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Living in Hi-Fi

Living in Hi-Fi

Flissy & Steve

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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This episode features a 1959 recording by Danish violinist Svend Asmussen. We name drop some other hot jazz violinists, and talk about our eclectic record collection.

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Living in Hi-Fi - Heads Up! by Baja Marimba Band
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03/20/17 • 23 min

Wherein we profess our undying love of 1960s A&M (despite it being problematic). Maybe Herb Alpert is over the top for you, you need something more chill? Baja Marimba Band is the answer!

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Living in Hi-Fi - Look Around by Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
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09/12/16 • 22 min

One of our all-time favorite albums! A staple of our collection from A&M records, Sergio Mendes and Brazil '66 perfectly fuse bossa nova and american pop. Stellar arrangement and crystal clear lady vocals make this album shine.

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Look Around on AppleMusic

Look Around on Amazon

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Look Around on Wikipedia

Sérgio Mendes on Wikipedia

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Sergio Mendes on "Hollywood Palace” with host Herb Alpert

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Living in Hi-Fi - Going Places by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
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11/21/16 • 28 min

A staple of your local thrift store-dollar bin, and a long-time favorite artist of Living in Hi-Fi, Herb Alpert! All the upbeat, easy-listening brass you can handle, and some trivia about Herb Alpert’s diverse artistic interests.

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This week we deliver a charming collection of foxtrots and such for dancing or for a simply sophisticated evening at home via London's long-time dance band leader, Sydney Lipton.

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Sweet Harmony & Dancing at the Grosvenor House on AppleMusic

Sydney Lipton on Wikipedia

Sydney Lipton on AllMusic

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Stay at the Grosvenor House

The Grosvenor House on Wikipedia

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NPF ball at the Grosvenor House

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Living in Hi-Fi - Tche Belew by Hailu Mergia and the Walias Band
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06/27/16 • 13 min

Turns out that this episode's featured artist is a local DC treasure. We'll introduce you to some super funky, 1970s Ethiopian jams by Hailu Mergia and the Walias Band.

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Living in Hi-Fi - A Merry Mancini Christmas by Henry Mancini
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12/19/16 • 17 min

Part two of our holiday series, we bring you a low-key, yet festive Christmas album from movie composer extraordinaire, Henry Mancini.

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Living in Hi-Fi - Wildflower by the Avalanches
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07/18/16 • 27 min

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.

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Wildflower on Apple Music

Order the LP from the Avalanches

Chandra 1980 on Bandcamp

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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)

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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)

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Living in Hi-Fi - Magic Sword Volume 1

Magic Sword Volume 1

Living in Hi-Fi

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03/06/17 • 22 min

This album is outside of our normal easy listening because it is both a new release and EPIC. It’s got a comic book that accompanies it and musicians veiled in anonymity. We’re so into it and hope you are too.

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Living in Hi-Fi - Velvet Carpet by The George Shearing Quintet
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06/05/17 • 20 min

We’re considering renaming this podcast "The Dinner Music Podcast." What do you think?

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FAQ

How many episodes does Living in Hi-Fi have?

Living in Hi-Fi currently has 62 episodes available.

What topics does Living in Hi-Fi cover?

The podcast is about History, Music, Podcasts and Jazz.

What is the most popular episode on Living in Hi-Fi?

The episode title 'Aion by Dead Can Dance' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Living in Hi-Fi?

The average episode length on Living in Hi-Fi is 22 minutes.

How often are episodes of Living in Hi-Fi released?

Episodes of Living in Hi-Fi are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Living in Hi-Fi?

The first episode of Living in Hi-Fi was released on Jun 6, 2016.

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