en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal The Last.fm journal for germanius. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/07/27/238alb_the_best_non-ecm_contemporary_jazz Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:34:19 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/07/27/238alb_the_best_non-ecm_contemporary_jazz Discovering contemporary jazz arena i was very surprised to find out wonderful music of great musicians, but not ECM. Of course they can't be leaved by me without any attention. At first i wanted to place them behind ECM albums, but finally i decided to indicate them apart, letting ECM be unique instead of genre.
So, here they are:

[Global Pacific Records, R2 79335] The Brian Melvin Trio (1986) Standards Zone

[DIW-627] Helge Lien Trio (2002) Spiral Circle

[CAMJ-7763] Pieranunzi, Johnson, Baron (2004) Play Morricone

[ACT 9604-2] Lars Danielsson (2006) Melange Bleu

[Leo Records, CD LR 515] Carolyn Hume (2008) Gravity and Grace

[ACT 9018-2] Esbjorn Svensson Trio (2008) Leucocyte

[ACT 9468-2] Wolfgang Haffner (2008) Acoustic Shapes


The albums of:
Brad Mehldau Trio
Esbjorn Svensson Trio
Avishai Cohen
are next pretenders to be in my top-list.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/07/14/22hjwm_the_best_ecm_albums Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:58:11 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/07/14/22hjwm_the_best_ecm_albums Here i wish to place my favorite ECM releases instead of the charts. Here will be no better or worse music - if i'm placing the album in this list, it means it is excellent, wonderful, unique and can't be compared with others.

[ECM1751] John Taylor Trio (2003) Rosslyn

[ECM1788] Tomasz Stanko Quartet (2002) Soul of Things

[ECM1834] Tord Gustavsen Trio (2003) Changing Places

[ECM1847] Marilyn Crispell Trio (2004) Storyteller

[ECM1892] Tord Gustavsen Trio (2005) The Ground

[ECM1904] Bobo Stenson (2005) Goodbye

[ECM2017] Tord Gustavsen Trio (2007) Being There

[ECM2019] Marcin Wasilewski Trio (2007) January

[ECM2023] Bobo Stenson Trio (2008) Cantando


I'm sure this list of top ECM-jazz albums will grow more and more with my own experience in discovering ECM's label artists.

The albums of:
Peter Erskine
Steve Kuhn
Keith Jarrett
John Surman
are next pretenders to be in my top-list.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/05/06/fbmo5_thin_line_between_classic_and_jazz Tue, 6 May 2008 18:48:20 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/05/06/fbmo5_thin_line_between_classic_and_jazz The music of Modern Jazz Quartet sounds not like a mix of classic and jazz genres. It sounds like independent and fully-harmonic unique style, ubelievable nice and beautiful, like a thin line between two musical genres.

The Complete Modern Jazz Quartet Prestige & Pablo Recordings

It is also very nice to listen Jacques Loussier Trio and The Classical Jazz Quartet.


"It became harder and harder to determine, where is jazz begins and where is it ends... or even to understand where is the boundary line between classical music and jazz passing."

Duke Ellington]]> http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/05/06/fbmm8_electronic_again Tue, 6 May 2008 18:02:29 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/05/06/fbmm8_electronic_again Electronic music are growing up with us, became more and more unique and intelligent. This kind of music takes a big part and we couldn't miss the masterpieces of tallanted musicians.

Here are some great albums again:

Trentemøller (2007) The Last Resort
minimal techno, electronica

DJ Hidden (2007) Later After
breakcore, drum and bass

Burial (2007) Untrue
hyperdub, dubstep


I'm waiting for another masterpieces from
Hybrid, Amon Tobin and Burial]]> http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/05/06/fbmi8_the_way_to_make_personal_sound_better Tue, 6 May 2008 07:59:59 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/05/06/fbmi8_the_way_to_make_personal_sound_better Another one note on my personal pages dedicated to sound and music.
Can we upgrade our personal sound? Yes! We need just to forget about lossy file-formats like MP3, WMA or OGG.
To find out gadget which can not only play lossless (FLAC or APE, for example) but to sound good is not so simple task today, i think. But this possibility is. Let me introduce to my visitors COWON D2 digital stereo player.



Perhaps i need to notice maybe - this is not an advertisment but my wish to share good impressions of this device.
For sure my personal sound become better.

http://www.cowonglobal.com/]]> http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/05/06/fbmgg_jazz Tue, 6 May 2008 07:46:40 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/05/06/fbmgg_jazz I'm still under impression of this beautiful music.
jazz has so many styles and presentations in musical other genres so everybody can find something special for himself, it seems.
Its forms are very different: jazz can be cheerful up to insanity or melancholic up to tears.
This music helps to relax and to concentrate at the same time. It treats the soul, makes your mind clear and fills your heart with kindness.
The magic of improvisation is unbelievable. Instead of time this music always finds new forms and sounds modern.

I wish to everybody to enjoy this beautifull music.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/03/03/fbmet_crimson_jazz_trio Mon, 3 Mar 2008 21:19:22 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/03/03/fbmet_crimson_jazz_trio This album seems to be like a modern bop or cool jazz trio, but it is more complicated. Every composition is full of energy and emotions, which blows up by different colors everytime while listening. Very often it sounds so vanguard that it seems it should be one of the best ecm releases.

Crimson Jazz Trio (2003) V1 King Crimson Songbook

It is still the mistery for me, does this trio has any connection with legendary King Krimson rock group or no, but their beautifull sound allows to forget even about so important details.

Just enjoy listening inimitable music.

Dedicated to all lovers of real jazz.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/03/01/fbm8p_cx300 Sat, 1 Mar 2008 15:17:59 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/03/01/fbm8p_cx300 Today i have bought new headhones: in-ear type
Sennheiser CX 300 for personal stereo.



I'm surprised their nice and balanced sound. Bass is not so powerfull as some another models can produce but it is really enough! Thanks to this fact middle frequencies became so clean and charm.
They sounds excellent both in jazz and electronic.

Sennheiser CX 300 official web-site

I'm very happy. It was really upgrade the quality of personal sound!
Sennheiser the best!

Someday i will bought Sennheiser HD 650 for home use...]]> http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/02/28/fbm4m_ecm1834 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:16:43 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/02/28/fbm4m_ecm1834 To say wonderful about this music - is to say nothing...

Tord Gustavsen Trio (2003) Changing Places

It was my first experience of ECM scandinavian avant-garde jazz bands. Discovering other ECM artists i can see Tord Gustavsen as a very talented piano-master. Melancholy mood of the trio is highly intelligent.
I can't say anything more about this excellent music, feelling like an idiot, trying to describe it.
I have bought this CD in Austria and it is still the best album for me.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/02/27/fbm2c_hdbcd001 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:46:46 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/germanius/journal/2008/02/27/fbm2c_hdbcd001 It is not just a music, it is not just a dubstep.
It is the next masterpiece in electronic music i have found for myself. Very accurate mix of dub, ambient and hip-hop styles.

Burial (2006) Burial

Dubstep here is only the mask to hide very intelligent feelings. It seems, steps were taken only to give possibilty for a listemers to classify this music, while author makes unique music.
As for me again, only lyric music can be real masterpiece.]]>