Continuing their reissue campaign, The Band's classic fourth album, “Cahoots,” has been remixed, remastered, and expanded, including all new multi-channel and stereo mixes by Bob Clearmountain. The deluxe 50th Anniversary Edition also contains a partial bootleg concert live at the Olympia Theatre in Paris in 1971, along with unreleased alternate mixes and outtakes. The Blu-ray audio disc features Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround sound and hi-res stereo audio. Additionally, 2xCD, Digital Download, and 180g black Vinyl formats are also available. Recorded at the unfinished Bearsville Sounds Studios in early 1971, The Band was excited to lay down the tracks for their fourth studio album in as many… Continue Reading

Over the recent years Alan Parsons has toured the globe, performing hits and complete albums from his deep catalogue of music. However, while many progressive rock fans have seen his live shows in person, there are a much smaller number who were able to see the live performance with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Thankfully this was recorded in high resolution video and audio and the "One Note Symphony: Live In Tel Aviv" show has been released by Frontier Music in a variety of formats including: 2CD + DVD, Blu-ray, 3xLP, and Digital formats. For the technically minded and critical analyzers, the product and the main menu audio selection listed both DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0… Continue Reading

“Abiogenesis” is the latest high-resolution surround sound single from David Delbridge. The dark ambient Instrumental provides another immersive Dolby Atmos surround sound experience. Following his debut single, “Heat Death,” this new surround track assures a return to the artist’s eerie world, this time with a tonal plot twist. “If ‘Heat Death’ was the end, ‘Abiogenesis’ is the rebirth, explains Delbridge. “Both tracks are decidedly dark, but here, the melody offers a trace of hope amidst the electronic gloom and doom.” The track was composed and produced single-handedly by Delbridge and exhibits the artist’s competence on a variety of musical instruments including: electric guitars,… Continue Reading

Depending on how one counts it, “An Hour Before It's Dark“ is considered Marillion's 20th studio album, written and recorded at the start of the global pandemic. On this release the band focused on two core subject matters, the ongoing environmental crisis that has the potential to dramatically affect all life on earth, and the Covid-19 Pandemic that has affected humankind around the world. The album is available in a number of formats, including a limited deluxe artbook boxset, CD + DVD, standalone Blu-ray, and various colored Vinyl editions. Hi-Res surround aficionados, like myself, will most likely desire the Blu-ray version which contains a lossless 96khz / 24-bit LPCM stereo mix and a… Continue Reading