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Thousand Shades of Blue: HRES Revisited

Carmen Gomes Inc.

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Thousand Shades of Blue: HRES Revisited is a new remixed and remastered edition of the first album from Carmen Gomes Inc. on the Sound Liaison label. The album features Carmen Gomes on Vocals, Folker Tettero on Guitar, Peter Bjornild on Double Bass and Marcel van Engelen on Drums. It is available at NativeDSD in Stereo DSD 512, DSD 256, DSD 128, DSD 64, DXD and PCM 768k from the Stereo PCM 768k Edit Master Source. 

Remixing and remastering Thousand Shades of Blue, has been nothing short of transformative. Opening up those sessions felt like traveling back in time, yet with the knowledge and refined sensibilities we’ve gained. Looking back, we realized just how much our approach to mixing and mastering has evolved. At Sound Liaison, we now embrace a philosophy of minimalism, using fewer tools on individual tracks, preserving the raw beauty of the original performances.

When we first recorded Thousand Shades of Blue over 12 years ago, it marked a milestone for Sound Liaison, a bold step into the world of audiophile recording. The album went on to receive sudden praise, including a memorable review by Rad Bennett from SoundStage: “Her style is bluesy and intimate with a sexy voice that’s sweet as dark tupelo honey. The musicians play to her and each other, and the ensemble is so tight that the four musicians breathe and move as one….this intimate effort is one of the best and best-sounding jazz vocal albums to come along in many a day.”

The release immediately established us as serious contributors to the audiophile community, and revisiting this beloved album more than a decade later presented an extraordinary opportunity: to reimagine the original sessions using the insights and expertise we’ve cultivated at the forefront of high-fidelity audio.

One of the most striking revelations came when we processed the original tracks through our meticulously crafted analog mastering chain. This system, a labor of love honed over years, gave the music a newfound sense of depth and vibrancy. The spatial arrangement of the musicians on the soundstage became more precise, enhancing the listener’s sense of immersion, while the overall presence and authenticity of the sound reached new heights.

‘Thousand Shades of Blue’ is Carmen Gomes‘ tribute to the land of her ancestors, the sea surrounding it, and the power of impossible love. Dom Pedro, son of King Alfonso of Portugal, and heir to the throne, fell in love with Inés de Castro, a chambermaid. They became lovers and soul mates. The scandal was too much for the king who consequently ordered the killing of Ines in front of her and Pedro’s infant child. When Alfonso died, Pedro’s first act as King was to have Ines’ body exhumed from the grave, dressed in royal robes, and carried 50 miles along a candlelit route to Alcobacá where she was crowned as his Queen. He then forced the entire court to swear allegiance to their new queen by kissing the corpse’s hand.

Ines and Pedro are both buried at the Monastery of Alcobacá, where Pedro had arranged that their two tombs are placed with their feet towards each other, so that on the Day of Judgement when they rise from the grave, their very first act will be looking into each others eyes.


Carmen Gomes, Vocals
Folker Tettero, Guitar
Peter Bjørnild, Double Bass
Marcel van Engelen, Drums

Tracklist

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1.
I'm On Fire
03:22
2.
Angel Eyes
04:02
3.
Thousand Shades Of Blue
03:46
4.
Wicked Game
03:21
5.
Fever
05:12
6.
Time Will Tell
04:14
7.
Gazoa Blue
04:20
8.
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
04:01
9.
You Don't Know What Love Is
03:04
10.
The Sea
03:47
11.
The Dreamer
03:54
12.
Oblivion
04:27

Total time: 00:47:30

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SL1072A

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Grimm Audio TPR

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Merging Horus

Microphones

Carmen: Audix SCX25 Folker: Audio Technica 4080 Peter: JZ V67 Marcel: SE Rn17 – overheads and JZ V67 – bassdrum Main system – Schoeps MK5 (AB) Micpre's: RME Micstacy (Analog > MADI)

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Peter Bjørnild and Carmen Gomes

Recording Location

Studio 11, Hilversum MCO, Netherlands

Recording, Mixing & Mastering

Frans de Rond

Release DateNovember 21, 2024

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