The last several tapes produced by Ed Pong and Ultraanalogue Recordings have just gotten better by quantum leaps. I have always liked Classical music but never in an authoritative fashion. Little by little Ed Pong has gotten to me with the release of his tapes. IMO the last two tapes were probably the best produced by Ed and in fact my good friend Marty was visiting several months ago when I played him one of Ed's tapes after which he proclaimed it to be the best recording of a violin he has ever heard
Well along comes Ed's most recent tape that I received several days ago and only today found some time to sit down and listen
Tatsuki Narita is a gifted violinist and in this album he brings his "A"game as always but with a gusto that raised goose bumps on my arms.This album was recorded in studio (I think) rather than in a live session as Ed has done in the past
I can say unequivocally that if you are in to Reel 2 reel this album is not only a must have but for my ears it is truly the best tape I have EVER heard. Period. End of story. This album is so ell recorded that I didn't move for the entire recording.The timber and dynamics are staggering
I reached out earlier to Ed to commend him on the release of such a fantastic album and to pick his brain as to what was done differently in this recording
Here are his comments......
Nothing to the recording electronics...
Rug under violinist to dampen hi freq floor reflections
Big change was the violin, bow & piano... the source...
I had legendary French bow maker Alain Herou here to rehair & adjust the camber of 2 great bows Tatsuki uses... Tatsuki only goes to Paris to have him rehair his bows every 3 months... he said no one in Japan or anywhere can do it... wow, so i got him here for this recording!
I had a new soundpost made in Boston by Andrew Ryan which totally transformer the resonance, response & ring of the violin... my jaw just dropped when I heard it in Boston....
The piano was voiced softer to give it more ring & bloom...
I think it all came together... I love the depth & roundedness of the sound, even the piano when he hammers it... it had weight but was never hard...
Ed, this one really rang my bell. I have honestly never heard a tape recorded so well and so realistic as this last one by Tatsuki
This album is not only top shelf but has just become my number one demo tape for visitors. This one is off the wall
Kudos Ed for the joy you bring us tape heads. Hopefully at some point I am going to convince you to release your work on vinyl as well as hi rez digital
Well along comes Ed's most recent tape that I received several days ago and only today found some time to sit down and listen
Tatsuki Narita is a gifted violinist and in this album he brings his "A"game as always but with a gusto that raised goose bumps on my arms.This album was recorded in studio (I think) rather than in a live session as Ed has done in the past
I can say unequivocally that if you are in to Reel 2 reel this album is not only a must have but for my ears it is truly the best tape I have EVER heard. Period. End of story. This album is so ell recorded that I didn't move for the entire recording.The timber and dynamics are staggering
I reached out earlier to Ed to commend him on the release of such a fantastic album and to pick his brain as to what was done differently in this recording
Here are his comments......
Nothing to the recording electronics...
Rug under violinist to dampen hi freq floor reflections
Big change was the violin, bow & piano... the source...
I had legendary French bow maker Alain Herou here to rehair & adjust the camber of 2 great bows Tatsuki uses... Tatsuki only goes to Paris to have him rehair his bows every 3 months... he said no one in Japan or anywhere can do it... wow, so i got him here for this recording!
I had a new soundpost made in Boston by Andrew Ryan which totally transformer the resonance, response & ring of the violin... my jaw just dropped when I heard it in Boston....
The piano was voiced softer to give it more ring & bloom...
I think it all came together... I love the depth & roundedness of the sound, even the piano when he hammers it... it had weight but was never hard...
Ed, this one really rang my bell. I have honestly never heard a tape recorded so well and so realistic as this last one by Tatsuki
This album is not only top shelf but has just become my number one demo tape for visitors. This one is off the wall
Kudos Ed for the joy you bring us tape heads. Hopefully at some point I am going to convince you to release your work on vinyl as well as hi rez digital
