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Re: The Deluxe Editions Thread!

s_ellinson — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:59:44 +0100

No sign of mine, despite getting ye olde "it's shipped" message on the 20th..... I do wonder and keep hoping, jim

Re: The Deluxe Editions Thread!

Anna-SK — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:13:59 +0100

My copy has arrived, but I am currently 1 423 miles (or 2 291 kilometres) away from home and will be for the next four months. Grr. Not happy. Anyway, can anyone please tell me what the bonus songs are. Is Dives and Lazarus included?

Re: New Song Soon

Matthew Carter — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:24:10 +0100

I feel super cheeky bringing this up again Jim, as I know you must be somewhat busy at the moment with tour rehearsals, etc, but are there any updates on the monthly download front?

Hope all is well and really looking forward to the tour.

Re: The Deluxe Editions Thread!

Louise P — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:16:37 +0100

I haven't received mine either yet (haven't had an email to say it's been sent out but according to the pledgemusic website it has....) - is there anyway I can check that it's been sent out? Our local sorting office is quite crap and tend to hoard stuff rather than tell you they've tried to deliver something!

ta

Re: Morris On

clarros — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:14:50 +0100

Can I add my congratulations, it was a fantastic evening as a great culmination to a superb day B)

Re: Nic Jones/ What are you listening to?

AnnaBanana — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:00:35 +0100

Keeping me vaguely sane whilst grappling with uni accommodation services this morning is the recording of the Berlin Philharmonic playing Mahler I at the Prom on Friday night, I was promming in the gallery and it's got to be one of the best classical concerts ever 8)

Also been listening to The Carnival Leaves Town by the Dawn Chorus quite a lot recently, especially love the song Schumann <3

And finally, been blasting out a fair bit of Uiscedwr recently in excitement for seeing them live on Saturday :D

Re: The Deluxe Editions Thread!

martin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:49:19 +0100

Assume mine must be in the second pressing as no sign of it yet. Looking forward to your gig at Middlesborough Town Hall later this month.

All the best,

Martin

Re: Morris On

Scrumpy — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:43:18 +0100

'Twas a fab night! I was really jealous of them, they looked like they were having so much fun! Blair Dunlop's playing was pretty incredible. Everyone was on top form. Good times!

Re: Morris On

fiddlers elbow — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:11:40 +0100

Windflower Wrote:
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WOW is his
> son Blair Dunlop talented or what?!

Oooooo forgot about him. His playing was totally mesmerising. I've seen Dave Delarre (Mawkin) do something similar too.

We were worried Saul was going to electrocute himself the way his dripping on everything! We were rather glad were were on the other side of the stage just in case! ::o LOL

Re: Morris On

Windflower — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:31:09 +0100

fiddlers elbow Wrote:
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> Highlight of the day for me was definitely the
> Morris On concert.

Ditto everthing Fiddler's Elbow said!!!

Had a superb day taking in the dancing, the music, Tim Plester's documentary and the Morris On gig in the evening! Unlike FE - I managed to get hold of a copy of Morris On during last week, and gave it a couple of listens before last night's gig - and Jim and the boys (and Jackie) did the original proud! It was fun, energetic and toe-tapping - and if the audience enjoyed themselves as much as I did, then I reckon a huge success - and in the audience there appeared to be quite a few obvious "older" fans of the original album - I think they were suitably impressed too!

How nice of Jim and the gang to bring Ashley Hutchings out to join them in singing the last song of the night... Talking of who - WOW is his son Blair Dunlop talented or what?! I've never seen guitar playing like that before - and I was transfixed! Is it called "double tapping"??

Anyhoo - Mawkin were great, and I was one of those up jigging at the end, and the different "styles" of Morris Dancing were thoroughly entertaining. I didn't realise Saul was so funny either, and I was so glad that someone found him a towel, as he really did look like he was about to melt!

I've only one question, which I didn't have quite enough time to ask Jim after the gig (when he and the rest of the musicians were in the foyer happily chatting to the public), and that is: are there any plans for you to release your version of Morris On??

Great day yesterday, and a great evening too. Cheers! :)-D

Re: Morris On

fiddlers elbow — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:54:28 +0100

Fantastic day yesterday. Loved seeing all the morris dancers and the total chaos it caused down on the walkway LOL

Caught Mawkin's set which was ace. They was a few of us that didn't need any encouragement to get up and dance at the end!

Highlight of the day for me was definitely the Morris On concert. I'd not heard the album before this so I didn't quite know what to expect. But it was brillant. The Q&A with Ashley Hutchings was really interesting and entertaining. And then onto the gig! Really really enjoyed it. The atmosphere was amazing, the band just seemed so relaxed and having so much fun. And I hadn't realised how funny Saul was!

Jim - it did seem rather mean they didn't bring out a morris hat for you at the end! And thanks for a great evening :D

Re: Morris On

clarros — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:03:52 +0100

fiddlers elbow Wrote:
> Makes it sound like a military op! LOL

Isn't it?

Don't I need my night vision goggles then ::o

Re: The Deluxe Editions Thread!

smitten_kitten — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:10:44 +0100

No sign of mine either ... also ordered the gig pass (I'll be wanting that soon to get tickets to the September shows!)

Kez

Re: Nic Jones/ What are you listening to?

Madeline — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:15:58 +0100

clarros Wrote:
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> I have been finding it hard to tear myself away
> from The Burns Unit recently:
>

Me too! Saw them at Cambridge this year...very interesting stuff!

Re: Morris On

fiddlers elbow — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:51:58 +0100

clarros Wrote:
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and talk you in if
> necessary, see you tomorrow (:D

Makes it sound like a military op! LOL

See you tomorrow (:D(:D

Re: Morris On

Windflower — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:48:21 +0100

I'll be on my own, and should be there in time for Mawkin (at 2pm), I'll keep an eye open for you all and see you tomorrow!! Should be a really good day!!! xx

Re: Morris On

clarros — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:26:06 +0100

fiddlers elbow Wrote:
> I'm aiming to get down there for Mawkin so keep an
> eye out for me in case I get lost! I seem to get
> very confused round the South Bank complex for
> some reason

Will keep my eyes peeled, and talk you in if necessary, see you tomorrow (:D

Re: Morris On

fiddlers elbow — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:24:13 +0100

clarros Wrote:
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> Windflower Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > My itinerary for Saturday will be:

> > 2pm: Mawkin - Front Room, QE Hall
> > 4pm: Film: Way of the Morris - Purcell Room
> > 7.30pm: Morris On (Jim Moray etc) - Purcell
> Room
> > :)o
> >

>
> Ditto, except I am aiming to get there fore 12noon
> to see Dogan Mehmet and The Deerhunters (:P)
>
> See you there (sadly not with bells on) 8-)

I'm aiming to get down there for Mawkin so keep an eye out for me in case I get lost! I seem to get very confused round the South Bank complex for some reason

Re: Nic Jones/ What are you listening to?

clarros — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:13:14 +0100

I have been finding it hard to tear myself away from The Burns Unit recently:

[www.theburnsunitband.com]

Really enjoying their album B)

Re: Morris On

clarros — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:10:37 +0100

Windflower Wrote:
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> My itinerary for Saturday will be:
>
> Arrive in London about 12.45pm
>
> 1pm-5pm: Mass Morris Dancing - Queens Walk (can
> dip in and out of this around other events!)
> 2pm: Mawkin - Front Room, QE Hall
> 4pm: Film: Way of the Morris - Purcell Room
> 7.30pm: Morris On (Jim Moray etc) - Purcell Room
> :)o
>
> Last train home from London approx 11.30pm!!
>
> Good times - I just hope the weather stays kind
> for the Morris Dancers!! (:D

Ditto, except I am aiming to get there fore 12noon to see Dogan Mehmet and The Deerhunters (:P)

See you there (sadly not with bells on) 8-)

Re: Nic Jones/ What are you listening to?

stellahalliwell — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:32:22 +0100

> > All About Eve - All About Eve
>
> Love that album, especially the guitar soloe on In
> the meadow :D

Yeah me too, Its a fab song.

I really love Julianne Regan's Voice its so ethereal :)

Re: Nic Jones/ What are you listening to?

fiddlers elbow — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:58:50 +0100

stellahalliwell Wrote:
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> All About Eve - All About Eve

Love that album, especially the guitar soloe on In the meadow :D

Re: The Deluxe Editions Thread!

Nick — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:21:49 +0100

Nor me :( I'm still waiting...

Re: The Deluxe Editions Thread!

Shelley — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:34:22 +0100

No sign of it yet Jim.

Re: The Deluxe Editions Thread!

jimmoray — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:13:35 +0100

Second pressing arrived today. I know that Janet ran out of standard albums with a few to go (Anna - I suspect yours is one of those. It's now on its way) so theres a few ordered through the webshop that have only just been sent.

Shelley, has your arrived yet?

J

Re: Belshazzar's Feast

tgreul — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:46:34 +0100

Thanks Jim. I'm looking forward to the album - I like BF a bunch. I also really enjoyed the James Reynard album you produced a few years ago - there was some brilliant stuff on that. In fact, I'll have to dig it out when I get home and have a listen.

Re: Nic Jones/ What are you listening to?

stellahalliwell — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:40:12 +0100

Love this thread, so many new artists for me to try

My listening so far today:

Bella Hardy - Nightvisiting
Jim Moray - A beginners Guide

and in a revisiting my youth moment:

The Bangles - All Over the Place (I love the guitars on 'James')
All About Eve - All About Eve

Re: Belshazzar's Feast

jimmoray — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:28:31 +0100

Hi,
I play a bit on the tracks, but not that much. Off the top of my head I did some guitar, double bass, a bit of subtle synths (I doubt you'd know they were there unless you heard it in isolation) and some samples (again, you have to hear it).

Producing is different every time - it's all about the circumstances and what needs doing. I'll basically pick up any slack - if theres a lot that needs doing I'll do that, if theres very little other than making tea and pressing record then thats what I'll do. There isn't a set process or even a particular mystery to it. The Belshazzars record was mostly about making decisions. They'd tend to play a lot of different versions of tunes and be unable to pick out which one they wanted to be the 'master'. My job was to decide for them and then keep it moving to the next thing. There was nothing technically complex and the engineering wasn't flashy or clever. It's just about making it happen.

J

Re: Nic Jones/ What are you listening to?

bigsnitch — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:33:01 +0100

<< Eloy - Planets (bit proggy!) >>

Now, there's a blast from the past! I had a couple of their albums in the early 1980s while I was going through my own proggy phase (a bit of a rite of passage for those of us of a 'certain age').

Am loving Jonsi's album too Madeline.

Martin

Re: Nic Jones/ What are you listening to?

Madeline — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:56:06 +0100

Inbetween last minute master's dissertation panic, I've recently been listening to alot of Laura Marling. It took me a while to properly get into her stuff, but I am so glad I have. I really can't get over how young she is, and yet how much maturity her voice/songs/lyrics contain.

I've also been listening to Jonsi's "Go" and The Decemberists' "Hazards of Love" and returned to Patrick Wolf's "Lycanthropy" and Ryan Adams' "Love Is Hell".

Also nice to see some mention of Sam Amidon, Jim. I've been interested in him for a little while and find his approach really interesting.