Lhasa

Album : Lhasa (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Lhasa de Sela

Date: 2009

Label: Warner Music

Type:  Music + Lyrics

Genre : Folk

Style : Latin folk

Favorite Song :  What kind of heart 

Musical performance : Simple, authentic, intimate, this last album of Lhasa de Sela is absolutely sublime.

Sonic performance: The stereo image is a little short but the depth is here. The voice recording is good, the balance between voice and instruments is totally magic. 

Note : Just a must have.

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The silver tree

Album : The silver tree (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Lisa Gerrard

Date: 2006

Label: Rubber records

Type:  Music + Lyrics

Genre : World Music

Style : Mystical

Favorite Song :  In exile 

Musical performance : Ethnic and bewitching this album is simply outstanding.

Sonic performance: The voice recording is exceptional. The instruments sounds are also good. The soundstage is large and depth. A real good recording.

Note : Lisa Gerrard was member of Dead can Dance.

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Black dub

Album : Black dub (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Black dub

Date: 2010

Label: Red Ink

Type:  Music + Lyrics

Genre : Pop/Rock

Style : Alternative rock

Favorite Song :  Nomad

Musical performance : Produce by Daniel Lanois, with Trixie Whitley for the vocal section with album is a truly masterpiece of rock.

Sonic performance: Recording in studio like a live session this album have an extraordinaire soundstage. Warm and depth sound.

Note : The name of group and album are the same. It's not a typo.  ;-)

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Blue mind

Album : Blue mind

Artist/Group: Anne Bisson

Date: 2009

Label: Fidelio

Type:  Music + Lyrics

Genre : Jazz

Style : Classic jazz

Favorite Song :  September in Montreal

Musical performance :  Good musical performance. The song : September in Montreal is absolutely fabulous.

Sonic performance: The recording is just phenomenal. A masterpiece.

Note : This albums is very vocal.

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New Favorite

Album : New Favorite (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Alison Krauss & Union Station

Date: 2001

Label: Rounder

Type:  Music + Lyrics

Genre : Country

Style : Bluegrass

Favorite Song :  New Favorite

Musical performance : A true and authentic album.

Sonic performance: Good record, with warm voices and beautiful sounds of guitars.

Note : This album has obtained a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.

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Romeo and Juliet

Album : Romeo and Juliet

Artist/Group: Prokofiev

Date: 2006

Label: Sony Music

Type:  Music 

Genre : Classic

Style : Ballet

Favorite Song :  The Montagues and Capulets

Musical performance :  A phenomenal performance of the New York Philharmonic orchestra conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos.

Sonic performance: There is more than 300 albums available on Amazon of Romeo and Juliet. Stop to look for, this is THE record. Its sound is just exceptional.

Note : Sony Classical's Great Performances series is a real audiophile brand. 

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Metallic spheres

Album : Metallic spheres (more about this album)

Artist/Group: The ORB vs David Gilmour

Date: 2010

Label: Columbia

Type:  Music 

Genre : Electronic

Style : Alternative

Favorite Song :  Metallic side 

Musical performance : This album is inspired from first Pink Floyd albums with long musicals tracks, very spacy sounds, lot of effects including the legendary Gilmour's guitar touch.

Sonic performance: Personally, i consider this album as probably the most accomplished electronic album in an audiophile perspective. This is the real performance of this record.

Note : There are not enough voices to evaluate this part.

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New adventure in Hi-Fi

Album : New adventure in Hi-Fi (more about this album)

Artist/Group: R.E.M

Date: 1996

Label: Warner Bros.

Type:  Music + Lyrics
Genre : Pop/Rock
Style : Alternative rock
Favorite Song :  E-Bow the letter

Musical performance :  One of their best records of the '90s.

Sonic performance: This album was recorded on the road in differents studios. The sound quality is not equal from a song to another.

Note : Some songs cannot be considered at an audiophile level, but this album has the real sound of rock.

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Life on planet groove

Album : Life on planet groove (more about this album)

Artist/Group: Maceo Parker

Date: 1992

Label: Minor Music

Type:  Music + Lyrics

Genre : R&B

Style : Soul / Funk

Favorite Song :  Shake everything you've got

Musical performance :  An incredible performance. If you like soul and R&B music this album is a must have..

Sonic performance: The sound is really good, warm and full. The ambiance's club is perfectly reproduced.

Note : Probably the best performance recorded of Maceo Parker.

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