What to say. As a ten year old he destroyed me with THE ELEPHANT MAN and has been a fixture in my life since. I am part way through introducing my kids to his work and loving it all again. Awkwardly the news made me cry, he's somehow like a distant family member. What an artist, what a guide.
The Atmos is mastered WAY better than the digital or even the LP - much higher dynamic range even in a stereo folddown - so I’d give that a spin if you can.
When Lou died I played it twice through at visceral volume, it did everything I needed it to, and it's a world to lose yourself in. So NOT CRAP I don't have the superlatives to qualify it. Any other major fans should try Autechre's track "all end" from NTS Sessions 4 , it's a similar whole...
Gotta tell you, I have been really really t(r)oying with the idea of getting one of those. I have never had a Jazzmaster and was thinking of tipping my toe in the waters with a Mascis or Classic Vibe, but the TvL just really checks all the boxes for me. Yeah - I mean it's the classic format with al...
Oh my god. That is by FAR the greatest piece I have ever read on my favourite musician of all time. Literally could not stop reading it. Some of the best music writing I’ve ever read, and does justice to its subject in every way. Thank you.
Long Day's Journey into Night - a 2018 Chinese film that starts off as a beautifully shot, confounding Noir, then halfway through flips to a 1 hour long single shot take dream sequence that draws on the unfinished threads of the first half to reflect on memory and dreams. Sounds like a cross betwee...