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I think the only reason the digital release sounds better is that since there's no CD release this time we're getting the vinyl master files as a download as well.

The 5.1 album is a simple 5.1 up-mix though. Nothing paricularily interesting.

Also, I've got no idea if it's true or not (never actually looked into it), but I once heard that the whole "Betamax is slightly better than VHS in quality" is actually the case but in a different way that most people think it is - namely, that the studio quality/professional Betamax tape...

I remember seeing a fan video of Ethnicolor and it was a much more modern remix. I'd say it's borderline Dubstep at times. It's dubstep-ish, yes. There's an interesting dubstep-ish bass sound and hi-hats. The snare, however is more in the vein of the original 1984 version. It's a very interesting f...

Off the back of this thread, I've just been listening to Equinoxe Pt. 4 (Extended Mix) from the Rarities Vol 3 collection: Q1: Is the extended mix played a higher tempo than the album edit? It certainly sounds "faster" to my ear Q2: Was it produced contemporaneously with the album? Did Mi...

The title says it all... I know he performed Ethnicolor there, which was rare for the Electronica tour. It would have been cool to see the official video with the shots that capture the area from a further distance like shown in the clip at 4:40 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFBQfu2u1lA FYI t...

Anyone know what is the type of sound/synth JMJ used in Rendez Vous 4 on his live concert in Monaco? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJAUxVsZjhU Most Yamaha ROMplers released in this century have a waveform called "FM Guitar" that sounds exactly the same, although this can be very easily ...

The lack of transitions is mind-boggling given that they were there during the original performance in January 2022.

Dr_Jones wrote: ↑Sat Jan 14, 2023 7:35 pm I made a recording

My man!

Dr_Jones wrote: ↑Sat Jan 14, 2023 6:20 pmNew track

No audience recording I suppose?

What was it like? EDM? More Oxymore? Melody?

Musically speaking, JM should put more effort into these events. Not only playbacking Oxymore, but some pieces could be played from back catalogue. Would be curious how he sees the concept of his future tours for example. Only one-man show from now on, or will he invite partners on stage. I'm prett...

Can't have any bonus tracks on albums since it changes the album... He said that? lol Can't we just get a true definitive answer on all questions for once without any speculation. Like, directly from the horse's mouth? Nah, he doesn't care and tends to "massages" the truth depending on, I...

(Oddly enough, the 2018 LP version sounds like the strings are "lagging" more than ever before, even though the "delayed" strings are on the left channel as they'd have been in the 1997 CD. :P) You mean "right". The delayed strings are (correctly) on the right from 199...

nexxxus wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 8:54 pm Ok let's admit for it but otherwise there are no rules for this or there may be exceptions... no?

There is no rule, but in this case this is in fact what JMJ intended - left-to-right.

^^ No reactions to this bombshell at all?