My brother is a big fan of the alternative group Porcupine Tree. I decided to check out their latest album. Never knowing what to expect from his suggestions, all I knew was that anything produced by Steven Wilson is going to have great audio quality. I started the first track. Pretty good. But then something amazing happened. There was a very faint mysterious sound coming from out of nowhere. Like a whole different song, by a different group. And the sound was truly 3-dimensional - not to the left or right, but in the center, as though it was right in front of me, literally in my lap. How did they do this? Then I learned how they did it: I looked down in my lap and found my iPhone there and it was playing a song by someone else. Apparently, a song on Apple Music had started. So my next question was to ask how in the world Steven Wilson had started my iPhone, chose the song, etc. I know I am often guilty of butt-dialing and other “accidents” on my phone, but this one - no way. I’d be interested to know whether this has ever happened to anyone else listening to Porcupine Tree or other recordings engineered by Steven Wilson.
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Hi,
Steven Wilson’s exceptional talent and various projects (PTree, solo albums, Blackfield…), music and audio-engineering, have been core to my relationship with music.
I’ve never experienced what you’re describing, neither when listening to his stereo nor surround mixes.
Take care.
I agree that pretty much anything Steven Wilson touches is great from an audiophile perspective - I’ve heard many of his remastering projects.
Now as far as the rest of my post, I hope you know that my tongue was planted pretty firmly in my cheek!
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