January 2023 Spinning Challenge: Welcome To 2023

[BjorgenFjorgen]

Day 11: I Forgot

Elliott Smith - From a Basement on the Hill

I've had this since my early days of collecting vinyl. It's definitely not my favourite of his albums but it was probably the only one in stock at the time. "Twilight" is one of my favourite songs of his, though. Last.fm says the last time I spun this was January 2020.

 

[gafacaode]

Day 12: Big In Japan
In honour of all the great Japanese presses I’ve bought. Interpret this as you please.

Various - Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980 - 1988

 

[4080]

Day 15: Skint January
It’s midway through January and we’re all bankrupt. Play me something from your backlogue.

Gravediggaz "6 Feet Deep" - I think I just did the check if it's warped or if there's any sound issues by dropping the needle at the beginning and end of each side...I really loved this album when it came out I guess I should listen to it more. I hate the mirrored cover...

 

[BjorgenFjorgen]

Day 12: Big in Japan

Kikagaku Moyo - House in the Tall Grass

I actually don't know how big these guys were in Japan, but they are from Japan and they are big in my apartment.

 

[CrazyDiamond84]

Day 15: Skint January
It’s midway through January and we’re all bankrupt. Play me something from your backlogue.
Ween - Paintin' The Town Brown: Ween Live '90-'98

 

[BjorgenFjorgen]

Day 13: (Sunday morning) soul

Nat Turner Rebellion - Laugh to Keep from Crying

 

[avecigrec]

Day 13: (Sunday morning) soul

Nat Turner Rebellion - Laugh to Keep from Crying

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Which translation of The Master and Margarita is that one?

 

[avecigrec]

Which translation of The Master and Margarita is that one?

AH! The 50th anniversary newly revised version of the acclaimed Pevear and Volokhonsky translation, ya?

 

[Turbo]

Day 15: Skint January
It’s midway through January and we’re all bankrupt. Play me something from your backlogue.

Ezra Collective "Where I'm Meant To Be" (2022 Partisan Records)
One of the 2-3 things I still have unplayed from recent orders. My backlogue never gets too big. Sampa The Great and the Fela Kuti sample in track 1 are absolute fire.

 

[avecigrec]

Day 15: Skint January
It’s midway through January and we’re all bankrupt. Play me something from your backlogue.

Alice Cooper – Lace And Whiskey

 

[BjorgenFjorgen]

AH! The 50th anniversary newly revised version of the acclaimed Pevear and Volokhonsky translation, ya?

Yep, that's the one. I haven't read it yet but plan to very soon!

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 15: Skint January
It’s midway through January and we’re all bankrupt. Play me something from your backlogue.
Ween - Paintin' The Town Brown: Ween Live '90-'98
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Nice! This is sitting in my stack too. I need to be in the right mood for a 28 minute “Poop Ship Destroyer”.

 

[avecigrec]

Yep, that's the one. I haven't read it yet but plan to very soon!

I need to check that one out, myself. Been a decade or so since I read the two versions I've read. It's the only translated prose book I ever finished and decided I wanted to read multiple translations. I also got to ge part of a staged reading of Edward Kemp's play around that time as well which was awesome.

 

[BjorgenFjorgen]

Day 14: 2023

Feist - Let It Die

This hasn't been confirmed or anything but I'm really hoping we get new Feist this year. Her last, Pleasure, was in 2017. In fall 2021 I saw her "Multitudes" concert, which was entirely new material that she was still working on, and I can't wait to hear those songs again whenever they're ready.

 

[BjorgenFjorgen]

I need to check that one out, myself. Been a decade or so since I read the two versions I've read. It's the only translated prose book I ever finished and decided I wanted to read multiple translations. I also got to ge part of a staged reading of Edward Kemp's play around that time as well which was awesome.

Nice! Which translations did you read? Did you prefer one or the other? I admittedly didn't do much research on that before I bought this — I'm a sucker for these Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions and I absolutely love this cover. It has been quite a while since I've read any Russian lit so I'm really looking forward to it — too many other books keep getting in the way!

 

[CrazyDiamond84]

Nice! This is sitting in my stack too. I need to be in the right mood for a 28 minute “Poop Ship Destroyer”.

Yep, I woke up today and felt like this was the day!

 

[imtheocean]

Day 15: Skint January
It’s midway through January and we’re all bankrupt. Play me something from your backlogue.

Started my collection playthrough on the What's Spinning thread a few months ago so I'd slow down on purchases and focus / reaquaint myslef with what I do have. Almost halfway through, this one was next on the list:

boards of canada ~ music has the right to children

 

[avecigrec]

Nice! Which translations did you read? Did you prefer one or the other? I admittedly didn't do much research on that before I bought this — I'm a sucker for these Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions and I absolutely love this cover. It has been quite a while since I've read any Russian lit so I'm really looking forward to it — too many other books keep getting in the way!

That cover is pretty stellar. Definitely one of my favourites.
Glenny was the first version I read and then Burgin & O'Connor. Pretty sure at the time I enjoyed the Glenny a bit more, but that may have been sentimentality due to it being my first. Ultimately I enjoyed both. I did no research before going into my reading and only decided after the first one that I wanted to read 'em all. I've read very little Russian fiction besides this one. Pretty sure I read The Idiot in my early twenties, but that's about it. I have read a fair bit of Yevtushenko's poetry though - but that was also mostly 12-20 years ago. That's about it for Russian Lit for me. I should add some to my already obnoxiously large Hope-Stack for this year!

 

[gafacaode]

Day 13: Friday Night Soul
Play me some smooth soul music fit for a Friday night.

Curtis Harding - Face Your Fear

 

[jfitzy]

Day 14: 2023
Play me a album by the artist who you are most looking forward to releasing music in 2023.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Flying Microtonal Banana (Explorations in Microtonal Tuning Volume 1)

Looking forward to listening to the 17 albums King Gizzard puts out in 2023!