td_dayton

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
all 45s tonight. a little funk, a little soul, a little cumbia, a little weirdo stuff. the usual around here  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
tom zé - estudando o samba  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
khan jamal - infinity more vibe-heavy jazz. i do have a "type"   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@bslon thank you for the rec! adding it to my streaming queue  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
re: "bridge of sighs"...i've had 3 or 4 thrifted/dollar bin copies here over the years. all clean. not a single one sounded very good to me. it's not my favorite album so no great loss to me but can confirm that it's hard to find one that sounds "... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
the best of the delmore brothers on starday records...a dollar bin masterpiece  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
lots of stuff tonight - got a little dj gig coming up here in october. right now i am listening to the light in the attic reissue of seaside lovers "memories of beach house" - pure 80s excellence imho  
Bookshelf vs diffuser panel. Who wins?
full and healthy bookshelves perform a similar function to room treatment and (more importantly, imo) makes a space cozier and more comfortable to be in. i have nothing against professionally treated rooms - they sound amazing - but i personally ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
lucrecia dalt - no era solida strange and spooky stuff!!! highly recommended if you’re into getting weird. reminiscent of robert ashley's automatic writing - glosolalia with haunted loops and that kind of thing   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
wanda vagamente s/t. easing into the long weekend  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
the new folk sound of terry callier  exquisite record. filed in the "do not sell, ever" pile   
Whats playing on your system today?
grupo la droga 7" box from vampisoul...bugged out colombian cumbias inspired by the chicha records coming out of Peru at the time. coveted the ogs for years (am kind of a freak about this type of music) but lo and behold they put 'em all back out.... 
Rant against the industry with hopes for discussion on positive change
i am 37. i didn’t start buying better/newer equipment til about 4 years ago. before that it was the pawn and thrift store life, $200 active monitors, etc. my parents’ stereo (where i started) wasn’t special either - i wanted a walkman, cd discman,... 
OK...here's another tweak that really works
anyone who's skeptical of this type of thing should listen to harsh noise for an hour, then put on something pretty. it's like pressing reset on your ears. unclear to me whether the effects have anything to do with the gear itself, but it is very ... 
Whats playing on your system today?
currently playing a cd "belladonna" by daniel lanois...beautiful album with wonderful sound quality. highly recommended