joining the dots, so to speak…
Richard Russell’s Liberation Through Hearing is a great read
I have no doubt that Mr. Russell is talented beyond belief (you cannot argue with his track record) but his persona reeks of excessive self esteem to me and I’m in the minority of folks who do NOT celebrate his work with GSH. That album feels like acappella remixes to me.
from what i’ve read, the “stripped-back” feel to the album was at GSH insistence. who knows where the truth lies…
like you, i have mixed feelings about the album, and the makaya mccraven re-edit. that said though, my son heard “new york is killing me” and became curious to know more about Gil’s work, which can only be a good thing, right?
Absolutely all interest in GSH is good but his description of essentially not knowing who Russell was or having any familiarity with his music seemed redolent of the stench of exploitation.
Finally managed to read a whole book, one from the Patrick Melrose series, if you saw the excellent series it’s the NYC drug binge chapter. Nice big letters helped, managed it in an afternoon in the hammock. Next going to learn Italian, daughter bringing her new Italian bf home mid July, easy peasey, I’m on a roll.
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Loved this series. I bought the omnibus a few years ago and devoured them all in one delirious, flu-addled weekend–an ideal state for reading these, I think.
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Not relevant I know but Tim Sheridan had many a legendary run in with the regulars over on the infamous Faith forum…rubbed a few of them up the wrong way, it would be fair to say…
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Man he has a world class bug up his ass about anyone who plays records who isn’t a “real dj.” Sounds like me when I was 15 “representing for the real hip hop.” At some point all that stuff is supposed to become trivial to you.
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Thanks for the Barbarian Days recommendation. Dude can tell a tale alright. Loved it.
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Love Murakami. The fact that he used to run a Jazz Club before he started writing makes him even more special.
This is worth a read. The author interviewed Murakami in the 90s and documented his observations. The book also provides insight into some of the biographical elements hiding in Murakami’s stories.
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A review of the very good Harold Heath book. Recommended. He’s also compiled us three top 10s to go alongside the review. The first is below.
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Brilliant book. Really enjoyed it.
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Have just noticed that Morton has written the foreword to the compilation below as recommended by @domer, everything is interconnected!
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That doesn’t surprise me. He’s pretty big into that whole scene
Swollen Appendices is just gem after gem and like Oblique Strategies you can sort of pick it up whenever and find value in it.
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Day off work, slightly hungover and spending some time with this old chap. One of the few philosophers who has music as a fundamental part of his worldview - as the highest form of Art.
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I loved this, totally changed my experience of walking through a forest
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Btw whoever recommended Barbarian Days the surfing memoir earlier in this thread: thank you! Absolutely loving it.
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