Reggae/Dub in Prog

Space dub:

Mascodagama wrote: Space dub:

How's that one coming along Simon? I remember you having a hard time getting into it.
I think I know why I instantly fell in love with it: it was one of the first albums I tried with planar headphones and it was unlike anything else I'd tried before. The bass just blew me straight through the room and there was a liquid and live feel that felt instantly captivating.
Couple that together with those infernal discs in my back and an incessant search for chillax music and I swallowed up the Gaudi whole. There is more to this release though than what immediately jumps in your ear. I find all the swirling and zipping synths happening in the semi-background to be very pleasing together with the walloping and groovy bass lines.
Maybe you should you should sell one of those Sennheisers and get yourself a planar. May just be a tad much work in order to get into an album but I bet Gaudi would approve

Edited by Guldbamsen - July 27 2018 at 03:50

Seems like I'm just as bad at getting back to you...but I'm glad I remembered about this thread as my back has been excrutiatingly painful the last couple of weeks. I did find some better weed to counter this but I can always use more music that puts my muscles at ease...dub will most certainly do that. Samuel Hallkvist is unknown to me but I gather I will be checking him out asap. Thanks buddy!

I know and I'm sorry. I just feel every music lover, who also happens to use headphones 90% of their time, should at least try a planar headphone once in their lifetime. Only can I can put on my mother's head and get a 'wow' reaction from. Every other one I've tried she's looked at me with disbelief in her eyes. The Hifiman prompted the said wow reaction plus 'it's like being there' comment. I happen to agree with her on both accounts.
Anyway I see the original he400 for sale on the secondhand market for something like 100£ and that is quite simply a steal. The orginal one is also built like an absolute tank, so outside of the music hobby you could use it as a hammer without breaking anything on it
Yep I am being extremely helpful I know

Guldbamsen wrote: Seems like I'm just as bad at getting back to you...but I'm glad I remembered about this thread as my back has been excrutiatingly painful the last couple of weeks. I did find some better weed to counter this but I can always use more music that puts my muscles at ease...dub will most certainly do that. Samuel Hallkvist is unknown to me but I gather I will be checking him out asap. Thanks buddy!

And here I am months later

Hope music & weed (good combination! someone should tell people about that...) continue to bring some relief. I heard this and I thought of you:



Sly, Robbie, Nils and Eivind - nice team!

Guldbamsen wrote: I know and I'm sorry. I just feel every music lover, who also happens to use headphones 90% of their time, should at least try a planar headphone once in their lifetime. Only can I can put on my mother's head and get a 'wow' reaction from. Every other one I've tried she's looked at me with disbelief in her eyes. The Hifiman prompted the said wow reaction plus 'it's like being there' comment. I happen to agree with her on both accounts. Anyway I see the original he400 for sale on the secondhand market for something like 100£ and that is quite simply a steal. The orginal one is also built like an absolute tank, so outside of the music hobby you could use it as a hammer without breaking anything on it Yep I am being extremely helpful I know

I've got my eBay alerts set up now, just waiting for the right set at the right price. They shall be mine! Your work here is almost done...I will report back on Dolly's thread when I've got them

Edited by Mascodagama - November 03 2018 at 04:32

Though I don't know if they are still active, an excellent band from Vermont by the name of Electric Sorcery amply deserve a shout out. Their first two album in particular contain a lot of reggae/dub influences, and make for very enjoyable listening: http://https://electricsorcery.bandcamp.com/

Mascodagama wrote: Guldbamsen wrote: Seems like I'm just as bad at getting back to you...but I'm glad I remembered about this thread as my back has been excrutiatingly painful the last couple of weeks. I did find some better weed to counter this but I can always use more music that puts my muscles at ease...dub will most certainly do that. Samuel Hallkvist is unknown to me but I gather I will be checking him out asap. Thanks buddy! And here I am months later Hope music & weed (good combination! someone should tell people about that...) continue to bring some relief. I heard this and I thought of you: Sly, Robbie, Nils and Eivind - nice team! Guldbamsen wrote: I know and I'm sorry. I just feel every music lover, who also happens to use headphones 90% of their time, should at least try a planar headphone once in their lifetime. Only can I can put on my mother's head and get a 'wow' reaction from. Every other one I've tried she's looked at me with disbelief in her eyes. The Hifiman prompted the said wow reaction plus 'it's like being there' comment. I happen to agree with her on both accounts. Anyway I see the original he400 for sale on the secondhand market for something like 100£ and that is quite simply a steal. The orginal one is also built like an absolute tank, so outside of the music hobby you could use it as a hammer without breaking anything on it Yep I am being extremely helpful I know I've got my eBay alerts set up now, just waiting for the right set at the right price. They shall be mine! Your work here is almost done...I will report back on Dolly's thread when I've got them

That was such a nice listen Simon, thank you very much.
Been struggling a bit lately so any kind of music that helps divert my head...is pretty much manna from the heavens.

You finally bit the bullet? Or am getting ready to?
I think you’ll be like a little kid once it arrives...although it just might be that you’ve gotten use to the sound of those Sennheisers, so a bit of mental break in may be required.
Btw Simon I trust you already have a headphone amp, but if you are like so many other Sennheiser fans, then you may have opted for a valve one that works best with high impedance cans. Planars are generally low on the ohm scale but still tend to need a bit of juice. Just an fyi

You are such a sensible man!
Could you do me a solid and infect me with some of that?