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Heaven is a Place
Heaven is a Place
“The band in Heaven, they play my favorite songPlay it once again, play it all night long.” – Talking Heads, “Heaven” In this issue: John Seetoo talks with Grammy-winning engineers... Read more...
Ulrike Schwarz, Jim Anderson, and Their New Paradigm for Remote Interactive Recording (with Jane Ira Bloom) – Part One
Ulrike Schwarz, Jim Anderson, and Their New Paradigm for Remote Interactive Recording (with Jane Ira Bloom) – Part One
High-resolution recording of music for immersive audio requires the utmost attention to detail in order to capture pristine tones and reproduce the hyper-realistic sound of music performed live from a... Read more...
Spending Time With the Esoteric Grandioso G1X Master Clock Generator
Spending Time With the Esoteric Grandioso G1X Master Clock Generator
Word clocks are common in high-end and professional and some high-end digital systems. They are used to synchronize devices that connect via digital audio signals. Would audiophiles be interested in... Read more...
Capital Audiofest: Up Close and Personal, Part Two
Capital Audiofest: Up Close and Personal, Part Two
In Part One of our Capital Audiofest 2022 coverage (Issue 180), I touched upon the family nature of the specialty audio business. And I’ve found it interesting how the industry... Read more...
Lounging with in Ear Monitors, Part Two
Lounging with in Ear Monitors, Part Two
There are so many in-ear monitors (otherwise known as IEMs, earbuds, earphones, or in-ear headphones) in the marketplace, how can one navigate the minefield of IEMs which are out there?... Read more...
My Favorite Yes Album: <em>Drama</em>
My Favorite Yes Album: Drama
When I bought Drama (1980), my first Yes record, I wasn’t aware that it marked an end of era as Jon Anderson, the iconic voice of Yes, and Rick Wakeman... Read more...
An Interview with Kelly Hansen of Foreigner: Feels Like the Last Time
An Interview with Kelly Hansen of Foreigner: Feels Like the Last Time
Foreigner burst onto the rock scene in 1976 with songs and a sound that were unlike anything else. There was an energy to the music and a depth of production... Read more...
Octave Records’ Artist Clandestine Amigo Returns with Pinnacle
Octave Records’ Artist Clandestine Amigo Returns with Pinnacle
Octave Records' Clandestine Amigo has released their third album, Pinnacle, showcasing the vocal, piano and songwriting talents of Jessica Carson. The new album, available on SACD/CD and high-resolution download formats,... Read more...
That Empty Feeling
That Empty Feeling
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The Road Not Easily Taken
The Road Not Easily Taken
Shafer Canyon Road, aka BLM-142, one of the Bureau of Land Management roads open for recreation in Utah. We had entered the unpaved Shafer Canyon Rd. into the canyon from... Read more...
Unusual Takes On Others' Songs, Part Four
Unusual Takes On Others' Songs, Part Four
This edition of Complete Recovery includes more than a few novelty acts and parodies. Here are some more of my favorites that are distinctly different from the originals: Abbatoir (not... Read more...
Spaced Out
Spaced Out
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Jutta Hipp: The Jazz Piano Virtuoso Who Disappeared
Jutta Hipp: The Jazz Piano Virtuoso Who Disappeared
There was nothing ordinary about Jutta Hipp, from the fact that she was the only white European woman signed to Blue Note Records in the 1950s to the fact that,... Read more...
The Byrds: Folk-Rock Originators
The Byrds: Folk-Rock Originators
They recorded Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” and hit No. 1 with the single before Dylan himself had a chance to release the song. That early triumph represents the Byrds... Read more...