Ultravox - Lament

 

Year: 06.09.2024
Genre: Pop
Atmos Engineer: Steven Wilson
EAN: 840401707739

Audio streams on the Blu-ray:

• Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos Mix
• Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix (96kHz / 24)
• Steven Wilson Stereo Mix (96kHz / 24)
• 1984 Original Stereo Mix (96kHz / 24)

Additionally the blu-ray features three non-album B-sides (and an A-side!) in all four audio streams listed above. They are:

• Easterly (B-side to ‘One Small Day’)
• Building (B-side to ‘Dancing With Tears In My Eyes’)
• Love’s Great Adventure (single from Oct 84)

Review...

Dolby Atmos in TrueHD is much more precise in terms of sonic finesse and spatialization than Tidal’s Dolby Atmos version (or other streaming versions from Amazon and Apple). The stereo downmix offers a more open stereo version than the remastered stereo versions. Steven Wilson’s Dolby Atmos mix is a great success, making full use of all the channels and successfully distributing the instruments and choirs in space, bringing the tracks to life even more. Steven Wilson perfectly masters the balance between respecting the original while bringing coherent spatialization to the music.

Rating:

Dynamic: ●●●●o (4.5)
Bandwidth: ●●●●o (4)
Spatialization: ●●●●●●●●●o (8.8)
Restitution: ●●●●● (5)