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Born Under A Bad Sign (Mono) Albert King 1967 https://album.link/i/1458555555 Example: I was watching a documentary on SRV and he talked about Albert as being a huge influence. And I had to think about what King albums I had listened to. Not many, so I went back to some early stuff. I like.

Started yesterday, was worthy to come back and finish today. Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Herbert Blomstedt 2022 https://album.link/i/1620195158 Example: Herbert at 95 still doing his thing. This is not a grand, bombastic telling of the Brahms. It is a lovely more delicate interpretation. He pulled on different themes that I don't think I recognized in the past. Not that I am super familiar with the 3rd and 4th, but I really appreciated these recordings.

Blow By Blow Jeff Beck 1975 https://album.link/i/158639291 Example: Because reasons...

I do like me some dodie

I thought I was done for the night, but I just kept on listening. I guess these ETYs out of the laptop are easy to listen to. And so is: Introducing Kenny Burrell Kenny Burrell 1956 https://album.link/i/1475990463 Example: These blue note guys knew what they were doing. I should see if they recorded any other cats.

The Magnificent Thad Jones (Remastered) Thad Jones 1956 https://album.link/i/715526868 Example: Thad doing Thad things.

Get your music while it is 'fresh'. Classical has had a lot of releases already this year. Janáček - Brahms - Bartók Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Fazil Say 2023 https://album.link/i/1653100479 Example: Maybe a touch challenging for a Monday morning. But captivating regardless. I don't think I have had a Janáček recording before. Patricia and Fazil play well together.

And Then I Wrote Willie Nelson 1962 https://album.link/i/1443134445 Example: Classic Album with Classic tracks. I guess I should have listened last year when it turned 60yo.

Okay did I need a new water separator? and screen? and portafilter seal? Was there a problem I was trying to fix? Nope. But look shiny.. 💎🦜 {peck peck}

Some more 'fresh' music: Mozart: Krönungsmesse, K. 317 & Other Choral Works (Live) Various Artists (--I think that they just didn't want to list them all) 2023 https://album.link/i/1660093617 Example: Slightly compressed for this live recording, maybe a touch conservative on the recording engineers part (speculation). But some really nice performances.

I went to visit Jimi Hendrix in the rain.

1995 opus. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness Smashing Pumpkins 1995 https://album.link/i/721224313 Example (of many): I didn't listen to much of 'current' music in the 90s. I was all over the place once I got my first main rig. But happy to have listened to this, I really liked it, with its ebbs and flows. They are much more than the '1979' tune that we all know.

Listen to a soundtrack I thought, for some light listening. Oops: TÁR Hildur Guðnadóttir, Cate Blanchett, Sophie Kauer 2022 https://album.link/i/1642488191 Example: A combination of clips, recordings and score. Some good things in there, but it left me disjointed. It feels like those super deluxe album releases were you get a bunch of takes and talking along with a couple of songs. Interesting, but not in rotation. Maybe I need to see the movie. :}

Nice - I have that in my queue. I was listening to 'fresh' music last night as well. Mirrored in Time Jörgen Van Rijen, Alma Quartet 2023 https://album.link/i/1659656775 Example: All things trombone. A nice mix of challenging pieces along with fun and lovely works. Cheers to 2023.

Thanks Greg - had to listen/post the playlist. Cheers

Happy new years, but it feels like Christmas. Dan was gracious enough to share some roasts with me from Marmot. I started out with the Rwandan. Espresso pull. I got it pretty close the first time, with 22g in and 42g out @ 35 seconds. There was a touch of sour in there, which is what I would want on a first pull. But there was tons of fruit from this, blueberries, some strawberry and hints of blackberry, with some cocoa in the background. I went a touch finer on the grind for the second pull, yeah I went right back for a second double shot. The second was still 22 in and I pushed it to 44 out. The berries were still there and it brought down the sour just a touch, like I wanted. After the taste test, I then made this into a latte, the berries still came through and just made a nice beverage. I will probably push the extraction just a little more to increase the depth, but very happy. Thanks Dan. I will be first in line for the next group roast buy.

Fire in the West Neil Swainson 2022 https://album.link/i/1615136918 Example: A really nice set. 10 songs over the course of an hour. With nice breaks and breakdowns, well recorded and really balanced. Hmmm, it may sound that I am lukewarm about this album. Not in the slightest, it has put me in a relaxed jazz attitude. And I like it.

As a follow-up to this. thx. This should have the recordings for the Mozart 20 and 23 (above). The Paul Badura-Skoda Edition - Concerto Recordings Paul Badura-Skoda 2017 https://album.link/i/1452769856 Example: Not all 47 tracks and 8 hours worth. But: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K.466 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K.488 -- Paul Badura-Skoda, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Milan Horvat Not the greatest recordings out there - but powerful performances, both by Paul and Vienna Orchestra. and all of these: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1 in C Major, Op.15 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.2 in B Flat Major, Op.19 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3 In C Minor, Op.37 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G Major, Op.58 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in E Flat Major Op.73 -"Emperor" -- Paul Badura-Skoda, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen This Beethoven that people are talking about these days. The kids got some talent with the whole piano music writing and stuff. He should branch out and try some other genres as well. I will keep and eye on him.

Big cheers knucks. Wishing you a great birthday with all the mixing you could want.

MOZART What are you doing, Herr Director? ORSINI-ROSENBERG Taking out what you should never have put in.

Speak for Yourself Imogen Heap 2005 https://album.link/i/1016968922 Example: Thought I would share one of the lesser known, but no lesser of the songs for the Example. I just pulled up the album to do some testing, one of my go to albums. But I cannot seem to listen to my test tracks and then not listen to the entire album. Of note, the TIDAL mix seems to be slightly different than the 2005 CD release that I have. This maybe because of the deluxe versions that they released last decade. Not that it is bad, just slightly different than what my acoustic memory is telling me. I will have to do some more testing.

Looked like he was coming after the cameraperson for a moment. https://www.instagram.com/p/CmK7FDqJbvk/ Of course added to my follow list... 'at least for now'. And 'Just kidding' above. After making the last setting modifications, I have had not issues, glitches or errors on the Alienware. Event Viewer (for Windows people) is clear of the errors that were causing the issue after long 4k testing. There are a few very minor things that I would like to still fix, but I am now very happy with the machine, and the pretty screen.

Responding from phone - I think my computer just gave up.. "WE BUY GOLF CLUBS!"

50yo Still Bill Bill Withers 1972 https://album.link/i/989376986 Example: I still have a handful of 50yo albums that I had in my queue as I came to the end of the year. But after doing some sampling, I had to go with Bill. There is the classic Lean on Me, but I had to share the 'get up and dance', Use Me. It is really a good album. Not a perfect recording, or voice, or playing. But it got the groove down perfectly. I wanted the next song to come along so I could keep head bobbing along. Deep Purple and Jethro will remain in the queue. I will get back to the others some other time. I enjoyed the 50yo explorations, I probably wont continue it in the new year. Got too many things in my queue.