B.B. Driftwood – Southward Bound (SACD hibrid)

A multi-talented artist! B.B. Driftwood has made films in Africa and in the late 1980s, he lived in London and worked with Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics. In the 1990s, he toured the Caribbean and South America and released his first album with Sony Sweden. The singer-songwriter’s music could be categorized as blues – but in an extremely broad sense: “Southward Bound” features elements of other genres such as country, Latin and gospel. There’s really not much more to say about the musicians who appear on this album. They are all masters of their craft. Given the impressive musical diversity and the different line-ups for almost every track, the cast list for “Southward Bound” reads like a “Who’s Who” of the Swedish music scene. B.B. Driftwood’s distinctive voice and convincingly sensitive backing on acoustic and electric guitars is impressive in any case.

The recordings for this album were made over a period of two years – without any rush or the usual pressure to release. The result is a testament to great skill and striking serenity! Jan-Eric Persson has once again succeeded in creating a technically impressive recording that further cements his reputation as a master of lively audiophile music productions – an album for lovers of rich tones!

“The most enjoyable thing about this SACD from OPUS 3 is not the great music. What’s even more impressive is the sound. This recording by B.B. Driftwood is a showpiece. It captivates with its clarity, spatiality, timbre, and everything else an audiophile’s heart desires.” (Hörerlebnis 81, October-December 2012). The outstanding Hybrid SACD from Opus 3 Records contains a booklet with detailed information about the recording technology and microphones used.

MUSICIANS:

B.B. Driftwood: lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, percussion, harmonica
Per Lindvall: drums, percussion
Staffan Astner: acoustic & electric guitars
Sebastian Notini: percussion
Max Schultz: acoustic & electric guitars
Paris Renita: backing vocals
Gunnar M Lidström: electric guitars
Monica Törnkvist: backing vocals
Eric Bibb: 12-string acoustic guitar
Sylver Logan Sharp: backing vocals Johan Lindström: pedal steel & lap steel guitar
Daryl Hunt: backing vocals, organ
Sven Lindvall: upright bass
Maria Winther: backing vocals
Peter Forss: upright bass, fiddle
Oscar Skogholt: backing vocals
Cecilia Skogholt: backing vocals

Opus 3 is an independent Swedish music label dedicated to recording timeless acoustic music such as jazz, blues, folk and classical. Founded in late 1976 by sound engineer Jan-Eric Persson, the label has made it its mission to reproduce voices and instruments as naturally as possible. To achieve this, Opus 3 selects recording environments with good natural. The label’s recording techniques were developed specifically for acoustic music and were originally based on the use of tube gear and “Blumlein” miking. In 2001, Opus 3 switched to digital eight-track technology and later to 16 channels – in the brand-new mixing and mastering studio designed and set up by Sweden’s leading acoustic engineer Lennart Nilsson to mark the label’s 30th anniversary. Apart from a few digital intermediate steps all processing is still done exclusively analog.

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Lista pieselor

1. Southward Bound

2. She Shines

3. Adrift

4. Sweet Elizabeth

5. A Way To Celebrate

6. Close To The Sun

7. Strange…

8. Indian Summer

9. Love Must Prevail

10. Shady Tree

11. Old Crazy Heart

12. Aliki Moonlight