Drexciya - Journey Of The Deep Sea Dweller IV

[Herr Jan]

It's coming, this is enough confirmation for me:

 

 

As previous editions, it'll probably released early in the new year (part I in early 2011, part II in early 2012, etc.). Rumours are there are more unreleased tracks on this one, so I'm looking forward to this one!

[Guest skibby]

i'm disappoint. why is there a freeware plugin in this screenshot. eeewww. not very professional, if youre going to be a top producer, you need to have the plutonium bundle, which contains a more accurate scope than that freeware garbage.

[khov]

some great records were produced with lofi equipments (including freeware..)

[dr lopez]

jesus finally.

 

i guess i bought #3 in march but still seems like forever ago and I need to complete the SET. Let's hope they do it right this time---packaging wise. aka leave the IV on the spine... idiots.

[psn]

Unreleased tracks, yeah!

[Franciscus]

finally i can finish my collection. this was supposed to release almost one year ago...

[awepittance]

I don't feel so bad now i still use the shit out of Waves Q

[B1000]

i hope they add some autotune to the trax, vsts fuck yeah

[Guest mrgypsum]

is this the last one? from the on set there was to be 4.. it would be nice to have EVERy track presented

[Berk]

Shouldn't it bother you more that analogue tape gets digitally mastered on a computer (and then pressed on vinyl) than the fact that free VSTs are being used for that?

[Herr Jan]

i'm disappoint. why is there a freeware plugin in this screenshot. eeewww. not very professional, if youre going to be a top producer, you need to have the plutonium bundle, which contains a more accurate scope than that freeware garbage.

 

Shouldn't it bother you more that analogue tape gets digitally mastered on a computer (and then pressed on vinyl) than the fact that free VSTs are being used for that?

 

Ok, I'll bite then:

 

 

 

I only read moaning here about HOW he does it, not a word about what the endresults are. The first 3 editions I got on vinyl and they are great. It is really the FIRST time that I prefer a remaster over the original. Considering I like Drexciya because of the raw sound, I think this is quite the accomplishment.

 

Besides that, it isn't like this guy has just used a torrented version of Fruity Loops with some freeware vst's for twenty years and never used analogue tape recorders, he knows what's up. You'd be amazed to see what this guy did for mastering jobs, let alone his own productions.

 

 

Anyway, for whom it may interest, here is an interview with Alden Tyrell about the mastering of the Drexicya series (4 in total afaik):

 

http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2012/07/11/alden-tyrell-remastering-the-masters/

 

Or check out this interview with him from +-10 years ago (from 3:45 or so):

 

 

 

[psn]

Thanks for that film, Herr Jan. Hadn't seen that one before!

[joshuatxuk]

Thanks for that film, Herr Jan. Hadn't seen that one before!

 

Yeah same here. What freeware is he using? I see his use of it more as an endorsement of the vst than anything else. I couldn't find the one skibby mentioned.

 

The Drexciya sourced tapes aren't 24bit, 96khz digital masters either:

 

 

 

“Our guy in Detroit digitized all DATs and multitrack tapes to WAV then did it again on our request because the new sound device he used sounded way better than the first,” Martijn says. “After that we put all the tracks together, had a meeting with some people working at Clone and made selections that kept on changing till the end!”

 

That drove me nuts when people kept scoffing at BoC Old Tunes tapes - how they rather wait for the "masters" to be used in reissued. My response was "what masters? their DAT tapes?" Anything made by underground musicians, especially from the late 90s and older, is not going to be hi-fi by industry standards. We're talking DAT and cassette tapes, 16 or 12 bit or even 8bit sampling, Atari sequencers, cheaper rack units, etc. One could argue a lot of freeware is actually better in quality and performance (and inherently less 'analog' in sound).

 

I see what Skibby is saying but as Herr Jan pointed out, Tyrell knows his stuff. It's more about knowing how to master and not the tools themselves.

[Herr Jan]

Thanks for that film, Herr Jan. Hadn't seen that one before!

 

NP, it's a pretty good documentary innit. If you want to see it in actual good quality in 1 piece, check it out here: https://intergalacticfm.com/tv-on-demand.php

 

'New' unreleased Drexciya track from the upcoming album was just posted btw. Decide for yourself!

 

[kichiguy]

What a guy beat me to it

[Redruth]

https://clone.nl/item29083.html

[Stock]

Will buy only if they put Sighting in the Abyss on it

[Guest skibby]

i was just trollin yall, im just angry that wavs hasn't sponsored me.

 

the freeware is 'span'

 

i use only freeware if i can.

 

who knows what brand of brush the greatest paintings were made with? the chisel brand name that carved the kings chamber?

 

<3 drexciya

[joshuatxuk]

who knows what brand of brush the greatest paintings were made with? the chisel brand name that carved the kings chamber?

 

hahaha

 

Were their painting-philes back in the day? Like snobbish middle aged dudes standing around scoffing at grounding abstract and impressionist art and talking about how great their reissued 5.1 remaster of some Baroque painting looks great in their tube frame.

[zupiclone]

Will buy only if they put Sighting in the Abyss on it

 

Black Sea

[Friendly Foil]

If Black Sea is on there, I'll buy five copies. And then play them at the same time.

[Herr Jan]

If Black Sea is on there, I'll buy five copies. And then play them at the same time.

 

We've got a deal! Tracklist & previews up now, release date will be december!

 

 

 

https://clone.nl/item29082.html

 

https://clone.nl/item29083.html

 

So thrilled about this tracklist, couldn't be better

[Friendly Foil]

I hate when my wishes come true :<

[brian trageskin]

i like the original mastering of "sighting in the abyss" way more than this one.

 

 

i also find tyrell's "vampire island" (journey III) weaker than the original.

[awesomeperson]

Enjoying Unknown Journey VII