Fourth World

Includes a 16 page colored insert with short biographies of each performer along with review snippets and instrument descriptions, also various artwork, photos, and a detailed diagram of Airto's permanent percussion setup including sizes and descriptions. Recorded using the Neumann 'Dummy Head' capacitor mic; the Sennheiser 'Dummy Head' dynamic mic; the Calrec soundfield four channel microphone and the original Neumann U47 valve mic. Recorded at 15ips half inch/ Dolby SR on a customized 1977 MC1 analogue tape recorder using Saki heads. Monitored on John Bowers Silver Signature Loudspeakers with all silver wiring and connectors = and Matrix 801 3 loudspeakers, both from B&W. The 'Paradis' guitar featured by Jose on this album is a unique blend of lead and bass in one instrument The Band's original intention was to have one guitarist playing guitar and bass at the same time. Jose was able to achieve this in the shape of the 'Paradis', an electric nylon guitar with inbuilt sub bass designed by Rolf Spuler and Mathias Grob of Switzerland. The sub bass is triggered electronically when Jose plays in the lower register.