Articles by Marc Phillips

Core Power Technologies A/V Diamond Valiant, Defiant and Linx Cables | REVIEW

January 17, 2021 // 0 Comments

Who is Core Power Technologies (website), anyway? For that matter, who is Living Sounds Audio (LSA) and the LSA Group? A couple of years ago, I’d never heard of any of [...]

Judy Stuart, The Apostolic Session | The Vinyl Anachronist

January 14, 2021 // 0 Comments

I really want to more about this Judy Stuart. A couple of days ago I received this 10″ 45rpm single in the mail, The Apostolic Session, and I’m still reeling from [...]

John Redmon, Honoring Louis Armstrong | The Vinyl Anachronist

January 13, 2021 // 1 Comment

I review a lot of contemporary jazz albums that are tributes to jazz legends. A big chunk of the jazz canon is about honoring traditions and keeping those musical pioneers at [...]

The Jeff Benedict Big Big Band, The Weather Is Here… | The Vinyl Anachronist

January 11, 2021 // 0 Comments

This new album from the Jeff Benedict Big Big Band (website) turned me into a mess for a few hours. That’s mostly because of the title: The Weather Is Here, Wish You [...]

Todd Mosby, Aerial Views | The Vinyl Anachronist

January 6, 2021 // 0 Comments

I wasn’t quite sure at first about guitarist Todd Mosby (website) and his new album, Aerial Views. It starts off very mellow, almost an equal blend of soft Pat Metheny [...]

Stille Grender from 2L Recordings | The Vinyl Anachronist

January 5, 2021 // 0 Comments

Thought I’d get a jump on holiday music for 2021 with Stille Grender, the latest from 2L Recordings in Norway. If I had received it just a couple of weeks ago, it would [...]

Monika Lidke, Let the World Be a Question | The Vinyl Anachronist

December 31, 2020 // 0 Comments

Wouldn’t you know it? I have two turntables up and rarin’ to go: the LSA T3 turntable and unipivot tonearm with a Soundsmith The Voice cartridge, and the Gem [...]

Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura, Pentas | The Vinyl Anachronist

December 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura’s Pentas (website) is a companion piece to Prickly Pear Cactus, the Ikue Mori album I reviewed a few weeks ago. Both CDs arrived the [...]

Nordost QKORE Ground Units and QKORE Wire | REVIEW

December 27, 2020 // 0 Comments

I enter the world of grounding, as it pertains to high-end audio, with some trepidation. When the Nordost QKORE products (website) first arrived at my doorstep—the QKORE1, [...]

Bill Evans Live at Ronnie Scott’s | The Vinyl Anachronist

December 23, 2020 // 0 Comments

I reviewed a couple of Christmas jazz releases last week, something to play right before the holidays to get into the right mood. Well, consider Bill Evans Live at Ronnie [...]