May 7, 2021

Heavy Rotation: Boards of Canada – Music has the Right to Children

Triggering an emotion may be easier with a melody than rhythm, according to brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin of Boards of Canada, but the faded patina of melancholy saturating the pair’s 1998 debut studio album Music Has The Right To Children, is as apparent in its tempo as its theme.
September 28, 2021

Archetype: Marantz Model 7 Stereo Preamplifier – Phonographic Icon of the 20th Century

The Marantz Model 7 Stereo Preamplifier which came to market in late 1958 would garner the distinction of being one of the most legendary components in the history of home audio.
March 9, 2022

Heavy Rotation: Live at Massey Hall 1971 – Neil Young

Featuring only Neil Young, several guitars and a grand piano on the stage, sad, lonely, bleak and poignant would all be suitable descriptors for the set list which make up Live At Massey Hall. Only eight out of the 18 songs performed during the evening’s second set had been previously recorded.
April 27, 2022

Gondwana Records: A Curated Selection on CD

An independent label birthed in 2008 by composer, jazz musician and producer Matthew Halsall, Manchester-based Gondwana Records was started as an outlet for Halsall and saxophonist Nat Birchall. The label now sports a deep stable of artists from around the globe.