Classical Electronic

Classical Electronic, no I am not talking about early Electronic music, I am talking about Classical Orchestra and Symphonic genres portrayed with Electronic sounds and instruments!!!!! It is amazing, listen to the almost 20 minute multi-movement piece from Chicago World Brigade here and enter a whole new world of music. There are others who make music in this genre, but this track is the best I have heard. You can explore this type of music more at the what seems to be a dead blog now, Classitronic.

Impractical Cockpit

Continuing my list of music I picked up last month on Record Store Day is an album by a New Orleans group Impractical Cockpit called, To Be Treated. This one I got from my third stop at Everyday music (Downtown Portland location). Because I had been living in California for 14 months I have not had the chance to go record shopping since back in Portland, Everyday Music had changed their whole store around. The checkout area had moved, the genres moved, pretty much the only thing that seemed to be in the same place was the classical music section and the listening station. I did my rounds, looking through the electronic music section first, select artists in the Hip-Hop section, and then ventured my way to the Experimental vinyl section after browsing through the Record Sore Day releases. Here in the Experimental section I found Impractical Cockpit. I had never heard of this band though supposedly they have released five albums before To Be Treated, the one I stumbled upon. The listening station had a line, and I did not feel like waiting, so for $6.00 I decided to give it a try based on it's cover and it saying on the vinyl it self that it featured a track with a trumpet, I love trumpet! I am split on this album, most of it is grungy, crappy singing, and simple drum beats. On the other hand, there is wonderful noise, beautiful soundscapes, and some fun randomness. The most abstract yet my favorite of the album is called North 41° 53' 0" - Longitude: West 70° 45" 46' some noise and other weird sounds, while a small group of people yell out what seems to be random numbers, you can listen to that song and some of their other, here. There is defiantly way better noise and experimental music out there. I would not recommend this record to anyone at least not as a great release. But for six dollars it was worth the risk and from the enjoyment I get from North 41° 53' 0" - Longitude: West 70° 45" 46', I am happy.

Also at Everyday Music that day I picked up the Quakers album I blogged about weeks ago "They're here to shake the foundations". I was super excited for the instrumental versions and they did not disappoint. But I must say I was pleasantly impressed by the originals as well. Great album, plus I found the double CD for $8.50 used!

John Haughm - +46 17' 36​.​30", -124 4' 20​.​13"

This seven inch one sided single vinyl is limited to 500 hundred hand numbered copies (I got number 460). Put out by Anthem Records, I also bought it from the Anthem Records shop, and although they did not get any Record Store Day releases in, they were discounting all their vinyl by 20%. This release is very experimental, however it is not harsh or too out there. I think almost anyone could sit through the five minute track & possibly even enjoy it. I am fascinated by numbers & how they work, but, I am absolutely horrible at solving math. Because of this fascination the coordinates that make up the track name caught my attention immediately. What made me pick up the record instead of passing by it, other than the coordinates was the interesting photograph that is on the cover, a photo taken by NASA of clouds. When the clerk saw me looking at it and gave it a good word, I was sold. Even if you do not have a turntable I recommend this vinyl, just looking at the cover and reading the extensive liner notes about it is worth the seven dollars (or you can download the mp3 and look at the photo online). You can listen to, and buy the mp3 if you enjoy it here. Whooshing and looping guitars make up this beautiful track. Instruments and equipment used: Fender Deluxe Reverb / Travis Bean 10005 / Nova Delay / Loop Station / Mac Book Pro. Enjoy the free listen even if you do not purchase it. 

Out of Reach

Crazy, Jazzy, Imaginative, Free, Experimental, Thought Provoking, Amazing. I love experimental music, I have been listening to Steve The Mad Drummer for a couple weeks now. His new track is a must listen for fans of Free Jazz. Let the music speak! "Out of Reach".

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