Category Archives: Music
Decent CD remote for computers?
Trying to write a review, listening to Radio 4 online, and I started musing… Thanks to ADSL, I’m listening to radio on my Mac, so I no longer need a separate radio in this room. If you have a computer, … Continue reading
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Is Marmalade a musical instrument?
This is about musical snobbery. I have nothing against people preferring “art” music over “popular” music, if that’s their sincere, subjective opinion. Everyone should explore the full range of musical expression and come to their own conclusion. What I object … Continue reading
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Echo Pro (pro pro pro)
More GAS and more Line 6… I now have an Echo Pro. Very nice delay emulations, especially those where the signal gradually degrades (the “Lo Res” setting is excellent if you turn off the direct sound altogether). And of course … Continue reading
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Bass Pod
GAS attack… bought a Line 6 Bass Pod the other day. Fantastic – at last I can record decent bass sounds. Now I just need to learn to play the bass properly.
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George Harrison 1943-2001
Poor George. As a little tribute, here’s my transcription of what I consider to be his finest solo… George Harrison – Something (solo)
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A week in music, somewhere in England
Groovy gigs last week… saw Lift to Experience (hellfire and brimstone Pentecostal fun) at Camden Dingwalls on the Monday, followed by the spellbinding Low at the Union Chapel, Islington, on the Friday. Can’t stop listening to the Lift to Experience … Continue reading
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Latest CD purchases
Latest CD purchases, in case you’re interested… Aphex Twin “drukqs” A Silver Mt Zion “Born into trouble as the sparks fly upward” Mike Keneally “Wooden Smoke” Gong “Camembert Electrique” Airstar “Unseen Forces” Chris Opperman “Klavierstücke”
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