Reina Del Cid And Dynamic Range 19Oct20

I've now listened to almost all of Reina Del Cid's CDs (that is, Cordova's original songs) as well as many of their Sunday covers and collaborations on YouTube. I'd call most of the original material Americana at core but it rocks. The playing is great; what fine accompanists her mates are, especially Toni Lindgren. Rachel's singing is gorgeous start to finish each time. And, the writing is even better, what forward, frank and bittersweet love is offered ~ she's truth-telling observations and therefore only a smidge vulnerable, but some. Spectacular works.

I also measured the dynamic range of all the tracks (one CD still in the mail) and find the production refreshingly void of loudness manipulation. Not unexpected for bare acoustic work, but still sweet to encounter. The exception is Rerun City - a more "rock" sound with full drums and lots of electricity ~ she must've manipulated on this one, but returned to form thankfully on Morse Code. Not that Rerun City is bad, just studio modified rock vs more pure acoustic. Too, we know the disruptive models she's using to produce and distribute - which is remarkable as the quality is very high. Reina Del Cid is unencumbered in so many ways.

UPDATE 25Oct20 - The Cooling CD arrived and as expected, it is excellent. But also, being produced in a more rock styling at Pachyderm Studios, does have loudness elevation applied. Not a big deterrent to listening as again, you get RdC and all the singing, playing and writing.