Listening to in Dolby Atmos Streaming, via Tidal/Apple/Amazon

[Bretho72]

The main album tracks are in Atmos

 

[Bretho72]

Not sponsored or paid in anyway by IFi although I wish I was but this is a must if you listen to atmos audio through an avr.

 

[The Bright Side]

oh that's not been my experience, it's quite an active mix, their "Exotica" album in Atmos even more so!

Damn it. Not on TIDAL. Thanks anyway :-(

 

[fredblue]

I don’t think I’ve seen these before:

these are not in Atmos in the UK, somewhat annoyingly! how are the mixes?

 

[woody]

these are not in Atmos in the UK, somewhat annoyingly! how are the mixes?

Not within the land Down Under either

 

[MrSmithers]

Damn it. Not on TIDAL. Thanks anyway :-(

I think both the Purple Disco Machine albums are on Tidal in Atmos including Exotica...
https://tidal.com/album/219270012
I was actually disappointed (being Sony) as it meant they weren't in 360RA on Amazon (the bitrate is double that of the lossy streaming Atmos). But you never know maybe they'll get released properly someday anyway.

The mix is credited to David Merkl who I think is involved with the mixing at IAN Records - they did the Yello / Boris Blank releases and a few others that generally have some of the best surround mixing there is...

He's actually got some credits for some classical albums released in Atmos. Hopefully those are the same too...

 

[Bob Romano]

I don’t think I’ve seen these before:

It's funny that their first two albums are now missing. We previously heard that Alan Parsons was working on surround mixes for those.

 

[Gregoree]

It's funny that their first two albums are now missing. We previously heard that Alan Parsons was working on surround mixes for those.

For me a surround mix of the 1st album would be the dream. I just checked and neither of the Life Beyond LA tracks are showing in spatial audio in Canada right now. Just stereo for the whole album.