Reflections

Where listening gets the space to breathe

Personal reflections on recordings, listening experiences, and the ongoing journey of musical discovery.

Listening Impressions1 July 2026

Together, or Just at the Same Time: My Jazz Listening Test

There's a quality I listen for in jazz that has nothing to do with skill, genre, or choice of material. And if I don't hear it, I reach for the STOP button.

Perspectives8 June 2026

The Remaster vs. The Music

Some remasters sound spectacular on first listen and are forgotten a month later. Others stay with us for years. The difference often depends on what they ask us to listen to.

Perspectives28 May 2026

Hi-res Is Not the Point

Many listeners compare hi-res and lossless releases expecting dramatic differences. But the biggest factor shaping what we hear is often not the format at all.

Perspectives19 May 2026

Loudness Wars Has Found Jazz. Why?

More and more new jazz releases are arriving compressed to the bone. It's time we talk about what that means, why it is happening, and especially, what we are all losing because of it. And perhaps it's also the time to object.

Listening Impressions15 May 2026

Arvo Pärt: Complete Symphonies

Eva Ollikainen's complete set of Pärt's four symphonies is a rare thing: only the second recording to gather all four works in a single release, and one that sounds good enough to make the journey worth taking more than once.

interview13 May 2026

The Invisible Fingerprint. Interview with Miłosz Sroczyński

'I wanted to leave a fingerprint that would be invisible. Paradoxically, achieving that required quite deliberate intellectual work.'