Sunday, October 16, 2011
Rush sound engineer Rich Chycki on Clockwork Angels recording, Sector box sets
UPDATE - 10/20@7:33PM: There are some interesting comments in MusicTAP's post on the Sector box sets from yesterday (thanks Hank N). Especially this one from Bill Hunt of The Digital Bits website:
Just a heads-up: Universal Music just confirmed to me that these box sets will be CD sets (music in 44.1/16) with only one album upgraded to DVD lossless per set. (They were apparently remastered in 96/24 then downconverted for CD. However, all 15 albums are going to be available as full 96/24 downloads at HDTracks.com for about $18 each. I'm trying to talk them into discounts for ordering multiple albums at once.
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UPDATE - 10/19@9:43AM: Here's the official press release for the Sector box sets release.
Rush sound engineer Rich Chycki posted to his blog earlier this evening updating us on the various projects he has in the works including some news regarding the recording of Rush's upcoming Clockwork Angels album:
... Currently, Rush, producer Nick Raskulinecz and myself are reconvening to complete the recording of Rush's next studio album Clockwork Angels. Sorry, no timeline for completion yet ...
It good to hear that things are finally underway. The band plans to release the album on their new label Roadrunner Records sometime in the first of half of 2012 with a supporting tour to follow.
Rich also chimed in on the Sector box sets:
... Based on the strong feedback from the Moving Pictures 5.1 remix, Universal Records had asked me to remix Fly By Night, A Farewell To Kings and Signals in surround to be included in their 'Sector' series of box set releases currently underway. Like Moving Pictures, all the multitrack masters I worked with were transferred from the original analog tapes at 96 kHz/24 bit resolution and this quality was maintained right down to the finished master. Listeners are in for a revelation of new detail for these releases. ...
The 3 6-disc Sector box sets will release on November 21st and span Rush's entire 15-album Mercury Records recording career. Each set contains five of their 15 Mercury albums in chronological order, all transferred to high resolution 96kHz/24-bit along with one album from each set in 5.1; Sector 1 contains Fly By Night in 5.1, Sector 2 has A Farewell to Kings in 5.1, and Sector 3 includes Signals in 5.1. Each album is packaged in a replica vinyl mini-jacket of the original album release. Each set also includes an exclusive booklet packed with unpublished photos, original album lyrics and credits with all three box sets forming a Rush CD road case. You can read Rich's entire blog post at this link.
Related Posts:
[Rush 6-disc Sector box sets; Fly by Night, A Farewell to Kings, Signals in 5.1 coming November 21st]
[Rush 5-CD Sector box sets to release November 21st]
[Rush producer Nick Raskulinecz: Clockwork Angels in pre-production; start recording mid-October]
[Rush signs with Roadrunner Records]
[Excerpts from Classic Rock's Prog magazine Rush feature]
[Alex Lifeson interview from the Toledo Free Press]
[New Geddy Lee radio interview at the UK's 106.1 Rock Radio]
[Short Rush Clockwork Angels feature in March issue of Mojo]
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I'm not sure if this new news... can't see a reference on RIAB.... just noticed these sets listed at the Rush Backstage site.
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Cheers!
While I know the DVD audio in 5.1 and PCM stereo will be a sonic upgrade from previous remaster releases - I would like to know if the CD versions included will be much better than the remaster series. I do not believe there is enough space on a CD for the full 96/24 transfer? Does anyone have an info on this?
#16 - Shred-Man! We sure wish you could climb in your little supersonic rat jet and speed on over to our neck of the woods! I guess we have to wait until RatCon to be reuinited...cuz it feels so good!
Oh no! A Peaches & Herb reference on a Rush site! Why chop off my tail with a carving knife! ;)
True enough, it was just a thought to appease the folks who think it's too slow and plodding at the start(I think it was stated that that was why the boys scratched it off the setlist- also kind of boring to play for them).You're right about the 13/16 part.Speed the rest up to match that perhaps? I don't really know music theory and time signatures so maybe what I'm suggesting is totally off base.
i gotta side with Shred on Jacob's - I feel that by speeding it up, it could lose some of the intensity.
and the 13/16 instrumental part is hard enough to play as it is!
No way! You are like the title of a Queen song off their first album. GREAT KING RAT!!!!!
Jupe-I just now checked it out and good call! Never noticed that. I guess I just downgraded myself to a field mouse for...........about an hour............;)
Nice to hear from you Lance. Basically I like the song/sound in concert to be as close to the album as possible also, just thought if they sped up JL it might be kind of cool and keep both sides happy.If anyone could change it and really pull it off it's our boys right. Did you see the resemblance to FarCry when you speed up the start of JL?
#12 D-A! Wish I could join you all down there as well! Saw the JP pics on FB and it looks like you all had a freakin ball!
Jupe!-I didn't get a chance to chirp in on the Jacob's Ladder comments when I saw them on that thread. Many said the same about TCE in concert (including myself and Rush) and it played live brilliantly. Not a big fan of a Jacob's Ladder accelerated version (no offense) and by the sound of Neil's comments, it won't slot in on the CAT.
Here's another guess. I'll betcha fabrics to dreams that a chunk of it will be included in the R40 Overture.
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