Peeping at Abbey Road Studios 💫

 

Some seldom seen pixies inside Abbey Road after recent renovations 

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The Shrine 💫

 

Escher’s turntable

 

Those were the days 💫

 

It was in 1969 and they were young and handsome 💫

Happy 500th birthday 🥂

 

It's the (approximate) 500th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance era.

His exact birth date might be unknown, but there is no doubt about Giovanni da Palestrina's musical genius. With his countless masses, motets and madrigals, infused with a deep sense of spirituality and musical beauty, he is often referred to the 'Saviour of Church Music', writing at a revolutionary time when Rome was rethinking the rules of music composition.

He wrote the rules of counterpoint. Say no more...🙂

Previously owned by John Lennon 💎

 

Solstice 💫

 

Today, the longest day and enters summer 💫

Welcome EAR P52 💫

 

Thanks, Rick 🙏

The Music’s best friends 💫

 

Status Quo 💫

 

… more revamping gears previously idling on shelves… today, the Meridian 563/500/500 digital combo is back on duty ✅

The G36 MkIII twins - at R HS & at L 4 tracks

The system heart: Audio Consulting “Silver Rock”, Audio Antiquary Phono stage and Garrardzilla 💫

The A77 MkIV Twins - at R HS & at L 4 tracks; Studer B62 on lower tier 💎

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As at to-day date 💫

 

Immensely enjoying Audio Consulting “Silver Rock” line-stage, Audio Antiquary Phono Stage and full-monty “Garrardzilla” 💫

Please forgive me for the above childish photo-elaborations: they’re justified by how good my old records sound, today!

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A Music Room for Pet Sounds 💫

 

From Hannes Bieger:

I‘m saddened to hear about the passing of Brian Wilson, one of the greatest legends and innovators in our craft of record making. I took this photo of Western Recorders Studio 3 for a Sound On Sound article. 

This is the surprisingly small space where the epic soundscapes of „Pet Sounds“ have been crafted. An album for the ages…! 🐐🎛️🎶

Thanks for sharing, Hannes 🙏💫🙏

Something went wrong 😱

 

Be holistic, if you can 💫

 

The Bridge

 

"The Bridge": a real bridge, the Williamsburg Bridge, where it seems that Sonny Rollins was forced to practice so as not to disturb the neighbors. But also the bridge intended as a symbol of overcoming a troubled period, marked by uncertainty, such as to keep him completely inactive for two years. 

That this great interpreter of the tenor sax was plagued by doubts, especially of an artistic nature, can be understood by peeking into his biography, from which emerges a large number of contacts and influences undergone (and perfectly assimilated) since he was very young. 

They range from the traditional master of the 40s Coleman Hawkins to the revolutionary Ornette Coleman, and it was probably the meeting with the latter, promoter of the absolute freedom of improvisation and not only (free-jazz), the most shocking, the one that forced him to take a long pause for reflection from which he would emerge triumphantly with "The Bridge" (1962).

SR practicing a top the Williamsburg Bridge... photograph by David McLane, New York Daily News

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Studietto 2.0 💫💫💫

 

The Music Room 💫

Be thankful, folks 😏😉😏

 

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