Recommended Test Tracks/Recordings Sticky

[Unbiasedsound]

This is a really good song for female vocals and no its not Adele lol > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_aVFVveJNs

[codewarrior]

Song / Artist / Album

Body and Soul - Indigo - Home Audiophile: Jazz Moments, Vol. 1
Rain Forest - Caribbean Jazz Project - New Horizons
Sacala Bailar - Spanish Harlem Orchesta - United We Swing

[mattp]

A couple more I recently came across...

This has probably been mentioned before but it's a track we played at CES that I really liked.

Chris Jones "Long After You're Gone"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11Zc...df5-fQ&index=1

Infected Mushroom "Flamingo"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_bp...df5-fQ&index=2

[Kevin K.]

A couple more I recently came across...This has probably been mentioned before but it's a track we played at CES that I really liked.

Chris Jones "Long After You're Gone"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11Zc...df5-fQ&index=1

Infected Mushroom "Flamingo"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_bp...df5-fQ&index=2

Thanks Matt, the Chris Jones song is among one of my favorites now. Here's a couple from a group that seems to be up and coming, Kaleo. Although the first song isn't new it will be featured in the "Logan" movie coming out next month. They like to record live in unusual places but it's cool. Most of these videos have about a 1 minute or so intro before the song starts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WIU5NN1Q0g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpG9QRV9gTk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCi0RHLrauU

[craigk]

Thanks Matt, the Chris Jones song is among one of my favorites now. Here's a couple from a group that seems to be up and coming, Kaleo. Although the first song isn't new it will be featured in the "Logan" movie coming out next month. They like to record live in unusual places but it's cool. Most of these videos have about a 1 minute or so intro before the song starts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WIU5NN1Q0g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpG9QRV9gTk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCi0RHLrauU

I really like this group. unique sound, in a good way.

[Derekj]

Thanks Matt, the Chris Jones song is among one of my favorites now. Here's a couple from a group that seems to be up and coming, Kaleo. Although the first song isn't new it will be featured in the "Logan" movie coming out next month. They like to record live in unusual places but it's cool. Most of these videos have about a 1 minute or so intro before the song starts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WIU5NN1Q0g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpG9QRV9gTk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCi0RHLrauU

Thanks for sharing this Kevin! We went to Iceland last year and really enjoyed our trip. We went to the lake where that video was filmed on the iceberg. Iceland has an incredible music scene and I wish we had a chance to spend some more time in Reykjavik checking out some of the great music venues. It is a really amazing place in so many ways - I can't wait to go back!

[contoursvt]

For me in no specific order and this is a few only but I like these to evaluate speakers...

Natalie Merchant - I may know the word.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEShvraPc6U

Bela Fleck - Flight of the cosmic hippo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ryC4DP33YE

Daft punk - Instant crush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5uQMwRMHcs

Elsiane - Mend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m70sdq1Rnk

Hadouk Trio - Suave corridor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM5xPgsqPNI

Infected Mushroom - Elation Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-Rs0PHUwpk

Deadmau5 - Right this second
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV9CF5VL5Bg

Malia Boris Blank - Embraceable moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fFHuuuX3vk

Philip glass - religeion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XpTn-g2eEE

Michael Murray - Back - Toccata and Fugue in D minor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2scurIsSM3A

Amandine Beyer - Vivaldi - Four Seasons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8N0eWe1G0s

[Wushuliu]

For vocals:

Nina Simone - My Man's Gone Now
Rebecca Pigeon - Spanish Harlem
Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna

Instruments and overall 'fidelity':

Steely Dan - Aja
Miguel de Bastide - Mori Sonando (flamenco)
Cincinnati Pops - El Cid: Fanfare and Entry of Nobles
Coltrane - Blue Train

Groove/Chill Factor

Grateful Dead - Friend of the Devil
Rush - Tom Sawyer
Anita Baker - Sweet Love

[jwjarch]

If you're looking for some really great female vocals, electronic/instrumental, and a good bass line check out Marian Hill.

In particular:

- Down off of the Act One album
- One Time off of the Sway album
- Lips off of the Sway album

[JavadS]

If you're looking for some really great female vocals, electronic/instrumental, and a good bass line check out Marian Hill.

In particular:

- Down off of the Act One album
- One Time off of the Sway album
- Lips off of the Sway album

Can't agree more!

Javad

[Kevin Roach]

Jackson Browne - Lives in the balance

[Geoff Millar]

Not a 'test track' as such, but the new 50th Anniversary Sergeant Pepper's...has marvellous sound which will certainly test the quality of your speakers. The drums and bass are mixed a bit higher, but the clarity of the new mix by Giles Martin (George Martin's son) is a real surprise. Penny Land and Strawberry fields have been added to an extra disc, also in new mixes.

What an album!

Geoff

[philthien]

Artist: Dominic Miller
Album: Fourth Wall
Track: London Paris Cardiff

Interesting track with some occasional interesting bass.



Also, for demoing speakers and having some fun, I like:

Artist: Martin Garrix
Track: Animals.

This track starts off with about 10-20 seconds of compressed crap that will make the greatest speakers in the world sound like a clock radio. You can nod your head in excitement to whomever you're demoing your system to, as if you think this clock-radio sound is fantastic. And before you know it, the bass is there and if you have things loud enough and if the listener isn't familiar with this track, you may startle them a little.

[JavadS]

Also, for demoing speakers and having some fun, I like: Artist: Martin Garrix Track: Animals. This track starts off with about 10-20 seconds of compressed crap that will make the greatest speakers in the world sound like a clock radio. You can nod your head in excitement to whomever you're demoing your system to, as if you think this clock-radio sound is fantastic. And before you know it, the bass is there and if you have things loud enough and if the listener isn't familiar with this track, you may startle them a little.

Agreed great track! Just picked this up, wow! Extremely dynamic and challenging, big speakers love this: Javad

[philthien]

I do not understand why Spotify does not have the entire Telarc catalog.