Yes Relayer Steven Wilson Remix

Wow!  It is hard to understand the SW hate present in this thread.  So far, the work I have heard him (Crimson and Yes) do has been exemplary.  I have the new Relayer re-mix on DVDA, ripped the 24/96 to my music server, and it sounds much better than any other version I have heard (including original vinyl in '75).  I have always loved the complexity of Relayer, but the mix/mastering always suffered from being too bright, and too busy sounding.  SW has brought out new details, while at the same time making the entire thing more listenable tonally.  I have not listened to the CD version, as I will always prefer hi res in my system.

A stunning remix of (imo) the best album by Yes!

Steven Wilson is the best thing that has happened to progressive rock in decades. He is audacious but he has earned that through work and discipline. I genuine believe his motivation is nothing but to make music and to preserve the classic notions that we hold about it, such as the idea of the album, the importance to a recordings tone as much as it’s content, and the ability to get the amazing artists to play with him that are genuinely undiscovered but clearly gifted. If he’s trying to get noticed to be cool or have power or influence, he does a great job of hiding it. The audacity to remix classic albums in pot 5.1 is sure to piss people off, but it is a worthy effort. Granted some of the results are not as good as others, possibly because of what he has to work with, but when you hear Hand. Cannot. Erase. In your home theatres sweet spot, it is unearthly. It is not the gimmicky sound of those simulators late model home theatre receivers attempt. It’s is a native mix and the experience is hard to describe. I can’t say any of the remixes can touch that level of sound, but there is new depth. The issue I have heard that sounds the most valid is that since he is remixing the sound to become something very different than say when an album gets a stereo remix to “clean up” older, less masterful studio jobs, he is taking license with how the album sounds in a way that is making assumptions about what the original artists would have wanted. I will stand up for the effort because had those artists been able to practically record in 5.1 and the recording could be enjoyed without unusually equipment, they most surely would have. I know people resist 5.1, 5.2, 7.1, 9.1, and Atmos because we can all be purists, the reality is these recordings have qualities stereo LPs simply can’t achieve. The sampling rate and resolution of blu-ray audio is so dense that there is no sacrifice to digitizing like there was with CDs, which are still close. The added depth of natural tracks really creates the feeling like your standing with the band playing around you in a very natural way, assuming you’re not trying to add some hokey DSP to it. I still cling to my LPs, but I can not deny that I believe all music should be mixed in every multi channel format possible. Technology is not there yet, but it will. Also, playing blu-ray for music is actually clunkier than playing a record IMHO because of how players are generally so badly designed and not geared for audiophiles, but I hope 5.1 recordings become SOP for music generally listen to on couches. To all the doubters, just listen to the 5.1 recording of Hand Cannot Erase on a good System and hear for yourself!

oh yeah....

dr wu23 wrote: So tell us ...how do you really feel about Wilson...?       ps: 'unadolated'...? Really...? ;)

dr wu23 wrote: ^Oh....I never mistake you for Raff. ps: Throw out some of those scores of names of bands  for me...my 'fanboyism' has worn off. ;)

Did this dude straight up disappear?