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[@TheIpadfanatic]

For me this is an everything video. As much as I love the gear, music is always at the heart of it all and I sincerely appreciate these videos from you because I discover artists that I don't know. Take care and Thank You as always!

[@shaunpaulwallace]

Same here 👍🏻

[@itsmetimmee]

music first!

[@DarkFire515]

None of this is in any way shape or form my sort of music but your obvious enthusiasm and knowledge around what you like and enjoy is great to watch.

[@syanhc]

I think one of the main reasons I follow this channel and became a Patreon is because it’s all about the music. Many people in this “hobby” hear the music to LISTEN to the equipment. But for some, they hear the equipment to LISTEN to the music. I’m one of those. I want the equipment to bring me closer to the musical experience - to thrill me to get dancing around the living room, to bring me to tears, to absorb me in awe…that’s what good equipment does…..oh, and I love me some Tom Waits. What I love about these videos is that John always takes a moment to show us some new album that’s hanging around the living room and that’s a subtle reminder about what this is all about for him and for many others.❤ There are many audio review channels out there on KZbin but not many really mention music perhaps for fear of alienating those with different tastes. John has the balls to invite us to hear what he’s into. And it’s pretty eclectic at that….(sorry for mentioning John’s balls) ….😂

[@leon23leon]

THIS is the content I was waiting for. I’m not really “researching” upgrades at the moment - I’m listening to music on a system that I’m happy with. I watch your channel because I’m a fan of the way you do it but I’m absolutely here for music talk. More please!!

[@smayaan2479]

I would love more of these videos it really gives new ideas and helps new listeners diversify their preferences

[@TheDealer1228]

10:50 - I hate that too! One of my biggest pet peeves is when IDM artists (or any electronic producers, really) flood their records with guest vocalists. There are rare instances where it works if they're working within more traditional Pop structures, or if the vocals are more like harmonies used to build texture, but if given the choice, I'd 100% always opt for electronic music without vocals (unless it's a sample).

[@jamesdwright]

We want more!!! You've put me onto so much great electronic/techno music over the years so thank you John.

[@kaneweatherall]

I think its interesting to see what other people listen too. Gives me new choices to try

[@richivan888]

Please continue to make videos like this.

[@krishmandal9769]

John, thank you for doing this video. I often wonder what kind of sounds I can listen to when you do your videos and I like something in the background. Or in the interstitials. You going through a list of music that may or may not be to my liking is a great place to start to find new music on a level that we can agree is at least well produced, or makes your head and heart happy. Also appreciate that you put everything in the description so that I didn't have to go back through the video to write it down myself. Keep up the great work, and stay on the road to better health. I'm sure a lot of people connect with you on that level as well.

[@jinvid]

I LOVE the episodes where you go through your music purchases!!! Thanks to your amazing choices and recommendations I’ve been able to make my music library even more eclectic! Keep em coming! And the playlists are ALWAYS GREATLY APPRECIATED! Especially the Bathys one!

[@masterblockwarrior]

Ditto!

[@bagstv]

Some great selections there. Please do more of these videos! Love it

[@MityaNeradzinsky]

Please do more of that. Love your way of giving the context to everything!

[@laurensmith485]

Wish more people do album reviews instead of just music equipment,I really enjoyed this it makes a change👍🏼You have got me onto an album that I’m going to listen to and might get on vinyl,Thankyou

[@sixergixer]

You might be interested in checking out John DeVore's channel here on KZbin. He is the creator of DeVore Fidelity loudspeakers and in addition to sometimes talking gear, he also does more generalized (or more specific) talks about the industry at large and also does the occasional album reviews with some neat insight. Well produced stuff and he's a very down to earth fellow.

[@Groagun]

Thanks for sharing John, this was super cool; hope you do more like this.

[@noroomforsquares4483]

I don't know much 90s electronica but i remember Dave Angel, the eco warrior from The Fast Show. Top geezer.

[@davea3791]

Sending you positive health energy. Thank you for the excellent videos. I appreciate the directions you are heading. Off to buy some new music!

[@skrem23]

Big fan of Joris Voorn, The Future Sound of London, Daniel Avery, The The, Deepchord, Biosphere, Robyn Hitchcock, Nick Cave. I felt like you were pulling straight from my collection. Great 'musical' minds, as they say. . . ha ha. Happy listening. Thanks for sharing.

[@d_a_n_a2300]

I wish u did more of this style videos,

[@davidjohnmead]

Great to see someone else into Rod Modell (Deepchord), Biosphere, and The The 🙂 Thanks for sharing, and you're right about these choices informing the equipment.

[@chlkv]

Big thank you for the recommendations. This is way better that Spotify algorithms, and really lets us broaden our musical taste. Please continue sharing!!!

[@nunofernandes4501]

"Pretensious Wankery" would make for a great album name.

[@jarekharmening8993]

This is a great video! Way to spice up the channel and take a nice breather from the normal contents. Please do more of these, be they album reviews or record shop visits or artist/shop owner interviews.

[@leonarda8946]

Love the videos where you suggest music, often it's something new to listen to. Way to often people only want to listen to playlists this days, but there is always something about listening to the whole record as it was intended. Good video as always 👍

[@josexavierjr.5633]

Great video, John. Again, you continue to open my eyes(and ears!) to electronic music that I know very little about; your suggestions are usually to my liking, and luckily I can find them on Spotify to sample them until I'm able to purchase...........Thanks again for your great music suggestions! Hope your doing well, and stay healthy!

[@raretodd]

I’m really enjoying the turn this channel is taking. Your music reviews are just great! Keep up the great work!

[@raretodd]

And Robyn Hitchcock is fantastic!!!

[@TheDealer1228]

Agreed. I love his more traditional hifi reviews, but I'm loving the more laidback videos he's been doing as of recent. Reminds me of those videos he was doing at the beginning of last year in front of the grey-ish wall.

[@FirstNameLastName-tb3rm]

love it. more videos like this. I selected a few to check out. "featuring featuring featuring ...." ha ha ha. I feel the same way.

[@boomtastic67]

Nice to see an audiophile who isn't just into women's vocals / hotel lounge music when they utilize their $$$ systems.

[@thudson9653]

Thanks for showing Tom Waits some love. I also truly believe that he is a fantastic writer, composer, and artist. It also helps that he's from my hometown of San Diego. 😊

[@davetester100]

Love these videos as it expands my listening greatly 😊

[@TheDragonsleeve]

This was great. I'd like to see you do more of this kind of video. Thanks.

[@AndrazAntonic]

Our music taste don't overlap usually, but its a good thing as we can all find new music this way. Great job!

[@jongottesman1263]

YES! I love that Nick Cave Ballad of Robert Morse and Betty Coltrane track as well! Thanks so much for the praise for Tom Waits. Richly deserved. And then Robyn Hitchcock, who is a personal favorite of mine. So now I will go and listen to the electronic music you bought since that is new for me. This was a delight of a video John: again. thanks!

[@nickroden]

Really appreciate these deeper dives in to the music. Have discovered many gems this way that a personalized streaming algorithm probably wouldn't have recommended. Regarding Bandcamp, I've noticed recently that all of my vinyl purchases from the platform now have free digital downloads associated with them. I don't know if this is a new feature or if they've been there all along. Anyway, pretty happy with this as it provides the best of both worlds, a physical format and a lossless digital backup that can be streamed locally when I'm feeling too lazy to flip a record.

[@clercfred]

Love this, discovered a lot of good stuff - agreed it's all about the music :) thank you!

[@AntoninPassemardPaintings]

Love love love your music recommendations!!!

[@Demantel]

Great video! Of course music is the driving force behind hi-fi!

[@TrilokD]

Music is an essential part of my life and it drives me to do what I do. It really is interesting to listen to what other people are listening to. Thank you for the video.

[@kgobrien1]

thanks for the interesting selection of music

[@Twinguin]

You had me at "Underground Resistance". 😊 Great video, I like these kind of reviews as there is always something new to discover. Thank you.

[@tomneijnens4048]

Thank you very much

[@christopherbuck7679]

I recently moved near a small village on the south coast in east sussex. When I first went into a small antique shop in the village my jaw fell open as it holds many many hundreds of LPs, run by a guy who runs a web site. Needless to say I’ve since spent untold hours in there spending a shed load of lolly.

[@bryanjoel56]

Loved this one , more of this !

[@MasterMindMicrobe]

Thanks for sharing. I always scrape your videos for new music to listen to. Danke danke Ehrenmann!

[@davidhalliday7776]

Love this video, I struggle to try to find new things to listen to. I wouldn't say I like all these, but some are fantastic, and i would never have found them. Please please do some more of these.

[@gee7975]

Thanks for sharing the music you listen to. Always discovering new music to listen to through you

[@siha3684]

I watch every video of yours with my girlfriend, they are very informative and relaxing! We like to discover new music and hearing about your taste but wish there was some short samples of the music. Keep it up Darko!

[@newarknomad1154]

Thanks John. Enjoyed the content. You always introduce me to music I wouldn’t have come across usually. Having a library of sound to enjoy is the first building block on the audio journey. Will be buying at least two of the albums you highlighted. Many thanks.

[@koszyklbn]

Awesome video ! I also love to put my mouth ( and money) where my mouth is and going to live concerts. There is nothing better than listening and dancing to your favorite music with favorite artist being there also.

[@fauxfactory]

Fantastic selection, so diverse! Sauce of the river… love it

[@ChrisWhittenMusic]

Yes, quite a haul. Thanks for supporting artists 🙏🏻 I wouldn’t know about most of these releases without your videos. Biosphere!

[@Eschew_Obfuscation]

Really enjoyed this episode. Also really enjoying your content over the past few months. I like the direction you’re going in and how your personality as a music enthusiast (as opposed to reviewer) is showing through. I especially like when you share your humorous and playful side. Quite enjoyable! Keep up the great work. Best wishes!

[@garryclarke9852]

I totally agree about the music being the most important part of the equation. It so refreshing listening to you talk about music as I too love electronic music (Alva Noto, Aphex Twin etc.) and when I was buying Hi-Fi mags the music they would talk about was boring middle of the road stuff. And now you've mentioned Tom Waits as well, who's another of my favourites, great stuff. More videos about the music please!

[@billpetersenjr.5781]

Two of my all-time favorite albums are The The's Mind Bomb and Dusk. Those two were in heavy rotation in my university days. If CDs wore out like vinyl I'd be on my 4th or 5th copy of Dusk and Mind Bomb. And now, after the kids go to bed. I sit in my living room, dim the lights, have a nice beer, and listen to those two on my headphones and just really enjoy them every time.

[@barrywhite5899]

I’ve been playing the MQA Tidal version of Animals and I bloody love it. Bright , clear, lots going on.

[@paulobertrifaller9048]

Thank you John! Always a pleasure to listen to your music picks. Great.

[@markbaker666]

great shout on the daniel avery. loving it

[@vkvedam]

Thanks for all the exposure, keep them coming John, once in a while at least 😊

[@billpetersenjr.5781]

I just want to say that I enjoy the music recommendations as much as the hi-fi reviews. In fact, your recommendation of Plaid's Polymer made me a fan of theirs. I've now bought several of their CDs including the latest. So thanks again, stay well, and keep the recommendations coming!

[@pathworks]

Most artists I've never heard of - is this planet Earth? Can't wait to spend a day listening to your recommendations.

[@TPQ1235]

John, thanks for this insight into your collection. As I watch this I am ripping some recent additions to mine onto my server while making note of yours. I appreciate the fact that from time to time you give us these updates about the music you listen to and those you have bought as in the end it’s about the music IMHO.

[@Milo_Molnar]

Very good choice of music. Daniel Avery and his new album is really great.

[@nowalletevolution]

John, love this shit. For those of us who can’t afford the gear and need to focus on the music, this type of video is awesome. Going to dig into some of your purchases now!

[@VictorZubakin]

John mentioned Bandcamp for some of his music recommendations. This is a great platform for supporting independent artists. The artists get approx. 85% of the money when you purchase either a physical CD/vinyl or digital product (avail. in every format).

[@ComplexGrainTable]

Hi John, whenever you mention the music you like there are always one or two that I already have in my collection. You obviously have great taste in music. Another great Balance cd to check out, if you haven’t already got it, is Balance Presents Natura Sonoris mixed by Henry Saiz

[@tigerstorm]

Thanks for Daniel Avery and Deepchord Functional Designs🙏💎

[@tigerstorm]

In the spirit of sharing, John, since you are such an electronic music buff, you might be interested in pre-ordering the complete boxset(s) (3CD or 6 vinyl) of Röyksopp’s Profound Mysteries. Both boxsets are still available on Amazon and their official site store. Release day is just around the corner, late November.

[@jan9]

I would not mind seeing more of this stuff, John. Great video! And i would not mind if you threw in a few words about how some of the albums sound. Thanks for putting Biosphere on the map, truly an amazing album, love it :)

[@professorcalculus5315]

You’re seeming a bit more chill Darko, maybe it’s the tea 🫖, great video, thanks.

[@danielheffernan7897]

Excellent choices, love the Daniel Avery album, didn’t know about the Biosphere one so thank you for that. I too like supporting artists as directly as possible, via Bandcamp etc, I think it’s very important to do so. Best album I have bought recently is the new Solar Fields album ‘Formations’, epic electronic music on steroids! Cheers John.

[@christianblumke3600]

Einfach super! Danke für die Inspiration!

[@ToddChilton]

Definitely not a "nothing video." These are great. Keep it up (in whatever way is healthy) and take care of yourself.

[@billthegoatboy1330]

Much more interesting than most reviews and i love them too! More please!

[@jakatta73]

Some great albums in there.

[@tedjensen8841]

Interesting recommendations, greatly appreciated.

[@NathanPallas]

I like the No Photos compilation from your thumbnail, some great stuff on there. look forward to searching out the rest. Keep doing these videos please!

[@shaunpaulwallace]

Your bit of a nothing review is brilliant. Going to check out these sounds I've never heard of. Thank you Thank you Thank you 👍🏻 🙏

[@tony9554]

“ without the music what’s the point” bravo John , excellent video. I’ve added two pages of notes on my steno pad and multiple follows on my streaming services. Well except for Neil Young 😂.

[@davidwoehlcke2287]

Joris is so good! Glad you grabbed one of his. He’s got quite a nice KZbin channel as well. The decks effects 909 comparison is quite apt I think. Take care of yourself!

[@Big-J-8579]

I love the 2018 Pink Floyd Animals. I bought the CD as well.

[@markielinhart]

So agree about Love and Theft, my fave contemporary Dylan album‼️Music is indeed both the source and the sauce for our gear is it not…✌️🌻

[@cinqiwc]

Thank you for this great video. I checked out as much as I could find on streaming services and have added a bunch of new artists and albums to my ‘must listen more’ list 👍

[@photobriangray]

Your Blur “Song no 2” is my “Personal Jesus”; I remove it from my library any time I pull down a new version of Violator.

[@harpokrates]

I love when you talk about music and records. Precisely because we share the same taste, mostly at least. 👍👍👍

[@therealboofighter]

Just wanted to say thank you for introducing me to NEU! I had never heard of them before and started listening to them. They are great.

[@macleanandcheese]

Thanks for exposing us to the music you love. I love it too.💿

[@keithwalker8090]

You can add another great songwriter in the same class as Bob Dylan, John Prime wrote the most significant American anti-war song, The Great Compromise along with one of the saddest love songs, Donald And Lydia.

[@John-ic6zo]

It's PRINE 👍

[@John-ic6zo]

👍for Tom Waits..Thanks for sharing your purchases. I will have a listen if available on Qobuz. Stay well John.

[@mikesowerby3138]

Love these videos John. Just listened to the Daniel Avery on Qobuz - what an album... instantly ordered myself a vinyl copy - thanks for highlighting this gem of an album 👍

[@christopherdoolan925]

Peak Nick Cave rarity: West Country Girl on his lecture The Secret Life of the Love Song (1998). I love the acoustic tracks that start the Bad Seeds b-sides.

[@_krakra_]

More of this please 🖤

[@SteveGerrardPhotography]

Ordered two CDs from Discogs while watching this video so thanks for that John :)

[@IsauroGM]

Great channel, great themes, great recommendations! Thanks!

[@vernonrobert7879]

John, I follow your Channel mainly for the music you play and share, please do more of these reviews in the future. Regards

[@hrvojemagic5936]

Cool content! Thanks for the Nick Cave song tip! :)

[@craig.paszek]

Vinyls. 😂 Interesting to learn of the shift away from classical music in Germany post WWII. The DW Documentary channel posted something a couple days ago that ties into that subject matter if you or anyone else is interested. Great video as always, John!

[@asan1050]

Thanks Much !

[@9thstreetbrandt]

Love Tom waits, especially those two albums and mule variation.

[@ChrisInMarshfield]

I purchased the last Artefakt album set you recommended. Very nice! Time to look into this one.

[@kostasjezuz4846]

Local "dealer" is probably the right term LOL