Author: Mark Smotroff

Mark Smotroff is a freelance writer and avid music collector who has worked for many years in marketing communications for the consumer electronics, pro audio and video games industries, serving clients including DTS, Sega, Sony, Sharp, AT&T and many others. www.smotroff.com Mark has written for EQ Magazine, Mix Magazine, Goldmine/DISCoveries Magazine, BigPictureBigSound.com, Sound+Vision Magazine, HomeTechTell.com and many others. He is also a musician / composer whose songs have been used in TV shows such as Smallville and Men In Trees as well as films and documentaries. www.ingdom.com Mark is currently rolling out a new musical he's written: www.dialthemusical.com.

A Neo-Psychedelic Nugget Gets its Vinyl Due

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff visits an early aughts recording most missed

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Whitney Rose’s Analog Ascent

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff swings to a new Can-Austonian Rose...

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The Sound of Blu-Ray Beatlemania

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff basks in the sound of a thousand transistor radios......

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One Size Fits All : Mid-70s Zappa Revisited, Remastered, and Renovated

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff wrestles nothing to find something …

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Repeat When Necessary: Chicago II, Again…

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff revisits a 70s classic a fourth time, just for you......

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21st Century Band : King Crimson Reimagined

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff acknowledges that even heavy metal pioneers have a sensitive side... ...

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10 Reasons Why You Need To Freak Out Again

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff finds 21st Century relevance in a mid-60s Zappa landmark

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Burgers & Other Delights: Zappa’s Uncle Meat Audio Documentary

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff gets to the meat of the matter......

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Burgers & Other Delights: Zappa’s Uncle Meat Audio Documentary

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff gets to the meat of the matter......

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American Squirms : New Music From The U.S.A.

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff explores some music by musical patriots…

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Live Watt Vinyl Celebrates Crucial 1995 Tour

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff rocks to a concert tour he missed back in the day......

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Zappa’s Joe’s Garage Gets Past Mastering/Pressing Issues Fixed

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff finally gets on the bus......

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Oczy Mlody : New Sonic Kicks From Flaming Lips

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff dips into the new Lips trip…

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VyZ: Visualizing the Joy of Improvisation

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff floats upstream with a little help from his friends... ...

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Horn-Driven Zappa Albums Toot Sweetly on CD

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff finds a place in his heart for some Zappa CDs...

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Horn-Driven Zappa Albums Toot Sweetly on CD

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff finds a place in his heart for some Zappa CDs

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Zappa’s Stinging 1967 Social Commentary 50 Years Later

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Mark Smotroff revisits a timely warning from times past......

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Exploring Built To Spill Reissues On Vinyl

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff sops up some spills he missed......

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Lost In The Shuffle: A Cornucopia of Collections

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff catches up on cool comps…

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Zesty Zappa Zeniths Zig, Zag, Zip ‘n Zoom Again

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff enjoys the dynamite show all over again......

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