Tag Archives: surround sound

SURROUNDED BY RAMONES: Do Ramones In Dolby Atmos® Blu-Ray Make Any Sense?

Posted on June 30, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Last Friday you may have noticed the earth quaking to its very roots. No, it wasn’t yet another tedious lapse into authoritarianism action by the USA…those are as common as dirt, now. This was the announcement that Rhino have just … Continue reading →

Posted in 5.1, Core Collection, Want List | Tagged 1976. 1977. 1978, Blu-Ray, boxed set, surround sound, The Ramones | 8 Comments

Simple Minds Dip Into The Surround Sound Well A Second Time With Twin Blu-Rays In Dolby Atmos®

Posted on November 21, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Of course commenter negative1ne has already acted swiftly on the comment thread of a post I made to commemorate “New God Dream [81, 82, 83, 84]” but I was away on travel for a memorial last weekend when I got … Continue reading →

Posted in 5.1, Assorted Images, Core Collection, New Romantic, Scots Rock, Wilson Never Sleeps | Tagged 2025, Blu-Ray, New Gold Dream, SDE, Simple Minds, Sparkle In The Rain, surround sound | 14 Comments

TVLKINGHEVDS:77 Ultrabox Prepping For Launch

Posted on September 20, 2024 by postpunkmonk

Okay. so I’ve been busy. Work and home is buzzing with activity, not to mention faint signs of a social life, so can you blame me for just finding out today from commenter schwenko that there’s a new ultrabox vying … Continue reading →

Posted in 5.1, Core Collection, Live Music, Want List | Tagged 1977, 2024, Blu-Ray, boxed set, Jerry Harrison, surround sound, Talking Heads | 7 Comments

A New Duran Duran Album Manifests From The Spirit World In Record Time

Posted on August 31, 2023 by postpunkmonk

It’s ironic that yesterday we were discussing an Andy Taylor project when the news dropped simultaneously that his old mothership, Duran Duran, had announced a new album to be released on October 27th of this year. A mere two years … Continue reading →

Posted in 5.1, Core Collection, New Romantic, Want List | Tagged 2023, Blu-Ray, cover version, Duran Duran, surround sound | 21 Comments

The Inevitable Has Happened: Steven Wilson Has Remixed ABC★★★”The Lexicon of Love” Into 5.1 + Dolby Atmos Blu-Ray For Anniversary Fete

Posted on June 29, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Yesterday I was neck deep in Peter Gabriel’s third album when word came through the channels that ABC★★★ “The Lexicon Of Love” was getting another chance for fans of optical discs who might not have been moved by the recently … Continue reading →

Posted in 5.1, Core Collection, Want List, Wilson Never Sleeps | Tagged 1982, 2023, surround sound | 40 Comments

Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 8]

Posted on February 15, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] CONCLUSION Fans of “Rage In Eden” have been waiting a while for this box and it’s proved to be quite interesting. I can remember in 2008 when the 2xCD edition came out, following a few years … Continue reading →

Posted in 5.1, Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, DVD, Live Music, New Romantic, Record Review, Remastering, Scots Rock, The Great B-Sides | Tagged 2022, BSOG, Conny Plank, Steven Wilson, surround sound, Ultravox | 14 Comments

Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 2]

Posted on January 26, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] 1981 ALBUM The classic 1981 album was perhaps the acme of Ure-era Ultravox. Chest-deep in angst-ridden melodrama and European angst. We’ve waxed eloquent about the album itself during the Ultravox Rock G.P.A. so those thoughts were … Continue reading →