HiFi News
Farewell
Due to personal and professional reasons, Twittering Machines will close its virtual doors next month [footnote 1]. I am, in effect, retiring from hifi.
Classic Albums
Classic Albums: Bill Dixon & Cecil Taylor, DUETS 1992
I transferred to Bennington College from the School of Visual Arts as a philosophy major, which lasted all of two weeks before I switched back to fine art.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: August 9, 2019
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream.com columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Lingua Ignota
Raw power, sheer emotion, and frightening fury. These are some of the things that make Kristin Hayter as Lingua Ignota’s second album Caligula a force to be reckoned with.
Art&Culture
RIP: Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison (February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019)
Art&Culture
Artists’ Books: Daisuke Yokota, Taratine
If someone forced me to pick a favorite living photographer, my pick would be Daisuke Yokota. If I had to then select just one photobook from his rather vast amount of work, I’d pick Taratine.
HiFI Thoughts
Listening
Here’s what I’ve been doing of late: listening.
Music News
Nick Cave Hints at Grinderman 3
Grinderman fans rejoice! From Nick Cave’s blog July 2019:
HiFi Bargains
HiFi Bargains: AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt
In the beginning, there was Black. Then Black v1.5, followed by Red. Well, there’s a new sheriff in town and his name is Cobalt. DragonFly Cobalt.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: August 2, 2019
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream.com columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Knife Wife
Sami Cola, Nico Castleman, and Ruby Parrish + guitar, bass, drums, and vocals. This is Knife Life, raw and simple.
Classic Albums
My 100 Favorite Albums (as of today)
Culling a list of 100 favorite albums could be seen as an arduous task. But it wasn’t. By combining a look at my digital library in Roon sorted by “Most Played” and my memory of […]