This is a NativeDSD Exclusive Early Release, available now only at NativeDSD Music.

Some albums are easy to make, at least from a producer’s perspective. When musicians are so deeply in tune with each other, as Alexander Brott and David Lukács are, with countless shared performances behind them and the music deeply ingrained in their minds, hearts, and fingers, the studio starts to feel less like a workplace and more like a familiar room. This Pure DSD One-Mic session felt that way, as if the album was already there, waiting for us and all Frans (recording engineer) and I had to do was press record and let it appear.

David Lukács and Alexander Brott don’t merely use these compositions as vehicles for soloing; they move beyond that, entering a shared musical space where ideas emerge freely, like a conversation among equals. This partnership runs deep. A sense of discovery underlies everything, as if exploring calm water’s surface while something powerful moves beneath. From fiery up-tempo flag-wavers to tender ballads, they weave interlocking lines, mixing spontaneous and arranged parts with naturalness: bold gestures dissolving into silence or hovering high before landing.

Throughout, the music conveys two artists playing for sheer pleasure. There is no grandstanding, no forcing of ideas, only shared curiosity about where a phrase might lead if allowed to breathe. And breathe this album does: phrases expand into vast silences or ignite with effortless momentum, swing pulses with propulsive drive or gentle flow, every held note or blazing run embellished by Studio 2’s warm acoustics and Frans de Rond’s superb one-mic technique, drawing listeners into the duo’s gorgeous dialogue.
– Peter Bjørnild, producer

This One-Mic Recording captures that delicate balance with stunning honesty. Captured from a single point with the Josephson C700S, a three-capsule stereo microphone, straight to DSD256, recording engineer Frans de Rond sculpted the soundstage through precise placement, guiding the musicians to move within the acoustic field rather than adjusting with electronics. A subtle touch of reverberation from the TC Electronic 6000, added via a vintage Studer 961 desk, completes the image, preserving not just the music, but the living, breathing space in which it was performed.

David Lukács – clarinet
Alexander Brott – guitar