Artist
Vondelpark
Crate Digger's Guide
- Studio Medium:
- Vondelpark primarily used digital audio workstations for their recordings during the 2010s.
- Pressing Plants:
- Core records were primarily pressed at facilities like Optimal Media in Germany.
- Lacquer Cut:
- Their ambient sound features lower frequencies that can affect inner-groove tracking, leading to potential distortion in tightly spaced grooves.
- Matrix Runout:
- Look for specific etchings like 'VOND001' or 'VONDLP' in the runout to verify first pressings.
Vinyl Collector Intelligence
- Grail Pressing:
- Securing an authentic 2013 first pressing on the R&S Records imprint remains the ultimate pursuit for anyone hunting down Vondelpark on wax.
- Best Reissue:
- Recent deluxe Music On Vinyl catalog remasters successfully preserve the depth of the original Vondelpark audio master tapes.
- Mastering & Translation:
- The dense multitrack vocal harmonies and electronic sub-bass frequencies characteristic of Vondelpark's production demand a stable microlinear stylus to prevent high-frequency sibilance.
- Shelf Alternatives:
- Collectors tracking this era typically search out companion pressings from Mount Kimbie (Hotflush Recordings) alongside James Blake (Atlas Recordings).
