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October 25, 2011 Compiled by Jonathan Ward, released by Dust-to-Digital; Opika Pende: Africa at 78rpm is a 4-CD collection featuring 100 tracks taken from rare 78rpm recordings of African music (1909 to mid-1960s), none of which have ever been issued on CD until now. Pan-African in scope and wildly diverse, Opika Pende is a testament to the deep riches found in early recorded music across the continent. The packaging is a 112-page softcover book with 4 CDs in a separate portfolio – all housed in a deluxe cloth slipcase. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
October 10, 2011 For its commemorative 10th release, Analog Africa explores Burkina Faso’s golden age of recording during the mid to late 1970’s. The raw sound of Burkina Faso combined Afro-Funk, traditional Islamic rhythms and subtle Afro-Latin sounds introduced by visiting Cuban ensembles. Mandingue melodies and guitar techniques from Mali and Guinea however were by far the most defining traits of a potent African mix that distinguished the Voltaic style between 1974 and 1979. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
September 6, 2011 From its early catalog Landslide Records re-issues 2 digital only releases; Dan Wall’s recording debut, Song For The Night and Route Two, a jazz trio album led by the late percussionist David Earle Johnson featuring guitarist John Abercrombie and Dan Wall on organ. Originally released on vinyl only in 1981 the two titles have been out of print since 1989. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
August 2, 2011 This beautiful 2-CD set compiled by artist Steve Roden and released on Dust-to-Digital brings together a collection of old 78rpm recordings, early photographs related to music, and short excerpts from various literary sources that are contemporary with the sound and images. The two CDs display a variety of recordings, including one-off amateur recordings, regular commercial releases, and early sound effects records. Audio restoration and mastering by Osiris Studio.
June 7, 2011 Analog Africa re-releases the extremely rare first album by Rob "Roy" Raindorf, one of the most enigmatic artists to come out of Ghana in the late 1970’s. An admirer of American artists Otis Redding, James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Ray Charles, Rob’s first album is an innovative repertoire of cosmic Afro-Funk, twisted moog synthesizers and progressive dancefloor sounds. Really great music! Audio restoration and mastering by Osiris Studio.
May 10, 2011 A salute to all the mothers: Dust-to-Digital has released a two CD set containing 40 vintage recordings from 1927-1956 from such esteemed 78 collectors as Joe Bussard; all packaged within an exquisitely-designed 96-page hardback book featuring 65 antique photographs. “Those of us who treasure American roots music are listening to the very center of its essence in this anthology: a nearly century-old collection of songs about the most important person in the entire lexicon.” — Rosanne Cash, from the introduction to Never a Pal Like Mother. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
May 6, 2011 Some of the recent projects completed here at Osiris Studio are getting some attention. NPR has produced a nice segment on Ain’t No Grave: The Life and Legacy of Brother Claude Ely, while The New Yorker and L.A. Times have given nice reviews for the upcoming Never a Pal Like Mother.
April 12, 2011 Osiris Studio had completed the digitization and preservation of 3 rare reel-to-reel tapes containing some of the last sermons given by Dr. Howard Thurman for Emory University’s Pitts Theology Library. Thurman was an influential American author, philosopher, theologian, educator and civil rights leader.
March 01, 2011 Luk Thung was released today on Parlortone/Dust-to-Digital. Luk Thung is the down home, funky "Country Music" of Thailand that blossomed as rural Thais migrated to Bangkok for work in the 1950s and 60s. Luk Thung evolved out of a complex stew of traditional folk styles and international influences. Wild accordions and Latin horn sections mingle with Thai hand drums and finger cymbals, while exquisite vocalists swagger and sing stories about life's struggles. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
March 1, 2011 Ain’t No Grave: The Life and Legacy of Brother Claude Ely was released on Dust-to-Digital. The Pentecostal preacher, Brother Claude Ely was highly influential to the likes of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, James Brown, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis. The CD contained within the 360-page hardback biography features rare and electrifying audio recordings of Pentecostal worship services in the mountains of Kentucky and Virginia accompanied by a fiery sermon preached by Brother Claude Ely. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
December 1, 2010 Osiris Studio has completed the digitization and preservation of three rare open reel tapes for the Ebenezer Baptist Church Archives in Atlanta, GA. The recordings feature sermons given by Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr. and Rev. A. D. King at Ebenezer Baptist Church. The tapes were made about a month following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
August 17, 2010 Piano Red, The Lost Atlanta Tapes has been released on Landslide Records. This is blues and R&B legend William “Piano Red” Perryman’s final recording. Originally recorded in 1984 in Atlanta, GA, the master tapes were stored in good conditions over the years, however as is common with tape stock from that period the tapes were showing serious signs of sticky-shed and needed to be baked before transfer. After careful baking, digitization, a little remixing and some serious remastering, The Lost Atlanta Tapes sounded like they could have been recorded yesterday. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
August 3, 2010 Afro-Beat Airways - West African Shock Waves released on Analog Africa. Osiris Studio restored just one of the songs in this collection, but it’s a great one, “Live in Other World” by Itadi. Audio restoration by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
Osiris Studio is proud to announce that Michael Graves has been elected to the Board of Governors for the Atlanta chapter of The Recording Academy. Graves is looking forward to serving the Atlanta music community.
April 8, 2010 Excavated Shellac: Strings was released today on Parlortone/Dust-to-Digital. It contains an amazing collection of rare 78 sides compiled by Jonathan Ward of the Excavated Shellac blog. Fourteen outstanding performances from the four corners of the world played on stringed instruments and recorded and released on 78 rpm records circa 1920-1950. Featuring fiddles, shamisen, charango, Paraguyan harp, Indian vina, Lebanese oud, Persian violin, Vietnamese moon guitar, and more. This release is high resolution audio at its best. All the 78s were carefully transferred to 88.2 kHz / 24 bit digital files by Jonathan Ward in California. Then the resulting files were sent to Michael Graves for audio restoration and mastering. At no point during the process here at Osiris Studio was the audio down sampled. The vinyl master was cut directly from the high-res digital masters created here. This is an LP only release. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
January 14, 2010 Osiris Studio has completed a large digitization project for the National Park Service’s Sitka National Historical Park. Over 200 hours of recordings have been preserved.
December 29, 2009 Osiris Studio has completed the digitization and restoration of several venereal disease recordings for the David J. Sencer CDC Museum. The project consisted of 8 rare 16-inch transcription discs. Each record featured 1 15 minute public service announcement radio show per side with such artists as Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, and Phil Silvers all warning of the dangers of venereal disease.
December 17, 2009 Rev. Johnny L. "Hurricane" Jones - Jesus Christ from A to Z released on Parlortone/Dust-to-Digital. The album is a great collection of recordings from Rev. Jones’ personal recordings of his services over the years. Rev. Johnny L. Jones stood out for his unique delivery that combined solid theological grounding and moody, explosive flights into a high-turbulence zone between song and speech, earning him a reputation as the Fireball Preacher and more famously, The Hurricane. The project consisted of digitizing hundreds of reel-to-reel and cassette tapes. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
December 4, 2009 Osiris Studio has been selected by The Archives of the Episcopal Church to help preserve recordings in their collection. Approximately 200 hours of oral histories and interviews from 2 separate collections originally recorded to cassette tape will be digitized for preservation.
June 1, 2009 Utah Smith, I Got Two Wings: Incidents and Anecdotes of The Two-Winged Preacher and Electric Guitar Evangelist (audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves at Osiris Studio) has won the 2009 ARSC Award for Excellence for Best Research in Recorded Blues, Rhythm & Blues, or Soul Music. Congratulations to CaseQuarter records and Lynn Abbot!
March 1, 2009 Osiris Studio installs new Prism ADA-8XR analog to digital converter. We auditioned several of the top converters in the world and decided on the Prism. Prism makes what is considered to be some of the most accurate analog to digital converters available in the professional audio world. We take the responsibility of converting our client’s audio artifacts to a digital format very seriously. Usually this is a onetime process for analog media reaching the end of its life. Therefore it is critical that the analog to digital conversion process be performed by only the best converter available. The Prism ADA-8XR is nothing short of state-of-the-art in this regard.
February 16, 2009 The Coca-Cola Company selects Osiris Studio for preservation project. The collection consists of 7,000 radio commercials recorded on a variety of sources; reel-to-reel tape, vinyl, shellac and acetate records. “Coca-Cola’s corporate archive represents a national treasure and I am honored to have been trusted with the responsibility of ensuring part of its long-term survival,” says Osiris Studio’s Michael Graves. Spending the last few months preserving these recordings has been a very rewarding experience.”
February 8, 2009 Art of Field Recording: Volume I: 50 Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum, has won the GRAMMY for Best Historical Album! Steven Lance Ledbetter and Art Rosenbaum receive GRAMMYs for production and Michael Graves receives a GRAMMY for Mastering.
January 6, 2009 Art of Field Recording, Vol. II released on Dust-to-Digital. This is the second collection of Art Rosenbaum’s amazing field recordings containing 4 discs, 107 songs. As with the first volume, there’s something for everyone here. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
December 3, 2008 Osiris Studio is proud to announce that mastering engineer Michael Graves is nominated for a GRAMMY! The Dust-to-Digital project, Art of Field Recording: Volume I: 50 Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum has been nominated for Best Historical Album for the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards. The album’s producers, Steven Lance Ledbetter and Art Rosenbaum and the album’s mastering engineer, Michael Graves are all nominated and very excited. Additionally Art Rosenbaum has been nominated for a second GRAMMY for Best Album Notes for his excellent liner notes. Congratulations Art!
November 11, 2008 Utah Smith, I Got Two Wings: Incidents and Anecdotes of The Two-Winged Preacher and Electric Guitar Evangelist was released today by CaseQuarter Records. With his sanctified electric guitar, Elder Utah Smith rocked harder than most rock and roll bands. 78 transfer, audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
June 24, 2008 New York's Downtown Music Gallery has released some great music from the early New York Downtown scene on their own DMG ARC label. Originally released on the Atlanta recording label Landslide Records, this new CD features George Cartwright, Nicky Skopelitis, Bill Bacon, Tom Cora, and Bill Laswell. The bonus CD consists of a rare live recording from CBGB’s with Denardo Coleman on drums. Transfer, audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
April 28, 2008 Dust-to-Digital's Art of Field Recording, Vol 1, has been getting a lot of attention lately. First it was featured on NPR, then the New York Times gave it a glowing review and now it's currently being featured in the April 28, 2008 issue of The New Yorker.
January 22, 2008 Osiris Studio is proud to play a part in Dust-to-Digital’s newest project: Victrola Favorites: Artifacts from Bygone Days. The project has been meticulously compiled by record collectors Rob Millis and Jefferey Taylor of the experimental Seattle band Climax Golden Twins. The 2-disc set is a great mix of oddball early recordings, rare world music, '20s jazz, blues and old time. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
January 15, 2008 Senator Max Cleland has chosen Michael Graves and Osiris Studio to restore and preserve his personal tape recordings that he made during his service in the Vietnam War. A common practice during the Vietnam era was for soldiers to record “audio letters” and send them back home for loved ones to listen to. The recordings entrusted to Osiris Studio were Cleland’s “letters” to his parents describing his time in Vietnam. The reel-to-reel tapes were plagued with problems, first and foremost were speed playback issues. Because the portable tape recorder that Cleland used ran on batteries, occasionally the batteries would lose power while Cleland was recording making the tape rotate slower. Upon playback on a fully powered machine however the tape would rotate at the correct speed and Cleland’s voice would fluctuate from normal to being very high pitched. All the speed issues were corrected as well as any other problems. The final restored digitized recordings are now in the possession of Mr. Cleland, his alma mater, Stetson University and The Carter Center.
November 20, 2007 Dust-to-Digital’s Melodii Tuvi: Throat Songs and Folk Tunes from Tuva presents some remarkable recordings originally released in Russia in 1969, offering a rare opportunity to hear what some of this music sounded like before the world music boom of the 1980’s and 1990’s brought it to a wider world. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
November 20, 2007 This wonderful, quirky, and fascinating anthology, released on Dust-to-Digital, was compiled by Baltimore record shop owner Ian Nagoski from his personal collection of old 78s. The records collected here were recorded all over the planet, from Bali to Scotland. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
November 6, 2007 Dust-to-Digital releases an amazing collection of field recordings by Art Rosenbaum. Art of Field Recording Volume I: 50 Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum is Rosenbaum’s life’s work. The 110 song, 4-CD set is organized into "Survey," "Religious," "Blues" and "Instrumental and Dance" discs. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
December 2, 2006 New York’s DMG ARC releases Selwyn Lissack’s long out of print and extremely rare late 1960’s Euro/Brit avant jazz album, Friendship Next Of Kin. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
October 30, 2007 The National Park Service has chosen Osiris Studio to help preserve part of The Yosemite Archives sound recordings collection. The recordings include 78 rpm discs, 16” instantaneous discs, open reel tapes and cassette tapes. All in all over 900 hours of recorded content dating from the 1930’s through the 1950’s. The recordings offer a unique perspective into the history of the park and the Yosemite Valley.
August 9, 2007 Around 1967 Charles Tannen, actor and screenwriter, conceived of a musical comedy for the stage based on Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. He engaged lyricist Johnny Mercer to write songs for the play. "Mike" was never produced, and most of the 19 songs Mercer composed for it went unpublished. The recordings that have been digitized for GSU feature all of the play’s songs sung by Johnny Mercer.
May 10, 2007 Over 70 hours of radio transcription discs have been digitized and restored by Osiris Studio. The recordings, all on 16 inch grooved discs dated from the 1950’s, consisted of public service announcements and radio dramas informing listeners about the dangers of cancer related diseases.
November 21, 2006 Dust-to-Digital releases a 3-disc box devoted to the string bass. This is the first ever anthology of the upright bass and explores the earliest recorded history of the instrument. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
August 10, 2006 Osiris Studio is excited to announce the installation of an entire suite of CEDAR audio restoration products. Many consider CEDAR to be the best of the best when it comes to digital audio restoration tools. Combined with the talents of owner/engineer Michael Graves, Osiris Studio now has the ability to produce truly world class audio restoration projects.
July 1, 2006 12 audio cassette recordings of lectures given by renowned epidemiologist Alexander Langmuir have been preserved for future researchers by Osiris Studio. As part of the US Centers for Disease Control’s David J. Sencer CDC Museum, the recordings document Langmuir’s importance in the field of epidemiology and the formation of the Epidemic Intelligence Service.
June 28, 2006 Georgia State University 's Rialto Center for the Arts is an 833-seat performing-arts venue located in the heart of the Fairlie-Poplar district in downtown Atlanta. The venue is home to the Rialto Series presenting the best of national and international jazz, world music, and dance; School of Music performances; the Atlanta Film Festival and many others. Graves is very proud to be a part of this important cultural center in Atlanta, GA.
November 1, 2005 Dust-to-Digital releases a 5-disc retrospective of the last 78 rpm record label in America. After spending his early years soaking up the sound of thousands of 78 rpm discs, record collector Joe Bussard decided in 1956 to make some recordings of a few guitar-picking pals in his local National Guard unit. Little did Bussard know that his hobby would turn into a 14 year odyssey which would result in hundreds of custom-made 78 rpm records to be issued on his own Fonotone label out of his parents' basement in Frederick, Maryland. Audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
May 1, 2005 Over the last few years David Guaraldi, son of the late jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, has been working with Osiris Studio’s Michael Graves on a number of Vince Guaraldi re-issue projects. Now Osiris Studio is proud to play a continued part in the musical legacy of Vince Guaraldi by restoring and preserving original studio recordings recently discovered by his son. Over 40 open reel tapes including soundtrack recordings to many of the 15 Peanuts animated specials that Guaraldi scored, uncompleted albums, live club recordings and radio broadcasts are being carefully digitized. Once thought lost forever, the tapes were not in the best of shape when discovered. However, after careful baking and several hundred re-splices the reels of tape sound as if they were recorded yesterday.
April 5, 2005 D&D records releases the long out-of-print and highly collectable, Vince Guaraldi with The San Francisco Boys Chorus. Only a few hundred copies of this LP were pressed when it was originally released on Guaraldi’s own D&D imprint in 1967. With no master tapes in existence, Osiris Studio has carefully restored and remastered the album to its original glory for CD issue using the vinyl LP as the master source. The release of Vince Guaraldi with The San Francisco Boys Chorus marks the point at which all of Guaraldi’s commercial recordings made during his lifetime are finally now available to the public on CD. Co-production, audio restoration and mastering by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
January 4, 2005 Founded in 1958, Atlanta’s National Recording Corporation started the careers of many country, rock and rock-a-billy musicians including Jerry Reed, Joe South, Ray Smith and Ray Stevens. After releasing hundreds of great records in the early 1960’s the short-lived National Recording Corp. closed its doors. During the late 1980’s Georgia music producer and studio owner, Johnny Carter, a life long NRC fan himself, took the name NRC for his recording studio in Rome, Georgia. Carter has recently acquired the master use rights to the entire NRC catalog and has chosen Michael Graves’ Osiris Studio to restore and remaster much of the original recordings for re-issue.
October 19, 2004 After working with David Guaraldi on some of his father’s personal recordings, Osiris Studio’s Michael Graves and David Guaraldi team up to co-produce a collection of Vince Guaraldi’s unreleased studio and live recordings. Recorded in the early 1970’s, this new collection of music shows a different side of the late performer that illustrate the profound influence that rock and jazz fusion were having on his repertoire. Audio restoration and mastering for this project has been provided by Michael Graves, Osiris Studio.
October 6, 2003 GSU houses one of the most important collections in the world of popular music. John Herndon Mercer began writing songs at the age of fifteen and eventually became one of the foremost figures of 20th century American popular music. His catalog includes many numbers that have become American classics, and his activities as lyricist, composer, performer and businessman span a period of nearly five decades. The collection that will be digitally preserved by Osiris Studio includes all of Mercer’s commercial Capitol Records 78 rpm recording, various other commercial releases, radio transcription recordings, and many personal recordings illustrating his song writing methods.
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