The Next Track

By Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn

Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.... more

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March 02, 2018Episode #94 – Do Classical Record Labels Make Money?
People often wonder if classical record labels make money. We asked Andy Doe, who has a lot of experience in the classical record business, and he explains how the business works.
This week’s guest:
Andy Doe
Proper Discord
Show notes:
Naxos Records
Colin Currie Group
harmonia mundi
Artists and repertoire (A&R) – Wikipedia
The Philharmonia Orchestra
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Many of the Karajan albums with “interesting” covers can be seen on this page on Amazon UK.
♫ Episode #46 – Percussionist Colin Currie on Performing and Recording Steve Reich’s Drumming
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Steve Reich: Pulse/Quartet
Doug: Long John Baldry: It Ain’t Easy
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Special Guest: Andy Doe.
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42min
February 23, 2018Episode #93 – Simon Vance on Narrating Audiobooks
If you’re an audiobook listener, you will probably recognize this voice. We welcome Simon Vance, one of the most widely appreciated narrator of audiobooks. He discusses what it involves to record audiobooks, and how the audiobook industry works.
This week’s guest:
Simon Vance
Show notes:
Audiofile Magazine
Simon Vance’s award winning audiobooks (Audiofile)
Audies
Audible.com (Try Audible and get two free audiobooks)
Audible UK (Free trial)
Anthony Powell: A Dance to the Music of Time (first of four volumes)
A Dance to the Music of Time (DVD)
Alan Moore: Jerusalem
William Boyd: Any Human Heart
Julian Barnes: Levels of Life
Iris Murdoch: The Sea, The Sea
Kazuo Ishiguro: The Unconsoled
Tom Malmquist: In Every Moment We Are Still Alive
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Murray Perahia: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op.106 “Hammerklavier” & op. 27/2 “Moonlight”
Doug: Steely Dan: Pretzel Logic
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Special Guest: Simon Vance.
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45min
February 16, 2018Episode #92 – How They Listen to Music: Chuck Joiner, Podcaster
Podcaster Chuck Joiner talks to us about how he listens to music: which sources he uses, how he chooses what to listen to, and what equipment he uses.
This week’s guest:
Chuck Joiner, the MacVoices podcast
Show notes:
Audion
Sonos speakers
Apple AirPods
JBL Flip 4 waterproof speaker
Brian Eno: Nerve Net
Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment
View Cached Music AppleScript
Apple HomePod
https://www.kirkville.com/how-to-use-apple-musics-personal-dj-feature-to-create-you-own-personal-radio-station/
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Creedence Clearwater Revival: Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits
Doug: Dread Zeppelin: Bar Coda
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Special Guest: Chuck Joiner.
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34min
February 09, 2018Episode #91 – The Apple HomePod Sounds Great, Except When it Doesn’t
Kirk got his HomePod. He spent a couple of hours listening to music to judge the sound quality. In short, it sounds great at times, but at others it doesn’t.
Sponsor: ChronoSync, by Econ Technologies. Whatever your backup or sync scenario, ChronoSync has got you covered! Download a free 15-day trial version, and get 25% off ChronoSync on the Econ Technologies website.
Show notes:
Wrapping it right: In praise of Apple’s packaging
Sonos PLAY:5
Cambridge Audio Minx Air 100
Coldplay: The Scientist
Bob Dylan: Cold Irons Bound
Talking Heads: I Zimbra
Brian Eno: Just Another Day
(This disc is not available on Apple Music.)
The Cure: Faith
David Bowie: “Heroes”
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
Brian Eno: St. Elmo’s Fire
Joy Division: She’s Lost Control
Grateful Dead: Ripple
Brad Mehldau: Exit Music (For a Film)
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95, “Serioso”; Takács Quartet
Tobias Hume: Musicall Humours, Jordi Savall
Purcell: Fantasies for Viols, Phantasm
Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: No.39 Aria: “Erbarme Dich” Magdalena Kozená
Bob Dylan: Tangled Up in Blue
Brad Mehldau: River Man
Grateful Dead: Truckin’
Coldplay: ‘Til Kingdom Come
Our next tracks:
Doug: Abraham Inc.: Tweet-Tweet
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33min
February 02, 2018Episode #90 – Liz Pelly on Streaming Muzak and Playlists
Journalist Liz Pelly talks about streaming muzak, Spotify, playlists, and the future of streaming.
This week’s guest:
Liz Pelly
Liz Pelly’s newsletter
Show notes:
The Problem with Muzak
The Secret Lives of Playlists
Future of Music Coalition
Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment
U.S. Copyright Authorities to Make Subscription Music Services Increase Payout Rate to Publishers and Musicians
Topsify
Filtr
Digster
Hands On: iTunes 10’s Ping feature
Merlin
Music fans bought a lot of cassettes last year
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Nils Frahm: All Melody
Doug: Ten Years After: Watt
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Special Guest: Liz Pelly.
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44min
January 26, 2018Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment
Musician and journalist James Jackson Toth launched an experiment in dedicated listening; sitting and listening attentively to just one album a week. He failed. He tells us why, and how we may have too much music to listen to.
You stop hearing music at a certain point and you start hearing decisions.
This week’s guest:
James Jackson Toth, Wooden Wand
Show notes:
Too Much Music: A Failed Experiment In Dedicated Listening
Episode #85 – How Much Music Is Too Much?
Brian Eno: Nerve Net (Expanded Edition)
The Cure: Pornography
Jeffrey Lewis
Douglas Rushkoff: Present Shock
Episode #79 – 1977
Episode #76 – Mirror Balls and Polyester: Looking Back at Disco Music
New York Times review of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Be Bop Deluxe concert at the Palladium, October, 1976.
Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres
Other People (Nicolas Jaar’s label)
Liz Pelly: The Problem with Muzak
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Improved Sound Limited: Suicide Road
Doug: The Florida Boys: Southern Gospel Treasury
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Special Guest: James Jackson Toth.
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38min
January 19, 2018Episode #88 – Buying and Selling Hi-Fi Equipment
Buying and selling hi-fi equipment can be fraught with problems. Chris Connaker joins us to talk about the situation, and to present his new venture, Superphonica, a platform for buying and selling audio goods.
Sponsor: ChronoSync, by Econ Technologies. Whatever your backup or sync scenario, ChronoSync has got you covered! Download a free 15-day trial version, and get 25% off ChronoSync on the Econ Technologies website.
This week’s guest:
Chris Connaker, of the Computer Audiophile website
Superphonica
Show notes:
@NextTrackCast
Audiophilia Forever: An Expensive New Year’s Shopping Guide
Readly
Schitt Audio
Episode #73 – Kirk Wants to Buy an Amplifier
Sony a7RIII camera
escrow.com
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Lou Reed: The Blue Mask
Doug: The Remains: Live 1969
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Special Guest: Chris Connaker.
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37min
January 12, 2018Episode #87 – Pitch, Tuning, and Temperament
What is pitch? How do instruments play in tune with each other? How do instruments tune, and what is temperament? Andy Doe explains all this.
Show notes:
Pitch (Wikipedia)
Bach: 6 Suites for Cello Solo, Peter Wispelwey
Music tuning (Wikipedia)
Musical temperament (Wikipedia)
Pythagoras (Wikipedia)
Pythagorean tuning (Wikipedia)
Meantone temperament (Wikipedia)
Online recordings with unequal temperaments
Britten: Saint Nicolas, King’s College Choir
1615, Gabrieli in Venice, King’s College Choir
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Ralph Kirkpatrick, clavichord
Doug: David Bowie: Let’s Dance (Demo Single)
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Special Guest: Andy Doe.
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35min
January 05, 2018Episode #86 – New Year’s Resolutions
As the new year rings in, we take a look at our music listening habits and think about how we may want to change them.
Show notes:
SwinsianRoon
PlexTidalQobuzEssential Bollywood playlistThe A-List: K-PopOur next tracks:
Kirk: Daniel Lanois: For the Beauty of Wynona Doug: The Bryan Ferry Orchestra: The Jazz Age
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33min
December 29, 2017Episode #85 – How Much Music Is Too Much?
As we amass music in our physical or digital libraries, it can reach a point where it doesn’t make sense to keep adding more music. How much really is too much?
Sponsor: ChronoSync, by Econ Technologies. Whatever your backup or sync scenario, ChronoSync has got you covered! Download a free 15-day trial version, and get 25% off ChronoSync on the Econ Technologies website.
Show notes:
Play Random Albums AppleScript
Collecting Music in an Analog Age
High Fidelity
The Deadhead’s Taping Compendium, Volume 1: An In-Depth Guide to the Music of the Grateful Dead on Tape, 1959-1974
The Deadhead’s Taping Compendium, Volume 2: An In-Depth Guide to the Music of the Grateful Dead on Tape, 1975-1985
The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions
Yes: Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two
Searching for the Perfect Recording
Discogs
Paul Badura-Skoda: 90th Anniversary Edition
Gramophone
Hyperion Records
Naxos Records
Grateful Dead: Dave’s Picks Volume 24: Berkeley, Ca, 8/25/72
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Bill Nelson: Rosewood Volume 1 and Volume 2
Doug: Pseudo Echo: Live at the Viper Room, Pseudo Echo: Nutbush City Limits (single)
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38min

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