Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band created a double LP of pure Magic with their 1969 release Trout Mask Replica. By my estimation, it is one of my favorite records. But don’t just take my word for it.
I hear a big dollop of Machine Gun. A Brötzmann attack served up by James Allsop’s baritone saxophone with pounding percussion as its main foil and electronic crush to fill in the blanks. There is nothing gentle about the band’s new record Gentle Persuaders just […]
Sticking with our multi-media theme, here’s the official trailer for High End Munich 2019. The show opens May 9 and runs through the 12th and is chock full O sights and sounds and people. Shiny, happy, people.
spewedition is a publishing collective comprised of Japanese photographers/artists Daisuke Yokota, Naohiro Utagawa, and Koji Kitagawa. They publish the kind of thing I most enjoy—multimedia extravaganzas to have and hold and hear.
While we’re talking cinematic songs, ahead of his new album Flamagra, Flying Lotus has released a few singles/videos, the first, “Fire Is Coming”, features David Lynch as the William Burroughs surrogate for the odd man with a distinctive voice.
Vanatoo Transparent One Encore Powered Speakers ($599/pair).
We haven’t heard much from FKA twigs since 2005’s stunning M3LL155X. She’s back.
Of all the personal discoveries made during my multi-year quest through the Tower Records Contemporary Classical department, two composers stand out from the rest: Morton Feldman and Giacinto Scelsi. If I saw something new from either, it was mine and I’d rush back to my […]
Editor: Please join me in welcoming Steve Plaskin (back) to our review team. As you may know, Steve and I worked together at AudioStream for 6 years, making this a welcome reunion.
Smoke ’em if you got ’em. I snapped 455 photos during 3 days at Axpona 2019 (plus some Polaroids). You’ve already seen a bunch. Here are some more. I’m visually oriented so I care about how things look. YMMV.
Thank you, 4AD.
After Axpona ended at 4:00PM on Sunday, I went to the hotel bar to say my farewells. I arrived at 4:45 because I spent some extra time listening to music with Michael Vamos and talking to friends along the way including my former boss, Keith […]
More so than any other show, I need to apologize. We all know hifi shows can be big, really big, but there’s really no excuse for missing important things. And I missed a bunch. My excuse? I don’t have one. Besides, I don’t like excuses, […]
“You’re the best!” When you hear that being said, you know it’s typically meant to come with a pinch of sarcasm. If not, it implies the bestower of said gift is in a position to know what’s best. For everyone.
Speakers live with us in a more obvious manner than other hardware. Speakers, especially loud speakers, live in-room and stand out as objet d’art (ideally). Which is all to say with speakers, looks matter.
Following are a few thousand words on hardware from Axpona 2019 (if the old saying holds any water).
The simple act of removing a record from its sleeve, placing it on a turntable, queuing it up, and giving it quick brush off takes time. I like to call that time a ritual—a few moments of reflection and concentration before the event. A prequel. […]
These are a few of my favorite things.
The Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois is a big place. Axpona 2019 fills up a lot of that space. It’s a big show.
I know a guy who lives under a rock and he knows all about the KEF LS50.
I always wanted to do this but I never got around to actually doing it. Well, all that’s changed because I just did it.
Confession time—I have a thing for Luxman. Call it Lustman.
I wept when FilmStruck failed. I cried a thousand tears for lost access to Bergman, Tarkovsky, Fassbinder, Fellini, Agnès Varda, Kurosawa, Andrzej Wajda, Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Fritz Lang and so, so many more. Well, I weep mo more.
The hits keep comin’. Here are some more product debuts at Axpona 2019.
Say hello to Stiletto 15, a 3-way sealed box + open baffle loudspeaker. Get a peak and listen to a pre-production pair at Axpona.
If you read my Rogue Road Tour, you’ll have read about their new hybrid vacuum tube amplifier, the DragoN. I figured this news was worth pulling out of the Tour for more visibility. Why? New Rogues don’t happen every day.
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