Black Matter Mastering

Our first stop on the road to records! We’re bundling cassettes. Diesel and vinyl ain’t cheap and neither are we, that’s why we’ve put a lot of heart and soul into the making of this round of Jason Dea West merch. For now it’s bundle or nothin baby… or come out to a show to pick and choose. With the first edition forest green Louella cassette you’ll also get the new T-shirt design and 5” sticker! Designed as a kickass collaboration between @vanessajobahr & @flyinhighranch It’s been really fulfilling to work with Jason on his latest album, we’ve witnessed for years as he’s spun plates on sticks and worn all sorts of hats to bring his music to you folks, and damn well might we add. There really is a lot that goes into keeping the ship afloat and we think it’s pretty sweet to be able to lighten the load and support music we love! Thank you to all you folks who reach out with your kind words and excitement about the new songs, you make it feel real special that we get to do this.

⚡ New Review ⚡ . Martin delves into Squeaky Bones ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ – It’s dark, it’s weird, and it’s all delivered with conviction as the vocals careen from an anguished howl to a hopeful croon . 👉 Read the full review at The Sleeping Shaman [🔗Link in Bio – tap 'Latest Reviews' on Linktr.ee] . @anticorpmusic @black_matter_mastering @earsplitcompound @mroc71 . #MusicReview #SqueakyBones #Americana #DarkCountry #TheSleepingShaman

OUT TODAY!!! New album from @jasondeawest on @honey.baby.records ! Louella is an amazing album and everyone involved did an amazing job. (Mastered at BMM)

⚡ New Review ⚡ . Mark HB digs into Chris Emmert 'The Magnolia Sessions' – Continuing the high bar Emery has set introducing yet another talented, passionate singer to a wider audience . 👉 Read the full review at The Sleeping Shaman [🔗Link in Bio – tap 'Latest Reviews' on Linktr.ee] . @chrisemmert @anticorpmusic @black_matter_mastering @earsplitcompound @therealmhb78 . #MusicReview #ChrisEmmert #CountryMusic #FolkMusic #TheSleepingShaman

Cigarette Kisses is out today!! I wrote this song for my bestie Ely to sing, he who is playing banjo and backing vocals on this here session. It’s the lead track from our Magnolia Sessions session session with Dan Emery in Nashville, TN. Recorded live and with my two besties - Ely & Birdie - it was a dreamy time. Many a folk don’t often get to see the musical side of me that is simply sitting around a campfire with friends, passing the guitar around and telling our stories through song. This album, which will drop one month from now, will give us a sneeky peeky at just that. As always, love you <3

⚡ New Review ⚡ . Mark HB dives into Joe's Truck Stop 'The Magnolia Sessions' – an artist who articulates a wide range of emotions that, at times, could make a glass eye cry. Read the full review over at The Sleeping Shaman👇 . /reviews/joes-truck-stop-magnolia-sessions/ . @joes.truck.stop @anticorpmusic @black_matter_mastering @earsplitcompound @therealmhb78 . #MusicReview #JoesTruckStop #TheMagnoliaSessions #Country #TheSleepingShaman

⚡ New Review ⚡ . Mark HB unravels Coleman Williams 'The Magnolia Sessions' – an artist truly beginning to embrace the Williams legacy and stretch his wings on his own terms. Read the full review over at The Sleeping Shaman👇 . /reviews/coleman-williams-magnolia-sessions/ . @ivsonofiii @anticorpmusic @black_matter_mastering @earsplitcompound @therealmhb78 . #MusicReview #ColemanWilliams #TheMagnoliaSessions #DarkCountry #TheSleepingShaman

🌳 ¿MÚSICA GRABADA BAJO UN ÁRBOL? 🕯️ The Magnolia Sessions 2026. ¡LA MAGIA DEL CAMPO! ✨ Regresa la serie de culto “The Magnolia Sessions” con dos nuevos lanzamientos: AURELIA ANNE COHEN y CHRIS EMMERT. 🦗 Grabados en vivo bajo un enorme árbol de magnolia en Nashville, estos álbumes capturan la esencia pura del Bluegrass, Dark Country y Folk. Sin trucos de estudio, solo la voz, el instrumento y la naturaleza. 🎻 Aurelia Anne Cohen: Una cápsula del tiempo grabada entre grillos, con arreglos de violín que te transportarán al desierto de Arizona. 🎤 Chris Emmert: Un viaje íntimo al corazón de los Apalaches con canciones crudas y desgarradoras. 🎧 Ya disponibles en todas las plataformas. ¡Busca la playlist oficial en Spotify y déjate llevar por el sonido del sur! ¿Prefieres la perfección del estudio o la magia de una grabación en vivo? 👇 #DarkCountry #AureliaAnneCohen #ChrisEmmert #FolkMusic #elsantuariodelrock

Brand new live binaural recording of @jasondeawest & the Siskiyou Crest of their song ‘So It Goes’. Jason and the crew came through in September and recorded a pile of songs with the full band to help me launch a new recording project. This project is a new recording series that I’m excited to start sharing called Timeless Archives. Timeless Archives combines 2 very unique recording styles to create fully immersive live field recordings. As with the Magnolia Sessions, these recordings are done completely live, with no overdubs. Just straight forward raw takes. What sets this project apart is the combination of an old timey single microphone setup, where the entire band crowds around one mic, and uses their proximity to balance their levels in the mix, often stepping forward or back to increase or decrease presence in real time. This is combined with the binaural recording technique, which uses a specially made microphone that emulates human hearing in how it picks up sound, by using the same acoustic principles that your human head uses when listening to sound. The end result is a recording that is sonically as close to how it would sound if the band were right in front of you as you could ever get. Including the perception of distance and direction from your ears. I highly advise listening with headphones to get the full effect. This recording has @amieastelle on bass, @mason.alexander.weems on fiddle, @semiferalism on banjo, @juliafryling on drums, @norita_jean_ on backing vocals, @scorpiomanifesto on dog wrangling among a zillion other things, and of course Jason Dea West on vocals and reso guitar. All production done by me through @black_matter_mastering , Art by @flyinhighranch Available wherever you listen to music.

Documentation of Dan Emery from @thetan_hc @black_matter_mastering @anticorpmusic and I in full improv binaural recording session tonight at The Compound. Stand by for further developments.

BANDCAMP LISTENING PARTY Tomorrow, Wednesday 10/1 7PM Eastern. Please tune in, chat. RSVP: /merch/sixth-mass-extinction-skulduggery-iii-listening-party Sixth Mass-Extinction Skulduggery III is out 10/3 on Nefarious Industries. /collections/gridfailure-sixth-mass-extinction-skulduggery With over 80 minutes of GRIDFAILURE’s confrontational battery, the record expands the project’s genre-bending experimentalism, with jazz, classical, techno, folk, black metal, Americana, and more infused into its post-industrial foundation. Joining creator David Brenner, the album features Steve Austin (Today Is The Day), Leila Abdul-Rauf (Vastum), Mac Gollehon (David Bowie, Duran Duran, Onyx, Blondie), Benjamin Levitt (Megalophobe), Richard Muller (Giant Spider), Greg Meisenberg (A Fucking Elephant, Dead Register), Lane Oliver (Diminishing), Jeff Wilson (Chrome Waves), Christopher Henry (Fuck Your Birthday), Graham Scala (US Christmas, Interstitia), Dan Emery (Thetan), BJ Allen (Zero Trust), Clayton Bartholomew (Mountaineer), No One (T.O.M.B.), Morgan Evans (Walking Bombs), Hazard (Les Chants Du Hasard), Pranjal Tiwari (S.C.R.A.M.), Jared Stimpfl (Secret Cutter), Natan Vee (Fyrhtu), Mike Giuliano (Big Happy), Josh Thorne (Cadaver Industry), Alex Haber, Rosa Henriquez, Pete Tsakiris, Isaac Campbell, Rob Levitt. Mastered by Dan Emery at Black Matter Mastering. Art/videos by Brenner. @nefarious_industries @black_matter_mastering @earsplitcompound @titdofficial @chromewaves1 @leilaabdulrauf @macgollehon @reincarnate_now @muller.art @piginflater @xlanexoliverx @humansetcetera @graham.scala @bja_trust @clayton.cpt @black_crypt_worship @sillyoldpranjal @walkingbombs @hasard_malivore @capturedrecordingstudios @nathanbishopbolin @mike_g_is_gonna_hate_this @alexanderhaber @thecountdrugula @tired_isaac #gridfailure #sixthmassextinctionskulduggery #nefariousindustries #endtime #apocalypse #cannibalism #ecologicaldisaster #anthropocene #experimentalmusic #darkambient

Can it really be that Whatever Comes Next has reached episode 100? Yes! And for this DIY music special I have a very special set of guests: Dave Brenner: @earsplitcompound @gridfailure Greg Meisenberg: @nefarious_industries Steve Austin: @titdofficial @supernovarecordsusa Urlo, Lu & Poia: @malleusdelic @supernaturalcat_recs @ufomammut Dan Emery: @black_matter_mastering Andreas Kohl: @exileonmainstream_official What is DIY music? Is it possible to make a career in the underground? What's changed in the past 20 years? What the heck is going on with international shipping? And where are all the great, new hardcore bands railing against the establishment? All this and more we discuss within. Special thanks to Dave Brenner for coordinating all the interviews. Watch or listen to the interview in full - all links in my bio.