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What are the recordings you have enjoyed and kept?
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My favorite by far is
Up Close by Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra. (Of course, that has as much to do with being a recent release by a band I really like as it does with the binaural recording.)
Two others are by Roger Waters (one nominally a "Pink Floyd" album):
The Final Cut and
The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking. These are described as "holophonic", but is sounds the same as binaural to me.
One is a nature recording called
The Living Air which is the most impressive demonstration of the binaural effect that I have yet heard. I actually want to swat the bugs that fly past my head!
Finally, there is
Flow Motion by Can. I must agree, though, that the binaural affect is less pronounced on it than on the others.
Oh, also, albums recorded in "Q Sound" seem very close to binaural. A good example of this is
The Soul Cages by Sting.
As I said, I would really love to see new binaural CDs from some of my favorite artists. Certain musicians would especially benefit from it due to their style. These include Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Blue Man Group, and vitrually any smooth jazz or new age recording.