What were your top musical discoveries of 2024?
Looking for music that was new to you and your collection that lit you and your system up last year.
Here’s my list:
Vinyl -
UHQR version of Steely Dan “Asia”
Original Master Recording of Grateful Dead’s “Workingman’s Dead”
Digital files -
Mac Miller “Circles”
Iron & Wine “The Shepherds Dog”
Jacob Collier “Djesse Vol.2”
Mokave “Afrique”
Skrillex “Quest for Fire”
Beyonce “Cowboy Carter”
CD -
Sinead O’Conner “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got”
This is at least what is top of mind.
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Yes that was me, and you did do a good deed indeed :) Incidentally, that started me thinking about musical discoveries later in life and I just posted a new thread about that. I’m looking forward to hear what folks say https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/can-we-make-major-musical-discoveries-at-age-50-65-or-80 I love Sunset Mission, Patchouli Blue and Beileid. I have not listened to Bohren’s entire catalog though. My favorite song so far might be Dead End Angels. Also, I had no idea the Faith No More guy was singing on Catch My Heart. I was a fan back in the day! I think the way Bohren’s music is experienced is very system-sensitive. Despite the often extreme sparseness and slow tempo, I think it’s best appreciated on fast, authoritative speakers driven by high-current amps. Sometimes I kind of wish mine extended a bit deeper into octave 0
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I usually listen to Bohren on these two systems in my house:
1) New KLH Model 5 speakers connected to an Audio Research SP17 preamp and a McIntosh 225 amp
2) Klipsch Forte II speakers connected to a Dennis Had LP3.1 tube preamp and a Dennis Had Inspire 45 "Fire Bottle" tube amp
I listen both streaming and by a turntable, and I find both systems sound great. Bohren is not music that I play very loud to begin with, so the McIntosh provides plenty of power for me. Heck, even the Dennis Had amp at a mere 2 watts makes my Forte II's sing. What is your current setup?
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