Ween
T---'s Ween TOAD [CD-R]
[What is a TOAD? Why, it is what we in Frank's APA call CD-Rs or other forms of music that we give to each other. It is an acronym from the days of the cassette tape. And what is this Frank's APA? For now that is a mystery that must remain unresolved.]
This is the CD-R with which T--- introduced Ween to the members of Frank's APA. Here in Panda Mansions we have been playing it to death, becoming great admirers of how Ween manage to jump from one genre to another with great mastery. It is also interesting how the band can be such rofflers, without at any time sinking into the world of novelty bollocks. Many of the funny songs transcend mere humour and become things of wonder in their own right (though there is maybe something rockist about the idea of "mere humour", as though real art has to be serious). The deadpan delivery and general musicianship help a lot.
Looking at the tracklisting here again, I am left thinking that with most of the best songs, humour is largely incidental to their appeal. So even if you feel that humour died in Auschwitz, you probably would still find something to enjoy about this collection of tunes. Even without humour, though, most of the tracks here have something of the weird about them.
The collection also features the song 'Your Party', with guest saxophone from David Sanborn, a tune whose lyrics will condition how I think of parties for the rest of my life.
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Monday, January 02, 2012
2011 Favourite Albums
I have been thinking about what were my favourite new to me records of 2011. And the following are the ones I came up with. A fuller write-up of these will appear soon in the pages of Frank's APA and ultimately on Inuit Panda. Where possible I have linked back to my original reviews of these records.
Jane Weaver
The Fallen By Watch Bird [2010]
My favourite record is this piece of somewhat psychey neo-folk from Jane Weaver, Bird Records supremo. If strange folky sounds are your thing then check this out.
Bo Hansson
Lord of the Rings [1970]
Mr Hansson wrote his own musical accompaniment to the Tolkien-classic back in the past. He seems a bit more interested in the dark and sinister aspects of the great book.
The Flaming Lips
Embryonic [2009]
Some say that the Flaming Lips have become dull and mainstream. They may not have listened to this.
Broadcast & The Focus Group
Broadcast & The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age [2009]
Spooky electronic music from this interesting collaboration, lent a certain poignancy by the recent death of Trish Keenan of Broadcast.
Dean & Britta
13 Most Beautiful: Songs For Andy Warhol's Screen Tests [2010]
A series of tunes recorded to accompany showings of Andy Warhol screen tests, some covers and some original. Sonic Boom has some production input and it does all end up sounding a bit neo-shoe gaze, but in a good way.
Tom Tom Club
[Untitled First Album] [1982]
Funky side project band from Talking Heads rhythm section, together with input from their friends and relations. Impossible not to like.
Richard Thompson
1000 Years of Popular Music [live] [2006]
Mr Thompson and his two lady friends perform tunes from the last thousand years, including quite a few pop tunes of the last 100 years. Given that this is Richard Thompson we are talking about, most of these songs are a bit sadface.
Black Mountain Transmitter
Black Goat of the Woods [2009]
This seems to be an Irish-made record, so I am for once doing my bit for Team Ireland. It is like a soundtrack to a low budget 1980s horror film, and all sounds vaguely Lovecraftian. Iä! Iä!
Magnet & Paul Giovanni
The Wicker Man OST [1973]
A collection of original neo folkie tunes and creepy instrumental pieces from the film that made people think twice about trips to isolated Scottish islands.
v/a nlgbbbblth CD 11.14: Níl sé anseo [CD-R]
Mr Nlgbbbblth's offering is a rare example of a CD-R that deserves a commercial release, painting as it does a picture of Ireland in the late 1970s and early 1980s from musical pieces, TV jingles, snippets of news programmes, and so on. Also features priests.
v/a Rajasthani Street Music [CD-R]
This is a version of something due to appear on Sublime Frequencies at some stage. It is a selection of pieces recorded by Mr Seb Bassleer on a trip to India and is delightful to the ear.
Ween
Thom's Ween TOAD [CD-R]
This CD-R from my old friend and quaffing partner Thom has been my introduction to the music of Ween – and I like it.
An inuit panda production
Jane Weaver
The Fallen By Watch Bird [2010]
My favourite record is this piece of somewhat psychey neo-folk from Jane Weaver, Bird Records supremo. If strange folky sounds are your thing then check this out.
Bo Hansson
Lord of the Rings [1970]
Mr Hansson wrote his own musical accompaniment to the Tolkien-classic back in the past. He seems a bit more interested in the dark and sinister aspects of the great book.
The Flaming Lips
Embryonic [2009]
Some say that the Flaming Lips have become dull and mainstream. They may not have listened to this.
Broadcast & The Focus Group
Broadcast & The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age [2009]
Spooky electronic music from this interesting collaboration, lent a certain poignancy by the recent death of Trish Keenan of Broadcast.
Dean & Britta
13 Most Beautiful: Songs For Andy Warhol's Screen Tests [2010]
A series of tunes recorded to accompany showings of Andy Warhol screen tests, some covers and some original. Sonic Boom has some production input and it does all end up sounding a bit neo-shoe gaze, but in a good way.
Tom Tom Club
[Untitled First Album] [1982]
Funky side project band from Talking Heads rhythm section, together with input from their friends and relations. Impossible not to like.
Richard Thompson
1000 Years of Popular Music [live] [2006]
Mr Thompson and his two lady friends perform tunes from the last thousand years, including quite a few pop tunes of the last 100 years. Given that this is Richard Thompson we are talking about, most of these songs are a bit sadface.
Black Mountain Transmitter
Black Goat of the Woods [2009]
This seems to be an Irish-made record, so I am for once doing my bit for Team Ireland. It is like a soundtrack to a low budget 1980s horror film, and all sounds vaguely Lovecraftian. Iä! Iä!
Magnet & Paul Giovanni
The Wicker Man OST [1973]
A collection of original neo folkie tunes and creepy instrumental pieces from the film that made people think twice about trips to isolated Scottish islands.
v/a nlgbbbblth CD 11.14: Níl sé anseo [CD-R]
Mr Nlgbbbblth's offering is a rare example of a CD-R that deserves a commercial release, painting as it does a picture of Ireland in the late 1970s and early 1980s from musical pieces, TV jingles, snippets of news programmes, and so on. Also features priests.
v/a Rajasthani Street Music [CD-R]
This is a version of something due to appear on Sublime Frequencies at some stage. It is a selection of pieces recorded by Mr Seb Bassleer on a trip to India and is delightful to the ear.
Ween
Thom's Ween TOAD [CD-R]
This CD-R from my old friend and quaffing partner Thom has been my introduction to the music of Ween – and I like it.
An inuit panda production
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