From Jessica Carson, Director of Octave Record

We are already over halfway through January, and a whole lot just happened at Octave Records that I want to share with you! 

I am excited that we just released my new album, Pinnacle by Clandestine Amigo. Of all the music I’ve ever written and recorded, I am most proud of this album. I hope you will give it a listen!

I am equally excited to have been working on a new series with Paul as engineer and myself as producer. This series, The Art of HiFi, is a must-have for anyone who loves high-end audio. We just released our first project in this series: Bass. Paul announced it a few days ago in one of his posts, and we’ve nearly sold out of the first batch.

The last thing I want to mention is our newest vinyl release from our Audiophile Masters Series. Volume IV is hot off the press and ready to nestle into the collection. 

If your New Year’s resolution has anything to do with dialing in your system and listening to more music, Octave Records and PS Audio are ready to help! 

Album

PINNACLE

Artist

CLANDESTINE AMIGO

“I couldn’t stop listening!”

Pinnacle is a gorgeous album composed by the brilliant songwriter Jessica Carson. With this third Clandestine Amigo release, fresh new upbeat melodies are performed by some of the finest musicians in the Colorado music scene, including Bradley Morse from the Gasoline Lollipops, trumpeter Gabriel Mervine, keyboardist Tom Amend, and guitar/pedal steel player Eben Grace of Grace Design. Captivating melodies beautifully sculpted into some of the best music available masterfully recorded and mixed in pure DSD by Jay Elliott, this limited edition masterpiece is a must have.

About

CLANDESTINE AMIGO

Clandestine Amigo is Jessica Carson at its core. Her two other releases with Octave Records, Temporary Circumstances, and Things Worth Remembering, take you on a journey that resolves with the latest release, Pinnacle. Although some of the original members of the band appear in this recording, many guests were invited to make this album the most intricately produced of the three. Jessica Carson- piano, electric piano, lead vocals, backing vocals Giselle Collazo- backing vocals, acoustic guitar Michael Wooten, Dru Heller, Jay Elliott- drums Bradly Morse, Seth Lewis- electric bass, double bass Kyle Donovan, Dave Devine- acoustic guitar, electric guitar Eben Grace- electric guitar, pedal steel Eric Wiggs- mandolin, slide guitar, acoustic guitar Gabriel Mervine- trumpet Tom Amend- piano, organ Alicia Jo Straka- accordion Dylan McCarthy- mandolin Bridget Law, Rebekah Durham, Sandra Wang- violin Joy Adams- cello Emily Bowman- viola

The Recording

The recording was brilliantly captured in pure DSD by Octave Records’ engineer, Jay Elliott at Animal Lane Studios in Lyons, Colorado. The tracks were later mixed at Octave Records’ studio in Boulder, Colorado on a 32 track Studer (formerly owned by Neil Young) by Jay Elliott and mastered on the Sonoma DSD workstation. Microphones used:

THE MUSIC

That Deep Blue

Anything For Your Love

Promise

Either Way

Thank You

Winter’s Passed

Dualities

Maggie

The Frame

Ain’t No Going Back Home

Found My Faith