Category: News

New from Hemiolia: Sonny Rollins Quartet – ‘Saxophone Colossus’

August 8, 2025

Regular readers here will know that Hemiolia Records, based in Italy, has an impressive catalogue of master tapes from which they’re releasing some really excellent quality titles over time. (Otherwise, if you’re new here and this is news to you, you can read my back-stories and reviews at https://thereeltoreelrambler.com/category/hemiolia-records.) Their latest release is another treat for … More New from Hemiolia: Sonny Rollins Quartet – ‘Saxophone Colossus’

New release from IPI – Stan Getz Quintet II

August 8, 2025

US-based International Phonograph Inc. (IPI) specializes in recording and producing “great jazz at the highest sound quality”. I got a heads-up from them last week that they’ve added a new, special Stan Getz recording to their master tape collection, which is from the same period as their earlier Stan Getz Quintet, January 1980 – New … More New release from IPI – Stan Getz Quintet II

Introducing: Swiss tape label Triston Masters, from Jürg Schopper

February 12, 2025

There are few things I love more than discovering a ‘new’ (i.e. new to me) source of music on reel-to-reel tape, and then sharing my discovery with you folks here on The Reel-to-Reel Rambler. In true rambling man style, it gives me a great excuse to delve into the details and the back-story, and to … More Introducing: Swiss tape label Triston Masters, from Jürg Schopper

“Why tape still matters”: DJ Kerri Chandler’s new documentary on touring Recording the Masters’ factory

December 23, 2024

Depending on your musical tastes, you may or may not know American DJ and record producer Kerri Chandler. Either way, he’s often referred to with adjectives like ‘legendary’ and ‘pioneering’, having been one of the key movers and shakers in house music for some 30+ years. These days, he refers to tape as his ‘most … More “Why tape still matters”: DJ Kerri Chandler’s new documentary on touring Recording the Masters’ factory

Better then Black Friday: The Audiophiles Clinic big tape deck sale!

December 5, 2024

Here’s a brilliant opportunity for anyone in the market for a tape deck. It may be ‘Black Friday’ today but that’s not what this is – the date is pure coincidence and besides I suspect this is a far better deal! Petronel Butuc of The Audiophiles Clinic is selling off a large proportion of his … More Better then Black Friday: The Audiophiles Clinic big tape deck sale!

Revox acquires Horch House

November 26, 2024

This just in from the folks at Revox and Horch House over in Germany: “In the last 15 years, Horch House has developed into the world’s leading company within the analog master tape industry. The brand Horch House, headed by Volker Lange, stands for an uncompromising approach towards quality. “Recently, Revox announced the return of … More Revox acquires Horch House

Revox launches brand new B77 MkIII tape deck and Analog Master Tapes Collection

October 22, 2024

Around this time last year I ran a blog about Revox offering newly-refurbished editions of their classic B77 MkI and MkII tape decks. In the year since then, there have been some even more exciting developments in the pipeline, which have now finally come out and hit the headlines… (In the meantime there was of … More Revox launches brand new B77 MkIII tape deck and Analog Master Tapes Collection

Introducing new all-analogue label Analog Tone Factory

June 17, 2024

‘No computers were harmed in the making of our records’ is the tongue-in-cheek tagline of new indie record label Analog Tone Factory. In other words, all of the label’s recordings will be made exclusively to reel-to-reel tape. The resulting albums will then be available in multiple formats including R2R tape (quarter inch 15 ips IEC/CCIR), … More Introducing new all-analogue label Analog Tone Factory

‘Exclusive’: Hemiolia to preview / announce new titles at the Munich High-End Show this week

May 8, 2024

There’s more exciting news afoot from the folks at Hemiolia Records, whose copy-master tape releases over the past year or two have been pretty darned spectacular and show no signs of slowing down! If you’re heading over to the Munich High-End Show 2024 this week (9th to 12th May) you’ll find Hemiolia in Hall 4, … More ‘Exclusive’: Hemiolia to preview / announce new titles at the Munich High-End Show this week