Bruce Soord on remixing Jethro Tull's "Under Wraps" in Dolby Atmos (Interview)

Bruce Soord is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter and frontman for the internationally-renowned experimental rock outfit The Pineapple Thief, a musical project he started way back in 1999. Though considered a cult act at first, The Pineapple Thief’s fan base gradually grew through the mid-2000s. The band signed with KScope Records in 2007, later recruiting veteran drummer Gavin Harrison for 2016’s breakthrough album Your Wilderness. Soord has also enjoyed a prolific career as an immersive mixer, creating acclaimed 5.1 and Dolby Atmos mixes for acts such as Leprous, Tesseract, Big Big Train, Pure Reason Revolution, and Jethro Tull. 2025 saw the release of Retracing Our Steps, the second in a series of archival box sets containing newly-remixed versions of The Pineapple Thief’s older albums in stereo, 5.1, and Dolby Atmos. Additionally, his work on the Atmos mix of It Leads To This earned Soord a ‘Visions of Sound’ award. I recently had the opportunity to chat with Bruce about his work on the forthcoming deluxe editions of Jethro Tull’s Under Wraps (1984) and the challenges that came with it, as well as what lies ahead for both The Pineapple Thief and his solo career. Article: https://immersiveaudioalbum.com/qa-br... 0:00 Intro 1:44 Catching up with Bruce 2:35 Remixing “Under Wraps” and “Walk Into Light” 5:09 The process of remixing a vintage album 7:09 Replacing the drums 9:54 Peter-John Vettese’s synths 11:43 Ian Anderson’s vocals 12:21 Mixing “Under Wraps” in surround sound 13:23 Ian’s home studio 14:13 Analog versus digital recording 14:59 Improving the low-end 16:27 Tracking with the drum machine 17:55 Drum sample replacement 19:28 Bruce’s experience with drum triggers 20:54 Walk Into Light 23:32 Surround mixes (cont.) 26:03 Bonus tracks in the box set 27:38 What did Ian think of the remix? 28:36 What’s on the Blu-Ray? 30:00 Under Wraps live recordings 31:46 Future Jethro Tull reissues 34:06 Jetho Tull in the 1980s 36:00 Bruce’s upcoming solo record 36:50 Our Ship Sails At Dusk 37:43 Pineapple Thief back-catalog in surround 38:16 Your Wilderness Atmos remix 39:10 Bonus material in the third box set 40:12 Katatonia “The Great Cold Distance” 41:38 Upgrading older 5.1 releases to Atmos 42:18 “How Did We Find Our Way” box set 43:24 Mixing Atmos with all objects 44:08 Speakers versus headphones 45:30 Mixing heavier music in Atmos 47:32 Writing “Ghosts In The Park” 51:10 Give It Back 52:27 Wisdom of Crowds 53:13 Future immersive projects 55:38 Outro Connect with IAA: Visit the IAA Website: https://immersiveaudioalbum.com/ Like IAA on FACEBOOK:   / immersiveaudioalbum   Follow IAA on INSTAGRAM:   / immersiveaudioalbum   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast... Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/7MsL6kU... #jethrotull #brucesoord #thepineapplethief #surroundsound #dolbyatmos #dolbyatmosmusic #blurayaudio #immersiveaudio #iananderson #underwraps #warnermusic