Grieg, Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos
Suzana Bartal
Sebastien Rouland, Saarlandisches Staatorchester
Channel Classics - 17th October 2025
DSD 128
DR: 18
2 Likes
Blur
Blur
Pop-Rock/Brit-Pop
EMI - 1997
16/44.1 - DR: 6dB
Preferred Track: 1. Beetlebum
Still in my Gorillaz/Blur period.
4 Likes
Blur
Thirteen
Pop-Rock/Brit-Pop
Virgin - 1999
16/44.1 - DR: 10dB
Preferred Track: 7. Battle
Coxon and Albarn together experimenting things, while coming back to Blur’s basics.
The group is searching himself.
New sounds from Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky … are everywhere.
So they created the title “Battle” which probably is amongst the best Trip-Hop songs ever made.
2 Likes
Apparat
A Hum Of Maybe
Electronica
Mute - 2026
24/96 - DR: 14dB
Preferred Track: 6. An Echo Skips A Name
Released Recently (1-2w ago)
2 Likes
Moloko
Statues
Electronica/House-Music/Trip-Hop
Edel Records - 2002
16/44.1 - DR: 8dB
Preferred Track: 9. I Want You
Not my favorite album of Moloko (I prefer “Things To Make And Do”), still RĂłisĂn Murphy’s voice is quite mesmerizing, and the track “I Want You” is definitely worth it.
2 Likes
Gorillaz
Demon Days
Pop-Rock/Alt-Rap
Parlophone UK - 2005
MQA - DR: 6dB
Preferred Track: 12. DARE
One of the only 3 MQA albums I have in my digital collection. Never been convinced by this obscure format. Years and its progressive abandon everywhere proved me right.
3 Likes
Orchestre National de Bordeaux Aquitaine, Bar Avni
Symphonies in 3 Movements
Classical
Alpha - 2026
24/96 - DR: 15dB
2 Likes
Dire Straits: Brothers In Arms
Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab - 2013 Remaster SACD
DSD 64
DR: 9
5 Likes
Hello Jonathan,
Have you given a try to the “40th Anniversary” edition available on Qobuz in 24/44.1?
I tend to prefer this last one which has slightly better dynamics (DR is actually higher) compared to the SACD version…
3 Likes
Hello Erwan,
No, I haven’t.
Thanks for the heads up.
2 Likes
