Graceline, 4060 Nine McFarland Drive , Suite A, Alpharetta, GA (2026)

Graceline is about deep, soulful immersion in the magic, the connection with interior dimensions of music, the transcendent world that is created and projected when high-end audio systems are married with wonderful music.

08/03/2022

Back in the late 1980's and early 1990's, before I had started Illuminati and was just a young hobbyist of around 22 or 23, I would make the rounds of the various HiFi stores and get "educated" (indoctrinated?) about matters pertaining to this niche enthusiasm of ours. One of those shops was in Boca Raton, Florida and it was called Vern's.

It was there that I heard the B&W 801 speakers for the first time, but the standout from that demo wasn't the speakers per se ... it was Stan Ridgway's album, Mosquitos. Not only wasn't the typical audiophile fare dripping from HP's Super Disc List, it was from an artist I really liked for his absurdity as he edged along the border of a special kind of darkness.

I immediately bought the CD (some years later I found the LP), and luxuriated in the sound of his special breed of noir in endlessly repeating listening sessions. I don't think it ever wore out its welcome ...

Recently I remembered how much I enjoyed it, and went looking for it on Qobuz - and I was rewarded, tout-de-suit, with a bounty:

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Back in the late 1980's and early 1990's, before I had started Illuminati and was just a young hobbyist of around 22 or 23, I would make the rounds of the various HiFi stores and get

08/02/2022

"Sugoi" is a Japanese that approximates "wow" or "amazing" in English, and it is deserved - unabashedly - in relation to this outstanding performance of a small collection of works by Brazilian composer, Heitor Villa-Lobos.

If you've never encountered Villa-Lobos before, these sonate and vignettes are as good as any of his works to introduce you to his brand of supersaturated romance, not only owing to the pieces themselves but also to the superlative performances by Yuko Miyagawa and Aki Kuroda.

The recording os also exemplary, music flowing so lavishly that you'd be forgiven for thinking that you were in the very presence of the musicians.

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"Sugoi" is a Japanese that approximates "wow" or "amazing" in English, and it is deserved - unabashedly - in relation to this outstanding performance of a small collection of works by Brazilian composer, Heitor Villa-Lobos. If you've never encountered Villa-Lobos before, these sonate and vignettes a...

08/01/2022

I had recently recommended the album, Sunken Cathedral, to a friend. The one I was referring to isn't streaming - it's an LP by Jackson Berkey and it's stupendous, I own two copies. They're cheap as chips. So if you have a record player, I encourage you to eBay your way to a $10 LP that will satisfy.

However, while looking for the Berkey recording on Qobuz this other "Sunken Cathedral" emerged. It has nothing in common with Debussy's work (as far as I can tell), save for the title.

But what serendipity!

The music defies categorization. Part ambient, part mindscape, fairly 'cinematic' in a way ...

Turn off the lights, maybe grab an adult beverage, and listen through the whole thing nonstop. It's phenomenal.

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I had recently recommended the album, Sunken Cathedral, to a friend. The one I was referring to isn't streaming - it's an LP by Jackson Berkey and it's stupendous, I own two copies. They're cheap as chips. So if you have a record player, I encourage you to eBay your way to a $10 LP that will satisfy...

07/30/2022

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This is a quick look at a few of the models in the Graceline series of Black Cat Cables by Chris Sommovigo. They are built for the authentic music lover, onl...

07/28/2022

My friend Andre and I often send links to new music back and forth with one another, which is a fun way of finding new stuff. I'd say most of the things he sends to me are really great finds, very enjoyable, and almost always link back to Bandcamp. The platform is an outstanding way for indie musicians to promote themselves, and I've actually bought LPs from several of the artists there.

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My friend Andre and I often send links to new music back and forth with one another, which is a fun way of finding new stuff. I'd say most of the things he sends to me are really great finds, very enjoyable, and almost always link back to Bandcamp. The platform is an outstanding way for indie musici...

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