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All Saints Church Broad Chalke, United Kingdom |
 Almost perfect October 2, 2009
Written by MichaelCPE
Having not heard Thread, it was a real pleasure to hear Travis & Fripp for the first time. Moonchild is a very pleasant and fun diversion!
I have only given this four stars because I felt that this recording is a victim of the Loudness wars. Of course I don’t mean that this is the highly compressed garbage that has become far too common, and has turned music into aural wallpaper (you can’t listen to it, but it makes good background). The other end of the Loudness war is that when mastering it is becoming "normal" to compress more than would have been done in the past, and if this compression is mild compared to most other recordings, the mild compression is seen as being ok. So whilst this recording is very listenable, due to the mild compression it has, for me, lost the "I’m listening to real instruments" feeling. And when there are natural instruments like flute and sax, a feeling or reality can make a huge difference. Perhaps I am totally wrong, and this recording accurately captures the live sound. But if compression is to blame for my slight disappointment, I very much hope that DGM resists the temptation to compress as much, or perhaps provides audiophiles the option of an uncompressed FLAC. Don’t let my comments put anyone off buying this disc. Most people will not hear anything wrong with this recording, and even though I find the sound slightly less than perfect, I’m still pleased I bought it.
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Almost perfect Fri., Oct 2, 2009
Posted by: MichaelCPE
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a different set of threads Fri., Aug 28, 2009
Posted by: davidfsnyder
8 improvs of very high quality. I can hear: two themes that come from Thread, one from Soundscapes, and one from ITCOCK, but there are many excellent surprises (RF is ever-creative) as well and Read more
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stunningly beautiful Tue., Aug 25, 2009
Posted by: dubhthaigh
for someone who rarely looks back, and especially as far back as the song "Moonchild," Fripp with colleague Travis have delivered a work of breathtaking beauty, especially with "moonchild." I had beeen driving along the bridge connecting New Brunswicke and Read more
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Outburst of Beauty! Tue., Aug 25, 2009
Posted by: Armand
Five stars are too little to express what I feel when I listen to Travis and Fripp. The cd from last year is very good bud this concert from Broadchalke is flying very high, especially when the second piece is Read more
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Thread meets Churchscapes meets KC? Tue., Aug 25, 2009
Posted by: Otohiko
This is a superb set. I had purchased it expecting a somewhat milder, Churchscape-inclined take on Thread - but this was a surprise. Yes, there is both Thread and Churchscapes in this, both with a very new take on them Read more
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