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Living in Hi-Fi

Living in Hi-Fi is a podcast about records, released every Monday. Like many record collections, ours has come together from various places: some vinyl we inherited from family, some we sought out and bought on purpose, but most of our records we fished out of dollar bins at thrift stores or dug out from deep in the crates at record stores. We love music so much that we’ll buy just about anything that looks interesting. We’ve discovered a lot of really awesome music that way and we want to share our discoveries. Some of the artists we’ve found have been forgotten about (if they were ever recognized in the first place!) and we think they deserve to be remembered and honored, or at least listened to. We feature some of our favorites: easy listening music from the 1950s and 1960s like exotica and bossa nova, as well as some oddball finds and world music from all over. Each episode, we’ll share the story behind the record we’ve chosen, a bit of history about the artist, and some highlights of the recording. Make sure to check out the show notes for each episode for more about the artist and where you can purchase the music we feature.
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Now displaying: July, 2016

Complete show notes and more fun stuff at www.livinginhifi.com

Jul 25, 2016

You can't really go wrong with a Verve recording! This episode's featured album will appeal to both jazz lovers and bossa nova fans. We'll share with you a great introduction to Brazilian music of the 1950s and 60s.

Listen:

Apple Music

Vinyl from Music Direct

More information:

Astrud Gilberto

Stan Getz

Bossa Nova

Getz/Gilberto Album

Video:

Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto performing the Girl from Ipanema

Jul 18, 2016

This is our first time featuring a review of a new release on the podcast! As lovers of old funky records, we have mad respect for the Avalanches whose love of music is obvious in their ability to scout out only the most awesome bits of obscure music and show it off in groovy new compositions. Even if you think you're not into electronic music, we bet you'll dig the psychedelic feel of Wildflower.

Listen:

Wildflower on Apple Music

Order the LP from the Avalanches

Chandra 1980 on Bandcamp

 

More information:

The Avalanches Guide to the samples, features and stories of Wildflower on Triple J

The Show Must Go On (Pitchfork)

Since I Left You (Wikipedia)

 

Video:

Subways by the Avalanches

Subways by Chandra Oppenheim

Since I Left You by the Avalanches

Everything is a Remix

The World’s Most Important 6-sec drum loop (The Amen Break)

Jul 11, 2016

In this episode we learn that Pizza and Pipes was apparently a thing in the pacific northwest in the 1970s? Who knew. This episode may give you nightmares due to the shaky audio transfer or creepy movie themes or both.

Browse Northwest Organists page for more about: Paul Quarino, David Lee, Jonas Nordwall, and Don Simmons

David Michael Lee

Way out Wednesday: At the Organ Grinder Vol. 2 on Pop Dose

Pipe Organ Pizzerias Briefly Explained at Serious Eats

Video:

Organ Grinder Pizza Commercial

David Lee at the Organ Grinder

Jul 4, 2016

Yodeling gets a bad rap. It really can be quite lovely. We cheerfully sing along with chickens and things that sound like amusement park ride theme songs and you should too. Or at least that baby chicken song is going to be stuck in your head wether you like it or not.

More information:

Billboard, December 24, 1966. Westminster Satellite series announced

Yodeling on Wikipedia

Yodel-Ay-Ee-Oooo: The Secret History of Yodeling Around the World by Bart Plantenga

"One Little Spark" by the Sherman Brothers on Apple Music

Video:

Mr. Show - The last donut - "People weren't meant to hear music with such clarity!

Take Ischi - New Bibi Hendl

Baby Hendl Gangnam Style

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