Astral Projection - For All Mankind - 19 september

[Radish6404]

Why does noone write here anymore? I think that the first melodies hsould have been repeated a second time in thetracks, because all tracks are lacking the second melody. Also I think that the mastering is not very good for loud listening. It is made very loud so on my Canton GLe 90 it is only good for very quite listeing. Still I will listen to it loud when I have the possibility, when noone is here. 

[frix]

I'm just giving it the first spin. But I agree about the really bad mastering here. Kills a lot of joy right away. I hear clipping, distortion, limp bass, bright tilted wall of sound. How can this be messed up so much?

Musically I really like it though 

[Prana4ever]

On 9/19/2025 at 11:36 AM, aut said:

I share the sentiment - it’s nice, atmospheric and nostalgic, but there are no real surprises. Nevertheless, I’m glad to see them back with new music after all these years.

What I really dislike is the mastering - everything is so loud, and every sound layer is maxed out in terms of volume. Dynamically, it’s almost flat - just a hard wall of sound - and for me, that ruins the otherwise top-level production. There’s no fidelity.

They did the same thing with Goa Classics Remixed. I guess it sounds “better” on (cheap) Bluetooth earbuds and headphones, which most people use.

I tried it on both Tidal and Deezer - it sounds the same. Hopefully, the vinyl master will be different.

Coincidentally I listened to Goa Classics Remixed again a few weeks ago and I thought the same about the mastering, it is loud and while the music is excellent, the loud sound destroys the album. Same can be said about this new album, loud mastering, it ruins it all unfortunately.

[Radish6404]

29 minutes ago, frix said:

I'm just giving it the first spin. But I agree about the really bad mastering here. Kills a lot of joy right away. I hear clipping, distortion, limp bass, bright tilted wall of sound. How can this be messed up so much?

Musically I really like it though 

 

I think the mastering does not ruin the music and I think the basslines are good. I only do not like the kicks a lot, since they are not very good for loud listening. They made the mastering this way with porpuse, because we have the year 2025 and they did not want to sound like in the late 90´s with Another World or like with Amen back in 2003.

[frix]

1 hour ago, Radish6404 said:

 

I think the mastering does not ruin the music and I think the basslines are good. I only do not like the kicks a lot, since they are not very good for loud listening. They made the mastering this way with porpuse, because we have the year 2025 and they did not want to sound like in the late 90´s with Another World or like with Amen back in 2003.

Well, I kinda prefer the less harsh 90s mastering lol.

If I EQ in some more midbass,  the basslines are ok.

It's not totally ruining the music true. 

But it's a fatiguing listen. 

 

[Radish6404]

You don´t have to attack me with "lol". I did not say anything bad to the album and only praised the album. I don´t EQ in any music, since I want to hear t he music with real sound.

[frix]

you are reading too much into this.

 

[Radish6404]

I´m glad you did not mean it mean, I mean like in a bad way.