Sasha/Digweed - Northern Exposure - 1996
Some of us old clubbers were likely on the last train to Lhasa by the time this came out. It all went Pete Tong after that.
From 2002, one of those fantastic-value Union Square Music “Metro Doubles” compilations - this features Charlie Rich, Rufus Thomas, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Howlin’ Wolf, Bill Justis and many, many others.
Jennifer Warnes, Famous Blue Raincoat, 2000.
A very nice interpretation of a playlist originally by Leonard Cohen.
I don’t know why, everything from Carolina Chocolate Drops, the work with Kronos Quartet, the Lullaby Project, Wexford Carols, American Epic, all favourites, but this one, even though you just reminded me, I have no inclination to listen.
Self-titled album by Crosby, Stills & Nash. An album I’ve never owned before, but I’ve recently started exploring their music and thought, if I’m going to get this album, I might as well go for the Atlantic 75 / Acoustic Sounds vinyl reissue mastered by Bernie Grundman. This is my first listen to it and it does sound wonderful.
Another of my favourite jazz albums. The baritone sax is an unwieldy thing, yet Serge makes it seem so easy.
I recently came across this US band - Silversun Pickups - and have really enjoyed discovering their music. Probably not to everyone’s taste but I find their music quite refreshing and sonically very diverse. The lead singer has a very interesting voice (it’s a guy!). Found them via Tidal’s Daily Discovery which I find to be a great source for uncovering new music and artists.
@Quad33
As promised…
Playing Desertshore new Alchemy remaster, against my UK Strawberry first press. On headphones…
The Alchemy does sound very, very nice - more ‘air’ around things (the clangs and such at the beginning of Falconer and the piano sounds better than my copy) and more separation I think. Sounds good!
If it’s an album you love (you said you didn’t play it much so…) and your copy is a bit old like mine, I’d say it’s worth £25 to try the new reissue.
Marble Index has a similar sq but I’ve only sampled one track.
The ‘booklet’ is nice, two text pages only… but nice:
