When most people look at my ipod and scroll through the artists they generally look baffled because they don’t recognise any of them. Of course the number of podcasts I listen too would confuse any music fan, but the fact is that my music taste isn’t mainstream. So imagine my delight (and surprise) at finding at my local record shop in Brighton’s North Laine a “We recommend” display containing all my current faves including albums that I want to buy: Sufjan Steven’s (Illinoise) and Cat Power (The Greatest). I also get confirmation that I’m not a wierdo cos I don’t know anyone (except fkr) who has heard of any of these artists.
But money’s tight at the moment so I thought I would check prices on the net first. When I got home I had been thinking about these recommendations and thought I would check out Cat power on Music Plasma (click here for the results). The results are also a delight to me, I get a high concentration of my fave artists on the same page, rather than the normal needle in a haystack.
I’m going to go back to the record shop to buy Sufjan’s Illinoise, because there’s hardly any saving and I want it in my greasy hand now – plus I want to check out the recommendations again (this time I’ll take a pencil). But I listened to snippets of Cat Power’s “The Greatest” on Amazon and frankly was dissappointed. She has recorded with various favourite Memphis artists and it doesn’t have that sparse emotional feeling that is what I like about her so I pass, I’m going to try Devendra Banhart (listen here) – born in Venezuela, or was it the shades of Jeff Buckley AND Caetanc Veloso that clinched it for me?
btw. I bought the tickets for Imogen Heap and Terry Callier Concerts there too, its a cracking place.The web links are to Amazon.com and not the UK site because you don’t need real player to listen to the clips of the tracks.
try musicplasma.com
