Sunday, December 4, 2011

Garrard history... a saga

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The History: 1721 Garrard and Company appointed Crown Jewellers of London. One of their duties being the care and maintenance of the British...
Saturday, December 3, 2011

R.I.P. Dept./WJAAS (slightly) related - Shingo ARAKI 荒木 伸吾 passed away

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My condolences to his family and collaborators... he enriched our life.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Musings... dadaist news from ETF 2011

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A tank-shaped... better a true 5 litres tank with a built-in tube amp using a mighty 45 balloon triode... No comment... kudos for the dadais...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

R.I.P. Dept. - Ken Russell passed away

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The great visionary director whose connection with music was so strong, from David Munrow to The Who, to Rick Wakeman to Delius and Fenby,...
Sunday, November 27, 2011

Garrardzilla!

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After the giant spindle for our beloved 301s - see a previous, recent post - I'm finishing another "hommage" to Garrard 301 an...
Friday, November 25, 2011

Raymond Clark's "Hi-Fi Classics" freshly brewed bespoke Garrard 301s

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... sure Ray has his VERY strong vision on the matter! I love his solid-aluminium "thick" Garrard 301's chassis... cannot stay...
Thursday, November 24, 2011

Mario or the art of lathing

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My friend Mario is the man behind my "una-tantum" outsourcing... we've been friends for the last 22 years, now and he never en...
Monday, November 21, 2011

Sergio Altamura or the most beautiful 12 strings acoustic tune I heard in eons

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Impressive, haunting, poetic, evocative, beautiful... Sergio's playing is plainly superb . Thanks to my friend Daniele for hinting:-)
Sunday, November 20, 2011

U.S. Green Hill and the beagles puppies killing-factory... a shame!

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Few days ago, the italian ex-minister Brambilla, notoriously a pet and nature lover, almost an activist, visited a lager-like death-factory ...

Sunday disc - Steve Wilson's Grace for Drowning on K-Scope

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Wilsons rules, these days:-))) Steve's last double vinyl is something to be listened to and experienced... extremely various atmosphere...

Zen & Audio - How "wrong" can become "right"

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Yesterday I had a pleasant afternoon at my friend Toni's place, after he invited me to taste and enjoy his system, after some mods, in p...
Thursday, November 17, 2011

Introducing (John Holmes-sized) "Universal Spindle" for Garrard 301 and 401

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I'd wish to introduce my own "Universal Spindle" good... would say SPECIAL, for both stock 301 and 401, any vintage... it'...
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John Fahey's Fonotone (pre-Takoma) sought-after recordings... finally re-issued

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The liner notes for Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You-- the complete recordings guitarist John Fahey made for the tiny but crucial Fonotone...

The lute: a dinosaur-like instrument or...

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JOZEF VAN WISSEM: It Is All That Is Made CD IMPORTANT RECORDS / IMPREC 232CD THE LUTE?! The lute is a chordophone, a wooden instrument that ...
Monday, November 14, 2011

Drinkify!

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Just try it... Cool... aehm... On the Rocks:-))) Thanks to Massimo for hinting... and kampai!
Sunday, November 13, 2011

Ryuichi Sakamoto live in Padua or the (bitter) frustration

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Just back home from Sakamoto's live concert in Padua... this concert has hit my lowest instincts... yes, Morelenbaum and his cello, Saka...
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Sunday's disc - Jonathan Wilson's Gentle Spirit on Bellaunion

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A great, great disc, pals... it's a double vinyl recorded in (ex) LaurelCanyon's glorious analog sound - i.e. the full analog studio...
Friday, November 11, 2011

11/11/11... a new palindrome...

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A lesser, slightly interpretative kind-of palindrome, less beautiful than this previous one, BUT still something which intrigues people wor...
Thursday, November 10, 2011

WJAAS - Hair-styling and (Vintage) Audio in Osaka, Japan

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A new frontier, folks... here is a cool place where - with clever scissors sounds - you can also enjoy, in glorious Western Electric sound,...
Monday, November 7, 2011

The milkshake

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Yesterday and on last Saturday I had two very satisfying listenings at my studio... nor strange, neither a rare event, must say;-) ... what ...