About face is better than anything PF or RW has done sinceGilmour has almost totally disowned his first two solo albums so wouldn’t expect anything ever on those. Pity. They are much better than his last two
About face is better than anything PF or RW has done sinceGilmour has almost totally disowned his first two solo albums so wouldn’t expect anything ever on those. Pity. They are much better than his last two
The words Commentators Curse here makes me kinda want commentary tracks for Atmos mixes. Get the mix engineer in to record some remarks about each track! A thought for future releases!Some comments from Paul re: the series from SDE.com:
As you will have undoubtedly seen, we launched #6 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series yesterday with Orbital’s ‘Optical Delusion’. Many thanks to those of you who have already pre-order this title!
One of the things that is important to me is that we release great music on these blu-rays. I’m not here to sell tins of beans! So in case you are wondering, I made a point of not only listening to the Orbital album, in full, before committing but I also to listened to the Atmos Mix which had already been created. I really liked the album, really liked Mark Ayres’ work on the Atmos Mix and very much appreciated the enthusiasm of London Records, who we partnered with for #5 (Shakespears Sister). I was particularly pleased to secure some great extras for this release including instrumental mixes, bonus tracks and the like. Let make the most of the format, where we can!
Speaking of which, perhaps surprisingly, Hormonally Yours has been the only reissue so far, but I think we will see more of a balance between reissues and new albums as we move into next year. There are some exciting things in the pipeline but even if I could mention them, it would be like the ‘commentator’s curse’, and it would probably all go wrong, so I’m afraid you’ll have to wait and see!
We’ve managed to announce six of these in 2022, which is a batting average of one every two months – not bad at all. Could we see #7 announced before this year is out? Quite possibly…
Thanks as always for your enthusiasm and support. Please do spread the word and if you haven’t got your pre-order in for Orbital, then the link to the SDE shop is here, or you can just use the buttons below!
This series will only continue if we sell enough copies of each release for it to ‘make a difference’ for all the parties involved, particularly of course the rights-holders (the record label). Bear that in mind if you’re ‘sitting on the fence’.
I'm in for them all Paul! Thanks for all of your efforts and fighting the good fight.Some comments from Paul re: the series from SDE.com:
As you will have undoubtedly seen, we launched #6 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series yesterday with Orbital’s ‘Optical Delusion’. Many thanks to those of you who have already pre-order this title!
One of the things that is important to me is that we release great music on these blu-rays. I’m not here to sell tins of beans! So in case you are wondering, I made a point of not only listening to the Orbital album, in full, before committing but I also to listened to the Atmos Mix which had already been created. I really liked the album, really liked Mark Ayres’ work on the Atmos Mix and very much appreciated the enthusiasm of London Records, who we partnered with for #5 (Shakespears Sister). I was particularly pleased to secure some great extras for this release including instrumental mixes, bonus tracks and the like. Let make the most of the format, where we can!
Speaking of which, perhaps surprisingly, Hormonally Yours has been the only reissue so far, but I think we will see more of a balance between reissues and new albums as we move into next year. There are some exciting things in the pipeline but even if I could mention them, it would be like the ‘commentator’s curse’, and it would probably all go wrong, so I’m afraid you’ll have to wait and see!
We’ve managed to announce six of these in 2022, which is a batting average of one every two months – not bad at all. Could we see #7 announced before this year is out? Quite possibly…
Thanks as always for your enthusiasm and support. Please do spread the word and if you haven’t got your pre-order in for Orbital, then the link to the SDE shop is here, or you can just use the buttons below!
This series will only continue if we sell enough copies of each release for it to ‘make a difference’ for all the parties involved, particularly of course the rights-holders (the record label). Bear that in mind if you’re ‘sitting on the fence’.
Agree strongly! Steve Wilson includes instrumental mixes on many of his remixes but they’re only in stereo. I def know Orbital - their albums are filed next to The Orb - (hint, hint, hint). My preorder is IN!Thank you to those who thought of this and agreed to it. I love instrumental versions of vocal songs.
I would have loved that option (in Atmos) with the xPropaganda release as I prefer that version to the vocal version. (I did buy the digital deluxe version to get the instrumentals.) I was hoping that might have been an option when Paul was figuring out what to do with the second version of the TFF release.
I hope this is an option in as many future releases as possible.
And add me to the list of people who have never heard of this group before. Definitely ordering, though.
In hindsight I think it’s just wishful thinking on my part. So far all the SDE disc’s have been taken from new albums (afaik) so I guess we won’t be seeing any back catalog stuff anyway, unfortunately.Gilmour has almost totally disowned his first two solo albums so wouldn’t expect anything ever on those. Pity. They are much better than his last two
I’ll correct myself! Shakespeare’s sister is a back catalogue disc. So there’s hope too according to the post comments by Paul. YippeeIn hindsight I think it’s just wishful thinking on my part. So far all the SDE disc’s have been taken from new albums (afaik) so I guess we won’t be seeing any back catalog stuff anyway, unfortunately.
I just got my Eno and had a good listen to it yesterday, sounds like what would be background music in a spa to me, it’s a nice mix (even in only 5.1 for me) but it’s not what I’d listen to on any regular basis.
I totally agree with you big Eno fan from Roxy Music days and I don't see this getting heavy rotation. But I knew what I was getting from the descriptionI just got my Eno and had a good listen to it yesterday, sounds like what would be background music in a spa to me, it’s a nice mix (even in only 5.1 for me) but it’s not what I’d listen to on any regular basis.
I'm totally confused about the slipcases. When my xPropaganda arrived, it came with slipcase...as did my Eno title.Ordered Orbital plus de slipcase for xPropaganda. Thanks Paul and Anne.
Did you order when it was released or at a later stage? Enu arrived with slipcase and the TFF came with the Shakespear SisterI'm totally confused about the slipcases. When my xPropaganda arrived, it came with slipcase...as did my Eno title.
Upon release notifications.Did you order when it was released or at a later stage? Enu arrived with slipcase and the TFF came with the Shakespear Sister
I'd second that if the entire album was mixed by whoever did the Atmos version of "Somewhere Only We Know", it sounds so much better than the old DVD-A.I would enjoy an Atmos mix of Keane's Hopes & Fears! That would be just killer.
Oh man, guess I missed that single on Apple. Guess I'll go a looking and give it a listen.I'd second that if the entire album was mixed by whoever did the Atmos version of "Somewhere Only We Know", it sounds so much better than the old DVD-A.
xPropaganda did not ship with a slipcase, so you are definitely confused!I'm totally confused about the slipcases. When my xPropaganda arrived, it came with slipcase...as did my Eno title.
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