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ECM - What happened to Steve Eliovson?
After a seminal, one of a kind solo album for ECM in early '80s, "Dawn Dance" paired with the late, heavily missed Colin Walcott, the man… just disappeared…The disappearing musician is almost a...
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Miles Lives!
… and speaks, as well, like he so seldom did...Breaking news… from Totown Communication Group of Japan, a superb 1985 documentary showing Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and… THE VOICE of BIRD aka Charlie...
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Happy New Ear
Wishing an healthy, wealthy, prosperous, musical and happy 2015 everyone…
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Quad ESL's high heels - a new lady's in town!
All my compliments and empathy go to the gentleman who took his time - in 2011 - to make a 1:1 drawing of the gracious heels for our beloved Quad ESL.I also love this white finish…
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New Year Disk - Bugge Wesseltoft - New Conception of Jazz/FILM iNG
Thunderous bass, nice weird music… could I ask for more for the first listen of the year?Thanking my pal Edo…
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Disk of the Month - Sousedi - Purpura Echo (featuring Dorota Barova) / 2013
Got today a packet from Praha, Czech Republic… inside four disks and a limited edition vinyl.I began listening randomly to the music candies which the always so kind Josef Jindrák sent to me… but more...
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Vinyl Renaissance or End of The Game?
With percentage going higher and higher, vinyl resurrection is a matter of fact, now risking a debacle due to the handful of record-pressing plants still steaming worldwide.The Guardian dedicated a...
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Je suis Charlie...
Thanks to Lucille Clerc for the drawing and R.I.P. to Charlie Hebdo's victims and condolences to their families.
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Manfred Eicher and ECM tapes vault
A seldom seen pix of Manfred Eicher and a partial view of ECM analog master-tapes vault... fortunately, not a single shitty, crappy, awful, disasterful Ampex' tapes around... only top German quality...
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Sunday Disc - Einsturzende Neubaten - Alles Wiederoffen (Indigo 2007)
A very, VERY rewarding monthly flea-market chase, today... my pusher just acquired some weird vinyls form a collector and... I fished for this gem and others I'll possibly share later...I saw Blixa...
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The Jasmine Dragon MC porcelain cartridge
I've NOT many infos on this seldom seen cartridge, folks… but it strongly reminds to me the book "Il Violino di Faenza" by Champlfleury (1877), a personal fave of mine about collecting, and related...
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Alto Extremo Lyd 1 magnetic-suspended seismic feet
… not new, as these nice feet were already covered on Web reviews, etc.… yet, brand-new for yours truly and many others… and my next feet for my Garrardzilla turntable!… as soon as they'll become...
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Site of the Month - LondonJazzNews
Love this site,folks… it always gives an insight on jazz scene and - despite the name - not only in London…… like above curtains-up cool pix taken few hours ago in Stuttgart, at Eberhard Weber's 75th...
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Winter Motorbiking 2015
Wunderbar!!!… better than audio?Definitely so…Last Saturday, with my bike.
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Site of the Month - ATAE from California
Superb re-manufacturer of Studer studio open reel machines...Browse their site... quality is so tangible to almost be painful, considering the price tags;-)))!
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Living music
... my music source of choice: last evening, playing live... with the humble '69 Harmony Sovereign H-1260 acoustic...... I guess, looking at the capo at 3rd fret, while playing Bert Jansch's...
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The Silence of a Candle or Ralph Towner sings...
A time machine scoop, folks… I'm a loyal follower and scholar of maestro Ralph Towner since my boyhood… I can play some of his great tunes and guitar pieces… met him several times after his concerts in...
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