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Help me pick out music for a party
Tord Gustavsen Trio-Being There is fantastic...forgot that one. 
Help me pick out music for a party
I have lots of experience with this sort of thing. I'd suggest no vocals to compete with the conversations unless someone specifically asks.Ry Cooder & Manuel Galbán-Mambo Sinuendo(I think 2 tracks have vocals). John Fahey-AmericaMichael Hedge... 
Klaus Dinger-drummer for Neu & Kraftwerk R.I.P.
Yes but no one really cares about these bands because they're not Dianna Krall or Norah Jones. 
This is the way to release an album on vinyl...
The new SubPop release by The Gutter Twins sounds really nice. It's Mark Lanegan(ex Screaming Trees vocalist) & Greg Dulli's(Afghan Whigs vocalist) band. 
who knows the artist Bagwell
The place to ask any dance music questions is at the discogs.com forums. 
The most haunting music you ever heard?
A track on the Mulholland Drive soundtrack is chilling. It's a spanish a cappella version of Roy Orbison's Crying titled Llorando by Rebekah Del Rio. Crazy deep & cavernous reverb and what a voice. 
Freak Me Out
If anyone can find ANYTHING freakier than Jaap Blonk's craziness I'd be surprised. Listen to these samples.http://www.ubuweb.com/sound/blonk_flux.html 
Whats wrong-right?
You do not need a current spec Mini to get up and running. Almost any $350 used one will work. Just make sure it's at least the first generation that uses the IR transmitter so you can use a remote with it. 
Imac to my dac- sounds awful?
Try troubleshooting to see if the rips were bad by playing directly from the cd. Also make sure you're not running a bunch of apps while ripping. Welcome to the Mac camp. 
PrimaLuna Prologue 8 CD Player Sound
I think the major problem is that it was supposed to be $1000 cheaper than what it eventually retailed for. All the prices I read about led me to believe that it would be less than $1500 when it came out. 
Fan noise from Toshiba HD-XA2?
I saw them for $49 at Wal-Mart yesterday. 
Five indispensable D. Miles recordings. Pls. recom
In A Silent Way is not at all like the "noisier" fusion stuff. It is VERY calm, relaxed and serene(hence the title). It just happens to use guitars and electric pianos so a lot of people just lump it in with his electric period. You should give it... 
Five indispensable D. Miles recordings. Pls. recom
In A Silent Way-My favorite album.Panthalassa-Original Davis tracks remixed in a chillout/ambient style ny legendary producer Bill Laswell. There is also a second version of this where remixers remix Laswell's remixes?! Get the original instead.On... 
zakk wylde the Randy Rhodes of today?
The only reason I know it's him is because of the non-stop pinch harmonics that grate on my ears. I think he's vastly overrated. I can't believe you say that Randy RHOADS...it's RHOADS people, not Rhodes...was not a great guitarist. 
Supertramp remasters
My copy of Breakfast is INSANELY quiet. I have to turn it up twice as loud as almost every other cd I own.