Session notes from the booth.

Reach for it when the sequence needs a record that can keep moving and still leave detail behind. It leaves Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Hearing it against The Best of Muddy Waters matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Rollin' Stone by Muddy Waters off The Best of Muddy Waters (2009) earns its place when the turn needs shape, contrast, and enough detail to keep the next move honest. On The Best of Muddy Waters (2009), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Hearing it against The Best of Muddy Waters matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single.

Listen for the point where the record suddenly feels larger than the speakers and starts changing the shape of the room. Notice how it hands the weight to Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) instead of crowding the next move.

Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) stays related to Rollin' Stone by Muddy Waters off The Best of Muddy Waters (2009) through pop / rock, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Helter Skelter (Live At Crosby Hall, Del Mar/1996) by Soundgarden off Live On I-5 (2011) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Hearing it against Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. With Talking Heads, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Helter Skelter (Live At Crosby Hall, Del Mar/1996) by Soundgarden off Live On I-5 (2011) instead of crowding the next move.

Helter Skelter (Live At Crosby Hall, Del Mar/1996) by Soundgarden off Live On I-5 (2011) stays related to Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) through pop, rock, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars.

Hearing it against Live On I-5 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Helter Skelter (Live At Crosby Hall, Del Mar/1996) by Soundgarden off Live On I-5 (2011) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Soundgarden, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead.

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Hearing it against Sounds Of The Seventies - 1974: Take Two matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Radar Love by Golden Earring off Sounds Of The Seventies - 1974: Take Two (1991) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Golden Earring, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) instead of crowding the next move.

Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) stays related to Radar Love by Golden Earring off Sounds Of The Seventies - 1974: Take Two (1991) through pop / rock, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Space Oddity (2015 Remaster) by David Bowie off David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) [2015 Remaster] (2015) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Hearing it against Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. With Talking Heads, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Space Oddity (2015 Remaster) by David Bowie off David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) [2015 Remaster] (2015) instead of crowding the next move.

Space Oddity (2015 Remaster) by David Bowie off David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) [2015 Remaster] (2015) stays related to Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) through pop, rock, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars.

Hearing it against David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) [2015 Remaster] matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Space Oddity (2015 Remaster) by David Bowie off David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) [2015 Remaster] (2015) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With David Bowie, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead.

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Hearing it against Currents matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Reality In Motion by Tame Impala off Currents (2015) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Tame Impala, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) instead of crowding the next move.

Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) stays related to Reality In Motion by Tame Impala off Currents (2015) through pop / rock, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Killing In The Name (Remastered) by Rage Against The Machine off Rage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition) (2012) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Hearing it against Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. With Talking Heads, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Killing In The Name (Remastered) by Rage Against The Machine off Rage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition) (2012) instead of crowding the next move.

Killing In The Name (Remastered) by Rage Against The Machine off Rage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition) (2012) stays related to Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) through pop, rock, alternatif et indé, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars.

Hearing it against Rage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Killing In The Name (Remastered) by Rage Against The Machine off Rage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition) (2012) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Rage Against The Machine, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead.

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Where Is the Line by Björk off Medúlla (30) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Hearing it against Once in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live at CBGB's, 10/10/77) by Talking Heads off Once in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box (2003) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Talking Heads, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Where Is the Line by Björk off Medúlla (30) instead of crowding the next move.

Where Is the Line by Björk off Medúlla (30) cools the temperature after A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live at CBGB's, 10/10/77) by Talking Heads off Once in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box (2003) and lets the turn breathe. Reach for it when the sequence needs a record that can keep moving and still leave detail behind. It leaves Penny Lane (2017 Mix) by The Beatles off The Beatles 1967 – 1970 (2023 Edition) (2023) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Hearing it against Medúlla matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. On Medúlla (30), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Hearing it against Medúlla matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single.

Listen for the point where the record suddenly feels larger than the speakers and starts changing the shape of the room. Notice how it hands the weight to Penny Lane (2017 Mix) by The Beatles off The Beatles 1967 – 1970 (2023 Edition) (2023) instead of crowding the next move.

Penny Lane (2017 Mix) by The Beatles off The Beatles 1967 – 1970 (2023 Edition) (2023) stays related to Where Is the Line by Björk off Medúlla (30) through rock, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars.

Hearing it against The Beatles 1967 – 1970 (2023 Edition) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Penny Lane (2017 Mix) by The Beatles off The Beatles 1967 – 1970 (2023 Edition) (2023) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With The Beatles, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead.