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Paul 10:03 PM on May 22, 2012
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Nuggets 205 – Chug, chug, chug

Nuggets 205 - chug chug chug - can you see the surfers?

Another road trip to Hamilton. I had new music from A.A. Bondy, Sennen, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, La Sera, Beach House and others to listen to. I caught on to a 2/4 chugging vibe among some of the tracks, and hence this chug, chug mix.

Huntlly Power Station

I had coffee by the banks of the mighty Waikato, and then holed up in a hotel all day mediating….

Sennen - Lost Harmony

Heading down country I listened to Sennen and their new album, Lost Harmony. They are English (Norwich) and make serious guitar driven music; a touch shoegaze, a touch folk with some Can influences. I enjoyed most of the tracks. Wonderful.

A.A. Bondy - Believers

Heading back I listened to A.A. Bondy and his latest album – Believers. I enjoyed his first album, American Hearts, and I was looking forward to this 2011 release. It’s an excellent album with the guitar and voice up front, clean sounding but not over produced. Kinda alt-country late night’ish with an indie sensibility and krautrocky tendencies. I don’t often like a whole album, but here I enjoyed every track. Perfect for my trip home in the dark.

Some more tracks (live)

Brian Jonestown Massacre - Aufheben

Aufheben from the Brian Jonestown Massacre was an unexpected treat. I haven’t listened to a whole album from this band before. I enjoyed the documentary, DIG!, covering their rivalry with The Dandy Warhols where they were portrayed as total wasters – particularly main man Anton Newcombe. I approached the album with no expectations and enjoyed every track. Whimsical psychedelia.

All going well, a playable track listing follows…

Nuggets 205 – chug chug by Paul on Grooveshark

bye

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Paul 10:42 AM on October 9, 2011
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Nuggets 190a – Morning voices

It’s Sunday and yours truly is at the office. Here is a mix to get me to the end of my allotted tasks and back to my family (not to mention the tele for more footy).  I will find a picture later.

This mix is a combination of woozy dreamscape’y songs, slowcore and a jazz number. Love the slowcore sound of Bedhead (now playing as New Year).

eden ahbez was colourful. Perhaps the world’s first hippie he lived for a while under the one of L’s above Hollywood.

I have included versions of songs recorded as Daytrotter sessions. They are often more compelling than the slick versions available on CD’s. Wikipedia is spot on.

The process of attempting the perfect take, instead of months of overdubbing, combined with low pressure on the artists (it’s not a live performance in front of a crowd, and it’s not an album being recorded), causes the final product to be an honest representation of the band at the time in both a physical and musical sense.

Nuggets 190a - Morning Voices web

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