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

Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2017

On the eve of a new year, it's time for a new thread.

Last year's thread can be found here:

https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...sted-vol-xiii?page=,

Posted on: 15 April 2018 by Filipe

docmark posted:
I don't know how to bring up a photo, but currently I'm listening to Chilltronica No. 4 by Blank & Jones. Very relaxing, and sounds great on my system. I'm using Audirvana for the first time, and a Dave as my DAC. It's got some great low notes, so I've also been adjusting my JL subwoofer to give me some nice tight bass.

Generally, I first google the album and look for an image on Amazon or any of the other sites whose links can be copied (Discogs and Wikipedia can’t be). I then paste it in. Failing that save the image and upload to your imgur account to get a link of just the photo and paste that in the mountain box on the posting form.

Phil

Posted on: 15 April 2018 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

Posted on: 15 April 2018 by TK421

Fun Lovin Criminals - Come Find Yourself

WAV CD rip.

It's time for my Sunday morning scooby snacks!

Posted on: 15 April 2018 by Filipe

Genesis - Foxtrot - CD

Taking advantage of less noise on the mains to get this sounding amazing.

Phil

Posted on: 15 April 2018 by Richard Morris

One of my favourite blues albums, a compilation from a film soundtrack of the same name - Deep Blues.

Posted on: 15 April 2018 by Kevin-W

Back in the 1980s, the NME used to give away free cassette compilations.

In the middle of the decade, the paper, which was always quick to jump on a bandwagon, flirted (rather clumsily) with jazz. This is one of the better outcomes of that brief dalliance, a fine compilation featuring Monk, Rollins, Evans, Miles etc.

Posted on: 15 April 2018 by Christopher_M

Ali Farka Toure - Savanne

I'm very struck by the similarity between the title track and the slowed down version of Fingerprint File that the Stones play on Love You Live. In a good way

Posted on: 15 April 2018 by Tabby cat

Some relaxing Mozart Clarinet - Playing on Compact Disc on Nimbus Records

Posted on: 15 April 2018 by ALANP

Paul Simon - Negotiations and Love Songs , a comp from 1990 that runs from his self titled debut through to the Graceland material with top notch sound quality.

Alan

Posted on: 15 April 2018 by ALANP

Christopher_M posted:
Ali Farka Toure - Savanne
I'm very struck by the similarity between the title track and the slowed down version of Fingerprint File that the Stones play on Love You Live. In a good way

Chris , that sounds interesting I'll have to investigate and its given me a nudge to play Its Only Rock'n'Roll for the studio version of Fingerprint File which I think is one of those unique tracks to their catalogue that The Stones come up with now and again.

Cheers Alan

Posted on: 15 April 2018 by Christopher_M

ALANP posted:
Christopher_M posted:
Ali Farka Toure - Savanne
I'm very struck by the similarity between the title track and the slowed down version of Fingerprint File that the Stones play on Love You Live. In a good way
Chris , that sounds interesting I'll have to investigate and its given me a nudge to play Its Only Rock'n'Roll for the studio version of Fingerprint File which I think is one of those unique tracks to their catalogue that The Stones come up with now and again.
Cheers Alan

Thanks Alan. I will be cueing up It's Only Rock'n'Roll myself later. But it's too soon in the day for anything sweaty and grimey.

Posted on: 15 April 2018 by Kevin-W

From 1991 and recorded a decade earlier, on the (for a while anyway), tape-only label ROIR, Soul Exorcism, a live album by James Chance & The Contortions.

https://www.discogs.com/James-...cism/release/4474759

Posted on: 15 April 2018 by Kevin-W

Tony2011 posted:
Sloop John B posted:
And look what I found on Tidal

Listening to Buttons again as it did sound a bit ropey, sounds much better in this mono remaster.
.sjb
I think Kevin-W has the vinyl box set of that and I'm sure he would probably agree with you! Mind you, he is a totally analogue geezer, so maybe, not!