Snail Mail - Valentine
Qobuz Hi-Res
Dreary and depressing. Couldn’t really finish it.
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@16f4
Almost forgot…I listened to Morcheeba - Big Calm this weekend on Qobuz at CD quality. It hit all my wants and needs for that moment.
Wat that your first time hearing it? BTW, that was a "discovery" from Radio Paradise... Thanks Bill and Rebecca!
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@reubent
First time listening to Morcheeba. I may be listening to them more in the future.
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King Crimson - USA, Qobuz Hi-Res. I have a feeling I should have listened to this on my main system to get the full impact. I love my little near-field system, but it doesn't have the scale of my main system for live music.
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Morcheeba - Blood Like Lemonade, Qobuz. I haven't listened to them for a while, thanks for the reminder guys!
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On another note, I recently sold a turntable to our old friend uberwaltz, the OP for this thread. He said to say hi to the gang!
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@uberwaltz , Have a Merry Christmas. And the same to the rest a ya, ya filthy animals!
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Nick Cave - La Panthère des neiges (Original Soundtrack)
Qobuz Hi-Res
My internet connection has been hinky the past few weeks. Enough drop-outs to interfere with my music listening. Oh yeah, and my wife works from home so there’s that…
Finally called Xfinity about it. They came by this morning and quickly identified the problem (junction box servicing this cul-de-sac). So now my (music) streaming is regular and my wife started her vacation today.
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Claudia Thompson - Goodbye to Love
Qobuz Hi-Res
oh yeah! just what I need! A good torch singer!
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! To start the celebrations off right, this morning I listened to a couple of Céline Dion records I digitized a few years ago for my mom:
Chants Et Contes De Noël
Chante Noël
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This is a valuable reference to me. Much appreciated and Happy Holidays to all who regularly contribute!
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Tony Anderson's 2021 album "Nuit". On the third listen, gets better every time.
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Cleo Sol - Mother
Qobuz
what a wonderful album! She is really channeling Minnie Ripperton in many of her songs.
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Self Esteem - Prioritise Pleasure
Pretty frank pop-music. Some techno mixed in to keep it interesting.
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Dorothea Paas - Anything Can’t Happen
Qobuz Hi-Res
Laurel Canyon folk-rock. If you like Joni Mitchell you’ll love this album.
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Allison Russell - Outside Child
Qobuz Hi-Res
I scour end-of-the-year “best of” lists, looking for music I overlooked. This album reminds me why I do that. Transcendent voice, wonderful engineering, delicate instrumentation. I listened to this album first with my favorite headphones (HIFIMAN HE 400i’s) and immediately played it again through my Dirty Weekends.
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The Beatles - Let It Be, Qobuz Hi-Res. Sound quality on this is excellent, you feel like you're sitting in the studio with them.
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lars danielsson
liberetto
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Yasmin Williams - Urban Driftwood
Qobuz
Nice mellow instrumental music. Acoustic guitar heavy.
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Our Native Daughters - Songs of Our Native Daughters
Qobuz
Nice roots album.
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Deva Premal - The Essence
Qobuz
Interesting hypnotic music. I like it.
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Streamed Radio Paradise most of the day, breaking-in a new pair of speakers in the office. Moved on to
Bruce Springsteen - "Letter to You"
Spotify
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Mahoney's Last Stand
Ron Wood / Ronnie Lane
HD Album - Amazon Music
Bluesy / Bluegrass / Zydeco ... nice recording / mix / original soundtrack
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Djavan - Greatest Hits
Freegal, courtesy of my local library.
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Various Artists - Ska Mania
Os Mutantes - Everything Is Possible
Freegal, courtesy of my local library
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The Weeknd - Dawn FM
Qobuz Hi-Res
A nice mix of various music styles in a concept album.
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Faxed - Plex
Qobuz Hi-Res
Relaxing and intricate experimental jazz. Great SQ and a treat to listen to.
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Jimi Hendrix: Songs for groovy children: The Fillmore East Concerts (Qobuz)
Isabella leading into Machine Gun on the second disc is insane.
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Robbie Robertson – "How To Become Clairvoyant"
@sbank Thanks for the recommendation Spencer.
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At the moment:
Andrew Bird / Echolocations: River
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Daniel Lanois - "Heavy Sun"
Wow! Awesome. Typical Daniel Lanois, big airy sound, if you like that kind of thing...
Spotify
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Eddie Vedder, Glen Hansard, Cat Power - "Flag Day (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)"
Pretty solid overall. However, the star of the record IMHO is the opener - "My Father's Daughter" sung by Eddie Vedder's 17 year old daughter - Olivia Vedder. Check it out...
Spotify
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lee ritenour, rit's house
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God Is An Astronaut - "All Is Violent, All Is Bright"
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Youn Sun Nah - Waking World, Qobuz
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Bjork - "Post"
I lost a bet. This is my punishment....
Spotify
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Well, it’s been a hectic month, with taking care of my wife after her surgery, finishing the kitchen renovation after several months of logistical problems, and a tree hitting our house. Barely had time to listen to music and I’ve been remiss in posting. Here is a quick summary of what I’ve been listening to, all on Qobuz and Hi-Res if available:
Youn Sun Nah - Waking World
Sly and Robbie Meet the Mad Professor
Aoife O’Donovan - Age of Apathy
John Mellencamp - Strictly A One-Eyed Jack
Sun Records 70th Anniversary Compilation
Cat Powers - Covers
Encanto Soundtrack
Birds of Chicago - Real Midnight
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Ok, this is cool! I found this on Qobuz in high resolution. Bach, Chopin, Haydn and more for two marimbas. So oddly relaxing
DoubleBeats – Two Marimbas in Berlin.
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Mitski - Laurel Hell, Qobuz. I like her voice a lot, but I was a little "meh" about this release.
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Cate Le Bon - Pompeii, Qobuz. Just started this, but I really like it right out of the gate.
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big_greg
Didnt care for either the Mitski or the Cate Le Bon. Not my usual listening, but maybe I wasn’t in the right frame of mind. However, I did find a few things I liked:
Studio One Presents…More Soul
Qobuz Hi-Res
Old school reggae and Ska.
Black Country, New Roads - Ants From Up There
Qobuz Hi-Res
Hard to describe, but really got me chill.
Lucile Boulanger - Bach & Abel: Solo
Qobuz Hi-Res
Gystere - A Little Story
Qobuz Hi-Res
Can’t find out anything about this group. Lots of different genres/sounds. Eclectic, even.
Bala Desejo - SIM, SIM, SIM
Qobuz Hi-Res
When you need some Brazilian music in your life (and to be honest, isn’t that always?)
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@16f4 I haven't seen many new releases recently that have gotten me excited. I've been spending more time streaming old favorites or spinning vinyl.
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Spoon - Lucifer on the Sofa, Qobuz Hi-Res. I know Spoon has been around forever, but I've never really listened to them. I liked this a lot.
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Wig Wam - Non-Stop Rock ‘n’ Roll
Qobuz
I’ve been watching “Peacemaker” and the opening theme is “Do Ya Wanna Taste It” off this album. Can’t say I ever heard of the group, but not a bad album.
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@16f4 I love Peacemaker, and they've been playing some awesome music!
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Playing from my "Discovered" playlist on Spotify, via my new WIIM mini streamer. So, folks on the fence about streamers, try the WIIM mini. It's $89 on Amazon right now and it's very easy to set up. I'm using the optical digital output into my DAC and it sounds pretty good. I don't have Tidal or Qobuz to try CD or greater resolution. But Spotify sounds really good. Better than any ot the other streaming methods I've used to date. All of those were relatively budget options also, but the WIIM mini is currently sounding the best of the bunch.
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Streaming my Spotify Discover Weekly via my new WIIM Mini Streamer. Sounds great! And only $89 from Amazon... But I do have it running via toslink optical cable to my DAC.
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Feddie Hubbard - Red Clay
I am not a huge Jazz fan but this album has me wanting to dive deeper into the Hubbard catalog.
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