Above: the BRDCSTR in Somers’ outboard rack, left side, third from bottom
Thanks to reader EL for reporting that Sigur Ros’ engineer Alex Somers made mention of his Olmsted ‘BRDCSTR’ preamp in the Sept 2013 issue of AudioTechnology magazine. The context was a thorough piece written by Paul Tingen on the making of Sigur Ros seventh studio LP “Kveikur.” According to Somers, “When recording (Sigur Ros Vocalist) Jonsi, I used a Neumann U47… we mostly used a really cool preamp made by Preservation Sound.”
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Below is the actual BRDCSTR that Somers used.
