Don't forget they're also creating the software plug-in to encourage more people to create in quad. Although the idea behind initially working with moogfest and KamranV isn't to necessarily promote the format as much as promote an idea - those people get together and just futz with technology because they can, for the love of art and the love of creation. Getting some hardware and encoding software into the hands of a few hundred nutters who love the medium is worth doing imho.
I think releasing her album in discreet might undermine that purpose to a degree. Plus it's a live album, so it really is a high-level concept to match the release concept. I've listened to it, it's synthesized sound-scape, amazingly surround, It's not traditionally melodious but it is fun and engaging (to my ears anyway)
The unit we're supplying is a modified version of the dev kit board rather than a fully cased surround master, so it really is aimed at the tech-head enthusiast who loves to tinker, which is what this entire group of people are about, and I love it.
I mean, even David Byrne was releasing quad material in the late 90's when he remixed Talking Heads material - he just didn't really promote the fact. It's still around.
Oh, and for what it's worth, we're talking / discussing quad with other artists as well. Also open to suggestion if you think any particular artist should do something like this for quad's sake.
Yours, in a white wine sauce,
~D
