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Too many audiophiles listen with their eyes instead of their ears
This is a bump to shill the glory that is the NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts. The setting seems to relax the artists and the result is unguarded, uninhibited performances. Only really, really talented musicians need apply, so these tend to be some of the best music you can find anywhere. A link to the site, from tonight.
http://www.npr.org/2011/11/10/142093...y-desk-concert
Look through the archives and find something you like, or something you have never heard of. If you think they cannot cram a sizable ensemble into that corner, check out the Trombone Shorty set. Too much fun.
As a Jazz head, I found the Ben Williams and Sound Effect set to be almost as good as sex.
Hilary Hahn was better than sex. I was listening to her through Beyer DT 311s and I thought she was in front of me, the sound was so good. Some of these are really hifi.
Information is not Knowledge; Knowledge is not Wisdom
Too many audiophiles listen with their eyes instead of their ears
I think her backstory is interesting. Perhaps others will too.
Cindy Bradley Interview with Diane Dayton - YouTube
Cindy Bradley Bloom - YouTube
Cindy Bradley Massive Transit - YouTube
Information is not Knowledge; Knowledge is not Wisdom
Too many audiophiles listen with their eyes instead of their ears
If Smooth Jazz floats your boat, perhaps you would also like guitarist Joyce Cooling. She is my go-to for Smooth. Perhaps a touch less languid than Bradley. I don't know about her 10,000 hours, but she is a spectacular talent in a low key arena.
Edit: I can hear from the music at the end of the interview that like Joyce, she plays a variety of styles. Very nice!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeJpuF-k6Z8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMaKU...eature=related
Information is not Knowledge; Knowledge is not Wisdom
Too many audiophiles listen with their eyes instead of their ears
Thanks for the links.
http://www.npr.org/event/music/14560...y-desk-concert
They didn't have a second mike for her voice, which would have been nice, but her intent comes through fine.
Information is not Knowledge; Knowledge is not Wisdom
Too many audiophiles listen with their eyes instead of their ears
Ducatista47
Do you follow the SXSW in Austin? Nine artists from Norway is participating this year.
Razika, Team Me, Philco Fiction, Marit Larsen, Ida Maria, Bloody Beach, Spirits Of The Dead, Audrey Horne and Shining
The SXSW coverage is in at NPR but I haven't had time to check it out yet. Last year, in addition to their regular coverage, they rented a hotel room and taped little concerts of bands that caught their attention. Thanks for the heads up re the bands. Off topic, I am a big Jan Garbarek fan since 1974.
http://www.npr.org/2012/03/01/147637...x?ps=mh_frimg3
http://www.npr.org/event/music/147357853/sxsw-2012
http://www.npr.org/event/music/13453...ive-in-concert
A consummate musician turns the experimental screw.
Information is not Knowledge; Knowledge is not Wisdom
Too many audiophiles listen with their eyes instead of their ears
"I am a big Jan Garbarek fan since 1974"
Another Norwegian you might know.
Biography.
Jan Erik Kongshaug, Sound engineer and musician.
Jan Erik Kongshaug is an internationally known engineer that attracts musicians from around the world to his studio in Oslo. He is famous for its well-balanced and intimate soundscapes, his sensitive musicality and, above all, for his collaboration with the German record producer Manfred Eicher, which has resulted in the prestigious "ECM sound" (after Eicher ECM record label).
1970 did Kongshaug the first sound recording for the German record label ECM and its founder Manfred Eicher: Jan Garbarek's Afric recording Pepper Bird. It was the beginning of a close cooperation, which so far has resulted in ca. 600 records with musicians such as. Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Paul Bley and Pat Metheny, as well as Garbarek. Together with Eicher Kongshaug created the so-called ECM sound, with a big sound, proximity and excellent balance.
Jan Erik Kongshaug, The Other World
Or listen on Spotify.
Not sure how many Radiohead fans there are here ? ..... I'm just in awe of the sound quality of this DVD .
[DVD] Radiohead - From The Basement 2008 [Full Show]
www.youtube.com
Other bands in the Basement Studio
http://www.fromthebasement.tv/home
http://www.npr.org/event/music/14719...y-desk-concert
Everyone has a favorite Irish song. Mine is not a traditional tune. Hear the Cranberries dust off "Zombie" with a vengeance. If it weren't for this song I would be naming a U2 tune as my favorite Irish song. Sorry, Clancy Brothers.
If you want to skip to it, go to 11:40. The song after it, "Raining In My Heart", has the nicest bass lines I have heard in a long time.
Information is not Knowledge; Knowledge is not Wisdom
Too many audiophiles listen with their eyes instead of their ears
Yeah, ok, so it's the Bangles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ubhAGhv8HI
But check the poster for other videos more your speed.
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