Stefan Wood

I have a review of this album pending on the freejazzblog site. I admire their effort. They provided the expository Borges fictional account in their liner notes. I just didn't care, not when there are so many other efforts by artists that need to be heard. And bought. Remember, they are not just pushing a work of art. It is also a commodity. They may be applying Walter Banjamin's philosophy (read the classic essay The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction), but the whole effort feels like a half assed art school project.

The book might be interesting; the discs......no. That cow was milked a long time ago.

You need a 78 specific turntable needle.

For my Part, no disdain, but I wonder if conceptually it works in the same manner as in the visual arts. As a consumer, why would anyone buy this album when they can get the original?

Can't root for them, nor can I root for my team to even win this season. Cousins is awful. So is the entire team. Very disappointing.

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Interpretations are different. This is an effort to play it exactly like the original.

I've listened to and reviewed it. I have very mixed feelings about it. Well done, but so what? I understand it is a clone of KOB, and as a visual artist I well know the aesthetics and conceptual ideology behind it. The question is: conceptually does it work in the audio arts as well as the visual?

If the plinth is in great shape, don't change it. That isn't where you will find the big sonic improvements. Swapping out the power cord, changing the RCA interconnects and having the springs cleaned and relubed and balanced will do more wonders for the turntable than most of the DIY stuff you see on the Thorens sites.

Been trying to sell my Mangelsdorff vol 2 box and live sets for some time now.

There are a couple of sources to check out for restoring the Thorens. There is a guy from Pittsburgh who restored my Thorens 160 who is considered an excellent repair guy -- his name is Spiros. I can send you his email address. He will even upgrade the power cord and rca links, as well as calibrate and lube the turntable. He can also restore the plinth as well. There is also a guy who restores Thorens and AR tables -- he has a web address, I think it is Audio Restorations, but you can google AR restorations and the page will pop up. Be prepared to spend $250 minimum for a basic restore. You can repair the surrounds to the speakers yourself. Orange County Speakers has a web site, and provide surrounds for every imaginable model. The instructions are easy to follow.

Bummer... still looking forward to hearing it, will probably benefit from the slightly lowered expectations (although, having said that, i wasn't expecting a mind blower, but still). I heard the group, it's fantastic. I haven't heard the record, but I expect it to be be just as good. Not just being a fanboy, or if I am, its OK, because it seems justified here. Nothing wrong with being a fanboy, and I like all the artists involved in this group. There are some great tracks, but again, there are some fair to middling as well. It just feels like there's a limited bag of tricks that they play here, whether by design or otherwise. Like they are being challenged and can only give one kind of answer. I was disappointed, given the expectations. I wouldn't be surprised if they kill it live.

DC teams doing what they do best in the post season. Fail.

It's an understandable problem. But as you said, you gotta prioritize. And the constant stream of new releases isn't going to stop -- what is important is that you should not feel that you have to keep up. Let that go, and focus on the few key titles that the most interesting to you. BTW, the Halvorson is not bad, but not great, either.

The Creative Studio set is fantastic, highly recommended. Sound quality is variable, but not the music.

This may be the one Mosaic box I will want to buy in a long time.

What a horrible game last night. In less than a week, the Redskins have gone from improved and competitive to inept basement dwellers. Again.

The Eddie Cano P.J.'s is a fantastic latin party album.

They remastered this again????

What a tough, nasty, physical game in Eagles vs Redskins. I thought Washington had a chance, but there was some bad play calling and a missed FG that prevented overtime. Well played by Foles and Philly.

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Yes, it is worth buying.

Believe me, it was shown many times here in DC. Just bad luck.

Redskins pasting the Jaguars. RG3 hurt, on a mysterious ankle injury where no one touched him. We got a QB controversy here, with Cousins looking great.