sid smith's podcasts from the yellow room iv and v!!!

hey golden fish readers, i fell behind on the wonderful series of podcasts that sid the smith is crafting up on the northeast coast of england. lots of listening for you this week then so get yourself a cuppa, slip your headphones on your melon and settle back!

first up is sid's podcast iv. now this one is interesting to me because it contains a couple of pieces by musician andrew keeling whose work would have remained unknown to me but for his inclusion in the stable of artists assembled many years back when robert fripp put together the early incarnation of what is now his incredible web presence over at dgm live.

here's what andrew has to say about himself:
"i began to think that the musical and psychological pursuits of the first half of my life were insufficient to sustain into the second half of life. composing presented itself as a solution to this dilemma." he had previously been a cathedral chorister, played as a multi-instrumentalist in various rock bands, and performed as a flute recitalist. meeting such composers as sir john tavener, john casken, nicola lefanu, anthony gilbert and howard skempton, and the result of embarking on a jungian analysis in 1987, paved the way for his subsequent creative activities."

the musical results of andrew's work are challenging and beautiful. here's an example of a short guitar piece andrew has shared:

here's podcast iv in all its splendour!!

sid's fifth podcast has all sorts of musical gems including a lovely piece by jacob herringman, a teary piece from matt seattle, a mesmerizing song by no-man, and some intriguing work from golden fish fan favourite marcus reuter who in this piece is teamed up with electronic music maker ian boddy.

so, here's podcast v in all its glory!!

thanks for the great music sid!!!

sid smith's postcards from the yellow room: podcast III

sid has cranked out a bumper version of his podcast efforts with a third smash edition of Sid Smith's Postcards From The Yellow Room: Podcasts From The Yellow Room III

this is nearly double the size of sid's previous efforts and covers a much broader spectrum of artists all stitched together with sid's lovely geordie anecdotes and observations. as some of my visitors already know, sid's blog is well worth a visit as he provides excellent and insightful reviews of worthy music, incredible photography of the north yorkshire shoreline and that bit of the north sea to which it is exposed as well as occasional commentary on the realities of being a dad and a husband and a family member in the midst of trying to earn a living! for those of you who are curious then hit the link button on the right-hand side of this blog.

anyhow, one of the tracks that caught my attention - and that has me listening to it over and over is a real beauty by an (unknown to me) artist named rafael anton irisarri. so, here is rafael anton irisarri - "hopes and past desires".

sid smith's postcards from the yellow room: podcasts from the yellow room II

here's a lovely pic of sid's digs up in whitley bay.



hot on the heels of his first podcast of wonder and loveliness, sid has banged out a second podcast from "the yellow room" and it's a real doozy!! Sid Smith's Postcards From The Yellow Room: Podcasts From The Yellow Room II

here's the playlist for those of you who are "unsure" . . . just a "heads-up" - where the first podcast could be listened to as a sonic accompaniment to an evening of "wish i had wish i was wish i could (pensive, reflective, thoughtful music) . . . " this one drags you full-tilt, full-blast to experience first-hand that space between your synapses when they are on manic overload and then just as quickly drops you squarely into a gorgeous tone-poem that creates a huge and detailed space on piano and violin. "i buy silence" ratchets it up a notch again with some power-pop edged music and then into a beautiful piece by the (unknown to me) valgeir sigurdsson who crafts a space populated by glitch and drum machine and toy piano. finally into a lovely melancholy piece with accordian and voice occupying the middle-space.

1. the power of myth by omar rodriguez lopez

2. a letter from the front by david cross & naomi maki

3. i buy silence by the david cross band

4. focal point by valgeir sigurdsson

5. has been cavalry by jon boden

sid smith's postcards from the yellow room: podcasts from the yellow room I

sid has just released his first podcast on an unsuspecting world.

give this a listen!! it's filled with beautiful music! you'll love his geordie accent as well.......

Sid Smith's Postcards From The Yellow Room: Podcasts From The Yellow Room I