Out Today! @jethrotull_ 's "Unwrapped" edition of 1984's Under Wraps album is a six-disc set, featuring newly remixed versions of both Under Wraps and Ian Anderson's contemporaneous solo release "Walk Into Light", as well as plenty of bonus tracks, a live concert, and immersive content on Blu-Ray.
In its original form, Under Wraps was a somewhat controversial release, featuring not only synthesisers and drum machines, but also a mix that put the drums very much to the fore.
For this new edition, the original drum sounds have been replaced with more natural sounding samples, and more importantly the mix is far more musical - in fact new mixes of both albums with the original drum sounds are also included, and sound great too.
The new mixes are by Bruce Soord (@bsoord ), and stereo mastering is by @nickwatson_me at Fluid Mastering. Out now via @parlophone , and also available on vinyl.
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Out Today! ATLAS is the new album from @thebluetonesofficialuk - mixed by @gordonmillstagram and mastered at Fluid Mastering by @nickwatson_me
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With the highly anticipated remix of Jethro Tull's "Under Wraps" coming up next month, this Thursday we throw back to a more recent Tull album - The Zealot Gene - which came out in January 2022 on @insideoutmusic
The Zealot Gene was Tull's first UK Top Ten album since Thick As A Brick in 1972, and was mastered at Fluid Mastering by @nickwatson_me
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Out Now: @vulvavoce is a band that looks like a string quartet but loves to break the conventions that come with the format. The new single "Flotterstone" is their ode to the great outdoors; the healing power of nature in dark and stressful times - and couldn't be more timely. While this genre-defying all-female band take influences from classical through to techno, funk, jazz and beyond, the mood on the new single is distinctly folky, with pastoral strings giving way to a lovely a capella section.
Listen and be soothed.
Flotterstone was produced, engineered and mixed by @tom_orrell and mastered at Fluid Mastering by @nickwatson_me
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Out now: "Selhání" is the latest single by Czech rock legends @chinaskiband - produced and mixed by @filipvlcek_prod , and mastered at Fluid Mastering by @nickwatson_me
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10th April 2026 - Today, the lauded and multifaceted pianist, songwriter, and composer @stephanmoccio announces his forthcoming studio album, Scenes From A Velvet Room, releasing on June 26 on @deccarecords . To celebrate the announcement, the Canadian-born, Los Angeles-based artist shares the first single, “Positano,” available now.
Scenes From A Velvet Room was mastered at Fluid Mastering by @nickwatson_me
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Now available for pre-sale, "New Road Movie" the new album from @autoleisureland featuring the single All The World Over (currently No 1 on the Heritage Chart Radio chart)
Autoleisureland is a project by David Brewis and Paul Woods, two founding members of successful and highly-acclaimed British 80s hitmakers @thekanegang
Woods and Brewis are part of the trio, also featuring their friend Martin Brammer, they notched several British and European hits, including Closest Thing To Heaven, Respect Yourself and Gun Law, also scoring a US Top 40 pop hit with Motortown, and a US dance No 1 with Don’t Look Any Further.
Vocalist Paul and multi-instrumentalist David built up a loyal following with their debut album Infiniti Drive and now they have announced their sophomore effort New Road Movie, which is set for release in 2026 on the esteemed Last Night From Glasgow label.
The single All The World Over was inspired by Italian musicians who performed on balconies to raise spirits during the Covid lockdown, and showcases the duo's brand of sophistipop and their way with a killer chorus.
New Road Movie was mastered by @nickwatson_me at Fluid Mastering.
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Throwing back to 2024: @palayeroyale - "Palaye Royale’s fifth studio album, ‘Death Or Glory’ is an exhilarating and diverse exploration of sound that not only showcases the band’s exceptional range but also cements their place as one of the most unique and fearless acts in modern rock. With each track, the band invites listeners on a journey through a spectrum of emotions, styles, and experiences, all while maintaining their signature charisma and rebellious spirit." (review credit @rockdnamag )
The album has racked up tens of millions of streams to date and was produced by Matt Squire, mixed by Barny Barnicott, and mastered at Fluid Mastering (South) by @timdebney
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Crispy?!
Throwing back to last year's album "V mý hlavě" (In My Head) from Czech artist Grey256 (@whothefuckis_grey ) - and found this review at @headliner_cz from which Google's translation of this excerpt may or may not be accurate:
"Sonically, it feels like I have a meme of Spider-Man pointing at each other in my ears. There is nothing to be surprised about, because the same people are behind the new product. Filip Vlček (ex John Wolfhooker), who participated in it both musically and in post-production, gave it a strong hand again. This is of course a good thing; the project is well recorded, very well sound processed and has the famous "crispy sound" mastered by Nick Watson." (@nickwatson_me )
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