What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. X)

Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2013

On the cusp of 2014, we start a new thread...

Anyway, links:
Volume IX: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...16#22826037054683416
Volume VIII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...nt/12970396056050819
Volume VII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...6878604287751/page/1
Volume VI: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878604097229
Volume V: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605140495
Volume IV: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605795042
Volume III: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607309474
Volume II: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878606245043
Volume I: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607464290

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by apye!

 

Great album, on vinyl.

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by Bert Schurink

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by Sorren

So far today

 

PT

Streamed - Rip from CD

 

JT

Streamed - Rip from CD (Bought for me used, by my partner) I finally own Coronach 

 

PT

Streamed - Rip from CDs (2CD, DVD set)

 

AAE

Streamed - Rip from CD

 

SW

Currently Streaming - 24bit 28kHz: Steven Wilson, Grace for Drowning 

 

 

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by Tony2011

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by Stevee_S

Streaming from FLAC ripped CD

 

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by Stevee_S
Originally Posted by Sorren

 

 

JT

Streamed - Rip from CD (Bought for me used, by my partner) I finally own Coronach 

 

Really pleased you finally found it, hopefully on a more affordable album? 

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by Quad 33

Neil Young unplugged - Vinyl...

 

 

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by Sorren
Originally Posted by Stevee_S:
Originally Posted by Sorren

 

 

JT

Streamed - Rip from CD (Bought for me used, by my partner) I finally own Coronach 

 

Really pleased you finally found it, hopefully on a more affordable album? 

Thanks. She won't tell me how much it cost. She bought it from the states, she's quite savvy though so I'm sure she got a good price .

Russell

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by Kevin-W

The past two hours or so have been filled with these two double CD sets:

 

Nearly five hours of (completely commercially unsuccessful) artsiness from the greatest record label the world has ever seen - ACR, Biting Tongues, Fadela, Durutti Column, Kalima, Swamp Children, 52nd Street, Marcel King, Shark Vegas, Abcedarians, Blurt, Streetlife, Minny Pops, Section 25, Quando Quango, X-O-dus, etc etc

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by dav301

On CD:-

 

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by Tony2011

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by Kevin-W

BBC Radio London DAB. Listening to West Ham v Chelsea. After 25 minutes, no score

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by Joff
Originally Posted by Kevin-W:

The past two hours or so have been filled with these two double CD sets:

 

Nearly five hours of (completely commercially unsuccessful) artsiness from the greatest record label the world has ever seen - ACR, Biting Tongues, Fadela, Durutti Column, Kalima, Swamp Children, 52nd Street, Marcel King, Shark Vegas, Abcedarians, Blurt, Streetlife, Minny Pops, Section 25, Quando Quango, X-O-dus, etc etc

Nice.

 

Joff

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by Char Wallah

On compact disc, "Metanoia" by Porcupine Tree.. .  .        .

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by pixies
Originally Posted by Tony2011:

Hi Tony2011. Would love to read your comments on this one. Would you recommend it? I've had my eye on it but have read mixed reviews. Cheers.

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by Tony2011

Hi Pixies.

 

Hannah's voice is definitely a recommendation on its own, just like Nico's(without the accent!). Their sound is similar to The XX,  the songs are wrapped in guitar "flicks" and Portishead-like atmospheric beats. Check the net for videos, etc... I can guarantee you will fall in love with Miss Reid's voice though. I think it's worth getting it!

 

Best,

Tony

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by Sloop John B

 

 

10 song playslist using track gain just the right length to get me out of my work stupor.

 

SJB

 

 

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by Stevee_S

Ulrich Schnauss - A Stangely Isolated Place

 

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by MDS

Freshly delivered today from Amazon.  I ordered this on the strength of Tales of Us and others' recommendations about it on here.  Although new to me it has a strangely familiar air.  Darker and less conventional than Tales of Us but I'm liking it. 

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by apye!

By coincidence!

 

 

On vinyl.

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by apye!

Followed by:

 

 

Also on vinyl

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by fatcat
Originally Posted by Joff:
Originally Posted by Kevin-W:

The past two hours or so have been filled with these two double CD sets:

 

Nearly five hours of (completely commercially unsuccessful) artsiness from the greatest record label the world has ever seen - ACR, Biting Tongues, Fadela, Durutti Column, Kalima, Swamp Children, 52nd Street, Marcel King, Shark Vegas, Abcedarians, Blurt, Streetlife, Minny Pops, Section 25, Quando Quango, X-O-dus, etc etc

Nice.

 

Joff

Yes. A fantastic record label.

 

Extremely evocative, the bleak northern industrial landscape and the freezing northerly wind leap out of the screen at you.

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by Sloop John B

 

 

and now exploring this again on my main source, I wasn't cool enough to have this on original release getting in to REM with all the other shiny happy people. Sounding much better than I remembered. 

 

Not everyone one can carry the weight of the world. 

 

SJB

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by DaveBk
Originally Posted by pixies:
Originally Posted by Tony2011:

Hi Tony2011. Would love to read your comments on this one. Would you recommend it? I've had my eye on it but have read mixed reviews. Cheers.

Completely agree - best album of 2013 for me. Just keep playing it.

Posted on: 29 January 2014 by MDS
Originally Posted by Chief Chirpa:
Originally Posted by MDS:

 

 

...Although new to me it has a strangely familiar air.

Well, 'Lovely Head' was on a mobile phone ad around when Felt Mountain was released, and I've often heard fragments of other tracks on trailers and documentaries and so on, 'Utopia' borrows an Ennio Morricone riff, 'Pilots' owes an obvious debt to John Barry's Bond themes, etc...

 

So, you quite possibly have heard more of it than you realise on first listen!

That would explain it. Thank you, CC.