Tony Minasian has out done himself.....

His 2 new releases, " Isolation " and " Not together ", not only exemplifies the talents and mastery of this most incredible recording engineer, it also highlights the playing mastery of Brad Dutz, who is a drummer / percussion master ( he performs on both ), and Jasper Dutz ( woodwinds master on Isolation ), and Chris Wabich ( another drummer / percussion master on Not Together). Not only has Tony exceeded " Drums and Bells " in his technical abilities ( his other 2 are also great ), but the playing of these 3 musicians are remarkable as well. These recordings bring me back to my childhood, teens and early 20s
’s, when I was a singer, and on stage with other vocalists and musicians. The clean noiseless background, the dynamics, the nuance of the sounds and the surroundings, the " reach out and touch " experience. You cannot get a more " live ", you are there / they are here experience, on any other recordings I am aware of ( if you know of one, please let me know ). I have been recommending Tonian Labs recordings since I became aware of them ( from another poster here, thank you ), and I bought these on cd, as they are available, and a downloadable file. If you feel your system is not up to snuff, and are thinking of upgrading any part of your system, these discs ( not heard the downloads ), will tell you, what is good, or bad, with your system. I am not paid by Tony Minasian, I do not receive a commission from him, nor do I need to. These are a must have, for any music listener, audiophile, anyone, who is interested, in hearing the best, of what is available. Enjoy, be well and stay safe !....Always, MrD.