Monday 20 November 2006

A joy lost in the digital domain. Last Tuesday I carelessly dropped my turntable's stylus onto a record label and wrecked it. Then when the postman came to deliver a new one the next day, the doorbell wasn't working, and I've only had time to pick it up from the sorting office this morning. But this means that the pleasure of hearing delicious analog clean-stylus stereo has been delayed, and so is sweeter. Just in time for no music day unfortunately.

Today I overheard a bit of Guy Barker's dZf, recorded last week at the London Jazz Festival. Some great sounds, particularly the bit with contrabass clarinet and tuba sax (at least I think that's what it was) - listen on Saturday and find out if I'm right.

Making diary decisions for 2007 ... difficult.