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Originally Posted by lowbit
If it was coming from 99.9% of the artists out there, it would be par for the course, but I just expect better from Underworld, I think. Their music is great, but they've also historically shown an integrity and foresight that is all-too-rare in the music world.
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99.9% of the artists out there don't even attempt anything close to what R&K have been attempting. Every now and then you get a track on Myspace or a lo-quality streaming preview, but you never see anyone out there releasing 90 minutes of experimental, envelope-pushing stuff inbetween albums, nor do you ever see a band deviate as far from a comfort zone with reference to style and sound that R&K have with these 3 releases.
So, I don't understand where you're getting your precedents from, I guess I'm saying.
P.S. - I wouldn't be at all shocked if R&K knew less about mastering than you assume they do. A harddrive full of RTAS plugs and a rack of gear doesn't make a good engineer, and being wicked at putting together beats and crafting that sick sound out of a Nord Lead doesn't make you a good engineer either...