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ErikG

@paravane

Music lovin’ Dutch guy. No, not Kopenhagen!

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ErikG@paravane· 10d

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 2016 album Steppin’ Out by American jazz band Steps Ahead. This is a live in the studio recording with the German WDR Big Band. Steps Ahead have made a number of very wonderful albums with saxophonist Michael Brecker who sadly died in 2007. This is like a greatest hits album, featuring original band member Mike Manieri and Journey drummer Steve Smith. It is unbelievably good.

ErikG@paravane· 12d

There’s always this…

ErikG@paravane· 16d

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 1981 album Healing by American wunderkind Todd Rundgren. Todd plays and sings everything on the album, including rather intricate marimba. Side two is the three part anthem Healing. On some albums, there are two more songs on side two, with others the songs are added on a 7 inch single. My Discogs album has neither, alas. Nevertheless, this is an outstanding album. The cover is a subtly lit head of a boy being healed by a hand. The back cover has artwork by Prairie Prince (drummer of The Tubes), “showing the caduceus and a Qabalistic Tree of Life each overlaid by a treble clef (Which is reversed for the Tree of Life), reflecting Rundgren's linking of his spirituality and music.” (Wikipedia)

ErikG@paravane· 25d

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text.

This is a picture of the 1977 album In Your Mind by British singer Bryan Ferry, whom you may have heard of. This is his first album of original songs, and they are excellent. It features Phil Manzanera, Chris Spedding, John Wetton, Paul Thompson, Mel Collins and others. The highlight for me is “Love Me Madly”. The cover shows Ferry’s head and shoulders against a white backdrop. He’s wearing sunglasses and is lit in different colors from all sides.

ErikG@paravane· Jul 13

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text.

This is a picture of the 2023 album Marek Arnold’s Artrock Project by German prog rock keyboard player, saxophonist and composer Marek Arnold. A more than wonderful album featuring about 50 guests, including Peter Jones (Tiger Moth Tales), Arno Menses (Subsignal), Marco Minnemann, Kalle Wallner, Derek Sherinian, Adam Holzman and Steve Unruh. Sublime prog, all the more exciting because of the jazzy wind instruments. Highly recommended!

ErikG@paravane· Jun 30

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 2023 album Street Of Minarets by Tunisian singer and oud player Dhafer Youssef. It’s jazz with a twist, beautiful tunes and virtuoso musicianship. Featuring Herbie Hancock, Ambrose Akinmusire, Marcus Miller, Dave Holland and Vinnie Colaiuta. The cover shows Dhafer surrounded by dozens of speaker horns.

ErikG@paravane· Jun 21

Tell me about it!

ErikG@paravane· Jun 16

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 1974 album Hamburger Concierto by Dutch prog band Focus. Schmaltzy at times, it’s none the less an amazing album, the first with British drummer Colin Allen.

ErikG@paravane· Jun 2

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 1976 soundtrack album All This and World War II. It’s the London Symphony Orchestra playing Beatles songs with then-famous singers such as Roy Wood, David Essex, Lynsey De Paul and Leo Sayer, but also Elton John, Peter Gabriel, Tina Turner, Bryan Ferry and Status Quo. Some of it very corny, some of it very good. To hear Keith Moon sing When I’m Sixty-Four is a great joy. Never seen the movie.

ErikG@paravane· May 17

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 1982 album Casino Lights, a recording live at the jazz festival in Montreux. It features many jazz greats, including Al Jarreau, Randy Crawford, David Sanborn, Larry Carlton, Yellowjackets, Mike Manieri (later Steps Ahead) and on backing vocals Richard Page and Steven George who’d later form Mr. Mister. A very good record. The cover is an abstract painting with various instruments.

ErikG@paravane· May 7

Not to brag, but I’m at a similar point today. The tension is building!

ErikG@paravane· May 6

This little machine is now 49 years old. Never failed.

ErikG@paravane· May 4

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 2020 album Making a New World by English rock band Field Music. Originally made as a project commissioned by the Imperial War Museum about WW1 and how it impacted the 100 years since. It’s really great, at time reminds me of XTC. The cover is a drumkit in front of a abstract backdrop. Highly recommend!

ErikG@paravane· Apr 26

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 1980 album Get Happy by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. Extra happy to have this in a 2015 double LP version, as my record player had trouble with the length of the original album. Great collection of songs! The cover is an orange square with artist and album title in blue letters, some green and purple shapes and three (the same) pictures of the artist. The circle of damage is also a print. Yes, it’s a busy piece of artwork.

ErikG@paravane· Apr 20

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 1978 album “In Out And Around” by New Zealand pianist and synthesizer pioneer Mike Nock. It’s released on the Dutch label Timeless and features Michael Brecker, George Mraz and Al Foster. The rather ugly cover shows the face of Nock and some trees against a setting sun. The album is very, very good.

ErikG@paravane· Apr 7

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 1979 album The Art Of Sunbathing by British new wave band The Sinceros. It’s a very fine and funny album full of exquisite powerpop. Particularly Words Apart, which was a single, is a great song. The band produced a second album and then called it quits. Still a pity. On the cover is a guy in a sleeveless shirt swinging a long stick with a yellow ball at the end.

ErikG@paravane· Mar 30

Our concert at Luxor Live last Friday. Wr asked for blue backlight, and boy, did we get it. Paravane is a Dutch prog band.

ErikG@paravane· Mar 16

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 2017 album J.S. Bach, Suiten für Violoncello by Swiss cellist Thomas Demenga. Pretty much what it says on the tin: 6 suites for cello by Bach on two CD’s. Beautifully recorded by Laurentius Bonitz. The cover is an abstract painting of a black square.

ErikG@paravane· Mar 13

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 1987 album Ecotopia by American jazz quartet Oregon. Trilok Gurtu, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore and Ralph Towner make a delightful synthy jazz with hints of new age. Yes, it’s on ECM. This dull cover just shows the bandname against a white background.

ErikG@paravane· Feb 28

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 1961 album My Favorite Things by American saxophonist John Coltrane. The first recording where he uses the soprano sax. Together with Mccoy Tyner, Steve Davis and Elvin Jones he plays four beautiful tracks, a lot more mellow than the sound we associate his music with. The cover is just John playing his soprano sax.

ErikG@paravane· Feb 9

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 2023 compilation Now Then, the Very Best of Richard Hawley. 32 outstanding songs by this brilliant late bloomer. My fave is still Coles Corner, but there’s no filler. Highly recommended! The picture shows the singer against a blue background with sky, a sun and a river.

ErikG@paravane· Feb 6

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 1974 album Wonderworld by British rock band Uriah Heep. Not the coolest band in the world but this album works for me. The last one with bassist Gary Thain, it wasn’t received very well. I love it, ‘cause it’s the first time I heard Heep. The cover shows the musicians on marble pedestals like statues, playing invisible instruments. Yes, it’s silly.

ErikG@paravane· Jan 26

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 2018 album Nordub by Sly & Robbie with Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer, gitarist Eivind Aarset and electronic musician Vladislav Delay. I can’t think of a more unlikely cooperation with a more delightful result. The brooding rhythm section with the Scandinavian musicians make for a wonderful record. RIP Sly Dunbar.

ErikG@paravane· Jan 18

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 2019 album The Great Adventure by prog outfit The Neal Morse Band. Neal Morse is one of the most productive people in music and you might find that this sometimes is reflected in his output: It can be more of the same. This however is a behemoth of an album: more than 100 minutes on three slabs of prog vinyl with virtuosity and moving passages, I love it!

ErikG@paravane· Jan 17

ErikG@paravane· Jan 15

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 2006 compilation Nebulous Dawn (the Early Years) by German experimental group Tangerine Dream. Three CD’s worth of weirdness, including the wonderful Zeit. A cheap package, but a world of electronic riches. The cover is a picture of the galaxy with some nebula and stuff.

ErikG@paravane· Jan 14

At this moment, (Wednesday, 10:42) it would be this.

ErikG@paravane· Jan 12

Well, that absolutely, but also:

ErikG@paravane· Jan 12

“Stilleven met bunzing” (2026)

This is a picture of some vegetables on a kitchen counter. There’s no bunzing.

ErikG@paravane· Jan 9

Just random albums I feel don’t get enough credit. More info in the alt text. #nowplaying

This is a picture of the 2015 album Songs for Quintet by Canadian flugelhorn player Kenny Wheeler. I first heard Kenny on the solo albums by David Sylvian and was very moved by his very recognizable sound. His albums, quite a lot made by ECM, are always gorgeous, with 1976 album Gnu High as the pinnacle. I saw him play in London sometime in the nineties with his band Azymuth. Wheeler died in 2014, which makes this album specially poignant. You can see in the photos and hear in his playing that he is ill. He still plays beautifully, but cautiously and fragile. The cover shows a black and white photograph of a tree branch. The package is special, because it’s one of the few ECM CD’s to differ. Not the usual jewel case but a three-way fold-out with an extra booklet with his entire catalogue.