800-D3

The new 800 D3: The Challenge

Get an insight into the thinking behind the new 800 D3 loudspeaker, in this series of interviews with our experienced, passionate engineers as they discuss what they set out to… Read more

Posted on: Friday, 27 May 2016
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Hi-fi speakers, Listen and you'll see, New products
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Oliver

A personal playlist from top London tailor Oliver Spencer

Eclectic and tasteful, our guest playlist this month comes from one of London’s finest, Oliver Spencer. Self-taught, Spencer left art school to run a stall on Portobello Market. He now… Read more

Posted on: Friday, 27 May 2016
Categories: Top 10 playlists, What are you listening to, Wireless music systems
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Sound System 2016: Floating Points

Sound System returns to Primavera this year with yet another excellent line-up of exemplary DJs. In the lead up to the festival we talked to Floating Points about the importance… Read more

Posted on: Tuesday, 24 May 2016
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Events, Sound System
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Faber Social present: Matt Thorne on Prince and sonics

Faber Social is the unerringly cool arm of London’s Faber & Faber publishing house. Over the coming months we will be featuring exclusive essays, extracts and articles from some of… Read more

Posted on: Friday, 20 May 2016
Categories: Faber Social, Listen and you'll see, What are you listening to
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Production Notes from The Breath – Carry Your Kin

Stuart McCallum, guitarist and songwriter from The Breath, gives us a fascinating insight into the recording processes and equipment used in making the band’s debut album Carry Your Kin. The… Read more

Posted on: Thursday, 19 May 2016
Categories: New music, What are you listening to
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Desitination-Sound

#DestinationSound: Eric Church, Las Vegas

#DestinationSound is our new global music series in partnership with Mandarin Oriental. Together we curate unforgettable musical happenings in the greatest cities in the world. The first event took place… Read more

Posted on: Tuesday, 17 May 2016
Categories: Events, Hi-fi speakers, Sound recording, Talking about formats
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Rough-Trade

Rough Trade recommends: Richmond Fontaine

A while ago we recommended an album by The Delines – a late night country soul listen that was the aural equivalent of Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks painting. This month’s album… Read more

Posted on: Friday, 13 May 2016
Categories: New music, Rough Trade recommends
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Sleeve notes: Shaz Madani on The Jazz Messengers

Five music-lovers from the world of art and design share the album artwork that has stuck with them since they first laid eyes on it, and the effect the music… Read more

Posted on: Friday, 6 May 2016
Categories: Listen and you'll see, Music, Sleeve notes
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Hollie Stephenson – Visiting the island of Jamaica

You can hear Hollie Stephenson’s debut album on Society of Sound this month. The album was recorded in both LA and Jamaica and produced by Dave Stewart. Here, Hollie recounts… Read more

Posted on: Friday, 6 May 2016
Categories: Listen and you'll see, Music, What are you listening to
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