Arne Domnerus (1924-2008)

Antiphone Blues Arne Domnerus (1924-2008) Limited Numbered edition

"Antiphone Blues" is a title that really needs no introduction. Recorded in 1975 by the Proprius label in a Stockholm church and released with the catalog number PROP 7744, the album has been reissued to numerous versions and is probably on the shelf of every audiophile.

Fabio Camorani of AudioNautes in Italy also loves the warm, incredibly realistic sound of the recording. But when his copy of the original LP was played so many times that the wear and tear became too great, he never found adequate replacements among the remasterings that appeared. With appropriate skepticism and uncertainty about the expected result, he finally decided to venture a reissue on his own label. Not for financial reasons, but as a gift to himself. The LP version from 2017 was highly praised by critics as well as music lovers.

Already at the time of its release, Camorani was thinking about launching a UHQCD of the title as well. In 2022 he realized this project. Pietro Benini, Fabio Camorani and Fabio Fornari did the remastering, and Memory Tech in Japan did the manufacturing.

Enjoy the music of Ellington, Domnérus, Schumann and Vivaldi in the beguiling interplay of organ and saxophone in excellent sound quality.

UHQCD stands for Ultimate High Quality Compact Disc and is a joint development of the Japanese CD replication company Memory-Tech and the Audio Quality CD Company from Hong Kong. Unlike conventional CDs, UHQCDs are not pressed from polycarbonate, but cast from a photopolymer and cured with UV light. Another layer of high-purity polycarbonate is applied to the softer photopolymer for scratch protection. The combination results in significantly reduced reflection of laser light inside the CD and an unmatched precise edge transition between pits and lands of the CD. UHQCDs are 100% compatible with standard CD players. Musically, the result is a sound image strongly reminiscent of analog master tapes.