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by VinylScratch
Fri Sep 25, 2020 5:57 pm
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: HTTPS
Replies: 4
Views: 2836

Re: HTTPS

Wonderful, and grade A on SSLLabs, too :)
https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze ... zoolook.nl
by VinylScratch
Thu Sep 24, 2020 7:47 pm
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: HTTPS
Replies: 4
Views: 2836

HTTPS

This forum is one of the increasingly rare sites on the net that still does not support encrypted connections.
Any chance of getting HTTPS support working (e.g. via LetEncrypt) ?
by VinylScratch
Sat Nov 17, 2018 3:27 pm
Forum: Albums & Other Releases
Topic: Equinoxe Infinity - 16 November 2018
Replies: 863
Views: 343510

Jote wrote:
lacobo wrote:High-Res audio from (a.o) Qobuz is still compressed the life out of it compared to the record.

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As is the case with Electronica, Oxygene 3 and Planet Jarre - making the whole high-res thing pointless.
pointless indeed... :mrgreen:
by VinylScratch
Fri Nov 16, 2018 10:00 pm
Forum: Albums & Other Releases
Topic: Equinoxe Infinity - 16 November 2018
Replies: 863
Views: 343510

shadow wrote:Which one do you consider the good one? I have the yellow/orange one and find it terrific.
For me it's just the opposite, but nevermind the artwork - at the end of the day it's the music that matters, and Jarre really delivers on this one. :D
by VinylScratch
Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:04 pm
Forum: Albums & Other Releases
Topic: Equinoxe Infinity - 16 November 2018
Replies: 863
Views: 343510

I lucked out with the lottery and got the "good" cover artwork on my LP. After one listen I can say that it works rather well as an album, even including the weird movement 6 (cue the remix contest :mrgreen:). The occasional nods to the original are much appreciated, especially the "b...
by VinylScratch
Fri Nov 09, 2018 4:59 pm
Forum: Albums & Other Releases
Topic: Equinoxe Infinity - 16 November 2018
Replies: 863
Views: 343510

Ah, the already infamous "Movement 6" AKA "can I have some more cheese with that, please?"... Well, compared to Calypso, Computer Weekend and the usual suspects from Magnetic fields this new kind of cheese isn't exactly Tomme De Chèvre De Pays, more like straight off a MacDo chee...
by VinylScratch
Sat Oct 20, 2018 5:56 am
Forum: Albums & Other Releases
Topic: Equinoxe Infinity - 16 November 2018
Replies: 863
Views: 343510

After listening to the first two movements I really like what I hear so far (aside from the "deafwater" mastering, obviously... :wink:) As for the artwork and the surrounding ideas behind the album ... not a fan at all. It would have been more fitting to have it presented as a straight con...
by VinylScratch
Sat Sep 15, 2018 11:53 am
Forum: Albums & Other Releases
Topic: Equinoxe Infinity - 16 November 2018
Replies: 863
Views: 343510

Not a fan of the second artwork, either. :(
To me this looks like what the end of Oxygene Part 20 sounds like.
Can we please stop the dystopianism and get some optimism back, please...
by VinylScratch
Sun Apr 29, 2018 12:33 pm
Forum: Jean Michel Jarre
Topic: Two New Albums This Year - JMJ
Replies: 4
Views: 2279

Now that's good news, but seriously ... why does JMJ have to be the next one to jump on the AI bandwagon? That's gotta be *the* most overrated technology buzzword of the early 21st century. We already have one group of people scared out of their wits by the thought of machines out-thinking humans, a...
by VinylScratch
Sun Apr 15, 2018 11:55 am
Forum: Albums & Other Releases
Topic: new Revolutions + Chronologie / Chronology LP in April ?
Replies: 41
Views: 20067

If you zoom in on some of the pictures at Discogs you can read that they are indeed based on the infamous Dadwater remasters, as expected/dreaded. I think it is high time for one of the audiophile reissue labels like MoFi or Speaker's Corner to get their hands on those original analogue tapes for a ...
by VinylScratch
Sun Feb 25, 2018 8:47 am
Forum: Albums & Other Releases
Topic: new Revolutions + Chronologie / Chronology LP in April ?
Replies: 41
Views: 20067

new Revolutions + Chronologie / Chronology LP in April ?

I just came across a listing for a new vinyl LP release of Chronologie (as "Chronology"), supposedly to be released in April 2018: https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/jean-michel-jarre-chronology/hnum/8142681 Unfortunately you can pretty much bet that this is going to be based on...
by VinylScratch
Fri Sep 22, 2017 10:10 am
Forum: Albums & Other Releases
Topic: Oxygene 7-13 LP - why so rare/expensive?
Replies: 4
Views: 3014

Oxygene 7-13 LP - why so rare/expensive?

I recently managed to pick up one of the 12" single releases of Oxygene 8 for a few bucks ... and if the prices listed on Discogs are anything to go by, none of those are expensive at all (even promo copies). The 7-13 album on the other hand tends to go for ridiculous triple-digit sums, which s...
by VinylScratch
Sat Dec 10, 2016 1:45 pm
Forum: Oxygene!
Topic: Oxygene 14-20
Replies: 804
Views: 302309

Btw. I wonder if the "Dadwater" pseudonym is something like "Alan Smithee" ;) From page 34: Yeah, it's a pun. Perreau sounds like Pere Eau which is Dad Water (in english). His real name is David Perreau - more about him: http://yakudaaudio.com/en/who.php as well as: http://www.z...
by VinylScratch
Fri Dec 09, 2016 8:27 pm
Forum: Oxygene!
Topic: Oxygene 14-20
Replies: 804
Views: 302309

Based on those comparisons I personally would definitely pick the 1997 LP (if I could get my hands on one without paying an arm and a leg, that is... ;) ). The 1997 CD (the only version I own) sounds ok-ish, though obviously a bit louder than I'd like. As for the 2016 samples they overdid it with th...
by VinylScratch
Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:30 pm
Forum: Oxygene!
Topic: Oxygene 14-20
Replies: 804
Views: 302309

Oh my... I did expect loudness issues with the mastering but this indeed so much worse than expected. I'm really glad I decided to wait until I forked over that kind of money for the shoddy cash-grab that box set apparently is, but then again, I learned my lesson on the Star Wars vinyl box which was...

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