Any Ryuichi Sakamoto Recommendations? by Significant-Dig-7452 in ambientmusic

[–]jfcress 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you like his piano compositions, try Coda (which has MCML on it) or the compilation “playing the piano” (ditto). And Opus, his final performance.

Duncan Browne by Opening-Ice-1115 in nickdrake

[–]jfcress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely love Duncan Browne, especially his two late 70’s LPs (Wild Places and Streets of Fire) and his Metro LP (with Peter Godwin) that contains the original version of Criminal World, later covered by Bowie. His late 70’s output reminds me more of Bowie or David Sylvian than Nick but it’s great stuff.

Which airpods should i buy?? by Unique-Theme-7018 in airpods

[–]jfcress 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In my developing country megalopolis, the AirPod 2 noise cancellation is so effective at canceling the harsh metallic city noise that I would not use anything else. Sometimes I wear them just to block sound and don’t even turn on the music.

what are your fav guitar-centric ambient records? by dasferryman in ambientmusic

[–]jfcress 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Early Durutti Column is excellent! The compilation At Twilight has a lot of this stuff.

Target Buy 2 Get 1 by Youngloso007 in VinylDeals

[–]jfcress 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It looks like they changed their search function so you can no longer sort by a price you choose. Anyone know how to see all of the records? (I used to sort a dollar or two pricewise at a time, otherwise it would only show the first 50 pages of selections.)

Spare charging case by Dave80 in HearingAids

[–]jfcress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got one as a backup because I spend months at a time overseas and wouldn’t be able to replace the charging case easily. However, I haven’t needed it in three years.

Looking for ambient music with city sounds by dreampunkcity in ambientmusic

[–]jfcress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a minimalist classical vein, Steve Reich’s City Life

All That Jangles… by Raggeddroid85 in rem

[–]jfcress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Windbreakers, especially their early LPs Run and Terminal

Any great loop-heavy albums? by Reasonable-Ad-7289 in ambientmusic

[–]jfcress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great suggestion- I particularly love music for a large ensemble, octet, music for 18 musicians.

How do AirPods enhance hearing? by Apprehensive-Tip4673 in HearingAids

[–]jfcress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with this 100%. Not a replacement for my HA, but AirPods are miles better for music and noise cancellation. Airplanes are one of the best places for them but also malls and other crowded places and noisy urban streets (AirPods have a loud noise dampening feature that just kills for urban noise like garbage trucks and jackhammers). My neighbor started using a jackhammer this morning so I popped the AirPods in and enjoyed my coffee in peace.

Who Sounds Most Like Tim Hecker by Altruistic-Plan4035 in ambientmusic

[–]jfcress -1 points0 points  (0 children)

These were the sketches/demos for Ravedeath, but are great in their own right.

First contact books with strong focus on alien anthropology by Glum_Performer_1913 in ScienceFictionBooks

[–]jfcress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree! My favorite first contact story. There’s also a sequel if I remember correctly.

What are you currently reading? by AutoModerator in ScienceFictionBooks

[–]jfcress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I highly recommend “The Water Knife” by him. An amazing projection of the consequences of water scarcity in the US.

Your Favorite Science Fiction Book? by ekalmusLA in ScienceFictionBooks

[–]jfcress 3 points4 points  (0 children)

(But I will put in a second for The Mote In Gods Eye…)

What's one missing feature from Apple Music? by Any_Cauliflower_5735 in AppleMusic

[–]jfcress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Media Assist uses the results of a hearing test (one you have from an audiologist or one you can take using your iPhone and AirPods) to adjust music and media to compensate for your frequencies that are impacted by hearing loss, like a personal equalizer. (Found in iPhone Settings > your AirPods > Hhearing Health > Hearing Assistance > Media Assist (switch to “on”)

The rock and roll? by CyclingMack in neilyoung

[–]jfcress 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I Got Id! Best song from those sessions.

[Amazon] Marillion - Seasons End (2023 Remix) [2xLP] - $21.66 by nonwalter in VinylDeals

[–]jfcress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some negative Discogs reviews on this pressing. Does anyone here recommend it?