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[Gutty]

Psycho!, on Jul 27 2007, 09:53 AM, said:

Is SACD only good for multichannel listening?

cheers/

Not at all. But it is very limited in the type of music you can get....

I have a universal that does SACD, but still 99% of what i buy is plain old CD, and i reckon i've just about already bought everything i'd ever like on SACD(well not really, but i don't see too much that i'm into).

[the joz]

Psycho!, on Jul 27 2007, 09:53 AM, said:

Is SACD only good for multichannel listening?

cheers/

Hi Psycho,For my tastes I actually prefer SACD in 2 channel only and would prefer a quality 2 channel player.IMO these yeild the nicest results.

This is only judging by what I've heard,I don't actually own one.

[RodN]

Just got put onto Stockfish Records - Closer to the music from Alebonau.

What a great album. It has a collection of acoustic numbers from the likes of Sara K, Mike Silver and Chris Jones.  These are all a mix but very much country/folk/jazz/blues types of tracks. Not much help there I know but it's a compliation

Some great tracks are:
1 and 2 by Allan Taylor, great bass, good songs, superb recordings.
5 called "Stop those Bells" is by Sara K and Chris Jones which is a live recording and a great song.
7 called "No Sanctuary Here" is by Chris Jones which contains some great African backing vocals which go very low.


Great album all around IMO well worth trying thanks for the heads up Al.
(PS: It's sacd too).

[chefscuba70]

Mo_Jo, on Jul 24 2007, 11:45 PM, said:

Decided to dust off a few of my Ben Harper CD's tonight.

Mo_Jo

I'll throw in my vote for Ben Harper as well. Great to listen and relax too.

YELLO - Baby, was the album played when I first heard the B&W 801's @ Pirimai HiFi many many years ago and I still listen to it as my reference/showoff cd on my system. I just love the drums in track 3 :jungle bill, and the sound stage in track 7 : drive/driven, awsome! Track 9 : blender, will give your bass drivers a serious workout. Not everyone's taste, some tracks are quite weird, but the sound is excellent and crisp, with some sound effect hooks flying out left and right of the sound stage. Very exciting and lively stuff.

My listening depends on my mood at the time. So far this week;

For chilling out : Tommy Emmanuel, Dido, Jewel, Enigma, and general chillout music, Cafe del Mar, ect (chillout session 7, my fav).

For an ear bashing : Linkin Park, G 'n' R, Genesis, Evanescence, Foo's, Placebo, Pumkins and Muse.

For some fast paced kitchen action : Most Ministry of Sound stuff, Skitzmix, Maxmix and other dance/trance stuff my apprentices got me hooked into.

Definitely no bluegrass here! Though I do have some cultured stuff somewhere .

chef.

[Jedi Joe]

Hey All,

Picked up Regina Spector's debut album "begin to hope" ($19 JBHiFi) and i must say it is a delightful listen. Those that listen to the J's probably know about her, but for those who don't she is a classically trained russian/american with some very interesting music. Also the production and sound quality is something to admire also, great imagery and definement on most tracks, even my system resolves them nicely!!!

On a fairly different note i picked up the beastie boys latest creation "The mix-up"($21 JbHiFi) which is a entirly instrumental cd which defines the word "funk". Be warned though, people may think you are watching some old 70's porn! It is a great album if you like things funky.

Mo_Jo

[Mr_Gimlet]

chefscuba70, on Jul 29 2007, 01:54 PM, said:

I'll throw in my vote for Ben Harper as well. Great to listen and relax too.

I haven't got into him in a big way yet, but 'Power of the Gospel' on Live on Mars sends shivers up my spine.

[cody1382]

White Zombie :Astrocreep 2000(hasnt left my side since i was 14)
Bullet for my valentine  The poision
Iron Maiden  A matter of life an death
Does anyone else have so many cds they sit in front of them for 2hours a day trying to figure out what to listen too

[Spearmint]

cody1382, on Aug 1 2007, 11:19 AM, said:

Does anyone else have so many cds they sit in front of them for 2hours a day trying to figure out what to listen too

What you need is either a Squeezebox, or Sonos. Then you set it to random play and it plays through your ripped collection, takes the hassle out of deciding. Then when you hear something that takes your fancy, you either just play that album via the unit or grab the CD and pop it into your CD player. Otherwise just sit back and enjoy…

[JohnA]

finaly picked up dead can dance Into the labyrinth
very impressed with this

Also picked up In the mind of nitin sawhney
this is a compilation of some great tracks
here is a listing of them

1: Be your own - One self
2: Brown sugar - D'Angelo
3: Biscuits - Fink
4: Fragile wind - Nitin Sahney
5: Teardrop - Massive attack
6: Mustt Mustt - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (massive attack remix)
7: Run - Air
8: Phyco - Bernard Herrman + London philharmonic orchestra
9: Memorias Perdias - Ojos De Brujo
10: Almoraima - Paca De Lucia
11: I Am the black gold of the sun - Nuyorican soul
12: Waltz for koop - Koop
13: Songbird - Nitin Sawhney (zero-id remix)

also listening again to dianna krall - Love scenes
The peter malick group featuring norah jones - New york city

[Thudd]

I'm currently wearing out the new Symphony X album 'Paradise Lost'.  Fantastic fantastic fantastic.

I'll probably dig out 'Heaven & Hell' after seeing Black Sabbath with RJD tomorrow night  

[MarkH]

alebonau, on Jul 22 2007, 08:27 AM, said:

hmm I remeber enigma, haunting yeah liked the sounds of htat if remember. any particualr album of theres youd suggest to get for starters norpus.

My favourite Enigma album is "Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi" - some classic tunes.

[land_down_under]

Spearmint, on Aug 1 2007, 11:24 AM, said:

What you need is either a Squeezebox, or Sonos. Then you set it to random play and it plays through your ripped collection, takes the hassle out of deciding. Then when you hear something that takes your fancy, you either just play that album via the unit or grab the CD and pop it into your CD player. Otherwise just sit back and enjoy…

Tried that recently and after twenty minutes or so I noticed that the background music had been the same - one of the random songs picked up was a one hour long relaxation tune of jungle sounds  

[Mining Man]

Tristan Prettyman

[:)]

JohnA, on Aug 1 2007, 11:31 AM, said:

finaly picked up dead can dance Into the labyrinth
very impressed with this

Also picked up In the mind of nitin sawhney
this is a compilation of some great tracks
here is a listing of them

1: Be your own - One self
2: Brown sugar - D'Angelo
3: Biscuits - Fink
4: Fragile wind - Nitin Sahney
5: Teardrop - Massive attack
6: Mustt Mustt - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (massive attack remix)
7: Run - Air
8: Phyco - Bernard Herrman + London philharmonic orchestra
9: Memorias Perdias - Ojos De Brujo
10: Almoraima - Paca De Lucia
11: I Am the black gold of the sun - Nuyorican soul
12: Waltz for koop - Koop
13: Songbird - Nitin Sawhney (zero-id remix)

also listening again to dianna krall - Love scenes
The peter malick group featuring norah jones - New york city

labrynth is quite something hey, like the sounds of that nitin sawhney compilation, got some really interesting stuff on it, will keep an eye out  

[JohnA]

its a new relase Al, and filed under nitin in the dance section
my local JB had a few copies of it

[blybo]

An oldy but a goody; Merry Christmas Mr Lawerence.

I always put this on when I have tinkered with the system, some great Japanese music by Ryuichi Sakamoto including some tweeter work out material. One track "Before The War" does my head in as the background sound just reverberates inside your skull.

[MarkH]

Im heading back home to Ireland in a couple of weeks, and grabbing as much of my vinyl I left behind as I can, but one in particular I wont be leaving behnd is my promo copy of The Last Temptation of Christ OST by Peter Gabriel.

[Skid_MacMarx]

MarkH, on Aug 2 2007, 04:12 PM, said:

Im heading back home to Ireland in a couple of weeks, and grabbing as much of my vinyl I left behind as I can, but one in particular I wont be leaving behnd is my promo copy of The Last Temptation of Christ OST by Peter Gabriel.

I have a few Chieftain Lps on the Claddagh label.

[MarkH]

Skid_MacMarx, on Aug 2 2007, 06:31 PM, said:

I have a few Chieftain Lps on the Claddagh label.

Ah the Chieftans.... I have some Dubliners tracks on me iPod, which I tend to listen to on the way home from the pub!

[cody1382]

black majesty aussie power metal band
black sabath the dio years
iron maidens a matter of life an death
all good solid tunage

[hired goon]

G'day,

The platter du jour:

• Tatiana Nikolayeva - "Die Kunst Der Fuge" -- a lovely piano rendition of JS Bach's "The Art Of Fugue".
  
• Freddie Hubbard - "Straight Life" -- a funky gem from the great jazz trumpeter, with a stellar line-up including Joe Henderson on sax, George Benson on guitar, Herbie Hancock on piano/keyboards, Ron Carter on bass, and Jack DeJohnette on drums. A ripper IMHO.
  
• Jimmy Smith - Root Down (Live)" -- a live album from Hammond organ great Jimmy Smith. From 1972 so it's gotta lotta funk and soul mixed in with the jazz.
  
• Linda Ronstadt - "Round Midnight" -- a collection of standards arranged by Nelson Riddle with Linda Ronstadt's lovely crooning poured on top. This is actually three albums rolled into one double CD: "What's New", "Lush Life", and "For Sentimental Reasons".
  
• Shpongle - "Nothing Lasts ... But Nothing Is Lost" -- a non-stop sonic assault of psychedelic trance, ambience, dub, and Brazillian rhythms. Mesmerizing.
  
• Zebulon Pike - "II: The Deafening Twilight" --  instrumental progessive metal outfit from the USA. Kinda like a sludgier, heavier version of Pelican or Red Sparrowes crossed with King Crimson.

--Geoff

[Spearmint]

Not currently spinning, however I’ve just ordered a couple of titles of Darren Watson to give them a try.

http://www.darrenwatson.com/

[curly joe]

Picked this  up on a whim the other day. It's a collection of Dino's classics remixed into duets with people like  Kevin Spacey, Joss Stone, Robbie Williams Etc. Also contains a few comic quips by Dean Martin placed in between tracks. King of the Road featuring Kevin Spacey was a highlight I thought.
Great for chilling out with a Scotch & Soda.

[aztec]

Rediscovering Jethro Tull thanks to BT.

Don't you just love the German language "Die Kunst Der Fuge"

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Im heading back home to Ireland in a couple of weeks, and grabbing as much of my vinyl I left behind as I can, but one in particular I wont be leaving behnd is my promo copy of The Last Temptation of Christ OST by Peter Gabriel.

Just received Peter Gabriel's albums 1, 3, 4 and "So" from Amazon.

[cody1382]

Some crazy arse norwiegen church buring gear
dunna what it is but its cool
speed metal   love it

Edited by cody1382, 24 August 2007 - 11:56 PM.