New release
Puccini: Orchestral Music
John Wilson, Sinfonia Of London
Chandos - 13th March 2026
24/96
DR: 19
2 Likes
Various Artists
HELP(2)
Pop-Rock
War Child Records - 2026
24/96 - DR: 8dB
Preferred Track: 1. Opening Night (Arctic Monkeys)
2 Likes
New release
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Paavo Jarvi, Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich
Alpha - 13th March 2026
24/96
DR: 16
2 Likes
20-year rewind, Human League from 2005, âOriginal Remixes & Rarities; Up on Qobuz in 16/44.1;
On âThe Lebanonâ, AllMusic journalist Andy Kellman wrote that the song "looks atrocious on paper but sounds fantasticâ; I couldnât agree more 
(the 12â Extended version is excellent! Play it loud!)
3 Likes
Schumann: Violin Concerto & Works for Violin and Piano by Clara and Robert Schumann
Midori Goto, Violin
Ozgur Aydin, Piano
Daniel Dodds, Festival Strings Lucerne
Pentatone - 6th March 2026
24/96
DR: 14
3 Likes
Monteverdi: Anima dolorosa, Il quarto libro de madrigali
Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent
Phi - 13th May 2022
24/96
DR: 14
3 Likes
Joy Division: Substance 1977-1980
Alternative Indie/Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk
Qwest - 2nd August 1988
16/44.1
DR: 5
5 Likes
The Only Ones (eponymous album)
Punk/New Wave
Sony - (1978) 21st October 2008 (Remaster)
16/44.1
DR: 5
3 Likes
6 Likes
Iâve been using Sara Bareillesâ haunting cover of âGoodbye Yellowbrick Roadâ as a demo track for a while now, most recently as the closing track at the Audio Concepts VarĂšse launch event last weekend. I have heard that and her cover of âSittinâ on the Dock of the Bayâ many times at shows and events and they have become permanent fixtures on my demo playlist. But I have never explored the rest of the album until now. My bad!
The more I hear the more I like. My favourite tracks are two of her own, âLove Songâ and âKing of Anythingâ. Ms Bareilles is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter with serious chops. Learning that she is largely self-taught only makes this more impressive. The way she grafts a new G minor open fifth intro onto âGoodbye Yellowbrick Roadâ which is in F is almost Jacob Collier-like in its freedom with harmonic structure.
How have I missed her?
Sara Bareilles âBrave Enough: Live at the Variety Playhouse (Live at the Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA - May 2013)â 2013, Qobuz 24/96
7 Likes
Otis Taylor
BanjoâŠ
Blues
Octave Records - 2023
DSD128 - DR: 5dB
Preferred Track: 7. Nasty Letter
Again, Paul McGowan will tell you DSD is the only support that brings you the best restitution with the finest details, and that Octave Records is the only studio to directly record their artists in DSDâŠ
Now, a DSD128 file with a dynamic range of 5dB only shouldnât be sellable IMHO.
Marketing, still marketingâŠ
Pleasant record otherwise from a musical standpoint!
2 Likes
Iâve seen her in concert a couple of times. Both shows were very good.
1 Like
Ezra Collective: Where Iâm Meant To Be
Afro-Beat, Progressive Jazz
Partisan - 4th November 2022
24/48
DR: 8
Thoroughly deserved winners of the U.K.'s 2023 Mercury Prize.
3 Likes
5 Likes
Vanessa Fernandez
Use Me
Pop-Rock/Blues/Covers
Groove Notes - 2014
DSD128 - DR: 11dB
Preferred Track: 10. Here But Iâm Gone
This record has exceptional micro and macro dynamics + Vanessa Fernandezâs voice is lovely.
3 Likes
Radiohead: I Might Be Wrong (Live, Compilation)
Alternative/Indie Rock
XL Recordings - 13th November 2001
16/44.1
DR: 8
4 Likes
Melody Gardot
My One And Only Thrill
Jazz/Vocal-Jazz
Decca - 2009
16/44.1 - DR: 10dB
Preferred Track: 3. Who Will Comfort Me
4 Likes
