Spoon Sweets

Michael Karoli & Polly Eltes (Can Solo Edition) - Deluge: The Complete Version (1984) {Spoon CD 16 rel 1997}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 378 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 131 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 81 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1984, 1997 Spoon Records | Spoon CD 16
Rock / Krautrock / Experimental / Alternative / Prog Rock / Reggae

The record has an interestingly stately air to it, considering Polly Eltes' breathy, quirky vocals and Michael Karoli's apparent fascination with variations on reggae rhythms (not too surprising, considering the spiritual link between Can and the output of Jamaican mixers.) The complete set would be more compelling and striking, though, if there were a little more focus – Karoli and Eltes spend quite a bit of time simply drifting into thematic hooks, leaving the listener in limbo for too long on a regular basis. When it clicks, though, it is excellent.

Austin-based indie rock band Spoon have announced a new album called "Hot Thoughts". It will follow the band's last full length album "They Want My Soul" that was released back in 2014. Britt Daniel revealed the album name in an interview during SXSW. Spoon stay in their well-earned lane but tweak the formula just enough on their ninth album, keeping their reliably great songwriting and adding new, electronic textures.

Can - The Singles (2017) {Spoon-Mute CDSPOON60}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 551 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 187 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 43 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2017 Spoon Records / Mute | CDSPOON60
Rock / Krautrock / Experimental / Avant-Garde / Art Rock

German art rock innovators Can were known for creating relentlessly experimental albums boiled down from endless improvisational sessions, but they possessed a keen sensibility for writing offbeat pop songs. They released a decent amount of 45s, all of which are collected in one place for the first time on The Singles. Even though some of these selections appeared in longer form on the group's seminal albums, here they're presented as three- or four-minute edits. In the case of tracks like Tago Mago's sprawling centerpiece "Halleluwah" or the lovely riverside drift of Future Days' title track, the single version distills them to their essence, concentrating on the moments with the heaviest grooves and most up-front vocals. Of course, Can's albums contained plenty of tracks that were obvious choices for singles, and tunes like the smooth, trippy "She Brings the Rain" and the immortal funk jams "Vitamin C" and "Mushroom" are among the most memorable and instantly appealing selections in the group's sprawling catalog. Two of the group's poppiest singles even managed to become genuine chart hits at the time of their release.