Жанр: Folk
Носитель: SACD
Год издания: 2005
Издатель (лейбл): Sketti Sandwich Productions
Номер по каталогу: SSP 1661
Аудиокодек: DSD 2.0/DST 5.1
Тип рипа: image+.iso
Битрейт аудио:DSD 2.8 MHz
Продолжительность: 34
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: да
Треклист:
1. Crossing (Lonely Bells)
2. Mend My Mind
3. Close My Eyes
4. Morning Light / Western Town
5. Rodeo On A Ridge
6. Red Tail Guide
7. Heaven’s Destiny
8. One More Savior
9. Above The Creek
10. The Riddle Song
11. Changing Down
12. If I Had My Way
Доп. информация: Recording The Crossing SACD
Crossing features 12 new songs written by Elias and performed by him and has band which now goes by the name Xing. As with The Window, Crossing was recorded direct to Direct Stream Digital (DSD) using the 8 Channel edition of the New Sonoma 8/16/24 Channel DSD Workstation marketed by the Super Audio Center in Boulder, Colorado.
According to Elias, he had access to the 16 and 24 Channel editions of the Sonoma DSD Workstation but elected to use the 8 Channel version because “Philosophically and creatively I really prefer 8 tracks if possible. This keeps micing to a minimum which has benefits and I think lends to the more natural recreation of the ambient space in both surround and stereo. The other advantage for me with 8 tracks is that the DSD recordings are digitally mixed on the Sonoma which keeps it first generation all the way through to the DSD layer you are hearing.”
In terms of the recording technique, the album’s liner notes say that “Most of these songs were recorded as live takes with no overdubs. Exceptions to that approach are tracks 4, 9 and 12 which introduced the electric instruments as overdubs. This SA-CD was recorded directly to DSD and captured the natural ambient characteristics of the band and the room with the intention of mixing for both Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound. With that in mind, we used a minimal approach to microphones and seated the musicians in a circle.”
Об исполнителе (группе)
Elias is an independent acoustic folk singer and songwriter based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
He gained some fame in audiophile circles in the Fall of 2003 with is release of the album entitled The Window (Sketti Sandwich Productions SSP 3162) which was the first Surround Sound SACD released by an independent artist according to the folks at Sony’s SACD Project. The Window was a Direct to DSD recording with Elias and his band in a natural acoustic setting that offered wonderful music and stunning sonics. It won much acclaim among Super Audio CD fans and quickly became a “must have” SACD purchase for many.
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