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op verzoek van THE DR via http://poprock.actieforum.com/

Why a CD?
Some will question the seriousness of CD as a demo medium at all. Isn’t CD so last millennium in comparison with newer high resolution formats? Technically, the question may be relevant and deserves a considered response. CD quality, (stereo, 44.1 kHz sampling rate and 16-bit constant bit depth) has been criticised since the early 1980’s for limited bandwidth, restricted bit resolution and dynamic range of “only” 96 dB.

Many early CD releases were irrefutably bad; cold, aggressive, anaemic bass, harsh top end, perhaps because the best recording and mastering engineers still focused on the LP. CD required a new skill set, continued development of digital recording technologies and new techniques for transferring and mixing analogue tapes. With a steep learning curve, CD quality is now much improved. 96 dB dynamic range, properly captured, 20 Hz – 20 kHz frequency bandwidth, properly rolled off, etc., are more than up to the task of handling demanding performances with surprising verisimilitude.

One could argue that the main value of high resolution formats is that they allow engineers and manufacturers of digital recording equipment more leeway in exploring the dynamics and extended frequency response of hi-rez media. Extracting outstanding sound from CD is altogether more demanding.

It should also be noted that many recordings come nowhere near testing the technical limits of CD. Extreme dynamic compression is applied in pop genres for CD and download to boost levels to a constant high “loudness” to make music more “exciting” on cheap headphones, portable players or in a car. The sound of many modern performances and even remasterings of older recordings is compressed to a narrow 10 – 15 dB dynamic range, by turning down dynamic peaks and boosting quiet passages so that the track’s high uniform loudness grabs and holds the listener’s attention. This is quite a departure from the hi-fi goal of natural, engaging musicality.

In this context, 96 dB of dynamic range is more than adequate and, properly deployed, can offer near perfection. The day may well come when audiophiles look back in nostalgic gratitude that we were ever allowed to experience a widespread high quality medium like CD, before the mainstream consumer was steered towards MP3 and other heavily compressed formats vastly inferior to 

  1. DALI 1

1. John Campbell - Down In The Hole 04:55
2. Hans Theessink - Mississippi 06:01
3. Hugh Masekela - Stimela (The Coal Train) 10:00
4. The Yuri Honing Trio - Walking On The Moon 05:28
5. Jocelyn B. Smith - When I Need You 07:59
6. Jan Akkerman - Am I Losing You 06:24
7. Damien Rice - Cannonball 05:10
8. Peter Schneider & The Stimulators
- St. James Infirmary 06:47
9. Terry Evans - Get Your Lies Straight 05:34
10. Patricia Barber - Let It Rain 05:09
11. Marilyn Mazur & Audun Kleive - Drum Impro 02:24
12. Dick Hyman - Bach Up To Me 02:36

DALI 2

1. Tears Of Joy - Antonio Forcione 5:21
2. In Your Wild Garden - Josefine Cronholm 6:13
3. Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good) - Skunk Anansie 3:30
4. Set Them Free - Caecillie Norby 4:31
5. Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet 5:28
6. Train Song - Holly Cole 3:29
7. The Gates of Istanbul - Loreena McKennitt 7:02
8. Breaking Silence - Janis Ian 3:13
9. Fever - Elvis Presley 3:36
10. Spanish Harlem - The Willy DeVille Acoustic Trio 4:05
11. Angel - Sabia 4:34
12. Samb-Adagio - Safri Duo 6:01
13. I Will Remember - Toto 6:09
14. Heart - Bo Stief Dream Machine 3:42
15. You and I (Trentemoller remix) - Filur feat. Pernille Rosendahl 9:02

3. DALI 3

1. Pat Metheny - And I lover Her 4:15
2. Sophie Zelmani - How it Feels 3:56
3. Teitur - Stormy Weather 5:16
4. Zhao Cong - Moonlight on Spring River 5:34
5. Ane Brun - These Days 4:37
6. Sko,Torp - On a Long Lonely Night 3:58
7. Sinne Eeg - My Treasure 4:26
8. OP8 - Leather 6:04
9. The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble - Bop 4:28
10. Jan Harbeck Quartet - Too Darn Hot 6:07
11. Norwegian Chamber Orchestra - Haydn - Rondo all’ Ungarese(Allegro Assai) 4:25
12. WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne - Grieg- In the Hall of the Mountain King 2:30
13. Tim Christensen - Far Beyond Driven 4:04
14. Fallulah - The Black Cat Neighbourhood 3:13
15. Mike Sheridan (ft. Maya Albana) - Med sma skridt 4:06
16. Deadmau5 - Whispers (remix) 5:55

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Fallulah, geboren als Maria Apetri (Tårnby (Amager), 6 februari 1985), is een Deens-Roemeens singer-songwriter. Ze brak in 2009 door met de single "I Lay My Head", in 2010 gevolgd door haar debuutalbum The Black Cat Neighbourhood.

Fallulah bevindt zich muzikaal gezien in het popgenre, maar heeft hier een eigen invulling aan gegeven in de vorm van indierock en Balkan-beats. Ze beschrijft zelf haar muziek als dansbare folk met rockinvloeden. Haar muziek wordt vergeleken met die van Florence and the Machine en Bat for Lashes.



Fallulah 2010 - The Black Cat Neighbourhood
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Fallulah - Escapism [Deluxe Edition] (2013)