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I think Drimala and Leo are doingthe same now (Leo started offering full OGG downloads (aparentyl sound bettr than WMA and MP3 of the same bitrate) of some his releases this month).

I assume the logic is that 400 LP copies sold at $25 is better than 800 CDs sold at $12. If so, it is pretty short-sighted and flawed (although you wouldn't expect people who run creative music labels to be savvy businessmen, would you?) - by increasing the coverage of (already extremely limited) target group you increase their invovement (e.g if I buy one CD by Brötzmann, I am likely to buy another one if I like what I hear) ensuring a long-term revenue stream. Ideally, the music like this should be available in all possible forms to reach as many consumers posible. Yes, you won't be able to charge $25 per LP (you'll probably charge $20) and you will sell less of them - but this will be compensated by cheaper (but also lower-cost) CDs and downloads - and again you'll have a more ensured future sales with enlarged base of repeat custoemers (who are crucial in this business).

Sennheizser is releasing a new improved model: PXC300 later this month. It has a higher level of noise reduction and an AA battery built-in noise reduction unit (not a clip-on thingies with special battery they have on PXC250. This will retail at around $220 and should be on par or better than Bose, which is supposed to be a standard. I just recentl bought Aiwa, and tried them without noise reduction - the sound is very poor. I will be flying soon and will check them on-flight (which is their main purpose of use, after all). Please note that these sort of headphones cancell only static constant noises, mostlyin the low-to-middle frrequency range (such as airplane/train noise, etc.), and will not significantly cancel random noises.

Tim Bern's Hard Cell Live (Screwgun) - outstanding record! Check out the samples on the site.

I managed to download four tracks, and looks like loverserver ran out of love for today. Will try my luck tomorrow.

Beleive it or not, but bassist sounds even better than Willaim Parker. Loading the files to my Iriver - these are big files (and slow server).

Think maybe Treader is related to Ultech Records? Aside from the electronic noise of Lasse Marhaug (John, you might like this one), this young label looks interesting. (Each is a limited edition of either 50 or 75 copies.) Looks (and sounds) good.

duets of Evan Parker and birdsong with a gold-embossed kangaroo on an electric, lime-green background? Chaney, that is bad. But, like I said, I really dig them! Yeah, I think it would have been better if there was a soprano saxophone sticking out of kangaroo's pouch. I am not buying any more new Evan Parker.

Why don't you buy them to clarify it?

Got Bley and AEoC w/ Fontella Bass in a local store today. Bley is number 3XXX, so there are quite a few of those pressed (5,000?).

New Cecil release on FMP: Almeda

New (?) label: Treader. All three releases look interesting, don't they (particularly Mark Sanders solo)? And how about this for cover art?

Good find (Richard Davis?!)! If you buy it, let us know how it is. I tried ordering from Wayside once, but I remmeberthey required some outrageous insurance charges for international shipping, so I cancelled the order...

With all due respect to Johhanson, €18 ($23.5) per single CD is more than I'm willing to pay. Nice to see that the man is so prolific, though. Enjoyed his Hat disc a lot (very interesting take on "classical" free jazz with rare opportunity to hear Axel Dörner playing relatively straight - and what a phenomenal player he is!).

If you intend to search for something in the Funny Rat thread, there is a high probability it's been discussed exclusively there. Then, just make a search in Recommendations forum and tick the Show Results as Posts box - you will be taken directly to the post with searched word.

Friends, Happy New Year!

Have been listening to this album quite a bit recently, and enjoy it more and more with each listen. Ortega is really an original voice, largely cliché-free, and drummer and pianist are outstanding here (particularly the drummer!). Good, good stuff. I hope Ortega records something good (not like his recent "On Evidence" bullshit) soon.

Looks like we should expect some new releases in the (near?) future from True Muze, after all:

Tony, have you got Lo? If not, it might still be available from broinc.

This is the best Golia I've heard so far. Highy recommended.

Heh-heh, leave it to my neighbours. I feel that the threshold of their tolerance is nearly reached.

Was listening to an excellent disc called Lo (Leo lab): http://www.leorec.com/?m=select&id=LeoLab_030; AMG review, and decided to check the pianbist's (Uwe Oberg) discography, and this one looks really interesting: Uwe Oberg / Xu Feng Xia - "Looking". Nurnichtnur lable website.

Great! For the lazy among us, here is the dirrct link to the MP3: http://www.mirkospino.it/mp3/gebbialigetip...tthatonfire.mp3 Can't listen to it now - have some death metal (to be exact, Death's "Human") blasting all over the apartment. Will do it later.

I have to say that this disc is merely so-so.

I ordered one of Triage's CDs (don't rtemember which one) from Chuck Nessa. Looking forward to hearing it. -------------------------------------- Received the latest FMP (a/l/l, to be exact) release of the Schlippenbach Trio: "Compression" - recorded live in 2002. Nothing particularly revelatory if you are familiar with this trio (which is Schlippenbach - Evan Parker - Paul Lovens). I haven't heard all of the trio's records (there are at least 5-6 of them), but I clearly remember Physics from 10 years ago following the same formula but being much more engaging than this new one.