℗ 2022 Third Man Records
Released | August 12, 2022 |
Duration | 43m 39s |
Record Label | Third Man Records |
Catalogue No. | TMR772 |
Genre | Electronic (Acid Jazz) |
1.1
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Taken Back
Rich Ruth |
5:38 | |||
1.2
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Older But Not Less Confused
Rich Ruth |
5:03 | |||
1.3
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Desensitization and Reprocessing
Rich Ruth |
4:48 | |||
1.4
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Heavy And Earthbound
Rich Ruth |
7:32 | |||
1.5
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Thou Mayest
Rich Ruth |
7:58 | |||
1.6
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Angel Slide
Rich Ruth |
6:14 | |||
1.7
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Doxology
Rich Ruth |
6:26 |
Recorded under a loft bed in the guest bedroom of his Nashville home, Michael Ruth aka Rich Ruth’s I Survived, It’s Over starts in a humble space. And while many contemporary music projects are produced in such an environment, I Survived, It’s Over sets itself apart in its transformative properties as well as its transparency.
What we have here is honest sound exploration, session musician-level instrumentation, and a true love for nature run through the fingers of a dude who can channel some acute and undeniable magic.
This music goes deep.
"I conceived much of this record amidst the quiet and tumult of 2020 in my neighborhood that had recently been ravaged by a tornado," Ruth recalls, "I spent most of my days working on these pieces between bicycle rides - watching the beautiful Tennessee ecosystem flourish in Shelby Park, listening to Keith Jarrett’s The Koln Concert and John Coltrane’s Ascension."
Underneath the swell of the strings and the shredding of the guitars, this record has hard working, rustbelt, drum-heavy roots all over it (which makes sense as Ruth hails from outside of Toledo, the album was mixed by John McEntire from Chicago band Tortoise). Many of the flutes, saxophones, pedal steel, and other instruments were recorded remotely because we live in the future, but this only adds to the collage of sampled and sample-able material that Rich Ruth has to offer. The organic relationships between the artist and other musicians on the album is evident even in the compilation style sampling that needs to occur in putting such a project together.
"Working on this music is a daily meditation," says Ruth. "I constantly experiment with sound until it reflects the way I am feeling and attempt to sculpt something meaningful from it. Through years of being a touring musician, it is a constant inspiration and privilege to collaborate with the individuals that graced this record with their voices."
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Third Man Records Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.66 -1.01 to -0.35 | -13.60 -14.73 to -12.47 | -11.04 -12.40 to -10.40 | 7 7 to 8 | |
1 | Taken Back | -0.35 | -13.36 | -10.7 | 8 |
2 | Older But Not Less Confused | -0.65 | -13.56 | -10.7 | 8 |
3 | Desensitization and Reprocessing | -0.88 | -12.47 | -10.4 | 7 |
4 | Heavy And Earthbound | -0.54 | -13.62 | -11.0 | 8 |
5 | Thou Mayest | -0.40 | -14.10 | -11.2 | 7 |
6 | Angel Slide | -0.77 | -13.37 | -10.9 | 7 |
7 | Doxology | -1.01 | -14.73 | -12.4 | 7 |