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Post by Jules on Aug 3, 2023 22:46:47 GMT
I somehow kinda ignored the news of this until I saw this thread about it. www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/threads/tears-for-fears-seeds-of-love-new-atmos-mix-by-sw.34496/This part in particular stood out: "I think "Sowing The Seeds Of Love" now has the correct vocal take all the way through" Of course, an upgrade happens a mere three years after we finally got the box set. But then again, the set was ready to be released years before that (Steven's 5.1 mix is from 2015) and we know what happened with the endless delays.
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Post by Jules on Aug 3, 2023 22:48:24 GMT
"Later this year"
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Post by Jules on Mar 13, 2024 10:17:06 GMT
Steven talks a bit about the new Atmos mix. As we discussed in our last interview, Tears For Fears’ The Seeds Of Love (1989) has to be one of the most complex–if not the most complex–album you’ve remixed thus far. What was it like revisiting those sessions again almost a decade later for the Atmos mix?
Almost without exception, whenever I go back to older work I’ve done–even something as recent as a year ago–I find myself thinking “why did I do that?” I suppose I’m constantly learning from my mistakes and thinking of new ways to approach these things purely from experience. So I wouldn’t say I was horrified by my original 5.1 mix–it still sounds pretty epic–but there are definitely things I wanted to approach differently for the Atmos. I still can’t get over how dense the production is on that record, especially the second half. Maybe it was too big even for 5.1?
Roland [Orzabal] would probably say there was too much going on, but I love that album for all the criticism it gets from certain quarters about being overproduced and over-wrought. I couldn’t disagree more, I think it's a masterpiece and wouldn’t change anything about it. That said, there’s definitely a case to be made that it was too big and layered for stereo to contain. It sounded great in 5.1, but it’s even better now in Atmos. I met Bob Clearmountain at an audio conference a few years ago and had the chance to ask him about his experience working on The Seeds Of Love. His mix of “Woman In Chains” is the one that’s on the record, but I didn’t know that they rejected his work on “Sowing The Seeds Of Love” and “Year Of The Knife.”
They used half of his mix for “Year Of The Knife.” That track actually cuts to a completely different mix halfway through. I didn’t realize this until I got the multitrack tapes, but it cuts to a completely different performance by a different band in a different studio on a different year. I think it happens on the word “rain.” The whole first half has a programmed rhythm track, then the second half has Simon Phillips on drums. It’s mind-blowing when you get into these things and start to realize some of the creative decisions that have been made over the years. The edit is pretty seamless, but once you figure it out you might never be able to unhear it. [laughs] immersiveaudioalbum.com/qa-steven-wilson-on-touring-the-harmony-codex-remixing-the-grateful-dead-in-dolby-atmos-and-more/
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