Leonard Smalls Posted Thursday at 07:48 Posted Thursday at 07:48 12 hours ago, Old Man Riva said: I was a little obsessed with their Language Barrier record Me too! And Rhythm Killers as well. Then this album as well, featuring a galaxy of groovy geezers, with Bill Laswell production... 3 Quote
Old Man Riva Posted Thursday at 15:33 Posted Thursday at 15:33 7 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said: Me too! And Rhythm Killers as well. Then this album as well, featuring a galaxy of groovy geezers, with Bill Laswell production... Yes, Rhythm Killers is ace! Thanks for posting the Material record. I wasn’t aware of the album, but just over a minute in and there’s a Sly/In Time sample, so I’ll definitely be checking it out! I also really like the Strip To The Bone album they did with Howie B, in the 90s… 3 Quote
Reggaebass Posted Thursday at 15:56 Posted Thursday at 15:56 8 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said: Me too! And Rhythm Killers as well. Then this album as well, featuring a galaxy of groovy geezers, with Bill Laswell production... Love this, shabba on vocals too Quote
Old Man Riva Posted Thursday at 18:02 Posted Thursday at 18:02 On the subject of Bill Laswell, he’s responsible for an album that I really like, that seems to float under the radar a bit; Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974. It’s an album of his “reconstruction and mix translation” (yes, really!) of some of the tracks off On The Corner, In a Silent Way etc. The electric/funky period of MD’s early 70s work. I remember it getting a bit of a slating when it came out from certain quarters - “you can’t remix Miles Davis!”. I think it’s a terrific piece of work, where Bill Laswell’s quality control on which tracks (or even parts of tracks) would work best, and also looking to genuinely add something extra, rather than simply piddling around with EQs, to try and make it sound more ‘modern’. It also holds a special place in my heart, as it was one of the only two albums I ever bought on MiniDisc, in that short-lived period where that particular format was going to become the absolute future, in terms of how we listened to music. Yeah, right! 3 Quote
simonlittle Posted Thursday at 19:54 Posted Thursday at 19:54 1 hour ago, Old Man Riva said: On the subject of Bill Laswell, he’s responsible for an album that I really like, that seems to float under the radar a bit; Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974. It’s an album of his “reconstruction and mix translation” (yes, really!) of some of the tracks off On The Corner, In a Silent Way etc. The electric/funky period of MD’s early 70s work. I remember it getting a bit of a slating when it came out from certain quarters - “you can’t remix Miles Davis!”. I think it’s a terrific piece of work, where Bill Laswell’s quality control on which tracks (or even parts of tracks) would work best, and also looking to genuinely add something extra, rather than simply piddling around with EQs, to try and make it sound more ‘modern’. It also holds a special place in my heart, as it was one of the only two albums I ever bought on MiniDisc, in that short-lived period where that particular format was going to become the absolute future, in terms of how we listened to music. Yeah, right! Absolutely love Panthalassa! Played it to death when it came out. Glad I’m not the only one 😉 1 Quote
Old Man Riva Posted yesterday at 12:54 Posted yesterday at 12:54 16 hours ago, simonlittle said: Absolutely love Panthalassa! Played it to death when it came out. Glad I’m not the only one 😉 Well, if there’s at least two of us, I think we can officially call that a club! 1 Quote
Richard R Posted yesterday at 13:14 Posted yesterday at 13:14 Never heard of it before this thread. But it's excellent! 2 Quote
Old Man Riva Posted yesterday at 15:08 Posted yesterday at 15:08 1 hour ago, Richard R said: Never heard of it before this thread. But it's excellent! Excellent! We’re no longer a club, we’re now a movement! 1 1 Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago On 11/07/2025 at 13:54, Old Man Riva said: Well, if there’s at least two of us, I think we can officially call that a club Three of us! But then I'm a bit of a Laswell fanboi... 2 Quote
Old Man Riva Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago 7 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said: Three of us! But then I'm a bit of a Laswell fanboi... Well now it’s pretty much a revolution we’re in! 1 1 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago Live Aid on bbc2, about 2 hours timeshift. I watched it on my b&w tv and recorded the best bits off the radio on my ghetto blaster. Quote
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