Content tagged with 'Peter Gabriel'
John Metcalfe recording Copper Beech at Real World Studios
From influential Factory Records signings, Durutti Column, to arranging strings for Morrissey, Blur and Peter Gabriel through to his solo compositions, John Metcalfe’s work melds avant-pop, electronica and contemporary classical.… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 18 Apr 2013
Categories: Music
Tags: Durutti Column, high-quality downloads, John Metcalfe, Peter Gabriel, Real World Studios, recording live, Society of Sound
Remastering Peter Gabriel’s So
Released in 1986, ‘So‘ became one of the defining albums of the era, landing multitudes of awards, millions of sales and a huge hit single with Sledgehammer. But when Peter… Read more
Posted on: Tuesday, 23 Oct 2012
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Music
Tags: classic albums, Daniel Lanois, Games Without Frontiers, Peter Gabriel, Richard Chappell, Sledgehammer, So, Solsbury Hill
Peter Gabriel’s Live in Athens audio finally available
At the height of his fame, Gabriel toured his classic album, So, throughout the world ending in an open-air theatre overlooking Athens. Recorded and filmed over three nights and painstakingly… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 17 Oct 2012
Categories: Classic recordings, Discussing sound quality, Music
Tags: classic albums, Live in Athens, Peter Gabriel, remastering, So
Top 10 surround sound recordings you should own
We are very proud to be able to make seminal recording Tubular Bells available as a 5.1 surround sound mix on Society of Sound. To celebrate we asked Jason Kennedy… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 10 Oct 2012
Categories: Music, Top 10 playlists
Tags: AC/DC, Beck, Genesis, home cinema, Joni Mitchell, mini-theatre, Peter Gabriel, pink floyd, Steely Dan, surround sound, The Eagles, Top 10 playlists
Video: Peter Gabriel records Red Rain at AIR studios
Peter Gabriel and his New Blood orchestra recording Red Rain at AIR studios. You can read an interview with Dickie Chappell, Peter Gabriel’s engineer here. Read more
Posted on: Friday, 14 Oct 2011
Categories: Music, New music
Tags: AIR studios, Dickie Chappell, New Blood, Peter Gabriel, Real World Studios, Red Rain
New Blood interview with Peter Gabriel engineer, Dickie Chappell
To celebrate the launch of Peter Gabriel’s New Blood album, and its exclusive Society of Sound sibling, Half Blood, we have an interview with famed Peter Gabriel engineer, Dickie Chappell.… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Music
Tags: AIR studios, Dickie Chappell, lossless audio, New Blood, Peter Gabriel, Real World, Society of Sound albums
Guy Garvey and Peter Gabriel in conversation
Peter Gabriel has made an exlusive version of his New Blood album available to Society of Sound members. Continuing on from the orchestration of his previous album, Scratch My Back,… Read more
Posted on: Monday, 10 Oct 2011
Categories: Music, New music
Tags: Elbow, Guy Garvey, New Blood, Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel exclusive album for Society of Sound members
Available in three stunning high-quality digital formats including 16-bit ALAC (compatible with iTunes) and 24-bit FLAC, Half Blood has been created by Peter Gabriel specifically for Society of Sound members.… Read more
Posted on: Monday, 3 Oct 2011
Categories: Music, New music
Tags: 24-bit FLAC, Half Blood, high-quality downloads, New Blood, New Blood orchestra, Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel plays London Hammersmith Apollo tonight
Last year’s Scratch My Back album saw Peter Gabriel re-inventing works by Lou Reed, David Bowie and Radiohead among others using a full orchestra. This led to the sell-out New… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 23 Mar 2011
Categories: Live music, Music
Tags: live dates, New Blood, Peter Gabriel, Red Rain
The definitive guide to 24-bit FLAC
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