Headphone Dust is also shipping, togethe with the latest Gentle Giant.
So, how would you rate Black Sea versus the existing XTC SW issues?
Just curious.
It's better than "Drums & Wires" (and I LOVED "Drums & Wires") but it's not necessarily better than "Skylarking" and "Oranges & Lemons". It's just very different than those two records.
I'll try to write a thorough review of the disc tomorrow, but for now, let me just say, it's one of the easiest '10's this year.
Different in which way?
Still waiting... and I reckon I won't have it till another week or two. Can't wait!It's Black Sea Friday!
Who's got their copy yet?
Here's the poll thread:
https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/showthread.php?24080-XTC-BLACK-SEA-Blu-Ray-Audio
I can't wait to hear what all of you think of this disc!
It's my favorite 5.1 mix released so far this year (along with "To The Bone")
Happy listening!
I find "Black Sea" to be a very different record musically than albums like "Skylarking" & "Oranges & Lemons".
"Black Sea" has a very raw & energetic sound to it, and it was recorded at the height of XTC as a live band...
Roland Orzabal of Tears For Fears at SDE talking about The Black Sea:
http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/r...a-roland-orzabal-reviews-xtcs-latest-reissue/
So, we have another re-release to consider. Why buy it? Well, it’s the first 5.1 mix to be had from this album, and, unsurprisingly (cos I’ve worked with him), the mixing by Steven Wilson is superlative. Sit in the centre of the speakers like you’re supposed to or sit with the main mix on the right and the sub-mix on the left and it’s quite amazing. It’s like being in the perfect rehearsal room with the band; the acoustic guitar overdub on Generals and Majors popping out of the back-left speaker is a revelation, the metallic percussion on Paper and Iron too – it’s a new, for me, way of listening to a very familiar record, it plays with your ears and spatial awareness while making you, despite the odd ping-pong-related injury, want to dance like a drunken teenager.
Unfortunately, the pre-Padgham recordings are just not on the same level as Black Sea, the additional tracks are merely, in my opinion, additional tracks, but the surround-sound remixing of Smokeless Zone and Don’t Lose Your Temper brings those songs a lot closer to the quality of the main album.
There is a gulf between this audio experience and what you hear on streaming services. Maybe they will catch up one day? Until then, stay cheerful!
I'm still waiting for my XTC-Black Sea from Burning Shed here in Maryland (shipped on 11/20). The last time a shipment from them took this long, it never arrived. Anybody else in the US still waiting for this from Burning Shed?
No, mine arrived several days ago from them. I'm in Illinois.
I'm still waiting for my XTC-Black Sea from Burning Shed here in Maryland (shipped on 11/20). The last time a shipment from them took this long, it never arrived. Anybody else in the US still waiting for this from Burning Shed?
I'm still waiting as well. Shipped the same day as yours.
Shoot. I hope it's not lost because the last time a shipment from them went missing, they made me wait a couple of months before they would refund or replace it.
I should add that was with standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) with which they aren't obligated to replace or refund at all, but they did eventually. Unfortunately, I ordered this with standard shipping also.
I'm still waiting for my XTC-Black Sea from Burning Shed here in Maryland (shipped on 11/20). The last time a shipment from them took this long, it never arrived. Anybody else in the US still waiting for this from Burning Shed?
Still waiting on my Bill Bruford box. Shipped 24/10 from Flaming Farm, but never arrived in the Netherlands.
Greetings,
Fred.
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