proftournesol Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 I've waited a long time for this disc to arrive, Connecticut psych rockers, Mountain Movers EP, New Jam. I've included some info about the band as most will not have heard of them. They float my boat Quote The Mountain Movers are among my current faves, because they know how to freak the **** out. Formed in the mid-2000s, the Connecticut band started as a showcase for the songs of New Haven indie rocker Dan Greene, and since then their cosmic trajectory has been eerily similar to that of many mid-60s rock groups who started out playing fairly straightforward pop but ventured into blistering psychedelia by the end of the decade. The Mountain Movers put out their debut LP, We’ve Walked in Hell and There Is Life After Death, in 2005 and then rotated through a cast of east-coasters until Greene linked up with regular bassist (and avowed heavy head) Rick Omonte. The band adopted a slightly more folk-psych vibe for 2010’s Apple Mountain, and by the 2015 album Death Magic the Mountain Movers had filled out a stable lineup with drummer Ross Menze and guitar shredder Kryssi Battaline (who leads the tripped-out Headroom, with whom Omonte frequently collaborates). They also changed musical direction again, writing new tunes that spiraled into elongated improvisational jams. This new sonic plan crystallized on the 2016 cassingle “Sunday Drive” b/w “No Plans,” where the Mountain Movers spread out into long-form Germanic motorik territory in two excursions that lasted more than eight minutes apiece. For their self-titled 2017 release, this crew of cosmonauts signed to local label Trouble in Mind and headed further into the heart of the sun—bookending the LP with two expansive tracks that run past the ten-minute mark. On last year’s Pink Skies the Mountain Movers make completely fresh-sounding jam rock that also recalls the best aspects of discordant 90s noise-rock bands from the east coast (Dustdevils, Vermonster, Luxurious Bags) and New Zealand (Trash, Scorched Earth Policy). At the same time, they maintain a dynamic, psyched-out 60s west-coast flavor—and an Eastern vibe not unlike Anatolian rock stars Bunalim or Erkin Koray. Though written-out tunes remain at the core of the Mountain Movers’ music, onstage they head into uncharted realms that are best felt in the moment—if you head out to this gig, in other words, smoke ’em if you got ’em. v 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janjuggler Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Hi All An arrival from yesterday, most are to replace / update original albums and a couple of fillers to collection. Procol Harum, Self Titled Hawkwind Live Seventy Nine Sade, So Far Box Set of all Studio Albums Rolling Stones, Through The Past, Darkly The Flaming Lips, The Mushroom Tapes The Doors Absolutely Live JJ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Janjuggler Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Hi All, A late arrival yesterday, EOB (Ed O'Brien, Radiohead) his first studio album using the pseudonym of EOB, Earth and New Order - Blue Monday - 2020 Remaster 45rpm 12" single JJ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 SACD just arrived in time for weekend.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkipEsquire Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 'With Teeth' by Nine Inch Nails.. Spinning a CD, very rare occasion but I haven't been able to shake the idea that I want to listen to this album for a week or so now and the opportunity presented itself. Probably haven't listened to it since a week or two after relase TBH. Hopefully the hotel guests are NIN fans as it's quite loud and aggressive lol 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilettanteque Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 8 hours ago, Janjuc said: Hi All, A late arrival yesterday, EOB (Ed O'Brien, Radiohead) his first studio album using the pseudonym of EOB, Earth and New Order - Blue Monday - 2020 Remaster 45rpm 12" single JJ What's the EOB like JJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilettanteque Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) A day's work. A 70s Brendel. Those eyes are somewhat disconcerting. Edited October 29, 2020 by Dilettanteque 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proftournesol Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 10 minutes ago, Dilettanteque said: What's the EOB like JJ? It's good, Radioheadesque in parts, sound wise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janjuggler Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Hi All, 13 hours ago, Dilettanteque said: What's the EOB like JJ? To me at times like early Radiohead, circa mid 90s, at a few other times mid 00s, but only for a small part of the album. It is very good. JJ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janjuggler Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Hi All, Arrived today after purchasing several months ago, Fish : Weltschmerz JJ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proftournesol Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Arrived by slow boat today. that's my 35th album by Hawkwind or by the extended Hawkwind family 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janjuggler Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Hi, 42 minutes ago, proftournesol said: Arrived by slow boat today. that's my 35th album by Hawkwind or by the extended Hawkwind family Well ahead of me as I have only 23 JJ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proftournesol Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, Janjuc said: Hi, Well ahead of me as I have only 23 JJ I'm a tragic, I've been buying them since "In Search Of Space" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janjuggler Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) Hi All, Arrivals today, all to replace CDs, except Split Enz, to have one to have without using the hologram copy. The Presets, Blow Up Midnight Oil, Red Sails In The Sunset Split Enz, True Colours Dire Straits, Making Movies JJ Edited November 8, 2020 by Janjuc 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cazzesman Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Arrived today from the Old Dart. Just copied onto the CAPS Lagoon SSD. Soon to be blasting out. Regards Cazzesman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbuzzardstubble Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Gilberto Gil - OK OK OK. With Roberta Sa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janjuggler Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) Hi All, An Arrival after lunch, David Bowie, Live In Japan 1990 Tracklist: A1 Space Oddity 4:04 A2 Changes 2:54 A3 TVC 15 4:22 A4 Rebel Rebel 3:11 A5 Be My Wife 2:48 B1 Ashes To Ashes 5:14 B2 Starman 3:44 B3 Fashion 4:54 B4 Life On Mars? 4:01 C1 Blue Jean 3:13 C2 Let's Dance 4:38 C3 Stay 6:41 C4 China Girl 5:42 D1 Sound And Vision 3:24 D2 Ziggy Stardust 3:47 D3 Station To Station 8:06 D4 Young Americans 6:21 E1 Suffragette City 3:14 E2 Fame 6:02 E3 Heroes 5:30 E4 Panic In Detroit 4:05 F1 Pretty Pink Rose 5:21 F2 Modern Love 4:45 F3 The Jean Genie / Gloria 5:21 F4 Rock 'N' Roll Suicide 3:39 JJ Edited November 9, 2020 by Janjuc 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janjuggler Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Hi All, An arrival today, Tom Petty, Wallflowers & All The Rest Persona, Lost In Kiev JJ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proftournesol Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I've had an almost virtual avalanche of new vinyl arrivals, a combination of some new arrivals coming in the post, as well as our first trip to Melbourne since June to pick up records delivered to my Melbourne address. First, a local arrival from Detroit, via Discogs, a near mint quality LP of one of the greatest white blues debut albums of all time, the absolutely excellent Mind you, if I were Charlie I would have been pretty pissed off that my record label couldn't even spell my name properly. Harvey Mandel on guitar as the icing on the cake. A blues classic from 1967 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proftournesol Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Now to a major disappointment. It was on a slow boat anyway, but I had the triple LP re-release of Biosphere's Dropsonde waiting for me in Melbourne. It's a great album, but all 3 discs are so warped that even the Simplicity struggled to track them without an audible impact. Does anyone in north east Victoria have a disc flattener? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I have a copy of this on its way.If its a GOLD one I might sell it on Ebay... Metrobolist (aka The Man Who Sold The World) https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/METROBOLIST-9-SONGS-BY-DAVID-BOWIE-GOLD-VINYL-1-OF-ONLY-50-MADE-MINT/203178721199?hash=item2f4e653faf:g:G-0AAOSwS15frZwP&frcectupt=true 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proftournesol Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I have a real conundrum now, I'm about to post the SNA 2020 Album of the Year. This would be a clear runaway winner for me in what has been a surprisingly strong year except, not only have Sault released this - Untitled (Rise) this year, but a few months ago they also released Untitled (Black Is) that also should be Album of the Year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janjuggler Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Hi All, An arrival about 15 minutes ago, Peter Gabriel : Secret World Live JJ 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbuzzardstubble Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) Lloyd Miller - At The Ends Of The World. Oops. Cancelled that one. Vinyl only. Edited November 19, 2020 by mrbuzzardstubble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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