ABOUT THE RECORDING

The Supersense palace is always good for a surprise: where else can you drink a cup of coffee next to a real star like it's the most natural thing in the world?! When this star then visits our Living Room Recording Studio to engrave a few songs direct to disc and reel-to-reel tape, no eye stays dry. This is what happened in 2016 at our Palazzo: at the invitation of Universal Music Austria, Grammy winner Gregory Porter visited SUPERSENSE to record a few songs.

"We are doing a live recording straight to vinyl and tape - there is no editing, no fixing, no auto tune, it's just me, the needle and the music. It's exciting, and the reason I prefer this is the humanity to it - there are cracks and wrinkles, which makes it valuable, daring and vulnerable. And all of that comes across in the recording."

- Gregory Porter

We passionately created a super limited edition of unique hand-cut Mastercut Records from this very special tape. Adding hand-printed sleeve artwork, analog instant photography and many other analog treasures to the dazzling voice of Gregory.

Guy Chambers is one of the UK's most successful living songwriters and musicians! Having worked with outstanding artists all over the world, including Tina Turner, Kylie Minogue, Will Young, Scissor Sisters, Busted, Melanie C, Diana Ross, Tom Jones, James Blunt, Rufus Wainwright, Mark Ronson and many more, Guy is best known for his collaborations with Robbie Williams, co-writing some of Williams' most iconic hits including "Angels", "Millennium", "Feel", "Let Me Entertain You" and "Rock DJ".

In June, 2022, Guy took on the challenge to perform a selection of his favorite songs live on the living room stage at the SUPERSENSE palace with nothing but a Bösendorfer 230VC and some carefully selected positioned microphones, recorded straight to disc and tape with all analog studio equipment. 

We are very proud to add Jack Savoretti as the third artist to our bespoke Mastercut Live Recording Series. This time the intimate recording took place in the living room of our artist apartment Top 5, one floor above the Mastercut cutting room / studio in the presence of only 15 friends.

Jack remembers that night:
"On Thursday 25th April, in front of an intimate audience in Vienna, I performed a Mastercut Live Recording. In a world where the endless, flawless curation of music is served up by algorithms, through the medium of the "Mastercut" and his Live Recording initiative, the man credited with the comeback of the Polaroid, Florian “Doc” Kaps has found a way to reintroduce the tactile experience of music. My performance in April was mixed on the fly and recorded directly onto analogue tape. From this one of a kind mastertape, each copy was then cut in real time. There was no editing, no fixing, no auto tune; just me, my old friend Shannon on piano, the needle and the music. With Mastercut Editions, Doc has masterminded the preservation of the highest and purest quality of an original recording, enabling fans and music lovers to experience it in all its fragility."

"At Jazz At The Philharmonic" is far more than just a concert recording; it is a document of resistance and the emancipation of jazz, showcasing one of the greatest singers of all time at the peak of her emotional power.
Captured in 1945 and 1946 across Los Angeles and New York City, these recordings document Billie Holiday at a pivotal peak of raw, transformative emotional power. 
Producer Norman Granz successfully elevated jazz from late-night entertainment to a respected, high-art form. Furthermore, these sessions serve as a defiant social document, marking a historic victory against racial segregation in the American concert hall.
The JATP series by Norman Granz became a cornerstone both artistically and historically for the Verve Label paving the way for one of the most prestigious catalogs in the genre.