Steven Wilson's next confirmed remix is....

**Valen** · 02-09-2015

Fragile!

Just confirmed in an interview posted on Facebook just now.

**miamiscot** · 02-09-2015

Awesome!!!! Fragile is my favorite album of all time. #1. The Best. (in my worthless opinion.)

I'm already looking forward to XTC Oranges And Lemons that is apparently all wrapped up.

**Valen** · 02-09-2015

Apparently there are several more remixes ready to roll out through the year. They were all done last year so that SW can focus on his own stuff this year.

**flytomars** · 02-09-2015

Originally Posted by Valen

Apparently there are several more remixes ready to roll out through the year. They were all done last year so that SW can focus on his own stuff this year.

Care to elaborate?

**gilawi** · 02-09-2015

If that's so, it will be a completely letdown. Was eagerly waiting for the remix of TFTO. A 5.i Sorround mix of this recording will have much more impact than with Fragile.

**Paulrus** · 02-09-2015

Color me less than enthused about this one. Fragile is the probably the one Yes album where I have a hard time imagining anyone being able to improve upon Eddie Offord's work.

**Jack in Wilmington** · 02-09-2015

I have the DVD-A of Fragile and it is excellent. I'd find it hard to improve on that.

**helix** · 02-09-2015

Originally Posted by Paulrus

Color me less than enthused about this one. Fragile is the probably the one Yes album where I have a hard time imagining anyone being able to improve upon Eddie Offord's work.

I agree completely

I also think that the original vinyl pressings trump any digitally mastered disc. one album that I cue up the turntable over the disc player

**Phlakaton** · 02-09-2015

Originally Posted by helix

I agree completely

I also think that the original vinyl pressings trump any digitally mastered disc. one album that I cue up the turntable over the disc player

+1 It sounds fantastic already.

**the winter tree** · 02-09-2015

Eddie Offord rules!

**progman1975** · 02-09-2015

Spectral Mornings is one of them

**flytomars** · 02-09-2015

Originally Posted by progman1975

Spectral Mornings is one of them

Right, forgot about that one, thanks!

**Dedatolo** · 02-09-2015

Ah, pity, I dreamed about Going for the One, my favorite...

**mellotron storm** · 02-09-2015

Originally Posted by Phlakaton

+1 It sounds fantastic already.

I was going to post the same, Fragile in my opinion sounds amazing just the way it is.

**rojon** · 02-09-2015

Originally Posted by Jack in Wilmington

I have the DVD-A of Fragile and it is excellent. I'd find it hard to improve on that.

Agreed.

Although I quite like his CTTE mix, I'm very let down by TYA and Relayer. I listened to Weidner's Fragile DVD-A afterwards and thought it was a shame that he wasn't in charge of all these. I just don't see a big market for this so they are going to need some spectacular bonus material, and they have already used America.

**Valen** · 02-10-2015

Originally Posted by flytomars

Care to elaborate?

Just repeating what was said in the interview. I'm surprised SW actually let slip on any titles - he's usually quite discrete until the record company confirm a release date.

Slightly disappointed to be honest - I've already got the Fragile dvd-a and was hoping it would be Going For The One, which to my ears has always sounded thin and lacking in bottom end (cue Spinal Tap song......)

**JJ88** · 02-10-2015

Originally Posted by Paulrus

Color me less than enthused about this one. Fragile is the probably the one Yes album where I have a hard time imagining anyone being able to improve upon Eddie Offord's work.

This is how I feel about almost all of the albums he's doing new stereo mixes of...nothing really wrong with them as they are so I'm not interested really. 'Aqualung' was the exception for me and I did buy that and enjoyed it.

I know 'Relayer' has its detractors but the manic shrillness is IMHO part of what that album is. Did I read about some of the 'battle sounds' of 'The Gates Of Delirium' missing from his remix (presumably out of necessity, missing multi-tracks etc.)?

GFTO is indeed a deeply problematic recording...but I fear that huge, trebly echo is on the recording itself. I may be wrong.

**bondegezou** · 02-10-2015

Can someone give a link to the interview? I couldn't find it.

Henry

**Sid Smith** · 02-10-2015

It's this one, Henry

**bondegezou** · 02-10-2015

^ Thanks!

Henry

**zeprogmeister** · 02-10-2015

For cd I quite enjoy the MFSL version, I doubt he can top that.

**Booba Kastorsky** · 02-10-2015

Originally Posted by rojon

Agreed.

Although I quite like his CTTE mix, I'm very let down by TYA and Relayer. I listened to Weidner's Fragile DVD-A afterwards and thought it was a shame that he wasn't in charge of all these. I just don't see a big market for this so they are going to need some spectacular bonus material, and they have already used America.

I also wan't impressed by Relayer mix. I can't hear much improvement vs Rino's remastered that IMHO doesn't sound very good.
In my humble opinion, the best sounding version of Gates of Delirium can be found in Yes Symphonic DVD.

**Rand Kelly** · 02-11-2015

Originally Posted by rojon

Agreed.

Although I quite like his CTTE mix, I'm very let down by TYA and Relayer. I listened to Weidner's Fragile DVD-A afterwards and thought it was a shame that he wasn't in charge of all these. I just don't see a big market for this so they are going to need some spectacular bonus material, and they have already used America.

Didn't you guys think that the DVD-A Rhino released of Fragile has too much reverb added? Especially on Mood For A Day?

**rojon** · 02-11-2015

Originally Posted by Rand Kelly

Didn't you guys think that the DVD-A Rhino released of Fragile has too much reverb added? Especially on Mood For A Day?

Well, I know what you're saying on Mood For A Day, the reverb is very present. Would I pull it back a touch? Maybe a bit but not so for the rest of the album, overall very clean and bright with sounds well placed.

I can find things I would change on any mix. My personal favorite of the 5.1's is CTTE, but I think the melotrons come across a little too brash. Weidner's Fragile is my second favorite but it seems odd that the low synth was omitted in South Side of the Sky coming out of the piano/vocal interlude. But these are fairly small complaints on a remix of such well known material. I think these two entries are about as good as you can get.

I only wish I could say the same for the last two 5.1 entries. I'm surprised that no one here had an issue with the center channel vocals. There is nothing I can do to compensate for their dull muted sound. They sit low in the mix but even if I boost the center volume, they still sound very flat against the brighter instrumentation.

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PS - In the spirit of fairness I should maybe say the Weidner's 5.1 mix of Magnification comes across as flat overall which I don't get from the regular stereo CD mix.