Welcome to the Excavation site. These are our off-schedule posts containing lengthier thoughts, musical curiosities, extended recommendations, deep-dives, reflections, or other musical miscellanea.
Over the course of our relationship we have had many great conversations about music and have introduced each other to countless great works. However, at the heart of these excursions are a handful of albums that form something of a personal canon between us. These are not necessarily our favourite albums of all time, but instead, the founding albums of our relationship. By listening to the albums presented here as “nodes of interest”, we are hoping to offer some insight and context into our weekly picks.
Below is a baker’s dozen of these albums, curated for your enjoyment. Together, they form The Hole’s offical list of albums we think are essential listening. We hope you enjoy:
John Fahey - Days Have Gone By (1967)
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (1969)
Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat (1969)
Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda (1971)
Miles Davis - Jack Johnson (1971)
Donald Byrd - Ethiopian Knights (1972)
Fela Kuti - Sorrow, Tears and Blood (1977)
Robbie Basho - Visions of the Country (1978)
Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980)
Guided by Voices - Bee Thousand (1994)
Burzum - Filosofem (1996)
MF DOOM - Mm..Food (2004)
J Dilla - Donuts (2006)
Happy listening!
- Rowan & Liam