Steven Wilson Yes Close To The Edge in Dolby Atmos (out in March!)

[sjcorne]

Scheiner's mixes in my opinion are super-hot and way too discrete.

I assume this is referring to Porcupine Tree's In Absentia and Deadwing? The vast majority of his work does not exhibit the 'loudness war' sound, those are definitely outliers in that regard. In fact - based on how sonically-pristine most of his other surround mixes are (highlights for me include America Homecoming, Beck Sea Change, and the recently-released Madeleine Peyroux Let's Walk), I'd be willing to bet that the original files he turned in for mastering sounded better than what was actually released - but of course there's no way to prove that.

 

[JulesRules]

I thought the Crossroads Festival mixes Scheiner did were some of the loudest I'd ever heard on a music DVD. But it's been a while.

 

[César]

Does anyone want the full (or what seems to be the full) Rainbow concert?
https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/18753

 

[H.A.L.]

Oh boy oh boy oh boy!!! Just arrived.

[edit: Amazon Prime US; I'll probably get another from Burning Shed shortly ]

 

[PurpleMoustache]

Very excited to hear impressions, but I’m still playing price chicken on this one

 

[H.A.L.]

First impressions on the Dolby Atmos:

Where you expected "atmospheric sounds" you really get it!

However, where I expected crystalline ringing tones on "And You and I" it seemed a bit more reverbed, and muddied. But that's just me on initial hearing.

 

[JimHansonDC]

I do not want to wait until 10 pm.
Bring it NOW!

 

[srbjab]

So far only a couple of stereo tracks from the Super Deluxe Edition are available on Apple Music - a live track and a "new" Steven Wilson edit. Neither one is particularly memorable, but Siberian Khatru (live) does feature quite a bit of mellotron.

 

[César]

Disc two contains the new Atmos mix:

 

[César]

First and quick listen on Apple Music and, oh boy, this is good! Definitely much better than the 5.1 that I liked but always thought lacked of some b*ll*cks

 

[H.A.L.]

First and quick listen on Apple Music and, oh boy, this is good! Definitely much better than the 5.1 that I liked but always thought lacked of some b*ll*cks

For sure there is a lot of movement -- during an early instrumental, the instruments swirl around the room rather dizzyingly.

 

[fourml8r]

Very excited to hear impressions, but I’m still playing price chicken on this one

i am a holdout out also. it was just released today and the amazon price already dropped $11.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DT1M6MYD

 

[sjcorne]

I've done a review of the new Blu-Ray in the box set that speaks to some of the differences between the 2013 and 2025 5.1 mixes, as well as getting into how the Atmos mix sounds on a 7.1.4 setup (I thought it was pretty amazing). Check it out! https://immersiveaudioalbum.com/yes-close-to-the-edge-5-1-surround-sound-dolby-atmos/

 

[JimHansonDC]

Disc two contains the new Atmos mix:

It still shows as Lossless not Atmos on the Apple Music album info but it streams in Atmos. Hooray!!!

 

[JimHansonDC]

I've done a review of the new Blu-Ray in the box set that speaks to some of the differences between the 2013 and 2025 5.1 mixes, as well as getting into how the Atmos mix sounds on a 7.1.4 setup (I thought it was pretty amazing). Check it out! https://immersiveaudioalbum.com/yes-close-to-the-edge-5-1-surround-sound-dolby-atmos/

Great review and now I'm mere minutes away from leaving for a trip to the Edge, maybe even over it.

 

[splinter7]

Oh boy oh boy oh boy!!! Just arrived.

[edit: Amazon Prime US; I'll probably get another from Burning Shed shortly ]

What the???!!! Amazon US had it in stock and delivered in sync with other world retail outlets??? That is a rarity

 

[cornwall198]

Me too - woooo!!!

 

[minimumtumbleweed]

Surprised this one is already out on Tidal/Apple, given that Fragile still isn't.

 

[colsky]

Mine arrived today. Another version of the best album ever made, how could I not

Not listened to the bluray yet, but currently listening to the newly remastered original mix on cd, which sounds amazing.

 

[Petr Kropotkin]

I've done a review of the new Blu-Ray...

The only problem I have with your review is the final sentence: "Looking to the future, It will be interesting to see if the next two records ... are earmarked next for the Dolby Atmos treatment."

I think it should be reworded to read: "Looking to the future, it will now be compulsory that the next two records ... are earmarked for the Dolby Atmos treatment. A failure to do so should go before the ICJ in The Hague as a "crime against music".