Have you tried playing it in CD Quality from Qobuz to see if it’s as good or worse vs the CD rip?
This is the huge issue with digital downloads, we simply don’t know quite what we’re getting compared to physical releases/re-releases - there should be some form of versioning data to tell us what corresponds to what.
Another Bandcamp Friday on Friday August 4th. Bandcamp wave nearly all their fee they charge the artists so give some smaller artists your support tomorrow (today for some of you).
This Tribute Album [to Mark who died last August], and the accompanying booklet, are expressions of respect, love, and acknowledgement for Mark Shreeve and the value he brought to the world of electronic music through his unswerving passion and talents. All artists featured on the album have generously donated their music, previously unreleased, and in most cases their tracks were written specially for this album, except for tracks written by Mark himself, which were also never previously released. This album is a charity fundraising project where all profits go directly to furthering their important work in saving people’s lives.
Mark was a dedicated creator and performer of music and has left a rich legacy of compositions which are widely appreciated in the world of electronic music. The accompanying forty-three-page colour booklet includes track/artist information, Mark’s career, discography, written tributes from many people who were impacted by Mark’s contribution… and more. We hope you enjoy the music and this booklet and thank you for supporting cancer research by purchasing this celebratory album.
Julian Shreeve
Star Trek (Soundtrack Various Artists)
Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 2 - Subspace Rhapsody
Qobuz - 24bit/44.1kHz
Edward
Picked up a few on Bandcamp today, a little selection below
Heezer / Sungrinder
Groovy Stoner Rock
Judging by the speed items were flying through the Bandcamp homepage ticker it looked like there was a lot of activity out there.
Downloaded this on Qobuz, unfortunately incomplete. Hope they will be able to fix it and not only suggest I indicate a new album to download instead….
Was quite excited to see that this album which I already have in cd quality is now available for free at the Tippetrise.org… in extreme resolution…, 32 bit 384hz…, so interested to see to what extend I will hear the differences now……, now still playing the cd version which already is a great album….
Witmer Trio Download
review by R.Paul for Possitive Feedback.
“This album marks a return to the origins of Witmer Trio. Delving into the salsa, cha-cha, bolero, bachata, and cumbia traditions of the music of Latin America. The Trio is joined by special guest Jan-Luc van Eendenburg on congas and bongos, completing the album’s Latin flavor. The music is engagingly and creatively arranged, and all is superbly well performed. The addition of Jan-Luc van Eendenburg’s congas and bongos add a delightful further flavoring and are tastefully blended into the overall musical ethos of the ensemble. There is a somewhat mellow, reflective tone to the entire album, which makes for very relaxed and enjoyable listening. With considerable variety across the selections I found myself constantly engaged in the melodies, rhythms and interplay of the artists. The songs with a driving beat and greater urgency, like La Mulata Rumbera, added just enough spice to keep everything interesting while not being completely out of place. All of this is just very nicely done! The recorded sound quality is excellent, as always from Frans de Rond. Yes, this is multi-mic’d. But it is so skillfully done that you’d not notice it. Instead, what you have is a fully integrated soundscape encompassing four musicians and their instruments—nothing spot lit, nothing sounding “out of whack.” And this result my friends, reflects very skillful placement to manage the various phase characteristics so all sounds seamless as one. Quite an accomplishment! About the recording setup, producer Peter Bjørnild writes: “When creating the soundscape, we devoted significant time to achieving an ideal balance. We placed a pair of Josephson C700S in the ‘sweet spot’ in MCOStudios’ Studio 2 before incorporating spot microphones. Our goal was to create a sound field that felt intimate yet retained sufficient depth to evoke a visual representation of the instruments.” It is this sensitivity to the sound and this attention detail that makes these Sound Liaison recordings so very good and so very special!”
Thanks for highlighting this site. I’ve downloaded the Fliter Chopin Nocturnes which sound great. Incidentally, do you convert the WAV to FLAC? If so, what method do you use please?
I have all my files in FLAC to preserve storage. It’s required even while I have 20TB on two Melco’s I have also more than 27 thousand albums and growing….
I have the Music Server (Minimserver) transcoding it on the fly to WAV as I find that sounding better on my ND555.
@BertBird Thank you for the pointer. I downloaded a few of the performances.
Never really listened to Chopin before, now playing Fliter Nocturnes, and very nice too !
I forgot to pick this up when it came out in April, now added to keep the Rose City Band collection up to date. More fine music from the man Ripley Johnson better known for his other psyche projects Wooden Shjips and Moon Duo.
