Living in Hi-Fi

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.

Bongo Rock by Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band

This week we feature the source material of some of the most influential tracks in hip-hop.

08-18
36:09

Aion by Dead Can Dance

Do you sometimes expect whistles and instead it’s flutes? Yeah, same. 

08-08
31:24

Cowboy Favorites by Clint Eastwood

What is a dogie, anyway? Cowboy Favorites LP on Real Gone Music Cowboy Favorites on AppleMusic Music of Clint Eastwood on Wikipedia Dogie on Free Dictionary The King of Tears on Malcom Gladwell’s Revisionist History Podcast Clint Eastwood Sings on Rawhide on YouTube

08-01
25:17

Belly Dance from Lebanon by Omar Khorshid and His Magic Guitar

This week we bring you magic (psychedelic) guitar from Lebanon Belly Dance from Lebanon on Amazon Omar Khorshid on Wikipedia Omar Khorshid Fan Website Omar Khorshid Solo Guitar on YouTube

07-24
23:36

Music for an Arabian Night by Ron Goodwin and His Orchestra

This album has nothing to do with Middle Eastern music ... or does it?

07-17
29:24

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

We straighten out once and for all these eleventeen million of George Clinton projects, or at least we try.

07-10
31:05

Battle Hymn of the Republic

Happy 4th of July! Nothing says patriotism like racism and suppressing civil rights. Wait, what?

07-03
27:59

Cugat Cavalcade by Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra

A solid compilation of one of our favorite latin style big band artists.

06-19
20:25

Dance Again by Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra

Some good old hi-fi shenanigans featuring sound zooming across channels, and lots of cha-cha-cha!

06-12
21:31

Velvet Carpet by The George Shearing Quintet

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

06-05
20:58

Signs of the Zodiac: Gemini

Happy birthday, Geminis! Here's your psychedelic horoscope.

05-29
20:34

Harp by Harpo Marx

We’re going to Hollywood! This week we feature serious harp playing by a legendary comedian.

05-22
19:32

Hypnotique by Korla Pandit

Exotica gets meta in this episode! You won’t want to miss the biography of this artist! Korla Pandit on Wikipedia Korla Pandit Bio on Fan Webpage Korla Documentary Teaser for Korla Documentary Korla Pandit Cameo on Ed Wood

05-15
24:43

3:47 by Klaatu

Slightly psychedelic prog rock allegedly recorded by The Beatles. Spoiler alert: nope, but still, recommended listening!

05-08
20:20

Madness by Madness

Welcome to the 80s and songs about houses! It's the Living in Hi-Fi version of VH1 "Where are They Now?"

05-01
17:56

Rain Forest by Walter Wanderley

A staple of our easy listening collection! Upbeat, loungey, bossa nova and pop on a Hammond organ.

04-24
20:16

Folk Songs for the 21st Century by Sheldon Allman

This week we feature post-apocalyptic satire from an era we more often recognize for its optimism. Folk Songs for the 21st Century on AppleMusic Folk Songs for the 21st Century on Amazon Folk Songs for the 21st Century on Radioactive Green LP Sheldon Allman on Wikipedia

04-17
20:00

Sail Out by Lord Cody and the Coralites

You’re probably not on vacation in the Caribbean right now, but you can imagine that you are listening to this album! Listen: Sail Out on Discogs More information: Baby's on Fire Record Cafe in Baltimore, MD Video: Lord Cody and the Coralites

04-10
23:10

Thank You, Music Lovers by Spike Jones

In honor of April Fools’ Day we discuss puns, satire, and fart noises. Listen: Best of Spike Jones on AppleMusic Best of Spike Jones on Amazon More information: Spike Jones on Wikipedia Video: Der Fuehrer's Face Sabre Dance

04-03
23:41

Recorded in Rio de Janeiro by Herbie Mann and João Gilberto

The best in American-Brazilian bossa nova collaboration. We only bust on Stan Getz a little bit.

03-27
29:10

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