TWOGOODEARS - トゥーグッドイアーズ: June 2026

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Bernardo Pasquini’s Orgelwerke 💫

One of the VERY best organ recordings I own (and I own 100+)!

I already wrote in awe about this very disc in 2019, but worth re-posting in 2026 as I’m listening to it, right now.

Masterfully recorded in Treviso, Veneto at Tempio Monumentale di S. Nicolò, on historical 1779 Callido organ, it’s a joy to listen to.

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Made at The Maltings - Snape 💫

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!

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Dissonances 💫

Sometimes I venture into the deepest recesses of my vast discotheque.

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Eric Dolphy’s Last Date

Eric Dolphy with Misha Mengelberg, Han Bennink and Jacques Schols at V.A.R.A. studio in Hilversum, The Netherlands, June 2, 1964.

This live session was released by the Fontana label as Eric Dolphy 'Last Date' album.

Photo by Henk Visser

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Amusia (2022)

Amusia by Marescotti Ruspoli (first work, 2022).

Amusia is a condition that prevents those affected from understanding music.

From here, we follow the life of the protagonist Livia in a plot that, while it may seem "simple," is steeped in poetry and rightfully places the work among the new Italian cinema.

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Just arrived a (1940’s/1965) Newcomb Pathfinder Model E-20 w/ Jensen Imperial Reproducer CA-12 Speaker Owned and Used by Tom Verlaine! https://retrofret.com/products/newcomb-pathfinder-model-e-20-w-jensen-imperial-reproducer-ca-12-speaker-owned-and-used-by-tom-verla

An assemblage of selected components curated and owned by Tom Verlaine, this head and cab combo is a unique addition to any collection.

The Pathfinder E-20 amplifier was originally marketed in the 1960s as a PA system amp for microphones and turntables. A riveted metal plaquette shows the serial number 366700. The unit has been modified for guitar use by the addition of a 1/4” jack for a speaker output but is otherwise unchanged. This class AB design features a preamp stage consisting of one 12AX7 and an unusual 6BR8 which contains both a pentode line driver and a triode phase splitter, these feed two EL84 power tubes for a total output of around 20 watts. These amps are fairly rare but have become a connoisseur’s choice for conversion to guitar use, something Tom Veraline was obviously hip to earlier than most.

#newcombpathfinder #newcombamps #jensenreproducerca12speaker #jensenspeakers #tomverlaine

Wandré (1958)

Just arrived a 1958 Wandre BB Model Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitar!! https://retrofret.com/products/wandre-bb-model-semi-hollow-body-electric-guitar-1959-13974 Made in Italy.

According to the Marco Ballestri’s “WANDRE-The Artist Of The Electric Guitar” The Model BB traces its origin to about 1957, conceived as a more “feminine” design then the angular extreme-cutaway “Rock Oval”. This more conventionally shaped guitar was unsurprisingly more successful and evolved versions stayed in production into the early 1960s. Based on the features this one would date to around 1959-60, with the earlier Davoli pickup installation but before the controls were moved to the body from the pickguard.

Mary Halvorson & the transparent recording 💫

My lysergic audio system is truly showing - by listening - a new path: every minute nuance in recording (condenser microphones intrinsic hiss, mixer sliding-pots acting, the background humming of Mary’s guitar amp, the trumpet pistons before playing a note, and so on) becomes apparent, not hidden, anymore!

Then, comes the music, which never sounded with this awesome zest.

I’m almost worried and - yes! - angry to discover such a parallel world at the eve of my upcoming 68th birthday.

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