Right before the holidays I traveled up to Seattle to meet with PTA senior contributors Grover Neville and Mohammed Samji to hear Mo’s Wilson Audio/Dan D’Agostino/dCS/Transparent system. Early in the listening sessions, Mo put on […]
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Thanks John Daversa and Tal Cohen, for sending me on a wild goose chase with your new album The Art of Duo, Volume One. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been able to review […]
I know, two 2L Recordings in a row, but this is the best time to listen to the latest releases from this Norwegian label–in the middle of the winter. I managed to escape the last […]
I’ve developed a strange habit while listening to new releases for the first time. I press play, wander through the other rooms, and I almost dare it to lure me back into the listening room. […]
Acute Inflections’ Let Go has instantly become one of my favorite demo albums because it’s so pure and simple–just a singer with accompaniment from a stand-up bass. It helps that Elasea Douglas has one of […]
It’s true that I’ve cut back on the reviews of contemporary jazz recordings. I’m definitely not sick of jazz, but I simply had no time to explore some of my favorite genres and perhaps expose […]
In my recent article on the debut of the DALI KORE loudspeaker, the Danish company’s new ultra high-end flagship, I neglected to talk about one part of the factory tour–the DALI Music presentation. It was […]
I’ve talked about chameleon recordings before, ones that sound completely different on the second or third listen, and how I sometimes wonder if someone sneaks into my house at night and swaps all my new […]
It’s been six years since Norwegian singer and songwriter Ingvild Koksvik released her last album, Og sangen kom fra havet, and I was beginning to worry that we would never get another album from her. I’ve […]
While it’s true that I’m trying to take a break from contemporary jazz these days–I really needed to poke my head out and see what else is going on–there’s still contending with that wild card, […]