quoted 3 lines That's why many audiophiles prefer vinyls over
>That's why many audiophiles prefer vinyls over
>>cds....
>>
True. This may sound a bit backwords, especially coming from an audiophile
type like me...
I had Skinny Puppy's Last Rights on cd for a while when I decided to
pick it up on vinyl. Wow! What a difference! I had no idea all the
detail I was missing on the cd version. The vinyl had much more
"space" between sounds and much more clearly defined sounds.
It is now a common practice of mine to buy the vinyl version, dump
that into my computer, and press a cd from that. 99 times out of 100
it sounds a hell of a lot better than the cd.
The only times I've found where the record doesn't sound better than
the cd is when it is pressed just too hot and you get an
unacceptable amount of sibilance. Once in a blue moon I'll find that
the vinyl can't accurately reproduce the low end, as with Autechre's
Anti-Ep.
New topic:
Picked up some new stuff this week:
Phonem- The Mechanic Verses 2x12"- sounds to me sort of like an
"underproduced" or demo version of Hydro Electric. Not as lush, not as
mature sounding, but still quite good. I'm more impressed with this than
some of his recent comp tracks (Bip Hop, Bliss Tech, Putting the Morr...)
which tend to rely too heavily on rhythm while harmonic content takes the
back seat.
Surface 10- Vector Fable- Haujobb meets Bola? With some prog jazz/rock lead
synth sounds ala Jan Hammer. Neat. Very listenable. I'm sure this will make
heavy rotation in my car/ at my house.
Richard Devine- Lipswitch- What was all the hype about? Doesn't sound like
anything he hasn't done in the past. And upon reflection, all his remixes
(Aphex, Slicker, East Flatbush, Phoenecia) all sound pretty identical to
each other as well as to his original stuff. His style sounded really great
a couple years ago, but too much of a good thing gets really old really
fast. And where's all the basslines, melodies, harmonic content? Sounds like
half a record where he just started with the rhythm tracks and didn't bother
with completing the rest of the song. And I know this has been a topic
lately, but why is this thing only 40 minutes long? And wasn't there an
earlier version of this release with even fewer songs on it? Hate to say it,
but this one goes in the "disappointment" column.
Starfish Pool- Illusion of Move: Chapter Blue- I've only had a chance to
listen to it once, but so far I'm liking it. Not quite as edgy or crunchy as
his Prayers for the Dying (I think that's the title), but is more
digestable. No 20 minute songs on this one.
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