For his seventh album, Isolophilia, guitarist Marzio Scholten has formed a superb trio with ECM recording star Wolfert Brederode on piano and bass icon Ernst Glerum on bass. Sound Liaison recorded the album Isolophilia in the legendary Studio 2 at the Dutch Music Centre of Broadcasters (MCO Studios) using the One Microphone Recording approach.
On Isolophilia, Sound Liaison used a Josephson C700S microphone to record the complete trio. They also placed support microphones in the piano and on the bass (DPA 4099). These microphones were added to add a little bit of support (-20dB or less) to these two instruments when Marzio’s use of guitar effects would cover up the attack of the piano and bass.
The album was recorded in Stereo DXD by Sound Liaison. Stereo DSD editions of the album were created from the Stereo DXD master by Tom Caulfield at the NativeDSD Mastering Lab using the Merging Technologies Meco modulators (DSD 256, DSD 128, DSD 64) and the Signalyst HQ Player 4 Professional “EC” modulators (DSD 512) for your musical enjoyment.
Tracklist
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Additional information
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| SKU | SL1037A |
| Qualities | DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 24 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz |
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| Cables | AudioQuest |
| Digital Converters | Horus, Merging Technologies |
| Editing Software | Pyramix, Merging Technologies |
| Mastering Engineer | Frans de Rond (DXD), Tom Caulfield at NativeDSD Mastering Lab (DSD 512, DSD 256, DSD 128, DSD 64) |
| Mastering Room | Poweramp: Moon 760A, Mixing headphones: Sennheiser HD800S / AKG 702 |
| Microphone Preamps | Horus, Merging Technologies |
| Microphones | Josephson C700S, DPA Microphones 4099 (spot mics in the Piano and on the Bass) |
| Notes | Stereo DSD editions of the album were created from the Stereo DXD master by Tom Caulfield at the NativeDSD Mastering Lab using the Merging Technologies "MICO" modulators (DSD 256, DSD 128, DSD 64) and the Signalyst HQ Player 4 Professional "EC" modulators (DSD 512) for your musical enjoyment. |
| Original Recording Format | |
| Producer | Peter Bjørnild and Marzio Scholten |
| Recording Engineer | Frans de Rond |
| Recording Location | MCO Studio 2 in Hilversum, The Netherlands on September 20-21, 2019 |
| Recording Software | Pyramix, Merging Technologies |
| Recording Type & Bit Rate | DXD |
| Speakers | TAD Compact Evolution One |
| Release Date | January 24, 2020 |
Press reviews
Volkskrant
It is a wonderful album. Scholten’s compositions are more intimate than ever. His tender guitar sound is beautifully surrounded by Glerum’s counter melodies and Brederode’s impressionistic piano playing.
This is silent music, yet it never gets boring due to surprising choices of notes and harmonies. In fact, as the album reach its conclusion, the gorgeous rendition of the traditional “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child”, one is so immersed in Scholten’s musical universe that it is impossible to let go of the deep melancholic atmosphere. Scholten here approaches the high level of American guitarist Bill Frisell on his recent work for the progressive label ECM.
2 reviews for Isolophilia
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Sonically the album sound is okay. Scholten’s guitar tone is really good and the piano has rich tone, but the bass is muted and bloated at times. It sounds great when bowed, and that’s rare on this album. The microphone is the best part of this whole experience. Musically the album feels like an improve ambient student project. The timing and dynamics are off, hollowness or lack of emotional connection IMO. Best track is Bocanegro, the piano does some real cool effects, Scholten plays with nice dynamics and his tone is so good(you can hear him snore a couple of times as he plays, very relaxed) and the bass is actually playing with the group. I would have liked to have more of this on the album. I see this is marketed as “silence music” well it sounds more like Jazz players attempting to do ambient music with countermelodies and muted serendipitous bass lines (last track should have been developed way more, sounded lazy) . Will be hard to listen to over and over. would not recommend this album. *DXD-Senn HDV820 amp – Senn HD800s cans – 5am/no coffee Mon.
Neno Stevens (verified owner) –
I like it.
Andreas Hartmann (verified owner) –