Well took the plunge and ordered to be quite Frank these sets font seem to loose their value and while I preferred older pre Harrison Pineapple thief this one does sound interesting as a concept and Bruce does do quite nice surround mixes
The picture of the dvd does say DVD audio/video. Could it be an actual dvd-a/v?
It is on Amazon UK, but at the moment it's a whopping £43.99 + shipping!I might think that Amazon will finally post a pre-order for the 2CD/DVD version. They do list the CD version on pre-order...
Thanks Neil, that sounds very promising. On the first solo album Bruce already did a nice trick with the LFE. In Born In Delusion at one point the Strang Kind of Love chorus is also in the sub.It's been a while, and the album has now gone off for pressing, so I thought I would update this thread with some feedback from the play testing. The album and surround mixes (in DTS 24/96) are both superb. Some of Bruce's best ever song writing, imho, and even better than his first solo album! The surround mixes are very active, dynamic and very discrete, and there's a number of factors that make the songs great candidates for surround, including some amazing harmonies, muli-layered guitars/synths, use of ambient effects and a lot of low end.
With the low end in mind Bruce's also created two different 5.1 mixes; one has a lot more in the LFE - the other doesn't, to avoid overloading systems/speakers that aren't "full range" and may already have a lot in the sub from bass management. This, apparently, came about following some discussions he had (with a mastering engineer) about how the LFE is often only lightly used in 5.1 mixes. It'll be very interesting to see how this goes down, as it's the only time I'm aware that it's been done.
In addition to the main album there are also (two) 5.1 mixes of every track given the acoustic treatment, plus two "bonus" tracks not on the main album. The acoustic mixes are stripped back recordings and sound rather more intimate than the full versions, maybe giving an insight into Bruce's song writing process (this is speculation on my part, rather than being anything he's confirmed.)
This is a great package of surround material and is sure to go down very well with anyone who likes Bruce's first solo album and/or his Pineapple Thief material.
Aaaaand this one joins the list of albums that are 3 times as expensive as they ought to be (and arguably light on features). This would have been a nice opportunity to get the debut MC mix out to more fans.
A review of the album here:
https://www.sonicperspectives.com/album-reviews/bruce-soord-all-this-will-be-yours/
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