Jukebox June

Blue Nile "High" Album Cover

Welcome to the final knockings of June Driving Sounds Club Members. We have called this newsletter Jukebox June. This is the effect that streaming services have had on music consumption. Read my thoughts on this at the end of this newsletter.


Before that, though, there is our traditional mix of car audio-related content for you to enjoy.


This month’s “not-so-hidden” track is the first for a while not available in Hi-res. However, the exquisite recording principles employed elevate this beautiful tune to the highest heights, in my opinion. Listen in your car; if it doesn’t move you, you may need to call your nearest car audio installer.


Read on for car audio-related fun and frolics.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLc5hfcDiiU

This month’s feature article features an environmentally hardy product with great audio credentials. Suitable for use on the waves or in the car, check out the Hertz Vencia V6 amplifier by hitting the button below.

The Audison AP 2 MV is a 2” wide-range speaker that provides a perfect solution for cars with tricky mounting positions. Read our blog on this interesting and unique product.

This month’s Top Five Tunes is another from Driving Sounds Towers. As requested by some members, we have included links to the songs listed. However, we are linking to YouTube renderings for this, as most people have access to YouTube. Quality can be variable, but we have tried to find good-quality versions.


Already Dead - Beck

Big Swimmer - King Hannah

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

Flight FM - Joy Orbison

Wildflower and Barley - Hozier/Allison Russell

Chan Chan - Havanah Meets Kingston (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)


Why not send us a Top Five of your own? Simply five tunes you are currently enjoying listening to in your car!


Email your Top Five to: Editorial@drivingsounds.co.uk

Jukebox Jive


I have been thinking about how Jukeboxes informed my early musical taste. Back in the ’70s, when I started frequenting pubs, the Jukebox was ubiquitous. The content tended to reflect the taste of the pub’s patrons. For instance, if you went to a biker’s pub, you would almost certainly find “Born to be Wild” by Steppenwolf, “Freebird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd, and maybe a Deep Purple or Led Zeppelin classic. In those days, it wasn't easy to find rock music on the radio, so a Jukebox was the best place to gain new inspiration. The collective choices of everyone in the pub would effectively become a playlist and contain familiar and unfamiliar music.

A similar process is in place with playlists on your favourite streaming service. Although some are curated and credited to an artist, some are generated according to the last thing you listened to. This tends to come from popular choices others have made after listening to the same thing. A bit like being in a pub with a Jukebox!


Even today, I find new music in this way. Of course, having the artist and title displayed on your streaming device is much more convenient than getting up and walking across a crowded bar (without spilling your beer on someone) to read those details from the machine itself.


The more things change, the more they stay the same.


Take care out there.



Carl

Editor