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
John Mellencamp. Plain Spoken. On vinyl from 2014.
Cheers
EJ
Ormandy/Philly: Sibelius Symphony 2 1957 Recording
'Tis the Season... Getting back to Sibelius again.
Puzzling that the composer was endorsing Ormandy's euphonic pastel coloured rendition of this score.
Jono McCleery - Pagodes on vinyl - mesmeric - slays flac lossless on my Superuniti.
Sota Comet w/ Eroica H cart via (Phono box - don't judge me!) into a SuperUniti ...
pre out into a NAD M2 and via Chord Epic into kef Reference 201/2.
Separation, clarity and emotional engagement.
Soen, Tellurian from a nasty Amazon MP3 as the CD is in the post. First listen and I am looking forward to getting the CD.
Good album Simon and you have reminded me to put it into the playlist. If you get a chance, have a listen to their previous one "Cognitive", it's available on Deezer Elite so I imagine Tidal might have it too.
Streaming | Deezer Elite
(2008)
As ever, Hopkinson Smith's playing is superb. He has a great delicacy of touch bringing out all the nuances of this late 16th century lute music.
Streaming | Deezer Elite
J.S. Bach Suites and Partitas
I'm not sure if Segovia himself transcribed these for the guitar or not, however they are beautifully played and interpreted with warmth and great feeling.
On CD:-
One of my favs of 2015. Would like to get a 24/96 of it.
WAV
(2011)
Rather different to their earlier albums, this one is slightly darker in it's haunting themes and sounds.
On CD:-
Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul II
On CD:-
Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul II
Really liking that band Dave, waiting for their CDs to arrive.
WAV
(1960)
It took a while for this old CD to arrive but it was well worth the wait. Many thanks to Mr. Fjeld who jogged my memory and reminded me about it and when the family was listening to it more than fifty years ago. The recording and SQ on this live album which is almost sixty years old, is excellent.
Haven't heard that KC album. How would you rate it, Tony?
Mike
Sorry, I missed your post Mike.
This is part of a trilogy: Discipline(81), Beat(82) and Three of a Perfect Pair(84). All three albums are quite similar and as far as some tracks are quite "pop-like" due to their frenetic electronic-dancing beats experimentation but distinctively KC. I quite like the album but of the three I very much prefer Beat which I find more like the KC I am used to from ITOKC to Lizard era. The critics would say otherwise, but who listens to them?
KR
Tony
Some early Grover.......nice!
Teeth of The Sea
acoustic guitarist/singer - perfect late evening listening
On CD:-
Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul II
Really liking that band Dave, waiting for their CDs to arrive.
Steve, your postings during the last week or so prompted me to listen to this.
Brilliant live album - very well recorded!
