MathC, 3 months ago to postrock

Time to relax. Off work for four days. But an energised end to my working day with #TonightsListening: 'Effloresce' by Oceansize.

Bouncing between experimental grunge and space rock, this 2003 album just keeps on giving over 20 years later.

#NowPlaying #Effloresce #Oceansize #ProgGrunge #SpaceRock #PostRock #ExperimentalRock

MathC, 4 months ago to radiohead

#TonightsListening: 'Hail to the Thief' by Radiohead.

Instilling everything they tried on the previous three albums makes this, for me, their definitive work.

#NowPlaying #HailToTheThief #Radiohead #AlternativeRock #ArtRock #ExperimentalRock #Electronica

MathC, 4 months ago to DaftPunk

#TonightsListening: Blue Roses (aka Laura Groves) eponymous and only album from 2009.

Think of a pastoral, young Kate Bush playing some gorgeous music on acoustic guitar and piano.

#NowPlaying #BlueRoses #LauraGroves #BaroquePop #Pop #Acoustic

MathC, 4 months ago to folk

Another work day done and now for #TonightsListening: 'Bryter Layter' by Nick Drake.

A soundscape I can become utterly lost in.

#NowPlaying #BryterLayter #NickDrake #Folk #FolkPop #ChamberFolk

MathC, 4 months ago to random

#TonightsListening: 'The Original Soundtrack' by 10cc.

If only other groups of the 1970s who dealt with concepts and experimenting had the huge slice of humour this band had.

#NowPlaying #TheOriginalSoundtrack #10cc #ArtRock #ProgressivePop #Experimental

MathC, 4 months ago to postrock

#TonightsListening: 'Happy Songs for Happy People' by Mogwai.

A beautiful and eerie chunk of post-rock.

#NowPlaying #HappySongsForHappyPeople #Mogwai #PostRock #GlitchRock #InstrumentalRock

MathC, 4 months ago to random

Slightly earlier finish today so time for #TonightsListening with the sublime 'Dummy' by Portishead.

Reminds me of sinking too many 50 pence pieces in the jukebox of the student union to listen to 'Sour Times', 'It Could Be Sweet' and 'Glory Box' on repeat...

#NowPlaying #Dummy #Portishead #TripHop

MathC, 4 months ago to postrock

One of those working days where I thought I'd easily get stuff finished, only to find I didn't.

That's all done for now though, and onto #TonightsListening: 'Spirit of Eden' by Talk Talk.

Need this today...

#NowPlaying #SpiritOfEden #TalkTalk #PostRock #ArtRock #ProgressivePop #ExperimentalRock #NewWave #AmbientRock

MathC, 4 months ago to random

I-O by Peter Gabriel for #TonightsListening.

His (relatively) new album is his first studio album of new material proper since 2002.

#NowPlaying #PeterGabriel #IO #ArtRock #ArtPop

MathC, 4 months ago to Beatles

Something a little bit more lively for #TonightsListening: 'Rubber Soul' by The Beatles.

Finishing their transition from boy-band popsters to serious singer-songwriters.

#NowPlaying #RubberSoul #TheBeatles #Beatles #Rock #Pop #FolkRock

MathC, 4 months ago to classicalmusic

Want something relaxing for after work, so #TonightsListening is from the best rock-based classical guitarist there is.

'Momentum' by Steve Hackett is just sublime. One man and his classical guitar, weaving some spellbinding music.

#ClassicalGuitar #SteveHackett #Momentum #ContemporaryClassical #Guitar #AcousticGuitar #NowPlaying

MathC, 4 months ago to katebush

Think I'll stick with a couple of themes from yesterday for #TonightsListening - a 'wintry' album and - why the hell not - by another female singer-songwriter.

So #NowPlaying is '50 Words For Snow' by Kate Bush.

#Winter #Album #50WordsForSnow #KateBush #ArtPop #ChamberPop #BaroquePop #JazzRock #Experimental

MathC, 4 months ago to DaftPunk

After @neonbubble posted about KUKL and Iceland, I've decided to veg out post-work to a bit of Björk.

So, #TonightsListening is her 'winter' album 'Vespertine'.

#ArtPop #Pop #Electronica #TripHop #Ambient #Björk #Vespertine #Album #NowPlaying

MathC, 4 months ago to random

Time to do some family cooking and, to get over the din of both teenage kids having friends around, something loud.

So, #TonightsListening is 'Presence' by Led Zeppelin.

#NowPlaying #Rock #HardRock #BluesRock #LedZeppelin #Presence

MathC, 5 months ago to MIjazz

Very lightly snowing outside, and I've decided to do some miniature painting inside instead of sitting on my arse post-work all the time.

So over to #TonightsListening: 'Of Queues and Cures' by National Health.

Excellent Canterbury Scene jazz-fusion to feel warm inside whilst it's cold out.

#NowPlaying #OfQueuesAndCures #NationalHealth #JazzFusion #CanterburyScene #MiniaturePainting #Hobbying

MathC, 5 months ago to katebush

#TonightsListening: 'Committed Language' by Laura Groves.

A lovely 4-track EP from Yorkshire's younger version of #KateBush.

#LauraGroves #CommittedLanguage #EP #Pop #BaroquePop #SynthPop #Indie #Alternative

MathC, 5 months ago to folk

Work finished for the week.

So now relaxing for #TonightsListening - 'I Inside the Old Year Dying' by PJ Harvey.

Utterly intoxicating. Spooky but beautiful at the same time. Perhaps her masterpiece?

#Album #IInsideTheOldYearDying #PJHarvey #Folk #NeoFolk #PostPunk #Acoustic #Indie #Alternative #Pastoral #Bucolic

MathC, 5 months ago to Metal

It's incredibly dark here in Portsmouth. I've finished work, and it's time for #TonightsListening: #PieceOfMind by #IronMaiden. A decent crack of classic #Metal in this dim twilight.

The last track on this #Album, 'To Tame a Land', inspired me to read #Dune when I was in my teens.

#HardRock #HeavyMetal

MathC, 5 months ago to music

After Xmas and the New Year it's back to some normality.

Grabbing that hour between finishing work and the kids returning to home, it's time for #TonightsListening: namely #BlackTieWhiteNoise by #DavidBowie.

After slim-pickings in the 1980s, it's almost a return to form for #Bowie (although not quite the heights of the 1970s and 2010s).

#Music #Album #ArtRock #Soul #Electronic #Rock #Funk

Nick, 10 months ago to random

Tonight's cooking tunes courtesy of Cat Stevens / Yusuf - Buddha and the Chocolate Box, released 1974.

#TonightsCookingTunes #CatStevens #NowPlaying #TonightsListening

https://open.spotify.com/album/3HnXQbLUCdRmdgyGlLA0c8?si=9U7a9_WAQziGca5ZhJMn3Q&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A3HnXQbLUCdRmdgyGlLA0c8

Nick, 10 months ago to random

Back to my favourite live album for tonight's cooking tunes, courtesy of Hawkwind - Palace Springs, released 1991.
#TonightsCookingTunes #Hawkwind #TonightsListening #NowPlaying

https://open.spotify.com/album/0LPIox96jzu1xUvF0R1n0Q?si=hiDz3HEFRAWlCdmAXjorWA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A0LPIox96jzu1xUvF0R1n0Q

Nick, 10 months ago to random

Tonight's cooking tunes courtesy of Bob Dylan - Shadow Kingdom, released 2023. My first play of this one!

#TonightsCookingTunes #BobDylan #NowPlaying #TonightsListening

https://open.spotify.com/album/1bp23TX5hrEDSDykAaTCkE?si=UTose9T9T2a17UJee5TohQ&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A1bp23TX5hrEDSDykAaTCkE

Nick, 10 months ago to random

Tonight's cooking tunes courtesy of Wings - Band on the Run, released 1973. I do not know why but I always associate this record with summer. Curry tonight!
#TonightsCookingTunes #Wings #NowPlaying #TonightsListening #curry

https://open.spotify.com/album/257oomaawruFknt5wYCPDh?si=HhCwr8ctQn69SOT-3Aj3fw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A257oomaawruFknt5wYCPDh

Nick, 10 months ago to random

Tonight's cooking tunes courtesy of The Levellers - Together all the Way, released 2023 ( see I do play some recent sounds). #TonightsCookingTunes #NowPlaying #TheLevellers #TonightsListening

https://open.spotify.com/album/6806ys0x2YxXQiGNup5YLk?si=RPKTS2bNSe-eYoSJWypfnw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A6806ys0x2YxXQiGNup5YLk

mathzy, 10 months ago to ethelcain

New #Blur? Oh, yes please.

#TheBalladOfDarren #Indie #Alternative #NowPlaying #TonightsListening

Thanks to @sarahmatthews for the heads up...