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    The Next Track

    Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.

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    Episode #266: Is the Sphere the Future of Concerts Oct 11, 2023
    Show notes

    The Sphere is a huge new venue in Las Vegas, with a massive scene that provides an immersive video experience. U2 has been playing there, with concerts that combine their music with innovative visuals.

    Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks!

    ‌Show notes:

    • The Sphere
    • Behind the scenes at U2's Las Vegas Sphere residency (CBS This Morning)
    • Behind U2's Residency at Sphere Las Vegas: Apple Music
    • Macbeth, RSC
    • Gilles Deleuze: Proust and Signs

    Our next tracks:

    • Henry Purcell: Fantasies for the Viols
    • The Flatmates: Potpourri: Hits, Mixes and Demos '85-'89

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    Episode #265: How Recordings Have Changed Music Sep 27, 2023
    Show notes

    Recordings change music by freezing it in time.

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    ‌Show notes:

    • Hubbub (Paywall, free to read with account creation)
    • Episode #126 - Background Music and Muzak
    • How Daydreaming Can Enhance Creativity for Fiction Writers
    • Episode #187 - Live Performances during Covid-19, and After (John Wyver on filming theater)

    Our next tracks:

    • Starfield: Original Game Soundtack
    • The Adverts: Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts

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    Episode #264: The Heyday of Album Artwork Sep 13, 2023
    Show notes

    A new documentary about Hipgnosis, the design team that is famous for covers of albums by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and many others, looks at the period when album artwork became an important element of rock albums.

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    ‌Show notes:

    • Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art. - The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue
    • Squaring the Circle
    • Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres

    Our next tracks:

    • Darkside
    • Mud: Use Your Imagination

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    Episode #263: More Thoughts on Dolby Atmos Aug 30, 2023
    Show notes

    It's been a while since we've talked about Dolby Atmos, so we decided to discuss how much it has changed the way we (well, Kirk) listen to music. (Doug doesn't have an Atmos setup yet.)

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    ‌Show notes:

    • Episode #214 - Chris Connaker on Music with Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio
    • Sonos Arc
    • Sonos Sub mini
    • Gerard Cousins: The Poet Acts
    • The Dark Side of the Rainbow
    • Brian Eno: FOREVERANDEVERMORE
    • Grateful Dead: Reckoning

    Our next tracks:

    • The Necks: Sex
    • Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition)

    Note: I've listened to Sex, by The Necks, several times recently. When I went to prepare the show notes, I couldn't find it on Apple Music any more. For some reason the artist has removed this from streaming.

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    Episode #262: Personal Music Players Aug 16, 2023
    Show notes

    Doug bought a Sony Walkman (not one that plays cassettes), and we discuss personal music players, as well as boom boxes, which were collective listening devices.

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    ‌Show notes:

    • The Zen of Everything, Buddha Basics 02: Dukkha Sucks
    • Rude Boy (don't watch this movie)

    Our next tracks:

    • Sugarhill Gang: Rapper's Delight
    • ABC: The Lexicon of Love

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    Episode #261: Three Chords and the Truth Aug 02, 2023
    Show notes

    Classic rock is back. Its influence is extending, in part because of its presence in movies and TV shows. It is the lingua franca of popular music.

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    ‌Show notes:

    • Rock’s Resurgence
    • Fred Jacobs
    • Simon Reynolds's Notes on the noughties: The musically fragmented decade
    • Yacht Rock

    Our next tracks:

    • Eraldo Bennochi & Harold Budd: Music for "Fragments from the Inside"
    • Apple Music Alternative - Post-Punk Deep Cuts

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    Episode #260: Live Albums Redux Jul 19, 2023
    Show notes

    Live albums are very different from studio albums, but also sound very different than what we hear when we attend concerts. We talk about how live albums work, what sort of artist makes live albums, and whether anyone would want to hear a Taylor Swift live album.

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    ‌Show notes:

    • Episode #19 – Live Recordings and Studio Recordings
    • Rolling Stones: Four Flicks
    • Bob Dylan: Supper Club, 1993

    Our next tracks:

    • Grateful Dead: Here Comes Sunshine
    • Frank Zappa: You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol.2: The Helsinki Concert

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    Episode #259: Music Festivals Jul 05, 2023
    Show notes

    It's summer, and there are music festivals. We discuss the Glastonbury Festival, attending live concerts, and more.

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    ‌Show notes:

    • Glastonbury Festival
    • Glastonbury Festival on the BBC iPlayer
    • MUBI
    • Annette

    Our next tracks:

    • Pat Metheny: Dream Box
    • Beck, Bogert & Appice: Live 1973 & 1974

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    Episode #258: Opera Jun 21, 2023
    Show notes

    Doug and Kirk don't know a lot about opera, but they discuss it anyway.

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    ‌Show notes:

    • King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV
    • Mezzo
    • Carnegie Hall+
    • Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall
    • OperaVision
    • Audience member banned from Royal Opera House after he loudly booed child singer during aria

    Our next tracks:

    • Lully: Atys
    • Motorbike: Motorbike

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    Episode #257: The Smart Home and Music Listening Jun 07, 2023
    Show notes

    We discuss home automation and using music listening music devices around the home.

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    ‌Show notes:

    • FreeForm
    • OmniGraffle
    • Philips Hue light bulbs
    • Eve Energy

    Our next tracks:

    • Succession
    • Curved Air: Air Conditioning

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