ANALOG
ENCOUNTERS
Physics-informed music criticism. Progressive rock analysis.
The textures of lived experience.
About
Analog Encounters is where I explore music, film, and culture through the textures of lived experience — progressive rock deep dives, hi-fi experiments, analog photography, and reflections shaped by my work as a physicist.
I’m Dr. Howard Salmon, a medical physicist and Radiation Safety Officer. By day I calibrate linear accelerators. By night I listen to records and write about what I hear — applying the same precision to music criticism that I bring to dosimetry.
Every album is an engineered system. Every listening session is a measurement.
Recent Essays
Comus – First Utterance (1971)
Boundary Removal and System Collapse.
Read on SubstackYazoo (Yaz) - Upstairs at Eric’s (1982)
How I Came to the Room.
Read on SubstackVan Der Graaf Generator - The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other (1970)
Exposure Without Armor.
Read on SubstackPink Floyd - Animals (1977)
The Record That Begins with Trust.
Read on SubstackComing Soon
The Pink Floyd Book
Currently writing a 15-chapter book analyzing Pink Floyd’s complete studio discography through the lens of systems analysis — from Piper at the Gates of Dawn through The Division Bell. Each chapter applies calibration methodology to a single album.
App by the Author
AudiobookCast
DRM-Free Audiobook Player for iOS
Built for listeners who own their collections. Import, organize, and play DRM-free audiobooks with adjustable speed, smart bookmarks, chapter detection, and offline access — no subscriptions, no restrictions.
MP3, M4B, M4A, AAC, FLAC. AirPlay. Sleep timer. Works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro.
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