Tame Impala - Innerspeaker (2011)

Tame Impala - Innerspeaker - 2011
 

Debut album from Australia’s Tame Impala had me reeling in all year.  Trapped somewhere in the depths of space comes this little gem of an album mashing “Sgt Pepper’s” with Kula Shaker!  Without question lead singer Kevin Parker delivers hauntingly familiar vocals truly reminiscent of  John Lennon.  In fact his vocals will throw you off at first listen and you will swear Lennon is in the building.   This album is an exploration into sound…..spacey feedback, hazy psychedelia, dreamy  vocals and lush landscapes all building to a joyous climax. 

Check out their 5 song EP too!   Very very cool music

The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Communion (2009)

The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Communion , 2009 (2 Disc Set)

  Imagine in this day of age releasing a 2 disc concept album.....how 70's is that eh ?   Well our Swedish friends have done just that and what a Mesmerizing album at that !  Communion is a concept album based around the themes of alienation, isolation and the cost of mass consumerism.
   The art work on the album is in sharp contrast to the poignant lyrics and aim of the music.  The photos on the album depict cheesey- ironic scenes of commercialism...like they are selling you perfection). Just an excellent album !

Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights Rewhipped (2006)

Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights Rewhipped (2006)

  Ok who didn't have the original Herb Alpert whipped cream album ?   Well I still have I am sure a vinyl copy kicking about somewhere likely fairly battered up !   Well this isn't quite what you might be expecting.... but man what a great album.   This is a re-recording of the original album with Herb at the helm with plenty of samples of the original tracks from that classic LP tossed in with some nice heavy Trip Hop influences throughout. 
   Herb Alpert himself actually lays down some new trumpet solos as well . The entire "Whipped Cream & Other Delights" album is presented here and has been "re-whipped" by a variety of the top remixers and Hip Hopsters.  A dreamy album with some real funky and psychy bits.    Brilliant album

The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed (1969)

The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed (1969) SACD

  Let It Bleed was a transformation album as it really was the end of Brian Jones era and the intro of Mick Taylor.  Musically Let It Bleed continues in the vein of Beggars Banquet with its blues and folk rock vibes and contains several of my personal favourite Stones moments.  On this album you also get on"You Got the Silver" a first as Keith Richards first lead vocals on a studio track (I think).

The Box (1984)

The Box (1984) Unidisc Remaster

The Box were a band that we all totally got into during our highschool days....I remember this album trading hands and lockers still to this day.   "Must I always remember"  was the song i played the most in 1984.....in fact this album never left my stereo and I still love this album to this day.
  The Box are a French Canadian progressive pop cross over band that write and play very clever music that really defies boundaries.    The Box first 2 albums have passed the test of time with me and I still love these albums as much now as I did when I was 15.  

Lisa Gerrard - The Silver Tree (2006)

Lisa Gerrard - The Silver Tree (2006)

  So one day I am in the movie theatre watching Ridley Scott's Gladiator and I fall in love with the main theme song and i have to go out and buy it...just for that song.   Well I did and |I discovered that it was Lisa Gerrard from Dead Can Dance who sang the number.

The Silver Tree continues Gerrard's deep quest into the vast regions of musical landscapes that few have ever encountered.  This album is dripping with a macabre-like minimalism and full of deep gorges, valleys and hills that you must carefully ascend.   (any idea what I am talking about ?   )....

Anyway.........The Silver Tree is a highly expressive album that breaks all boundaries and is an amazing album.........the soundtrack to our lives !

Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness (1971)

Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness (1971)

  This album aint what u thinkin' there dude !   Alice Coltrane's music IS an experience as much as it is music.  Imagine an extraterrestrial voyage into the organic polyphony organ chased down with tons of jazz and soft fusion bits and you might be gettin close.

Ok so lets start with the last name...yes she is John Coltrane's wife.......ok lets move on please.......

This album is a very hard album to grasp at first......in fact it took me about 3 listens before I could honestly say I got it .....and now I can't stop playing it.

Alice was a highly spiritual personal and brought deep tones and emotions into her music which really emerge as you get more and more into this gem !

Musically it is a cross between fusion and symphonic jazz with a heavy emphasis on tonality.

Dont come into this album looking for sir John Coltrane......you better bring your bong and your religious doctrines along