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Zippy Limit, Rencontre was released on November 13, 2020. "The name of the Zippy Limit group means nothing! It was a musician friend who called this song Zippy or Zippy Limit. When we were looking for a name for our band, we thought these two words sounded good together! As for the title of the album Rencontre, this project is a real human encounter. Hervé the bassist, Jean-Pierre the drummer and Christophe the pianist had formed JPCM Trio. A Jam gave us the opportunity to play together with Jean-Marc the saxophonist and Eric the guitarist. We immediately found ourselves on the same page and the idea of creating a group of compositions was obvious." You can read the rest of the article here... (it's in French)

The Groove Project, Volume 1: Flights of Fantasy was released on June 26, 2020. "Refreshing, new and innovative compositions from producer and guitarist Arun Shenoy and his eight-piece ensemble, The Groove Project. What you will hear is upbeat and energizing, good for keeping your pace up while exercising, running and powering through the day, and plenty left over for moving all night on the dance floor. There are some tracks where the groove relaxes and you can feel the tension fade away. There is diversity here, and inventiveness and creativity. There is emotion in each track. And you will fly." You can read the rest of the review here...

Jimi Tenor, Aulos was released on November 6, 2020. "you’ll find “Afroeuropean” a blissful slice of Afrojazz-funk, stuffed full of polyrhythmic mantra, once again courtesy master percussionists, Ghanian Ekow Alabi Savage and Max Weissenfeldt from Germany, the latter of whom also manned the faders throughout; vibraphonic ring; space-funk guitar breaks, big, big brass joy." You can read the rest of the review here...

Ahmed El-Salamouny, Rio Rhythms was released on December 11, 2020. In his album, “Rio Rhythms”, Ahmed El-Salamouny, the specialist for Brazilian guitar music, lets listeners experience the magic of Brazil. The seventeen pieces on the CD are an exciting mixture of Brazilian rhythms delivered in a manner that is at times poetic and dreamy and at times highly virtuosic. You can read the rest of the review here...

Hello dhforster, and welcome to thecarversite.com. We're glad you're hear. There is a lot of information here, much technical know how, and a pretty good bunch of folks that are happy to help. That's a nice collection of Carver gear. I'm sure you'll find folks here that can point you in the right direction when you're ready to start working on your equipment. Once you get to Novice status, please consider uploading some pics of your gear in the Members Systems area. We all like pics of all kinds of audio gear. In the meantime, kick your shoes off, turn up the music, and welcome aboard.

Hello C-los, and welcome to thecarversite.com. We're glad you're hear. There is a lot of information here, much technical know how, and a pretty good bunch of folks that are happy to help. Mouser and digikey are often mentioned by the resident techs as good sources. Hopefully one of them will chime in here with suggestions. Once you get to Novice status, please consider uploading some pics of your gear in the Members Systems area. We all like pics of all kinds of audio gear. In the meantime, kick your shoes off, turn up the music, and welcome aboard.

Spoiler Alert!! part 2 read no further if you've not listened to this yet. While I won't say that I'm disappointed, this recording isn't as enjoyable as Texas Flood. On my main rig, the bass is prominent enough that I turned sub volume to zero. Turning off Sonic Holography, and bypassing the tube buffer helped. I agree, vocals (and bass) are too pronounced. Voodoo Chile vocals are too much also, but I do like the guitar solos. My favorite track is Tin Pan Alley on side 3, clear, precise, still I would like a bit more bump on the guitar and the bass backed off a bit. My guess is that it's the difference in the original master tapes. From the Mobile Fidelity web site: "Mobile Fidelity believes that mastering systems should be neutral and transparent. The essential idea is to unveil all the detailed musical information on the original master recording without adding deterioration, coloration or other sonic artifacts." https://mofi.com/pages/about-us Some of the old Mofi advertising stated something along the lines of direct from the original studio masters, unaltered so that you would hear the recording as it was recorded, and not remixed for a mass production copy. I have not seen that ad for several years. Damn, now I sound like a Mofi apologist, and that's not my intention. I like Texas Flood much better, and Donald Fagen-The Nightfly, Marvin Gaye-What's Goin' On, & Yes-Fragile are much better recordings too. James, sorry to hear that you're disappointed, but you should have no trouble recouping your money and then some on ebay. So far most of the UD1S releases have doubled (or more) once they're out of print, and used near-mint copies get a premium over the original release price too.

Hello S13THEONE, and welcome to thecarversite.com. We're glad you're hear. There is a lot of information here, much technical know how, and a pretty good bunch of folks that are happy to help. Hopefully one of the resident experts will chime in, and help point you in the right direction Once you get to Novice status, please consider uploading some pics of your gear in the Members Systems area. We all like pics of all kinds of audio gear. In the meantime, kick your shoes off, turn up the music, and welcome aboard.

David Sanborn, Hearsay is a great album for Sonic Holography

Wow. Thanks Charlie! She really has a great voice. Haunting, awesome!

Fourplay, Energy is a great album for Sonic Holography. Guitar front and center, bass off to stage left, piano at stage right, and drums center back. Very well done. Listening on the main 2 channel rig.

Sophie Kay, Turbulent Blues was released on November 27, 2020. "Sophie Kay recorded this album over several years. From 2017 to 2020 she laid down on Protools with the precious help of her favorite sound engineer Denis Goltser, songs hidden in the back of a drawer written decades ago (Welcome Sweet Little Angel, a half English and French song lyrics)) years ago (The low down way you do, a feminist song) and more recently songs composed in reaction to the news reported by the media, a news that is always more mortifying. Are we so insignificant to deserve this, could appear as a conclusion of this album. Such an idea could starts a new recording. The album ends up with a similar idea with the song “I didn’t speak out”. Sooner or later, everyone could be reduced in a boiled mess, for not having reacted in time, for not having been able to put into action the deep mankind that we all have. "Sophie Kay combines the bite of the classic blues woman like Ida Cox with the sultry tone of a parisian chanteuse. The two styles blend perfectly and the mix might explode to your head, watch out, attention" (David Evans, bluesman, ethnomusicologist, Memphis University) You can read the review here...

The Sokratis Votskos Quartet, Sketching the Unknown was released on November 14, 2019. "Much of Sokratis Votskos’s music has been defined by his desire to use it as a means of exploring his own past and his own heritage while intertwining it with contemporary styles and compositions seeking to carve his own new path as a result." You can read the rest of the review here...

I got the notice that it's been shipped. It should arrive tomorrow.

Whoever told Bob Dylan he could sing...

This is one man's opinion, and not necessarily mine. I'm only familiar with two of the artists mentioned, and I do agree with his #1 pick, Axel Rose. I would have added Michael Jackson and Gary Glitter to the list. https://brettwatts.blogspot.com/2008/05/top-4-assholes-in-rock_19.html Mark, if you hadn't started this thread, I might have picked up the Mount Rushmore... topic again.

I got mine today too.

Hello 347Tony, and welcome to thecarversite.com. We're glad you're hear. There is a lot of information here, much technical know how, and a pretty good bunch of folks that are happy to help. Nice list of gear. I have a C-1 in a bedroom system with an M1.0t, and I have M1.0t's in my home theater. I am very happy with them. Once you get to Novice status, you'll be able to upload some pics of your gear. Start a new thread in the Members Systems area. We all like pics of all kinds of audio gear. In the meantime, kick your shoes off, turn up the music, and welcome aboard.

Oh, and there's a chat box for real time discussion.

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Dave Koz, A New Day was released on October 9, 2020. "Dave Koz’s ‘A New Day’ is the saxophonist’s first solo album of original material since ‘Hello Tomorrow’ in 2010. This legend of Smooth Jazz delivers an album that will not disappoint his legion of fans and ranks, alongside the classic ‘The Dance’ from 1999, as his finest work." You can read the rest of the review here...

Nick Cave, Idiot Prayer was released on November 5, 2020. "Intimate, one-time-only concert film, shot at London’s empty Alexandra Palace, showed new depth to the Bad Seeds leader’s repertoire. For decades, Nick Cave has flanked himself at concerts with at least half a dozen members of his band, the Bad Seeds. Dressed in black leisure suits with widely flayed collars, like a gang of 1970s accountants out on the town, they always appeared to have his back — not just by filling his dusky songs with violin and vibraphones, but also emotionally, as he sang about failed romance, grief, and enormity. No matter what he sang, with the Bad Seeds behind him, you knew he would be all right." You can read the rest of the review here...

I don't have mine yet, nor a shipping notification. Music Direct almost always ships FedEx Ground.