Radar

The lossless world, filtered down to what matters

A lot happens in classical and jazz audio every week. Most of it is not worth your attention. Radar is the part that is.

New releases, reissues, label developments, and sales: each one with commentary, picks, or recommendations so you know exactly what to do with the information.

Radar exists because the lossless world moves constantly and most of what surfaces is noise. A new release worth hearing comes and goes before you notice it. A sale with three records you have been looking for ends before you knew it existed. A reissue finally gets the mastering right and you find out six months later, by accident.

In Radar I do that filtering for you. When a new release warrants attention, I say why and where to get it. When a reissue finally does a recording justice, I flag it. When a label does something worth knowing about, I include it. When a sale comes around with genuinely interesting catalogue at a good price, I go through it and tell you which specific records are worth your money.

Nothing goes into Radar without a reason, and nothing goes in without my commentary attached. It is not a feed. It is a filter with a point of view.

Radar moves at the pace of the industry. Some weeks there is more worth saying than others. The filter stays consistent either way. If it is here, it is worth knowing about.

Public samples

These samples are public examples of the editorial shape of this part of TRA. They are separate from the member environment.