Peter Gabriel releases Dolby Atmos mix of “Panopticom”

Peter Gabriel’s new release concept is becoming more and more obscure – because completely unexpectedly, another mix by Panopticom was released today on Amazon and pple Music: The In-Side Mix. This is a Dolby Atmos Mix of Panopticom created by Hans-Martin Buff, which can only be heard on Apple Music and Amazon Music, so iTunes and ther digital stores do not offer a download.

You can, nevertheless, buy the “In-Side Mix” from amazonMP3. CAUTION: The download version is the normal Dark Side Mix. Annoying for all those who have already done it …

Peter then gave an explanation in his Newsletter:

Both the Apple Music and Amazon platforms require us to link a stereo version, with the same name, to all Atmos audio mixes, allowing listeners to swap between the two.

This has provided a bit of a challenge for us because our Atmos audio In-Side Mix has no stereo equivalent, yet we’re obliged to have one. In order to release the Atmos mix – and the eagled-eared amongst you might have worked this out – we have used the Dark-Side Mix as the linked stereo version.

So, if you listen to the In-Side Mix in Atmos you get the new approach from Buff and Peter, but if you listen in stereo you will hear Tchad Blake’s Dark-Side Mix under another name. It’s a bit confusing, we know, but it’s our best work-around for now..

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