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Recent big likes from my wife for Elbow and Pepe Deluxe. ECM, nu-jazz, some Eno and anything that hints of Satie or Debussy also catches her fancy. She gets microtones and other esoteric shit quite...

They were supposed to open for Supertramp in vancouver in, ooh, about 1976 but cancelled at the last minute. 'Twas there.

As the father of a growing girl, Peter Hammill's "Once you called me (Daddy)" is very poignant. Especially when Peter says he can't recall the last time his daughter called him Daddy.
I think...

Dagmar Krause with Slapp Happy singing, "if you could shower my hair with kisses" on Silent The Voice from Ca Va. There's real grief and regret in her voice, the song being a paean to someone...

OP here. To me, intelligent pop implies not complexity or dexterity approaching prog levels, and certainly not 'deep' lyrics (as in 'profound'), but rather the ability to take technically simple...

One of the things that has drawn me to Elbow and The National (as per the OP) is not just that there is an element of cleverness or sophistication in their music but also that there is a tangible...

Elbow and The National?

Both make sublime, mature, intelligent pop music and keep getting better with the compositions, subtle arrangements, clever but not over-the-top lyrics, engaging vocalists....

What a mindfuck this was for me upon heating in 74. I mean, this was scary shit--and absolutely enthralling. I've read somewhere that this record can actually have a physical effect upon listeners.

Is there any way to buy these CDs without going through the Hubro site and paying the extortionate equivalent in NOR Kroner? Seems to me they need more widespread distribution...

The man has a huge discography. I prefer his older stuff-- Lookout For Hope, In Line, Gone Like a Train-- and especially his playing on Gavin Bryars' Requiem. I'm not so fond of his Americana...

Thanks for this. This is precisely why I still peruse this site. Anything with Jan Bang on it grabs my attention.

I'm a little surprised there has been no talk of the very very current and progressive Hubro music label here, save for the occasional review from John Kelman and link to Sid Smith's site. Any fans...

I haven't read the whole thread so I don't know if it's been mentioned yet but I'm reading David Byrne's How Music Works. Is there any musician as erudite yet accessible? Is Byrne ever uninteresting?...

.. as Nobuhisa said.

His Mejiro shop is a bit out of the way (Shinjuku on the other hand is a hub's hub) but about 50 metres away from World Disque is Tanaka-ya, the best beer shop in Japan, so...