January 27th, 2004 3:57pm
Lou Reed and John Cale "Waiting For My Man" (live...
Caught Up In Your Winter World
Lou Reed and John Cale "Waiting For My Man" (live at the Bataclan, 1972) - This stripped-down acoustic guitar and piano arrangement of the Velvet Underground classic is taken from the newly released Bataclan 72 live album, which is notable for being a one-off reunion of John Cale, Lou Reed, and Nico. The three play several VU songs along with selections from their solo albums, all with similarly low-key arrangements, making the record come off sort of like the Velvet Underground Unplugged.
Rekindle "Ice Skating Girl" - This reminds me quite a bit of Max Tundra's last record, but more twee and pop, like a halfway point between Kindercore and the Neptunes. This is taken from the compilation Channel 2: A Compilation Of Output Recordings, which also includes songs by other Fluxblog favorites such as LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture, Playgroup, and Colder.
Also: How Fluxblog, Said The Gramophone and ILM's Rough Guide threads can help you to "fake music insider status in a hurry."
Lou Reed and John Cale "Waiting For My Man" (live at the Bataclan, 1972) - This stripped-down acoustic guitar and piano arrangement of the Velvet Underground classic is taken from the newly released Bataclan 72 live album, which is notable for being a one-off reunion of John Cale, Lou Reed, and Nico. The three play several VU songs along with selections from their solo albums, all with similarly low-key arrangements, making the record come off sort of like the Velvet Underground Unplugged.
Rekindle "Ice Skating Girl" - This reminds me quite a bit of Max Tundra's last record, but more twee and pop, like a halfway point between Kindercore and the Neptunes. This is taken from the compilation Channel 2: A Compilation Of Output Recordings, which also includes songs by other Fluxblog favorites such as LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture, Playgroup, and Colder.
Also: How Fluxblog, Said The Gramophone and ILM's Rough Guide threads can help you to "fake music insider status in a hurry."
1/27/04 4:51 pm
That Rekindle is one of my favourites from said compilation. It reminds me of New Edition! Apparently, the producer is some ex-junglist Australian…
1/27/04 5:32 pm
kudos on the ’strangers with candy’ ref…
1/27/04 11:48 pm
yes, i’ve always thought that ice skating girl totally sounded like it should/could have been a new edition song! it could potentially crossover to a mainstream audience with the right push.
1/28/04 6:18 pm
Dang. I’ve been trying to download the rest of the Bataclan set, but all I can find are a variety of bootlegged versions. Or maybe not. On the remastered CD, does Lou’s vocal get blown _way_ out during the “loud” part of Berlin?
1/28/04 6:24 pm
Nevermind, I got it worked out. Interestingly though, one of the bootlegged versions I got has the pitch shifted up quite a bit. Lou sounds weird…
1/29/04 4:48 am
ice skating girl sounds like a prince produced project, circa 1994.
1/30/04 1:06 am
the bataclan track is amazing. i’ve always enjoyed lou reed’s ability to flip his songs in so many different ways.