mikeymad

In the beatbox music scene there is so much emphasis on battles. Hiss from this 4some going on to win the BBU22 competition. This is a good example of what could happen if there is a colab. I could see more of this coming forward if this gets traction. Ed - link just in case you want to see how it works just as music - https://song.link/i/1661507267

Just a couple Irish lads trying to break into the business. I wish them well.

Man cannot live by Prokofiev alone: Unknown Pleasures (2019 Digital Master) Joy Division 1979 https://album.link/i/1476702180 Example: Just simple goodness.

So, I have made some progress on my project (Re: Prokofiev Concerto #1): I have made a secondary pass for all the above, plus a new one that I found - which is a good one: I didn't start an elimination process yet. But I did get rid of two of them because there was a flaw in the streaming version. For some reason, at least on TIDAL, they are jacked up. Not that these are bad performances or recordings, but as soon as the issues were present (a buzzing in one, and strange warbling dropouts in the other) I knew that I would not turn to them again. And they were not at the top of my list either. For the rest of them, I have put them in my initial ranking order, and I am going to make a final pass. Starting from the lower rankings and work my way up, I will make my final adjustments from there. I have also been going up the listening chain as well as I continue to refine my selections. I started with just my JBL Tune 125 bluetooth earbuds, running either off my laptop or phone. They worked well. For this current batch, I used my ETY-ER4 running out of the Alienware M17 AMD, which I have discovered has a very good headphone out. The final listening sessions will be running my full desktop rig - HEOS -> Marantz model 40n -> Stax SRD7 -> Stax SR-007. So I am going for increasing levels of resolution to dig deeper. I have not posted much in here - but this is the reason why. Back to work.

Or it is time for the HC Breville Mafia to kick in to action.

Just a quick check and Vitron IS food safe.

I have the same issue with my tank not sealing when I remove it from the machine. And you are right. I found no way to replace the little o-ring on the valve, and nobody sells it either. It is possible that it's leaking to the inside and causing issues there as well. Good luck with the repair, or if you send it in.

.. I'm not crying and scared, you are...

So I started a project. I was listening to an Album in my queue: Prokofiev: Violin Works Tianwa Yang, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jun Märkl 2021 And I was not too enthralled with it. Not that it was bad, but I was never drawn in by the performance or recording. It got me thinking. I have not used the streaming service for one of the main things that it could be very good at. Listen to every version of Prokofiev Violin Concerto #1 that they have. After some searching I ended up with about 47 versions. I set about a task earlier today to listen to them and find versions that like. I started by listening to just the second movement. Some I could reject right away because of the recording quality. This is suppose to be something that I enjoy, so even a good performance could have been rejected because I probably would never go back and listen to it. I was able to eliminate a pile in that first pass and I have narrowed it down to the following 18 that I will do a deep dive on. The nice part is that I don't have a real bases, a standard, for this work (like I do for the 2nd concerto). I don't know/think I will listen to all of these completely. Some sounded just interesting enough to make it to this round. We will see how it flushes out. Some, like the Perlman (upper right) and Stern (lower left) are front runners and sounded fantastic. When I was first playing all the versions, I tried not to look at who was performing before I started playing as to not be too influenced. And some really surprised me, and some major ones got dropped very fast. So, I will be listening to these and narrowing it down a bit, and then I may have some fun with the final 8 or something. March Madness bracket time.

I really enjoyed this set this morning. Added albums to my listening queue

One more listen today of note - there have been others - not of note. Songs from Rainbow Hill Ben Crosland 2018 https://album.link/i/1441414140 Example: There is a lightness and delicacy to his writing and playing that I find attractive. It almost has a Ghibli feel to some tracks. He seems to do different things and projects, the piano based work I have liked the most.

FTFY Seems Happier...

Sofia Gubaidulina – Dialog: Ich und Du; The Wrath of God; The Light of the End Vadim Repin, Gewandhausorchester, Andris Nelsons 2021 https://album.link/i/1584322440 Example: Modern Living Composer Sofia - with three of her recent works. I was a little unsure at the beginning, but the works really grew on me, I found the themes powerful and connecting. Well recorded and performed.

Love Transcends Jackie Venson 2021 https://album.link/i/1583290638 Example: New to me. I really have enjoyed this 2021 release. I will see about her other work. I liked the raw Acoustic tracks (example) a little better than the full productions. But all was worthy.

50 years ago Rossington and the boys be playing. Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd Lynyrd Skynyrd 1973 https://album.link/i/1470518458 Example:

RIP Gary Rossington https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64860924 Happy to have seen him play.

Happy to be racing again... And very happy to see a particular someone return to the podium.

RIP to a dear friend - Martin Kari - One of the original and fellow PLOWEDster aka - Marty aka - S'tan D'mon {Satan Demon} -- He did lead many of us into temptation. Here he is eyeing his next victim from the table at Ardbeggeddon He was a gentile gent from Minnesota, and loved his puns and high end audio equipment. Cheers my friend - the angels share is all yours.

^ this on TIDAL!! -- Will be working my way through that catalog. Speaking of Streaming. I found out last night that BAND-MAID finally hit TIDAL as well. I have been waiting for this. They only have two albums so far. So I listened to both of them last night. Unseen World BAND-MAID 2021 https://album.link/i/1542316961 and Unleash BAND-MAID 2022 https://album.link/i/1643608830 Example: Instrumental As described by one reviewer, 'oh they can Play play'. I get caught up in their franetic playing and heavy hooks. I want to put their albums on repeat on an old computer so that it shows TIDAL to get the rest of the catalog.

Sir Nate - Happy Birthday's - Take some time, enjoy the day... - cheers.

now - rip The All Seeing Eye Wayne Shorter 1965 https://album.link/i/1443232004 Example:

A View From The Top Of The World Dream Theater 2021 https://album.link/i/1576732163 Example: These guys have been consistently prolific for so long that sometimes I forget how hard that is. And as always their caliber of play is impeccable. Shame that I have only seen them once live.

'Round About Midnight Miles Davis 1957 https://album.link/i/159135486 Example: I had not listened to this in a while. Good to get back to it. And the Legacy Edition extends it to 1.5 hours of 1957 goodness. It is funny to watch some reaction videos on the YTs of younger people listening to 70s music, shocked that the recording sounds good. Um, good recordings go way way way back. I digress - listen to more Miles folks.

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As Ric heads to MA -