{"product_id":"sl1043a-up-jumped-the-devil","title":"Up Jumped The Devil","description":"\u003cspan style=\"color: #008000;\"\u003eThis album purchase comes with\u003cstrong\u003e an exclusive video of Carmen Gomes Inc. recording the track 'How Long'\u003c\/strong\u003e (from the album \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/catalogue\/nativedsd-selections\/album-of-the-year-2019\/sl1030a-dont-you-cry\/\"\u003eDon't You Cry\u003c\/a\u003e) in the studio.\r\n\u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUp Jumped The Devil\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a new Stereo DXD recording from \u003cstrong\u003eCarmen Gomes Inc.\u003c\/strong\u003e featuring the music of blues great Robert Johnson.  It has already earned rave reviews and a perfect 5 Star rating from listeners and reviewers. By framing each of Robert Johnson’s songs with small instrumental miniatures, Carmen Gomes Inc. have created an album that sounds like an imaginary road movie.\r\n\r\nThe album uses two Josephson C700A microphones (vocal and bass) added to the central Josephson C700S as well as an ambient spaced pair of Josephson C617 microphones up high as the main source of ambience. The benefit sound wise, compared to a pure One Microphone Recording, is the sound of Carmen’s voice and the double bass will not suffer when the band at certain moments raises the dynamic level.\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eListening to this album, one perceives Robert walking late at night, en route in the Mississippi Delta, reflecting on his life. The low A, 27.5 Hz, from the bowed down tuned double bass representing the Mississippi night, the drums creating the sounds surrounding the night and the guitar being Robert’s mind.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eMore than playing parts, guitarist Folker Tettero and drummer Bert Kamsteeg are playing moods. I asked Bert to play the lyrics instead of the drums, a task I knew especially he would be able to fulfil. Throughout the album Folker is in constant dialogue with Carmen's melody line, sometimes edging her on and at other times comforting her. Folker decided to use an electric 12 string guitar on the small miniatures. The sounds he creates adds a whole new aspect to his musicianship and emphasizes his deep affinity for the blues. Carmen is at the top of her game here. Her 'never the same way twice' saxophone like phrasing showing her jazz heritage and why jazz is in such great debt to the blues. Love in Vain being a good example.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eArranging Robert Johnson's songs for Carmen Gomes Inc. was less difficult than I expected. Somehow each song was telling me instantly what to do. Even 'When You Got a Good Friend', with its J.S. Bach inspired counterpoint or 'Love In Vain' where the harmony used has more to do with bebop than blues, was written very quickly. It was as if they materialized instead of having to be arranged. The s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eame goes for the instrumental compositions which were made on the spot, they took no effort, they played themselves.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eA big thank you goes out to Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheir book: 'Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson' has been very helpful in clarifying Robert Johnson’s life and lyrics as well as being a direct inspiration for the mood of the whole album.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n-- Peter Bjørnild\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eCarmen Gomes Inc. \u003c\/strong\u003e\r\nCarmen Gomes - Vocals\r\nFolker Tettero - Guitar\r\nPeter Bjørnild - Double Bass\r\nBert Kamsteeg - Drums\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U_62aOb4j3c[\/embed]\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"ms-editor-squiggler\" style=\"color: initial; font: initial; background: initial; background-blend-mode: initial; border: initial; border-radius: initial; border-collapse: initial; caption-side: initial; clear: initial; columns: initial; column-fill: initial; column-rule: initial; column-span: initial; cursor: initial; flex: initial; flex-flow: initial; float: initial; height: 0px; letter-spacing: initial; margin: initial; max-height: initial; max-width: initial; min-height: initial; min-width: initial; overflow: initial; padding: initial; text-align: initial; text-decoration: initial; text-indent: initial; text-transform: initial; vertical-align: initial; border-spacing: initial; width: initial;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"ms-editor-squiggler\" style=\"color: initial; font: initial; background: initial; background-blend-mode: initial; border: initial; border-radius: initial; border-collapse: initial; caption-side: initial; clear: initial; columns: initial; column-fill: initial; column-rule: initial; column-span: initial; cursor: initial; flex: initial; flex-flow: initial; float: initial; height: 0px; letter-spacing: initial; margin: initial; max-height: initial; max-width: initial; min-height: initial; min-width: initial; overflow: initial; padding: initial; text-align: initial; text-decoration: initial; text-indent: initial; text-transform: initial; vertical-align: initial; border-spacing: initial; width: initial;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"ms-editor-squiggler\" style=\"color: initial; font: initial; background: initial; background-blend-mode: initial; border: initial; border-radius: initial; border-collapse: initial; caption-side: initial; clear: initial; columns: initial; column-fill: initial; column-rule: initial; column-span: initial; cursor: initial; flex: initial; flex-flow: initial; float: initial; height: 0px; letter-spacing: initial; margin: initial; max-height: initial; max-width: initial; min-height: initial; min-width: initial; overflow: initial; padding: initial; text-align: initial; text-decoration: initial; text-indent: initial; text-transform: initial; vertical-align: initial; border-spacing: initial; width: initial;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sound Liaison","offers":[{"title":"FLAC 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739429974340,"sku":"SL1043A-7","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739430007108,"sku":"SL1043A-14","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739430039876,"sku":"SL1043A-15","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739430072644,"sku":"SL1043A-16","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 512 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739430105412,"sku":"SL1043A-21","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739430138180,"sku":"SL1043A-45","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57311061344580,"sku":"SL1043A-6","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/SL1043A.jpg?v=1790543869","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/sl1043a-up-jumped-the-devil","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}