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.

Record Store Day Preview Listening Report: The Lost Mingus Album From Ronnie Scott’s

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Mark Smotroff rejoices over a jazz legend’s late peak period archival release…

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Listening Report: Karen Dalton’s In My Own Time 50th Anniversary Edition Vinyl

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Mark Smotroff appreciates the nuance underlying a folk blues legend… ...

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Listening Report: Zappa & The Mothers 1971 Super Deluxe Editions (Part 2, The Rainbow Concert)

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Mark Smotroff continues his deep dive into an important era of Zappa’s band…...

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Listening Report: Zappa & The Mothers 1971 Super Deluxe Editions (Part 1)

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Mark Smotroff dives head first into a misunderstood and underrepresented era of Zappa’s band…...

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Listening Report: Take A Time Trip Back To 2000 With Tripping Daisy

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Mark Smotroff likes the sound of a flower just before it's about to bloom… ...

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Listening Report: Bill Plummer And The Cosmic Brotherhood

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Mark Smotroff regrets an impulsive Impulse purchase…...

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Listening Report: Guided By Voices’ Crystal Nuns Cathedral

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Mark Smotroff rejoices with another gem from a Dayton’s finest…...

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Listening Report: John McLaughlin’s The Montreux Years

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Mark Smotroff appreciates a well-curated live career overview…...

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Listening Report: John Bullard Plays 24 Preludes for Solo Banjo, Vol. 1

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Mark Smotroff likes his banjos soft ‘n round as well as angular…...

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Listening Report: Yusuf Cat Stevens’ Harold & Maude Original Soundtrack

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Mark Smotroff appreciates the difference between a song-track and a soundtrack…

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Listening Report: Do You Need U2’s Achtung Baby On Vinyl?

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Mark Smotroff re-considers a classic 90s era album with fresh ears… ...

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