Peaceful Snow/Lounge Corps

Peaceful Snow/Lounge Corps
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"Gone the Totenpop guitar, it's now time to march to the 88 keys of the Lounge Corps Piano Bar; 'PEACEFUL SNOW'!" Peaceful Snow is the latest LP between Douglas P. and Slovakian pianist Miro Snejdr followed up with Lounge Corps, Snejdr, piano renditions of classic Death in June hits. Heilige!

New Thing At New Port

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A split live at New Port in 1965 between two Impulse! superstars John Coltrane and Archie Shepp, playing some live classics as My Favorite Things, One Down, One Up, Ginger Bread Boy, and Scag. Coltane's is along with his usual personal Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, and Jimmy Garrison, while Shepp brings Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone, Barre Phillips and Joe Chambers to his side. Two of my favorite tenors, enjoy!

Echo

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A.R. & Machine's kraut masterpiece Echo. Echoes of the past, present, future, time and space. Enjoy!

V/A: Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label

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I've recently started to explore the Numero Group Compilations and have been discovering gems ranging from soul, funk, R & B, disco, etc. I highly recommend the Eccentric Soul series. The Prix Label is a compilation of soul artists on the Capsoul label out of Columbus, Ohio in the 1970s. I found it to be a fun place to start in the series. Enjoy!

End Hits

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An often overlooked Fugazi record, End Hits. The last record before their four year hiatus before releasing the Argument, End Hits includes some great Fugazi tracks in their progression to their "art rock" sound including No Surprise, Guilfords Fall, Pink Frosty, and Arpeggiator and a bigger presents of Joe Lally as a song writer. Enjoy!

Normal Never Happened

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2010 Normal Never Happened 7" on Fan Death. Two of their finest tracks with equal part Sonic Youth worship and the uniqueness of their own. Enjoy!

Smoke Ring For My Halo

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This album screams summer. Lo-fi folk hits with Vile's own touch of polished greatness..

''Once compared to Leonard Cohen, Tom Petty, Psychic TV, and Animal Collective in the same review (for 2009's Childish Prodigy), Kurt can bring to mind anything from Suicide to Leo Kottke to My Bloody Valentine, Bob Seger, Nick Drake, and Eastern ragas. Still, he pieces together these disparate elements so seamlessly and unpretentiously that such reference points are rendered pointless by the singularity of his sound. Kurt Vile might belong to a long lineage of classic American songwriters, but he's the only one who's alive and in his prime today.'' Enjoy!