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Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy listens to Lou Reed ‘Satellite of Love”

Like most people into good music (wink), I was a huge Lou Reed and Velvet Underground fan in my teens. I  still am, most recently having been reminded of the… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 9 Jan 2014
Categories: Classic Album Sundays, Listen and you'll see, Music
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The Great Beauty

The five best music moments in film in 2013

Sometimes a piece of music can transform a scene into something extraordinary and something that remains with you longer after the film has finished. We asked Time Out deputy film… Read more

Posted on: Wednesday, 8 Jan 2014
Categories: Home theatre, Listen and you'll see, Music
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Graham Hi-Fi Recommends Ernest Ranglin

Music for your speakers: Ernest Ranglin – Below The Bassline

“The days may be getting shorter and the nights longer.  Winter may be on its way, but do not despair. We have an antidote.  Just listen to this album once… Read more

Posted on: Friday, 15 Nov 2013
Categories: Classic recordings, Discussing sound quality, Listen and you'll see, Music
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Bernie Krause. Zoetrope 1979 – Taken during the recording sessions for Apocalypse Now, at Francis Coppola’s Zoetrope Studios in San Francisco

The extraordinary recordings of Bernie Krause

We are extremely proud to be able to make available some of Bernie Krause’s extraordinary recordings as high-quality downloads through Society of Sound. An inspiration in both the music industry… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 14 Nov 2013
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Listen and you'll see, Music
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Classic Album Sundays’ Colleen Murphy listens to Electric Ladyland

‘Electric Ladyland’ is without doubt my favourite Jimi Hendrix album. ‘Axis: Bold as Love’ is certainly a strong contender and a close second but I feel Hendrix’s third album with… Read more

Posted on: Wednesday, 2 Oct 2013
Categories: Classic Album Sundays, Classic recordings, Listen and you'll see, Music
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Rickie Lee Jones: Rickie Lee Jones

Music for your speakers: Rickie Lee Jones’ first album

Not only do they sell the world’s finest hi-fi, but Grahams Hi-Fi, London, also stocks a carefully chosen selection of CDs and vinyl. This month they recommend Rickie Lee Jones’s… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 29 Aug 2013
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Film: Vinyl – a story to be heard

Real World Studios producer and engineer Marco Migliari discusses his passion for vinyl: “Just having it in your hands makes you feel there’s a value in it. There’s a story… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 22 Aug 2013
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Listen and you'll see, Music, Talking about formats
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Syriana, recording A Life In Film at Real World. Photo: York Tillyer

Syriana’s A Life In Film: Converting an album from vinyl to digital

Producer and musician Bernard O’Neill explains the background to the making of the unique album, A Life In Film: “The Syriana idea was the bringing of west and east together… Read more

Posted on: Wednesday, 7 Aug 2013
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Listen and you'll see, Music, New music, Talking about formats
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Amos Lee

Watch: Exclusive Amos Lee Sound Session

Last month Amos Lee performed an intimate VIP-only sound session at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC. His set featured songs from his upcoming release ‘Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song‘out… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 11 Jul 2013
Categories: Listen and you'll see, Live music, Music
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