Why Sir Kenneth Grange choose marble for the iconic Signature Diamond tweeters
Sound LabResponsible for countless design classics including the Kenwood mixer and the Type 75 Anglepoise lamp, the legendary industrial designer Sir Kenneth Grange had transformed the domestic architecture of Britain long…
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Music for your speakers: Hugh Masekela’s Hope
MusicNot only do they sell the world’s finest hi-fi, but Graham’s Hi-Fi shop in Islington, London also stocks a carefully chosen selection of CDs and vinyl. So who better to…
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Seven Notes: Tim Sweeney’s top 10
MusicConsummate NY DJ and host of WNYU’s legendary Beats In Space radio show, Tim Sweeney will be residing at the Seven Notes World Tour New York event tonight. Here’s his…
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Joseph Arthur’s new album available as a studio-quality download
Music“Boogie Christ is unlike anything I’ve ever done before. It’s a big production with horns and soul singers; a psychedelic soul record about redemption and what happens after you…
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Why our AM-1 all-weather speaker sounds so good.
SpeakersSenior development engineer, Dr John Dibb explains how AM-1 overcomes the acoustic limitations of traditional all-weather speakers. We know that different speakers can produce different results depending on the acoustics…
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Seven Notes: DJ Harvey’s top 10 tracks to listen to in a Maserati
MusicRolling Stone magazine placed DJ Harvey at number 10 in their 25 DJs That Rule The Earth list, writing “if Keith Richards was a DJ, he’d totally be Harvey” Harvey…
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Rough Trade recommends: Van Dyke Parks’ Songs Cycled
MusicIf there was any justice in the music world VDP would be a household name. He is probably best known for his work with Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s once mythical…
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Paralympian Richard Whitehead’s top 10 for running Britain
MusicBritish double leg amputee and Paralympic Gold medallist, Richard Whitehead, is running a marathon a day this summer from John O’Groats to Land’s End. As a fan of our P3…
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Classic Album Sundays’ Colleen Murphy listens to Unfinished Sympathy
MusicI never fancied myself an anglophile but when I look back to the late eighties and early nineties, a good deal of my listening time was devoted to albums from…
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Seven Notes: KZA’s top 10
MusicKZA DJed at the fourth Seven Notes event in Japan. KZA is one half of a DJ/ production team Force of Nature, and pursues their own individualistic style in underground…
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Sir Colin Davis’ final recording on Society of Sound
MusicSir Colin Davis was – in many ways – the founding father of LSO Live. When the decision is made to start a new classical record label you need some…
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Producer at iconic 4AD label explains the magic behind some of his favourite tracks
Music“For me engineering and record production are about helping people make artistic, creative and forward thinking music whilst giving that music an appropriate and exciting sonic world to live in.…
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Distilling emotion: the importance of sound in creating a trailer
MusicCondensing the essence of a drama into 60 seconds is always going to be a challenge, we asked Video Editor Colin Wadsworth how important sound is to the whole mix.…
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Seven Notes: DJ Wordy’s top 10
NewsChina’s no 1 turntablist DJ Wordy will be DJing at both the Beijing (9th May) and Shanghai (16th May) Seven Notes events. Here, he gives us his top 10 favourite…
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John Metcalfe curates listening experiences in the dark at London’s Kings Place
Sound LabCurrent Society of Sound artist and multi-talented composer/producer John Metcalfe has curated Monomedia: a series of concerts where the invited musicians will play their entire sets in the dark. In…
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‘Noise: A Human History’ producer Matt Thompson on turning down the noise
Sound Lab“Noise, like a weed, is only a sound in the wrong place. And like roses in vegetable patches noise can be beautiful but still needs to be uprooted or pruned…
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Rough Trade recommends: John Grant’s Pale Green Ghosts
MusicSometimes intensely self-confessional albums can be just too much: too self obsessed, too introspective and too miserable to actually make a good listen. But every so often along comes an…
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Classic Album Sundays’ Colleen Murphy listens to New Order’s Age of Consent
MusicFor most, the Eighties are not regarded as the decade of good taste. Over-the-top fashion was punctuated by big hair, mask-like maquillage and shoulder pads more suited to an American…
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Seven Notes: Perfection of Design
SpeakersSeven Notes Creative Director Mat Cook and Musician/Producer Howie B discuss the concept behind the tour and why the two brands work together so well. Seven Notes, a touring exhibition…
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Seven Notes Dubai: DJ Raxon’s Top 10
NewsFirst event of the Seven Notes Tour takes place in Dubai and features local DJ legend, DJ Raxon. We asked him for his top 10 favourite tracks of the moment:…
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Maserati and Bowers & Wilkins go on a world tour
SpeakersSeven Notes World Tour is a touring exhibition of sound, music and design that celebrates the arrival of the new Maserati Quattroporte – the car manufacturer’s first model to feature…
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The definitive guide to 24-bit FLAC
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