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Frederic Alarie's new album is titled Mega Bass From Original Analog Master. With Mega Bass, Frederic Alarie and 2xHD seek to challenge your sound system in the low register, capturing the warmth of the second harmonics in pristine clarity.
It is rare to find an album that truly emphasizes the Bass instrument. This release seeks to fully recognize the versatility of that instrument!
Track 1, which features the legendary Octobass, was recorded at la Maison Symphonique de Montreal in the same fashion. The Octobass is the lowest-pitched and largest-sized instrument of the string family. At a height of almost 11.5 feet, this instrument produces extreme low bass extension harmonics: down to 20 Hz with a peak of 28 Hz.
Tracks 2-9 of the album were recorded off the floor at St-Jean Baptiste Chapel in Montreal, Canada. This Analog Recording was made on a quarter-inch Nagra IV-S analogue recorder in master eq curve, with no overdubs or editing. A single Fidelio stereo Tube microphone RL-1 was used in the Pure Blumlein microphone technique.
Frédéric Alarie is amazed by the colour, depth, and audacity he puts forward in his work. As a musician, composer, or soloist, he constantly pushes the limits of both his own expression and of Jazz itself.
A member of the Lorraine Desmarais trio since 1993, he has recorded on 34 albums as an accompanist and soloist. He has played on hundreds of other albums as a guest artist with several of these albums having received awards.
Album: Frederic Alarie - Mega Bass
Label: 2XHDFA-C1206
Format: CD, Stereo
Country: Canada
Released: June 8, 2021
Tracklist:
1. Exchange 05:56
2. Miséricorde 06:58
3. Mother Earth (Mère Terre) 04:27
4. George 05:11
5. The Gift (Le don) 02:33
6. Final Exit part 1 01:31
7. Not Too Much (Sans Trop) 5:31
8. Final Exit, part 2 02:58
9. F4 00:55
Total time: 00:36:00
Artists: Andrew Homzy, Cegep Marie-Victorin Choir, Eric Chapel, Frederic Alarie, Louis-Daniel Joly, Michel Donato, Michel Lambert, Mohammad Abdul Al-Khbyr, Norman Lachapelle, Normand Guilbault, Sylvain Provost, Yves-G. Préfontaine
Composers: Alarie, Guilbeault, Prefontaine
Original Recording Format: Analog Reel To Reel Tape
Executive Producer: Andre Perry
Mastering Engineers: Rene Laflamme at 2xHD Mastering – Analog Tape
Recording Engineer: Rene Laflamme
Recording Location: Recorded to Analog Tape, off-the-floor at St-Jean Baptiste Chapel in Montréal, Canada (Tracks 2-9) and at la Maison Symphonique de Montreal (Track 1) during March 2020
The 2xHD team proud to announce the receipt of two prestigious 2020 Awards: THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK 2020 PRODUCT OF THE YEAR AWARD was given for Audiophile Analog Collection Vol 2 for Release on Reel Master Tape and HIGH FIDELITY’s BEST RECORDING 2020 Award was bestowed on 2xHD for two pure analogue recordings: Audiophile Analog Collection Vol 1 and Audiophile Analog Collection Vol 2.
Feel The Warmth!
The 2xHD Fusion proprietary mastering provides a unique listening experience as the process digs deep into original recordings to bring out all hidden information, without altering the music in any way, uncovering and bringing out nuances, warmth, depth of field and even the air around the musicians.
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