Saturday, August 31, 2019

Pre-owned discs mysteries

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How I’d wish to know who owned this and many more discs bearing this elegant, old timey monogram.. second-hand disc shopping has unexpect...
Thursday, August 22, 2019

Reel to reel (almost) forgotten joys...

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I still remember as a nightmare having to solve a troublesome 762 m tape pancake which decided to don't stay in its hub, anymore... ...

Steve Hoffman insight about (why not) re-mixing

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On the modern trend of remixing of Beach Boys' PET SOUNDS, BEATLES, LENNON, DOORS, JETHRO TULL, etc.  Someone asked me if I liked ...
Friday, August 16, 2019

Web-detoxing 2019

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Here we go...

Woodstock Diaries - some random notes

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During these days commemorating the 50th anniversary of the most famous music festival, ever, I enjoyed playing my 4-tracks Woodstock tape...
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019

... not just listen to... feel it!

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... thanking Peter Sikking.

A definitive book about horns speakers out, soon

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1070 pages... 14 years in the making... an awesome effort. it's official: after 14 years of work, our book "High-Quality H...
Thursday, August 8, 2019

Louis Moholo's masterpiece reissued!

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If you don't own this very disc in its classic Ogun pressing, now fetching quite high sums, here is your second chance, folks... ...
Thursday, August 1, 2019

An evening with John Renbourn and Jacqui McShee

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Loved and still love John and everything Pentangle... BUT,  I truly seldom saw such an ugly picture on a disk cover... ... why...

Bill Frisell goes Blue Note!

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Beloved, esteemed musicians's musician re-joined the iconic label ... Acclaimed guitarist Bill Frisell has signed with Blue Note ...
Saturday, July 20, 2019

Slaps Orchestra - Opera Omnia 2010-2016

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Intriguing music ... contemporary, classical, electronic, concrete, weird noise... dunno... I find it extremely suggestive, both easy to...
Friday, July 19, 2019

Emily Young (sculptress)

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I loved a BBC documentary about Emily working at his monastery/home/workshop in Tuscany... Lovely, empathic artist, using stones and...
Thursday, July 18, 2019

The Peak goes fancy

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The Peak will be going to be brewed in fancy, summer-hinting colors, folks... it's only anodization, but I love the effect. ...
Thursday, July 11, 2019

Fado in Coimbra, Portugal

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During my recent journey in Portugal, I had several very nice musical moments... but nothing compared to my Fado ao Centro in Coimbra ev...

Jazz Images by Francis Wolff

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This very (limited edition) book was the unexpected and gladly received gift from a friend... as he told me, he bought two at Mosaic in ...
Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Darius Valiunas - cartridges builder and a new doctor for our beloved Neumann DST's cartridge maintenance

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Darius Valiunas, a gentleman from Lithuania, owns the seldom found skill to properly maintain and service the idiosyncratic DST's de...
Saturday, June 15, 2019

Miles' Rubberband posthumous disc out on next Sept. 2019

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A lost  Miles Davis  album named  Rubberband  is set to be released in September. The LP was recorded in 1985 in Los Angeles’ Ameraycan...
Thursday, June 13, 2019

The fire of 2008 - a disaster for music and movie industries!

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It happened in 2008... a disaster for music and movie industries... The archive in   Building 6197 was UMG’s main Wes...
Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Western Electric 2A turntable

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A marvelous vintage turntable built decades ago in the USA... brought to its shiny beauty with passion and untiring care and attention to...