Happy New Year

For a Hopeful Year !!

Townes Van Zandt

Great album from Poppy about Townes Van Zandt (wiki). I got this 'High, Low and In Between' (PYS-5700) few days ago and now is continuously on my turntable.

"Musically, Van Zandt was the place where country, blues, folk and gospel hung out together. While some songs, like 'Two Hands' and 'When He Offers His Hand' on High, Low And In Betweenare straight-ahead gospel, his most memorable tracks are the ones which defy any specific classification. 'You Are Not Needed Now' and 'To Live Is to Fly', from High, Low and in Between and 'Sad Cinderella' and 'Don’t Let The Sunshine Fool You', from The Last Great Townes resonate with a sound and a quality distinct to Van Zandt."

Other Lp that require attention are:
- The Late Great Townes Van Zandt (1972) Poppy PP-LA004-F
- Live At The Old Quarter (1977) Tomato TOM-2-7001

Another great work by Don Cherry

I have to admit Don Cherry is my favorite artist at the time. I found this Lp some weeks ago in a 'street market' of my city for few money. When i inserted this on my turntable i said... WOW !! 
In this work (ECM 1230) with Ed Blackwell on drums DC continues the exploration outside the borders of jazz. Avant-garde here is obvious. DC uses simple melodies that blend perfectly with the drums of EB which gives the work a very special soul.
... and then we have a superb recording !!
I highly recommend this beautiful disc

Remembering Lou Reed

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/remembering-lou-reed-tributes-from-friends-and-followers-20131107


R.I.P. Lou !!

Capacitors Test

Great page (here) about Capacitors Test from guys of 'Humble Homemade Hifi'.
Test,  comparisons, evaluation and with final score for many capacitors currently on the market.

My Analog Taste

- TW Acustic Raven 2 turntable
- 12" Thomas Schick arm
- 9" Sme IV.Vi arm (american version) rewired with VDH mcs-150 silver
- Audiotechnica AT-37E  with Uesugi 5L (old version)
- Audiotechnica At33Sa, At15Sa (mm), At-ml180 (mm), At-152Lp (mm)
- Aurorasound Vida LCR phono

- Le Pacific Riaa by (audiobyminde)
- Klyne 6PE

Thanks to Thomas Schick for the beauty of this arm. His musicality and truly amazing!

The Lute Society

L'acquisto di questo bellissimo LP di Hopkinson Smith contenente musica di Denis Gaultier è il pretesto per segnalare il link del sito 'La Società del Liuto'
http://www.lutesociety.org/
Questo sito è un MUST per chi ama questo strumento!
In questa pagina dello stesso sito viene indicata una lista di lavori apprezzati per la musica da liuto
http://www.lutesociety.org/pages/recommended-listening

The purchase of this beautiful LP of Hopkinson Smith containing music by Denis Gaultier is an excuse to point out the link to the website 'The Society of the Lute'
http://www.lutesociety.org/
This site is a MUST for people who love this instrument!
On this page on same site provides a list of popular works for lute music
http://www.lutesociety.org/pages/recommended-listening