Booster MPS Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 [ATTACH=CONFIG]10880[/ATTACH]Lord Huron- Lonesome Dreams Recommended if you like Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses, early My Morning Jacket. The new BOH is excellent. Check out Phantogram as well. Back OT Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I think it sounds great. I guess I have low standards. For the people posting negative feedback on the sound quality, is it simply the DR stats you are disappointed in, or, is it the subjective sound quality. I can't believe someone can listen to this album and claim the sound quality is bad and poorly mastered. i guess I am a Beck apologist also. I find it hard to believe that you could listen DR unknown to you and walk away saying the quality is poor. I can throw a tennis ball to the back of the soundstage here! But hey, what do I know. Different strokes. It would be a boring world if we all liked the same things. Worth a shot if you dig Beck/Ryan Adams/Lamontagne Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Like Cowboy Junkies? Check these guys out. Three Metre Day Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Looks quite interesting. Did you get it from Bandcamp? Yes. I am a fan of one of their label mates at GroundUp. 16/44 FLAC download. Just discovered them this week, a hidden gem that might scratch an itch for you. Certainly worth streaming to check out. Three Metre Day Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 If you dig the vocals of Rebecca Martin and Gretchen Parlato this is for you. 24/44 download and solid sonics. Alison Wedding - This Dance Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I know rap/hip hop is not one of the more popular genres here on CA, but there really is an amazing diversity within this musical form. It is not just "boom tizz tizz boom". A good example of the intelligence and diversity within the genre is the new album from Kid Cudi, "Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon". If you haven't ever explored the genre, you may be very surprised. I highly recommend checking out this album. Even if you do not like it, you will be educated as to the breadth of this type of music. Kid Cudi - Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon Did not know there was new Cudi out there. I will check this out today. Will echo that Cudi has never been a rinse and repeat artist, much more clever and musical than the average. Absolutely worth a listen. Thanks for posting the Deepchord, enjoyed exploring some of their stuff last night on MOG. Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Mehliana - Taming the Dragon [ATTACH=CONFIG]11140[/ATTACH] Mehldau puts together some great synths, but it's Giuliana who really shines for me. Saw them last year and spent most of the show dumbfoundedly watching Giuliana split beats into a million pieces. This blew me away today on MOG. There is nothing out there with this sound. Very cool and nice to see Mehldau pushing boundaries. Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 [ATTACH=CONFIG]11196[/ATTACH] Of course, you mean "Acoustic at the Ryman" (Live). Yes! Appreciate the clean up, not sure how I fat fingered that one! Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 J. Espinosa's Redbull Set (warning, some strong lyrics): I have no idea how they do what they do, but it is amazing. Could watch that all day. 13:40 to the end was the nuts after the beginning. What a way to stick a fork in it. Well that just set the tone for my day! Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Found this by chance on MOG today. Wow. Dani can really, really play and the quality sounds very good. Will be trying to find a lossless copy or economic version of the CD. Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Michael Wollny Trio - Wellentraum I think that fans of Tord Gustavsen will find Wollny pretty squarely in their wheelhouse. Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Thank you very much for the correction. Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 This album is 20 years old this month - NIN The Downward Spiral [ATTACH=CONFIG]11403[/ATTACH] Thanks for dating me! Will check out the Lupe, thanks. Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 New from HDT Nickel Creek - A Dotted Line If you are a fan pick this one up. Very good SQ going on here. Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 My album will be a live one tonight! Can't wait. Wayne Shorter Quartet Da Camera - 1314season - Wayne Shorter Quartet Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 [ATTACH=CONFIG]11766[/ATTACH] Wonderful music tonight from Mr. Freddie Hubbard. That is a very special recording! Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Roy Hargrove Quintet, Earfood Really good stuff and the sound reminds me of the late 70's when I worked in a jazz club. It's a studio recording but has a live feel to me. Chris Check out Gerald Clayton who plays piano on that recording. I think that you would enjoy his solo stuff, he is very talented. Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Thanks for the recommendation. I listened to these: Very nice trio recording, and Live Forum, a larger group that includes some voice. I liked this a lot too, except that I can almost always do without spoken word which mars some of the disc for me. Love the sq on this one particularly. Chris Cool! If you would allow and indulge me to send you further down the rabbit trail of that recording...... Check out Gretchen Parlato who is the female vocal (all credit to Musicophile on the introduction). If you are intrigued you will not be disappointed. Totally agree with you on the spoken word as it often can get in the way. Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 [ATTACH=CONFIG]12021[/ATTACH] Tell me more...... I am very high on Ambrose recently. His second and third albums are amazing and Walter plays on them if I recall. Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 A couple of things that I have been listening to this week. I have found Ambrose Akinmusire to be an absolutely transcendent talent in the jazz world today. I would highly recommend checking out his last two albums. Also, many of the musicians that have collaborated with him along the way are outstanding in their own right. Walter Smith is one of those. His album is excellent. I would encourage you to "pull the thread" that connects these artists and explore those supporting their projects. Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Then, another very recent release: Coldplay's Ghost Stories in 24-bit 44.1kHz from HDTracks. Pleasant music. It sounds almost as ambient music at times, but good ambient music. I bought the high-res file despite its abysmally low DR (6) because I have always enjoyed Coldplay albums. My expectations in terms of sound quality were low, but I have been positively surprised. The album is quite listenable despite the strong volume compression, and I do not find it fatiguing on the ears, perhaps because of its aerial musical atmosphere. Echo your comments on the Coldplay release. I had low expectations but was really surprised. I you enjoyed them as a more stripped down band over 10 years ago and like their B side releases this is for you. Pick this one up. This is quite kindred to Parachutes. Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Disclaimer: It's not evening here in Italy so this is, technically, album of the afternoon. BTAIM, this is a terrific new recording from Joshua Redman. [ATTACH=CONFIG]13196[/ATTACH] Checking this out right now. 24/44 digital download. If you are a fan of Joshua this is one to pick up. It really puts you in the club and is very intimate. His cover of The Ocean is the nuts. Dewey would be proud! Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 baby spice is so damn cute! No he didn't ........... Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 So good. New LP by FKA Twigs. Link to comment
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