Hazelrigg Brothers - Where the Path Runs Straight and High (Audiophile LP)
As children of the nineteen-eighties, we grew up with a variety of excellent music. From jazz fusion to synthesizer-driven pop to rock, the music industry was alive with innovation. At the same time, the classic rock radio format was born. Led Zeppelin was, for us and many of our peers growing up (musicians and otherwise), the most significant in the pantheon of recording artists that now define so much of American, British, and world culture. They sat at an intersection of Elizabethan music, delta blues, and the technology of the day. Each member was a master of their instrument(s), and the ensemble was greater than their sum. Where the Path Runs Straight and High is an adaptation and distillation of these elements into the format where we live a large portion of our musical lives: An intimate acoustic trio setting, not wielding the sheer sound pressure levels of a concert at Madison Square Garden, but with our careful attention on extracting the nectar of the genius in these songs.
The lacquers for this record were cut by Nick Townsend on a Neumann VMS-80 cutting lathe, paired with a Neumann SX-74 cutter head with a MYSHANK diamond cutting stylus installed. The cutter head is powered by a fully-restored and custom-modified Neumann VG-66 cutting amplifier. Program audio is sourced via a Crane Song HEDD Quantum.
1. Friends - 3:48
2. Going to California - 3:37
3. Black Mountain Side - 3:12
4. The Rain Song - 6:53
5. No Quarter - 7:45
6. Fool in the Rain - 5:35
7. Thank You - 5:38
As children of the nineteen-eighties, we grew up with a variety of excellent music. From jazz fusion to synthesizer-driven pop to rock, the music industry was alive with innovation. At the same time, the classic rock radio format was born. Led Zeppelin was, for us and many of our peers growing up (musicians and otherwise), the most significant in the pantheon of recording artists that now define so much of American, British, and world culture. They sat at an intersection of Elizabethan music, delta blues, and the technology of the day. Each member was a master of their instrument(s), and the ensemble was greater than their sum. Where the Path Runs Straight and High is an adaptation and distillation of these elements into the format where we live a large portion of our musical lives: An intimate acoustic trio setting, not wielding the sheer sound pressure levels of a concert at Madison Square Garden, but with our careful attention on extracting the nectar of the genius in these songs.
The lacquers for this record were cut by Nick Townsend on a Neumann VMS-80 cutting lathe, paired with a Neumann SX-74 cutter head with a MYSHANK diamond cutting stylus installed. The cutter head is powered by a fully-restored and custom-modified Neumann VG-66 cutting amplifier. Program audio is sourced via a Crane Song HEDD Quantum.
1. Friends - 3:48
2. Going to California - 3:37
3. Black Mountain Side - 3:12
4. The Rain Song - 6:53
5. No Quarter - 7:45
6. Fool in the Rain - 5:35
7. Thank You - 5:38
As children of the nineteen-eighties, we grew up with a variety of excellent music. From jazz fusion to synthesizer-driven pop to rock, the music industry was alive with innovation. At the same time, the classic rock radio format was born. Led Zeppelin was, for us and many of our peers growing up (musicians and otherwise), the most significant in the pantheon of recording artists that now define so much of American, British, and world culture. They sat at an intersection of Elizabethan music, delta blues, and the technology of the day. Each member was a master of their instrument(s), and the ensemble was greater than their sum. Where the Path Runs Straight and High is an adaptation and distillation of these elements into the format where we live a large portion of our musical lives: An intimate acoustic trio setting, not wielding the sheer sound pressure levels of a concert at Madison Square Garden, but with our careful attention on extracting the nectar of the genius in these songs.
The lacquers for this record were cut by Nick Townsend on a Neumann VMS-80 cutting lathe, paired with a Neumann SX-74 cutter head with a MYSHANK diamond cutting stylus installed. The cutter head is powered by a fully-restored and custom-modified Neumann VG-66 cutting amplifier. Program audio is sourced via a Crane Song HEDD Quantum.
1. Friends - 3:48
2. Going to California - 3:37
3. Black Mountain Side - 3:12
4. The Rain Song - 6:53
5. No Quarter - 7:45
6. Fool in the Rain - 5:35
7. Thank You - 5:38