C_Matt's "A Kind of Magic (HD Revision)"

Ultra, ultra, ultra bussy now, I'm only here to tell you that the first CD is uploaded! You can find it on SkyDrive (now "OneDrive"). I hope you enjoy it very very much!

The changes notes and 'Blurred Vision' for tomorrow! CD 2 and the HD album cover in a few days!

Thank you, but where is the link?

Thank You C_Matt, I'm listening to the album right now.
Again amazing work. Great clarity between instruments and really brings out the details in songs.
Things like bass guitar sound on pain is so close and Brian's guitar lines on FWBF and WWTLF.

Mr Bed Guy, the link is on the first post in the C Matts HD revision thread. Just copy-paste and remove the gaps between the .com bit.

(EDIT: sorry wrong spelling of BED guy - I see what you did there!)

2 C_Matt:
Such a wonderful result. Great experience to listen to this new version.

One Year Of Love, WWTLF, GTP are just fantastic! GTP middle section sends shivers down my spine :)

I noticed that you've changed the last line of GTP with the different one. Which is the reason? :)

It's a pity that FWBF is shorter about 10 seconds as I've waited for longer ending of this song (as you've done with OV and POTU) using Extended Version.

Ah,thank you drmurph!!!

Big Thanks to you, sounds like the album was launched yesterday!! I just love your approach in every track.... and "Gimme the Prize"!!! OMG!! Tanks for your hard and full of loving work.

Thanks I will listen to it later

Matt ... superb job, as usual !

ok, I was already used to the amazing work done on OV, AKOM POTU and DLYH, but now I agree with the other comments above:

OYOL, PISCTP, WWTLF, GTP ..... wow, wow, wow and WOW !!!!

the bass in PISCTP is really insane !! and the guitars specially in GTP are mind-blowing !

other bits that have pleased me very much are Brian´s vocal parts in WWTLF. Now we can hear his voice with a crystal-clear definition as never before. Amazing !


it´s always a pleasure finding out the new elements you introduce, no matter if one agrees or not with your decisions. The end in GTP is an example, at first listen I went like "nooooo!!", but afterwards I went like "well, why not?" :-)

what a joy to enjoy your love and dedication to this project, despite your agenda being so busy !!!

thanks again, you´re great !!

Amazing! As always, and getting better every time.

You'd really be named as distinguished citizen here at QZ.

Just had the chance to hear it really impressed brought new life to the album

Let's get right to the point, Matt. You're a very generous and talented guy. Love your revision of the album !

Gimme the Prize and Princes of the Universe are just EPIC !!! Excellent job on all levels. You nailed it. People, don't miss the great over-the-top comics-like atmosphere during the movie dialogues and sound effects interludes ! In my humble opinion, what Matt made matches the band's approach to writing a (genre) (mad) movie soundtrack such as the Highlander one.

AKOM : (Not my favourite song) Maybe it's because I'm getting older, but I really like your version. I think it pushes the inner catchiness (no, that's not a bad thing... Ok, that depends...) of the song one step further. It makes me wanna dance. So I dance... But I can't.

FWBF : Excellent job. Great and powerful choruses, love the guitars. Not my favourite song, but it's good you made me listen to it again... differently.

It's still very fresh and I have to go deeper in discovering all the work you put into these new mixes.

Thanks a lot for sharing your creativity, Mat(t)e !

Your intricate work and the time you put into this project has really shown through. I could sit here if I had the time to make all the positive comments about everything that you've done, but I'd be here for 3 days probably. So please take my short comments as a big thank you. You've made this album truly sound like 'Magic' in the way you've paid so much attention to detail and thoroughness of the project. Even the couple songs that I'm not big on (One Year of Love and Pain is so close...) sound amazingly fresh. I'm looking forward to all the rest of the work, as I'm sure all of us are. You really have an ear for talent, and to me, this is the superior mix of this album. I'm astounded by the treatment you've given these songs and the added extra bits that you've come up with here and there. Simply put...WOW!!

Really great work! Can´t wait for the other versions/mixes/remixes of cd2!!!!! This is much more interesting than any QAL tour!!!!!!!!!

^ +1

Matt, with regards AKOM (the track), you said you weren't going to bother with the 12" version, but have you heard my mix of it in the 'Fickle Archives' thread? It's what I would have guessed a 'full' version would have sounded like, with the unedited guitar solo, but without all the silly bits from the 12" mix.

Is there any chance you could look at doing a 'complete' version of AKOM, with the full guitar solo, as it should be? I've always thought it should have been included on the album anyway, and I think it would be a nice addition to your version. :)