http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Songs I Like en Vox Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:18:27 -0800 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/saturday-night-is-partyin-time.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/saturday-night-is-partyin-time.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/saturday-night-is-partyin-time.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:18:27 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123ddc61a54860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123ddc61a54860b-50si" alt="04. Saturday Night" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Around 1979 I was a big fan of the Saturday night radio show on WAVA FM 105, one of the DC area's major AOR stations. The intro music was an a capella piece with a bass ostinato keeping the rhythm, and lead vocals singing "Saturday night" and "Sat... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/saturday-night-is-partyin-time.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123ddc61df5860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> 70s musical a capella wava melvin van peebles http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/the-seventies-are-the-new-retro-modern.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/the-seventies-are-the-new-retro-modern.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/the-seventies-are-the-new-retro-modern.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:19:36 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123dded9fed860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123dded9fed860d-50si" alt="A5 - Alan Hawkshaw - Wave-Forms" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123ddc5041a860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123ddc5041a860b-50si" alt="01 Wildspot" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123ddc50201860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123ddc50201860b-50si" alt="Albedo 0.39" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It's been a year and a half since my last big post on soundtrack music; after gorging on Ghost Box albums last week, it's time for another one. The Ghost Box label purveys music in the style of "modern" 70s library music, a nouveau retro-futurism... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/the-seventies-are-the-new-retro-modern.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123ddc502fd860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> library 70s vangelis soundtrack us uk futurism dave grusin bruton retro-futurism alan hawkshaw belbury poly ghost box http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/get-it-on.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/get-it-on.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/get-it-on.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:34:46 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123dded45e0860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123dded45e0860d-50si" alt="GetItOn_sm" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I onIy ever bought one hits album that was advertised on TV--it was so good I never had to buy another one! Ronco's 1974 compilation Get It On! boasted "20 ORIGINAL HITS 20 ORIGINAL ARTISTS", and it is a wonderful cross section of the popular mu... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/get-it-on.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123ddc4a901860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock pop 70s soul get it on ronco grooveshark http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/arranged.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/arranged.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/arranged.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:13:49 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f01240b7fa586860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f01240b7fa586860e-50si" alt="Bright Penny" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> On the other hand, a lavish arrangement (i.e. with lots of instruments) can be very enjoyable, conjuring up classic soul from the 70, sunshine pop of the 60s, and bittersweet areas in between. Platters That Matter Records turned me on to Liam Haye... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/arranged.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123f1830f3c860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> soul retro plush us 00s brendan benson josh rouse arrangements sunshine pop brent cash liam hayes http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/overprocessed.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/overprocessed.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/overprocessed.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:34:05 -0800 Spending seven hours in a car with a broken CD player on Wednesday and another seven hours today gave me plenty of time to survey the contemporary radio landscape, and what a dismal scene it is. There were a few bright spots (every one of them a c... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/overprocessed.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123ddc3feae860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock 70s free uk singles paul rodgers http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/slab-in-the-raw-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/slab-in-the-raw-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/slab-in-the-raw-1.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:33:04 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123f182b01c860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123f182b01c860f-50si" alt="DHS live" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The reactivation of the mighty SLAB! continues; if not as quickly as diehard fans like me would like, at least it's still on. Frontman Steve Dray has just released a zip file of a rehearsal session for the band's final single, "Death's Head Soup",... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/slab-in-the-raw-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123f182b0cd860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> noise 80s slab skronk industrial funk slab! http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/a-claire-hamill-selection.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/a-claire-hamill-selection.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/a-claire-hamill-selection.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:57:55 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123dde9222d860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123dde9222d860d-50si" alt="The Minor Fall, the Major Lift: The Best of Claire Hamill" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Paul DiFilippo's recent post on wordless singing brought Claire Hamill's Voices album to mind, which I wrote a post about two years ago (so for background on my adoration of Claire Hamill, see that post). Poking around on the web for more Claire H... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/a-claire-hamill-selection.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f01240b7bd73b860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> 70s singer new wave 90s 80s 00s new age uk claire hamill http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/instrumental-action-soul.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/instrumental-action-soul.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/instrumental-action-soul.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:34:12 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f01240b77f4ea860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f01240b77f4ea860e-50si" alt="Instrumental Action Soul" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> With an album title like Instrumental Action Soul to announce their intentions, how could I not love the Diplomats of Solid Sound? With a Hammond-centric sound courtesy of Nate Basinger, this band from Iowa City delivers a spot-on mix of Booker T.... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/instrumental-action-soul.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123dde542a9860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> us 00s acid jazz boogaloo hammond deep funk diplomats of solid sound http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/my-cop-show-theme.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/my-cop-show-theme.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/my-cop-show-theme.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:40:28 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123dde307a1860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123dde307a1860d-50si" alt="Theme from Gunnerman" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> In 1993 a left-hand keyboard exercise I came up with evolved into a full-fledged cop show theme, which I called "Theme from Gunnerman" because that sounded suitably unsubtle for a 70s cop show. I got to play it with the band (Cafe de los Muertos),... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/my-cop-show-theme.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123f17924de860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> 90s 00s original music cop show themes http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/a-deep-funk-travelogue-from-breakestra.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/a-deep-funk-travelogue-from-breakestra.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/a-deep-funk-travelogue-from-breakestra.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:32:05 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123ddb90d7b860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123ddb90d7b860b-50si" alt="09 - No matter where you go" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Getting back to this year's bumper crop of deep funk releases, I found that L.A.'s Breakestra has done in one song what I attempted to do in blog posts two years ago: give a worldwide overview of the deep funk scene. Many of the acts name-checked ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/a-deep-funk-travelogue-from-breakestra.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f0123ddce02e5860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> california 00s breakestra deep funk