January 21, 2022

This is a Test: Music for Appreciating Audio Equipment

This is a Test represents an attempt to cull some of the most impeccably produced music ever recorded with consideration for those who test, review, or strive to better appreciate audio gear, while also working as a listenable playlist for those who do not.
April 27, 2022

Gondwana Records: A Curated Selection on CD

An independent label birthed in 2008 by composer, jazz musician and producer Matthew Halsall, Manchester-based Gondwana Records was started as an outlet for Halsall and saxophonist Nat Birchall. The label now sports a deep stable of artists from around the globe.
June 26, 2023

Cicely Balston of AIR Studios: Mastering Engineer of The Year

Cicely Balston knows a thing or two about the mystique surrounding the mastering process, having been at the cutter-head helm on hundreds of albums, first at Gearbox Records, and now at Sir George Martin’s AIR Studios in Hampstead, London.
September 22, 2023

Experiencing Gigli with Quality Audio

Sometimes a book enters one’s life and changes or affects our lexicon, and how we lens the world around us. Experiencing Gigli with Quality Audio, authored by Paul James PhD, is just such a book for me.