RIP for Paddy Maloney
I had the pleasure to meet him and his group years ago, for a seldom seen live concert… in the Dolomites 🥇How much I loved The Chieftains! Sad news🌸🍀
View ArticleLionel Rogg’s Bach
Always from the Goldmine, a 6-discs early Harmonia Mundi box, a Swiss historic organ recorded by Pierre Studer with utmost care.🥇🎶🥇
View ArticleEdward Grieg’s piano music, on this very day-date, 43 years ago!
I always remains amazed when I play a disc recorded as of today-date…It’s weird fractal casualties, yet…😊P.S. - a first class recording, as many Bis’ discs: recorded on a Revox A77 HS and Electret...
View ArticleRundbogen
I spent 63 years on Planet Earth without even knowing about this very obscure (I don’t speak any German😏) word and musical tool.Rundbogen is German for this curved bow!Leave alone knowing a curved bow...
View ArticleBreaking news - DaVa FC Reference
Darius Valiunas, cartridge maker extraordinaire, made it, again!If this cartridge will only play a - say - 10% better (more detail, slam, drama, whatever…) of original DaVa FC1A… pretty sure we’ll...
View ArticleFranco Cerri passed away ❤️🩹
A true gentleman has gone 🥇🎶🥇A very sad day and a lesser world 😥
View ArticleA very musical Monday 🎶🎶🎶
The “hard” collector’s life 😏Handling, cleaning, appraising and most of all, listening to these gems is salt to life.
View ArticleA masterpiece 🥇
Beginning from Mario Moletti’s cover artwork to music to recording quality (by Wolfgang Hirschmann), this very disc goes in the Olympus of my musiqueconcrete collection.This disc came with a quite...
View ArticleMusica Rara
Proudly made in UK… class in spades in music, performance and recording but also in fonts, printing quality, paper and carton choices… From the goldmine collection 🥇
View ArticleTwo new tapes out on Triston Switzerland
Jürg Schopper strikes again… I sooooo much appreciated the two limited edition vinyl discs, masterfully played, recorded and produced and now!The 15 IPS double-reels box set are here!If you and your...
View ArticleAn Holy Grail on Cr2 Philips cassettes
I loved and cherished an original pressing of this double discs-set since I was a kid, and decade after decade, I learned to appreciate it more and more as my music-understanding improved.Yesterday I...
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