New Music - Weissenborn & Acoustic Baritone Duo

Dan Schwartz · Post by **Dan Schwartz** » 29 Dec 2010 8:35 pm

I am recording a new project with New Roots Duo - myself on acoustic lap steel and Ben Woolman on acoustic baritone. We are releasing this collection as an incremental record (singles) through cdbaby. The first single is "Chicken in the City". It will be available 1/1/11 through cdbaby, but feel free to download it now (for free) here. The rest of the singles will be released monthly.

We welcome any comments.

Thanks,
Dan

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Steve Hamill · Post by **Steve Hamill** » 29 Dec 2010 9:09 pm

Love it Dan. Looking forward the the rest of the project.

Andrea Tazzini · Post by **Andrea Tazzini** » 30 Dec 2010 6:23 am

A magnificent tune!!!
thanks for sharing

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 30 Dec 2010 7:01 am

That's some good stuff right there, Dan. Congratulations.

Don McGregor · Post by **Don McGregor** » 30 Dec 2010 7:33 am

I'm amazed.
The constant, creative interplay between the two instruments just keeps the entire tune alive, and my ears wanting to hear what the next phrase will bring.
I love the stereo panning. Mixed just perfectly.
Please tell us about the instruments, tunings, etc.
Maybe even microphones, and the recording set up?
I'll be buying your tracks. Keep'em coming.
Thank you. Thank you.

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 30 Dec 2010 11:00 am

It sounds really good to me, Dan. Thanks for sharing this track.

I would suggest that you put the full ID tag information in the MP3 file so people will know whose music they're listening to.

Steve Benson · Post by **Steve Benson** » 30 Dec 2010 11:12 am

Super cool stuff, great tone!. May I ask the steel tuning on this one?

Jay Fagerlie · Post by **Jay Fagerlie** » 30 Dec 2010 12:50 pm

Great stuff Dan

Jay

Dan Schwartz · Post by **Dan Schwartz** » 30 Dec 2010 8:19 pm

Thanks for listening, and for the comments and questions.

I am playing a hollowneck built by Troy Marcio in open D. Ben is playing a Tacoma baritone in standard tuning - down a fourth to B.

The recording was done in my studio. We are sitting in the same room - pretty close together. We are using a pair of Neumann km-184 mics (placed close to the instruments), running through a pair of Summit 2BA-221 preamps. Tim Snow did the mix - he does amazing work.

I added the ID tag to the mp3 (thanks Brad). Any downloads from here will have the artist/album info.

Thanks again.
Dan

James Williamson · Post by **James Williamson** » 30 Dec 2010 8:55 pm

Thanks for sharing this Dan...started out thinkin' Henry's and ended up thinkin' Hurrays...very nice composition overall...will look forward to the entire album...

Kevin Brown · Post by **Kevin Brown** » 31 Dec 2010 8:05 am

Great stuff love the variety, good news for the weiss fans

Kevin Brown · Post by **Kevin Brown** » 31 Dec 2010 8:07 am

Great stuff love the variety, good news for the weiss fans

Jay Fagerlie · Post by **Jay Fagerlie** » 31 Dec 2010 8:56 am

You can say that again Kevin!

Rickey Mitchell · Post by **Rickey Mitchell** » 31 Dec 2010 11:16 am

Thats a pretty good Dan, as Mr. Dave would say.
Excellent and tasteful. Very well done.
Don't you love those Neumann km-184's?
About your board and the rest, did you use software or hardware?

Steinar Gregertsen · Post by **Steinar Gregertsen** » 31 Dec 2010 12:00 pm

Wonderful composition and playing, I look forward to the rest of the project!

Dan Schwartz · Post by **Dan Schwartz** » 1 Jan 2011 7:31 am

Rickey,

Yes, I love the 184s - worth every penny. Since you asked about the software, I will continue the chain from the summit pres. I am running into the Lynx 2 sound card (again, worth every penny). I am using Logic Pro 8 on a mac G5. For mixing and mastering, Tim Snow uses Logic and likes the PSP plug-ins, and the Alesis Masterlink for the final product.

Thanks again to all for listening.

Dan

Peter Lindelauf · Post by **Peter Lindelauf** » 1 Jan 2011 10:43 am

Great tune and performance, Dan. Good luck with your project.

Dan Tyack · Post by **Dan Tyack** » 6 Jan 2011 7:58 pm

I like it. I'll buy it.

Steve Ahola · Post by **Steve Ahola** » 6 Jan 2011 11:10 pm

That is amazing- it sounds really nice for a 192kbps MP3 file! Will you be selling CD's after releasing all of the singles? I never buy MP3's because CD's sound so much better to me. Would it be possible to make them available as FLAC files for perhaps $1.29 per tune? FLAC stands for "Free Lossless Audio Codec" and files in that format sound identical to the CD. (Wolfgang's Vault has been offering live shows in FLAC format for a few years now, at roughly 30% more than MP3's.)

I love how Ben's baritone works so well with your Hawaiian acoustic! You each have your own space, in range as well as tone.

Steve Ahola

Dan Schwartz · Post by **Dan Schwartz** » 9 Jan 2011 11:43 am

Steve,

I do plan on packaging all the singles together on a CD when they are all out. However, we definitely are selling more downloads and less CDs these days. It is kind of odd how hot hi-def, blu-ray, 3-D movie/TV is right now, while most people are settling for less in audio. It is good to hear people cheering for the CD. I do like the FLAC options as well. May ultimately offer both options with this project.

Thanks,
Dan

Jim Brobeck · Post by **Jim Brobeck** » 10 Jan 2011 8:25 pm

What a dynamic piece of music. Hearing the discreet dialogue between the two unusual instruments is easy with the great recording technique. At about 1:20 the Marcio sings out in a startlingly human voice. The buttery overtones around 1:50 are sweet. The harmonics at 2:39 are welcome. The clean bar use keeps the melodic lines mellow. The alternate notes at 3:09 and beyond are graceful and tricky. The multiple hollowneck string intonation intermixed with single lead lines is delightful. Absolutely thrilling. I Listened to the recording 4 times in a row to absorb the beauty.
Max Lasser would love this recording.
check out his Manzanita hollowneck recording:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFAkI57z1_8

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New Music - Weissenborn & Acoustic Baritone Duo

New Music - Weissenborn & Acoustic Baritone Duo

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