The best sounding (produced/mastered) tracks/albums

The best sounding (produced/mastered) tracks/albums

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Green1man

549 posts

87 months

Friday 17th March 2023
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Renswan said:
If you like that one, try “Laughing Stock”, also by Talk Talk …. It’s a fantastic sounding album ..!
This pushes the discordant sparse atmospheric stuff too far for me. Spirit of Eden is a decent half way house between Laughing Stock and Colour of Spring. However Colour of Spring is my favourite and IMO is the best sounding of the bunch as well.

loughran

2,731 posts

135 months

Friday 17th March 2023
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MC Bodge said:
"The Colour of Spring" album by Talk Talk has always sounded good to me.
One of my Desert Island Discs, the drum beat on the opening track has mesmerised me for 30 years.

My offering, The Trinity Session by the Cowboy Junkies. Recorded on a single microphone in a church in Toronto in 1986....The most hauntingest laid backness you'll ever need.

And yes, Solid Air by John Martin. smile

Harry Flashman

19,283 posts

241 months

Friday 17th March 2023
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S100HP said:
That is a great track. Thank you.

Harry Flashman

19,283 posts

241 months

Wednesday 22nd March 2023
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Etherwood's eponymous drum and bass album.

Beautifully done. I am currently trialling a subwoofer with my system, and it's just gorgeously done production that really lets me play with the sub and see exactly what it is up to.

It's also good, chilled music, yet with plenty of attack in mids and treble, and a decent level of complexity with different elements going at different places. And the vocals are good too.



Edited by Harry Flashman on Wednesday 22 March 22:37

craig1912

3,275 posts

111 months

Wednesday 22nd March 2023
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Sold my copy along time ago but superb sound.

MC Bodge

21,552 posts

174 months

Wednesday 22nd March 2023
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Harry Flashman said:
Etherwood's eponymous drum and bass album.

Beautifully done. I am currently trialling a subwoofer with my system, and it's just gorgeously done production that really lets me play with the sub and see exactly what it is up to.

It's also good, chilled music, yet with plenty of attack in mids and treble, and a decent level of complexity with different elements going at different places. And the vocals are good too.
I've just listened to some of that. It is surprisingly good.

Thanks.

Harry Flashman

19,283 posts

241 months

Wednesday 22nd March 2023
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You're welcome!

If you have a capable subwoofer, it really brings the album alive. Having just concluded trials with my SVS AV sub, which now goes back to the TV room, I have just ordered their 3000 Micro for the hifi system.

Etherwood have cost me money. smile

Edited by Harry Flashman on Wednesday 22 March 23:07

S100HP

12,645 posts

166 months

Thursday 23rd March 2023
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MC Bodge said:
Harry Flashman said:
Etherwood's eponymous drum and bass album.

Beautifully done. I am currently trialling a subwoofer with my system, and it's just gorgeously done production that really lets me play with the sub and see exactly what it is up to.

It's also good, chilled music, yet with plenty of attack in mids and treble, and a decent level of complexity with different elements going at different places. And the vocals are good too.
I've just listened to some of that. It is surprisingly good.

Thanks.
Me too. Nice chilled morning music.

STiG911

1,210 posts

166 months

Thursday 23rd March 2023
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Right. I've lurked in this thread long enough.

First, there's some outstanding choices here everyone, and it's been great to discover some artists I've never heard before, so thank you.
Second, to recap some earlier comments: AC/DC Live is one of life's joys. Each and every track is faithfully performed with such an energy, specially Shoot To Thrill and Sin City. Also, I'd forgotten just how much Tinita Tikaram's voice gave me goosebumps.

And to my choices - this is about as random a list as you're going to get; Don't judge me.
Metallica - The Black Album, specifically Wherever I May Roam; Master of Puppets, Damage, Inc.
Faith No More - Epic
Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
Hans Zimmer - Time, From Inception; (Deep Breath) What Are You Going To Do When You're Not Saving The World, From Man of Steel
The Prodigy - Stand Up
The Kills - Goodnight Bad Morning
Welshy Arms - Legendary
Norah Jones - Don't Know Why
Robbie Williams - Feel
Eminem - Space Bound
Massive Attack - Teardrop
Weezer - Pork & Beans
The Darkness - Growing On Me
Lenny Kravitz - Rock & Roll is Dead
Oasis - Cigarettes & Alcohol
Bryan Adams - It's Only Love
Sugababes (Yes, really) - Ace Reject
Vitalic - Poison Lips (From the raid scene in Dredd)
New Order - Pretty much anything, but exceptionally, of course, Blue Monday, True Faith, Round & Round
INXS - New Sensation

I'll stop now - be here all day otherwise.

NDA

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21,492 posts

224 months

Thursday 23rd March 2023
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Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories' (24 bit) still sounds pretty good.

troc

3,740 posts

174 months

Thursday 23rd March 2023
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Anyone mentioned portishead - dummy yet? The original album pressing and the production in general is superb.

RSTurboPaul

10,219 posts

257 months

Friday 24th March 2023
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I am going to widen the brief here tongue out and strongly recommend the film 'Drive' with Ryan Gosling.

It's a great film full stop, but the soundtrack and the way it interplays with the film is superb, and IIRC there are sections of the film with under-5Hz content for those with big systems that are capable (!).

https://data-bass.ipbhost.com/topic/12-the-low-fre...

MC Bodge

21,552 posts

174 months

Friday 24th March 2023
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RSTurboPaul said:
I am going to widen the brief here tongue out and strongly recommend the film 'Drive' with Ryan Gosling.

It's a great film full stop, but the soundtrack and the way it interplays with the film is superb
It is a great soundtrack. I don't remember much detail of the film.

I recall that somebody also produced an alternative soundtrack for it, for some reason, and it was broadcast.

RSTurboPaul

10,219 posts

257 months

Friday 24th March 2023
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MC Bodge said:
RSTurboPaul said:
I am going to widen the brief here tongue out and strongly recommend the film 'Drive' with Ryan Gosling.

It's a great film full stop, but the soundtrack and the way it interplays with the film is superb
It is a great soundtrack. I don't remember much detail of the film.

I recall that somebody also produced an alternative soundtrack for it, for some reason, and it was broadcast.
It was a BBC project to re-score it:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04p5k25

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2M7xfhDY...

I recall seeing a short segment of it and thinking it was nowhere near as good as the original.

MC Bodge

21,552 posts

174 months

Friday 24th March 2023
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RSTurboPaul said:
MC Bodge said:
RSTurboPaul said:
I am going to widen the brief here tongue out and strongly recommend the film 'Drive' with Ryan Gosling.

It's a great film full stop, but the soundtrack and the way it interplays with the film is superb
It is a great soundtrack. I don't remember much detail of the film.

I recall that somebody also produced an alternative soundtrack for it, for some reason, and it was broadcast.
It was a BBC project to re-score it:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04p5k25

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2M7xfhDY...

I recall seeing a short segment of it and thinking it was nowhere near as good as the original.
It seems an odd thing to decide to do.

RSTurboPaul

10,219 posts

257 months

Friday 24th March 2023
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MC Bodge said:
Harry Flashman said:
Etherwood's eponymous drum and bass album.

Beautifully done. I am currently trialling a subwoofer with my system, and it's just gorgeously done production that really lets me play with the sub and see exactly what it is up to.

It's also good, chilled music, yet with plenty of attack in mids and treble, and a decent level of complexity with different elements going at different places. And the vocals are good too.
I've just listened to some of that. It is surprisingly good.

Thanks.
+1 - some nicely chilled out D&B smile

Nice little mix by someone on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssXwcUo0yvo


MC Bodge

21,552 posts

174 months

Friday 24th March 2023
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Harry Flashman said:
You're welcome!

If you have a capable subwoofer, it really brings the album alive. Having just concluded trials with my SVS AV sub, which now goes back to the TV room, I have just ordered their 3000 Micro for the hifi system.

Etherwood have cost me money. smile
I have a small underseat subwoofer in the car and it sounded quite good on that earlier.

I have a small subwoofer in the kitchen (fairly good acoustics) and it sounded quite good there.

I've built a DIY sealed sub and when the sub amp arrives I'll thoroughly test it.

RSTurboPaul

10,219 posts

257 months

Saturday 25th March 2023
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MC Bodge said:
Harry Flashman said:
You're welcome!

If you have a capable subwoofer, it really brings the album alive. Having just concluded trials with my SVS AV sub, which now goes back to the TV room, I have just ordered their 3000 Micro for the hifi system.

Etherwood have cost me money. smile
I have a small underseat subwoofer in the car and it sounded quite good on that earlier.

I have a small subwoofer in the kitchen (fairly good acoustics) and it sounded quite good there.

I've built a DIY sealed sub and when the sub amp arrives I'll thoroughly test it.
Ooh, nice, what spec etc.?

S100HP

12,645 posts

166 months

Saturday 25th March 2023
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This guy is worth a watch

https://youtu.be/-Mn7w-3V_nI

MC Bodge

21,552 posts

174 months

Saturday 25th March 2023
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RSTurboPaul said:
MC Bodge said:
Harry Flashman said:
You're welcome!

If you have a capable subwoofer, it really brings the album alive. Having just concluded trials with my SVS AV sub, which now goes back to the TV room, I have just ordered their 3000 Micro for the hifi system.

Etherwood have cost me money. smile
I have a small underseat subwoofer in the car and it sounded quite good on that earlier.

I have a small subwoofer in the kitchen (fairly good acoustics) and it sounded quite good there.

I've built a DIY sealed sub and when the sub amp arrives I'll thoroughly test it.
Ooh, nice, what spec etc.?
Nothing fancy. An 8" Sony driver in a foam lined 15.5 litre 3/4" ply box driven by a TPA3116 amp. It sounded good enough to me when I tested it with a 2.1 amp. (I may add some internal bracing)