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Louis Moholo's masterpiece reissued!
If you don't own this very disc in its classic Ogun pressing, now fetching quite high sums, here is your second chance, folks...Otoroku is extremely proud to present the first vinyl reissue of one of...
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A definitive book about horns speakers out, soon
1070 pages... 14 years in the making... an awesome effort.it's official: after 14 years of work, our book "High-Quality Horn Loudspeaker Systems" is finally going to print as of today. Bjørn Kolbrek...
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Woodstock Diaries - some random notes
During these days commemorating the 50th anniversary of the most famous music festival, ever, I enjoyed playing my 4-tracks Woodstock tape and the 5 classic discs: my most beloved tracks are CSN&Y,...
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Steve Hoffman insight about (why not) re-mixing
On the modern trend of remixing of Beach Boys' PET SOUNDS, BEATLES, LENNON, DOORS, JETHRO TULL, etc. Someone asked me if I liked new remixes of old rock, pop, jazz, etc. I told them that I did NOT....
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Reel to reel (almost) forgotten joys...
I still remember as a nightmare having to solve a troublesome 762 m tape pancake which decided to don't stay in its hub, anymore... spent one week strong to do not loose the recording on tape...
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Pre-owned discs mysteries
How I’d wish to know who owned this and many more discs bearing this elegant old timey stamp... second-hand disc shopping has unexpected mysteries... in a record I purchased several years ago, Gentle...
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DaVa field-coil cartridge from Lithuania
Darius Valiunas' masterpiece, built after years of trial & error, countless hours of desk by-hand twisting lilliputian coils and even tinier copper wire the diameter of angels' hairs.The result is...
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Moriyama-san's new Ikino-matsubara Observatory Cafe & Gallery
新しい冒険、森山さん、おめでとうございます！ 2020年に新しいレストランを訪れたいと思います。イタリアからの心からの挨拶。
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Revox G36HS
After owning for decades a REVOX G36 which was transformed by Master Tim de Parravicini from a 9,5/19 cm/s 2 tracks into a beast 19/38 cm/s 2 tracks with mike-IN transformers and earphones output for...
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Jonas Jakutis' turntables from Lithuania
Such a beauty!Look at Jonas'site... BTW: spot the 6-pins in shown cartridge...It's the DaVa field coil DST cartridge;-)Everything so much worth diggin'
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Fred Frith Trio - the art of improvising
Yesterday attended at a superb, SUPERB, unique concert of The Fred Frith Trio in Padua...I saw Mr. Frith soloing at Schola Chantorum Basiliensis'"Basel Plucks", years ago... and back in early '70s I...
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Robbie Basho - Song of the Avatars : The Lost Master Tapes, a 5CD set of...
ABOUT THE BOXED SET : Robbie Basho (1940-1986) is widely regarded as one of the progenitors of what's commonly known today as American Primitive guitar. Growing up in Maryland alongside neo-traditional...
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Wisdom for the Day - about happiness, music, playing... and life
Nothing is what it seems... that’s the art of great playing... and smooth living.Whatever you do as a profession or as a passion, try and love what you do, especially the less interesting aspects...
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DS Audio Optical cartridge - a revolution?
Here is a revolutionary cartridge, folks... reportedly (and project-wise) better and wiser than (flawed) Finial optical turntable and everything past...Thanking my best pal Leif...
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ETF 2019 in Belleme, Orne (France)
This very year, after being invited to attend to ETFs for several years without having the chance to joining-in, thanking Timothy Gurney - the mighty force behind the event in Belleme - and my...
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