Currently listening to...

[Xx_Vanity_xX]

watching The Beatles 'Yellow Submarine' film.

My dad's a huge beatles fan so for fathers day im painting a big box (for his presents to go in) with all the Sgt Pepper's and Yellow submarine psycadelic patterns on it.

[sisterlondon]

Stina Nordestam-Memories of a colour

[Burnsjed]

SBS, Nine Horses. Much to my shame, only actually got this during the week, so three listens so far. Much more commercial (not sure that would is totally appropriate!) then I expected after Blemish.
My first impression is that it sounds a little more middle of the road then past releases (DBOAC excluded), and "The Benality Of Evil" is my favourite so far, but that was also the last track I listened to!
Thinking I will be leaning to the darker tracks on this!

[Xx_Vanity_xX]

St Elmos Fire- John Parr

[sisterlondon]

SBS, Nine Horses. Much to my shame, only actually got this during the week, so three listens so far. Much more commercial (not sure that would is totally appropriate!) then I expected after Blemish.

I'm listening to that one too! And I was talking today with a fellow Sylvian fan called Logan about the differences between Nine Horses and Blemish. (Logan's music is quite influenced by David's )

[Burnsjed]

and what was the verdict, out of interest?

[sisterlondon]

That he, like me as well, can't get into Blemish at all! But we both love Nine Horses

[Burnsjed]

I was wondering if those that loved "Blemish" felt let down by SBS

[sisterlondon]

I don't know, because for me it's quite difficult listening to Blemish really. I prefer the mixes than the actual album. But I think Blemish have loads of fans as well!

[VaporTrail]

I was wondering if those that loved "Blemish" felt let down by SBS

Well, I'm a new fan, so I've actually been going backwards in David's catalogue. But I'm really enjoying Blemish, and the Nine Horses work as well. The only gripe I have against SBS and the following Money For All is the less than stellar audio quality of the albums. Otherwise I enjoy both areas those albums explore.



As for what I'm listening to? Well a couple new albums showed up recently, I'm looking foward to giving them a spin this weekend...

Fear Falls Burning/Nadja - s/t
Kammerflimmer Kollektief - Jinx

[Burnsjed]

I found Blemish hard work to start with, and will not try and kid myself, that some of the Bailey tracks I don't particularly like, though they have grown on me.
But there are quite a few tracks I really like.
I love Blemish, A Fire In The Forest and The Heart Know Better especially.
I think they compare well with anything he has done.
I am finding SBS surprisingly vanilla, don't get me wrong, it's not that I dislike it, but I am not sure if I am rather dissapointed after Blemish.

I was hoping for a more accessible album then Blemish, but still something rather diverse.
But it is early days with me for this album!

I have listened to the re-mixes of Blemish yet, I got that to this week, but from the samples on his website, found myself prefering the original.
I am not a great fan of remixes by another artist.
I kinda feel that the song writer has a much better understanding of the piece of music (naturally), and would have rather have heard Sylvian re-address the album himself.
It almost seems an atempt to make the album more accessible to those that disliked it, and I remember from the davidsylvian.net forum, there were loads that though it was utter crap.
That said, I have listened to this album in it's entirity, so that initial conclusion is a wee bit premature.

[Tanya80]

Instinction - Spandau Ballet

[Steerpike]

Went to see Motley Crue yesterday so I'm listening to their Red White & Crue album.

[Xx_Vanity_xX]

David Bowie- Rebel Rebel

[Tanya80]

Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol