Mal's Gherkin Pram: Some of the Music I've Enjoyed and Appreciated Recently

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Some of the Music I've Enjoyed and Appreciated Recently

💥 I listen to a LOT of brand-new Aussie music courtesy of "Amrap", in connection with my previous Radio Presenting days.

I've 216-hours'-worth (over NINE days' worth of continuous playing) of contemporary Aussie music on one playlist alone to enjoy as it is... Niiiice.

Of course, I don't select all the new music, just the stuff I enjoy.

💥 Aussie 70's classic Richard Clapton's three albums (remastered in 2024):

- Goodbye Tiger (1977)

- Great Escape (1982)

- Prussian Blue (1973)

💥 The Red Button is sublime 60s-inspired pop. I love their juicy melodic harmonies, jangly electric 12-strings and fun loopy basslines - all feels so uplifting and positive. Instant mood lifter. I have all their albums, even an unplugged one, saved as a playlist. Check 'em out.

💥 I'm loving Shakti's blend of Indian-Jazz Fusion on the five albums I have of theirs.

💥 Sherbet - "On With the Show" (1973): their second album, and a huge happy memory from my childhood. In Australia's mid-70s youth culture, it was "Sherbet Vs Skyhooks" - and I went with Sherbet [grins]. I really enjoyed their pop sensibilities and great songwriting - still do... their glam/glitter look was horrid, let's admit it (Oh... then there's some unforgivable shmaltz/horrors in there as well!). This album, tho, highlights a lot of their earlier prog-rock elements well. Oh... yes, I have all their albums as well... "I am not ashamed"! [laffs]

🤭 Here are some Fun Band Names I've stumbled across cruising thru Amrap: 🤭

Anonymous George

Applebite the Beggars on Acid

Apricot Ink

Atticus Chimps

The Bad Dad Orchestra

Barefoot Spacemen

Basement Spaceman

Bean Magazine

The Beatnik Preachers

Beyonce's Fiancés

Big Blue Bazooka

The Blowfisch Saxophone

Burger Legs Joe

Catholic Guilt

Concrete Surfers

Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks

Dead Dirty Dinosaurs

Dr Sure's Unusual Practice

Dogworld

Don't Thank Me, Spank Me!

Dopamine Slot Machine

The Drunken Poachers

Eamon Dilworth's Crawfish Po'Boys

💥 Ezekiel Sneezed (I adore this one!) 💥

Fairtrade Narcotics

Fanning Dempsey National Park

Flightless Birds Take Wing

Forklift Assassins

Free Live Sports

Fungas

Fun With The Microwave

General Mack's Grapeshot

Goatzilla

Goldfish Memory

Goldfish Smarts

Goon Gremlins

Great Australian Bank

Great Job!

The Grocery Bags

The Grogans

Here Comes the Rooster

Hinkey The Snail

Hommus Idol

Hot Potato Band

Inflatable Cactus

Kaiser and the Machines of Creation

Kicked-in Bickie Tin

Kitchen People

Kitchen Witch

Le Bongé

Lime Cordiale

Machine on a Break

Madam Super Trash

Malcolm Forbes 70th Birthday Party

Malibu Spacey

Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra

Melody Graves and The Hokum Redemption

Men Imitating Machines

Mr. Animalistic

Monster Mansion

Mousewater

mumdeathcake

No Wuckas

urobonic Plague

Owls of Neptune

Pet Rhino

Plastic Cheeses

Pretty Uglys

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

The Psychotic Reactions

Radio Free Alice

Sack Full Of Rocks

Seal Prince and the Roof Rats

Shadows Of Aeophix

She Walks Through Dusk

The Shoplifting Doctor

The Sooks

Sophisticated Dingo

Sugar Fed Leopards

Tamala Park Book Club

Toxic Bears

Ukulele Death Squad

Vending Machine Repairmen

Virgin Mary Disco

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💥 I've been really enjoying Eric Clapton's 1974 laid-back album "461 Ocean Boulevard". Hey, I turn 60-yo this year... 'laid back' is fine by me [laffs].

A bit more Clapton has appeared on my speakers this week (mid-January 2024), with his 1977 album "Slowhand", along with his iconic 1992 "Unplugged" album. Nice mellow grooves.

💥 Then there's been a bit of early teenage nostalgia for me, with three ELO albums: A New World Record (1976), Out of the Blue (1977) and Discovery (1979). I love their shimmery layered production, plus there are some damn good songs in there as well.

💥 Pugwash

Seriously, do yourself a favour and listen to anything by Pugwash - one of my all-time favs!

"What amazes me is how they manage to sound like Beck, The Beach Boys, The Stone Roses and Elo at different times - remarkable" - @thecolin1

From me: 5 out of 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

💥 The Rolling Stones "Hackney Diamonds" (2023); yes, after SIXTY YEARS, a new album. A good Stones album, up to speed.

From me: 3 out of 5 ⭐⭐⭐

💥 Diesel "Bootleg Melancholy" (2023) (Australian)

From me: 3.5 out of 5 ⭐⭐⭐ +

💥 Russell Morris, "The Real Thing: Symphonic Concert" (2023) (Australian)

A classic Aussie songwriter beautifully performed and recorded.

From me: 3.5 out of 5 ⭐⭐⭐ +

💥 YES!!! Nice smooth mellow background burble during a lot of my day.

#ABCJazz #MusicIsMyTherapy #Music #MusicIsLife #MusicSaves

→ https://www.abc.net.au/jazz ← 📻

💥 "-" ('Subtract') is the new 2023 album from Ed Sheeran. I'm enjoying the nice mellow melodic light pop vibe a lot. Recommended.

💥 I'm enjoying my playlist of 45 hours worth of assorted 1960s pop music - my favourite decade for music.

💥 "Yes is the Answer!" by Geoffrey Williams (2012). I received a copy of this when I was presenting radio at the time; breathtaking music! Gorgeous smooth mellow melodic soul/pop, like a lost early 70's Stevie Wonder album. 5 out of 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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💥 Déjà Vu (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album from 1970) - classic class.

💥 Crowded House... what can I say? They are awesome! 6-hours-plus-worth of music on my playlist as it is! And yes, all different versions of the band, too [grins]. One of my all-time favs.

💥 If you have never heard the Finn Brothers' 2004 album, "Everyone Is Here": do yourself a favour! Seriously: Five out of Five!

💥 The Beatles (of course!) My playlist for them is 32 hours worth; sourced from official and unofficial releases, bootlegs, live, radio etc etc.

💥 Michael Jackson's 1991 album "Dangerous" is a 5/5 for me already - an old fav of mine; the three cloyingly puerile ballads don't detract overall from the amazing quality of the new jack swing... I can even get past all his vocal 'hiccups' & inflictions etc.

💥 Lana Del Ray - something totally different for me [yet again...]; as always I've had all her albums on my music HD's, but just thought now to have a listen. It's nice mellow dream pop, which I like .

Lana Del Ray (2010) ⭐⭐⭐

💥 Jamiroquai - (March 2023): thanks to @briegerobinson for nudging me to listen to this good fun funk/acid jazz music, which I had sitting on my music HD's but just not listened to it... that has been rectified promptly and successfully. These guys perfectly channel 70's Stevie Wonder (with a bit of Sly/Family Stone) - I love it! ✅