It features vocals from Kathryn Williams, trumpet and violin, and brings the album to a close on a soft even flow. ‘Coot’ provides a 13 second intro to ‘Dreams and Hopes’ the last track, which is, as Ted would say, wacky clown music. Its gotta be, like you were saying, you just gotta let it flow. ‘If the Truth Hurts’ is dark and deep with vocals from Gavin Clark of Clayhill. Seputura albums such as Beneath The Remains and Arise became staples of early extreme. ‘Trust Me’ is soft and lovely, an instrumental with a fine mouth organ solo. ‘These Foolish Thoughts’ has a morning beat, with elegant guitar, deep bass and lush strings. Beth obviously needs Ted far more then he needs her and this is the proof. Beth is on great form here and it is far superior to anything on her recent ‘Comfort of Strangers’ album which she recorded without Ted. ‘Caught Out’ reunites Beth Orton and Ted. ‘The Magician’s Assistant’ has a smooth acoustic drive to it and a trumpet gives it a Mexican feel.‘The Turning Point’ is a late night jazz number with deep grooves and beats, and, assisted by lush strings, is almost cinematic in sound. Assisted by Francoiz and Kathryn Williams, Dan Michaelson's husky vocals recall Nick Cave and Robert Fisher from the Willard Grant Conspiracy. ‘Squeezebox’ is gentle on the ears and features three guest vocals. ![]() ‘Dreaming of Dogs’ is a relaxing chill out number, while ‘Portal Nou’ has a foreign town feel and in its eccentric arrangements recalls ‘The Wicker Man’ soundtrack. ‘All That’s Real’ has superior guitar playing and guest vocals from Calexico's Francoiz Breut who sings like an angel. Orbit serves up a squeezebox-driven lament that recalls 16 Horsepower. ‘Ghosts in the Cupboard’, has a jazzy feel, but also featuring Tindersticks-style piano has an element of a horror film soundtrack. It has a fair share of good songs and the uninterrupted flow of the track list. ‘Singing Glasses’ opens the album and is very short, very delicate, and very peaceful. Album flow - picture cache SB Radio Home of the Squeezebox & Transporter network music players. ‘Portal Nou’ has more of the spirit of ‘Short Scenes’ than ‘Underbelly’ as it has a number of guest vocals. The reason for it, is the usage of iPeng and its capability to show album art in large size. Given the Squeezebox Radio's usability, that has to make it a brilliant buy.‘Portal Nou’ is the third solo album from former Beth Orton and Clayhill guitarist, Ted Barnes, and follows on from 2002's ‘Short Scenes’ and 2005 instrumental album, ‘Underbelly’. Basically I used the Seagate utility to ensure that it runs all the time and does not spindown. I am using a non powered Seagate Expansion 500GB drive and it is working fine. Thats not a Logitech issue, and the autoboots are not on any sort of preset schedule, but theyre. San Franciscobased trumpeter Erik Jekabson has led an allstar cast of Bay Area musicians every Sunday over the last year at Docs Lab in. Hi, I just got my Squeezebox Touch recently and managed to get everything working including the external HDD. Setup and everyday usage generally go without a hitch, except when sometimes my Windows box autoboots when it had been turned off. Well, it's a mono model, and the bass on offer could be a little more taut, but it's all perfectly listenable and at least as enjoyable as the same content played on the Pure Evoke Flow. Howdy again from Fort Worth, TX Well, finally purchased two Logitech SBTs. So it's brilliant to use and live with, hugely flexible and great value – only one question remains: how does it sound? Oh yes, and there's also a 3.5mm line-in for your iPod. It even supports Facebook and Flickr – share your musical discoveries, view your photos and more. Or, if you prefer, you can choose from a range of online music services, such as Deezer, Last.fm and Napster. ![]() It's PC and Mac friendly, and supports all key music formats, including MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, FLAC and Apple Lossless, so assuming you've got a wireless network at home, you could soon be using your humble kitchen radio to wirelessly stream your music. ![]() The Logitech's a flexible little thing, too. True, there's no remote control included as standard – one is available as a cost-option – but in context, that's no great chore: this is a small radio, not a room-filling hi-fi system, so tweaking the volume knob is no great hardship. Six simple preset buttons to either side of the screen can memorise your favourite stations, while the menu structure on the display itself is both easy to use and attractive to look at. To get up and running, simply plonk your Squeezebox Radio down on the table, fire it up and, assuming you've got a wireless internet network at home, you can be listening to music from all over the world in minutes. There's built-in 802.11g wi-fi plus a wired Ethernet connection, and you can even install a rechargeable battery pack (price TBA) if you wish.
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