John Prine, “The Missing Years”
Joe Henry, “Civilians”
Joe Henry, “Civilians”
Great Recordings, Sonically Speaking - and Why.
I think many of us would accept that artists such as Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, and Dire Straits have consistently put out music that was at least originally recorded to a high technical standard. [I'm not too sure what the loudness wars may have done to subsequent reissues, but even so, the tone and timbre thankfully tends to remain intact.]
However there must be plenty of lesser known recordings out there that could be said to be of a high sonic standard.
One such recording that I like to put on in the background whilst I'm doing other things is a piano recording that features wonderfully lush timbre and some delightful tunes.
This one is The Disney Piano Collection by Hirohashi Makiko and to me it makes a lot of other piano recordings sound a little washed out.
However there must be plenty of lesser known recordings out there that could be said to be of a high sonic standard.
One such recording that I like to put on in the background whilst I'm doing other things is a piano recording that features wonderfully lush timbre and some delightful tunes.
This one is The Disney Piano Collection by Hirohashi Makiko and to me it makes a lot of other piano recordings sound a little washed out.
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Good question. Joe Jackson- Blaze of Glory, and most of his live releases he captures a great sense of space in most of his releases- too often for it to be a fluke Art Blakey and JM- Ugetsu live date at Birdland you can hear the musicians interact and move around the stage Pharoh Sanders- Thembi title track only for great soundstage and a test of transient response Miles Davis- 4 and More/ My Funny Valentine really well captured live date of a band on fire you are transported back to 1964 if listening through transparent equipment B52s- self titled don't laugh this was recorded live in the studio and is just the basic band without embellishment natural studio ambiance Marshall Crenshaw- Field Day cleanly recorded power pop/rockabilly you will get goosebumps listening to 'what time is it' |
Carmen Gomes Inc. " Up Jumped the Devil" is an outstanding example of how good a recording can be if the engineer takes the time to get everything right; Understanding the music and the musicians and making optimal use of the acoustic space and high quality equipment. The album is available in RedBook CD on https://carmengomes.bandcamp.com/ and in hi-res on https://soundliaison.bandcamp.com/ for ultra hi-res, DXD and DSD there is the https://www.soundliaison.com/ site. There's a superb review of the album on the site that jimf421 mentioned; ....."This is some of the best sounding drum sound I have ever heard on a recording. Very dynamic and not reserved. The sound of the double bass is full, rich and powerful where needed but with no hint of bloat. And the guitar.....It is clear and reverberant. Naturally, not with added reverb. Of course, the vocals are captured beautifully. Carmen is right there in front of you. This recording doesn’t take you to the recording studio. Even better, it brings the recording studio to your listening room. Very few studio recordings do this. The drums to the left, Carmen in the middle in front of the instruments and the bass just to the right of her and the guitar to the right side of the soundstage. The sound is totally three dimensional. You almost feel like you can reach out and touch everyone. The sound is totally open with natural decay and depth. It is stunning. It really is. No hyperbole.".... https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/reviews/sound-liaison-one-mic-recording-r957/ |
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