What are you listening to right now? (VOL I)

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Originally posted by ROTF:


Electric Ladyland

Love this one. I'm trying to find this on vinyl.

Larry

And why not...
Stefan

Spring air.
It's september but it could be august.
Delicious album!

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Originally posted by David Leedham:
Fila Brazillia - B2 - Brazilification 2

David,

Do you have B1?

If so how does it compare? I have read mixed reviews on B2!

Cheers!

Rober Palmer, Woke Up Laughing. A fine album.

Now I have been through this 5-CD set of Bach's Well Tempered Clavier, The Goldberg Variations and some Inventions and Sinfonies performed by Helmut Walcha on harpsichord. I must say that this music sounds SO right on harpsichord, and I definately prefer it over the piano. This set is simply excellent! The only drawback is that I find the harpsichord a bit bright sometimes, but that could be due to my system.

Just done listening to Dixie Chicks - Taking the Long Way. It was my first listen and I found it somewhat disappointing compared to the previous one. Ah well, maybe it'll be a grower.. Another thing, that photographer of theirs should be shot - they look like the walking dead with eyes made up like that!



Next up, a bit of cello music - Bach's 6 cello suites played by Pablo Casals & recorded in 1938 & 1939 - a slightly interesting time. As you might expect it's a mono recording but the sound quality is terrific - a most peculiar sensation listening to something sounding so real and yet spawning back such a long period of time. Verging on the haunting.



Peter

Andy Kershaw Show from Listen Again Radio 3 -

Half Man Half Biscuit - Brompton Live (third time tonight and it's brilliant).

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Now I have been through this 5-CD set of Bach's Well Tempered Clavier, The Goldberg Variations and some Inventions and Sinfonies performed by Helmut Walcha on harpsichord. I must say that this music sounds SO right on harpsichord, and I definately prefer it over the piano.

Rubio

I have The Well Tempered Clavier also - mine being a version on piano played by Vladimir Ashkenazy. I am terribly ignorant of musicians and don't know where this gent stands in the rankings of musicianship but whilst listening, I did muse on several occasions that the piano seemed somewhat ponderous and I imagined that the lighter harpsichord would have provided a more delicate rendering. Trouble being, I have an in-built bias against the harpsichord. This particular music therefore may not be for me - I won't give up on it just yet!

Peter

Dear Rubio,

How wonderful to see another convert to this great set!



Dear Peter,

I too used to not get on with the harpsichord at all - but this set completely turned me around. There is, as Rubio says, just a rightness to the playing and, in a funny way, you understand the music much better.

I have only heard bits of the Ashkenazy but wasn't bowled over by it. I am rather fond of Barenboim's very romantic interpretation. With music this great, there is room for both the harpsichord and the piano.

Please have a read of this thread on the subject (it also contains a link to the french amazon where you can hear samples - in particular try variation 19 from the goldbergs - disc 5 - you may be surprised about the range the harpsichord has). The set, which shockingly is only available in france, is a steal at just 22 euros.

http://forums.naim-audio.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/38019385/m/5872903407/p/1

regards, Tam

Morgan Geist Remix.


Inspired By Mr Kuma.

Tam

Thanks alot for the steer which I'll keep a note of.

Peter

Beautiful spanish inspired music from 1987.

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Originally posted by jasons:

Morgan Geist Remix.


Inspired By Mr Kuma.

ha..

This also was one of the disc I brought to my SBL Escapade.

Where i could hear her breath.... uncanny...
And now I can't get this tune out of my head.

Simon Grey: The Galactica Suite.
It's on an endless repeat....
Get this single and let me know what you think!

yeah baby.....yeah baby. the quintessence of ambient trip hop. i love this album.

PACE

kuma,
where did you purchase the Abraham and the Simon Grey cd?

Recorded in December 2003 in Kinnitty Castle, County Offaly.

I agree with Earle Hitchner, who wrote in The Irish Echo: A dazzling re-assertion of individual and collective strenghts....Lunasa at their edgy best, taking chances, ignighting off each other, and enjoying the craic

With thanks to SJB who recommended this among other superb albums.

Interestingly, I found some some CDs I enjoy at home, just sound wrong on my car CD player; however, this sounds great on whatever it is played. Currently, sounding at its best on the CDX2.

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Dear Rubio,

How wonderful to see another convert to this great set!

Dear Tam,

I did the investment based on the enthusiastic recommendations on this forum, and I am happy I did .

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Originally posted by costello:

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Originally posted by Diccus62:
Last night. Sound very like Neil Young (acoustic) but seriously chilled out. Great for a quiet night in..................



Diccus

Thanks for telling me, Diccus!

Everything sounding like Neil Young is of great interest to me!

It also sounds as tho it was recorded in a tin shed - in a good way

Diccus