What are we listening to right now..

[maty]

Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Live Art (1996), CD, Warner, Germany

https://www.discogs.com/es/Béla-Fleck-The-Flecktones-Live-Art/release/3292657

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -2.51 dB -23.69 dB 0:39 01-Intro
DR10 -0.24 dB -12.05 dB 4:43 02-New South Africa
DR11 -0.30 dB -14.57 dB 5:26 03-Stomping Grounds
DR10 -0.27 dB -13.03 dB 5:46 04-Lochs of Dread
DR12 -0.33 dB -15.37 dB 7:33 05-Bigfoot
DR11 -0.26 dB -14.61 dB 7:21 06-Far East Medley
DR11 -0.37 dB -14.36 dB 5:35 07-Flying Saucer Dudes
DR11 -0.21 dB -14.43 dB 3:38 08-UFO Tofu
DR14 -0.37 dB -19.79 dB 3:06 09-Interlude-Libation, The Water Ritual
DR12 -0.34 dB -14.10 dB 6:02 10-Vix 9
DR12 -0.30 dB -16.22 dB 9:14 11-The Message
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR12


DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.48 dB -17.84 dB 6:47 01-Amazing Grace
DR12 -0.44 dB -15.43 dB 4:40 02-Shubbee's Doobie
DR10 -0.46 dB -13.46 dB 6:21 03-Oh Darling
DR11 -0.44 dB -14.34 dB 7:36 04-Blu-Bop
DR13 -0.35 dB -17.31 dB 5:56 05-Sunset Road
DR11 -0.37 dB -15.96 dB 7:43 06-More Luv
DR14 -0.92 dB -18.92 dB 6:09 07-Bach / The Ballad of Jed Clampett
DR12 -0.40 dB -14.32 dB 5:38 08-Cheeseballs In Cowtown
DR10 -0.29 dB -13.31 dB 7:30 09-The Sinister Minister
DR14 -0.32 dB -19.86 dB 4:53 10-Flight of the Cosmic Hippo
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12

https://www.amazon.com/Live-Art-Bela-Fleck-Flecktones/dp/B000002N7S

 

[maty]

It sounds amazing with my little 5.25" KEF Q100 coaxial speakers (cheap tweaked by me: they sound much better than new, much better). There seems to be a subwoofer in the room!

Ideally to test a subwoofer.

 

[maty]

Tapia eta LeTuria - Dultzemeneoa (1992), CD, Elkar, Spain

https://www.amazon.es/Dultzemeneoa-Tapia-Eta-Leturia/dp/B009IE20ZC

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 0.00 dB -15.72 dB 3:05 01-Begi Nini Ñimiñoa
DR15 -0.24 dB -17.26 dB 2:03 02-Trikitixaren Sua
DR16 0.00 dB -17.26 dB 3:07 03-Fandango Tristea
DR14 -0.58 dB -16.27 dB 2:42 04-Arin Arin Cajun
DR15 -0.01 dB -16.16 dB 3:03 05-Abya Yala
DR15 -0.01 dB -16.27 dB 2:17 06-Tiripitaira
DR14 0.00 dB -16.09 dB 2:30 07-Other Mind 5/8=40
DR13 0.00 dB -15.71 dB 3:19 08-Ai Hau Gauaren Zoragarria
DR13 0.00 dB -14.32 dB 2:37 09-Txapelau
DR13 -0.19 dB -14.83 dB 3:08 10-Oi Ez
DR14 0.00 dB -15.35 dB 2:17 11-Egizu Su
DR15 0.00 dB -17.34 dB 2:22 12-A Su Kiki
DR14 0.00 dB -14.85 dB 4:42 13-Amway
DR14 -0.02 dB -16.29 dB 3:27 14-Lurraren Seme
DR15 -0.13 dB -17.26 dB 1:44 15-Agur Jaunak
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR14

CD bought after the concert in L'Artesà (Tradicionàrius). Earlier I have received an email from them (I have good friends there) with the programming of the new Tradicionàrius festival.

Centre Artesa Tradicionarius

I have a lot of traditional/folk music (Spanish, Catalan, Basque and world).

 

[maty]

Primera Nota - Folc! (1995), CD, Tram, Spain

https://www.amazon.es/Folc-Primera-Nota/dp/B00006C6SS

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.50 dB -11.42 dB 3:32 01-Marxa de segadors (polca)
DR11 -3.94 dB -18.24 dB 0:33 02-De Tiurana en són les guapes (cant)
DR14 -0.50 dB -16.33 dB 1:58 03-Adéu, vila de Tiurana (cançó)
DR9 -0.50 dB -11.25 dB 4:11 04-Cinc per vuit
DR11 -0.50 dB -12.37 dB 4:23 05-L'embrolla (gran cercle)
DR12 -0.50 dB -15.37 dB 5:31 06-Gots de vi, roseta blanca (cançó)
DR11 -0.50 dB -13.05 dB 2:03 07-Les bruixes de Sallent (xotis)
DR11 -0.50 dB -12.48 dB 4:02 08-Dançó i curranta (ball pla i corranda)
DR10 -0.50 dB -11.84 dB 4:01 09-Tres corrandes (corranda)
DR10 -0.50 dB -11.67 dB 5:32 10-A la plaça fan fandangos (fandango)
DR11 -0.50 dB -13.16 dB 4:27 11-Lorelei (cançó)
DR10 -0.50 dB -13.13 dB 4:27 12-Migdiada (cançó)
DR11 -0.50 dB -12.71 dB 0:50 13-...Fan fandangos (represa)
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR11

It was a gift from my friend Jordi Fàbregas, the group leader. He is responsible for the recovery of traditional Catalan music. He directs L'Artesà since its creation, along with other members of this group and its other group, El Pont d'Arcalís. And, about all, he is a very good person.

http://www.tradicionarius.cat/es/qui-som/p/29

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordi_Fàbregas_Canadell
https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordi_Fàbregas_i_Canadell

 

[graz_lag]

Warren Haynes with Joe Bonamassa -- Guitar Center's King of the Blues 2011 at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on September 1st 2011

 

[SIY]

And now for something completely different.

 

[maty]

Dr. John - The Dr. John Anthology, Mos' Scocious (1993), CD x2, Warner, Germany

https://www.discogs.com/es/Dr-John-Mos-Scocious-The-Dr-John-Anthology/release/492970

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 0.00 dB -13.91 dB 2:02 01-Bad Neighborhood
DR10 -0.09 dB -11.25 dB 2:22 02-Morgus The Magnificent
DR11 0.00 dB -12.55 dB 2:54 03-Storm Warning
DR12 0.00 dB -13.69 dB 2:20 04-Sahara
DR11 -1.11 dB -13.77 dB 2:27 05-Down The Road
DR13 -2.33 dB -19.40 dB 5:37 06-Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
DR13 0.00 dB -16.39 dB 3:01 07-Mama Roux
DR12 0.00 dB -15.19 dB 2:22 08-Jump Sturdy
DR14 0.00 dB -18.41 dB 7:46 09-I Walk On Guilded Splinters
DR10 -0.20 dB -11.68 dB 4:15 10-Black Widow Spider
DR12 -0.92 dB -15.44 dB 4:43 11-Loop Garoo
DR12 -1.21 dB -15.79 dB 3:42 12-Wash, Mama, Wash
DR13 0.00 dB -15.75 dB 8:13 13-Mardi Gras Day
DR12 0.00 dB -14.22 dB 5:30 14-Familiar Reality - Opening
DR15 0.00 dB -19.48 dB 8:03 15-Zu Zu Mamou
DR12 0.00 dB -13.56 dB 3:14 16-Mess Around
DR12 0.00 dB -14.66 dB 2:44 17-Somebody Changed The Lock
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Number of tracks: 17
Official DR value: DR12


DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 0.00 dB -13.16 dB 4:12 01-Iko Iko
DR11 -0.32 dB -13.47 dB 4:32 02-Junko Partner
DR10 -1.22 dB -13.92 dB 2:11 03-Tipitina
DR13 0.00 dB -15.26 dB 2:56 04-Right Place Wrong Time
DR14 0.00 dB -15.88 dB 2:52 05-Traveling Mood
DR14 -0.15 dB -16.13 dB 2:32 06-Life
DR13 0.00 dB -15.85 dB 2:58 07-Such A Night
DR13 0.00 dB -14.97 dB 3:17 08-I Been Hoodood
DR11 0.00 dB -14.62 dB 2:40 09-Cold Cold Cold
DR12 0.00 dB -13.76 dB 3:18 10-Quitters Never Win
DR12 0.00 dB -14.44 dB 3:13 11-What Comes Around (Goes Around)
DR11 0.00 dB -13.05 dB 2:48 12-Mos' Scocious
DR11 0.00 dB -13.86 dB 2:58 13-Let's Make A Better World
DR12 0.00 dB -14.00 dB 4:04 14-Back By The River
DR12 0.00 dB -14.27 dB 2:41 15-I Wanna Rock
DR10 -0.61 dB -12.75 dB 3:54 16-Memories Of Prof. Longhair
DR11 -1.61 dB -14.15 dB 3:38 17-Honey Dripper
DR12 0.00 dB -15.78 dB 3:14 18-Pretty Libby
DR16 -0.04 dB -19.08 dB 4:10 19-Makin' Whoopee!
DR14 -0.15 dB -17.78 dB 3:57 20-Accentuate The Positive
DR15 -0.79 dB -19.21 dB 4:37 21-More Than You Know
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Number of tracks: 21
Official DR value: DR12

https://www.amazon.com/Mos-Scocious-Dr-John-Anthology/dp/B00000333B

 

[Thomas savage]

Just bought this and stuck it on, bloody marvellous it is.

 

[maty]

John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía - Friday Night In San Francisco (1981), Vinyl, Philips, Original Spain

https://www.discogs.com/es/Al-Di-Me...y-Night-In-San-Francisco-Live/release/5917959

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.32 dB -17.92 dB 11:33 ?-A1 Mediterranean Sundance-Rio Ancho
DR15 -0.71 dB -20.84 dB 8:42 ?-A2 Short Tales Of The Black Forest
DR17 -0.37 dB -21.03 dB 7:54 ?-B1 Frevo Rasgado
DR13 -0.55 dB -18.42 dB 8:52 ?-B2 Fantasia Suite
DR12 -2.37 dB -18.42 dB 3:58 ?-B3 Guardian Angel
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Number of tracks: 5
Official DR value: DR14

I only have four or five different vinyl pressings and the SACD

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_Night_in_San_Francisco

 

[SIY]

Just bought this and stuck it on, bloody marvellous it is.

Well, who better to cover that song?

I'd love to hear a remake of Dance of Maya, my favorite McLaughlin song from that era.

 

[maty]

Adrenaline rush!

I had to stand up and leave the room in the dark. Spinning, shaking the head. If the music sounds spectacular but it does not excite it is not the same for me.

Again, I LOOOOVE my tweaked KEF Q100 coaxial speakers. The last mod, more mass (over the furniture) like KEF LS50, it is a substantial improvement.

 

[gorg]

 

[graz_lag]

The Notting Hillbillies ‎– Missing... Presumed Having A Good Time
with Brendan Croker, Guy Fletcher, Mark Knopfler, Steve Phillips

 

[maty]

Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny - Beyond The Missouri Sky (1997), CD, Polydor, France

https://www.discogs.com/Charlie-Had...The-Missouri-Sky-Short-Stories/release/610876

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.04 dB -15.63 dB 4:29 01-Waltz for Ruth
DR14 -0.04 dB -15.95 dB 5:42 02-Our Spanish Love Song
DR14 -0.34 dB -18.93 dB 6:14 03-Message to a Friend
DR12 -0.03 dB -14.74 dB 5:18 04-Two for the Road
DR14 -0.04 dB -17.80 dB 6:41 05-First Song (for Ruth)
DR13 -0.04 dB -17.41 dB 4:06 06-The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
DR13 -0.02 dB -16.53 dB 3:48 07-The Precious Jewel
DR17 -0.14 dB -21.14 dB 4:18 08-He's Gone Away
DR12 -0.04 dB -15.10 dB 6:59 09-The Moon Song
DR14 -0.02 dB -17.47 dB 5:32 10-Tears of Rain
DR14 -0.04 dB -16.72 dB 3:37 11-Cinema Paradiso (love theme)
DR12 -3.36 dB -20.24 dB 4:27 12-Cinema Paradiso (main theme)
DR14 0.00 dB -17.65 dB 8:22 13-Spiritual
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR14

https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Missouri-Sky-Short-Stories/dp/B0000047EC

 

[maty]

Els cosins del sac - L'estrafolari (1997), CD, Sonifolk, Spain

https://www.amazon.es/LEstrafolari-Els-Cosins-Del-2011-01-31/dp/B01AB9AHXE

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.55 dB -17.34 dB 3:52 01-Rosa (polca)
DR14 -0.45 dB -17.12 dB 4:46 02-L'estrafolari (fox-trot)
DR13 -0.45 dB -17.41 dB 3:24 03-Masurca d'en Borina
DR12 -0.45 dB -16.12 dB 4:52 04-Gitaneta formosa (pasdoble)
DR14 -0.45 dB -17.65 dB 5:51 05-Ai Jaumet (Vals de taberna)
DR12 -0.45 dB -16.48 dB 4:19 06-A manera d'ona (habanera)
DR13 -0.45 dB -16.92 dB 3:55 07-El jaleo (vals-jota)
DR14 -0.45 dB -19.26 dB 4:33 08-Georgia on my mind (fox)
DR13 -0.45 dB -18.08 dB 4:51 09-La Bretanya (dansa antiga)
DR11 -0.45 dB -15.32 dB 3:03 10-Vals d'Akmené
DR14 -0.45 dB -17.84 dB 2:57 11-Eureka (charleston)
DR13 -0.45 dB -16.69 dB 5:02 12-Els colombians (xotis)
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR13

Note: the sac de gemecs is the traditional Catalonian bagpipes. Instrument lost in the Catalan musical tradition and recovered in the late eighties.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sac_de_gemecs

 

[maty]

Heifetz & Reiner, Chicago SO - Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto (1953), SACD, 2014 Analogue Productions, US

https://www.discogs.com/Tschaikowsky-Heifetz-Reiner-Chicago-Symphony-Violin-Concerto/release/9326409

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -3.24 dB -22.42 dB 15:43 01-Allegro Moderato: Cadenza
DR12 -12.31 dB -29.31 dB 5:31 02-Canzonetta: Andante
DR14 -3.20 dB -23.22 dB 8:11 03-Finale: Allegro Vivacissimo
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Number of tracks: 3
Official DR value: DR13

[ The Tchaikovsky was recorded in April, 1957 on 3-track 15 ips tape. Remastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analogue 3-track tapes!

RCA's "golden age" was more like a "golden minute" - in a scant period, roughly from 1958 to 1963, the beginning of the stereo era - pure vacuum tube amplification helped produce recordings demonstrating unparalleled fidelity & warmth, lifelike presence & midband illumination.

Hailed as 1 of the greatest - perhaps the greatest violinists of this century - Jascha Heifetz delivers what is considered an unequaled performance of Tchaikovsky's beloved concerto. Conductor Fritz Reiner & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, in top form, provide the perfect context for Maestro Heifetz's dazzling performance. ]

Well, I have a vinyl from the defunct USSR: Tretyakov & Fedoseyev, USSR Radio TV - Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto (1985) that I LOVE. A treasure. Other day.

Note: I have tried again and ISO (SACD) sounds better with foobar2000 + SACD plugin than in JRMC 64 bits.

 

[maty]

GLORIOUS.

You know, dark room, circling in the room and directing the orchestra and the violinist.

And... repeat the reproduction. I want more!

 

[maty]

George Winston - December (1982), CD, Windham Hill Records, US

https://www.discogs.com/George-Winston-December/release/2626021

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -7.89 dB -27.45 dB 4:07 01-Thanksgiving
DR14 -8.01 dB -27.29 dB 2:45 02-Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head
DR12 -9.23 dB -26.02 dB 3:16 03-Joy
DR13 -14.97 dB -32.62 dB 1:17 04-Prelude
DR15 -5.47 dB -26.08 dB 4:00 05-Carol of the Bells
DR14 -8.12 dB -29.18 dB 6:00 06-Night (Snow, Midnight, Minstrels)
DR13 -5.30 dB -25.04 dB 5:24 07-Vartiations on the Kanon by Johann Pachelbel
DR12 -6.33 dB -22.98 dB 4:56 08-The Holly and The Ivy
DR13 -8.37 dB -26.41 dB 3:53 09-Some Children See Him
DR19 -4.78 dB -32.20 dB 4:05 10-Peace
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR14

https://www.amazon.com/December-George-Winston/dp/B006K52QEW

 

[maty]

Marvellous, now more than never. I was a regular on Ramón Trecet's New Musics program on Radio 3 (RNE), Diálogos 3.

[Spanish] Ramon Trecet - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre

[Spanish] Ramon Trecet ?mobbing? por Lara Lopez y RNE Radio 3 | Nauscopio Scipiorum


December was recorded in the home recording studio, incredible sound. And 1982!

[Spanish] https://nauscopio.wordpress.com/tag/george-winston/

19 reviews, ALL 5 stars at Amazon.com

 

[Jmudrick]