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.

Allman Brothers’ Joyous 1971 Fillmore East Sets Sparkle On Blu-ray

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Mark Smotroff reconnects with an Allman joy reinvented for the Blu-ray generation

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XTC’s Drums and Wires 2014: New Wave Pop Prog Masterstroke Primed In 5.1

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Mark Smotroff connects dots between punk & prog while exploring XTC's breakthrough album reissue...

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Yes’s Relayer In 5.1: Clarity, Distortion, Delirium and Prog That Rocks

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Mark Smotroff explores Yes' 1974 Top 5 hit album Relayer in 5.1 surround and more ...

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TV Eyes Celebrate Fab 80s Pop Sounds

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Mark Smotroff faces and embraces 80s pop via a fresh tribute from former Jellyfish rockers

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TV Eyes Celebrate Fab 80s Pop Sounds

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Mark Smotroff faces and embraces 80s pop via a fresh tribute from former Jellyfish rockers...

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Fripp and Eno: Audio Paintings Come Live in Paris 1975

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Mark Smotroff trips out on legendary live Fripp / Eno officially released, restored...

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A Digital-Analog Wedding: Plangent-Processed American Beauty Blossoms

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Mark Smotroff explores ‘n explains how this latest version of a rock classic is genuinely new and improved…

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Criterion’s Monterey Pop Blu-Ray: Feelin’ Groovy On A Budget

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Mark Smotroff springs for a classic rock doc thanks to recently reduced prices....

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Criterion’s Monterey Pop Blu-Ray: Feelin’ Groovy On A Budget

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Mark Smotroff springs for a classic rock doc thanks to recently reduced prices....

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Thom Yorke’s All Tomorrows Modern Boxes

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Mark Smotroff is happy he waited for the deluxe edition of Thom Yorke’s new album…

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Tom Petty Scores Another Winning 5.1 Surround Mix

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Mark Smotroff gets entranced by the sonic mojo within Tom Petty's new Hypnotic Eye Blu-ray Disc......

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Tom Petty Scores Another Winning 5.1 Surround Mix

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Mark Smotroff gets entranced by the sonic mojo within Tom Petty's new Hypnotic Eye Blu-ray Disc......

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Of Panpipes, Gliders and Fickle Americans : Exploring Mike Oldfield in 5.1 Surround

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Mark Smotroff ‘fesses up’ to being a fickle American fan of the great Mike Oldfield while digging into some 2010 5.1 remixes…

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Of Panpipes, Gliders and Fickle Americans : Exploring Mike Oldfield in 5.1 Surround

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Mark Smotroff 'fesses up' to being a fickle American fan of the great Mike Oldfield while digging into some 2010 5.1 remixes......

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The New Shape of Things To Come – HG Wells Style

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Mark Smotroff explores tomorrow via yesterday's visionary, HG Wells ...

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Impulse Purchases on Colored Vinyl…

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Mark Smotroff takes a chance on something new and likes what he hears

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Impulse Purchases on Colored Vinyl…

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Mark Smotroff takes a chance on something new and likes what he hears...

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Collecting Jeff Buckley on Vinyl with a Splash of Lilac Fun

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Mark Smotroff fails to justify a fun purple record purchase......

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Quadrophenia Finally In 5.1 Surround

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Mark Smotroff Gets Inside The Who’s Quadrophenia 5.1 Mix

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Beatles in Mono: The New Benchmark Pt. III

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Mark Smotroff revels in nuance and new sonic details audible in the new Beatles Mono LP reissues ...

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