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Browsing random old threads for music recommendations and this was a top one. Love this album, just giving it another whirl now. Anyone looking to download it, it is available on bandcamp https://avatarmusic.bandcamp.com/album/witchcraft

Is it mad German techno at its best?

Alex Bober - Invisible Forest

I have always thought this was such a stupid comment that so many people say. Almost all music sounds dated, it sounds like the era it was made in. I can almost understand with early electronic music made on substandard machines and with bad mixing, but when something just sounds like the era it was made in, why is that a bad thing? Do people listen to Mozart and say "so dated, sounds like it's from the industrial revolution"? For me, Are You Shpongled? Is a timeless classic, it sounds like 90s chill and nostalgia.

As the weather is cooling down I wanted to get some decent over ear headphones for outside (closed back) Ended up getting the Sony MDR-Z7M2, which are supposed to be a more budget friendly version of their flagship MDR-Z1Rs. The main things I was looking for in an over ear headphone was wide soundstage (as close as possible to an open back) while maintaining isolation. I have gone off noise cancellation recently as decent isolation seems to do most of the job. Just trying them out now and they sound really good. Tested them with some Shpongle, some LSD (Butterfly Dawn) and now playing Pleiadians - IFO Live Love getting new headphones and re-listening to old music 💕

These are all free/name your price on bandcamp. Definitely worth checking out

Does anyone have any experience with the Sony MDR-Z7M2? Now the weather is getting cooler, I am considering some closed back headphones instead of IEMs (can't do in summer as it would just be too sweaty) for when outside. They're a little expensive, but reviews seem to be positive but negatively compare them to Sony's flagship which is almost triple the price.

I like hills just fine, I just don't feel the same thing as majestic mountains. These are more homely but do not give me a sense of awe

Regular rotation this album

Now those look steep

https://youtu.be/d4rTLIjt6_4?si=R0KHujuJK5vr0rPB Interesting video on how the Mountain Vs Hill debate is more cultural than scientific

I love how your finger is in almost every shot 😆 How would you categorize a mountain? I was always really confused when I came to Japan, because language doesn't translate so well, and in Japanese Yama = Mountain, but also Yama = hill, but noone knows the word hill. My wife told me when we first met that she lives up a mountain, I was very excited to see where she lived, some elevated suburb was not what I was expecting. People tell me they go "mountain climbing" when what they really mean is hiking. Is it the same in Bulgaria, is it just "mountain" for everything just planina? In English generally a mountain needs to be tall (600m+), steep, rugged, pointed etc. Not slightly elevated and round, that's for hills.

Is it really the longest track then or a collection of mini tracks?

Synergy between your equipment is one of the most important things in sound quality. No point having superb speakers if you're going to run an iphone through them. Until you get the better amp, it would be best to keep to lower volumes or get easier to drive speakers

On Page 1000, 18 years ago, I find what I am listening to now

Yeah I remember Nemo, RIP 🌿 He was a good man and interesting to chat with. I was away from here for a while and heard of his passing well after it happened. Re: Anthony Rother, I was never that in to his music until I heard him play live. Oh my god! Some music is made to heard in certain ways and Rother's music needs to be felt through your body.

That’s not really accurate. Amps don’t just matter at max volume – they also differ in how well they control speakers at normal listening levels, especially when the speaker impedance dips. The GLE 90s are fairly efficient, and the Denon PMA-1000NE should already have more than enough power for them in most rooms. If it doesn’t sound right, it’s more likely down to room setup, placement, or expectations than the amp being 'unable to drive' the speakers."

Not as good as this one, but still really good. I must ask, do you have any further releases? You are my favourite new school artist by far.

Gus Till - My Body Is My Nightclub Awesome Flying Rhino era tunes

Sounds like the music a video gam would take if it needed classical music. 3/10