--- In soundlounge@yahoogroups.com, "John Lund" <jazzbrat_online@...>
wrote:
>
> Not that I'm a supporter of Little Dragon or Yukimi Nagano's career
or
> anything like that -- how much of her kool-aid can I drink? -- but
here's
> a link to Gilles Peterson's downloadable 09/06/2007 show, with
Little
> Dragon as a guest, including an interview and three exclusive live
tracks.
>
> I found the live tracks revealing because I wasn't totally certain
of how
> closely the studio album matched what they would sound like live
(e.g.,
> was the album programmed or live-in-the-studio). Imo it turns out
> the sound is very close, although the live cuts do expand a bit at
times
> (which I consider a good thing). And Yukimi has come a long way
> confidence-wise with her vocals since the 2003 appearance with Koop
> on Morning Becomes Eclectic.
>
> http://www.newmixes.com/gilles_peterson-worldwide-sat-09-06-
2007.html
>
> Best,
> John
>
What I've heard of Little Dragon sounds like a rerelease of a
Micatone record. Not necessarily a bad thing, I suppose.