Charles-Henri Avelange is a truly unique talent, an accomplished composer renowned for his thundering orchestral pieces and uplifting tributes to American Heroes. He has over 30 scoring credits in film, television and video games.
“A Piano Tribute To ABBA” celebrates the Swedish pop group’s first album release in nearly forty years, “Voyage” (2021). Played on a Steinway D concert piano and mixed in 5.1 surround, Charles-Henri’s performance has been captured in 96-khz/24-bit for the highest fidelity possible. These piano covers are a worthy addition to any ABBA fan’s collection!
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are a Grammy-winning songwriting and production duo, best known for their successful collaborations with Janet Jackson in the 1980s. For decades now, Jam & Lewis have been promising an album of original material to be released under their own names. That promise has finally been realized with Volume One (2021), which features guest appearances from Usher, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, and others.
Full 11.1 (7.1.4) playback requires an Auro-3D system. Utilizing a legacy system, the album will play back in either 7.1 or 5.1 surround sound.
“Lifelike” is an accurate title for this new Dolby Atmos album from rock project, A Bad Think. Mixed by Bob Clearmountain, Dave Way, and Steve Genewick, “Lifelike” features Michael Marquart alongside talented collaborators like Jeremy Stacey, Sean Hurley, Fernando Perdomo, Kirk Hellie, and more. After his Grammy nomination in 2020 for the 5.1 album “The Savior,” Marquart is back with an album that reflects everything we love about his genre-bending musical style.
Sixteen Sunsets (2013) is American jazz saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom’s 15th studio album. Produced and mixed by award-winning engineer Jim Anderson at Manhattan’s Avatar Studios, Sixteen Sunsets received a Grammy nomination for Best Surround Sound Album in 2014. Sixteen Sunsets also represents a new benchmark in sonic clarity, with the sound of Bloom’s soprano saxophone captured in 96-khz/24-bit resolution.
Available as a digital download or CD/BluRay bundle.
I Can’t Remember To Forget You (15th Anniversary Edition) is Debra’s fourth album for Nashville-based Palette Records. The album was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Jeff Silverman of Palette Music-Studio-Productions. Jeff also co-wrote many of the songs with Debra and adds his signature style of performance both on vocals and instruments throughout the album.
Also includes a Dolby Atmos MP4 video & alternate version of the title track in Dolby Atmos MP4, 5.1 FLAC, and 3D Binaural WAV, as well as a 16-page full color digital booklet with lyrics and credits.
The “Standard” edition features all 13 tracks in Dolby Atmos MP4, 5.1 FLAC, and 3D Binaural WAV. The “Deluxe” edition adds instrumental mixes of all 13 tracks in Dolby Atmos MP4, 5.1 FLAC, and 3D Binaural WAV.
A Beautiful Curse is the creation of musician, songwriter & producer Kenny James (George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars, 24-7 Spyz, Celldweller, The Samples, and many more). A Beautiful Curse is dream-music from the heart and soul. A collision of groove and mood for the senses. It ain’t always pretty, but we hope you dig it.
A Beautiful Curse got its start in 2004 from freelance musician/producer Kenny James. While it started as a part-time project combining emotional, dramatic rock, electronica, and the downtempo trip-hop movement, it has now evolved into a full-time adventure. “A Scar Is Born” is the second official release from A Beautiful Curse, created in 5.1 surround sound for a truly atmospheric experience. It was written during and after a year-long habitation in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It’s a diary; from leaving home, to the mental breakdowns and ultimate soul re-birth that led to the travel back home.
“As It Should Be” is the debut release from CTM Entertainment’s very own A Beautiful Curse and its innovative founder, Kenny James. Created as an experiment into rock-related/ambient downtempo, “As It Should Be” is an essential foundation for A Beautiful Curse and sets the standard for what is possible with this project in the years to come. Offered in 5.1 surround sound and consisting of 9 tracks, this album represents the core of ABC’s style, which is a cracking collision of groove and mood for the senses.
“Aloha Radio Hawaii,” produced in Dolby Atmos, is a delightful musical journey to the Golden Age of Hawaiian song. Blending traditional Hawaiian classics with American fusion music – known as hapa haole – this thirteen-track masterpiece tells the story of the Islands and the true meaning of ‘aloha’ through vibrant, multidimensional sound. The team behind the album includes producer Yunchuan Ye; four-time Grammy winning sound engineer, Dave Way; several veteran U.S. Hawaiian musicians; and singer Tavita Te’o. The immersive retro-nostalgic sound they cultivate is the definition of paradise found.
“Silence and Self-Reflection” (2018) is the debut solo album from Jerfo, aka Jeff McClelland. The music is a progressive rock tour-de-force, with all thirteen tracks featuring strong hooks, complex time signatures, and outstanding soloing. Jerfo plays every instrument and performs all of the vocals, making it a solo album in the truest sense of the word.
The outstanding 5.1 surround mix absolutely takes this complex masterpiece to the next level, making it a worthy addition to any audiophile’s collection.
Pollnow is a 24-year-old producer/mixer with one of the first Dolby Atmos-equipped recording studios in Sweden. In his debut album, “Adventures of,”, Pollnow aims to create a rich sonic narrative that puts the listener in the center of the experience, something that has become even more possible with the use of Dolby Atmos immersive technology. Consisting of 9 tracks in multiple formats, including Atmos MP4 and 5.1 FLAC, the experimental album is an impressive display of what Atmos can offer.
Birdsong At Morning was formed in 2007 by Alan Williams, Darleen Wilson, and Greg Porter as a means of resurrecting musical identities that had been set aside while pursuing other careers. Released in 2015, A Slight Departure ventures beyond the intimate, quietly contemplative nature of Birdsong At Morning’s debut album, Annals of My Glasshouse, delivering an album with a broader sonic palette and a notable increase in energy.
The “Standard” edition features the 5.1 album. The “Deluxe” edition features the 5.1 album + 2.0 instrumental mixes.
Collide is an American industrial music duo from Los Angeles, California that formed in 1992. Their music incorporates elements of trip-hop, synth pop, and Middle Eastern melodies to form a wholly unique sound.
“Some Kind of Strange” (2003) is Collide’s third studio album, newly-remixed in 2020 with all new 5.1 surround mixes. In Music We Trust said the band “churns out a heady cacophony of futuristic and mechanized sounds powered by distorted guitars, robotic rhythms and bigger-than-life synthesized symphonics, and then caps off the beautiful mess with the super-sensual, threatening purrs and dangerous coos of Collide’s vampy vocalist.”
Now in a special, limited-time offering from IAA, order the Immersive Audio Box Set for “Lifelike” from A Bad Think. Featuring the 13-track Dolby Atmos album in Blu ray, CD, and USB cassette, you can now own and listen to the album three ways. With bright synths and pounding percussion, the album beautifully explores all the layers and multidimensional depth that Atmos has to offer.
Kompendium is a conceptual side-project from Magenta keyboardist Rob Reed and Welsh singer Steve Balsamo, best known for his turn in a production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
Beneath The Waves is inspired by the true story of an Irish sailor who survived a terrible shipwreck, but tragically lost his wife and infant daughter in the accident. The tale unfolds in musical form as he seeks salvation on the high seas. Reed’s incredible 5.1 mix takes the cinematic nature of the project even further, providing a must-have aural experience for immersive fans.
Magenta are a Welsh progressive-rock outfit currently consisting of Christina Booth on lead vocals, Rob Reed on keyboards and backing vocals, and Chris Fry on electric guitar. Reed takes his musical influences from ‘70s-era progressive rock acts such as Genesis, Mike Oldfield, Yes, and Renaissance. Already a musical adventure, Reed’s 5.1 surround mix takes Chameleon (2011) to the next level.
Collide is an American industrial music duo from Los Angeles, California that formed in 1992. Their music incorporates elements of trip-hop, synth pop, and Middle Eastern melodies to form a wholly unique sound.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their fourth studio album, Chasing The Ghost (2000), new stereo & 5.1 surround remixes were created and issued alongside previously-unheard outtakes.
Side-Line Magazine on Chasing The Ghost: “…this is an ethereal, emotive disc that crosses the cold fire of early Siouxsie with the warm urgency of modern trip hop, yet wholly manages to defy categorization.”
Eolian’s Division is a concept album about the disparate experiences of a community. On March 12, 2019, an ice storm knocked out power in various areas all over North America for several days. We slept from sundown to sunrise. Across the street the homes never lost power. For them things were as normal.
On March 12, 2020, the coronavirus caused a local and global lockdown. We saw a division of society, ethics, access, belief, and sides. The house across the street faced eviction. These songs came from those times. In this album, there’s a storm, a power outage, divisional experiences, and a switch of power. When access to power is shared, a spark starts a fire that burns down both sides. All will rebuild.
Dorothee Munyaneza initially gained worldwide exposure following her film music debut on the soundtrack of the Oscar-nominated 2004 feature film “Hotel Rwanda.” Her subsequent recording collaborations with Afro Celt Sound System as a guest singer on their Real World Records releases, “Volume 5 – Anatomic” (2005) and “Capture” (2010) and occasional live performances with the band were greeted with critical acclaim, with her impassioned singing making her instantly popular among the devotees of the band worldwide. This solo project, developed over several years with Grammy-nominated composer, producer and engineer Martin Russell, marks her full emergence into the world music arena.
With her distinctive voice and evocative sound, American born award winning artist, SEAY (pronounced ‘say’) has gained prominence as both a vocalist and composer. With her signature vocals and uplifting sound, the beauty of Seay’s artistry draws listeners from across the globe, with music in the Pop, World and New Age genres, airing on radio, satellite and syndicated programs with several million plays of her videos. Seay is a Billboard multi award winning artist, Global Music and Peace Ambassador with Project Peace on Earth and a three-time recipient of the Peace Song Awards. Her current 2021 special release “Dream”, Mixed and Mastered by Jeff Silverman at Palette Studio, Nashville, TN, is a reflection of her mission to illuminate the world and fill the listener with light, life, and imagination.
Evidence Unearthed is the brand new 25-year-old album from Alan Williams. Originally titled Evidence, the album was recorded in 1994-95 and intended for a Spring 1995 release. A study in contrast, Evidence Unearthed pushes the elements familiar to fans of Birdsong to wider extremes – louder and softer, more complex yet comfortable in simplicity. A once-buried treasure is now Evidence Unearthed.
The “Standard” edition features the 5.1 album. The “Deluxe” edition features the 5.1 album + 5.1 instrumental mixes.
Magenta’s Metamorphosis (2008) features just four tracks: 20-minute epics “The Ballad Of Samuel Layne” and “Metamorphosis” sit alongside the shorter “Prekestolen” and “Blind Faith,” showcasing composer Rob Reed’s ability to merge complexity with accessibility.
Magenta are a Welsh progressive-rock outfit currently consisting of Christina Booth on lead vocals, Rob Reed on keyboards and backing vocals, and Chris Fry on electric guitar. Reed takes his musical influences from ‘70s-era progressive rock acts such as Genesis, Mike Oldfield, Yes, and Renaissance.
Sanctuary II (2016) is multi-instrumentalist, composer, and Magenta keyboardist Rob Reed’s follow-up to the acclaimed Sanctuary (2014) album. Heavily inspired by Mike Oldfield’s classic ‘70s material, Rob single-handedly composed, produced, and mixed the album. The dense, contrapuntal arrangements of Sanctuary II make it a perfect candidate for immersive audio, and Rob has delivered on that front with an incredible 5.1 surround mix.
With seven tracks inspired by the seven deadly sins in religious teachings, Seven (2004) is a conceptual progressive rock tour-de-force. It’s another masterpiece from Magenta, a Welsh progressive-rock outfit currently consisting of Christina Booth on lead vocals, Rob Reed on keyboards and backing vocals, and Chris Fry on electric guitar. Reed takes his musical influences from ‘70s-era progressive rock acts such as Genesis, Mike Oldfield, Yes, and Renaissance.
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