At its website, Montreal’s Breakglass Studios — run by
Besnard Lakes bandleader Jace Lasek — trumpets its custom
1969 Neve mixing board, used by Led Zeppelin on Physical
Graffiti. The same piece of equipment was used on “Albatross,”
a standout on the Lakes’ immersive second LP, a magnificently
oceanic meld of Beach Boys harmonies, My Bloody Valentine tidal
waves and Phil Spector girl-group siren songs shot through with
soaring guitar. It’s a producer’s wet dream, like most of
the…

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