Ladies and gentlemen….. Enjoy the mighty mighty Praxis … live in Poland … Buckethead on guitar, Brain on drums, Bill Laswell on bass, and a slew of turntablists including Disk, DJ Q-Bert, Mixmaster Mike, Short Cut, and DXT. Ma zabawa!… Read the rest
music
modern, classic, songs, artists, the business
It’s More Likely
Summer days more likely that you notice breezes
winter nights more likely that you notice heat
when I’m gone more likely that you’ll notice me
in the dark it’s more likely that you’ll notice light
in the light more likely … Read the rest
Make The Music
Still The Funkiest Players Around
There’s only space on the mountaintop for a few of our all time music legends, and it’s a funkin shame the Ohio Players remain underrated and unheralded by the mainstream media.
They deserve to be in the Rock and Roll … Read the rest
Hold On
Life With PonoPlayer
I’ve been playing this thing daily for 5 months now. Here’s more thoughts on living with it (and some new pictures):
- The form/shape is still nearly perfect. The only thing it doesn’t like is working out with tight
Loudness Wars Research
I’ve really been exploring my music collection lately* and along with the playback quality of the PonoPlayer, I’ve learned some things about the hated concept of “loudness wars”:
- I can really hear it start up in the early 90’s
Recording Quality Rule Of Thumb
Allow me to speak some truth about the recording arts — the overall quality of music production has been going down since before I started. I’ve done nothing to reverse the trend ;-).
This is due to multiple factors not … Read the rest
Breathophile
I love air. I really enjoy breathing, and I do it everyday.
It’s what drives me and is perhaps the most important thing in my life.
I don’t want it constricted or contain some odor of unfamiliarity.
I won’t accept … Read the rest
Just For You – Not Too Late To Save Yourself Musically
The more stuff I put on my PonoPlayer, 16/44 and higher, it is sounding so amazing that I’m discovering things in my own CD collection. Things I haven’t heard before!
In some cases it’s parts, instruments, & entire background melodies … Read the rest
Extended Playlist Mentality
So I prayed on it a bit, and I am starting to like the idea I’m calling “Extended Playlists” to organize my digital music library v2.
The idea is simple – develop several playlists 30-50 songs deep. They can be … Read the rest
Hot Damn
Who’s the queen diva? Who’s the top dog on stage amongst all female performers working in the last 30 years? This might be her. So reserved, so private, she’s teased us for decades with music and vibe that hits right … Read the rest
The Ultimate (Final) Digital Music Collection
I’ve got my DAP that plays everything wonderfully. It’s got expandable storage and prices are low enough that I think it’s time to abandon the iTunes catalog I’ve spent 15 years curating to the smallest size possible and build a … Read the rest
Triangle Love
More random reasons to love the PonoPlayer, the more I live with it:
- It has no EQ. Thank you. The mix is perfect, or at least final. You can buy different headphones/speakers, or run an external EQ if you insist,
FUNK @ 24/192: Oh My!
But of course, why did I ever doubt it?
I worry. More than my cool attitude allows.
I worry about incompetence and greed getting in the way of a good time.
I worried that the high resolution thing would pass … Read the rest
Best Thing Ever
Lofty headline, no?
Music is life. Perhaps we should all play music to each other, that might be a better world.
Instead we developed technology to record the music so we can play it on demand without musicians present.
After … Read the rest
Rip 2.0
Rip your CD’s again. Do it right this time.
Most of us went through ripping phases where we created gigs of MP3 files and either traded back in our CD’s or hid them in the basement. We’ve been walking around … Read the rest
Welcome to 1979
Me likee
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