Thanks ghosthouse.
I feel....better?
Anyone Else Here In To LIBRARY/PRODUCTION MUSIC?
Yes!! I was introduced to this music via the compilations that Dutton Vocalion has assembled (Time To Fly and Liquid Sunshine being two of them) and last I checked are still available. Let me know if you cannot find these or would like a complete listing. What struck me was the excellent musicianship and recording quality of this music. But it’s more than that. HD Tracks has a very limited number of the KPM 1000 series available now. And the soon-to-be-launched-in-the-states Qobuz (hope I got that right) music service looks like it carries pretty much all the KPM 1000 series titles. Oh, Dutton Vocalion just released a new book about this music called Mood Modern, and it focuses on KPM and, I believe, Brutton. |
@prof Hahaha...belatedly, realized I should have included some smiley face emoticons to signify the jocular intent of my remarks. Seems like you picked up on that anyway. A good thing. ALSO - should have said THANKS for the introduction to a completely new (to me) category of music. I do that now. Another THANKS for introduction to LuxuriaMusic which I found on Tune In internet radio. Lots to explore |
Yes ghosthouse, the spirit of your reply was obvious. Glad I could help introducing some more nuttiness in to your music search. nicotico, I have liquid sunshine (only available on CD I believe), though haven't bought Time To Fly...yet. I'm more obsessed with the available vinyl records as this point. I have purchased a few HD tracks of KPM though, which I've yet to listen to. Thanks for the heads up on the new The Mood Modern book. Looks like I have another book to read! |
Bumping the thread to post a link to a fun discussion of the Bruton Music Library, here: https://wearethemutants.com/2017/06/08/the-bruton-music-library-1977-1989/ These guys really do a good job at describing the charm of this music, the packaging, etc. You can see the weird mix of utilitarian and wacky creative design in the many album covers shown on that web page. As I’m currently re-organizing my album shelves, the vibrant, color-coded Bruton library looks particularly nice on a shelf. The Bruton Music Library comprises the bulk of my purchases, as I just seem to like their sound so much. And I have of course some KPM. But my foray in to Library Music has spread, virus-like, into other libraries: Music De Wolfe, Rouge Music Ltd, Chappell, Tele, Themes International, and others. Not to mention delving in to movie soundtracks, often foreign, that share the same DNA - funky, gritty, jazzy horns, strings, bold analog synthesizers, etc. Much of this music just comes charging out of the speakers with such vitality, and a sort of goofy confidence. It’s been the most fun I’ve had in exploring music in a long time. There are many collections of Library music as well. Show Up Records has put out some nice collections. I’ve had this one for a while: https://showuprecords.bandcamp.com/album/v-a-dramatic-funk-themes-vol-2-thrilling-rare-grooves-from-... A bunch of moody and funky music often use in crime movies. I really love cuts like #3 on the album above, Frank McDonald & Chris Rae - Soul City Drive. Here’s another page with a bunch more of their collections. https://showuprecords.bandcamp.com/ At this point I either own or have ordered all of those albums (my bank account groaning)! As I mentioned in my first post, many Library albums, especially some of the Bruton and KPM, are just beautifully produced and recorded. When I play them I just sink in to the analog days gone past.... |