The Pineapple Thief - Dissolution (Virtual Surround - FLAC) [ADHDerby]



Virtual Surround is a technology which allows you to listen to music, watch movies, or play video games with surround effects using any set of two channel stereo headphones. I'm a big surround music fan and made this album so I can listen it in surround through headphones on a portable player. The sources of this release are surround versions of the tracks ripped from the Blu-ray release. I've converted them to virtual surround with Creative's BlasterX Acoustic Engine Pro. Using state-of-the-art technology, it gives an enhanced virtual 7.1 channel surround sound experience with regular stereo headphones.

Genre: Rock
Style: Progressive Rock
Release Date: Aug 31, 2018
Label: Kscope - KSCOPE543
Source: Blu-ray DTS-HD MA 96/24 5.1
Resampler: Adobe Audition
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Codec: FLAC

Dissolution is the twelfth studio album by British rock band The Pineapple Thief, released on 31 August 2018 through Kscope. It's the band’s second album to feature King Crimson and Porcupine Tree drummer Gavin Harrison. The new material establishes The Pineapple Thief’s intent to elevate themselves to new heights, with a desire to develop their songwriting and technical capabilities. The album concept tells of the often dark consequences of living in a society in which everything is played out on a public stage, a theme paralleled in the cover art, which was created by ‘glitching’ the original photographs.

Songwriter Bruce Soord explains “broadly speaking the title reflects the disintegration of relationships and the undoing of our social fabric. In a time when we are supposed to be bound closer together than ever, I have never felt so apart from the world.  We are living through a revolution and right now I am not sure it’s a good one. Lyrically this is the most vivid I have been.”

Bruce Soord elaborates on the writing and recording process with “We’ve once again been joined by Gavin Harrison. It’s been a real collaborative journey between the 4 of us writing and recording this record, with the songs taking on a life of their own.  When everyone pulls in the same direction, amazing things can happen.  The Pineapple Thief is a different proposition with Gavin.  This time he was with me from the inception of ‘Dissolution’ and together we took the songs into territory I wouldn’t have found on my own. We found ourselves pushing each other so much further, both technically and artistically. There were times in the depths of the writing and recording process, which took 6 months, that I felt so exhilarated but at the same time exhausted and overwhelmed, that I couldn’t imagine us ever finishing the record.  Every day we found ourselves finding that extra something we didn’t know we had.  None of us would let anyone or anything get in the way of what we felt the album should become.  I look back on the process with immense pride.”

Gavin Harrison added “It’s been fantastic to collaborate with these guys again – especially as this time I’ve been involved from the ground up. It’s been a most inspiring effort and I think it will prove to be the best yet.”

The Blu-ray also includes re-imagined (semi-unplugged) versions of six Dissolution tracks, plus the bonus track "Am I Better Now?" (all are included in this release). The mixing was handled by Soord and Harrison, and mastering was done by the band's keyboardist Steve Kitch. + Ace guitarist David Torn guests on the song White Mist.


Tracklist:

01. Not Naming Any Names (2:06)
02. Try As I Might (4:26)
03. Threatening War (6:36)
04. Uncovering Your Tracks (4:29)
05. All That You've Got (3:26)
06. Far Below (4:36)
07. Pillar Of Salt (1:24)
08. White Mist (11:06)
09. Shed A Light (5:16)

Bonustracks (Semi-Unplugged):

10. Try As I Might (re-imagined) (5:19)
11. Threatening War (re-imagined) (3:52)
12. Far Below (re-imagined) (4:16)
13. Not Naming Any Names (re-imagined) (2:04)
14. White Mist (re-imagined) (6:18)
15. Shed A Light (re-imagined) (4:24)
16. Am I Better Now? (3:16)


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