A short digression from the topic du jour.
This morning’s main system;
Apple->Modius E->Lyr +->Gjallahorn->Ram 1 speakers.
This afternoon’s main system;
Apple->Bifrost 2/64->Lyr +->Gjallahorn->Ram 1 speakers.
And the reaction to the change from Modius to Bifrost is ……….goosebumps.
Right from the first power on the difference is immediate and startlingly good.
Most of the music I routinely listen to is from singer / songwriters who were active in the local scene in Edinburgh when I first found them in 2004. I so enjoyed being sat watching music be created in front of me that I became a fixture at their gigs and remain friends with them still.
So, much as I enjoyed their music through the Modius, since the Bifrost arrived, when I close my eyes, I am back in sundry cramped, overcrowded, noisy cellar bars buried under Edinburgh with friends playing in front of me, but in the comfort of my own chair, instead of rammed against the wall, fighting the backache that plagued me, knowing that if I give in to my bladder, my place and my beer will be gone by the time I get back, and without the passive-aggresive desire to do extreme harm to the b*st*rds who won’t shut up and listen to the music.
Hearing their music come so alive again takes me straight back there to the excitement of seeing them play, hence, goosebumps.
We all chip in with recommendations for music to listen to on here. For anyone curious enough to check out a gentler form of music from generally lesser or unknown artists, sample links are;
Paul Gilbody, Magnets Have Souls:
Kat Healy, No Heroes
Kim Edgar & Horse McDonald, Save Myself (Run Away)
Andi Neate’s live album “Lion Taming for Astronauts” is on Spotify
The Bifrost is a stretch for me but is not going back. Christmas just came early.
Thank you Jason.
And now back to the anatomical possibilities for tube holders.
