Amin Bhatia - The Interstellar Suite 25th Anniversary Edition (2013) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Amin Bhatia
- Title: The Interstellar Suite 25th Anniversary Edition
- Year Of Release: 2013
- Label: Triplet Records Inc.
- Genre: Soundtrack
- Quality: 16-bit/44.1kHz FLAC; 24-bit/96kHz 5.1 multichannel FLAC
- Total Time: 42:44 min
- Total Size: 462 MB; 2.02 GB
- WebSite: Album Preview
The Interstellar Suite, remixed by award-winning producer/engineer Frank Morrone, has attained cult status in both electronic and progressive rock music circles in the 25 years since its initial release. Even the late legend of the jazz piano, Oscar Peterson, hailed Bhatia’s music as “... a breath of fresh air in the world of not just synthesized music but music as a whole.” Steve Porcaro, keyboardist, film composer and original member of rock/pop band, Toto, would recall first hearing Bhatia’s work: “He was doing everything that you’d want to hear in synth orchestration, but then he’d take it to another level by tearing your head off with some sound you’d never heard before (to put it mildly), not only from an orchestra, but from any Wendy Carlos, Tomita, or anyone else’s albums up to that point anyway.”
Porcaro had initially been introduced to Bhatia by electronic music pioneer Ralph Dyck, who had designed and built a digital sequencer that became the prototype for the 1977 Roland MC-8 Micro-Composer. Dyck had been a judge for the Roland International Tape Contest at which Bhatia had the winning entry and he couldn’t wait to share the piece, which had been created with just a Minimoog and a four track tape machine. This was the mid-‘80s when the marriage of microprocessors with music technology was at the honeymoon stage and Bhatia was just at the beginning of his career. In 1986, Porcaro would hire Bhatia to work on the Toto album, Fahrenheit.
During this period, Capitol Records was in the process of founding their Capitol/Cinema division, and based on his growing reputation as a composer of breath-taking cinematic soundscapes, Bhatia was signed as one of four composers – all synth artists – who would launch the specialty label. The Interstellar Suite and its nine movements, which remarkably were originally created as his demo reel from stories he created in his head and then articulated through music, was now complete. Upon hearing it for the first time, Steve Porcaro famously declared, “The standard has been set!” Unfortunately, the Capitol/Cinema division was short-lived and The Interstellar Suite was released on vinyl in 1987 with little fanfare solely to meet the terms of the contract.
Despite its disappointing beginnings, over the last 15 years as recording and synthesizer technology advanced, The Suite began picking up a following from electronic music devotees and pundits. They began comparing his work to legends of electronic orchestration like Isao Tomita and Wendy Carlos and marvelled that, while Bhatia was embracing the emerging technologies of the ‘80s like MIDI (the musical instrument digital interface), he chose not to use digitally-recorded samples of any instruments out of respect for “real” musicians and orchestras. Everything is created with a synthesizer and, in particular, the Minimoog, which at the time did not have touch sensitivity. It was all done manually with a fader and sequenced on a Roland MC-500, with only 16 MIDI channels.
Another impressive sonic feature of the recording is the lack of any significant compression. It actually has about 90db of dynamic range. The quiets are soundless and the louds are stentorian. The Interstellar Suite is a thorough workout for an audiophile 5.1 surround sound theatre system.
Amin Bhatia, all instruments
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Produced by Frank Morrone, Amin Bhatia
Executive Producers Paul Novotny, Joe Sealy, Amin Bhatia
Tracklist:
01. Amin Bhatia - Overture (2:36)
02. Amin Bhatia - The Ship (2:47)
03. Amin Bhatia - Launch (4:26)
04. Amin Bhatia - Walking in Space (5:53)
05. Amin Bhatia - Hostility (6:30)
06. Amin Bhatia - Distress Signal (5:54)
07. Amin Bhatia - Rescue Fleet (5:56)
08. Amin Bhatia - Battle (4:19)
09. Amin Bhatia - Finale (3:28)
10. Amin Bhatia - Test Tones LCR RS LS LFE (0:53)
Porcaro had initially been introduced to Bhatia by electronic music pioneer Ralph Dyck, who had designed and built a digital sequencer that became the prototype for the 1977 Roland MC-8 Micro-Composer. Dyck had been a judge for the Roland International Tape Contest at which Bhatia had the winning entry and he couldn’t wait to share the piece, which had been created with just a Minimoog and a four track tape machine. This was the mid-‘80s when the marriage of microprocessors with music technology was at the honeymoon stage and Bhatia was just at the beginning of his career. In 1986, Porcaro would hire Bhatia to work on the Toto album, Fahrenheit.
During this period, Capitol Records was in the process of founding their Capitol/Cinema division, and based on his growing reputation as a composer of breath-taking cinematic soundscapes, Bhatia was signed as one of four composers – all synth artists – who would launch the specialty label. The Interstellar Suite and its nine movements, which remarkably were originally created as his demo reel from stories he created in his head and then articulated through music, was now complete. Upon hearing it for the first time, Steve Porcaro famously declared, “The standard has been set!” Unfortunately, the Capitol/Cinema division was short-lived and The Interstellar Suite was released on vinyl in 1987 with little fanfare solely to meet the terms of the contract.
Despite its disappointing beginnings, over the last 15 years as recording and synthesizer technology advanced, The Suite began picking up a following from electronic music devotees and pundits. They began comparing his work to legends of electronic orchestration like Isao Tomita and Wendy Carlos and marvelled that, while Bhatia was embracing the emerging technologies of the ‘80s like MIDI (the musical instrument digital interface), he chose not to use digitally-recorded samples of any instruments out of respect for “real” musicians and orchestras. Everything is created with a synthesizer and, in particular, the Minimoog, which at the time did not have touch sensitivity. It was all done manually with a fader and sequenced on a Roland MC-500, with only 16 MIDI channels.
Another impressive sonic feature of the recording is the lack of any significant compression. It actually has about 90db of dynamic range. The quiets are soundless and the louds are stentorian. The Interstellar Suite is a thorough workout for an audiophile 5.1 surround sound theatre system.
Amin Bhatia, all instruments
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Produced by Frank Morrone, Amin Bhatia
Executive Producers Paul Novotny, Joe Sealy, Amin Bhatia
Tracklist:
01. Amin Bhatia - Overture (2:36)
02. Amin Bhatia - The Ship (2:47)
03. Amin Bhatia - Launch (4:26)
04. Amin Bhatia - Walking in Space (5:53)
05. Amin Bhatia - Hostility (6:30)
06. Amin Bhatia - Distress Signal (5:54)
07. Amin Bhatia - Rescue Fleet (5:56)
08. Amin Bhatia - Battle (4:19)
09. Amin Bhatia - Finale (3:28)
10. Amin Bhatia - Test Tones LCR RS LS LFE (0:53)
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