In 1976 Swedish recording engineer, Gert Palmcrantz recorded live to analog tape a Swedish jazz group featuring Arne Domnérus, alto sax, clarinet; Bengt Hallberg, piano; Lars Erstrand, vibes; Georg Riedel, bass; and Egil Johansen, drums. That album, Jazz at The Pawnshop was released as a two-record set by Proprius Records on 180-gram vinyl in 1977 (Sony and Philip’s introduction […]
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When you are watching a live show you can see the musicians and hear their individual instruments. The visuals add clarity to what you are hearing. Listening on your stereo system loses that visual element but in exchange adds a proximity advantage. You are now closer to the musicians than you could have ever been […]
Two of the most valuable tools we have at Octave Records are a pair of Audeze headphones and the FR30 loudspeakers. Putting the headphones on while setting up a recording mix is an incredibly important tool that allows us to hear deep into the music as if looking through a magnifying glass before switching to […]
Ever wonder why harmonic distortion figures include the word total? Surely we don’t benefit from knowing partial harmonic distortion. Or do we? Harmonic distortion happens when higher frequencies that are not part of the music are added to the signal when passing through our equipment chain. If we take a single tone, say 1kHz, then inevitably when we […]
Ralph Vaughan Williams’s extraordinary output for orchestra and voice is a central part of the repertoire – but not so his music for solo piano or piano duet. As he releases a new disc of the composer’s complete music for solo (or two) piano, Mark Bebbington reflects on a small but significant ….. Please click […]
Our Jazz & contemporary music editor Tony Andrews writes: As anyone who knows me will confirm, I have an obsession with the music of female jazz singers. My biggest problem these days is finding any originality among the newcomers who keep popping up – and that’s even with many established favourites. When a singer […]
HI-FI CHOICE … “If the old CXA60 was a close-but-no-cigar integrated, its successor might well have hit the jackpot at its price point. It isn’t perfect and needs care with partnering equipment if its inherent enthusiasm and eagerness to entertain is to be sympathetically framed. But, if not quite limitless, the CXA61 is potent beyond […]
Tenor Saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley Is One of the Greatest Ever to Play the Instrument His Final Project Was Big Man, a Musical Play Based on the Legend of John Henry Released as a 2-LP Set with a Libretto, BigMan Featured Music from Adderley and His Then-Current Musical Associates Including Brother Nat Adderley, George Duke […]
I am a member of a Audio Forum over here in the U.S. and other members seem to love KEF speakers if they can get hold of them. Reference 103.2, 104’s, 105’s etc. are highly regarded here. I haven’t seen any talk on KEF speakers on AOS. Does this mean they are not so popular […]
“Rotel has just announced that it will be releasing new, upgraded versions of its award-winning integrated amplifiers with the MKII designation. The new models include circuit design innovations and component level changes in key circuit locations, leveraging the design elements from the acclaimed Michi Series. The A14MKII, RA-1572MKII and RA-1592MKII are the proud recipients of […]
Lee Konitz – Alto saxophoneBrad Mehldau – PianoCharlie Haden – BassPaul Motian – Drums Expectations can run high when veteran musicians of consistently high caliber come up with a new recording. The four jazz masters on Live at Birdland do not disappoint. The disc documents an impromptu jam session over two nights––December 9 and 10, […]
From the archives Charlotte Gomes writes: We are happy to announce the release of Villafan’s “Acoustic EP Vol 1″This EP features reworked versions of songs taken from his latest record “I Still Believe EP” as well as his signature song ‘When We Try’ from his debut EP “Sweet Time”. My music, Villafan says, is powerful […]
David Lukes (The Guardian): With a bit of solder and nimble fingers bring a new lease of life to your headphones and avoid shelling out for an expensive new pair. Please continue HERE
This is an interesting question. We’ve all experienced how different our systems sound when we first turn them on. Cold they sound like their temperature: stiff, sluggish, perhaps a bit sterile. Warmed up for an hour or so we become much more engaged. On the other side of the proverbial coin is the opposite: too […]
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William – how did your interest in music reproduction start? Since I was young I’ve always been in the world of music. My uncles were jazz guitarist and bassist. For my part I’ve played Fender bass. I have no preferred style of music. I can listen from Mozart all the way to Deep Purple and […]