[peel] Re: Two new session requests

Alasdair Macdonald wewalkforonereason@...
Sat Sep 13 15:44:52 CEST 2008


It's not "digital FM". It's digital, but "FM" has no relevance to the
broadcast method.

If it were me, I'd opt for a well-recorded analogue and properly
digitised alternative, but often we don't have that choice.

2008/9/13 rushomancy <rushomancy@...>:
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "Alasdair Macdonald"
> <wewalkforonereason@...> wrote:
>>
>> Ludus is the only one I have (and it's 6 Music mp2, not FM).
>>
>> http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=214302
>>
>> Ludus
>> BBC Session (John Peel show)
>> Maida Vale Studio 4
>> London
>> U.K.
>> 1982-08-04
>>
>> First broadcast 1982-08-18
>>
>> Digital Satellite rebroadcast 2008-06-12 MPEG1 layer 2 @ 160kbps:
>> BBC Radio 6 > DVB-S > Hauppauge Nova-S > DVBviewer > .ts >
> PVAStrumento > .mpa >
>> MpegSchnitt (to extract required audio).
>>
>>  1. (Pride Below The Navel) Vagina Gratitude   1:43
>>  2. Covenant   4:08
>>  3. Too Hot To Handle    3:14
>>  4. Wrapped In Silence   5:50
>> Total Time : [14:56]
>
> Cripes, that was quick!  Digital FM is totally fine by me,
> incidentally.  I know there are people who are all "LOSSLESS OR
> DEATH", but I think something like this typically sounds way better
> than a true lossless recording ripped from a 25 year old C60.
>
> Great news on the Geesin as well!  I don't know how I managed to
> completely miss any trace of its release, but I'm glad it's
> available.  He's always been one of my favorites, and weirdly unlike
> Viv Stanshall and Ivor Cutler his sessions never seemed to get traded
> about by fans.




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