Any new music releases on the way in Dolby Atmos?

I am aware of INXK's KICK, and REM's Automatic for the People. Anything else out there now that I have missed? Or anything new on it's way?

 

What's the resolution on these? Was not even aware they did music releases in this format.

 

I do not know.

 

Karajan has a 2 disc Blu Ray Audio Beethoven Atmos

 

Doesn't need to be any specific resolution, Atmos is just a method of encoding spatial information, it'd be a bit like saying what resolution is Quad?

I believe the two titles mentioned are available in lossless 24bit on those Blu-ray discs, and are backwards compatible with standard 5.1

Being from the 80s/90s however, those original recordings are a product of the standard resolution digital age

 

Kraftwerk's "3-D The Catalogue"offers a Dolby Atmos mix. The surround mix is already mind-blowing in 5.1 (that's all I have), but it's supposed to be even better in Atmos.

 

Nice will look out for Kraftwerk

 

Love this release. The Atmos mix is stunning. Sound flies at you from all around.

 

2L is a Norwegian classical/avant-garde label that's done a lot of releases in a combo SACD/BD-Audio pack with Dolby Atmos. Some of it is pretty out there, but this one is very accessible repertoire: REFLECTIONS (2L-125-SABD) TrondheimSolistene . It was nominated for 3 Grammy awards, fwiw.

 

The live blu-ray of Hans Zimmer sounds amazing in Atmos. Very well mixed IMO.

 

I would love to hear it in Atmos one day.

 

I believe I saw 128 Kb/S when streaming through netflix

 

I'm hoping my next A/V receiver will offer Atmos, even if I'm not anywhere near prepared to venture into it yet.

(Speaking of the Karajan Beethoven, Naxos really let us down by taking that 42-mic project Skywalker Studios did with the Colorado Symphony a few short years ago, finally taking the initiantive of a potential immersive mix on Beethoven's 9th. When it finally came out, the hard copy was only on CD, so no surround. Maybe the iTunes and/or Amazon Music releases were surround, but I see no proof of it. I can only hope the potential interest for Atmos product could give this recording the shot it deserves in a proper multichannel application)

 

Thank you. Ordered.

 

If you are looking for a really immersive mix of the 9th, I can only (again) recommend this TACET release:



It may only be in 5.1, but it makes heavy use of all of these channels.

 

That's kind of amazing.

 

They have released all 9 symphonies like this. They come on 5 separate SACDs or on a 3 Blu-ray set. All sound great imo.

 

Was particularly interested in the Colorado, as I know the orchestra, and the Hall. Also Leslie Jones from Skywalker produced it, with all-Neumann products...and there was such a strong backlash from conservative listeners about the "mustache-on-the-Mona-Lisa" heresy of straying from the God-intended 2-point mic system. So I'm not above repeatedly shaming Naxos for disappointing.

I do know the Tacets by reputation, of course.

 

It's not particularly immersive.

 

"Automatic For The People", the Atmos mix(or however you'd say it), sounds simply incredible in regular stereo...so I would imagine someone with an "Atmos" speaker system would be in for a real treat!

 

They should bring out a stand alone Blu Ray for the Atmos and stereo REM: Automatic for the people

 

I agree. I've grown tired in general of surround discs being locked into box sets.

 

Just upgraded my AVR to an Atmos capable one and added in a pair of Onkyo upfiring speakers for height handling. I’ve plenty of Atmos films via iTunes purchases, most of which are audibly better than the material via my older 5.1 setup.

Played INXS’ Atmos Mix Of Kick through it and was blown away by the cavernous sound, which still maintained its musicality. Michael’s vocals sit well above the stings, punctuated by the guitars and percussion. Fabulous stuff.

Also did the concert film of Roger Waters’ The Wall which also improved with the addition of the height channels and improved imaging around the sound field in general that Atmos seems to be offering.

I’m tempted to splurge on REM Automatic for the People, based on opinions offered on here. The album was always a favourite and I can imagine the sparse arrangements around Michael vocals could work well in Atmos, giving everything space to breathe.

 

Dolby and Universal Music Group are releasing thousands of songs in Dolby Atmos | TechRadar

 

Ooh! Interesting! Hopefully these will be available outside of the US. No mention if these are on a physical format, bought downloads or part of a new or existing streaming service. WIll be following this closely though.