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Angelo Kelly – Grace (2021) May 22, 2025
Ireland, air and absolute honesty
With Grace, Angelo Kelly has created an album that sounds like listening to music with the door open in an old country house. No artificial reverb, no digital patchwork—just voice, space, craftsmanship.
Grace is a collection of traditional Irish songs recorded in Ireland –completely analogue, in one room, without overdubs, without corrections. It's a musical diary that hides nothing—and that's precisely what makes it so close.
Musical significance
The song selection is a declaration of love for Ireland – for songs that have been passed down through generations.
With guitar, violin, accordion, flute, and percussion, Angelo Kelly weaves a moving soundscape. No show effects, no bombast—just music as it was once played: live, warm, authentic.
Purely analog production & mastering
What makes Grace so special is not just the music – but the path she has taken:
- Recorded analogin Ireland
- Cut directlyat the legendaryEmil Berliner Studios
- Mastering ofSidney Claire Meyer– a young master of her craft whose work is internationally appreciated
The entire chain – from recording to the finished pressing – remaineduncompromisingly analogue. And this is what you hear:
- No digital smoothing
- No artificial loudness
- Instead: air, space and organic depth
Audiophile relevance
Grace is a gift for anyone who appreciates true acoustics.
It is an album that does not overwhelm any setup – butevery good setup is rewarded:
With theResonance Tamerbecomes audible:
- how natural and tangible acoustic instruments can be
- how voices unfold in space
- how subtle dynamics can be when they have not been compressed
It's not a spectacle – but it's honest. And that's precisely what makes it so powerful.
Conclusion
Grace is not an album that impresses – but one that lasts.
A silent masterpiece made of wood, air and heart.
For all those who know that the essential doesn't have to be loud.