hello

[crumbling mirth]

how is everyone doing?
i hope things are dandy.

i'm listening to the piper at the gates of dawn by pink floyd.

"i've got a bike
you can ride it if you like
it's got a basket, a bell that rings
and things to make it look good
i'd give it to you if i could, but i borrowed it

you're the kind of girl that fits in with my world
i'll give you anything, everything if you want things..."

 

[Russell]

U gotta love that song.Now, go check the last cd u bought thread and reply to my dUES question

 

[crumbling mirth]

it's as good as done

 

[Jo]

You just brought back so many great memories Crumbling Mirth! "everything if you want things..." hahaha

Nice to hear from you tiger

I am listening to a fine and funky album called Rimitti - Sidi Mansour today, shall I read you the inside sleeve?
It is very interesting with Robert Fripp performing on the album!

"Time - 1920's. Place - Oran. This western Algerian port, melting pot of Mediterranean musics, is where Rai, the meditative chant of Bedouin shepards, went urban. It was in a nearby village where RIMITTI made her dancing debut with a musical troupe that zigzagged western Algeria. The horrors of war and the epidemics that scourzed the region inspired her first verses and led her to a career in music. In 1930, she recorded her first album with Pathe, a french record company.

CHEIKHA ("Crazy") RIMITTI, as she is known throughout Algeria, elevated Rai to new heights, rescuing it from what some categorized as "unrefined" due to it's sensual nature (love, alcohol, joys and pain of daily life).

RIMITTI, NOW 70 YEARS OLD, has retained her youthful voice and still performs on stage, from Algeria to France, from festival to cabaret. Her stage presence is without equal! Even though a large part of her repertory is known to several generations, the often "risque" texts still make her the singer "one does not listen to with the whole family".

In Spring 1993, algerian composer Houari TALBI asked RIMITTI to interpret some songs he had composed especially for her. The Mother of Rai was thrilled by the project itself - and the possibility to show herself and current Rai singers in a different light. She is not as "old" - they are not as "new" as one might think!

With this new recording adventure, RIMITTI proves that conquest of new musical horizons is not a question of age, but of fresh inspiration. "

This album is a real barefoot dancing hip shaker!

Now for some Transglobal Underground with the beautiful Natacha Atlas on vocals...


We should definately meet up when Opeth play in NSW!

Enjoy! I LOVE Congas...

 

[crumbling mirth]

heya jo! really good to hear from you.

robert fripp. now there's a talented name in music. as for rimitti, she sounds like a truly inspiring artist. and i'd love to hear some of her stuff in the near future. that record seems to bring together really diverse, creative and interesting influences.

transglobal underground i have heard of. however, i'm yet to actually hear them. that should be subject to change before long though.

i love female vocals over any type of industrial, tribal, or even house beat.

and yeah, i'd love to catch you when opeth tour nsw!

 

[warsofwinter]

Originally posted by crumbling mirth
how is everyone doing?
i hope things are dandy.

I wish they are ,, but when you have lost someone that meant alot to you things aren't to good

 

[crumbling mirth]

i know the feeling, dude
it can be devastating.