Acoustic Sounds News

An On-The-Scene Account by Kevin Gray

Kevin takes us inside AcousTech Mastering and shares some of the details that comprised the recent Dark Side Of The Moon LP mastering and cutting session. Most of this information originally appeared on mastering engineer Steve Hoffman's web site, www.stevehoffman.tv. Here is the info., observations and corrections regarding the pressing info. (pun intended) on the upcoming Pink Floyd vinyl release.

Steve Hoffman and Richard Foster review the Dark Side

I know you've been waiting for my review of this album. Here it is, short and sweet:

Don at RTI kindly furnished me with an LP test pressing of the long anticipated Dark Side Of The Moon, mastered by Doug Sax and Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering out at RTI in Camarillo, Ca.

CES Promises Audiophile 2003

Chad and crew are just back from the CES show and Vegas. "Wow, " is the best way we can sum up all that we learned about the year ahead. Clean your ears, and get ready to pad your precious collections. Here's just a bit of the CES excitement: As always, the Acoustic Sounds booth was a happening audiophile haven. One of the highlights surely was a visit to the booth by Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray. For those who may have been out of the loop, Hoffman and Gray are the mastering engineers responsible for the Analogue Productions Creedence Clearwater Revival reissues and, most recently, our Top 25 remastered Fantasy Jazz titles on Limited-Edition 45-RPM vinyl.

Myra Taylor Wins Two Living Blues Awards

Myra Taylor continues to top even the most optimistic expectations. At 85 and with her career recently revived from a nearly-50-year hiatus, it's astounding how much of a wave Myra has made on this year's blues and jazz scenes. The most recent accolades, and perhaps the most substantial in her seasoned life, come with the August issue of the bimonthly magazine Living Blues

Bluesman Jimmie Lee Robinson Dead at 71

Blues legend Jimmie Lee Robinson, known to fans as The Lonely Traveller, died July 6 in Chicago following his battle with cancer. He was 71. Robinson, a Chicago native and lifelong resident whose legal and Muslim name was JL Latif Aliomar, began playing guitar in Chicago's famed open-air market on Maxwell Street in 1942 along with the likes of Big Bill Broonzy and Robert Nighthawk.