Tag: Porcupine Tree

XTC's Dukes of Stratosphear albums freshly remixed for new 'Psurroundabout Ride' set

XTC’s Dukes of Stratosphear albums freshly remixed for new ‘Psurroundabout Ride’ set

The complete works of The Dukes of Stratosphear — XTC’s short-lived psychedelic side project — have been remixed in stereo and 5.1 Surround by Porcupine Tree frontman Steven Wilson and will be reissued in October as a CD/Blu-ray set called Psurroundabout Ride. Get the full details right here.

XTC's 'Black Sea' being prepped for reissue with new stereo, surround mixes

XTC’s ‘Black Sea’ being prepped for reissue with new stereo, surround mixes

For the last few years, Andy Partridge has been overseeing audiophile reissues of XTC titles, releasing a series of albums — Nonsuch, Drums and Wires, Oranges and Lemons and Skylarking — with new stereo and 5.1 Surround mixes by Porcupine Tree frontman Steven Wilson. It appears Black Sea is next.

XTC launches new reissue series with expanded audiophile edition of 'Nonsuch'

XTC launches new reissue series with expanded audiophile edition of ‘Nonsuch’

XTC this week launched the first of what promises to be a new series of expanded reissues, beginning with the band’s 1992 album Nonusch, which will be re-released this fall with new 5.1 Surround, stereo and high-res stereo mixes as well as Andy Partridge home demos and Colin Moulding work tapes.

Andy Partridge: New 5.1 Surround mix commissioned for XTC's 'Nonsuch' album

Andy Partridge: New 5.1 Surround mix commissioned for XTC’s ‘Nonsuch’ album

XTC mastermind Andy Partridge took to Twitter this morning to announce that the band’s 1992 album Nonsuch will receive a new 5.1 Surround mix by Steven Wilson, the frontman for prog-rock act Porcupine Tree who has worked on remasters for King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer and Jethro Tull in recent years.