jhoelter
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Heya folks,
Any of you who are into bluegrass or good acoustic music should check this one out. I haven't placed my order yet, so I can't vouch for the claims below, but a fella I know on a mandolin listserv just posted about it today. He's an audiophile (IMO), and had this to say:
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As an aside - anyone familiar with this Mapleshade label? It's the first I've heard of it...........opinions?
I'm gonna be placing my order tomorrow...now I just gotta buy some awesome headphones to listen to it on...
Later,
Jeff
Any of you who are into bluegrass or good acoustic music should check this one out. I haven't placed my order yet, so I can't vouch for the claims below, but a fella I know on a mandolin listserv just posted about it today. He's an audiophile (IMO), and had this to say:
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NEW Tony Williamson CD on MAPLESHADE Whoa baby........Now here is a new CD I can get excited about, Tony Williamson and The Williamson Bros. Band on MAPLESHADE RECORDS (www.mapleshaderecords.com) This is a very small, very tweaky audiophile label known mostly for acoustic jazz......recorded in an old mansion in Maryland direct to 2 track, 2 mics, minimal lengths of cables, all home built or modified equipment, recorded by Pierre Sprey with no mixing board, overdubs, equalization , filtering, noise reduction etc....they stood in a semicircle around the special 2 mic setup.....if you know this label buy this disc, if you like Tony Williamson, buy this disc. The sound is well, you give it a listen & I don't think you'll be disappointed.....not your typical close miked setup, more like how they record classical music.......liner notes say Tony showed up with $100k in vintage instruments, his brother Gary, Larry Perkins, Don Wright, Rex McGee and Tom Gray.......some fine pickin and that Bros. harmony singing.......maybe if enough folks buy this, Mapleshade will record more in this genre...... Title of the CD is "Still Light Of The Evening" Arthur Stern |
As an aside - anyone familiar with this Mapleshade label? It's the first I've heard of it...........opinions?
I'm gonna be placing my order tomorrow...now I just gotta buy some awesome headphones to listen to it on...
Later,
Jeff