The Importance of Direct Bass in Live Recordings

Jeff Henson is a producer, audio engineer and touring musician in the band Duel. He's worked with acts such as Clutch, Spirit Adrift, Down, The Sword and others in both live and studio recording. As Jeff and I are both about to embark on tours of the United States, and we'd often talked about doing a podcast together, we finally sat down to talk about what the touring experience is like, the principles behind capturing a band's sound, and some light philosophical discussion on the role of art in revealing a human being's soul. We also discussed the differences between the music scene in Europe v/s America, which country "gets it right" in terms of the balance between freedom and social cohesion, and whether things have gotten better for humanity in the course of these endlessly turning cycles of history. Jeff is one of my good friends and this was one of my favorite conversations, even if the topic is orthogonal to the overall ideas of the show.

Duel's New live album: https://heavypsychsoundsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/duel-live-at-hellfest

Red Nova Ranch: https://www.rednovaranch.com/

The Clutch album we couldn't remember the name of was Psychic Warfare.