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PAOLA CASULA
NUVOLE DI CARTA (24BIT/96kHZ) [CD]

Number: CVLD 139
Label: VELUT LUNA
Barcode: 8019038349014
Released Date:
2006年9月8日

150.00

 

Track Listing:

 

1. Nuvole di carta
2. Both sides now
3. If you go before me
4. Another day
5. The way we were
6. Stasera che sera
7. Ordinary people
8. I can’t make you love me
9. My favorite thing
10. Tears
11. Ticket to ride
12. Tra I ricordi e I perche
13. Caro mio ben
14. My funny Valentine
15. Non piu noi

 

Description:

 

意大利發燒錄音品牌Velut Luna 最新女聲天碟。Paola Casula以她出乎意料之Soul + Jazz歌唱技巧配合其完美無?的聲音。唱出多首金曲包括Both sides now 、Terence Trent D'Arby 之If you go before me、Another Day、The way we were、Ordinary people、My favorite thing、Ticket to ride及My funny Valentine等。

PURE ANALOG RECORDING !

VLHD High Definition Mastering 24bit 96kHz

Pure analog original recording was made at Magister Studio, Preganziol, on March 18, 19, 2006, using 2" - 76cm/sec SOUNDCRAFT SAT-URN tape recorder. The pure analog mixdown was made using SOUNDCRAFT 3200 mixer with custom built analog inputs. Analog stereo mastering was made using 1/4" - 38 cm / sec STUDER C37 stereo tape recorder. Stereo Digital mastering was made at the same time of the analog one direct-to-digital workstation SADiE H64, using 24bit / 96kHz PRISM SOUND AD2 DREAM AD converter.

Every song was recorded live-in-studio. No editing and no overdubs (except for additional chorus voices on tracks 10, 14 e 15, done by Paola Casula herself) was done during post production (mixdown and mastering). Special delay effects of the sax and flute was directly live recorded using a special delay machine custom built by Marco Strano. The Drum Machine on tracks 4, 10, 14 e 15 was played by Paolo Vidaich using the forefingers of left and right hands.

Microphones Recording Set up:
Main, stereo A - B: SCHOEPS MK 2s
Voice: NEUMANN M147 tube
Grandpiano - stereo pair: SCHOEPS MK 2h linear
Sax, Flute: NEUMANN U87ai
Percussions - stereo pair: NEUMANN KM 140
Drum machine: stereo line out direct-to-tape
Electric bass: line out direct-to-tape + NEUMANN U87 ai

 

Reviews:

 

音響技術 (2007/7/1) Author: 李迪偉

親耳聆聽才感受到當中過癮之處

筆者幾年前曾為文推介過意大利發燒品牌Velut Luna的幾張爵士靚錄音,尤其是那張傻豹做封面的《Mancini Dry》到今天仍會久不久拿出來聆聽。近一年VL鮮有新作面世,原來慢工出細貨,剛面世的這張《Nuvole di Carta》是意籍女歌手Paola Casula於VL的處女作,所以在互聯網上完全找不到有關她的資料(有都是意大利文),唯有集中評論這張碟了。
Paola Casula於碟中所演繹的15首作品多達10首是大家耳熟能詳的英文金曲,驟眼看去,當中重唱Joni Mitchell的名曲,《Both Sides Now》,Beatles的《Ticket To Ride》似是風馬牛不相及,但只要細心聆聽便發現Paola自有其獨特的風格去演繹,打從頭一首主題曲《Nuvole di Carta》便能聽得出她擁有一把清麗瞭亮、音域廣闊的嗓子,伴奏的四位爵士樂手亦有超水準的演出,而人聲及樂器所散發的靚絕音色明顯為發燒友誠心炮製。
整張專輯標榜全模擬錄音,錄製過程不加人造色素,到最後才經24/96數碼處理,再加上錄音室擁有相當大的空間,聆聽人聲及幾件樂器的聲音猶如身處大劇院一樣,但定位及結像卻又非常清晰,親耳聆聽才感受到當中過癮之處。

 

 

HI FI REVIEW (2007/6/1) Author: Joe Tang

Paola Casula - Nuvole di Carta (Clouds of Paper)

自CNA在香港成立至今,差不多已有十年時間。CNA的兩位昌哥都默默耕耘,用心尋訪高質素的錄音引進到港,不拘泥音樂類型和品種以及發行地等。公司的發展由最初的小規模至現在「發燒友」認同的定位,都是皆因公司主理人對音樂的鍾愛和堅持。某天,昌哥跟我說引進了一個很冷門的歐洲品牌,非常「靚聲」,但可能要「捱」一段時期才能「回本」。在生意立場而言是極為冒險的,因為CD的入口成本貴,歐元匯率高,一張賣百多元的CD利潤約只有十數元,賣出幾百張才有數千元盈利,還未計算營運成本及積存風險。當時我聽過數張極高質素的樣版碟後,和昌本碟是繼「Mancini Dry」、「Gold Fingers」及「U」等發燒專輯後,最值得發燒友留意的女聲錄音。由意大利女歌星Paola Casula以獨特醉人的歌聲演唱15首歌曲,選唱的歌曲有過半是熟悉的英語經典作,數首以意大利文演譯。音樂伴奏由四位爵士樂手炮製,有鋼琴、昔士風、笛子、電bass、鼓和敲擊等。整張專輯的音樂風格非常統一,傾向cool jzzz為主,略帶soul元素,九成的歌曲節奏都是中板至慢板,可聽性高。Paola Casula的歌聲充滿冷艷感性,尤以中音域演唱時,其腔調有令人陶醉不已的韻味,加上腔底有3成幾似Mariah Carey,令Paola Casula的歌聲更顯獨特親切感和強大魅力。重新演唱《Both Sides Now》、《The Way We Were》、《My Favorite Thing》及《Ticket To Ride》等名曲,都非常精彩,音樂編配也很吸引。錄音方面,人聲鮮活感性,樂聲質感極為強烈,像真度高,分隔度和平衡度都好到絕。筆者最愛《My Funny Valentine》、《Another Day》和《Non piu noi》,有一聽便會即時愛上的巨大吸引力。哥的見解一致,是「值得做,但風險大」。這個品牌便是來自意大利的Velut Luna了。

 

 

 



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