Music News
Michael Lavorgna’s Favorite Albums of 2019
Perhaps contrary to popular belief, retirement from hi-fi does mean retirement from music. Here are twenty of my favorite records from this year. Enjoy!
Articles by Michael Lavorgna
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
HiFI Thoughts
Why I Hate Measurements (I don’t)
I don’t hate measurements but some people think I do because I am often critical of how people interpret them. These are two very different things.