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Steven Wilson, front man of Porcupine Tree and renowned remixer, has newly mixed the Black-Sabbath-Album “Volume 4” from 1972, as the only work by the band. In an interview with “Noise11” Wilson explained why he could not work on the other albums.
Bands were gone
“The ligaments weren’t there,” said Wilson. “This is a classic case. The record company wanted it, management wanted it, I wanted it and then they couldn’t find the ligaments.” Only outtakes were found, i.e. alternative take of the songs. “Then we did what was possible. I mixed these outtakes that are very exciting for fans. You can hear the band at different versions of” supernaut “or” Wheels of Confusion. “
The whole interview with Steven Wilson:
The multi-lane masters of the other Black-Sabbath albums have largely disappeared, said Wilson: “Unfortunately I could not mix the actual album because the multi-track ligaments have been practically disappearing as with the entire Sabbath catalog.”
Wilson has been a remixer since 2009 and has reinterpreted classics from Tears for Fears, ABC, Chic, Ultravox, Suede, The Who and Van Morrison. He also came across obstacles with Guns n ‘Roses. His new mixes were rejected by the band, so that some projects are unheard of on his hard drive. “It is a shame, they are great, great plates,” said Wilson.
BBC documentation moved
There were recently other surprises for Black Sabbath fans. The BBC pulled the documentary “Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home” planned for August 18 from the in -house IPLAYER media library and replaced it with another program. A BBC spokesman only said that the film had “shifted on schedule” and a new broadcast date was announced “at a given time”. Fans had to wait again for insights into life and the career of the iconic front man.
The Volume 4-mixed mixture therefore remains the only official remix result in the Black Sabbath catalog, but offers outtakes that allow a look behind the scenes of the band.