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Steven Wilson’s Raven in 5.1 on Blu-ray: The Undisputed Surround Sound Standard

BY MIKE METTLER

Just when you think Steven Wilson is at the surround sound pinnacle, he ratchets it up another level.

I first heard The Raven That Refused to Sing (and Other Stories) at a playback session in New York’s Avatar Studios back on January 15, 2013. And this is how you know I’m super-hardcore dedicated to […]

By |January 1st, 2014|High Resolution Reviews|4 Comments
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R.I.P. Lou Reed: The Great American Aural Novelist

BY MIKE METTLER — OCTOBER 28, 2013

The garage-punk poet laureate has closed his eyes and passed thru fire. Lou Reed died in Amagansett, New York on October 27, 2013, at age 71, from complications following a liver transplant back in May. As rightfully lauded as Reed is for his confessional, envelope-pushing songwriting and overall […]

By |October 28th, 2013|Odds & Sods|2 Comments
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