This is just a small positive note between all the little issues posted here and there.
Just got back from a very successful presentation at Axpona 24, Chicago.
We used Audirvana Studio on a small fidelized PC running from a linear power supply, using the hotel TV to show whatâs playing in our room and operating the system from an Android tablet.
Cool story, Hans. I read somewhere that you play Mike Oldfield from time to time at shows. How do the listeners react to that, thatâs not the usual cup of tea! Would love to hear your system at some point in the future (although price wise way out of my leagueâŚ).
Yes I love Mike Oldfield! Actually, Amarok is one of my favorite albums.
His recordings are great and always sound interesting. I get very positive reactions from listeners, they love to hear new things. Most of them only know Tubular Bells (if at all).
This last show we had a couple of great 80s throwback sessions where we just played all sorts of cool stuff, like the Gap Band, Johnny Guitar Watson, Bootsy Rubberband and what have you. People loved it! Sometimes they just want to hear something different than Tin pan alley, Hotel California or Diana Krall (no offense to any of those, though). We had one visitor that declared us his heroes when we played âBorn to be aliveâ for him hahaha. It sounded great and everyone was rocking out.
Itâs important to have fun. Sometimes itâs about the system, but itâs ALWAYS about the music.
That sounds like a feast. And I absolutely agree that itâs always about the music. Itâs great to discover new music every day. I visited Fritz de With from STS Digital and STS Analog a couple of months ago. He makes awesome recordings, that sound immaculate. He introduced me to Ingram Washington, and I loved his voice. So I bought a vinyl from him. And I also discovered Carolin No because of that. A German couple that makes lovely music as well. Maybe you already know them, but if you donât I can absolutely recommend them. Itâs no Amarok (love it too), thatâs for sure, but then again there is no other musician like Mike Oldfield. Although Robert Reed from Magenta, with his Sanctuary albums, does a pretty good job. Best regards, Frido
Hereâs something interesting that is far from demo quality: Whoâs the better vocalist, Lennon or Jagger? Both the Beatles and Stones recorded the song Money (Thatâs What I Want) in their early days. Have a listen, you might find it surprising.
BTW, speaking of different versions of a song, you wouldnât think anyone could do Tom Waitsâ Hold On better than he could, but Shawn Colvin gets close on her wonderful album Uncovered.
