C.B. Murphy  .:. Music

Propellerheads/ / Decksanddrumsandrockandroll

Probably my best discovery of my “searching trip-hop” experience. Strange name.

The Cosmic Game

The Thievery Corporation/ The Cosmic Game

A new discovery for me. Don’t know why all my recent discoveries are sending me to 1994 trip-hop, but so be it.

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Queens of the Stone Age // Songs for the Deaf

Tindersticks // Tindersticks [II]

I was in a pop surrealist gallery in Chelsea (the Clayton Brothers–great work!) and they were playing this very sad, moving music. A bit Nick Cave, a bit Tom Waits, a bit of old Lou Reed. Sad but still hip which is actually kind of hard to do.

Badly Drawn Boy // The Hour of Bewilderbeast
I have to admit I was drawn to this musician’s moniker. It’s wry and funny and fresh. I also like the faux-Bergmann (ref to Hour of the Wolf?) title. But the best thing about this album is the first song, Shining. It’s amazing, though it makes the rest of the album a bit paler by comparison.

David Bowie // Best of Bowie (2004)

I still find Bowie amazing, one of the few people from the 70s I can still listen to often. I know, that’s just me. I particularly like the Club Bowie concept where he took “hits” from earlier albums, like Let’s Dance, and remixed them with a club beat. It’s nice to see/hear an artist doing this to himself without being overly precious about his work. And I’m still impressed that he sold options on his future income, now that’s a smart chameleon!

The Cure // Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

Oddly, I wasn’t a big Cure fan when they were at their heyday, but now I consider it somewhat sacreligious to break away from one of their songs. They are punk royalty of a different breed than, say the Ramones and the hardcore set. They’re modern, troubled gentlemen, precursors of the modern troubled gentle generation that succeeded them. That makes them fop princes and worthy of the same respect you’d give a bratty Brit royal.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Band // The Best of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Cake // Fashion Nugget