Hungry for These Dances!

It's a fun 1978 release.

01. Ötödik Tancz (2:04)

02. Duch Pane swu Swatuny (3:38)

03. U naseho Barty - Erdelyi Hajdutanc - Chodila, chodila (4:26)

04. Pro Clarinis XXIII et XXII (1:02)

05. Chorea hungarica - Chorea Tancz (1:47)

06. Pargamasca - Corant - Sarabanda - Coranta - Gagliarda (6:56)

07. Tantz - Chorea Tantz - Ritka (2:47)

08. O Gloriosa Domina (2:19)

09. Alia chorea No. 8 - Lopatkowany tanecz - Proportio - Alia chorea - Alia hungarica (8:25)

10. Pro Clarinis III et XI (1:00)

11. Lapozskas tancz - Tancz - Apor Lazar tancza (2:37)

12. Olach tancz (1st part) - Alia chorea - Alia polonica - Nerada robyla - Olach tancz (7:12)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR THREE DAYS.

It’s lots of fun and features all kinds of reedy, harpsichordy, tromboonish, and other exotic sounds.

PERMANENT LINK.

See you TOMORROW for the beginning of SPOOKY SPOCK-TOBER!!!

  

World Famous Mostly

This is a 1988 two-disc set with a lot of spiffy music.

Fryderyk Chopin - Chopin - World Famous Piano Music V3,  disc 1 (48:06)

(1988)

01. Waltz No. 10 in B minor, Op. 69 No. 2 (3:29)

02. Waltz No. 11 in G-flat major, Op. 70 No. 1 (2:25)

03. Waltz No. 9 in A-flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 (4:17)

04. Waltz No. 14 in E minor, Op. posthum. (2:49)

05. Waltz No. 5 in A-flat major, Op. 42 (4:03)

06. Waltz No. 12 in F minor, Op. 70 No. 2 (2:30)

07. Waltz No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 18 (5:13)

08. Waltz No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 (3:29)

09. Waltz No. 6 in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 (1:54)

10. Waltz No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34 No. 2 (5:15)

11. Waltz No. 4 in F major, Op. 34 No. 3 (2:07)

12. Waltz No. 8 in A-flat major, Op. 64 No. 3 (2:44)

13. Waltz No. 13 in D-flat major, Op. 70 No. 3 (3:02)

14. Waltz No. 2 in A-flat major, Op. 34 No. 1 (4:51)

Fryderyk Chopin - Chopin - World Famous Piano Music V3,  disc 2 (50:39)

01. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21: I. Maestoso (14:08)

02. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto (9:18)

03. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21: III. Allegro vivace (8:21)

04. Sonate in B-flat minor, Op. 35: Funeral March: Lento (8:22)

05. Etude in E major, Op. 10 No. 3: Lento ma non troppo (4:02)

06. Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53: Maestoso (6:28)

All this goodness, in one big file!

THIS LINK GOOD FOR THREE DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

See you on Monday!

  

What Dreams These Be

It’s a 1997 release, found in Dave’s thrift store.  As you might imagine from the “style” of the guys on the cover, and the time period of release, this music sounds like an emulation of the background songs on WB/CW teen dramas.

01. World Party (6:00)

02. Roses (3:11)

03. Jade (3:16)

04. Under Tow (4:09)

05. Box Of Nerves (5:06)

06. Bury Me Low (5:27)

07. Regga Song (5:49)

08. The Spread (3:36)

09. Mission Control (5:33)

But SOMEBODY likes it, right?

THIS LINK GOOD FOR THREE DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

Right?

  

A WATCHMEN Projex

This compilation is from a 2009 blog post from the J. Projex.

DISC ONE:

1. MTV Theme "The Man on the Moon" - Jonathan Elias & John Petersen

2. Unforgettable - Nat King Cole

3. The Times They are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan

4. 99 Luftballons - Nena

5. The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

6. Ride of the Valkyries - Budapest Symphony Orchestra

7. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin

8. I'm Your Boogie Man - K.C. & the Sunshine Band

9. You're My Thrill - Billie Holiday

10. Protest - Philip Glass

11. Something She Has to Do - Philip Glass

12. Pruit Igoe & Prophecies - Philip Glass

13. Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Studio group

14. Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

15. Clyde - Waylon Jennings

16. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

17. The Outer Limits Theme - Dominic Frontiere

18. Desolation Row - My Chemical Romance

19. First We Take Manhattan - Leonard Cohen

DISC TWO:

Trailer & Bonus Music:

1. Pirate Jenny [Tales of the Black Freighter] - Nina Simone

2. The Beginning is the End is the Beginning [Trailer 1] - The Smashing Pumpkins

3. Take A Bow [Trailer 2] - Muse

4. Dionysus [TV Spot] - Jocelyn Pook

5. Angel [Online Character Profiles] - Massive Attack

6. 99 Red Balloons (English Version) - Nena

7. Pruit Igoe (Original LP Version) - Philip Glass

8. Prophecies (Original LP Version) - Philip Glass

9. Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Original) - Tears For Fears

10. All Along the Watchtower (Original) - Bob Dylan

11. Desolation Row (Original) - Bob Dylan

I regularized the volume, created disc art, and formatted titles and metadata.

THIS LINK GOOD FOR THREE DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

See you Monday.

  

Have You Been Remixed?

Well, Larry Norman has!

01. If the Bombs Fall (3:37)

02. I Wish We’d All Been Ready (4:14)

03. Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music (2:44)

04. Fly, Fly, Fly (4:07)

05. Sweet Song of Salvation (3:45)

06. Why Don’t You Look into Jesus (3:04)

07. I Am a Servant (3:55)

08. U.F.O. (Be Afraid Mix) (4:41)

09. One Way (2:16)

10. God Part Three (3:45)

This 1996 release is plenty o' fun.

THIS LINK GOOD FOR THREE DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

See ya Thursday, fellow Spirit-ualists!

  

Wanna Be the Best?

Well, on this 1996 release, at least you can LISTEN to the best, according to somebody else's opinion.

01. John Tesh - April Song (5:35)

02. Paul Winter - Bright Angel (2:39)

03. Raphael - Silence (3:44)

04. Jonn Serrie - Ixlandia (5:16)

05. Patrick O'Hearn - Upon the Wings of Night (3:35)

06. Tangerine Dream - Melrose (5:48)

07. Suzanne Ciani - Simple Song (3:19)

08. Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra - Bombay Night of Dreams (4:20)

09. Bill Moore - Shadowgraph (4:17)

10. Steven Halpern - Cyber Space (3:11)

11. Robert Bonfiglio - Riverside (4:27)

12. Lorie Line - The Harvest (3:41)

13. Hilary Stagg - Simple and Sweet (8:21)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR THREE DAYS.

A 1996 release.  While some of the artists produced some of the best “New Age” music, it cannot be said that this album contains it.

            Some of the stuff is pretty dreamy, though.   

PERMANENT LINK.

See you on Monday.

  

Get Down from There Before You Hurt Yourself!

I mean, if you fell off one of the Andes Mountains, wouldn't it be a long way down?

01. 500 Años (2:53)

02. Vuela Vuela (3:06)

03. Sueños (3:48)

04. Enpedrado (4:06)

05. Taquirari Triste (3:41)

06. Mutaco (3:50)

07. Lagunerito (3:00)

08. Tenpestad (5:08)

09. Negra Guitarrita (2:59)

10. Canela en Flor (3:09)

11. Rosita (3:32)

12. Golondrina (3:29)

My date of 1999 for this release is a guess going by other titles on this label.  A little of this goes a long way.  It ain’t irritatin’, it’s just monotonous.

See how you feel!

Music from the Andes Vol 1 

See you on Thursday, fellow hikers!

  

Fluting Along

It's a 1985 release.

01. Sh'Daymatee = My Field (3:43)

02. Veahaya Ketz Shatul = Like a Rooted Tree (2:13)

03. Ez Ve Kevesse = The Ram and the Ewe (1:49)

04. Polka Tcherkesse (Simple) (1:49)

05. Polka Tcherkesse (Double) (1:56)

06. Leorch Chiyouher = In the Warmth of Your Smile (3:38)

07. Banot Alena (2:56)

08. Zemer Atick (3:21)

09. Kalou Raglayim = Les Us Dance Joyfully (2:06)

10. Roeh Veroah = The Shepherd and the Shepherdess (2:24)

11. Debka Ouria = Dance of the Hero (2:56)

12. Ma Naavou = How Beautiful They Are (2:56)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR THREE DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

I was intrigued to observe that plenty of these selections do not sound like stereotypical “Jewish” music, all minor keys or dreary cadences.  Some of these sound like snake-charmer dances, others like sailors’ hornpipes, or …. ?

Although I would have liked ’em a lot better without the wolf whistles and catcalls!

You decide!  See you on Monday.

PS -- LESS THAN A MONTH UNTIL SPOOKY SPOCK-TOBER!

  

Live from the Barber Shop

This 1997 release is some semi-All-American fun.  Not that it's SEMI fun, but I assume all nationalities can sing barbershop.

01 - Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody - Marquis

02 - I Found a Million-Dollar Baby (In a Five-and-10-Cent Store) - Marquis

03 - Indiana-When I Get Home to Indiana - Yesteryear

04 - Beautiful Dreamer - Nightlife

05 - Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone-Coney Island Baby - Backbeat

06 - For Me and My Gal - Common Ground

07 - I Got Rhythm - Fred

08 - Brown Eyes, Why Are You Blue - Echo Lane

09 - Stars Fell on Alabama - Nightlife

10 - Fit as a Fiddle - Fred

11 - Love Me and the World Is Mine - Bank Street

12 - When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam' - Special Feature

13 - Toot, Toot, Tootsie - Great Stage Robbery

14 - Lida Rose - Seattle Sound

15 - You're Nobody Until Somebody Loves You - Excalibur

16 - Let The Rest of the World Go By - Yesteryear

17 - Over the Rainbow (Parody) – Rumors

THIS LINK GOOD FOR THREE DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

And before you ask ... No, I have not encountered a "Disc One" or "Disc Two."  See you Thursday!