Jazz pianist and Debussy this month on Society of Sound
We are very proud to be able to offer the debut solo recording of young jazz pianist, Samuel Yirga. The release is compiled specifically for Society of Sound and is… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 14 Apr 2011
Categories: Music, New music
Tags: 24-bit FLAC, audiophile recordings, Debussy, high-quality downloads, La Mer, LSO Live, Real World Studios, samuel yirga
Classic recordings: Supertramp – Breakfast In America
Supertramp – Breakfast In America Universal / A&M (Vinyl) By Paul Rigby Breakfast In America is a tough album to listen to. Why? Because, it’s the sort of album that… Read more
Posted on: Friday, 8 Apr 2011
Categories: Classic recordings, Music
Tags: audiophile vinyl, Breakfast In America, Classic recordings, Supertramp, The Logical Song, vinyl
Colleen Murphy – Classic album Sundays
Colleen Murphy or DJ Cosmo as she’s known in clubbing circles is a one woman force for great sound in public. She has her own record label, Bitches Brew, runs… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 7 Apr 2011
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Music
Tags: audiophile dj, classic album sundays, colleen murphy, DJ Cosmo, podcast, Sound quality, vinyl
Record Store Day 2011 coming soon on the 16th April
Nine days to go before Record Store Day 2011. You can check their site for all the updates but there are some fantastic releases this year from The White Stripes… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 6 Apr 2011
Categories: Music, New music
Tags: exclusive vinyl, rare vinyl, record store day 2011
Win tickets to the Gadget Show Live 2011
We have two pairs of tickets to this years Gadget Show Live which is taking place at the Birmingham NEC, from 13th to 17th April 2011. This competition is now… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 31 Mar 2011
Categories: Competitions, News
Tags: Gadget Show Live, hi-fi show, Nautilus speaker, P5 headphones, Zeppelin Air
Prodigy Ethiopian pianist debuts material with Society of Sound
Samuel Yirga is a young pianist from Addis Ababa, introduced to Real World and Bowers & Wilkins’ Society of Sound through his involvement with the band Dub Colossus. He has… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 31 Mar 2011
Categories: Music, New music
Tags: dub collosus, ethiopian jazz, jazz, pianist, Real World, samuel yirga
The wonderful Felix’s Machines play live in London
For one night only Felix’s Machines will converge with Plaid. Support by Leafcutter John, Plaid (dj set) and Missaw (dj set) Felix’s Machines are extraordinary music-making sculptures built by Felix… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 30 Mar 2011
Categories: Live music, Music
Tags: felix's machines, leafcutter john, lumin, music sculptures, plaid, sound installations
Peter Gabriel plays London Hammersmith Apollo tonight
Last year’s Scratch My Back album saw Peter Gabriel re-inventing works by Lou Reed, David Bowie and Radiohead among others using a full orchestra. This led to the sell-out New… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 23 Mar 2011
Categories: Live music, Music
Tags: live dates, New Blood, Peter Gabriel, Red Rain
Society of Sound present Mahler’s 5th Symphony from LSO Live
Along with Beethoven’s eponymous 5th, Mahler’s 5th Symphony is one of the most recorded works on the planet. So there have to be some very good reasons to justify a… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 17 Mar 2011
Categories: Music, New music
Tags: classical downloads, live recording, LSO Live, Mahler's 5th Symphony, Valery Gergiev
Classic Album Sundays’ Colleen Murphy listens to The Great Curve
Bowers & Wilkins says: Great idea – it’s... 1 day 18 hours ago View commentPeter Gabriel’s Live in Athens audio finally available
Thorsten says: The Album is really good, some tracks are... 2 days 9 hours ago View comment