Nice selection! It’s a feature of Tidal that I find quite useful and entertaining when I cant be arsed. The monthly round up of what you’ve been listening too as well.
How do you find the sound of MQA? I’ve been listening to mostly Tidal for about a year or so now and I’m sure I hear a strange colouration to the sound, difficult to describe but also a kind of bloom or bloat to the sound. I’ve found in quite a few cases that the CD res files still sound better than the “HiRes” MQA
Hi Dread - yup great selection of 50 odd that actually got better - not sure the neighbours agreed tho! New for me was Johnny Clarke.
Jury’s out on MQA - hugely variable, sometimes dead sounding other times superb. Qobuz hires is for me consistently better. Could be the source material, time of day, mental state etc etc.
Agree in terms of SQ I think, but I find Tidal seems to better reflect my tastes and I prefer the way it works
It also sounds amazing on both my main and office systems!
The Manhattan Project / 1990 Blue Note / US CD / CDP7942042
Wayne Shorter Saxophone
Michel Petrucciani Piano
Stanley Clarke Bass
Gil Goldstein, Pete Levin Keyboards
Lenny White Drums
Another of the fantastic insightful Life In Dub Podcasts
A cornerstone of UK Reggae, Dub and beyond the great Mad Professor tells his fascinating story…
This week may guest is Mad Professor. We have been planning this interview since the start of the podcast, so it was great to finally get to talk about his life in dub. We get some amazing insight into how he started out, the barriers he encountered, and the struggles he overcame at the start of an incredible career, as well as talk about his new book he is writing as well as tales of Jah Shaka, Sandra Cross and more … Enjoy !!
Robin Trower, Maxi Priest and Livingstone Brown - United State of Mind.
If ever proof were needed that the sum can equal more than the parts, then this album provides it in spades.
Chuck rock guitarist Trower, and reggae legend Priest into the ring, with Livingstone Brown as referee, and the surprising outcome is a hugely satisfying album … who could ever have imagined?
I could! Maxi is a great artist, very diverse. (I posted my friend John Masouri’s Echoes Review here and on the Reggae thread recently)
I’m expecting to see Maxi Priest next month at Hastings Reggae Festival (Covid permitting I guess) although he’s currently holed up in JA
Lovely American Folk Music with great lyrics. Such a beautiful voice.
Phil
