Audiophile Record

New blood

2012-05-09T18:53:00.001-04:00

Album : New blood (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Peter Gabriel

Date: 2011

Label: Real World

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : Pop

Style : Indie pop

Favorite Song : In your eyes

Musical performance : This new opus of one of most famous British musician, consists of orchestral re-recordings of songs. New style : more vocal, more acoustic, more intimate.

Sonic performance: Yes, the sound is good with a lot of dynamic. Yes, the record is clean, really clean, with a good soundstage. But in my opinion the record is a little bit cold.

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Audience of One

2012-04-11T19:05:00.001-04:00

Album : Audience of One

Artist/Group: Oren Ambarchi

Date: 2012

Label: Touch

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : Alternative

Style : Atlernative - Experimental jazz

Favorite Song : Salt

Musical performance : This is a very interresting album from Oren Ambarchi : a multi-instrumentalist Australian musician who plays electric guitar and drums. This record is alternative and experimental with a strong atmosphere, urban and sophisticate.

Sonic performance: The sound is good. The stereo image is not very large but the depth is really good and the record is very natural.

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The Astounding Eyes of Rita

2012-04-11T18:38:00.003-04:00

Album : The Astounding Eyes of Rita

Artist/Group: Anouar Brahem

Date: 2009

Label: ECM

Type: Music

Genre : Alternative Jazz

Style : World music

Favorite Song : The lover of Beirut

Musical performance: This new album is smooth, warm, mediteranean, between arabic style and jazz, very sensual. The atmosphere of this record is simply amazing.

Sonic performance: The record's sound is natural, very musical. Each instrument is clear, in place in a intimate soundstage. It's not a huge audiophile record, but the sound is really good.

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Ragas and Sagas

2012-03-04T08:21:00.011-05:00

Album : Ragas and Sagas (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Jan Garbarek

Date: 1992

Label: ECM

Type: Music

Genre : Alternative Jazz

Style : World music

Favorite Song : Saga

Musical performance: I must admit I was a bit depressive in recent weeks. I listened more than a dozen albums and none were good in an audiophile perspective. I hate those moments. Back to my personal music collection with an album of my ex girlfriend (too much information, right?). Anyway, the musical performance is really good. A incredible fusion between jazz and Indian/Pakistan music. This recording is : Wow !

Sonic performance: The sound is very natural. The soundstage is very well balanced. The recording lacks a bit of dynamic for an audiophile label but it is a real great album.

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Creep on creepin'on

2012-02-12T16:12:00.007-05:00

Album : Creep on creepin'On (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Timber Timbre

Date: 2011

Label: Arts & Crafts

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : Folk

Style : Atlernative Folk

Favorite Song : Bad Ritual

Musical performance : My friend Daniel gave me this album for my birthday and he said : you must listen That !! That's what i did. Timber Timber is a pop-folk canadian's band. This record is in the spirit of the last album of Patrick Watson (an other Canadian musician): with a lot of sounds, and a great work of the musical structure.

Sonic performance: The sound of this record is focused on the voice (very depth and very present). The soundstage is tiny but also very depth. It's a very interresting artistic choice.

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From the mouth of the sun

2012-02-12T11:27:00.010-05:00

Album : From the mouth of the sun

Artist/Group: Woven tide

Date: 2012

Label: Experimedia

Type: Music

Genre : Ethnic pop

Style : meditation

Favorite Song : Sitting in a roofless Room

Musical performance : Sorry guys for the delay of this new post, but to be honest i had nothing to shared with you... until today ! I found this new record and it's really very interesting. Slow music, ethnic, mystical, melancolic with a delicate touch of electronic music. Wow !!!

Sonic performance: The sonic aspect is a also interresting. Sometime it's very acoustic, sometime more digital. The mix is based on the sound atmosphere. The soundstage is good but not exceptionnal.

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You all look the same to me

2012-01-03T19:05:00.001-05:00

Album : You all look the same to me (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Archive

Date: 2002

Label: Warner Music

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : Rock

Style : Alternative rock

Favorite Song : Again

Musical performance : Back to progressive rock music. Archive is actually one of the most interresting band from england in this music genre. Archive had produced 7 albums since 1996. This albums is one of the famous records of Archive with Lights (2006) and Controlling Crowds (2009). Again is THE song of this album.

Sonic performance: The sound performance is really good, with a typical english's touch. The stereo image is not very large, but the sound is incredibly depth and round. A very interressing sound.

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Ceremonials

2011-12-20T11:22:00.002-05:00

Album : Ceremonials (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Florence + the Machine

Date: 2011

Label: Island

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : Pop

Style : Indie pop

Favorite Song : What the water gave me

Musical performance : Second opus from Florence and the machine. A new indie pop album made in Great britain and recorded at Abbey Road Studios. In my perspective this album is between Feith and Enya style and the musical performance is great.

Sonic performance: The sound is rich. It's not a big deal for an audiophile, but it's correct. So why i decided to reference this album in an audiophile website? The answer is simple. The sound of this record with the musical performance is just magic.

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Pink Floyd - Discovery

2011-12-17T14:50:00.006-05:00

Album : Box set of fourteen studio albums (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Pink Floyd

Date: 2011

Label: Emi

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : Rock

Style : Prog-Rock

Favorite Song : Echoes

Musical performance : Sorry for the delay of this new publication, but listen 14 disks is not an easy task. It all started when my best friend told me that the complete discography of Pink Floyd had been remastered by James Guthrie (the recording producer of Pink Floyd). I bought the box set that includes 14 studio albums and began one of the longest listening session of my life .... no drugs, I swear..

Sonic performance: Side sound quality, it is not very complicated to explain. Those new Pink Floyd's albums are now at an audiophile level and believe me it's totally awesome. The restoration of old albums is excellent. The sound is still warm but more precise, more depth, more....Pink Floyd !!!!

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Paramita

2011-11-20T11:44:00.003-05:00

Album : Paramita

Artist/Group: He Xuntian

Date: 2002

Label: Wind

Type: Music

Genre : World Music

Style : World beat

Favorite Song : Earth Drums

Musical performance : I discovered this album at an audio demonstration of the new Grand Utopia speakers. This album is dedicated to drum's music, and the music performance of this Chinese composer in simply amazing.

Sonic performance: This record is absolutly fantastic. Probably one the 10 best record that i never listened. The soundstage is fantastic, natural, depth, warm with a large stereo image's. This album have been recorded in Extended Resolution Compact Disc (XRCD) format using K2 technology. WWoowww.

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Second Nature

2011-11-13T19:47:00.003-05:00

Album : Second Nature

Artist/Group: Minor Empire

Date: 2011

Label: World Trip record

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : World Music

Style : World beat

Favorite Song : Second Nature

Musical performance : I saw the band at the Festival du Monde Arabe de Montreal and it was really amazing. This group mix traditionnal arabian music with progressive rock and fusion Jazz music with an absolute perfection.

Sonic performance: The soundstage is good but the stereo image is a little tiny. The voice is really incredible. The sound is very natural, and each instrument have a good place. The record is very nice with a good mix between traditional instrument and electric sound.

Le concert des parfums

2011-10-09T14:10:00.004-04:00

Album : Le concert des parfums

Artist/Group: Michel Godard

Date: 2010

Label: Carpediem

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : Alternative Jazz

Style : World music

Favorite Song : Ambre Michel Godard

Musical performance : Based on improvisation, this album is simply amazing, between Jazz and oriental music. A pure masterpiece.

Sonic performance: The soundstage is large and depth. The voices are really incredible. The sound is acoustic, warm... just wow !

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Let england shake

2011-10-08T16:23:00.006-04:00

Album : Let england shake (more about this album)

Artist/Group: JP Harvey

Date: 2011

Label: Vagrant

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : Pop

Style : Alternative rock

Favorite Song : On battleship Hill

Musical performance : Eighth album of Polly Jean Harvey, this album contains some wonderful ballads inspired by her native country.

Sonic performance: The signature sound is distinctly British. The stereo image is not hallucinating, but the depth and sound are very good. A great production.

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A l'abri du temps

2011-09-05T13:36:00.001-04:00

Album : A L'abri du temps

Artist/Group: De Longa

Date: 2008

Label: Fidelio

Type: Music

Genre : Classic

Style : Ancient music

Favorite Song : L'insoupçonnable force de l'intertie

Musical performance : The performance is amazing, sensual, ethnic, authentic. Wooww.

Sonic performance: As all Fidelio's records the sound of this album is depth, large, precise, extremely natural. No artefact here, just the best sound.

Note : De Longa was nominated for best canadian folk group in 2009.

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Soul Cages

2011-08-24T16:55:00.004-04:00

Album : Soul Cages (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Sting

Date: 1991

Label: Universal

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : Rock

Style : Jazz/Rock

Favorite Song : Saint Agnes and the burning train

Musical performance : I know it's an old album but it's a masterpiece and i will never tired to listen this music.

Sonic performance: Hmmm.... The sound's instruments is really good. The soundstage is here, open and depth. The voice in a little bit low and flat compared to the instruments, but it's an english sound, so it's normal that the voice is more included in the mix.

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The harrow & the harvest

2011-08-13T09:27:00.001-04:00

Album : The harrow & the harvest (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Gillian Welch

Date: 2011

Label: Acony Records

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : Folk

Style : Americana

Favorite Song : Tennessee

Musical performance : Authentic, true, melancholic, in the way of Joan Baez, without any artifice.

Sonic performance: The stereo image is good. The voice and guitar recording are natural. Very clean and very musical record.

Note : If you like the american folk, this album is for you

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Lhasa

2011-07-23T08:55:00.001-04:00

Album : Lhasa (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Lhasa de Sela

Date: 2009

Label: Warner Music

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : Folk

Style : Latin folk

Favorite Song : What kind of heart

Musical performance : Simple, authentic, intimate, this last album of Lhasa de Sela is absolutely sublime.

Sonic performance: The stereo image is a little short but the depth is here. The voice recording is good, the balance between voice and instruments is totally magic.

Note : Just a must have.

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The silver tree

2011-07-22T16:55:00.002-04:00

Album : The silver tree (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Lisa Gerrard

Date: 2006

Label: Rubber records

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : World Music

Style : Mystical

Favorite Song : In exile

Musical performance : Ethnic and bewitching this album is simply outstanding.

Sonic performance: The voice recording is exceptional. The instruments sounds are also good. The soundstage is large and depth. A real good recording.

Note : Lisa Gerrard was member of Dead can Dance.

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Black dub

2011-07-17T09:19:00.007-04:00

Album : Black dub (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Black dub

Date: 2010

Label: Red Ink

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : Pop/Rock

Style : Alternative rock

Favorite Song : Nomad

Musical performance : Produce by Daniel Lanois, with Trixie Whitley for the vocal section with album is a truly masterpiece of rock.

Sonic performance: Recording in studio like a live session this album have an extraordinaire soundstage. Warm and depth sound.

Note : The name of group and album are the same. It's not a typo. ;-)

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Blue mind

2011-07-16T11:07:00.004-04:00

Album : Blue mind

Artist/Group: Anne Bisson

Date: 2009

Label: Fidelio

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : Jazz

Style : Classic jazz

Favorite Song : September in Montreal

Musical performance : Good musical performance. The song : September in Montreal is absolutely fabulous.

Sonic performance: The recording is just phenomenal. A masterpiece.

Note : This albums is very vocal.

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New Favorite

2011-07-16T10:45:00.002-04:00

Album : New Favorite (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Alison Krauss & Union Station

Date: 2001

Label: Rounder

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : Country

Style : Bluegrass

Favorite Song : New Favorite

Musical performance : A true and authentic album.

Sonic performance: Good record, with warm voices and beautiful sounds of guitars.

Note : This album has obtained a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.

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Romeo and Juliet

2011-07-12T11:27:00.005-04:00

Album : Romeo and Juliet

Artist/Group: Prokofiev

Date: 2006

Label: Sony Music

Type: Music

Genre : Classic

Style : Ballet

Favorite Song : The Montagues and Capulets

Musical performance : A phenomenal performance of the New York Philharmonic orchestra conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos.

Sonic performance: There is more than 300 albums available on Amazon of Romeo and Juliet. Stop to look for, this is THE record. Its sound is just exceptional.

Note : Sony Classical's Great Performances series is a real audiophile brand.

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Metallic spheres

2011-07-12T10:36:00.006-04:00

Album : Metallic spheres (more about this album)

Artist/Group: The ORB vs David Gilmour

Date: 2010

Label: Columbia

Type: Music

Genre : Electronic

Style : Alternative

Favorite Song : Metallic side

Musical performance : This album is inspired from first Pink Floyd albums with long musicals tracks, very spacy sounds, lot of effects including the legendary Gilmour's guitar touch.

Sonic performance: Personally, i consider this album as probably the most accomplished electronic album in an audiophile perspective. This is the real performance of this record.

Note : There are not enough voices to evaluate this part.

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New adventure in Hi-Fi

2011-07-11T10:47:00.010-04:00

Album : New adventure in Hi-Fi (more about this album)

Artist/Group: R.E.M

Date: 1996

Label: Warner Bros.

Type: Music + Lyrics
Genre : Pop/Rock
Style : Alternative rock
Favorite Song : E-Bow the letter

Musical performance : One of their best records of the '90s.

Sonic performance: This album was recorded on the road in differents studios. The sound quality is not equal from a song to another.

Note : Some songs cannot be considered at an audiophile level, but this album has the real sound of rock.

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Life on planet groove

2011-07-11T10:18:00.005-04:00

Album : Life on planet groove (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Maceo Parker

Date: 1992

Label: Minor Music

Type: Music + Lyrics

Genre : R&B

Style : Soul / Funk

Favorite Song : Shake everything you've got

Musical performance : An incredible performance. If you like soul and R&B music this album is a must have..

Sonic performance: The sound is really good, warm and full. The ambiance's club is perfectly reproduced.

Note : Probably the best performance recorded of Maceo Parker.

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