Long Time No Banana
Playlist and Ponderings
I’ve been meaning to do this for a while and just haven’t got round to it. Now that the nights have turned up early and the darkness is bigging itself right up, I figure now is as good a time as any to start this nonsense.
And nonsense it will be….
So, pull up a screen and ponder why the dickens am I listening to that….
In no particular order…..
ANOHNI – Hopelessness. Equally beautiful and brutal at the same time. One of those rare albums where I find myself playing it straight again afterwards.
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Push The Sky Away / Skeleton Tree. Had the opportunity to see the film ‘One More Time With Feeling’ and it prompted another flurry of listening to Mr. Cave and friends latest offerings. Brilliant songs and stunning noises from Warren Ellis and the posse.
Anderson/Stolt – The Knowledge Of Invention. It’s Jon! Yay! And the man is on form here. This album really does show just how poor the last Yes album really is, but don’t get me started on that. Suffice to say this is as good as you want it to be and better.
Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool. This lot can’t really put a foot wrong can they?!
Iamthemorning – Lighthouse. Thanks to Flat Sky for the heads up on this one. Winner of the Prog Mag’s Album of the year award a few months back and featuring a guest spot from Marius of Riverside. Proper Prog this is. Looking forward to what they do next.
Marillion – F.E.A.R. I’m not going to say anything other than this is as good an album as I wanted and hoped it would be. I’ll be the first to admit I’m a card carrying Marillion fan so here is not the place to be looking for any bad reviews of their work. Seriously though – it’s bloody good. Nuff said.
Steve Jansen – Tender Extinction/Slope. This is one of those lovely examples of sticking your neck out and having a punt only to discover that it’s marvelous! I had seen Steve Jansen’s Slope on the Burning Shed website and even received a postcard of the album cover popped in with a disc I bought from them (one of the delights of using Burning Shed – they always pop a postcard of some sort in with your delivery – ace!), then Tender Extinction was reviewed in Prog Mag and I decided to see what this Steve Jansen bloke was about. Turns out aside from being the drummer in Japan, he is a crafter of delicious musical morsels. Perfect for chilling out, or walking, or reading, or just being.
I think that is enough to be going on with – but let us not forget that we are fast approaching the event of the season – PNVII! Prog Night Seven – The Word Of Jon special. Quite how I am supposed to decide which Jon featuring albums I’m going to put in the Fez Of Choosing I don’t know. There may have to be a bit of ‘well I think THAT will be chosen by someone else so I’ll choose THAT’, but then that can go horribly wrong can’t it…..
We shall see.
Until then……Prog On.
Unclethang 
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