What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XI)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2014
On the cusp of 2015, we start a new thread...
Anyway, links:
Volume X: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...-be-interested-vol-x
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
You can listen to Ian's three new albums here:
Great live act.
More chilled-out (or should that be chilly?) Scandi-jazz:
Hi Graham,
Did you hear the sad news that Gavin Clark passed away on Monday? Saw it yesterday on his Facebook page 
http://www.independent.co.uk/n...t-dead-10051500.html
Denis
Hi Graham,
Did you hear the sad news that Gavin Clark passed away on Monday? Saw it yesterday on his Facebook page
http://www.independent.co.uk/n...t-dead-10051500.html
Denis
Hi Denis, I saw that too. Very sad. I like the work he did for Shane Meadows.
Did you hear the sad news that Gavin Clark passed away on Monday?
Denis
Denis
I just saw that this morning. A spin of this seems appropriate:
Sunhouse
"Crazy On The Weekend" (1998) MP3
You can listen to Ian's three new albums here:
Great live act.
Thanks again! 
Hi Graham,
Did you hear the sad news that Gavin Clark passed away on Monday? Saw it yesterday on his Facebook page
http://www.independent.co.uk/n...t-dead-10051500.html
Denis
Hi Denis, I saw that too. Very sad. I like the work he did for Shane Meadows.
No Denis, missed that very sad news.... We had intended to get to his one man show in Nottingham on 7th Feb but unfortunately could not make it.
Hope you are well G
Hi Graham,
Did you hear the sad news that Gavin Clark passed away on Monday? Saw it yesterday on his Facebook page
http://www.independent.co.uk/n...t-dead-10051500.html
Denis
Hi Denis, I saw that too. Very sad. I like the work he did for Shane Meadows.
Hi Kevin,
I went to the Beautiful Skeletons launch show at RICH Mix, Shoreditch last year. Shane showed 3 short early films he made & the DVD he made about Gavin (very moving & funny). Gavin then played for about an hour. A fantastic 'live' singer, who I'd only seen before at the very last Clayhill gig. Afterwards, both Shane & Gavin signed my vinyl sleeve. It will be a treasured reminder of a lovely man.
Edit:
Graham, a sad loss. I'm fine thanks, hope all's well with you as well.
Jeff,
One of the greatest One off albums I have purchased. In fact, I bought it twice, in case I wore the first one out!
Denis
Original vinyl. Playing loud.
Great album, Steve. Supertramp's best in my view, and at any volume.
Sharon Van Etten - Are We There (2014)
Streaming: CD rip
Fleetwood Mac
"Tango In The Night" (1990) SP
The Tony Cousins 2006 remaster. I'm not sure at the moment; at low level it sounds as though its been lifted at both ends of the audio spectrum. Better at 'realistic' levels.
Sting
"Ten Summoner's Tales" (1993) (SP)
The Nocturnes from Pietro de Maria's complete Chopin set. De Maria knows that these are songs for piano and plays them as such, in a detailed but unadorned fashion. He avoids the angular contrasts of Maurizio Pollini or the more extreme expressiveness of Pires let alone Arrau (among three of my favorites), but he is subtler than either.
EJ
Suzanne Vega - Live At The Speakeasy (2014)
Streaming: CD rip
Original vinyl. Playing loud.
Great album, Steve. Supertramp's best in my view, and at any volume.
I picked this up in a charity shop a few weeks ago for a couple of quid, ripped it to the NAS but haven't had a chance to listen to it yet. Think I'll add it to the play list ...
Sting
"Brand New Day" (1999) SP
The Nocturnes from Pietro de Maria's complete Chopin set. De Maria knows that these are songs for piano and plays them as such, in a detailed but unadorned fashion. He avoids the angular contrasts of Maurizio Pollini or the more extreme expressiveness of Pires let alone Arrau (among three of my favorites), but he is subtler than either.
EJ
EJ, thanks to you I am sure I ordered this about a week ago and am eagerly waiting for this to arrive. Not sure how this happened but Pietro de Maria is a pianist I don't ever recall hearing or knowing and viola, a complete Chopin set. I'm looking forward to this.