Tonight it was all streaming:
- Baba Blues - Glimmer of Gold (available on Tidal only)
- Bjørn Berge - Mad Fingers Ball (Qobuz)
- Carla Morrison - Amor Supremo (Qobuz)
Great album! It's on the Cooking Vinyl independent record label based in London.
On most of these tracks, Suzanne's vocals are so vivid, juicy and lifelike, it makes me feel like I can literally get up, walk right up to her (about exactly where my TV resides, 4ft behind the speakers) and walk around behind her in the room. Even the sound stage expands beyond the front and side walls of the room a fair distance. Excellent imaging, layering and realistic spacing around the instruments.
A very well engineered album to say the least. It's quite obvious Cooking Vinyl cares about quality recordings.
I'm listening to this album on Spotify. I've never heard bass depth and articulation like this before, not even on SACD medium. For 320 kbps it's absolutely incredible. And my source is a Playstation 3 connected with a $10 plastic toslink!
Rickie Lee Jones, Pieces of Treasure, released today. Definitely “The Dutchess of Coolsville,” such a unique talent. Another beautifully performed and produced recording.