship. Despite the Gallaghers' claims to being bigger than the Beatles, they share the stage with that group -- in a manner of speaking at least -- as they're joined by legendary Fab Four imitators the Bootleg Beatles (in Sgt. Pepper regalia) for a rousing rendition of "I Am the Walrus." There and Then captures Oasis in all its swaggering, anthemic glory, living up to the hype and justifying every ounce of the band's storied arrogance. (Wilson Neate - allmusic)