Tag: #VinylCollector
The Police ‘Synchronicity’ with Kent Horne & Rob Young at Classic...
The album marked a significant reduction in the reggae influences that were a part of the band's first four records, instead featuring production-heavy textures and liberal use of synthesizers that, at times, drove entire songs.
Brian Eno ‘Ambient 1: Music for Airports’ with Kent Horne at...
Four compositions created by layering tape loops of differing lengths, and was designed to be continuously looped as a sound installation, with the intent of defusing the tense, anxious atmosphere of an airport terminal.
Marillion ‘Misplaced Childhood’ with by Adrian Holmes at Classic Albums at...
'Misplaced Childhood' is a concept album loosely based on the childhood of Marillion's lead singer, Fish, who was inspired by a brief incident that occurred while he was under the influence of acid.
Talk Talk ’Spirit of Eden’ with Jean-Philippe Ducharne at Classic Albums...
Often working in darkness, the band recorded many hours of improvised performances that drew on elements of jazz, ambient, blues, classical music, and dub. These long-form recordings were then heavily edited and re-arranged into an album in mostly digital format.
Gary Lucas’ Top Five Albums of All Time
Gary Lucas has been described by Rolling Stone as “one of the best and most original guitarists in America” and he certainly deserves that accolade!
Tony Visconti’s Top Five Albums Of All Time
Tony Visconti was a New Yorker at the heart of post-swinging London, producing artists such as David Bowie, T-Rex, The Moody Blues, Thin Lizzy and many more.
Cocteau Twins ‘Heaven Or Las Vegas’ with Tina Edwards at Classic...
4AD label founder Ivo Watts-Russell revealed that this album wasn’t just his favourite Cocteaus album but also his favourite all-time 4AD album, and “by a long shot”, calling it “the perfect record!
Fugees ‘The Score’ with Joe Lapan (CAS Washington DC) at Classic...
'The Score' features a wide range of samples and instrumentation, with many aspects of alternative hip-hop that would come to dominate the hip-hop music scene in the mid-late 1990s. Hear the full story behind the album!
Spiritualized ‘Lazer Guided Melodies’ with Joe Muggs at Classic Albums at...
Lazer Guided Melodies is unique in Jason Pierce's oeuvre as it simultaneously explores motorik, minimalist music, and space rock while subtly using "meticulously detailed, layered instrumentation, the sumptuous deployment of horns and strings" to create cinematic, textured, and deeply narcotic soundscapes.
