Sounds Of Thangcentral

I won’t mention the weather if you don’t.
Cool.
So what’s been pricking up the ears at Thangcentral this past month or so?
Well first off the bat has to be Gazpacho. They’re from Norway you know. A member of the KScope label, it was through the KScope podcast that I heard them (although to be honest I should have known they would be good, they’ve appeared at Marillion Conventions for goodness sake), for the record, the KScope podcast and the Burning Shed newsletters should be avoided if you want to keep hold of the contents of your wallet. Both are liable to cause outbreaks of ‘ oooh, that looks nice’ and ‘Yoinks, I’d forgotten about them’, followed by a rash of ‘must have’. Leading inevitably to your postman having to have time off due to a back injury.
Gazpacho then – progalishious (?) and on the mellower side of the tracks. Recommended if you like No-sound and the like.

In a few days I’m off to see ‘The Aristocrats’ and I’m pretty sure that that will be off the hook. I missed Minnerman playing with Steven Wilson (had Chad Wackerman instead so please don’t think I’m complaining!), hence a fevered anticipation for a gig which will no doubt break the EU regs for notes per bar in the first bar. Suffice to say I’ve been listening to both albums ready to fail to nod along!

The recent showing of Sound City on BBC4 led to the acquisition of accompanying album and the conclusion that Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and Trent Reznor need to make an album now!

No I didn’t make any of the Prince in a shoebox gigs – gutted.

There’s been a lot of Tull floating around. Never really got into old Jethro as a youngster but the last few months have seen a serious immersion in the classics of the cannon. Goes without saying that Aqualung, Thick As A Brick and Songs From The Wood are gems, a recent delivery of Heavy Horses is getting some proper playage as well (once I’d dispatched Snetterton to repair the letterbox).

Until next time 🙂