I've spent damn near $2000 on buying coffee this past year. Finally did the wise thing and bought my first espresso machine so I could of course spend those yearly savings on more records. Anyone home espresso fanatics?
Also I started a thread in General for us to document our favorite KEXP, TinyDesk, and other live video performances. Head on over and share what’s been capturing you!
Will be interviewing my first podcast guest in over a year next weekend! Hoping to really make these interviews consistent this year and beyond, this is my life’s work and it’s waiting for me to take it seriously. Anyways, check out Adriana McCassim before hand, she’s incredible!
Man, went to a local yesterday and spent $100. Got about 5 albums, all sealed from the factory, so far 3/5 are defective in some way but I don’t bring sealed records back to the record store cause it’s unfair to the store IMO. The rampant lack of QC in the vinyl world rn is making supporting physical stores very difficult. Seriously considering jumping to digital :/
Would anyone be interested in buying a Fluance RT85 at a discount? Thinking of selling my current walnut one to pick up their new wood finish which is far more fitting for my current interior design sensibilities. Not sure of the price, just gauging interest currently.
Man Shore is a hell of a fucking album. Robin Pecknold has got to be one of the most severely underrated songwriters of our generation. Every release since their Sun Giant EP has gotten leaps and bounds more complex and intricate while somehow becoming even more engaging and pertinent. Fleet Foxes will be regarded as one of the great bands of our time.
Is it possible that my turntable, cart, and pre-amp can outperform my speakers and thus cause certain recordings to sound harsh because my speakers aren't capable of delivering the information the rest of the set up is processing? If this sounds like I'm trying to convince myself to impulsively buy new speakers, thats because thats exactly what I'm doing.
What does it sound like when something is recorded "hot"? Still having an issue with my system, where vocals on older music i.e. VMP Otis Redding, VMP Billie Holiday and AS Sarah Vaughan all sound a bit sketchy in parts. Typically when a vocalist moves between vocal registers quickly, comes across harsh, sibilant, and a bit distorted. Anyone else experience this?
If anyone is looking to track down one of the ever so elusive Sault albums from last year, my local still has a couple copies left for sale online. sault
Had a third round of interviews with a design agency here in LA tonight! I went to send a thank you follow up email about an hour and a half after we finished, as I was proof reading the email I got a new message in my inbox. It was an offer letter, I GOT THE JOB!!!. Almost an entire year of being unemployed has come to an end at last and the opportunity was well worth the wait.