I’m in GMT+9 timezone, look forward to watching your livestream when you have it 😉

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Well, you never know what may or may not happen then...

Thanks for the multiple shout-outs, Fred 🙂Looks like participating in live streams has been a full-time job (I speak for myself of course haha). Lots of interesting stuffs, my list continues to grow thanks to your guidance. I'm expecting to find several of these krautrock classics that are still missing from my collection when I'll swing by the record stores in Germany next month. And yeah, Bo Hansson's Lord Of The Rings is a brilliant one too, thanks for sharing, take care

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome, you are a great addition to the VC, and you try your best to contribute meaningfully. That's to be commended. I'm sure you'll find some cool gems in Europe.

I look forward to your video's each week Fred. Enjoyed #150 very much . Last month one of the local shops text me a pic of Deuter 'Silence is the Answer' (KuckKuck records) so I swung buy and bought it. Falls on the right side of New Age, but given all the overt Hindi references I expected something a bit bolder. 2x LP so I will revisit it in the near future and give the record it's proper due. Same visit - I got a copy of Jane 'Sign No 9' which suffers from identity crisis - doesn't really know which direction it wants to go in so it attempts many - succeeding at none. And yet the visit was worthwhile as I bought an OG 1st Press of Kraftwerk 'Die Mensch-Macshine" anda super clean copy of 'Doppelalbum' (Philips) which has a handful of tracks from the first two LPs - which are unobtainium. Placed a copy of Waving Not Drowning in my saved for later list - thanks for the tip!

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Yep Jane has never been my jam. I tried years ago but it sounded like some kind of lesser verion of Led Zep or Black Sabbath but proggy, but not wholy committed to this thing. Got rid of it in the end. Deuter and Kraftwerk are winners!

The Max Roach record is an important American document for musical and societal reasons. It should be listened to! I'll definitely search out Not Drowning Waving. However, the band is probably difficult to find in the U.S. Great work, again.

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

I can imagine it would be hard to find. The first three LPs are great.

Oh so nice this "Subtrata ", I had never seen the vinyl ❤ I like the Jeremiah Chiu too... I will listen to the Simon Mavin 👌😉

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

I think you'd enjoy the Simon Mavin very much indeed. It's on bandcamp, although sadly there are only 200 copies on vinyl.

Sorry Bamba est un superbe disque. Il est toujours dans ma wantlist. Même chose pour Embryo's reise. We insist! La classe totale. Mr Billy Higgins est un des meilleurs disque de jazz des années 80's, pour sûr. Bonne semaine!

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Oui le Billy Higgins est un beau disque un peu sous-estimé. Bonne semaine à toi!

Mr. Billy Higgins, a wonderful record. I bought my copy years ago when johncoltrane64 mentioned it in one of his videos and told us about an eBay seller that was blowing through a bunch of sealed copies for $8 a pop. I snagged my copy right then and there.

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

I wanted a copy back then, that's how long I have been thinking of buying this record. But a copy came along at the right price. Not $8 though 😂😜

@danijelsan81

3 ай бұрын

@@bigstar1000 You remember! Glad you caught one. I’ll need to spin it again soon. All the best Fred!

Thanks for the video, Fred! I really learn a lot from your videos and find new music to search out as I seldom have heard most of what you show. I have heard TD’s Zeit several times and it might be in my top 10 TD records.

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Great, that's what I like to hear. If there's something that grabbed you then my mission is accomplished!

Thanks Fred, so much goodness! I don't know where to start... Not Drowning Waving... hmm "ca me dit quelque chose" 😂 I just listened to Little Desert again - so good. I need more from this band. Yes Mr. Billy Higgins crazy underrated! I've seen that wizard John Sangster also has a Lord of the Rings series... musically far unrelated from this one I suppose.. Bonne reprise en ce Lundi chez toi!

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

The Lord of the Rings series by Sangster is alas not very good. I will find and send you a copy of Australia and All that Jazz and maybe Paradise by Sangster, both of which are 🔥🔥🔥.

@cedricfeschotte835

2 ай бұрын

@@bigstar1000 🙏🙏🙏

This was absolutely fascinating Fred. I really liked how you brokedown "Zeit". My journey with jazz started with bands like Weather Report, Joe Zawinul, McLaughlin, Miles, Mahavishnu Orch, etc... So I do like progressive jazz. But I could not really get into F Lotus's "You're Dead". It's a tough one for me. I grabbed We Insist at last year's RSD. I still have not dove into it yet. If you don't mind. What was it that yo9u liked about it? I guess I made this comment all about me. {smile} It should be about you. Thanks F. In the last thirteen plus VC years. You never disappoint and you continued to inspire me musically~ Rob/Boston

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Rob, always great to see you here. I often wonder how you can take the time to comment so meaningfully on so many videos. You probably are the absolute OG of the VC. The Max Roach LP is pretty wild, some parts are pretty avant-garde with the vocals of Abbey Lincoln but I guess his drumming holds the whole thing together. It's very forward thinking.

@Paneeks1960

3 ай бұрын

@@bigstar1000 Thank you very much Fred. I knew that you could give a proper opinion of "We Insist". Thanks for the nice words too. It is a big compliment coming from yourself. Have a nice weekend Fred~

Hi Fred. Hope you're well. I'm a big fan of Billy Higgins, great modal post bop. Morning Sky is awesome! Jazz-funk jazz-rock prog. Funny enough I also got my copy of Morning Sky from Chris lol.

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

He's a generous soul Mr Cole! That even rhymes 😂😂😂

i was revisiting some of the early tangerine dream a few weeks back-- still holds up. ditto with penguin.

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Yep, they're amazing records. TD up to the mid 70's is killer.

Congratulations on getting to installment 150 Quite an achievement! The thing that I love about this series is how it both reintroduces me to records I haven't played for God knows how long, and stuff cometely off my radar. I enjoy how wide and eclectic your tastes are but was wondering if there is any genre of music that just doesn't do it for you?

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

I would say metal. I have no time for it. I don't get it at all and my enjoyment of it is nil. The technical side of it I'm happy to acknowledge, and I even like a bit of doom and sludge, as well as proto metal like Black Sabbath, but metal itself no thanks. Thanks for the lovely comment too.

Second that Bo Hanson. I have that copy and would love the original Swedish cover / pressing. It's a stunner. Great call on the Tangerine Dream Zeit, have to pull that. great eclipse cover, I should put together a video of eclipse covers. Penguin Cafe Orch is very underated to me, they deserve more praise for their approach and sound. Like Woo to me, very singular. I hear you on that Flying Lotus. It's so unique and amazingly constructed and ground-breaking but somehow I've never quite gotten into it. I did LA and Cosmogramma.

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Yes same about the Bo Hansson, maybe one of these days. An eclipse covers video you say?

Mirage my fave of Klaus also, monolithic sounds where not much happens. Sign me up. 100 percent on Bo’s Lord of the Rings. A must in any collection! Brilliant video as always! Here’s to another 150 more!

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Yes Lord of the Rings is a masterpiece and slept on gem. Thanks for stopping by, and I didn't know I got you into the video making game, but I'm glad I did because you have a lot to offer.

Peace Fred, congrats on 150... seems like the century was just the other day. Nice way to close out with the Bo Hannson. Stay solid.

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Pat, always nice to see you here. Bo Hansson is the shiz!

Love how you always work in classical. Lots of ear candy. Been watching you on the live streams

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Saw you here and there on the streams in the comments. I love classical indeed.

Hey Fred, As ever....lots of feasting for the ears here. 🙂Love that Deuter. Just showed a later one of his. Zeit is an all-time favorite that's a least go-to, if that makes sense....Like it's not really a driving around on a spring afternoon with the top down kind of record...unless you want to get people talking, ha. Yes, on that Lord of the Rings...anything I've heard from Bo. Yes, another 150. Thanks as always. -Carm

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

I get what you're saying Carm, Zeit is a special kind of a record which you play on a winter evening and zone out to, or autumn as we have here in Australia.

Sorry Bamba c'est magique ! Je dois désespérement me remettre au niveau en ambient, et rééexplorer un peu l'univers de Deuter entre autres (ou Stefan Micus dans un autre style plus ethnique). Zeit de TG... un symbole et un disque culte... Et quelle pochette !!

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Oui quelle pochette effectivement. Stefan Mucus belle référence. Tellement à puiser dans la musique

Still watching all your videos, Fred. Call me a masochist, but I never miss them. I even watch your French ones, though I have no idea what you're talking about. Which is ok, as it's pretty much the same experience I get from your English ones.... ;-)

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Haha you smartarse, I hope you’re ok in any case. You’re right about being a masochist. I wouldn’t watch me double time. Hope there’s something you liked in either video.

Still watching this but letting you know I found the only copy in the US of the Four Tet Morning / Evening for a reasonable price. $30 from ebay so I'll take it...Very cheap elsewhere but not quite here. Most of the inventory must have been living in europe.

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Interesting that there are so few copies your way, it's usually the opposite. I'm sure you'll enjoy spinning it.

nice picks per usual, fred. didn't know about the jeremiah chiu lp until this week and need to check it out. i saw him open for jeff parker at a hippie commune outside of LA last summer. cheers

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

That would have been a really cool gig!

150!

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Indeed 🎉

Alot i love here my fave klaus lp..perfect i find for winter for some reason..the deuter is just serene arguably his best recod imo. Embryo is one of my favorite bands..love all there eras..for me that lp might be be there peak..incredible aural travelogue. Have not spun zeit in a longtime such a vast recording in more ways than one..back to the womb stuff..😂. That billy higgins was a slept on lp for many years got my copy in early 90's..all those guys are stalwarts of the la jazz scene henderson is on those henry franklin black jazz lp's and bias made a few lovely lp's onnthe nimbus label you would dig me thinks. That version of john coltrane might even top clifford Jordan's already great version on glass bead games. Lord is the only bo lp i kept jonas vclt me an og swedish pressing on silence many years ago and the sound and mix blow away the us pressing..just heavier and deeper.. 😂 that morning sky is indeed in the first version of the acid archives so there you go!..glad you dig that..harder to find now..barbara london's later solo lp is also well worth the time..look forward too a possible stream i might participate if i can was fun when we did one awhile back. Much love brother..chris.

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

That's interesting that the Swedish OG is better sounding, not that I should be surprised, but the Aussie press I have could do with an upgrade. I love that records, it's such a slept on classic. Thanks for being here once more brother!

Definitely want to check out that Billy Higgins album.. Don Bias (on woodwind there) played with late Earth Wind & Fire.

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Ok, hadn't realised, thanks for the info!

Hey Fred - great selections of records as always. Second your opinion on that Higgins record, fantastic playing and one of the best versions of ‘John Coltrane’ for sure. I suspect it gets skipped over because it’s an 80s LP. Seems like a lot of folk don’t get past the 70s in their jazz journey, or if they do they skip straight to the present day.

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Yep absolutely , a great record. I'm glad it has other fans. Some folks are indeed fixated on certain periods of jazz, and thus miss out on killer records.

Thanks, Fred - great stuff, as usual. As a result of all this discovery I'll be ordering a copy of Wolfgang Dauner's "United 2", that big ensemble sound. I do not want to get kicked off the channel but here's what happened: wife wanted control of the device while driving and she found Lanie Wilson's "Bell Bottom Country". Yes, I confess this happened and the LP showed up. Is that wrong?

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Indeed, what is wrong 😂😂😂, but in all seriousness United 2 is cool. I have a copy of the The United Jazz+Rock Ensemble - Teamwork which I really like. Maybe that's the one you;re talking about?

@davidkent2804

3 ай бұрын

@@bigstar1000 What I have heard of "Teamwork" is great. What I could find online, or in the U.K. on CD, was from 2016: The Jazz + Rock Ensemble Second Generation, "Wolfgang Dauner's United 2". It's interesting and well-recorded, to my ear.

If livestream doesnt clash with Arsenal then maybe....... I dream of making some interesting ambient music but i tend to overfill or overdo it with words and thoughts so there is a real skill to it alongside the musical talent to actually play reservedly whilst keeping it stimulating. I'm a sampler not a musician unfortunately.

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Gooners on the rise...

@Thevinylscavenger

2 ай бұрын

@@bigstar1000 St.Totteringhams day can now fully be celebrated again. Especially at their toilet seat shaped stadium. We are putting ourselves in the mix and looks like Liverpool have dropped off so a two horse race. I think City have another mistake in them so I'm hopeful.

Nice one Fred! I've always wondered what you're supposed to do with those "slip on" OB's they're really annoying.......but if that's the worst of my problems, I'm doing ok. I wanna check that International Anthem record!

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

Hey Jack nice to see you here, you got a mention in the video as often. The Simon Mavin LP is a nice record I think you'd enjoy. Have a listen online and I'm happy to grab you a copy if interested (there are only 200 of them). Cheers.

What drowning not waving lps do you recommend?

@bigstar1000

3 ай бұрын

The first three, but especially the Little Desert which may be their most complete and accessible.

Hey! Where can I join you in private?

@chris.e-t

3 ай бұрын

@@bigstar1000 Yes I meant 'contact' 🙄 thanx I've noted it ;)