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Jeez, the local GoodWill here is running Va-MD-DC cost adjusted prices of $1.59!

Anthony Pirog, Palo Alto Dream. His debut recording, it came to my attention in The Washington Post. How to describe the work? "...spinning fantasy-scape of his loops and the hard-nosed technical power of his soloing, his patience with a slow build and his knack for moments of fierce catharsis." [Edit: What does that compare to, loosely & respectfully? Think of Bill Friselll–loops, crystal tone Americana/jazz, skonkin' acid overdrives, Monk-ish off-kilter melodies– meets King Crimson.]

Ambient & melodic "instrumental music, with a unique, atmospheric sound that effortlessly melds elements of ambient, electronic, post-rock and neoclassical."

Silvers in oak, that was my first pair. Was smitten when first seeing them in black, but later, the dealer had only a pair in oak so home they went. Years later got the black Silvers from the same dealer during a going out of business sale. ALS hold a special place for me as well as you....and a bunch of us here. Glad you found them! Welcome!

A holiday gift from the folks at Bowers & Wilkins.

Robert Miles, Organik.

Saw that Gov't Mule CD at Barnes & Noble today but did not spring for it. Alas, in the dark with black cats I cannot see, we are adrift to: Somehow I am entrained to Norway. At least the music emanating there by ECM .

I vacillate on getting a TT and I do collect albums from the second hand stores or record exchanges for the art. The album jackets are placed about the room (sonic treatments) but periodically converge at the rack where they continually collapse in disarray. The cats are fond getting cozy behind them leaned against the wall. Thinking of a way(s) to display them that would allow the jackets to be rotated through, even thematically selected, & at the same time rearranged with ease. If a TT is added, I can count on members for guidance.

Norwegian pianist/composer introduces the blues-inflected voice of Kristin Asbjørnsen on his s settings of the poetry of W.H. Auden. "I was only familiar with a couple of Auden's most well-known poems in Norwegian translations until I spent an off-day on a UK tour in Oxford going to book stores looking for inspiration in the poetry sections.. I found "Another Time" there and it immediately opened up to me in a combination of clarity and mystery. I look for instant gratification in poetry if it is to accompany music - metaphors and phrases must have a sensuous appeal both in pure sounds and in the associations evoked. But the poems must also bear the promise of deeper rewards through re-reading and reflection. The poems we use share this quality: you can find yourself at home with them just by understanding half of the words and catching a line here and there on first listen, but you can sit down with them and spend days exploring layers of meaning."

Following Bluepower's lead, Gary Clark, Jr. There is a nod to Jimi Hendrix–Third Stone From The Sun/If You Love Me Like You Say–and a song that could fit within the Hendrix catalogue–When My Train Pulls In.

I don't play this when my wife is home. Or anyone else.

SpaltterCell, OAH. David Torn's twisted guitar electronica rave-up meltdown.

Disc Two, enjoying female vocals. Molto buon, Daddyjt!

Latvian composer Peteris Vasks. You may like this if you are favorable to Arvo Part or Henryk Gorecki.

I've yet to listen to this recording straight through. As much as I like Weather Report's output after this recording, this one has always had me prematurely pushing the next track button. Here goes again...

I've had SDA SRS 1.2tl 's with a M1.0t non-inverting, a very good combination. The M1.0t came with more power than the specifications. Check the carvermk2 page. If these are anything like the 1.2tls, you will need a mkll mod to enjoy them. Give the Polks an audition. If you like what you hear, the Polk + M1.0tt combination will not disappoint. [Edit: you will not need a mkll mod to enjoy the Polks. I did not have the mod.]

"Mixes ever-changing programmed polyrhythms with droning atmospheres, percolating ethnoambient works, electronic pieces intertwining layers of sequenced melodies and rhythms."

Good story, the "historicity" of our music memories draws us together. Meanwhile...just glorious from Arvo Part.

"Opening with a violent clap of thunder, Roach's first live album lives up to its creator's exhortation that you "turn it up, feel it in your bones!" Though it's built from the same glassy, ghostly synthesizer drones, didgeridoo howls, and clay-pot ethnic rhythms as much of his other work, On This Planet is a more visceral, less trancelike experience. Aided by mysterious voices murmuring about being "haunted by visions that have been painted from the inside out," the music suggests a very intense, Castanedan peyote journey through an otherworldly desert landscape. Swirling noise clusters, shuddering rain sticks, shamanic chanting, rhythms that sprint across the spectrum like organic drum & bass beats--this isn't your father's New Age. A maxed-out 72 minutes on one CD, On This Planet makes an ideal, if quicker-paced, introduction to Roach's aesthetic, a potent distillation of his more mind-bending materials."