Beep It - Cornelius
Fake Punk - Punky Bruster
By Your Command - Devin Townsend
There's A Fire In The House - Steve Vai
Ease - Public Image LTD.
Submarine - Björk
Donna - 10cc
Forma 2000 - Nicola Conte
A Beginning Dream - Triste Janero
Theme Song - All Girl Summer Fun Band
Phone Call From The Moon - Adrian Belew
Thing Beyond Things - Ocean Machine
Down The Slopes To The Meadow - Harold Budd
Brandos Costumes (Gentle Ways) - Steve Vai
Rigaudon from Le Tombeau de Couperin - Maurice Ravel
Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley
Here Come the Warm Jets - Brian Eno
Palm Trees (Love Guitar) - Steve Hillage
Monica - Tortoise
When You Drive - Chroma Key
Darshana - David Sylvian & Robert Fripp
Cherry - Curve
The ICS - Richard Pinhas
Pitch The Baby - Cocteau Twins
Night Sky - Alcian Blue
Blown A Wish - My Bloody Valentine
Wob Glass - Ozric Tentacles
Strictly Genteel - Frank Zappa
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Son of the Loudness War
Related to a previous post, I found an article on music + dynamic range:
"Britain’s leading studio engineers are starting a campaign against a widespread technique that removes the dynamic range of a recording, making everything sound 'loud.'"
“'Peak limiting' squeezes the sound range to one level, removing the peaks and troughs that would normally separate a quieter verse from a pumping chorus."
"Peter Mew, senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road studios, said: 'Record companies are competing in an arms race to make their album sound the ‘loudest’. The quieter parts are becoming louder and the loudest parts are just becoming a buzz.'"
"The brain is not geared to accept buzzing. The CDs induce a sense of fatigue in the listeners. It becomes psychologically tiring and almost impossible to listen to. This could be the reason why CD sales are in a slump."
I don't think this it the only reason CD sales and in slump, but I absolutely notice a difference between rock CDs produced after 2001 or so. Songwriting issues aside, there is something about modern production that just sounds wrong. Check out a previous post for a video demonstration.
"Britain’s leading studio engineers are starting a campaign against a widespread technique that removes the dynamic range of a recording, making everything sound 'loud.'"
“'Peak limiting' squeezes the sound range to one level, removing the peaks and troughs that would normally separate a quieter verse from a pumping chorus."
"Peter Mew, senior mastering engineer at Abbey Road studios, said: 'Record companies are competing in an arms race to make their album sound the ‘loudest’. The quieter parts are becoming louder and the loudest parts are just becoming a buzz.'"
"The brain is not geared to accept buzzing. The CDs induce a sense of fatigue in the listeners. It becomes psychologically tiring and almost impossible to listen to. This could be the reason why CD sales are in a slump."
I don't think this it the only reason CD sales and in slump, but I absolutely notice a difference between rock CDs produced after 2001 or so. Songwriting issues aside, there is something about modern production that just sounds wrong. Check out a previous post for a video demonstration.
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Playlist 6/03/07
Sugar - Quasi
S.Y.L. - Strapping Young Lad
Oh My Fucking God - Strapping Young Lad
Ants - Devin Townsend
Bad Devil - Devin Townsend
Kill The Guy With The Ball - Steve Vai
Why Kill Time (When You Can Kill Yourself) - Cabaret Voltaire
Swing Lite Alright - Luke Vibert & BJ Cole
Colour (Atjazz Mix) - Soulstice
Ballade De Melody Nelson - Serge Gainsburg
Show You Something (Chris Coco Balearic Beats Mix) - Afterlife
Taste of Sadness - Walter Wanderley
Life is All Dynamics - Devin Townsend
Tomorrow - The Concretes
Dreaming - Sun Ra
There's Only One Thing Left To Say - Velocity Girl
The Boy/Girl Song - Steve Vai
Strangers - Portishead
Dying for Your Love - Steve Vai
Pole Star - Brothomstates
Cherry-Coloured Funk - Cocteau Twins
A Letter From Home - Ulrich Schnauss
Engines Of Creation - Joe Satriani
Song for S - Z
Modular Mix - Air
Ch'ai - Ozric Tentacles
On Top Of The Rain - Vertú
Fever Dream - Steve Vai
My Last Nerve - Vernon Reid
Rock & Roll Jelly - Stanley Clarke
Wataridori - Cornelius
Timberlake Road - Tommy Emmanuel
What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body? - Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Approximate - Frank Zappa
Doreen - Frank Zappa
What's New In Baltimore? - Frank Zappa
Speakeasy - Tortoise
S.Y.L. - Strapping Young Lad
Oh My Fucking God - Strapping Young Lad
Ants - Devin Townsend
Bad Devil - Devin Townsend
Kill The Guy With The Ball - Steve Vai
Why Kill Time (When You Can Kill Yourself) - Cabaret Voltaire
Swing Lite Alright - Luke Vibert & BJ Cole
Colour (Atjazz Mix) - Soulstice
Ballade De Melody Nelson - Serge Gainsburg
Show You Something (Chris Coco Balearic Beats Mix) - Afterlife
Taste of Sadness - Walter Wanderley
Life is All Dynamics - Devin Townsend
Tomorrow - The Concretes
Dreaming - Sun Ra
There's Only One Thing Left To Say - Velocity Girl
The Boy/Girl Song - Steve Vai
Strangers - Portishead
Dying for Your Love - Steve Vai
Pole Star - Brothomstates
Cherry-Coloured Funk - Cocteau Twins
A Letter From Home - Ulrich Schnauss
Engines Of Creation - Joe Satriani
Song for S - Z
Modular Mix - Air
Ch'ai - Ozric Tentacles
On Top Of The Rain - Vertú
Fever Dream - Steve Vai
My Last Nerve - Vernon Reid
Rock & Roll Jelly - Stanley Clarke
Wataridori - Cornelius
Timberlake Road - Tommy Emmanuel
What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body? - Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Approximate - Frank Zappa
Doreen - Frank Zappa
What's New In Baltimore? - Frank Zappa
Speakeasy - Tortoise
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