Listening to Now (In Surround) - Volume 2

[bgf1973]

 

[bgf1973]

Love this IAA 5.1 FLAC. The music and the mix are stunning

 

[Malhomme]

I gotta admit that to my ears, Aphrodite's Child "666" is pretty weak tea to begin with, and I'm kinda surprised that anyone deemed it worthy of a quad remix & re-release.

It is not quad. It is a faked 5.1 and atmos remix by upmix adding multichannel reverb and comb filters and so on. There is no spatialisation at all of instruments. A con.

 

[Shermatz]

It is not quad. It is a faked 5.1 and atmos remix by upmix adding multichannel reverb and comb filters and so on. There is no spatialisation at all of instruments. A con.

I should clarify that I'm not speaking here of the new multi-channel mix, ersatz quad or not, but just the original (stereo) album itself and its spotty merits. To my ears, it's kind of a kitschy "art rock" project, certainly ambitious for Greek pop-meisters Aphrodite's Child, but a lot of bizarre avant-garde '60's affections making the whole ship tilt conspicuously.

 

[4-earredwonder]

I should clarify that I'm not speaking here of the new multi-channel mix, ersatz quad or not, but just the original (stereo) album itself and its spotty merits. To my ears, it's kind of a kitschy "art rock" project, certainly ambitious for Greek pop-meisters Aphrodite's Child, but a lot of bizarre avant-garde '60's affections making the whole ship tilt conspicuously.

Like, I'm sure, everyone on this website, wish they'd mine Vangelis' stellar back catalogue for ATMOS remixes! Not a fan of Aphrodite's Child 666!

 

[mandrix]

Probably due to a Tampa AM station signing off at dark every day with 666 decades ago, I became enamored of "Aegian Sea" by Aphrodite's Child..
The rest, well, eh. Not so much these days.

Currently in speed rotation is everything PT and SW.
Very much love Ian Thomas - This Is How We Roll. lyrics fit my sensibilities and the music is good.

 

[mandrix]

Did you ever imagine the last thing you'd hear
As you're fading out was a song?

I certainly hope so.

 

[Malhomme]

The wooden prince, conducted by Boulez from Duttton/Vocalion.

 

[barfle]

I gotta admit that to my ears, Aphrodite's Child "666" is pretty weak tea to begin with, and I'm kinda surprised that anyone deemed it worthy of a quad remix & re-release.

IIRC, I bought the LP, and didn’t care for it, so I got rid of it. That’s saying something, as I believe I’ve only done that half a dozen times in my life.

Not criticizing anyone else’s decisions, but I wasn’t tempted by this one.

 

[RustyM]

New Arrivals! (Thank You @depeche76 for the first two)
Tears For Fears - Tipping Point - SDE#1
Shakespears Sister - Hormonally Yours - SDE#4
Thomson Twins - Into The Gap - SDE#29