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.

Britain’s Zombies Still Surfacing Satisfying Sounds

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff feasts on tasty new Zombies music

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A Comprehensive Super-Duper Mid-90s King Crimson Chronicle

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Mark Smotroff gets a bit overwhelmed by King Crimson's big box of Thrak...

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A Comprehensive Super-Duper Mid-90s King Crimson Chronicle

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff gets a bit overwhelmed by King Crimson's big box of Thrak...

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Ra Ra Riot Refines Its Voice

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Mark Smotroff buzzes about a band from his Alma Mater…

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Alan Price’s Lost Savaloy Dip Finally Sees Release

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Mark Smotroff considers music that didn't get released as originally planned ...

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Alan Price’s Lost Savaloy Dip Finally Sees Release

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Mark Smotroff considers music that didn't get released as originally planned ...

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Emitt Rhodes Returns With Rainbow Ends

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Mark Smotroff reflects on Emitt Rhodes’ comeback, proof that “it ain’t over ’til its over.”

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Polyphonic Spree Live in NYC : Together We Shine

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Mark Smotroff hops on the magic bus of a groovy band with a groovy live show & groovy live album.......

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Polyphonic Spree Live in NYC : Together We Shine

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Mark Smotroff hops on the magic bus of a groovy band with a groovy live show & groovy live album.......

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Elvis Costello’s Blood & Chocolate Reissue, Revisited

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff explores Elvis Costello’s mid-80s adult rock record

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Eight Immersive Songs: Listening To Gentle Giant’s Octopus In 5.1

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Mark Smotroff wraps his head around a multi-tentacled Octo Opus......

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Early B-52s – Best On Stage & In Studio Recordings

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff is a Cancerian from New Jersey who likes collecting records and exploring new releases by The B-52s......

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Lost Concert by Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto Surfaces

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff melts to the buttery tones of Getz / Gilberto live…

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A New Project From Guided By Voices’ Robert Pollard Shines

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Mark Smotroff gets his quarterly dose of Vitamins G, B and V via new Pollard side project......

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Gentle Giant’s 1974 Opus Comes To Life Again

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Mark Smotroff gently embraces a giant band via a recent Blu-ray reissue......

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Elvis Costello’s Get Happy Gets Even Happier

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Mark Smotroff finally gets happy about Get Happy…

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Are The Flaming Lips Audiophile Grade?

Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff finds audiophile bliss among the sturm und drang of 1990s Flaming Lips...

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Fitzcarraldo Reissued : A Fine, If Flawed, Frames Find

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Mark Smotroff has a revelation while reviewing The Frames on vinyl for the first time......

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Vinyl Version Saves Sweet Costello/Frisell Concert From Digital Dustbin

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Mark Smotroff rediscovers a lost mid 90s gem on vinyl for the first time

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Going Deep : The Joys of Exploring Your Favorite Artist’s Full Catalog (Part 1)

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Mark Smotroff invites you to discover the joys of becoming a "completist" collector (even a little bit)...

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