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Name:
   Daniel Soderstrom
Details:
   Music Tastes

Tropicalia, Bossa Nova, Samba Jazz (Jorge Ben, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Eils Regina, Baden Powell, Tom Ze, Os Mutantes, Joao Gilberto, Jair Rodrugues)

Modern Jazz (Coltrane, Davis, Monk, Dolphy, SunRa)

20thC Classical (Pendereki, Stockhausen, Copland)

Punk/Thrash (BigBlack, DeadKennedys, HuskerDu)

Electronica (Eno,Kitaro,Tangerine Dream,Welle Erdball)

Kraut Rock (Cluster, Roedelius, Faust, Can)

Techno/HipHop (Tribe Called Quest, Beastie Boys)

Country/Folk (Johny Cash, Woody Guthrie, John Fahey)

EasyListening (Burt Bacharach, Sinatra, Perry Como, Partridge Family)

Lieder (Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elly Ameling)

Classical (Furtwangler, Bruno Walter, Szell)
Location:
   Perth, Western Australia
HiFi:
   Sony SCD-777ES
Micromega DAC1 (for my Airport Express)

VPI HW19
Wheaton Triplanar VII
Koetsu Urushi
Koetsu SUT
Audio Innovations P2 Phono

Emission Labs 20A/274A transformer attenuated linestage w/Pultek EQ1A
Audio Innovations S1000 Monoblocks (50 Watts Class-A, EL34's)
Quad 2905 Electrostatics
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Reviews
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Wayne Shorter: Native Dancer  (0 of 3 found this review helpful)
  September 3, 2007

This is a placeholder until I have time for a proper review (so don't pan me for posting a sparse review!). In the meantime, anybody into Jazz on SACD should order this title whilst there is still time. Impecable recording, wonderful performance and unique packaging. Cooool.. funky.. sweet ... more
Mathias Spahlinger: Farben der Frühe - Ensemble SurPlus      (4 of 8 found this review helpful)
  August 5, 2007

I thought I would take a punt on this one and it was nothing like I had imagined. This is squarely in the "beeps & boops" camp of 20thC Classical, and I didn't know people still bothered to make music like this. Recording is from a 24/48 source. If anybody enjoys this SACD, please tell me. I have ... more
Esbjörn Svensson Trio: Viaticum        (5 of 6 found this review helpful)
  July 17, 2007

Well, here is an album I can really comment on in terms of sound quality, as I've heard them live this year twice. Which, given I'm in Perth Australia and they're a Swedish Jazz outfit is somewhat remarkable! Anyways, this is a lovely warm recording. Its very smooth and missing the harsh mid-band ... more
Izumi Tateno plays Takashi Yoshimatsu      (1 of 2 found this review helpful)
  July 10, 2007

Great DSD Recording. The problem I have with describing Piano play-back on my system, is that it is the strength of the Quads. When I have a recording like this, it just sounds like a real piano. I can hear the pressure that the finger has placed on the key, and the connection of that key with the ... more
Schubert: Trout Quintet etc. - Immerseel/L'Archibudelli    (3 of 8 found this review helpful)
  July 5, 2007

I will come back and revisit this review in the future. I don't have any other versions of this recording to compare with, however I do want to give SOME information to non-Japanese readers who are thinking of taking a punt on this disk from HMV Japan (or Amazon etc). So far, I have been very ... more
 
 
Latest Posts
Julia Fischer future plans
November 5, 2007
Time for a Pentatone Julia Fischer box set? Daniel. ... more
any U2 fans out there?!
September 19, 2007
Yeh, thats right.. we should be sending some emails to them. Since the DSD mastering has already been done, maybe they can get the rights? Daniel. ... more
any U2 fans out there?!
August 31, 2007
I would love "October" on SACD. What SACD needs is a indie re-release label. Rights could be bought for albums. I'm just not sure how many you could sell. Maybe Pentatone might branch into this area. Do you think there would be 500 people to buy a Hybrid SACD? If so, its as viable as 200g vinyl. I would love to somebody to release Brian Eno ... more
Are Review ratings a popularity contest?
July 5, 2007
Brenda, pgmdir, Arthur, seth, Windsurfer. Thank you all for your constructive criticism or positive feedback. I'll keep opsting, doing what I can, maybe at the least it will encourage those more knowledgable to step up too the plate and show me how to do it right! In the meantime, I've put in a profile.. I didn't remember them having these when I ... more
Are Review ratings a popularity contest?
July 5, 2007
You are right, but I guess my train of thought was that I had to order these disks totally blind, and I would have at least liked to see a review that at least let me know that the disc wasn't totally lousy! Its obviously no conclusive, but at least you know that you can rule out the worst case scenario. The Trout Quintet is still playing and the ... more