Month: Jun 2019
Jazz-rock Fusion explained
Jazz-Rock Fusion Explained
Black Ice Audio FX10 tube integrated amplifier [REVIEW]
My latest review at TNT-Audio http://www.tnt-audio.com/ampli/black_ice_fx10_e.html
A Tokyo listening theatre
No talking, please ….. at the ‘classical masterpiece café’ Meikyoku Kissa Lion – Tokyo’s Baroque cinema of sound
Crate digging, Brazilian style
Ed Motta and his 30,000 records Crate Diggers: Ed Motta
My interview with Jim Fosgate
The first part of my 4-part Black Ice Audio review is online at TNT- Audio. I talk with designer Jim Fosgate about his ethos and the new product range. http://www.tnt-audio.com/intervis/fosgate_e.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Fosgate
Persuasive percussion
This 1960 album featuring Terry Snyder and The Allstars on Enoch Light’s Command Records label is an early showcase of the then new stereo sound. The result of “dedicated … artists and sound scientists” … this record is one of a series with “”true” sound with realistic depth and definition” … and “exacting standards of […]
Lost masters
Many original recordings were lost in the UMG fire 10 years ago. https://www.stereophile.com/content/day-music-died-1
Rock turns 65
"Rock" at 65 – looking back and forward from LetsTalkMusic
Fandango (for a “lonely bull”)
This 1982 album was Herb Alpert’s updated solo return to a Mexican/Latin sound for the 20th anniversary of his hit. There some major jazz players featured, and it was mastered by Bernie Grundman. Oddly, although it was one of his most popular albums, it was out of print until a CD reissue in 2012. Reviews […]
It’s audio … forget music
I saw the latest newsletter describing a members meeting of a local audio club at which an amplifier was auditioned – by listening to some music. Nothing is said about the music. I asked about one of the artists mentioned. This is the rather stern reply … So it is true. Music fans use equipment […]
The Cotton Club Tokyo
This special venue has hosted some stellar artists since opening in 2005. https://www.macaronmagazine.com/cotton-club-tokyo-smooth-and-classy/
The Baked Potato Jazz Club
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-baked-potato-jazz-club I have wondered what this place was like. I have a few great albums recorded there …. Welcome to The Baked Potato
The auditory perspective of the recording image: space and time
It’s not always clear what is re-produced (re-presented) when recorded music is replayed. I’ll explain. When listening to SaltaCello Live in Seoul, the drums are on the left of the stereo image, although the sleeve photos show the drums on the right of the stage. Taking a different example, all of Barry Diament’s Soundkeeper Recordings […]
