Silent Stereo Records
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| Location | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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| Introduction | The Beatles recorded on a four track tape machine. The Beach Boys' albums were in mono. Led Zeppelin only used three mics to record the drums on its first record. The recordings of the greatest bands are vibrant and alive--you can hear all sorts of mistakes and background noises. But the emergence of digital recording technology has resulted in an increasing sterilization of music. No longer do you hear pure, raw vocals like those of Elvis or Otis. And there are no more bass drum pedal squeaks, or flubbed notes, or any other of those tiny little things that make music real. The major labels have contributed to this sterilization by putting out ever more slickly produced rock albums which are ironically devoid of everything rock and roll should be. Consider that if Keith Moon were alive today, no major producer would let him do his thing. Silent Stereo Records is committed to bringing the integrity back to modern music recordings. Silent Stereo artists recognize the preeminence of feeling and soul in music and refuse any digital enhancement of their music. |
| Interests | Good music. |
| Favorite movies | The Unknown, Laugh Clown Laugh, Intolerance, Daddy Long Legs, The Man Who Laughs, Nosferatu |
| Favorite music | Elvis Presely, Sam Phillips/Sun Records, Stax Records, Aretha Franklin, Muscle Shoals, Otis Redding, Motown, Dusty Springfield, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Phil Spector, Sir George Martin, Jimmy Page, Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry, Etta James, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, the Carter Family, Led Zeppelin, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison, Fats Domino, Ben Folds Five, Booker T and the MG's, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons, the Jackson 5, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Liz Phair, Ray Charles, Solomon Burke, the White Stripes, the Detroit Cobras, Brendan Benson.... |
| Favorite books | Sweet Soul Music, Last Train to Memphis, Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now |
Why does the color blue mean raspberry-flavored?
Because red already means cherry and there are no blue fruits (blueberries aren't really blue.)