Album Reviews

Gilmour Vacations On The Bright Side of The Moon

Michael Fremer  |  Sep 1, 2006

On An Island
David Gilmour
 
EMI 094635569513 180g LP
Produced by: David Gilmour, Phil Manzanera, Chris Thomas
Engineered by: Andy Jackson and David Gilmour
Mixed by: N/A
Mastered by: Doug Sax and James Guthrie at The Mastering Lab
 
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As old-fashioned ear candy, David Gilmour’s On An Island is difficult to beat. Produced by seasoned studio pros intent upon making you stop what you are doing and actually listen, the record is a rich minefield of sonic surprises and delights, beginning with impressionistic musical sound effects mimicking foghorns, sea-gulls and the like, after which enters Gilmore’s familiar feedback-drenched, crescendo-capped guitar, and archetypal mid-tempo woozy balladry.

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Category: 
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Artist: 
David Gilmour
Album: 
On An Island
Cred Label: 
EMI 094635569513 180g LP
Cred Prod: 
David Gilmour, Phil Manzanera, Chris Thomas
Cred Eng: 
Andy Jackson and David Gilmour
Cred Mix: 
N/A
Cred Mast: 
Doug Sax and James Guthrie at The Mastering Lab
Michael Fremer

As old-fashioned ear candy, David Gilmour’s On An Island is difficult to beat. Produced by seasoned studio pros intent upon making you stop what you are doing and actually listen, the record is a rich minefield of sonic surprises and delights, beginning with impressionistic musical sound effects mimicking foghorns, sea-gulls and the like, after which enters Gilmore’s familiar feedback-drenched, crescendo-capped guitar, and archetypal mid-tempo woozy balladry.

Album Reviews

Do You Buy Madeleine Peyroux? Should You Buy This Record?

Michael Fremer  |  Sep 1, 2006

Careless Love
Madeleine Peyroux
 
Mobile Fidelity MFSL 1-284 180g LP
Produced by: Larry Klein
Engineered by: Helik Hadar
Mixed by: Helik Hadar
Mastered by: Stan Ricker and Shawn R. Britton
 
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SOUND

“She brushes off comparisons to Billie Holiday,” according to Mobile Fidelity’s online blurb. Why? That’s like denying the elephant in the room. Peyroux’s squooshy vibrato and top of the throat delivery produce sly vocal timbres that just about channel Billie Holiday between your speakers. Even the miking and equalization have been carefully chosen to sustain the Holiday allusion and almost mimic the mellow recording quality of the time, just as the inner gatefold photography and Peyroux’s outfits reprise the visuals of the ‘40s. It’s canny but I find it distracting and mannered.

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Category: 
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Artist: 
Madeleine Peyroux
Album: 
Careless Love
Cred Label: 
Mobile Fidelity MFSL 1-284 180g LP
Cred Prod: 
Larry Klein
Cred Eng: 
Helik Hadar
Cred Mix: 
Helik Hadar
Cred Mast: 
Stan Ricker and Shawn R. Britton
Michael Fremer

“She brushes off comparisons to Billie Holiday,” according to Mobile Fidelity’s online blurb. Why? That’s like denying the elephant in the room. Peyroux’s squooshy vibrato and top of the throat delivery produce sly vocal timbres that just about channel Billie Holiday between your speakers. Even the miking and equalization have been carefully chosen to sustain the Holiday allusion and almost mimic the mellow recording quality of the time, just as the inner gatefold photography and Peyroux’s outfits reprise the visuals of the ‘40s. It’s canny but I find it distracting and mannered.

Tonearm Reviews

Graham Engineering Phantom B-44 tonearm B44 Mk.II, October 2009

Tonearm Reviews

Graham Engineering Phantom B-44 tonearm Michael Fremer, January 2006

Tonearm Reviews

Graham Engineering Phantom B-44 tonearm Associated Equipment

Tonearm Reviews

Graham Engineering Phantom B-44 tonearm Specifications

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Tonearm Reviews

Graham Engineering Phantom B-44 tonearm

Michael Fremer  |  Aug 27, 2006

The Graham Engineering 1.5 tonearm, originally introduced in 1990, was a thoughtfully executed design that logically addressed all of the basics of good tonearm performance—geometry, resonance control, rigidity, dynamic stability—with effective, sometimes ingenious ideas, while providing exceptional ease and flexibility of setup. Over time, designer Bob Graham came up with ways to significantly improve the 1.5's performance, including the replacement of its brass side weights with heavier ones of tungsten, an improved bearing with a more massive cap, various changes in internal wiring, a far more rigid and better-grounded mounting platform, and a new, sophisticated ceramic armwand. (The original wand had hardly been an afterthought: its heat-bonded, constrained-layer-damped design consisted of an inner tube of stainless steel and an outer tube of aluminum.) The arm's name changed from the 1.5 to the 1.5t (tungsten), then the 1.5t/c (ceramic), and on to the 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2.

Turntable Reviews

Wilson Benesch Full Circle turntable, ACT 0.5 tonearm, & Ply MC cartridge Associated Equipment

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Wilson Benesch Full Circle turntable, ACT 0.5 tonearm, & Ply MC cartridge Specifications

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