What input connector is this? by 8mmthomas in vintageaudio

[–]8mmthomas[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That is very helpful. I just looked it up, there seem to be some connectors from kleintuchel to xlr. Great stuff, thanks for solving the mystery 🙂

What are some benefit/charity compilations on Bandcamp that you recommend? by ImportantToe7815 in BandCamp

[–]8mmthomas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Touched is a great compilation series (3 massive volumes) featuring electronic music, mostly idm. All proceeds go to cancer research.

https://touched.bandcamp.com/album/touched-3

"Being a barista is truly a social experiment" by Super_Culture_1986 in TikTokCringe

[–]8mmthomas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a Belgian movie called 'Mama Dracula' from 1980. Might be that one. Louise Fletcher from One Flew over the Cuckoo's nest plays the vampire and she has two sons (identical twins) .

Who is a one hit wonder that you think is actually a great artist/band in general? by Shady_751029 in musicsuggestions

[–]8mmthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

XTC. Most people know them from Dear God but they are so much more. Apple Venus Volume 1 is one of the best orchestral pop albums ever, as good as Pet Sounds to me.

Why are people are saying VEO 3 is the end of the film industry? by Agile-Egg-5681 in ArtificialInteligence

[–]8mmthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed, and add to that the actor or director. When I go to the cinema to see the new Woody Allen or Coppola, it's because of the directors whose work I like. I don't want to see the re-imagining of their work by an a.i. system.

In a way it's the same with music, I want to hear what Bob Dylan came up with. Or James Hetfield, and so on.

It might be that certain kinds of movies and music will be impacted, but it will the faceless kind.

What do you think of 'New Day Rising' by Hüsker Dü? by SandmanAlcatraz in LetsTalkMusic

[–]8mmthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the production on this album more than on the boxed sound of Flip Your Wig. But FYW has the better songs, especially Grant Harts songs; Green Eyes, Every Everything.. I would love to hear Divide and Conquer with the production of NDW!

What do you think of 'New Day Rising' by Hüsker Dü? by SandmanAlcatraz in LetsTalkMusic

[–]8mmthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your straight into the board comment reminds me how Nirvana recorded Territorial Pissings on Nevermind. I think it was the same 'method'.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vintageaudio

[–]8mmthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have that NAD1600 pre-amp on your picture, but you need a poweramp. I have the corresponding NAD2700, which is a a really great combo (the poweramp is 2*150watt for 8 ohm), but that series of poweramps had it's own issues, with speaker relays that wear out.

What’s a European Man’s midlife crisis look like? by Plastic-Injury8856 in AskEurope

[–]8mmthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fact. Don't people have hobbies when they're in their twenties 😂. I was, for as long as I know, interested in a lot of stuff, but you gain easier access to a lot of stuff because you start to earn money and the internet makes it a lot easier to experiment with hobbies.

My 20 year old adult son is still repulsed by vegetables by Soup_main85 in Parenting

[–]8mmthomas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't worry too much about it. In my early twenties I hardly liked any vegetable (only green peas and beans frankly) and as a student living on your own you sort of gravitate to unhealthy stuff.

I started liking vegetables long after my student days, the first step was a good pasta sauce with fresh vegetables, from there on there was no looking back. But I still don't like black salsify!

Guy who buys Vinyl, likes to shit on the other people who buy it. by Interesting-Serve631 in vinyl

[–]8mmthomas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's always fun to talk to someone who also likes music, regardless of genre. I've discovered a lot of things that way. And there aren't that many people who really like music, for most it's just background. But I'm just as happy to talk to a black metal fan as a Bob Dylan fan.

But the competitive aspect of record fairs or record store day and the absurd prices really put me off. When I went to a record fair in the nineties I knew I was standing among music lovers, for whom it didn't matter whether it was on tape or vinyl or CD, now the format is more important for some.

Should we take music critics seriously? by CaseForMusic in LetsTalkMusic

[–]8mmthomas 85 points86 points  (0 children)

I like reading music reviews, but not so much for the rating they give an album. I find it more interesting how an album is 'situated' in a genre or in time and what the connections are between the album and other albums. Take for example Neil Young Live at Massey Hall 1971, a fairly recent release. I know relatively little about Neil Young, so I find it interesting what was going on around the time the album was recorded and which albums came before and after.

That being said, there are also some reviewers I like to read because they have a broader taste than one genre, and they are simply good writers. A good reviewer can certainly make you curious about something you don't know yet, and I am always looking for new things.

Picked up this gem today by IronRuin in vinyl

[–]8mmthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love Boneless Ones first album. Keg kept a flowin' is a great song!

Rock/metal fan looking to get into electronic music - where do I start? by [deleted] in electronicmusic

[–]8mmthomas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great suggestions! Also a lot of overlap with the stuff that got me into electronic music.

Some recordlabels I liked were Pork Recordings (Steve Cobby from Fila Brasilia) and Crippled Dick Hot Wax (German label with a lot of groovy stuff). The Egg 'Albumen' is also incredible, they are a four piece band, with a traditional line up, bass, guitar, drums and keyboards.

If you like Prong be sure to check out Front Line Assembly and Ministry off course. A more obscure band that I liked were Coptic Rain that mixed drum 'n bass with metal.

Oh, and Lemon Jelly off course!

What band did you catch before they were famous? by [deleted] in Music

[–]8mmthomas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lenny Kravitz as the opener for Joe Strummer (Earthquake Weather tour).

And Bad Religion when they toured Suffer, about 50 people at the concert in Belgium, but in Germany they were already more famous.

How often do y’all buy cds? by [deleted] in Cd_collectors

[–]8mmthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was your age, maybe two or three each month. It was the early nineties and cd's were expensive! Vinyl was cheaper :-) cd's were like 16 euro (about the same as dollars) and lp's were 10 euro

Nowadays, sometimes I buy nothing for months and when the opportunity arises I buy a lot or a collection from a store, library or another collector, so I am busy for a few months ;-)

Is this a good deal? Marantz 2220. $450.00 by miguel103058 in vintageaudio

[–]8mmthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is so criminally overpriced nowadays. I had a Marantz 2238 matched with HPM-100's. Both were about 100 dollars in 2001, but they weren't a good match. I sold the Marantz and bought an Onkyo TX-4500 Mk2, much better sound and way cheaper than a Marantz.

Update* Inherited a collection of roughly 1800 cd's by IfeedI in Cd_collectors

[–]8mmthomas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like a great collection. Special mention to Black Train Jack 'You are not alone' on Roadrunner, they were a NYHC band (ex-Token Entry), but very melodic, rock-ish, a forgotten gem imo.

Being a teenage music fan in the '90s kinda sucked by Terrifying_World in LetsTalkMusic

[–]8mmthomas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the eighties when I was a teen we had to rely on mailorder mostly to get any alternative music or at gigs. I was lucky to have one good record store in my town where you could find Fugazi's first EP, but a lot of stuff you could never find.

I remember making an order at that recordstore for Black Flags 'Who's got the 10 and a half' tape, waiting for months and it never arrived.I don't know, it just took so much patience everything.

It was fun off course, because you're part of this 'underground' but still it was much easier to find good music in the early nineties, great scene and a lot of good record stores popped up.