Just had an incredibly interesting/awesome afternoon.
After lunch with my wife we were walking home and decided to take a stop in this very small and hidden and potentially illegal neighborhood book store to browse their classic fiction. While we were there I noticed the clerk and their friend were huddled over an old record player listening to a white label record on it.
I went over and was like āwhatās going on over here?ā and one of the guys, who introduced himself as John, said āweāre listening to a test pressing of my new record, but this player is really old and it sounds like shit. Iām trying to figure out if I can put an order in with this plant but this isnāt really helpful because I canāt tell whatās the record or just a 50 year record player.ā
I liked what I heard coming through the built in speakers, so much so that in a moment of rare spontaneity I said āWhy donāt you just come down to mine and we can listen on my system? I live two blocks away.ā
He was kind of taken back but after seeing a video of my system he asked if he could come around later in the day. I said sure thing!
Flash forward a few hours and he walks through the door with his record. I put it through the Humminguru and threw it on and we sat on the couch and listened to the full project. Yāallā¦. his music was stunning and made me an instant fan and I wanted to share here because it deserves your guys ears. He actually seems to be pretty popular with 150,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and has done a world tour and stuff.
He was blown away by how good his record sounded on my system and was overjoyed at hearing it this way. After we listened we spent a bit chatting and when he left I handed him back his test pressing and he refused to take it and told me to keep it
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Anyways hereās his latest album (the one we listened to) ā¦ I think a lot of yāall will enjoy it. Itās very sunny indie/folk with beautiful guitar playing and bossa nova like elements. It reminded me a lot of Bruno Berle but not Brazilian.
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