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1. Big Church [Megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedéseitekért] - Sunn 0))) 2. Blackout - Boris 3. No Name #1 - Elliott Smith 4. Extremophile Elite - Between The Buried And Me 5. God's Away On Business - Tom Waits 6. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band 7. 1812 Overature - Tchaikovsky (Antal Dorati version is best version) 8. The Way to Nice - Mulatu Astatke 9. RL Burnside - Shake em on Down 10. A Day In The Life - The Beatles
In no particular order, just a little bit of everything. Generally I'm paying particular attention to a small detail that I'm very familiar with. The tone of RL Burnside's guitar, the depth and clarity of the bass in Big Church, the breath and room noise in No Name #1, every tiny little thing in A Day In The Life.
In particular, I tend to think a little different than a traditional audiophile coming from an audio engineering background. Instead of referencing high end gear all day every day I've always had to know the sound of every day stuff. Beats (or $10 grocery store headphones, same thing =P) car stereos (the big analog studio i worked at had a VW Van inside to reference an average car stereo!) etc. When mixing I usually referenced just one or two pairs of headphones, and I started with HD650's nearly a decade ago, and to this day still use them just because I'm so familiar with the sound. The real point here is that ANYTHING will actually work, any song, any extra pieces of equipment, as long as you are intimately familiar with how they sound. This makes referencing new equipment much easier. Of course, there is a lot more to really testing gear, but this is where I'd start.
Also, @DuncanCampbell, when you coming over to drink and listen to some cassettes?
Duncan
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Nov 17, 2017
livingspeedbumpWith a list like that I'm leaving the office in the next 2 minutes!
Expert response, my friend. I've made your list official! Now using it to start my Friday morning here.
https://open.spotify.com/user/duncanhc/playlist/29RCzYV217YbKnmrFWg3ky
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Agreed on Beats. They're fashion over function and some people can dig that enough, but for me, can't justify them in any way, and for that reason.. I'm out. #ForgetAboutDre (jk).
Great point about the everyday equipment and how to reference how something should sound. A solid recommendation and consideration for someone like myself who's trying to get a little more familiar.
DuncanHahahha, my god, i really need to get around to animating the pro icon you made me.
livingspeedbumphttps://8tracks.com/livingspeedbump I have some playlists here too, interesting platform.
Some slightly NSFW covers on some, be warned.
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