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Cobra Fakir
|How do you make something new when you have been working together for over thirty years and are in a niche that has, in many ways been and gone, in terms of broad appeal? Miriodor ...read more -
Fringe Magnetic
|Fringe Magnetic is a 12 strong ensemble led by trumpet player and composer Rory Simmons, a musician who has worked with Jamie Cullum and Bat for Lashes among others. Yet neither of those names are ...read more -
Miami Pop Festival
|This recording from 1968 captures Hendrix in ferocious form, his use of feedback is merciless and the power he unleashes is by any standards totally epic. It opens with two minutes of howling guitar which ...read more -
Come Closer and I'll Tell You
|A nice bit of absract impressionism from Sweden; touches of Can in the drums, and a cinematic feel in the spacious but dynamic soundscapes. Astro Sonic are Erlend Slettevoll on synths, Rune Nergaard, bass, and ...read more -
A Swingin' Affair
|Gordon’s 1962 Blue Note release, recorded only a couple days after his classic Go! is one of the greatest jazz releases of all time. It’s Gordon at the height of his powers, playing in a ...read more -
Vinyl goes from strength to strength
|On the second of January every year, the BPI (the British Phonographic Industry, basically the RIAA of the United Kingdom) and the Official Charts Company releases details of music sales performance in the previous year. ...read more -
24 bits of Christmas, with love from Linn
|From the Linn Records press release: Enjoy the gift of free high-resolution music this Christmas Award-winning record label and high quality music systems manufacturer, Linn, have announced their special gift to music lovers this Christmas. ...read more -
Every Home Should Have One Special
|When it comes to re-issuing collectable records in super-duper, 180g ‘audiophile’ pressings, there’s no escaping the degree of cynicism that infects the process. As each re-issue label grows in size and popularity, it starts an ...read more -
Linn Records partners with Universal Music to offer Studio Master downloads
|From the Linn Records press release: Linn Records and Universal Music Group have announced a landmark partnership to sell Universal’s rich catalogue as 24-bit Studio Master downloads. Albums from classic artists including Tom Petty and ...read more -
One Fine Evening...
|On a wet and windy Friday in late November, the day after Thanksgiving, Edinburgh's premier audio and video supplier, Loud & Clear, along with digitalmeister general dCS, made recorded music wonderful again. Playing to an ...read more -
Classic Album Living Room - The Best of British!
|DISCLAMER: As I was effectively compare of this event for the full three days, my objectivity must be considered compromised. However, this does give a unique perspective on the event that might not be so ...read more -
Remembering Syd Barrett – The Audiophile Way
|A trendy art gallery in the middle of London’s even trendier Shoreditch is not the first place you’d think of to find 100 people sitting round listening to a 41 year old album of frail, ...read more -
HiFi-Plus 67: Top 10 21st Century Test Discs (part II)
|Last time, we served up 10 discs that have been made in the in the last nine years, but still offered the ultimate in sound quality. Then we asked you to do the same. This ...read more -
Kraftwerk/The Catalogue
|Every Home Should Have One By: Richard Clews Kraftwerk’s The Catalogue seems rather perverse at first glance. The band best known for giving voice to computers and robots, and using electronic beats to recreate the ...read more