Rock - what are you listening to?

[fergus]

Remember this one :)

Absolutely not?????

[fergus]

[cybot]

Remember this one :)

Absolutely not?????

L O L :-)

[cybot]

Just found out that he passed away earlier this month :(

[Gerry D]

Yeah. damn !
A great bass stylist and innovator and collaborator and seems to have been a nice fella too. RIP

[Gerry D]

Enjoyed this earlier ...

[Gerry D]

Liking this ...

[cybot]

Enjoyed this earlier ...

That's a terrific album Gerry. I'm trying to think of another one....Ah Chore of Enchantment, it is :)

[Gerry D]

Yes I do like that too. I like all Howe's stuff, that I've heard, to varying degrees ...
.. and Giant Sand led me on to Calexice, Gotan Project, Mariachi, and it just keeps rolling on !

"'Sno Angel" was to hand last night - really enjoy his interplay with the Gospel Choir backing on it.

See about the reissue program ?

Extract from a press release below just issued today from Howe's UK publicists.All are CD releases on Fire Records but no word on bonus material - yet.
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*NEW GIANT SAND ALBUM / REISSUE CAMPAIGN:
2010 is the 25th anniversary of his first album, over 30 albums will be reissued starting this year, on Fire records, and the new Giant Sand album, 'Blurry Blue Mountain' is out in October. The schedule looks like ...
September 2010
Giant Sand - Valley Of Rain
Giant Sand - Ballad Of A Thin Man
Giant Sand - Storm

September / October 2010
Giant Sand - Love Songs
Giant Sand - Long Stem Rant
Giant Sand - Swerve

October 2010
Giant Sand - Center Of The Universe
Giant Sand - Purge & Slouch
Giant Sand - Ramp

November 2010
Giant Sand – Glum
Giant Sand - Backyard BBQ Broadcast (need to deal with WFMU asap)
Giant Sand - Goods & Services
Giant Sand – Live Album (Volume 1 & 2)

January 2010
Giant Sand - Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand - Cover Magazine
Giant Sand - Black Out

February 2011 (to be promoted as a “Howe Gelb” re-issue series)
Howe Gelb - Dreaded Brown Recluse
Howe Gelb - Hisser
Howe Gelb – Confluence
Howe Gelb - ...Some Piano Triple CD
Howe Gelb – Sno Angel DVD / Live Album

TBC
Band Of Blacky Ranchette – The Band Of Blacky Ranchette
Band Of Blacky Ranchette – Sage Advice
Band Of Blacky Ranchette - Heartland

March 2011
The Band Of Blacky Ranchette – Still Looking Good To Me
Giant Sand - Its All Over The Map
Arizoner Amp & Alternator - Arizoner Amp & Alternator

BOX SET OF ALL “Giant Sand” releases – April/May 2011

July 2011
Howe Gelb - Sno Angel Like You
Howe Gelb - The Listener

BOX SET OF ALL “Howe Gelb” releases – September 2011

[cybot]

Gerry,

Thanks for the reissue list. You've saved me the bother of posting it as a certain person here with a hat and beard would be very interested in that list :-)