All over the map: Beach Boys, garage, artsy, pop songwriting. Recorded quickly after tossing many other sessions, this has the right spirit to it. Good call Jim! (www.dragcity.com)
Elisabeth Esselink has a record store in Amsterdam with her small studio in the basement. In there she deconstructs samples of bootlegs and records nobody wants, to make songs that she can sing over....
This album was recorded at home on one of those Roland digital multitracks (I don't remember which one) by a band that had no budget. It sounds so good I wouldn't have guessed. Pink Floyd meets...
Andy Chase and Adam Schlesinger are part owners in Stratosphere Sound in NY, and they're also part of Ivy with vocalist Dominique Durand. Streamlined pop with French-accented vocals - plus the...
Like record albums in your basement on a Tascam 80-8? Beltline is Rob Jones, the man behind Jealous Butcher Records in Portland and also the guy that keeps us supplied with late model computer gear...
Our buddy Mark Addison is 1/2 this band with Nina Singh, and they recorded it at his fully-equipped Slaughterhouse home studio in Austin. Modern- sounding rock-pop with some cool production twists and...
English multi-gender band with infectious, crazy songwriting. The real treat for me is the playful recording style (by Owen Turner at The Sickroom), with trashy sounds, clear sounds, regenerating...
Tracked by our pal Phill Brown, this is white jazz/blues at it's finest, carving out his own style within the genres and playing and singing like it matters. Phill's engineering is tops, of course....
Home-recorded collaboration between leaders of the Swans and Windsor for the Derby. Subdued, engrossing and really clean recording quality. A treat. (www.younggodrecords.com)
Jeremy Chatelain (bassist for Jets to Brazil) records a country-ish album in his apartment with friends dropping by. Excellent songs and a cool atmosphere. (www.jadetree.com)
Jim Williams has spent much of his 56 years working with some of the biggest names in the music business, including Frank Zappa, John McLaughlin and Stevie Wonder. He's the owner of Audio Upgrades,...
Vintage King co-founder Michael Nehra shares some of his love, knowledge, and practical advice for diving into the world of vintage audio gear, and then takes us behind the scenes for a walk through...
Bill Cheney and Jim Romney are the men responsible for keeping the amazing legacy of Spectra Sonics, a legendary, if criminally unheralded, pro-audio company alive.
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Burl Audio, under the direction of owner/designer Rich Williams, has developed some of the best new recording equipment over the last eight years. Their mic preamps, summing amps, and control room...
