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As good as it looks
Life, Ung-Aang Talay, Published on 12/10/2012
» You have to hand it to the Yaowarat area for its ability to keep cultural invasion and pollution at bay. The lone McDonald's that opened there a few years back packed up and left some time ago _ a first for Bangkok? _ and even 7-Eleven has only made minor inroads.
Gardiner's Bach motets impress
Life, Ung-Aang Talay, Published on 21/08/2012
» Yet another new recording of Bach's Motets. For years, these pieces, perhaps with the exception of Jesu, Meine Freude, were much less well known than Bach's passions, Mass In B Minor, and the major cantatas and instrumental works, but lately new recordings have been appearing regularly, and lucky we are to have them, because these are among the composer's greatest works.
Flac downloads delight
Life, Ung-Aang Talay, Published on 03/07/2012
» For a long time, downloading music from the internet meant MP3 files, often compressed to the point where every vestige of atmosphere had been stripped from the music. Eventually things improved, with formats introduced that took up more space on a hard disc, but left more air around the music when heard through sensitive equipment.