The Stick Men live in Nagoya - a double reel-tape by Ritmo e Blu 🥇

 

This double-reels box-sets is a fantastic piece of music in a awesome quality package, a labor of love by Stefano Castagna’s record label.

The prog-supergroup made of Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto of King Crimson fame and Markus Reuter, recorded the music while stuck in Japan at the very beginning of pandemic-era, in 2020.

The digital, hi-rez files were processed at Ritmo e Blu studio in an analog chain (mixer, outboards) and the tapes are the result.

Everything is straightforward in liner notes and the luxury package includes musicians signed “cards”… 

…but: what about “sound”?

Well, sound is extremely dynamic and smoothly authoritative also on most thunderous passages.

The tape sound is not (quite) “limited” like on a typical CD, nor someway sweetened like on RIAA-eq’ed vinyl discs… that’s amazing that such an “antique” media (magnetic tape) is intrinsically more faithful to original music, more respectful of dynamics: sound is sooo natural and untamed!

The double-box package isn’t a merely commercial one-shot operation, but a truly promising project - I.e. delivering new music to audio community in one of sexier (sexiest?) formats, ever.

Our Ferraris’ (open reel machines) can be fed with new, premium gasoline, now.

P.S. - prices of the above beautiful 2xTapes box-sets is aligned to international standard, yet, let me underline one more time, the classy, luxurious presentation and materials makes Stick Men tapes a towering reality on the market.

A bravo and sincere kudos to Stefano Castagna and his Ritmo e Blu studio and record label.

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