Surrounded
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Surrounded is a box set released on June 27, 2006, featuring seven of Björk
's albums in DualDisc
format.
The seven-disc box set contains the original albums on the CD
sides, and the DVD
sides contain each album remastered in Dolby Digital
and DTS
96/24 5.1 surround sound. The corresponding music video
s are also featured on the discs and are in PCM
2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1. The original stereo mixes are used for the CD sides and are not remastered. The box set was originally intended to be released in the higher resolution DVD-A
format, as evidenced by the disc scans on Björk's official website.
All seven DualDiscs are also available separately.
being responsible for mixing the albums Post through to Medúlla.
There are differences between the 5.1 versions of some tracks and the original stereo mixes—"I Miss You
" from Post has a new vocal-take and "In the Musicals
" from Selmasongs is in a new edited form. The 5.1 version of "All Is Full of Love
" from Homogenic is the video version and not the original album version, and the video version of "Hyperballad" from Post, which features different vocals, is also remixed into 5.1 sound. In Vespertine some tracks have notable differences: "Undo" has different arrangements, "An Echo, A Stain" has a new flute enterlude and a different ending and "Unison" is sped-up.
Also, the 5.1 side of the Drawing Restraint 9 soundtrack includes a bonus track, "Petrolatum", included in the movie score, but not in the original CD release.
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
's albums in DualDisc
DualDisc
DualDisc was a type of double-sided optical disc product developed by a group of record companies including EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and 5.1 Entertainment Group and later under the aegis of the Recording Industry Association of America...
format.
The seven-disc box set contains the original albums on the CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
sides, and the DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
sides contain each album remastered in Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital is the name for audio compression technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories. It was originally called Dolby Stereo Digital until 1994. Except for Dolby TrueHD, the audio compression is lossy. The first use of Dolby Digital was to provide digital sound in cinemas from 35mm film prints...
and DTS
Digital Theater System
DTS is a series of multichannel audio technologies owned by DTS, Inc. , an American company specializing in digital surround sound formats used for both commercial/theatrical and consumer grade applications...
96/24 5.1 surround sound. The corresponding music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s are also featured on the discs and are in PCM
Pulse-code modulation
Pulse-code modulation is a method used to digitally represent sampled analog signals. It is the standard form for digital audio in computers and various Blu-ray, Compact Disc and DVD formats, as well as other uses such as digital telephone systems...
2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1. The original stereo mixes are used for the CD sides and are not remastered. The box set was originally intended to be released in the higher resolution DVD-A
DVD-Audio
DVD-Audio is a digital format for delivering high-fidelity audio content on a DVD. DVD-Audio is not intended to be a video delivery format and is not the same as video DVDs containing concert films or music videos....
format, as evidenced by the disc scans on Björk's official website.
Albums
The albums contained within the boxset are:- Debut
- Post
- HomogenicHomogenicHomogenic is the fourth studio album by Icelandic musician Björk, released in September 1997. Produced by Björk, Mark Bell, Guy Sigsworth, Howie B and Markus Dravs, it was released on One Little Indian Records...
- SelmasongsSelmasongs: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Dancer in the DarkSelmasongs was released in September 2000 by Icelandic singer, musician and actress Björk as a soundtrack to the film Dancer in the Dark, in which she also starred as the main character, Selma....
- VespertineVespertineVespertine, is the fifth studio album by the Icelandic recording artist Björk, released on 27 August 2001. On this album, Björk creates a quiet, introverted world of microbeats and personal lyrics...
- MedúllaMedúllaMedúlla is the sixth studio album by Icelandic singer, songwriter, and musician Björk, released on August 30, 2004 by Warner Bros. Records and One Little Indian. The title derives from the Latin word for "marrow". The album is almost entirely a cappella and constructed with human vocals...
- Drawing Restraint 9Drawing Restraint 9 (album)The Music from Drawing Restraint 9 is a soundtrack created by Björk in collaboration with her partner Matthew Barney for his film of the same title. For this project Björk traveled to Japan to study ancient Japanese music...
All seven DualDiscs are also available separately.
Tracks
Paul PDub Walton, who had previously mixed the Drawing Restraint 9 soundtrack, oversaw the remixing and remastering, despite Mark StentMark Stent
Mark 'Spike' Stent is a British record producer, and audio engineer who has worked with The KLF, Björk, Keane, Depeche Mode, Muse, Erasure, Hard-Fi, Massive Attack, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Marilyn Manson, Pet Shop Boys, Dave Matthews, No Doubt/Gwen Stefani, CSS, Beth Orton,...
being responsible for mixing the albums Post through to Medúlla.
There are differences between the 5.1 versions of some tracks and the original stereo mixes—"I Miss You
I Miss You (Björk song)
"I Miss You" is a song by Björk, the sixth and final single release from her 1995 album Post. It is amongst her least-well performing singles in the UK, but it hit #1 on the U.S...
" from Post has a new vocal-take and "In the Musicals
Selmasongs: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Dancer in the Dark
Selmasongs was released in September 2000 by Icelandic singer, musician and actress Björk as a soundtrack to the film Dancer in the Dark, in which she also starred as the main character, Selma....
" from Selmasongs is in a new edited form. The 5.1 version of "All Is Full of Love
All Is Full of Love
"All Is Full of Love" is a song by Björk, released as the fifth and final single from her album Homogenic. The version of the song used in the video is actually the original version of the song, while the version on Homogenic is a remix by Howie B...
" from Homogenic is the video version and not the original album version, and the video version of "Hyperballad" from Post, which features different vocals, is also remixed into 5.1 sound. In Vespertine some tracks have notable differences: "Undo" has different arrangements, "An Echo, A Stain" has a new flute enterlude and a different ending and "Unison" is sped-up.
Also, the 5.1 side of the Drawing Restraint 9 soundtrack includes a bonus track, "Petrolatum", included in the movie score, but not in the original CD release.