Tape Log

Blog posts about recording from our senior staff.

Nov. 22, 2024

Miles '54: The Prestige Recordings

by Geoff Stanfield

Craft Recordings has just released a select compilation of Miles Davis' recordings from 1954 for the Prestige label. I just got the Miles '54: The Prestige Recordings vinyl release, and it is a beautiful box set package with four discs, a...

Nov. 15, 2024

Happy Birthday, Mitch Easter

by Larry Crane

by Alex Maiolo One of our patron saints of recording, Mitch Easter [Tape Op #21], turns 70 today. That's almost irrelevant, as this treasure of a human should be celebrated every day, but it prompted me to write about his impact. Like anyone,...

Nov. 10, 2024

New Episode of Creative Recording With Tape Op

by Geoff Stanfield

Larry Crane and Geoff Stanfield discuss mixing analog vs. in the box vs. a hybrid approach in the latest episode of Creative Recording With Tape Op! This episode is made possible with support from our friends at BURL Audio.

Nov. 8, 2024

Grammy Nominations

by Geoff Stanfield

It's that time of year again! The Grammy nominations are out and it's always fun to see a bunch of folks we have interviewed in Tape Op on the list. Here are the nominee's for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Lucky Daye...

Nov. 8, 2024

RZA's A Ballet Through Mud Out Now

by Geoff Stanfield

RZA releases A Ballet Through Mud, an orchestral work of 11 pieces performed by the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, and conducted by Christopher Dragon. Sam Retzer did an extensive interview with RZA in the most recent issue of Tape Op, discussing...

Nov. 5, 2024

Quincy Jones: 1933-2024

by Geoff Stanfield

Popular music owes a serious debt to Quincy Jones, and he rightly has a place on the list of greatest music producers of all time. He passed away November 3rd, at the age of 91. I was listening to Quincy Jones before I even knew I was listening to...

Oct. 29, 2024

New Pixies Album: The Night The Zombies Came

by Geoff Stanfield

Whether you have been a fan of The Pixies and their indie rock masterworks Surfer Rosa and Doolittle since the late-'80s, or are just joining the conversation, you'll love their new release, The Night The Zombies Came. ...

Oct. 28, 2024

Amyl and the Sniffers: Cartoon Darkness

by Geoff Stanfield

Australia has always had its fair share of rock and punk bands, and the tradition continues today with artists like The Chats, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, and Amyl and the Sniffers, just to name a few.  Amyl and the Sniffers new...

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