[geoff]

Was going to drop this on the ping-pong or stereo thread, but those
already more than appropriately OT.

The Endless River. Listened through in the weekend. Most of it sound a
bit like stuff you've heard before - not a negative thing - which is not
surprising considering the background to the album.

Some of the sounds on the CD are stunning. Occasional VLF rumbles that
make one sit up ( if your speakers do that), but not overdone. But the
bit's that really 'got' me were little MF+HF buzzes from synths and/or
effected guitars , off to either side, that seem to reach inside one's
head, grab a little piece of one side of the brain, and 'zing' it about
for a few seconds or more.

Also the juxtaposition of source material from different eras, not
necessarily attempted to be made to sound 'the same'.

I know what you're thinking ! No, totally straight (apart from a few
beers and wines).

Just can't help but wonder what exactly they did to those sounds to
(purposefully ?) have that effect on a listener.

geoff