"This release is just an absolute musical and sonic treat—a wonderful combination not often found in the various folk and traditional music recordings that have found their way to my listening room... This is an album of imagination, minimalist restraint, and the deep musical synergy of longtime collaborators... Absence and her sister shines with creativity, compassion, and the gentle humor of two musicians who clearly love playing together... Recording engineer and producer Barry Diament captures Eriksen and Irvine with the three-dimensional immediacy of live performance. With minimal miking, no overdubs, and no post-processing, this recording has an authenticity that is rare in this genre, so often burdened by studio manipulation. This is a recording to celebrate."
Real musicians. Real space. Real performances - captured in a single moment.
No overdubs. No artificial effects. Nothing added after the fact.
Just the sound of artists playing together, the way music was meant to be heard.
Listen Now
This week's sample: "Boston" by Tim Eriksen & Peter Irvine
from their new album Absence and her sister
You might notice it sounds less like a recording and more like being there.
You don't need special equipment to hear it. Just press Play.
Most albums are built piece by piece - musical parts recorded separately, edited, and processed.
Soundkeeper Recordings are performed live—musicians balancing themselves in real time, just like a concert.
The result isn’t just better sound.
It’s a completely different feeling: intimate, present, and alive.
Visit the Soundkeeper Recordings Listener page
and send us your photo and a quote about your experience.
Some listener quotes:
“I predict every bluegrass band in the world is going to be knocking on your door after this [The Twain Shall Meet] is released!”
- Steve, Spring Valley, NY
“I’m very happy I purchased both of these recordings [Lift and Confluence]. Such great musicianship from Art and the band. Such joy in making music! I swear they infected my soul! There is a wonderful sense of immediacy to this recording... and reminds me why I love live music.
“Confluence feels like a journey into the heart and soul of Jason. I’ve only listened to this a couple of times thus far because it’s so raw with emotion! The dude can really rock and his out and out rock tracks are among my favorites.
“The sound quality is breathtaking. In fact, I have no other recording which so clearly puts me in the room with the musicians. Seriously. I was honestly flabbergasted listening the first time. The immediacy is at another level entirely. Kudos.”
- James, Edwardsville, PA
“To cut to the chase, the recording [Equinox] gave me chills in a way that I had not experienced with recorded music since my long lost vinyl days!”
- David, Berwyn, IL
All these reviewers are suggesting the same thing:
These don't feel like recordings. They feel like you are in the room with the musicians.
When you remove the layers of processing and production, you don't lose something -
you get something back.
Space. Dynamics. Connection.
For further reading:
BARRY DIAMENT INTERVIEW
Read the two-part interview with Frank Doris, editor of Copper Magazine.
