Who is your favorite male vocalist?
Last week, we asked about your female favorite, so it's only natural that this week we give the men a shot. Opera star, singer/songwriter, jazz singer, death growl screamer—who is your favorite male vocalist?
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BluePort Jazz and Hyperion in Lossless FLAC
BluePort Jazz's catalog of 15 titles, recorded in jazz clubs and studios by Jim Merod, is now downloadable in lossless FLAC format from the <A HREF="http://www.houseoflinn.com">House of Linn website</A>. Merod—a PhD professor, an author of numerous books, a music critic for <I>Enjoy the Music.com</I>, and an equipment reviewer for <I>Positive Feedback Online</I>—is known for recording with as few microphones as possible and mixing everything live to two tracks in high-resolution (24-bit/96kHz) PCM format.
Intelligent Use of CD case
Coaster for Guinness Float!
Spinning on the Rega: Cold Cave & Prurient
From <a href="http://www.hospitalproductions.com/">Hospital Productions</a>, Cold Cave & Prurient: <i>Stars Explode</i>.
Gongasufi: A Sufi And A Killer
I’ve also been digging the debut LP from Gongasufi, <i>A Sufi And A Killer</i>, on <a href="http://warp.net/records/gonjasufi/debut-album-a-sufi-and-a-killer#0">Wa… Records</a>. You listen to the first track and you’re like, “Hmm?” Listen to the second track and you’re like, “Oh.” Listen to the third track and you’re like, “What the hell is this?” Listen to the fourth track and you’re in love, you’re on your way to the record store even though you swore off buying records for a month, or at least until the next payday, but whatever, you have to have this record now. <i>Now</i>.
Pocahaunted: Make It Real
Make it real, make it real, make it real. Make it real what? Make it real good. Make it real hard. Make it real long. Make it <i>real</i>.
Bag of Tapes
I brought a bag of tapes to work today.
A More (or Less) Enjoyable Listening Experience
So, this is what <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/the_weight_of_my_loneliness/"… mess</a> looks like <i>right now</i>.
Axpona: Summing Up and Saying Hello
At last, after 16 years, the South East has again hosted an audio show of considerable merit. Even more significant than the number of attendees, which according to many seasoned observers exceeded attendees at the first Rocky Mountain Audio Fest six years ago, the first of what will hopefully be many Axponas connected dealers, distributors, and manufacturers with music lovers in deep and satisfying ways.
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Best Experience at Axpona?
"If you've ever wondered what the future of recorded music is going to sound (and look) like, you should be sure to check out the AIX Records demonstration in the Port Ballroom," said the AIX/iTrax.com ad in the Axpona show guide. I started my Show itinerary by visiting this room, and in some ways, nothing I subsequently heard at Axpona matched it. Mark Waldrep was demonstrating his surround recordings in full 24/96 resolution from Blu-ray, played on an Oppo player, with five Thiel CS3.7 speakers and two Thiel subs driven by Boulder preamps and amps via DH Labs cabling. The AIX recordings I auditioned ranged from solo guitar and piano to full big band, and all were enveloping in a manner I have never experienced on even the best two-channel system. Adding to the experience was true High-Definition (1080p) video projection using a very bright, sharp projector from Wolf (distributed in the US by Sumiko). Mark always shoots HD video at his sessions, and he also provides a unique choice in that the listener can choose between audience and stage perpectives. I had assumed that most people would prefer the audience perspective, with the ambience at the rear as at a concert hall, rather than the stage perspective, where the listener is surrounded by the musicians. Mark corrected me: the feedback he gets back from AIX customers indicates that the full immersive experience is what people prefer.