Chris Gestrin - Stillpoint (2002) MCH SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC
Chris Gestrin - Stillpoint (2002)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 76:08 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 4,17 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,65 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,45 GB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound | Songlines Recordings # SGL SA1540-2
Vancouver pianist and composer Chris Gestrin has drawn comparisons to Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, if either of those masters were young today and equally at home with the acoustic and the electronic, jazz and ambient. Gestrin's handpicked versatile quintet, featuring trumpeter Brad Turner, creates rich images in sound. From a tender solo piano improvisation to swirling group inventions, a narrative of almost cinematic sweep unfolds. Gestrin’s compositions range across jazz, experimental music, new age and world music for their ideas, but this is not “fusion” in any ordinary sense; there is too much originality and panache for that. The multi-channel remix opens on an imaginary environment that connoisseurs of surround sound, whether jazz fans or not, will surely appreciate.
Vancouver, Canada-based keyboardist Chris Gestrin crosses an amalgamated array of perceived borders on this curiously interesting release. As an acoustic pianist, he often insinuates a theme via delicately constructed melodies and an open-ended approach. Gestrin and his musical associates pursue ambient dreamscapes and climactically driven passages throughout this beautifully recorded production. Moreover, this high-tech recording (Direct Stream Digital) might be analogous to the sonic characteristics often witnessed on the German ECM Records label. Nonetheless, a good portion of this outing features Gestrin's clever use of synths, dulcimer, and various electric/acoustic percussion instruments. Saxophonist Jon Bentley and trumpeter Brad Turner frequently serve as the equalizers due to their ambient and/or fiercely enacted exchanges, while drummer Dylan van der Schyff's cymbal swashes and rumbling tom fills provide the undulating rhythms. Many of Gestrin's frameworks are built upon simple melodies and modulating crosscurrents, as the musicians delve into a few dark corners here and there. The ensemble is equally adept at segueing through a multitude of free jazz/crash-and-burn type endeavors or executing ethereal soundscapes amid multifarious perspectives. Recommended.
Tracklist:
01. Massana Cissé
02. Esspi
03. Noonbrews
04. Connection
05. Urban Mbalax
06. No Strings Attached
07. NY
08. Pineapple
09. Scabies
10. Dr. Sleepytime
Personnel
Chris Gestrin - piano, synthesizers, sampler, electronics
Brad Turner - trumpet, flugelhorn, electronics
Jon Bentley - tenor & soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, electronics
André Lachance - double bass
Dylan van der Schyff - drums, percussion, electronics
Joseph ‘Pepe’ Danza - percussion on "4"
Deanna Newton - voice on "11"
Recorded on July 10-11, 2001 at The Factory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Recorded & Mixed in 24/96K to Stereo & 5.0
foobar2000 1.6.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Chris Gestrin / Stillpoint
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -5.55 dB -26.23 dB 4:44 01-Stillpoint
DR15 -3.20 dB -28.33 dB 8:12 02-Never Summer Range
DR14 -13.97 dB -34.62 dB 4:32 03-Outpost
DR15 -3.37 dB -27.72 dB 7:28 04-Complex One/City
DR14 -8.53 dB -32.57 dB 2:12 05-This Past Tuesday
DR16 -5.59 dB -32.21 dB 8:42 06-Words Along a Wire
DR14 -5.30 dB -29.75 dB 8:09 07-Movement and Perspective
DR16 -5.21 dB -32.05 dB 4:41 08-Cliffs and Clouds
DR15 -6.12 dB -30.10 dB 6:00 09-My Painted Dreambird
DR15 -9.50 dB -34.12 dB 2:10 10-Interview With a Child
DR13 -7.91 dB -29.73 dB 9:41 11-2.23 Restart
DR15 -11.28 dB -34.02 dB 9:38 12-Shades of Night Descending
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Chris Gestrin / Stillpoint
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -6.69 dB -25.80 dB 6:01 01-Stillpoint
DR15 -6.09 dB -25.30 dB 7:06 02-Never Summer Range
DR13 -13.95 dB -31.98 dB 4:37 03-Outpost
DR14 -5.88 dB -23.65 dB 7:34 04-Complex One/City
DR16 -8.39 dB -31.07 dB 2:17 05-This Past Tuesday
DR17 -5.70 dB -28.94 dB 8:42 06-Words Along a Wire
DR15 -7.55 dB -26.97 dB 8:14 07-Movement and Perspective
DR18 -6.84 dB -30.75 dB 4:35 08-Cliffs and Clouds
DR15 -7.48 dB -28.44 dB 5:59 09-My Painted Dreambird
DR16 -13.46 dB -35.98 dB 2:08 10-Interview With a Child
DR13 -9.43 dB -27.98 dB 9:21 11-2.23 Restart
DR13 -14.28 dB -33.96 dB 4:54 12-Shades of Night Descending
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Chris Gestrin / Stillpoint
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -5.55 dB -26.23 dB 4:44 01-Stillpoint
DR15 -3.20 dB -28.33 dB 8:12 02-Never Summer Range
DR14 -13.97 dB -34.62 dB 4:32 03-Outpost
DR15 -3.37 dB -27.72 dB 7:28 04-Complex One/City
DR14 -8.53 dB -32.57 dB 2:12 05-This Past Tuesday
DR16 -5.59 dB -32.21 dB 8:42 06-Words Along a Wire
DR14 -5.30 dB -29.75 dB 8:09 07-Movement and Perspective
DR16 -5.21 dB -32.05 dB 4:41 08-Cliffs and Clouds
DR15 -6.12 dB -30.10 dB 6:00 09-My Painted Dreambird
DR15 -9.50 dB -34.12 dB 2:10 10-Interview With a Child
DR13 -7.91 dB -29.73 dB 9:41 11-2.23 Restart
DR15 -11.28 dB -34.02 dB 9:38 12-Shades of Night Descending
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
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––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Chris Gestrin / Stillpoint
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -6.69 dB -25.80 dB 6:01 01-Stillpoint
DR15 -6.09 dB -25.30 dB 7:06 02-Never Summer Range
DR13 -13.95 dB -31.98 dB 4:37 03-Outpost
DR14 -5.88 dB -23.65 dB 7:34 04-Complex One/City
DR16 -8.39 dB -31.07 dB 2:17 05-This Past Tuesday
DR17 -5.70 dB -28.94 dB 8:42 06-Words Along a Wire
DR15 -7.55 dB -26.97 dB 8:14 07-Movement and Perspective
DR18 -6.84 dB -30.75 dB 4:35 08-Cliffs and Clouds
DR15 -7.48 dB -28.44 dB 5:59 09-My Painted Dreambird
DR16 -13.46 dB -35.98 dB 2:08 10-Interview With a Child
DR13 -9.43 dB -27.98 dB 9:21 11-2.23 Restart
DR13 -14.28 dB -33.96 dB 4:54 12-Shades of Night Descending
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
Thanks to jazzyman!
Uncompressed SACD ISO size > 3,96 GB
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