Tonight I’m listening to a classic. I recently got my hands on a SACD rip of Ayumi Hamasaki’s 6th studio album, My Story.
This album was always one of my favorites of hers, it has distinct rock influences that none of her prior work up to this point leaned into quite as prominently.
Also if I recall correctly this album marked the first time she had full control of her output unbidden by her label which was a sore point for her in prior albums. I think she referred to this album as being autobiographical in the lyrical content and it shows while listening.
Basically the goat of Japanese female solo artists, she is lovely.
I’ve been watching this live concert back a few times over the last few days. Really cool concept for a concert and of course Yorushika rocks. I really love this live and they sound great, just as good as the studio versions imo.
Debut album from 1999 and still one of her best, the quality is staggering for a debut release. Catching up with this old favorite of mine with the SACD version on my LPGT and Fourte, and it literally has never sounded so good before
Exploring more of my Library lately and finding what sounds great with the bokeh c, and one thing I have discovered is that these cans thrive on acoustic pieces and especially acoustic guitar. The other thing it does really well is female vocals, so naturally a combination of the two sounds freaking amazing.
Sakura Fujiwara, a singer songwriter that I have taken notice of in the past few years for her incredibly solid acoustic blended pop albums.This album, Full Bloom is her debut indie album and while I have listened to this album once or twice before, I don’t ever recall it sounding as good as it does here with the BC. Her early sound carries a rawness and energy that while not as mature as her recent output, sounds 10/10 amazing with this headphone choice. It is also just a rock solid album, especially for a debut.
