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

Tony2011 posted:

Sloop John B posted:

Been way to long.......

 

.sjb

Good album, John. Have you listened to their new one, All Nerve, yet? I think it's their best since Last Splash.

Actually I’ve managed to miss totally that there was a new  Breeders album. Queued next. 

Thanks. 

.sjb

On CD:-

and very good it is too, and I see they are in Dublin on 27th May.

.sjb

Now playing........

Django Bates' Beloved - The Study of Touch

Django Bates (piano), Petter Eldh (double bass), and Peter Bruun (drums).

via CD player.......  ........arriving home and relaxing with Django Bates' Beloved. It does get better with age.....

Alley Cat posted:

Next up on vinyl, received today:

Gillian Welch

Hope you enjoy it.  I thought the LP turned out extremely well.

Iggy Pop    Lust For Life        Still enjoy it some 40 years after my first listen.

Jackson Browne. Late For The Sky. On original vinyl from 1974. Browne's third album, considered his best by some. Hard for me to label a "best" for Browne though I do enjoy his earlier albums most.

A bunch of trax

This was from a day ago, fine jazz

Breakfast treat..

I saw this was being reissued on vinyl, not that I have a turntable, which prompted me to have another listen. I've had the cd for years and it's a classic in the township genre.

Moses Molelekwa: Genes and Spirits.

The best addition to great sunny weather and high speed driving to work!

What a lovely album this is, beautifully sung, and sensitively accompanied by Luca Piaca’s lute. It’s £15 from Linn in 96k, or £11.99 from Qobuz in 176.4k, which is the first time I’ve seen this resolution. It sounds very good though. 

dav301 posted:

On CD:-

CD arrived in the post this morning ripped and played a lovely album also have her latest album on order should be here shortly.

I see she is on tour and playing in Bristol later in the year might be worth a ticket.

Eoink posted:

Ruth Waterman - Bach Sonatas for violin and keyboard, WAV CD rip

Lovely music, the Bach sonatas have a beautiful fluidity, with the complexity you’d expect from Bach. These are lovely performances, Waterman really makes the music flow, and the keyboard has a similar ease of movement. 

 

 

This is indeed a loveley recording of the Bach sonatas. I'm listening to this right now. Thanks for posting this one Eoink!

Regards, Jeroen.

Demo versions of one of my favourite albums. Raw but wonderful.

I see [@mention:6917038660692026] has been playing cassettes over the past couple of days. Time to fire up the Nak and follow his lead...

It's all down hill to the weekend in my office - what better than get this on then...... The Fabulous White Stripes - Playing on Compact Disc  -2005

Tony2011 posted:

1981 - I defy anyone to dance to any of these songs!! 

I'll bet Elaine could !!!!

Now Playing.........

Tord Gustavsen - What was said

Tord Gustavsen (piano, electronics, synth bass), Simin Tander (voice), and Jarle Vespestad (drums).

via CD player..........  Simply a beautiful album, one of my favorites.......

Filipe posted:

MDS posted:

Filipe posted:

MDS posted:

nigelb posted:

Melody Gardot - Currency Of Man

I have found this is one of the most challenging albums for my system to 'make sense of'. Tonight it is sounding wonderful with nuances I hadn't previously fully appreciated. My mood/state of mind may also have something to do with how receptive I am to this intricate piece of work.

What wonderful, interesting and engrossing music!

As well as wonderful album, it's a great test record for systems.  The challenge of presenting the detail and dynamics is a test of any system.

Melody Gardot - Currency of Man - CD from the River Prime. The second hand ones are quite expensive.

Mike, It arrived this morning and I’m having mid morning break from the many jobs. The early impression is that there is deep bass drum (timbre) in some tracks and double bass in others (long decay of notes). There is lots of room acoustics in the sound noticeable in her voice on track 7 until I turn the volume down. Paraphrasing what you say “lots going on”. 

How do you a Nigel like it presented? I think this demo 552 could change its presentation. 

The album is quite a change from the first two that I have. Everything including her voice is much more sophisticated and it works very well. There are so many different instuments spread across various tracks. What amazing sax playing on track 8. I like it a lots - thanks both for the recommendation.

Phil

Glad you like it, Phil. I think this album will come to be viewed as something of a classic.

Mike 

Melody Gardot - Currency of Man - CD

This is an update on the previous posts of 27 March. Now playing this on the 252 demo last used a week ago while I tried out my beloved 282. It is sounding better than last time when I had the demo 552 DR, and the 252 hasn’t had more than an hour to warm up! However, the 552 DR didn’t have the benefit of the Naim isolation glass and cups! So as Mike (@MDS) says it is a good test of system setup.

This time the 252 has just grabbed my attention. The sax and the bass in particular. Much more like a live performance. And before you ask, yes I played it on the 282 just beforehand. No turning back now! 

Phil

Phil, my original posting about this album was using my trusty 252 with a SuperCapDR but before the 4.6 update on my NDS. Listening to this wonderful album after the 4.6 Firmware update brings so much more detail, insight, air, emotion, voice tone and texture…the list goes on.

So are you going to get the 552 back and listen with the benefit of Naim glass, cups and balls or are you settling on a 252?