My 20 Best Sounding Albums (all formats)

[Weirdcuba]

Sound liaison has another release. Been away for the weekend, but I'll download it tomorrow when I get home.

[Pau]

just got it, 10 $/€ introduction price at the moment.... Sound Liaison Music Shop
it's lovely, what a beautiful combination the clarinet and the guitar.



the recording venue seems rather special too;

The recording was made in Studio 5 of the Dutch Broadcasting building.
The hall is very big and has unique acoustic qualities. The wooden walls and wooden ceiling are acoustically optimized by thousands of acoustic ports, eliminating flutter echo and uneven frequencies.

In order to capture the gorgeous lush reverb of the hall, we spend a great amount of time placing the ambient stereo pair in the ideal position.

We never cease to be amazed of the importance of microphone placement. Just a few inches of moving a microphone forth or back, up or down, can have such a great influence on the sound that is being captured.

And interestingly the same goes for the placement of the musicians in the hall.

Sound Liaison take along time between releases but the quality somehow always makes it worth waiting for.

[Weirdcuba]

Listening to it now and listened to it all day yesterday. Very nice, and great combo as you mention. The sound quality, as always, is just amazing.

[audio bill]

I see that this was mastered in 24/96 PCM, so which format are you purchasing? I have many of the Sound Liaison titles and they're all superb recordings, but after listening to the samples of this one I'm not sure that the content would really be to my liking.

[Weirdcuba]

Flac. Of course, content is in ear/eye of the individual.

[scirica]

Just downloaded. Will give it a good listen tonight. Given it is recorded in PCM, I downloaded the 96/24 FLAC rather than DSD.

[Pau]

Sonata in D

and Sola are my favorites.

And look at those ports in the wall;

You can find the picture if you scrool down on the page;Carrousel

[Pau]

double post

[Pau]

Different type of music but this ECM recording has a very well recorded guitar as well;
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[Pau]

no 1, 2, and three of my list and the rest of the Sound Liaison albums are on sale until September all formats same price $10.

Originally Posted by Pau

These are my 20 best SOUNDING albums in audiophile terms.
Unfortunately that means no Robert Johnson, Louis Armstrong's Hot Seven, Charlie Parker,Pablo Casals, Art Tatum, Heifetz.......... since the recording quality of these masterpieces of music is not outstanding. Luckily I do own several equally good but well recorded music in various formats.

1. Carmen Gomes Inc. ; Thousand Shades of Blue
2. Andre Heuvelman : After Silence
3. Paul Berner Band ; Road to Memphis

After some consideration I decided to be bold at put three of my Sound Liaison Studio Master Downloads at the top of my list.
These 96/24 or 88/24 has depth and a natural decay combined with warm wide sound stage and a black background that none of my other recordings can match. Not bad for a small independent label.
link album..Sound Liaison Music Shop
Carmen Gomes knows how to move you without having to use any of the cheap effects so many singers are constantly using putting them self above the music, not here, this is straight from the heart. She turns Chriss Isaac's ''Wicked Game'' into a hauntingly beautiful song of desperate love and despair. True mastery.

Andre Heuvelman's After Silence is a stunning prove that he is one of the worlds foremost trumpet players. I only have this download for a few weeks now but it is convingcingly recorded and produced that I had to put it in the top 3.

Monty Alexander Trio alumni Paul Berner has made an achingly beautiful '' Americana Jazz'' album, with reed player Michael Moore in top form, practically speaking to you with his clarinet and saxophone. The album employing two guitars and no drums makes Bill Frisell come to mind. The inter play between the two guitars is incredible.

Link Music Store

4. Doug McLeod; There's a Time
5. Minnesota Orchestra; Symphonic Danses
6. Albert Fuller; Bach and Rameu