![](images/spacer_FFFFFF.jpg) XTC
![](images/spacer_FFFFFF.jpg) Big Express - The Surround Sound Series CD/Blu-Ray
![](images/spacer_FFFFFF.jpg) Review by Gary Hill
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This new release features a 2023 Steven Wilson remix of an XTC album from the 1980s. I have to admit that while I've heard a lot about XTC over the years, I don't think I've ever actually heard them before. Their mix of 80s Crimson-like elements, art pop, punky things and more works well. This is often accessible and always interesting. Now, the second disc, being a Blu-Ray, and featuring lots of different audio versions of the album, doesn't really seem to warrant the track by track coverage we give to CDs. Let's say that in addition to different formats of this album, it includes the original version and a lot of bonus tracks. It's well worth having for fans of the band. That is true of the set as a whole, too.
This review is available in book (paperback and hardcover) form in Music Street Journal: 2024 Volume 2 More information and purchase links can be found at: garyhillauthor.com/Music-Street-Journal-2024.
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