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| How does one (grow) as a music listener/lover? Slaw - I might be misunderstanding your post but, for me, the gear has had little do with music discovery or a willingness to discover. Whether it was a transistor radio or a crappy little boom box, I’ve been hooked on listening to music from a ve... | |
| Tune of the Day Haha - another example of a shared interest, Slaw. To me, Neil Finn is up there with THE great pop music composers. Have all his solo stuff except "Out of Silence" + everything by Crowded House. I did give Out of Silence a listen a few weeks (mont... | |
| Preamp help for First Watt J2/ZU Omens combo Good luck tk. Hope you find a good combination of tubes and wire for that Freya. There is a LOT of Freya discussion on HeadFi if you are interested. 81 pages ! (but they’re short ;-)https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-freya-impressions-and-tube... | |
| Preamp help for First Watt J2/ZU Omens combo Sorry the Freya wasn’t your "cuppa" with the J2. Am using one with a First Watt F7 but it is well broken in and I’ve rolled tubes. Very happy with the sound. More than tubes, interconnects from source to Freya and from Freya to amp seem to have a... | |
| Tune of the Day @slaw Definitely planning to give Mutations another listen - soon! Interesting to read the high regard you have for it. Yup, it preceded by a couple of years Sea Change which was earlier than Morning Phase...so definitely the first installment o... | |
| Tune of the Day @slaw - I did listen to the whole of Mutations straight through and enjoyed it. I recall checking the title on "Bottle of Blues" because the song struck me (in a good way) and I wanted to know what it was called. Honestly though, I'd have to go ... | |
| Tune of the Day @slaw Case in point as per my post elsewhere about, "...similar tastes, maybe", Fake Plastic Trees being one of my favorite songs by Radiohead.Another good one, "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi" | |
| Polycarbonate Disc Bliss: The CD is alive and well Alan Pasqua et al - The Antisocial ClubAllen Toussaint - The Bright MississippiAndy Summers - The Last Dance of Mr. X | |
| After a (weeks) worth of listening... @slaw Diggin' Mutations right now (1st track, Cold Brains, anyway). Thanks for the recommendation. The sound and feel are more similar than expected to Morning Phase & Sea Change. Not sure what year it came out relative to MP and SC, but ma... | |
| After a (weeks) worth of listening... @slaw OK. Thanks. I'll give Mutations a try. Never listened to it before.Are you or @reubent into Moby at all? I am totally clueless (and happily so, I think) about the IDM/club scene but Innocents and, to a lesser degree, Wait For Me are occa... | |
| After a (weeks) worth of listening... @reubent I share your appreciation for Beck's "Morning Phase". The arrangements along with song writing and musicianship are truly excellent. Note that his father is credited for string arrangements. If you've not listened, try his "Sea Change"... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Dave Rawlings Machine - Nashville ObsoleteTrack 4 here...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXIWpa3uSng | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Yup. Found a review of Moontan (posted it) and noted the track you mention. Based on your earlier comment about how big an influence, figured the Merle in the title might be Travis. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Hey, Slaw - my pleasure. Been watching your various music posts for a while now. I’m struck by how often you will post a title or artist that’s personally well-regarded. (And not talking the same old, same old.) Similar tastes maybe. Saw your ment... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Thanks for the further insights, bdp. If you’ve ever read "Shakey" a Neil Young bio, David Briggs favored a "first take" approach; overwork it and lose "the spook". I’m pretty sure I’ve come across the Merle Travis name before but don’t know his p... |