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I am a big fan of the ECM and MA Records labels. I have found most of the recordings from these labels have great music detail and mixing, especially anything Todd mixes over at MA Records is exceptional in sonic quality. My dilemma is that both labels are very deep in talent and have many CDs available and I am reluctant to just randomly pick CDs without knowing what I am getting. Both labels have an eclectic roster of talent but some of it is just a little bit out there for me at this point and I would rather not buy a CD just to have to wait a while for it to grow on me. Any recommendations? What artists have you purchased and liked?

So I'm looking at buying the Out of the Blue CD, but there seem to be 2 main editions, the regular 17-track release and the 30th anniversary with 3 bonus tracks released in 2007. Which one should I get and also – what is your favorite ELO album and song?

So, a friend of mine came across an artist recently that has really grabbed my attention. I know it's a bit way off the beaten path, but I'm enjoying it so much I just had to pass it along. And lets face it, most music like this doesn't exactly discover itself! Emilie Autumn She's a classically trained violinist who specialized in boroque pieces. She pretty much abandoned her classical career by the age of 18. She started her own label, releasing one boroque solo-violin album, On A Day... before developing a sound she describes as "Victoriandustrial" and her look as "Punktorian." Both seem quite fitting. A little bit of harpsichord, a little bit of violin wit…

The disquiet over Last.fm's founders making for the door added to the mess at eMusic makes this a crappy couple of weeks for online music services. (Although HDTracks advertising the Plant/Krause album in 24/96 would count as a piece piece of good news.) Anyway, for those who haven't heard, eMusic signed a deal with Sony for all or most of the more-than-three-year-old content in Sony's library. That pissed off their die hard "indie" customers. At the same time they announced a price hike that amounts to just a hair under or over 100% for their oldest and most loyal customers. If that wasn't enough, their communications were a PR train wreck, and if anybody had misse…

I know nothing about classical music. I've picked up the following albums over the last few years at local record sales thinking I would try to get into classical. I've been listening to the local classical station and I'm trying to get into it but it's a bit overwhelming. Anyway, I'm curious if what I have is good in terms of whether those of you that are into classical would say, that's a great, good, bad, whatever version. I hope that makes sense. Mozart Symphony No.40/Hayden Symphony No.45 "Farewell" London Symphony - Antal Dorati Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields' Chamber Ensemble - Mendelssohn: Octet Op.20 String Quintet Op.87 Bruch Violin Concerto No…

Kinda interesting New Yorker article here.

Get your MiniDisc player out. Trevor Jackson to release 12 tracks in 12 different formats — 7-inch, 10-inch, and 12-inch vinyl, CD, mini CD, cassette, USB, mini disc, DAT, VHS, 8-track, and reel-to-reel with F O R M A T. http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/13/7536839/trevor-jackson-producer-12-albums-12-formats Can't believe he didn't go with the superior Beta over VHS.

Does anyone have a copy of "Rock Me Amadeus", the "international" version with the English-speaking voice-over that gives a synopsis of his life? I know the lyrics (well, I found the lyrics), but I really need to hear it...I have the German-language version already. I vaguely remember it having more impact.

just fave finds, not albums necessarily released in 2010. if there's a personal story behind the album, please share. as a former aspiring double bassist, and Beethoven lover, i really love this album recorded by my hometown team. the 3 and 8 make for a wonderful album pairing. [ATTACH=CONFIG]4170[/ATTACH] and when i want to get my groove on while slinging solder [ATTACH=CONFIG]4171[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]4172[/ATTACH] and a late entry i picked up last week... fucking.amazing.album.period.especially.when.drunk.double..period.. [ATTACH=CONFIG]4173[/ATTACH]

me and my private (tuba) teacher are compiling a list of composers than produced some great low brass music in their lifetimes. so far i've just got the basics: Barber - All Symphonies, School For Scandal, Essays Bartok - Concerto For Orchestra, The Miraculous Mandarine Beethoven - Symphonies 5 and 9 Berlioz - Symphony Fantastique, Hungarian March, Roman Carnival Overture Bernstein - West Side Story, Candide, On The Town Brahms - All Symphonies Bruckner - All Symphonies Copland - Fanfare For The Common Man, Symphony #3, Rodeo, El Salon Meixoc Debussy - Nocturnes, La Mer Dvorak - Symphonies #7, #8 and #9 Gershwin - Rhapsody In Blue, American In Paris Hindemit…

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While seeing the new Bond film this weekend, I was seriously impressed with Jack White's guitar tone on the song during the opening credits. Does he have other songs that have seriously delicious guitar tones? I like everything from ridiculously processed (Isley Brothers -- Who's That Lady; Shotgun Messiah's Violent New Breed; Nine Inch Nails; Landmind-era Ministry; etc.) to some nice subtle compression with maybe a little bit of tube distortion (Tommy Bolin's Savannah Woman; Al di Meola's Ritmo de la Noche; Eric Johnson) to some nice dirty spittle-flying guitar tones (ELO's Ma Ma Ma Belle; godhead's Fall Away) to ...uh, I don't know what to call it -- let's just call i…

Not asking who you think is the best. But who do you find your playing the most when it comes to trumpet? Piano? Sax? Seems like I listen to more (way more) Lee Morgan than any other trumpet player, maybe more than any other jazz. Followed by Freddie Hubbard Wynton Marsalis Piano is not close either. I think Gene Harris rules! Gene Harris Bill Evans Horace Parlan Sax is all over the place, but seems like Wayne Shorter, Dexter Gordon and Jackie Mclean get the most play time

So I've been listening to more music at work (now that I have a job that lets me do that) and I've been coming across some of my favorite songs/lyrics. Rules: 1) Don't post full song lyrics, just the few lines that you find inspiring/neat-o/fuckass awesome/profound...etc. 2) Please include the artist, song title, and album. 3) Format counts you lazy SOB's; Lyrics and song title in "quotes", Album title in italics. ie. Artist: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Album: This is Somewhere Song: "Ah Mary" Lyric: "She's the beat of my heart, She's the shot of gun"

my uncle really likes it but isn't a fan of the growling. off of the top of my head, some great ones are: all of damnation still day beneath the sun to bid you farewell patterns in the ivy 2 general opeth discussion is welcome too, i recently bought blackwater park again after losing it and found a new love for this band. np: Days of the New - Flight Response

Don't know where else to put thus, so why not a new thread. Tyll referenced this in his http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/headphone-news-june-2014 article, and I've seen it referenced elsewhere Marc Geiger's keynote from Midem 2014 is very accessible, compelling even, as he describes how the existing music business is facing "The Innovator's Dilemma" Lots to think about, and possibly agree with. Plenty of other interesting Midem presentations on the web (the website, youtube + slideshare.net) Discuss.

Following a discussion in another thread I was wondering if some of you were using the WEB to buy used CDs. One nice example from where I live: Musique du faubourg - Accueil I'm often too busy (read lazy) to go and spend time looking for CDs on location.... Amicalement PS Even GPH could find me a nice Michel Louvain's CD in there...

I'm startin down the rippin road. I need to unload a batch of older CDs and am ripping them with EAC. My assumptions for using flac.exe to do this are: * There is no upsampling feature I can use with EAC (from 16/44 to 24/96) * The flac file format should be fairly future-safe. * I can play flac files on many DACs that I may be able to buy today. I am also assuming that when I read about others here with a 24/96 flac file that the file was first a 24/96 WAV which was then compressed to 24/96 flac. Is that correct? (Or is there a way to do this in a batch process maybe with Adobe Audition? Probably. ) My real question is: are my assumptions correct…

Does anyone else find all of the flaming lips albums mix just awful? I dig the music itself, but the levels are super high and don't seem to vary much for a lot of the songs. I love Yoshimi, but the bass/keyboard effect on some of the songs sounds like it is clipping (but I don't think it is actually clipping, it is just the sound intentionally). I can't understand why they do this to the music? Sound like teh suck on even cheap ibuds. Bleh. Are the 5.1 surround sound versions of the cd's any better?

I have been listening to some Flim & the BB's albums lately, not my usual preferred type of music, but I did enjoy it a lot. Music is very nice and production is very 80's, but recording quality itself was so fricking cool. Dynamic range on my original CD from the 80's is very impressive, it can go from very soft to explosive in a split second and shows what a good setup can do. I have a few other CDs like that, like some Russian choir recording, but not a lot. Any suggestion for good music with wild very dynamic recording? Binaural and extremely dynamic would be even better

I bought Cosmogramma a few years ago and I noticed it is recorded at a deafening level. Other people seemed to have picked up on this as well. Does anyone else think his albums are too loud? I have to turn the volume to nearly zero just to listen to the CD. Some people think the clipping is intentional...

Imogen Heap Wed, 05/26/10 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre ^ ^ ^ This from a TicketBastard email..... Will need to see if I can make this. Thanks to this forum, I've found and enjoyed her music

Quite a bargain on the hybrid SACD of Gilbert Kaplan and the Vienna Philharmonic version. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009Y30W/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A96CQQZGK78UG If you have a SACD player and like Mahler, don't think, buy it! There are only 3 left as of this posting. It's sold by Newbury Comics and fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime shipping applies if you're a member. Normally, when I've bought from 3rd party sellers, they can't tell the difference between a SACD and regular redbook audio CD. But in this case, I got the real deal SACD version. And I can confirm it's 5.1 multichannel. I have the Ivan Fischer and the Budapest F…

I saw this link on 6moons ..dB