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Ragtime World

A knock-your-socks-off rock and roll album

How many extraordinary recordings of rock bands can you name? Once you hear what Octave Records and the indie rock band Augustus have to offer we're confident you'll add this to the top of that shortlist. From their foot-tapping driving beats to their haunting melodies, Augustus never ceases to surprise and delight with their unpredictable power. Whether presented in the medium of mahogany strings or driving spirals of fuzz and reverb, the genre-bending indie rockers have released a steady stream of critically acclaimed music, licensed songs to MTV, E!, and the Discovery Channel. And the recording! Did we mention this is perhaps one of the finest rock recordings ever? We cannot wait until you fire up the album's last track, James Dean. Think you can stop your foot from tapping? Impossible. Or keep a tear from shedding on the track, Diana? Hard to imagine. Ragtime World is a must-have for anyone that loves as much as we do, this wonderful music. A true genre masterpiece.

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01 - Augustus - Leave the Lights On
02 - Augustus - Daisies
03 - Augustus - Diana
04 - Augustus - Madonna
05 - Augustus - Carried All the Weight
06 - Augustus - Gulf of Mexico
07 - Augustus - Silent Disco
08 - Augustus - Past Life
09 - Augustus - Ragtime World
10 - Augustus - James Dean

Ragtime World

Since 2014, Augustus has toured the US and recorded five previous studio albums. Their core two-guitars-bass-drums-vocals sound is spiced with a variety of electric and acoustic guitars and amps (vintage guitar heads will have a lot of fun identifying the various gear, all plain to hear on this high-resolution recording) and additional sounds including lap steel guitar, mandolin, and even a Mellotron. The music spans a variety of moods, from the rockers “Carry All the Weight,” “Past Life” and “Leave the Lights On” to the spare, fingerpicked acoustic guitar of the title track and the ethereal “Daisies,” a song about “wanting to protect your partner and dealing with those anxieties,” as Colin Kelly noted. The instruments and equipment included a 1975 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe, 1997 Fender Stratocaster electric and Guild and Martin acoustic guitars, a Hammond organ, Yamaha DX-7 and Roland JD-XI synthesizers and a Yamaha grand piano, Fender Princeton, Vox AC-15 and Silvertone amps, and more.

Features

  • One pressing Austrian gold-pressed dual-layer SACD
  • Pure DSD + PROMastered CD layers
  • DVD data disc containing DSD64, DSDDirect Mastered 192kHz 24 bit, 96kHz 24 bit, 44.1kHz 16 bit PCM
  • Pure DSD recorded on the Sonoma DSD system
  • Mixed in analog on Octave Record's Studer analog console
  • DSD64, DSDDirect Mastered 192kHz 24 bit, 96kHz 24 bit, 44.1kHz 16 bit PCM download
  • No compression in the mastering or mixing process
  • CD layer of SACD playable on any CD player
  • Mastering monitored through the PS Audio DirectStream DAC
  • All tracks hand-curated on the Infinity IRSV in PS Audio's Music Room Two
  • Limited edition one-pressing physical media

Artist and Production Credits

The original recording was brilliantly captured by Octave Record's engineer (and amazing drummer), Jay Elliott at Animal Lane Studios in Lyons, Colorado. Most all of the tracks were recorded live and together as an instrumental band, with vocals and harmonies added in later. Listen carefully and you'll hear how engineer, Jay Elliot artfully used the band's microphone bleeds of the live feed to great advantage. The album has some of the best separation and imaging capabilities of any rock and roll album we know of. Engineer Jay Elliott's strong influence as a drummer came into obvious play as he mixed the 32 track recording on Octave Record's Studer analog console. Note the recording's powerful rhythm throughout. Musical instruments and equipment used:<br><br>

Fender Princeton
Vox AC-15
1975 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe
1997 Fender Strat
2012 Guild F-130R
Martin D Performer
1963 Corelli
Hammond Organ
Yamaha DX-7
Roland JD-xi
Yamaha Grand Piano
Melotron
Acoustic Plate Reverb
Trident Analog Console
Sonoma DSD recording system
Meitner A/D and D/A converters
Manley vacuum tube preamplifiers
Grace Design microphone preamplifiers
Forsell Design microphone preamplifiers<br><br>

Performers:<br><br>

Colin Kelly: guitar, keyboards, vocals
Jim Herlihy: guitar, mandolin, Melotron
John Demitro: bass, lap steel guitar, and percussion
Forrest Raup: drums, percussion<br><br>

Production:<br><br>

Nate Cook: producer
Giselle Collazo: co-recording and co-mixing engineer
Jessica Carson: executive producer<br><br>

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