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dnanian

@dnanian@mas.to

Owner of Shirt Pocket. Co-Wrote SuperDuper, BRIEF, Track Record. Wrote netTunes, launchTunes. Unredeemed gadget fan. Dog lover. Not that way.

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dnanian, to random
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I don't know who did this, but - man, this is the meme that just keeps on giving.

dnanian, to jazz
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Outtakes

Everyone, of course, has heard Time Out, one of the most famous and popular albums ever. They recently turned up additional tapes from those sessions, and here they are...and it's great to hear quite different (and equally great) versions of these classic tunes, plus a few extras.

Well worth your time. And money. Don't forget money.

#nowplaying #jazz #davebrubeck #vinyl

dnanian, to vinyl
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Jackie McLean - Demon's Dance

I was going to say that this is awfully close to post-bop for 1970, but then I read that it was recorded in 1967...so maybe not so unusual.

A very good session from McLean, Woody Shaw (trumpet), Jack DeJohnette (drums), Lamont Johnson (piano) and Scott Holt (bass). It's always fun to listen to DeJohnette, especially, go all out swinging (title track) and then pull way back on the next. He knows what to do...

dnanian, to vinyl
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Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense

There's not much to say about the best concert movie ever made. That's inarguable. (Shut up Last Waltz people; quiet down Gimme Shelter fans.)

The soundtrack (which is, of course, great) was remixed a while ago, and the missing tracks (Cities/I Zimbra) were added back...and now it's been given a deluxe, vinyl-only release.

Look, it's great...even if it should be a gatefold. Get it while you can - it's limited.

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Dave Edmunds - Repeat When Necessary

As you may recall, Rockpile put out a bunch of records during their brief lifespan mostly not under the Rockpile name. Here's one of Edmunds' two.

This starts out with the one-two punch of Girls Talk (Elvis Costello) and Crawling from the Wreckage (Graham Parker) - Edmunds wasn't much of a songwriter, but he was an great interpreter & player.

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Huh. So THIS is what schadenfreude feels like. Nice.

dnanian, to vinyl
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Pink Floyd - Animals

One of the three a-bit-pompous-good mid-period Pink Floyd albums (Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, and this) that are, I think, their creative peak (with WYWH being the best).

Still has Waters' self-pitying, high-school senior concepts, but they hadn't yet gotten ridiculous (hi, the Wall)…and the band is playing great, and collaboratively.

Has some of Gilmour's best work, too…

(My original copy from long, long ago, still perfect.)

dnanian, to animals
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Your water and food is inadequate, foolish human. What I desire is dirty snow.

A bernese mounting dog, mid-chomp of some dirty snow.

dnanian, to vinyl
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Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights

A perfect debut album, with nary a misstep.

VMP pressing mastered by Barry Grint, spread over 2LPs, gives everything space to breathe.

video/mp4

dnanian, to vinyl
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Alison's Halo - Eyedazzler (1992-1996)

Dubbed "Beautiful Noise” music (aw, c'mon folks, it's mostly shoegaze), these folks didn't last long, despite clear talent.

This collects basically all their output on two LPs. Lots of good stuff beyond the one track that was on Still in a Dream.

(Allmusic compares the vocalist Catherine Cooper to Liz Fraser, and I think they couldn't be more wrong…)

dnanian, to vinyl
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Cocteau Twins - Treasure

This might be my favorite Cocteau Twins album.

It's flawless from stasrt to finish, starting with the one-two punch of Ivo and Lorelei... and it never lets up.

I have to assume that the presence of new member Simon Raymonde is what kicked things up a notch.

Superb. No better place to start, if you're new to the Cocteau Twins...

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Here's a great interview with Steve Albini from 1993:

https://trackingangle.com/features/the-dean-of-alternative-rock-engineers-steve-albini

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Tips that, I think, we can all use.

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/what-to-say-when-your-family-opens-your-uncles-casket-during-his-wake-and-finds-it-empty

dnanian, to VisionPro
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Things you now hear that you never would have heard before:

“Oh, shit, I almost tripped on the App Store.”

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Time Machine builds itself on top of fsevents, and snapshots deltas, and other increasingly complicated aspects of the file system.

SuperDuper purposefully doesn’t do that. We rely on the basics, because if something's wrong in the complex stuff, the basics are much more likely to work.

A diversity of approaches ensures your data remains safe. And there's not a big speed penalty - as you can see.

Tthis is, yes, a fast TB4 SSD, but it's only $250 (sometimes less)…what's your data worth?

dnanian, to vinyl
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Kate Bush - The Dreaming

Something happens when an artist goes down a rabbit hole of obsession, driven to realize a specific vision. Kate Bush locked herself down with a Fairlight, producing herself, and made this absolute masterpiece...my favorite of her albums, by far.

Dense, dark, brooding-yet-playful, constantly surprising.

I have a few copies of it...this is a new one from Fish People with special artwork and a "belt" of chains.

#nowplaying #vinyl #rock #artrock #katebush

dnanian, to vinyl
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Tony Bennett & Bill Evans - The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album

A pretty special meeting of the minds - and something to break out with the recent(ish) loss of Bennett.

Given Bennett's more commercial bent, and Evans' more introverted style, it's interesting to hear how well they work together. And it's especially nice to have Bennett singing so simply, with just a piano accompanying him.

A classic, of course.

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Haku, waiting for friends to show up at his favorite 4-way intersection.

video/mp4

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While I'm talking about something other than music and stuff…let's talk external SSDs for a minute.

High speed devices demand a lot from their connection. These drives tend to come with very short cables...for a reason. The longer the cable, the higher quality it has to be (often with electronic enhancements).

Don't replace the cable with a long one “for convenience”. Use the cable that came with the drive, or invest in an expensive Apple cable...don't snag a $15 random-letter-brand one.

dnanian,
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Finally (and I say this all the time) I don't care what you use to back up. I care that you DO IT, and do it in a way that keeps your data safe.

That means using multiple methods and destinations. Time Machine - yes, go for it. SuperDuper? Sure - or something like it—your choice, but a simple, reliable copy. A cloud backup? Yes - as a last resort restore.

Old post, but its message has been relevant since I started using computers - before (most of) you were born:

https://www.shirt-pocket.com/blog/index.php/shadedgrey/comments/practices_make_perfect_backups/

dnanian, to vinyl
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Tears for Fears - The Seeds of Love

Ambition can consume a band, and this sprawling, beautiful pop masterpiece ate Tears for Fears (along with four years, four producers, numerous sidemen [including Phil Collins and Pino Palladino] and a lot of money).

It’d be 15 years before Orzabal and Smith would work together again (on the great Everybody Loves a Happy Ending), so no doubt the process was painful.

But the child it birthed…

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Charly Bliss - Guppy

Solidly in the power-pop with grungy guitars zone.

Lead singer Eva Hendricks has a very distinctive, did-I-accidentally-play-this-at-45RPM voice that suits the songs, but can take a bit of getting used to.

But once you do, lots of fun to be had.

dnanian, to random
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I had no idea Snack Mate (renamed “Easy Cheese” in 1984, because normal cheese is SO HARD, guys) started in 1966.

I regret that I do not have a Snack Mate Idea Book, because these ideas are killer.

You'll be sad when the apocalypse arrives and you don't have a can of needs-no-refrigeration spray cheese.

Also, gotta assume that cheese whippets are a thing.

dnanian,
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@chrishuck It’s a cornucopia of culinary creativity!

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Here's the great Jeff Rosenstock covering "Not Too Soon" by Throwing Muses.

Which is my favorite song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCyJ2znoqWA

dnanian,
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@tankgrrl @hotdogsladies How have you never heard this song?

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New on the blog today: Capture One and the “We're Screwed" moment https://www.chuq.me/blog/capture-one-and-the-were-screwed-moment

dnanian,
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@bynkii @roland @uliwitness @chuqvr @boris We (SuperDuper) haven't charged for updates since 2004...but, when Apple silicon came out, a native version couldn't support old licenses (because eSellerate went out of business, and their license library won't run natively).

So we gave people a choice - use Rosetta with their old license, or buy a new license for native support.

Quite a few people with 20-year-old licenses, who never paid for updates, found this unreasonable.

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