Classic Recordings: This Mortal Coil – It’ll End In Tears
This Mortal Coil – It’ll End In Tears Org Music Vinyl By Paul Rigby It was a grand experiment for the 4AD record label, but more so for its founder… Read more
Posted on: Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011
Categories: Classic recordings, Music
Tags: audiophile, Classic recordings, Gothic Dream Pop, It'll End In Tears, This Mortal Coil
Debate: Will cloud-based music ever replace physical formats?
Will music in the cloud ever replace physical discs? Can you imagine clearing your shelves of CDs and LPs, and instead just access your music via a computer or handheld… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 11 Aug 2011
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Music, Sound debate
Tags: cloud, debate, FLAC downloads, listening, LPs, music, Recording, Sound quality, vinyl
Concert for 1 – 100,000. Mira Calix discusses working with sound
Sound artist and musician Mira Calix writes about the complexities of creating a sound to fill the California desert and how the systems she uses for installations, big or tiny,… Read more
Posted on: Tuesday, 2 Aug 2011
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Music
Tags: Coachella Festival, Mira Calix, National Portrait gallery, sound installations, surround sound
Decca Records’ pick of the Proms
Decca Records’ Product Manager, Gavin Bayliss has chosen his pick of this year’s Proms including previous Society of Sound artist Benjamin Grosvenor. Benjamin Grosvenor – Britten’s Piano Concerto, 6th August… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011
Categories: Events and shows, Music
Tags: BBC Proms 2011, Benjamin Grosvenor, Decca Records, Janine Jansen, Joseph Callejo
TED: David Byrne on architecture and music
From La Scala to CBGB’s, the ever brilliant David Byrne discusses the impact a room can have on the music made within it. Read more
Posted on: Monday, 25 Jul 2011
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Music
Tags: CBGBs, David Byrne, sound and architecture, Talking Heads, TED talks
Society of Sound artist opens this year’s BBC Proms
Benjamin Grosvenor opened this year’s BBC Proms with an assured precision that belied his 19 years, making him the youngest ever performer to open these legendary concerts. He is now… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 20 Jul 2011
Categories: Live music, Music
Tags: BBC Proms, Benjamin Grosvenor, Decca, Real World Studios, Society of Sound albums, This And That
Win tickets to Vintage at the Southbank Centre, 30-31st July
Classic Album Sundays and Bowers & Wilkins present the Best British Albums at Vintage Festival at Southbank Centre on 29, 30 and 31 July. We will host four two-hour listening… Read more
Posted on: Monday, 18 Jul 2011
Categories: Music
Tags: 800 series diamond, classic album sunday, Classic vinyl, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, listening club, pink floyd, The Beatles, vintage at southbank
Electronica pioneer Bob Holroyd’s new album and Haydn’s The Seasons
This month’s Society of Sound albums are Haydn’s The Seasons and Afterglow from Bob Holroyd. The great acclaim with which this recording of The Seasons – using the original German… Read more
Posted on: Friday, 15 Jul 2011
Categories: Music, New music
Tags: bob holroyd, electronica, Haydn, high quality recordings, LSO, Sir Colin Davis, Society of Sound albums, The Seasons
Mira Calix’s top 10 headphone albums
Musician and award-winning sound installation artist, Mira Calix gives us her favourite albums to listen to on headphones. We highly recommend you seek them out. Mogwai – Young Team This… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 14 Jul 2011
Categories: Music, Top 10 playlists
Tags: B&W, bowers & wilkins, Mira Calix, Mogwai, P5 headphones, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Society of Sound albums, Top 10 playlists
Classic Recordings: Scott Walker – Scott 4
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