What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIII)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2017
2017 has arrived today, so time to start this thread afresh.
Last year's thread can be found here;
A + | Tidal
(2015)
Hvel by Árstíðir
Thanks to David the OP of this and Paul above, this has been a really good find, I've greatly enjoyed it this morning. Its slightly cheaper to download from Bandcamp at the moment (€9) than to buy the CD when you factor in postage.
https://arstidir.bandcamp.com/album/hvel
A + | WAV
(2015)
Rather fine progressive rock mixed in with ambient electronic from these two Croydon lads.
Was hinted to this, interesting jazzy music...
With Kenny Burrell on guitar and a superb RVG recording. Bliss.
G
Pink Floyd
The Wall - 16bit 44.1kHz Wave
Edward
CD WAV rip
CD WAV rip
CD WAV rip.
having a Morcheeba session with this horrible cold weather. Very well recorded it is too.
Pink Floyd
Wish You Were here - 24bit 96kHz Wave
Edward
Edgy listening for a Saturday morning: The Dame's best 1990s LP, on double white vinyl. Picked at random.
Moderato Cantabile
Anja Lechner (cello) and Francois Couturier play the music of Komitas, Gurdejieff and Mompou. A fascinating recording.
I've just been shot...
G
Pink Floyd
The Dark Side Of The Moon - 24bit 96kHz Wave
Edward
Tony2011 posted:
1985 - Had forgotten about this lot. Good old days!
With the Our Price sticker for added authenticity!
Prompted by Tony2011, I played a couple of old cassettes last night. What a thoroughly enjoyable experience it was. I always forget how much I enjoy tapes - I should use the Nak and play them much more often.
Anyway, time to fire up the Dragon again - here's an excellent tape-only compilation, given away free with the NME in 1984. For a 33 year old tape it sounds remarkably fine.
Features monk, Miles, Brubeck, Bill Evans, Art Pepper, etc. Details here: https://www.discogs.com/Variou...ople/release/1650445
Kevin-W posted:Prompted by Tony2011, I played a couple of old cassettes last night. What a thoroughly enjoyable experience it was. I always forget how much I enjoy tapes - I should use the Nak and play them much more often.
Anyway, time to fire up the Dragon again - here's an excellent tape-only compilation, given away free with the NME in 1984. For a 33 year old tape it sounds remarkably fine.
Features monk, Miles, Brubeck, Bill Evans, Art Pepper, etc. Details here: https://www.discogs.com/Variou...ople/release/1650445
That takes me back Kevin - used to eagerly await the next free one.
This is another one I remember well.
All long gone now...
Borders Nick posted:That takes me back Kevin - used to eagerly await the next free one.
This is another one I remember well.
All long gone now...
Sorry Nick, for some reasons your pics aren't visible....
Much to the chagrin of those around me, I have an inability to throw things away - hence I still have 1,000+ cassettes, dating back to the 1970s... 
Still have at least a dozen of those NME freebies. Also some Sounds, Record Mirror and Melody Maker ones...
1st run...
More tape music. Anyone who doubts what a good source cassette tape can be, should listen to a decent quality tape on a Nakamichi or similar.
Here's James Chance & The Contortions' Soul Exorcism, a brilliant live album recorded in Holland in 1980 and released in 1991 on cassette only by ROIR. More details here: https://www.discogs.com/James-...cism/release/4474759
Kevin-W posted:Borders Nick posted:That takes me back Kevin - used to eagerly await the next free one.
This is another one I remember well.
All long gone now...
Sorry Nick, for some reasons your pics aren't visible....
Much to the chagrin of those around me, I have an inability to throw things away - hence I still have 1,000+ cassettes, dating back to the 1970s...
Still have at least a dozen of those NME freebies. Also some Sounds, Record Mirror and Melody Maker ones...
Smile Jamaica- its showing now I think.
1000 cassettes ! Wow.
I've had various clear outs and losses over the years & no cassette player for a very long time 
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