Bach on accordion
Different sonics, different mood.
Dosti Music Project
Light at the end of the tunnel.
Eero Hämeenniemi
Rhythm from the East, harmony from the West.
Could sound be a catalyst for a social change?
In Raza Kazim’s evolutionary thinking, music and sound play a major role.
Budhaditya Chattopadhyay
And his six steps. A finished work decomposed questioning over-determination.
Song of Lahore
Ever thought how Dave Brubeck’s Take Five would sound if played with a sitar and a small orchestra of string instruments?
Anna Zemánková
Four in the morning she would wake up and start working on her drawings in a manic manner, Bach, Beethoven or Dvorak on the background.
Bhulley Phono preamp
The sound may have a deeper dimension than the West admits. A phono amp from the lab of truth.
The tactics of three holes
Binocular listening has corrupted stereo sound for 80 years. There are other options. Salora 3000 OP.
Manger Z1 – quite simply
When technical efforts have not been wasted.
Cover art simplicity
Musicians too have pursued simplicity in their album covers. Three famous examples.
Skin noises
Taina Riikonen’s Skin Archive is a collection of selected ephemeral touches.
Munich Highend 2017 – amplifiers
In the heart of the systems, as they say.
Klangfilm KL-L405
A new home for a rare vintage driver.
Northnuance Spiro – pure northern light
Northnuance Spiro looks simple, and is simple. But simple things do not come into existence that simply.
Un-contaminated electronic sounds
An artist and composer Ann Rosen makes sound art out of white noise and electronic artefacts.
Colin Stetson: History Warfare Vol.2
Stetson’s sonically rich music is more for the body than for brains.
Pierre Henry (1927 – 2017)
The father of concrete music, Pierre Henry, passed away leaving practioners of electro-acoustic music a model to follow.
Critically pop
Harro Koskinen is best known for his socially critical works which draw on Pop Art. In one, a turntable plays black crispbread.
The year of tape recorders
Munchen Highend 2017 – part one
Loud and passionate
Want to know what happens when a sousaphone becomes the bass, and the guitar the only one to play harmonies? Check out Roni Martin & Kalabalik Brass Band’s latest album.
My Harrison
Roni Martin’s skills as a musician and a composer are well-known. Less well is documented his work as a studio professional, and a happy owner of a first-generation Harrison mixing board.
Roksan Kandy
The turntable specialist Roksan is not just a turntable specialist. New amplifiers will be launched and old ones upgraded. Kandy L.III belongs to the latter group.
M2TECH hiFace 384/32 DAC
There are two reasons why this is cheerful, orange memory stick exists: to play hi-res music files and that it travels with you anytime and anywhere.
Close and far
Janet Feder’s fifth album is a strong demonstration of her musical and sonic sensibilities.
Poetic reinvention
When string instruments become body, tool, weapon, toy, machine, phallus, creature, fetish, sculpture, icon, symbol, and voice.
Sound of work
No work without sounds. Blacksmiths live in the midst of a rich sound world.
Carved book cases
Manolo Valdes’ Bookcases may not be accurately calculated in terms of wavelengths, but could still be excellent diffusors.
Woodnotes Loudwhisper – a perfect mix
Many are the manufacturers that claim their speakers perfectly mix with the interior. There’s only one winner.
