Their parts spread across the soundstage reflecting from the back channels, a slight dipping into the immersive mixes that follow. Uncommon to many releases, the album opens with the somber “Not Naming any Names,” featuring the sensitive vocals of Bruce Soord and gentle acoustic piano from keyboardist Steve Kitch. Pineapple Thief has maintained a high level of recording quality over the years, and Dissolution is no exception.
I don’t think listeners can go wrong with either one, as overall they both sound incredible. Apparently the DVD and Blu-ray contain the same material, and thus it is the Blu-ray with the surround sound and hi-res album that is reviewed below.īoth the DTS HD MA and LPCM surround sound layers are pretty much identical, although a sensed greater openness on the LPCM layer.
The first CD contains the album, while the second CD contains bonus material exclusive to the deluxe edition. While this review focuses on the stand alone Blu-ray, for collectors I will note that there is a four disc deluxe edition that is package in a large 10.5” book that contains 2 CD’s, a DVD and Blu-ray. Final touches were handled by the band's keyboardist Steve Kitch, who mastered this release. Both Soord and Harrison mixed the album, adding to a growing list of engineering credits for each of them. Recorded across the UK, band members shared ideas via instant messenger. Lyrically this is the most vivid I have been.” We are living through a revolution and right now I am not sure it’s a good one. Songwriter Bruce Soord explains, “In a time when we are supposed to be bound closer together than ever, I have never felt so apart from the world. The dark consequences of living in a world where everything is played out on a public stage becomes the thread for Dissolution, an album that is presented in 5.1 96kHz / 24-bit DTS Master Audio and LPCM, plus LPCM 96kHz / 24-bit hi-res stereo audio on a Blu-ray disc, or bundled in a four disc collector’s edition. Guest musician David Torn also provides his off-kilter abstract guitar tones on the song White Mist. Now two years later, they are back with an all new studio release titled “Dissolution” extending their music to new heights, showcasing even more developed songwriting and technical prowess. There was certainly a high level of fan enthusiasm around the Pineapple Thief’s 2016 release “Your Wilderness”, the first to feature drummer Gavin Harrison.
The deluxe edition contains 2 CD’s + 1 DVD featuring the album on the first CD, an acoustic re-workings and bonus studio tracks on the second CD, plus a 5.1 surround 88.2kHz / 24-bit DTS and hi-res 88.2kHz / 24-bit stereo PCM mixes of the album, along with an acoustic album and bonus studio tracks on the DVD. The album contains two continuous pieces that hark back to the days of vinyl and has been mastered by fellow Pineapple Thief member Steve Kitch. During his walks in Yeovil, Soord made field recordings while he witnessed the “incarcerated souls” ambling into local drug dens, the screaming children on their commute to school, the endless sounds of sirens, and an old man singing while he walked through the neighborhood.įeaturing contemporary production elements intertwined with delicately layered acoustic guitars, Soord delivers familiar vocals with an emotive and accessible view into his contrasting feelings. Embedding elements from the latest musical developments with the Pineapple Thief, Bruce Soord has ambitiously experimented with his own sound on his 2019 release “All This Will Be Yours.” The new album is an intensely personal reflection that is inspired by the joy felt by the birth of his third child juxtaposed by the local deprivation in his hometown.
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