New Blood interview with Peter Gabriel engineer, Dickie Chappell
To celebrate the launch of Peter Gabriel’s New Blood album, and its exclusive Society of Sound sibling, Half Blood, we have an interview with famed Peter Gabriel engineer, Dickie Chappell.… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Music
Tags: AIR studios, Dickie Chappell, lossless audio, New Blood, Peter Gabriel, Real World, Society of Sound albums
Album review: Steve Coleman – The Mancy of Sound (Pi)
Passion is occasionally missing in the complex music of saxophonist Steve Coleman, but precision has forever got its back. Notable for its focus, polyphonic swirl marks the essence of the… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011
Categories: Music
TED: Eric Whitacre – A virtual choir, 2000 strong
In this very moving video for TED, composer and internet pioneer Eric Whitacre explains how he brought together a virtual choir to perform one of his pieces using Youtube. Eric… Read more
Posted on: Tuesday, 11 Oct 2011
Categories: Music, New music
Tags: Eric Whitacre, Eric Whitacre singers, TED talks, virtual choir, youtube
Guy Garvey and Peter Gabriel in conversation
Peter Gabriel has made an exlusive version of his New Blood album available to Society of Sound members. Continuing on from the orchestration of his previous album, Scratch My Back,… Read more
Posted on: Monday, 10 Oct 2011
Categories: Music, New music
Tags: Elbow, Guy Garvey, New Blood, Peter Gabriel
Album review: Lindsey Buckingham – Seeds We Sow (Buckingham Records)
You can take the boy out of Fleetwood Mac, but you can’t take all of the Fleetwood Mac out of the boy. Not that it’s a bad thing. Looking as… Read more
Posted on: Monday, 10 Oct 2011
Categories: Music, Tone Audio album reviews
Tags: album reviews, audiophile album recordings, audiophile albums, Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham, Seeds we sow, solo album, Tone Audio
Album review: Hindi Zahra – Handmade, Deluxe Edition (Naive)
If you’re looking for a new, exotic female vocalist, add Hindi Zahra to your next playlist. The Moroccan born singer possesses a purity of tone and phrasing. This deluxe edition… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 6 Oct 2011
Categories: Music, Tone Audio album reviews
Tags: album review, Handmade, Hindi Zahra
Album review: Dave Stewart – The Blackbird Diaries (Razor and Tie)
Despite all the time Dave Stewart has spent hanging out with Mick Jagger, and a recent stint in Nashville, the opening riffs of “So Long Ago” (the first track on… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 6 Oct 2011
Categories: Music, Tone Audio album reviews
Tags: album reviews, Dave Stewart, Mick Jagger, The Blackbird Diaries, Tone Audio
Peter Gabriel exclusive album for Society of Sound members
Available in three stunning high-quality digital formats including 16-bit ALAC (compatible with iTunes) and 24-bit FLAC, Half Blood has been created by Peter Gabriel specifically for Society of Sound members.… Read more
Posted on: Monday, 3 Oct 2011
Categories: Music, New music
Tags: 24-bit FLAC, Half Blood, high-quality downloads, New Blood, New Blood orchestra, Peter Gabriel
Album review: St. Vincent – Strange Mercy (4AD)
A glimpse into the mind of Annie Clark can be had with relative ease. Scan the titles of her latest effort, Strange Mercy, her thirdalbum, and the word “Cheerleader” is one that stands… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 29 Sep 2011
Categories: Music, Tone Audio album reviews
Tags: 4AD, album reviews, New music, St.Vincent, Strange Mercy, Tone Audio
Classic Album Sundays’ Colleen Murphy listens to The Great Curve
Rafe says: Can we not get these in Vancouver, B.C.?... 2 days 8 hours ago View commentClassic Album Sundays’ Colleen Murphy listens to New Order’s Age of Consent
Rafe says: Agreed. A classic for... 3 days 7 hours ago View comment