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The Album

Temporary Circumstances

Temporary Circumstances

The Artist

Clandestine Amigo

Gorgeous melodies, rich harmonies, full-bodied instrumentation. "A brilliant work."
Get ready for Temporary Circumstances. From the first note to the last, you’ll not be able to stop listening. Gorgeous melodies, rich harmonies, full-bodied instrumentation, and detailed recordings without compression or affectation. It’s as if you are in the room with the artists.

A truly remarkable work of the recording arts from PS Audio’s Octave® Records. Captured on some of the best microphones and electronics in the world and recorded in pure DSD on the Sonoma Multi-track recorder, this is a must-have disc.

We’ve produced a single pressing limited edition of 1,300 Austrian gold-pressed dual-layer SACDs with both the original master DSD as well as a special high-definition CD layer, playable on any CD, SACD, or DVD player, as well as a (soon to release) single pressing 2-disc 45 rpm 500 piece virgin vinyl run. When these physical media are sold out there will not be another pressing of either.

Do not miss out on this limited edition release of Octave Records’ second launch of its Master Series, available too as a download.
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About

Clandestine Amigo

Clandestine Amigo frontwoman Jessica Carson has a passion for music and business and has been singing, playing piano, and writing songs her whole life. Born and raised in Texas, she studied music at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, graduating with a degree in commercial music in 2006. She moved to Longmont, Colorado, in 2009 to pursue her musical and entrepreneurial interests and has been a leader in the thriving art and music scene in Longmont ever since. She is the founder of the Winter Walkabout Music Showcase, Artistic Director of the Soundpost Sessions, member of the Longmont Creative District Advisory Board, and the Director of Operations and A and R at Octave Records. Her band, Clandestine Amigo, was formed in 2016 and includes members Michael Wooten, a Colorado Music Hall of Fame inductee (drums and wisdom), Giselle Collazo (vocalist, mentor, soul sister) and Octave Records executive producer, Chris Brunhaver (bass, tacos, and random useful information) and senior loudspeaker development engineer at PS Audio, and Kyle Donovan (guitar, vocals, comedic impressions), an audio engineer and singer/songwriter in his own right.

01 - Somewhere
02 - Enough
03 - Everybody
04 - Temporary Circumstances
05 - On Your Own
06 - Long Gone
07 - Flying Blind
08 - Thinking About You
09 - The Reasons Why
10 - Long Gone alt

Recording

Recorded on the 32-track Sonoma workstation in pure one-bit Direct Stream Digital® (DSD) technology. Recorded at Animal Lane Studios, Lyons, Colorado, Gus Skinas engineer, and Octave Record’s Studios in Boulder, Colorado, Gus Skinas engineer. Edited and Mastered by Gus Skinas, Octave Records. A/D conversion through EMM Labs – Metiner ADC8 MkIV, direct to the Sonoma Multitrack WorkStation and mixed on a Studer C963 console. All equipment powered by PS Audio Power Plants. Microphones and preamplifiers: DPA 4006, Sony C100 in omni-mode, Tim De Paravicini modified AKG C24, Forssell and Grace microphone preamplifiers. Microphone Preamplifiers: Forsell Technologies SMP-2; Grace M108. Mix Console: Studer C963 console Interconnecting Cables: Brown Electronics Labs BEL “The Wire” Type P1; Mogami Neglex; AudioQuest Dragon. Digital Recording System: Sonoma DAW with Meitner ADC/DAC Mk IV, PS Audio P20 Power Plants Monitor Speakers: ATC SCM 50 and Infinity IRSV Amplification: BHK 300 monoblock power amplifiers

Album Features

  • One pressing Austrian gold pressed dual-layer SACD
  • Pure DSD + PROMastered CD layers
  • One pressing two-disc virgin vinyl 45 rpm master discs
  • Pure DSD mastered by Gus Skinas on the Sonoma mastering system
  • DSD64, DSDDirect Mastered 192kHz 24 bit, 96kHz 24 bit, 44.1kHz 16 bit PCM download
  • No compression in the mastering 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

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"It’s hard to pick a favorite since every track is blowing me away with such reality!! I have not heard my system sounding with this level of reality since I am breaking in my new P20 with Beeswax fuse and a fully loaded Farad Super 3 power supply to the Matrix!!" "Just downloaded new release on DSD and now listening to the second track (Enough) and the low frequency notes are loading my room and tingling my whole body!!! Extraordinary recording!! Can hardly wait to hear the rest of the recording!!" "...not only is the music tight, Jessica is a great song writer." "Simply superb. Jessica’s voice is outstanding. Musically, a highly enjoyable album from beginning to end. The quality of the recording is stellar. About as close to having the musicians in the same room as you are going to get. Well done!"

Record Reviews

I am tingling!
Just downloaded new release on DSD and now listening to the second track (Enough) and the low frequency notes are loading my room and tingling my whole body!!! Extraordinary recording!! Can hardly wait to hear the rest of the recording!!
Waymanchen
I enjoyed the CD
I enjoyed the CD! As good as the recording is on the album I’d love to hear it recorded live in a small club with an audience tho I know that’s not possible currently. Great job all around!
Paul172
Great song writer
...not only is the music tight, Jessica is a great song writer.
Huang
Blowing me away
It’s hard to pick a favorite since every track is blowing me away with such reality!! I have not heard my system sounding with this level of reality since I am breaking in my new P20 with Beeswax fuse and a fully loaded Farad Super 3 power supply to the Matrix!!
Wayman
Well done!
Simply superb. Jessica’s voice is outstanding. Musically, a highly enjoyable album from beginning to end. The quality of the recording is stellar. About as close to having the musicians in the same room as you are going to get. Well done!
Murray B
Incredible
On first listen, the thing that struck me the most, is that the whole presentation comes out of a very black background. the miking, mixing, and production is incredible. Loved the tracks that had cello on them, and Chris plays a mean bass, very understated and rhythmic. Hope to be able to play this for some audiophile friends…someday.
Mongo
Reminds me of Carol King
Got to listen to it this afternoon and I think it”s wonderful. You can tell that everyone involved with this project had their heart in it. I don’t want to dissect it like some people seem to want to do; I just like the work as a whole. Jessica kind of reminds me a little of Carole King. For me, that’s a good thing.
Spyman
Felt like I was in a cafe
I felt like I was in a small quiet café catching up with some old friends. No loud talking, no shrill voices, just the comfort of life. Well done.
Bill T

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