Volume One of Octave Records Audiophile Masters contains ten of the best recordings we have ever made. From the beautiful piano stylings of Don Grusin, the rich and fiery guitar work of Kyle Donovan and Taylor Sims, the soul-searching beauty of Cellist Josh Halpern’s bowing, to the ethereal beauty of Saffron from The Color of Music, this collection of original DSD recordings is a hand-curated sonic delight.
Volume One of the Audiophile Masters has something for every music lover that wants to stretch the sonic limits of their system. Recorded exclusively on the multitrack Sonoma DSD and mastered by Gus Skinas, each of these musical gems will become essential listening material.
Included in this release is a dual-layer SACD disc playable on any transport or CD player, plus a DVD data disc containing all the master files, and a 40-page full-color booklet with artist and track information as well as session photos. It is also available as a download.
This is one limited edition release you do not want to miss out on.
| The Nature of Things | |
| Too Damn Small | |
| Ghost of You | |
| Is This Real | |
| End of my Rope | |
| 24 Years | |
| Lunatic | |
| Way With Me | |
| Fillin' Me Up | |
| Lonely Feeling |
Don Grusin's Willow Dance and Gabriel Mervine's Feel are two of the finest from their Octave releases. And then there's the sonic wonder called Saffron, based on immersion into the synthesis of The Color of Sound. This is one track you've got to hear on the best sound system you know of. Challenging. Stunning. Ekaterina Kotcherguina and Jessica Nilles Kressin of Duo Azure perform a challenging classic from Clara Schuman, Sechs Lieder, Op. 23, no. 1. Recorded live in the studio directly onto the Sonoma DSD system, this amazing music will melt hearts and give your system's dynamics a challenge as Ekaterina gives it all she's got. Flying Blind was curated from Clandestine Amigo's first album, Temporary Circumstances, and still, we find it to be one of the best vocal recordings we have in our collection of musical treasures. 
Percussionist Carl Dixon reminds us what great rhythm has to offer in this Costa Rican-inspired gem, and then it's on to Mozart's Milanese Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, performed by a lovely string quartet lead by an exceptional American Violinist, Yumi Hwang-Williams. Listen to the energy this group offers us, captured live in the studio through Manley vacuum tube electronics directly into the Sonoma pure DSD recorder. The more you listen, the more you will find that Audiophile Masters, Volume One, is a must-have hand-curated treasure. This is a limited edition, so don't miss out.
Honoring the Music and Those Who Make ItOur mission at Octave Records™ is simple – respect musicians by paying them fairly, and respect their music by bringing it to life in the highest-quality possible.
Too often, musicians have to absorb the costs of production, leaving them little or any earnings – or even putting them in debt. And the quality of their recordings end up in last place. We at PS Audio and Octave Records are dedicated to correcting these inequities.
To support musicians, Octave™ covers 100% of all studio, mixing, mastering, production, distribution, and marketing expenses so that artists may directly share in retail sales revenues – while retaining ownership of their music.
Octave Records is dedicated to offering the highest-quality recordings in high-resolution formats including pure DSD on SACD , as well as 192kHz PCM. Located in Boulder, Colorado, Octave utilizes the world’s finest studio equipment, based around the acclaimed Sonoma™ DSD recording, mixing, and mastering system. Gus Skinas, our world-renowned mastering engineer, has hundreds of album credits and helped design the Sonoma system.
