OK, lap steel: "Sky Blue Sky" and "Leave You Like You Found Me" (I think...) from Sky Blue Sky and "Deeper Down" and "Solitaire" from Wilco (the album).
There's also a little one of those backwards guitar solo things at the end of "You and I" from Wilco (the album) and some neat guitar work on "You Are My Face" and "Walken" from Sky Blue Sky.
― kshighway, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 14:02 (fourteen years ago) link
If I like Nels's work more when he's in "Impossible Germany" and/or experimental noise-stuff mode rather than jazz mode, what stuff from his back catalogue should I look into?
― kshighway, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 14:17 (fourteen years ago) link
hmm good question -- i might have to make you a mix!
― some dude, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 14:18 (fourteen years ago) link
i never browsed his website before, thanks for the tip. apparently they recorded Instrumentals in just 15 hours, sort of depressing really considering how great it is...
from what i've heard of Destroy All Nels Cline it falls under both experimental noise-stuff mode and jazz mode, so maybe check that one out, kshighway? anyway, some dude, i'll be up for a copy of that mix if it happens
― sonderangerbot, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 14:41 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah Destroy All Nels Cline is great, very high up on my list of fav Nels releases of this decade
― some dude, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 14:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Have you listened to the new Cline disc? It isn't like Impossible Germany, but it (a) has some rock tendencies (one song is a tribute to a Sonic Youth guitarist) and (b) it's in the experimental noise-stuff mode, I think. Others here -- more knowledgeable than me -- can confirm.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 25 August 2009 15:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah Coward was the impetus for this thread and is awesome, although YMMV if you'd rather hear him w/ a band than just in that kind of solo context. I think my favorite record from him as a songwriter/bandleader is the Nels Cline Trio's Ground, which has a really good balance of harder rock, noise, jazz and ballads.
― some dude, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 15:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Immolation/Immersion, with saxophonist Wally Shoup and drummer Chris Corsano is awesome free jazz/improv. Absolutely ferocious opening salvo gives way to intense but quite varied excursions.
― Stew, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 15:09 (fourteen years ago) link
I have a mostly unlistened to copy of Coward in my bedroom right now! Will pull it out and come back here with thoughts.
― kshighway, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 17:06 (fourteen years ago) link
sonderangerbot, I'll check out Destroy All Nels Cline, also.
Guess this doesn't really fit the "not jazz" bill, but the record of Interstellar Space covers w/Gregg Bendian is pretty fire..
― bear, bear, bear, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 18:44 (fourteen years ago) link
The first time I really met Nels (had seen quite a few gigs by that time) was at a Scarnella show. We had a friendly argument about Yes vs Sabbath. He thinks Sabbath is garbage.
― Nate Carson, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 20:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Insanity.
Saw Nels the other week at the Sky Saxon tribute show. He was easily the most 'out of place' performer, given who else did perform, but I liked his set for that reason.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 20:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Am I alone in loving Draw Breath? (Haven't heard the new one or many of the others that are mentioned here.)
― Sundar, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 21:54 (fourteen years ago) link
I wouldn't say I love it but I definitely wouldn't turn my nose up at it. "Squirrel Of God" is aces.
― some dude, Wednesday, 26 August 2009 00:28 (fourteen years ago) link
The Coward samples on iTunes sound good. Will I be losing much (in sound quality) if I download from iTunes instead of buying a CD? It's $4 cheaper and I don't have to wait. I'd buy a CD if it sounds a lot better though.
― Sundar, Wednesday, 26 August 2009 02:47 (fourteen years ago) link
"if it sounded"
― Sundar, Wednesday, 26 August 2009 02:48 (fourteen years ago) link
Coward is only $8.99 on Amazon MP3, fwiw: http://www.amazon.com/Coward/dp/B001R64H8W
Quality on iTunes & Amazon MP3 is 256 kbps, which is not as high quality as a CD but is usually good enough for most people's purposes. If I were you, I'd buy the CD if you want a hard copy or want a digital copy that's better quality than the mainstream digital stores are offering.
― kshighway, Wednesday, 26 August 2009 03:01 (fourteen years ago) link
I've pretty much just given up on MP3 stores, though, because I've discovered I can find most CDs cheaply priced locally or on Amazon.
It's about $4 or $5 more for the CD on Amazon.
― kshighway, Wednesday, 26 August 2009 03:03 (fourteen years ago) link
I understand. I just wondered if this particular album sounds especially good on CD. The difference is far more noticeable with some albums (usually less-compressed, well-produced recordings with a wide dynamic range a great deal of detail) than others for me. Honestly, though, on my stereo, 256 is probably about as good as a CD. Hm, I think I've convinced myself.
― Sundar, Wednesday, 26 August 2009 12:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Although Frisell does generally seem better on CD...
― Sundar, Wednesday, 26 August 2009 13:11 (fourteen years ago) link
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5139xfjzGiL._SL500_AA240_.jpg
new Nels Cline/G.E. Stinson album Elevating Device out in a couple weeks, whole album is one improvised 44-minute track. excerpt here: http://soundsareactive.com/nels-cline-ge-stinson-elevating-device-saa1150/
― some dude, Wednesday, 30 September 2009 19:03 (fourteen years ago) link
On first listen now, and I like it so far:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/acousticguitartrio
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 31 October 2009 04:52 (fourteen years ago) link
been meaning to ask if anyone had heard that, still need to check it out
i haven't really gotten into the new Evangelista record too much yet, but a while back Nels said on his site that he plays on 3 tracks on it...anyone have a physical copy w/ liner notes that say which 3 tracks? i got it on eMusic so i have no idea.
― united arab amirites (some dude), Saturday, 31 October 2009 05:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Listening to some of Vignes (the new Acoustic Guitar Trio album) last night, with headphones on helped a little. I liked hearing the distinct places of the three different guitars. Much of this is on the somewhat mellow side, which is one reason I wanted to check it out, but that may put off other potential listeners here.
― _Rudipherous_, Sunday, 1 November 2009 01:25 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm not loving this. The first part is pretty nice, but the third part definitely sounds like what I'd be afraid acoustic guitar free improv. would typically sound like. (Still, I have not sat down and listened to the whole thing with the attention it might require; but at the very least it's not drawing me in.)
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 24 November 2009 06:35 (fourteen years ago) link
'Grow Closer' is beautiful.
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 3 March 2010 18:01 (fourteen years ago) link
London Wilco gig just announced at the Royal Festival Hall Sept 14th.
― You Weaked It! (MaresNest), Wednesday, 3 March 2010 18:13 (fourteen years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/news/38076-wilco-the-sandwich-shop/
― ksh, Wednesday, 3 March 2010 18:24 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.nelscline.com/images/initiate-CD.jpg
COMING APRIL 13, 2010!
THE NELS CLINE SINGERS - "Initiate" (Cryptogramophone 2 CD set)
Recorded in Berkeley (Fantasy Studios) and San Francisco (Cafe Du Nord), this is a heapin' helpin' of The Singers: a studio and a 'live' disc. The studio disc sees us moving into some decidedly different terrain. I actually use my voice (wordlessly) on some tracks, Devin plays bass guitar... All hell has broken loose! There are special guests, even! The studio disc features David Witham and Yuka Honda on keyboards. The 'live' disc features Satomi Matsuzaki, Greg Saunier, and John Dieterich (AKA three fourths of Deerhoof) on percussion (on a blazing and/or totally indulgent version of Weather Report's "Boogie Woogie Waltz"). Produced by David Breskin and recorded and mixed by Ron Saint Germain, this is either the most friendly Singers recording to date or the most antisocial, depending on who you are and what you expect. The package features beautiful photographs of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN by Simon Norfolk throughout (as well as some 'live' shots from the Cafe Du Nord gig by Peak), so all in all you know this is another Cryptogramophone production of visionary packaging excellence. And you might like the music, too.
― @WhereIsJkwon (some dude), Wednesday, 3 March 2010 19:27 (fourteen years ago) link
super geeked about this, forks mentioned on another thread that he's already heard it
― @WhereIsJkwon (some dude), Wednesday, 3 March 2010 19:28 (fourteen years ago) link
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61AE3RToAIL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Initiate is obviously killer but somehow it totally passed me by that the Singers also released a collab album with a sax quartet in March, anyone heard this!?!?
― iiiinfinite jjjjest (some dude), Friday, 7 May 2010 12:40 (fourteen years ago) link
i need to buy some of this stuff, for real
― http://bit.ly/Bfu2p (ksh), Friday, 7 May 2010 13:42 (fourteen years ago) link
This is exciting. I love Rova. Cline played an intense solo on this project BTW: http://www.amazon.com/Electric-Ascension-Rova-Orkestra/dp/B0007XT7QI
― Sundar, Friday, 7 May 2010 14:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Nels making some all-too-rare East coast appearances starting tonight:
http://www.nelscline.com/calendar.html
07/06 NYC | Le Poisson RougeThe Nels Cline Singers2 shows: 7pm, 9:30pm
07/07 Philadelphia, PA | Johnny Brenda'sThe Nels Cline Singers8pm
07/08 Washington, DC | Black CatThe Nels Cline Singers8pm
07/13-18 NYC | The Village VanguardJenny Scheinman's Mischief and Mayhem
07/19 NYC | The StoneNels Cline "Stone Seminar #29"Nels speaks about music, guitars and life 7-9pm / $20 / All Ages
08/15 North Adams, MA | Solid Sound FestivalThe Nels Cline Singers
― kind of trill and very self-righteous (some dude), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 14:28 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm only going to the D.C. show but that Stone Seminar thing sounds awesome
― kind of trill and very self-righteous (some dude), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 14:29 (thirteen years ago) link
needs to come to Boston imo
― ksh, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 14:29 (thirteen years ago) link
you mean you're not gonna drive a couple hours away for that last date which appears to be a festival headlined by Wilco?
― kind of trill and very self-righteous (some dude), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 14:32 (thirteen years ago) link
if I had the extra money and more enthusiasm than I currently have ATM for music, I probably totally would
― ksh, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 14:34 (thirteen years ago) link
I probably should just go anyway but \(O_O)/
― ksh, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 14:35 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i can empathize. you have to realize how much you're disappointing the whole of ILM by not going to a festival curated by Wilco in your own state, though. xp
― kind of trill and very self-righteous (some dude), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 14:35 (thirteen years ago) link
yo, it's ksh
Nels says Wilco's starting their own label:
I don't know the name of it. Jeff [Tweedy] was basically not wanting to be on a record label for a while-- he didn't renew his contract with Nonesuch-- so we're striking out on our own, our own label.
― markers, Sunday, 18 July 2010 23:06 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.nelscline.com/images/dirtybaby-news-cover.jpg
the new Nels album Dirty Baby came out last week and I've only just started listening to it but it seems like it's gonna be a real doozy -- double album with a ton of interesting backing players, the whole backstory is explained on nelscline.com so i won't get into it here.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61ukRrxOfTL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
also out in the last month or so is the self-titled debut from Floored By Four, which is Nels, Mike Watt, Dougie Browne and Yuka Honda. it's 4 tracks/40 minutes and is only 4 bucks on Amazon MP3! awesome record, really digging this ensemble. this has really been a banner year for Nels between these albums and Initiate, and I still haven't checked out the album with Rova or some of his other sideman things.
― underrated bobos I have honked (some dude), Wednesday, 20 October 2010 16:31 (thirteen years ago) link
oh and I also meant to mention in that post, I reviewed the SIngers D.C. show over the summer and it was awesome: http://blogs.citypaper.com/noise/index.php/2010/07/six-string-superhero-the-nels-cline-singers-at-the-black-cat-july-8/
― underrated bobos I have honked (some dude), Wednesday, 20 October 2010 18:50 (thirteen years ago) link
FYI, in case you missed this info on the Low thread: Nels is playing on their next album.
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=4792941&blogId=539853661
― StanM, Wednesday, 20 October 2010 18:55 (thirteen years ago) link
oh cool. Nels hadn't mentioned it on his site and I don't really follow Low so I had no idea, but I could totally see that being an awesome combination.
― underrated bobos I have honked (some dude), Wednesday, 20 October 2010 18:59 (thirteen years ago) link
― http://bit.ly/Bfu2p (ksh), Friday, May 7, 2010 9:42 AM (5 months ago)
― markers, Wednesday, 20 October 2010 20:04 (thirteen years ago) link
one of my favorite things about having a subscription to eMusic is every few months i scroll down the new releases and see something Nels Cline-related and can be like hey awesome and grab it right away. i didn't even know about Dirty Baby until this morning.
― underrated bobos I have honked (some dude), Wednesday, 20 October 2010 20:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Floored By Four is Mike Watt (Minutemen, the Stooges) on bass and vocals, Nels Cline (Wilco) on guitar, Yuka Honda (Cibo Matto) on keyboard, bass, and glockenspiel, and Dougie Bowne on drums.
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14936-floored-by-four/
― markers, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 07:15 (thirteen years ago) link
wait, some dude posted about this months ago . . . i guess this is just a "late" review then
― markers, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 07:19 (thirteen years ago) link
can't wait to check this one out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=penuNbYSK6E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDHVGzKSOSA
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Tuesday, 6 September 2016 18:46 (seven years ago) link
I'm about 15 minutes in (it's on Spotify) and it's really beautiful. I listened to a bunch of Cline the other day and started listening to this, but wasn't in the mood for beautiful so set it aside for later.
― aaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu (melting robot) (WilliamC), Tuesday, 6 September 2016 19:27 (seven years ago) link
that bilt looks beautiful
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Tuesday, 6 September 2016 19:35 (seven years ago) link
From the DowntownMusicGallery newsletter:
Over the past couple of decades, Nels has led avariety of bands/projects for labels: Enja, Cryptogramophone and MackAvenue. His current band, the Nels Cline Singers, has evolved from recordto record and will be recording a John Zorn Masada Book Three session laterthis year.
I think this has been announced for some time now, but I hope it will come out soon...
― EvR, Wednesday, 7 September 2016 20:19 (seven years ago) link
Wow, this sounds so gorgeous and lush, and I'm only listening on earbuds so looking forward to hearing it on something fuller.
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Thursday, 8 September 2016 18:20 (seven years ago) link
I'm usually a bit disin-clined towards this 'un, but his latest 4-tet including Lage is rather good.
― calzino, Friday, 27 April 2018 08:49 (six years ago) link
nels cline has really big hands
― Mahogany Loggins (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 27 April 2018 09:01 (six years ago) link
even great wealth can't buy you really big hands in the US, it seems.
― calzino, Friday, 27 April 2018 09:04 (six years ago) link
some are born to big hands, others have big hands thrust upon them, but no-one achieves big hands
― Mahogany Loggins (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 27 April 2018 09:10 (six years ago) link
makes u think
This latest Cline 4-tet is decent but, for me the latest Dan Weiss project Starebaby is much more "out there".
― calzino, Friday, 27 April 2018 09:16 (six years ago) link
Marquee Moon feel to this: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/04/the-nels-cline-4-full-session.html
― mahb, Friday, 27 April 2018 11:49 (six years ago) link
We've talked about it a bit on the jazz thread. Predictably, I'm a fan.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 27 April 2018 12:09 (six years ago) link
I've seen and enjoyed Nels in a bunch of different settings, but one of my favorites was at this year's Big Ears with Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem. It was the two of them plus Todd Sickafoose on bass and Scott Amendola on drums, and they were just rollicking. Four equals all having a good time impressing each other on stage. One reason I love Nels is that he so clearly loves playing, there's always this little-kid glee in what he does.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 27 April 2018 12:47 (six years ago) link
xpYou heard the latest Dan Weiss Sund4r? The band includes Craig Taborn + Matt Mitchell, and it's an excellent lp as well.
― calzino, Friday, 27 April 2018 12:50 (six years ago) link
That's the one with Monder on guitar? It's definitely on my list.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 27 April 2018 13:02 (six years ago) link
yeah that's the one, Starebaby.
― calzino, Friday, 27 April 2018 13:12 (six years ago) link
This is what I like, yeah.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 27 April 2018 13:13 (six years ago) link