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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Playing The Piano/Out Of Noise


Really looking forward to see him live on Wednesday in Edinburgh. Read mixed reviews of his shows so far but I can't wait. One read "If you want to sit & watch a guy at a piano all night then fair enough but not my kind of thing". So why go then. What were they expecting?

Cheers Don! I'll check out Andy's website.

Don't want to leave any dreams at the moment!

Chris

Just ordered Duran Duran Demos and Portfolio and let's see what comes out!

Chris

They are truly the first electro punk band. About five years ago, I saw them live in New York at the Knitting Factory. I was standing next to Ric Ocasek who produced some of their albums. Martin Rev was literally punching and karate chopping his synth. Alan Vega couldn't remember his lyrics so he made up new ones for every song. It was shambolic but good fun.

About 10 years ago, I saw an Alan Vega solo gig where he did a few songs with the opening band Panasonic who do minimal, buzzy, noisy techno with homemade synths. Alan was caterwauling on top of this music. The bartender summed it up as "singing love songs to your blender" which was an excellent description.

Some elementary basics today, that I have mostly spent up a ladder painting ceilings.

Accompanied by FOUR Soft Cell albums

The Very Best Of...
The twelve inch singles
Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing
Cruelty Without Beauty

I also enjoyed a full half hour of remixes of their 'return' single, the very typical and thereby wonderful Monoculture

In context of the earier material, CWB is really very good indeed, and contains some of their best songs, including 'Last Chance For Love' and 'My Caligula Syndrome'. Dave Ball remains an understated, quietly spoken genius, true to the nature of so many electronic maestro keyboard programmers...

Now, tell you what, how about a Dave Ball remix of some Foxx/Gordon stuff...

ditto yesterday for me,Martin. In my case Big Jonno re-masters,selected according to where they appeared in the CD Case Logic Album so as to avoid a very - artexy?- ceiling emulsion finish on the discs.

p.s. saw Suicide support(Buzzcocks?Clash?...some bunch of thrice-chord wonders)back in 1977.Superb.

Quite! It's even called 'R. Sakamoto: Playing the Piano"!! Anyway it gave me a bigger thrill than watching Depeche Mode playing their music for the masses in front of thousands of others... ! But perhaps that's just me:..

This morning the sun is shining at last albeit through some fairly grey clouds and I found this young lady doing a decent cover version of a well known song..

Maxi Dunn

Well Depeche Mode in Edinburgh 1986 is my all time favourite concert (1988 show came close too)so if it tops them then I am in for a treat

Superb!!

Exemplifies what a well-written song this is.

Moving right along .. it's OMD week so starting off with

Junk Culture - deluxe version CD 2 (I made it)
Sister Marie Says (demo)
Peel Sessions 1979 -1983