Several recent uploads were listed as 320/kbs, the bitrate that I INTENDED to encode at. Somehow, these were ctually somewhere around 160-170 — a horribly and very lossy-sounding bit depth indeed. Conversion was done with dbPoweramp set at 320/kbs Average Bit Rate (ABR), and somehow all files converted at this setting ended up at about…
Jorge Ben – Força Bruta (1970) 320kbs ABR
JORGE BENForça BrutaOriginal release 1970Dusty Groove America reissue 2007 This is a fantastic record. I was wrong with crediting the 1969 to Trio Mocotó yesterday — I believe the partnership actually began with this record. Formerly very difficult to track down, Dusty Groove has done us all a public service by making it available again!!…
TECHNICAL NOTE about playlists
Dear readers.. I refuse to use I-Tunes to play or organize music (until they have native support for FLAC, i.e. never, I will continue to use Foobar2000 or, in a pinch, WinAmp). But since many people do, including my friends who regularly visit this blog, I thought I would mention something technical. Some of you…
Jorge Ben – Jorge Ben (1969) 320 kbs ABR
Jorge Ben‘JORGE BEN’1969 Philips 1. Criola2. Domingas3. Cade Tereza4. Barbarella5. Pais Tropical6. Take It Easy My Brother Charles7. Descobri Que Eu Sou Um Anjo8. Bebete Vaobora9. Quem Foi Que Roubou A Sopeira De Porcelana Chinesa Que A Vovo Ganhou Da Baronesa?10. Que Pena11. Charles, Anjo 45 This is an essential album from Jorge Ben and…
Jorge Ben – Africa Brasil (1976) [320]
Some great funk here and a classic still going strong! I´ve enjoyed this album so many times and I was thinking there might be some not listened to it yet. Now´s your chance! Review by Phil Jandovsky, All Music Guide This 1976 album is undoubtedly one of the…
Fania All Stars – Live at the Cheetah (1972) VBR
We seem to be stuck in 1972. Not a bad place to be, especially New York in 1972. Fania has since reissued this as separate volumes like the original LP releases with remastered sound, but I’ve found most remasters to be dubiously “improved” so I’m happy to stick with this 2-CD collection which may or…