The Next Track

By Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearnTechnology Music

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October 11, 2023Episode #266: Is the Sphere the Future of Concerts
The Sphere is a huge new venue in Las Vegas, with a massive scene that provides an immersive video experience. U2 has been playing there, with concerts that combine their music with innovative visuals.
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‌Show notes:
The Sphere
Behind the scenes at U2's Las Vegas Sphere residency (CBS This Morning)
Behind U2's Residency at Sphere Las Vegas: Apple Music
Macbeth, RSC
Gilles Deleuze: Proust and Signs
Our next tracks:
Henry Purcell: Fantasies for the Viols
The Flatmates: Potpourri: Hits, Mixes and Demos '85-'89
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September 27, 2023Episode #265: How Recordings Have Changed Music
Recordings change music by freezing it in time.
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Hubbub (Paywall, free to read with account creation)
Episode #126 - Background Music and Muzak
How Daydreaming Can Enhance Creativity for Fiction Writers
Episode #187 - Live Performances during Covid-19, and After (John Wyver on filming theater)
Our next tracks:
Starfield: Original Game Soundtack
The Adverts: Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts
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September 13, 2023Episode #264: The Heyday of Album Artwork
A new documentary about Hipgnosis, the design team that is famous for covers of albums by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and many others, looks at the period when album artwork became an important element of rock albums.
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‌Show notes:
Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art. - The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue
Squaring the Circle
Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres
Our next tracks:
Darkside
Mud: Use Your Imagination
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August 30, 2023Episode #263: More Thoughts on Dolby Atmos
It's been a while since we've talked about Dolby Atmos, so we decided to discuss how much it has changed the way we (well, Kirk) listen to music. (Doug doesn't have an Atmos setup yet.)
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‌Show notes:
Episode #214 - Chris Connaker on Music with Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio
Sonos Arc
Sonos Sub mini
Gerard Cousins: The Poet Acts
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
Brian Eno: FOREVERANDEVERMORE
Grateful Dead: Reckoning
Our next tracks:
The Necks: Sex
Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition)
Note: I've listened to Sex, by The Necks, several times recently. When I went to prepare the show notes, I couldn't find it on Apple Music any more. For some reason the artist has removed this from streaming.
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August 16, 2023Episode #262: Personal Music Players
Doug bought a Sony Walkman (not one that plays cassettes), and we discuss personal music players, as well as boom boxes, which were collective listening devices.
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The Zen of Everything, Buddha Basics 02: Dukkha Sucks
Rude Boy (don't watch this movie)
Our next tracks:
Sugarhill Gang: Rapper's Delight
ABC: The Lexicon of Love
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August 02, 2023Episode #261: Three Chords and the Truth
Classic rock is back. Its influence is extending, in part because of its presence in movies and TV shows. It is the lingua franca of popular music.
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Rock’s Resurgence
Fred Jacobs
Simon Reynolds's Notes on the noughties: The musically fragmented decade
Yacht Rock
Our next tracks:
Eraldo Bennochi & Harold Budd: Music for "Fragments from the Inside"
Apple Music Alternative - Post-Punk Deep Cuts
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July 19, 2023Episode #260: Live Albums Redux
Live albums are very different from studio albums, but also sound very different than what we hear when we attend concerts. We talk about how live albums work, what sort of artist makes live albums, and whether anyone would want to hear a Taylor Swift live album.
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‌Show notes:
Episode #19 – Live Recordings and Studio Recordings
Rolling Stones: Four Flicks
Bob Dylan: Supper Club, 1993
Our next tracks:
Grateful Dead: Here Comes Sunshine
Frank Zappa: You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol.2: The Helsinki Concert
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July 05, 2023Episode #259: Music Festivals
It's summer, and there are music festivals. We discuss the Glastonbury Festival, attending live concerts, and more.
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‌Show notes:
Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury Festival on the BBC iPlayer
MUBI
Annette
Our next tracks:
Pat Metheny: Dream Box
Beck, Bogert & Appice: Live 1973 & 1974
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June 21, 2023Episode #258: Opera
Doug and Kirk don't know a lot about opera, but they discuss it anyway.
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‌Show notes:
King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV
Mezzo
Carnegie Hall+
Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall
OperaVision
Audience member banned from Royal Opera House after he loudly booed child singer during aria
Our next tracks:
Lully: Atys
Motorbike: Motorbike
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June 07, 2023Episode #257: The Smart Home and Music Listening
We discuss home automation and using music listening music devices around the home.
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‌Show notes:
FreeForm
OmniGraffle
Philips Hue light bulbs
Eve Energy
Our next tracks:
Succession
Curved Air: Air Conditioning
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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.