In my mind The Kleptones have always been in a class by themselves and the new EP is just another nail in the proof. Ah, there I go, mashing up metaphors.

Jimmy Page with the Yardbirds doing “Train Kept a Rollin” (what else?) and “Dazed and Confused” (oh that). All of a sudden I get YouTube.

This and all things Zepplin Video via Dave (where else?).

In a post called Creative Hipermarket in Action Cezary and Marco of deliciously cool DiSfish say:

We need AMBIENT, CHILL, LOUNGE and CLUB music. Hard for you to do? I believe not.

The results are to be produced and sold through Hipermarket service.

I hope it’s not hard to do. Hopefully some of us can produce something in a half a year?

Vintage Radio is broadcasting boomerific (the good stuff) concerts taped by Bill Graham at concerts he promoted in the late 60’s/early 70’s at the Fillmores and elsewhere. (I’m currently listening to Clapton scream a ‘Sunshine of Your Love’ solo from October 1968 show at Oakland Coliseum that’s ripping my heart to bits.

The playlist for the last hour:

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Ben, a cool guy with a new podcast aimed at folks looking at getting a foothold in bedroom music making has just released his first podcast: Spectrum Analysis Podcast » Episode 1: Where do I start?

We did a Skype interview and yes, that’s my babbling throughout it.

A cool over-the-top positive review of La Vie Chill by CC hero Grant. If you’re not subscribed to his cc365 feed then don’t worry, you only missed the first 29 days, there’s plenty to go.

On the way to guiding you through the Seattle tabla scene (who knew?) Baba James gives you a timely remix of “I Have a Dream” (mp3)

Not always pointing to open music (technically speaking) In-Tune: Your daily electronica connection nonetheless features artists and projects that have lots of free downloads.

Quality underground electronica for you to enjoy, updated every day.

The music is presented without any original commentary but always a “featured track” or two.

Coldcut’s new album continues to dribble out in pieces… (you have to keep hitting ‘play’ or in the wav to hear the whole track)

If you are of a certain age and a certain crowd then you’re supposed to worship Werner Herzog. I am and I don’t. Sorry.

Sundance channel started showing a documentary (hang on) that depicts the making of the music for a Herzog documentary called “Grizzly Man.” The documentary about the music for Grizzly Man is called “In the Edges: The Grizzly Man Session” and is directed by the guy that produced the Grizzly Man.

None of which would be very promising except for one thing: Edges rocks.

The star of Edges is Richard Thomson an amazing musician who does his best to basically ignore the random ramblings of Herzog to do what’s right and create a stunning backdrop for Grizzly. The write up for the film says:

Which is only mainly bullshit. For the most part when the ensemble is playing they are reading from music stands and following the exact same harmonic structure without any other queues. So, yea, they were given leeway, but that’s not quite what “improvis[ing] a musical accompaniment while watching the film” means to me. There are times when this happens (the most impressive when a cellist and bassist are doing exactly that to a fight scene between two bears) but I’m not convinced that doesn’t happen often on smaller movies that use musicians the caliber of Thompson. (I wonder how much more “composing” went into “The Hot Spot” for instance.)

For all of Herzog’s rambling (remember, I am not a fan) every important word, gesture and sound comes from Thompson. He even gives this documentary its title when he says: “Music is the edges.”

The bottom line: forget what you might think about Herzog, or existential hippies, or country folk guitar, or self-congratulating exploitive “documentaries about the making of documentaries” — In the Edges is a great, honest look into the workings of some awesome musicians plying their trade at the top of the field.