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“The Overview”, Steven Wilson's eighth studio album, released on March 14, 2025. This concept album is inspired by the overview effect, an awareness observed in astronauts when they view the Earth from space.
It consists of two 20-minute musical suites: “Objects Outlive Us” and “The Overview”.
“The Overview” adopts an astronaut's perspective, incorporating electronic and space sounds to create a meditative mood.
The music was entirely composed for space sound. For the first time, the stereo version is a scaled-down version of the space version, as this review confirms.
With his mastery of Dolby Atmos mixing, Steven Wilson has created a totally immersive space version of “The Overview”, immersing us in his musical universe.
Below is a representation of average spatialization in 7.1.4 and 9.1.6 formats. It’s into space that he takes us, not only the theme of his album, but also the 3D spatial rendering of his music that we find here in Dolby Atmos.
![7..1.4 - synthese.txt [Bluray Atmos] -- 9.2 ( 8.9 -- 9.5 ) -- small.jpg](https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?attachments/7-1-4-synthese-txt-bluray-atmos-9-2-8-9-9-5-small-jpg.438434/ "7..1.4 - synthese.txt [Bluray Atmos] -- 9.2 ( 8.9 -- 9.5 ) -- small.jpg")
![9.1.6 - synthese.txt [Bluray Atmos 9.1.6] -- 9.3 ( 9.2 -- 9.4 )-9.1.6 -- small.jpg](https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?attachments/9-1-6-synthese-txt-bluray-atmos-9-1-6-9-3-9-2-9-4-9-1-6-small-jpg.438435/ "9.1.6 - synthese.txt [Bluray Atmos 9.1.6] -- 9.3 ( 9.2 -- 9.4 )-9.1.6 -- small.jpg")
The music surrounds us totally, it’s as if it were alive, and Steven Wilson offers us a true 360-degree sound experience. It’s a true benchmark in the use of this spatial format!
The waveform (Below) of the blu-ray Stereo shows a good dynamic range confirmed with DR11:
The graph below compares the spectrum of the Green vinyl record – 2025 (white curve) with the spectrum of the Blu-ray Stereo – 2025 (blue curve).The two spectra show an almost perfect superposition up to 4 kHz. Beyond this frequency, a slight attenuation in level is perceptible on the vinyl record, varying between 1 and 3 dB. This finesse in the sound rendering shows the quality of the lacquer cutting work, underlining the technical mastery and particular attention paid to preserving the original master.
It’s a truly immersive sound experience, designed to be listened to on a 7.1.4 system to fully appreciate the spatial rendering of Steven Wilson’s composition. The stereo version, while very pleasant to listen to, is merely a reduction of this spatial version. Try listening to this album on an Atmos system, and you'll realize just how much work has gone into it!
You can find samples to compare the rendering of the different versions, as well as all the measurements here.
You can also find a review of “The Harmony Codex” here
Enjoy listening,
Jean-François
It consists of two 20-minute musical suites: “Objects Outlive Us” and “The Overview”.
“The Overview” adopts an astronaut's perspective, incorporating electronic and space sounds to create a meditative mood.
The music was entirely composed for space sound. For the first time, the stereo version is a scaled-down version of the space version, as this review confirms.
With his mastery of Dolby Atmos mixing, Steven Wilson has created a totally immersive space version of “The Overview”, immersing us in his musical universe.
Below is a representation of average spatialization in 7.1.4 and 9.1.6 formats. It’s into space that he takes us, not only the theme of his album, but also the 3D spatial rendering of his music that we find here in Dolby Atmos.
The music surrounds us totally, it’s as if it were alive, and Steven Wilson offers us a true 360-degree sound experience. It’s a true benchmark in the use of this spatial format!
The waveform (Below) of the blu-ray Stereo shows a good dynamic range confirmed with DR11:
The graph below compares the spectrum of the Green vinyl record – 2025 (white curve) with the spectrum of the Blu-ray Stereo – 2025 (blue curve).The two spectra show an almost perfect superposition up to 4 kHz. Beyond this frequency, a slight attenuation in level is perceptible on the vinyl record, varying between 1 and 3 dB. This finesse in the sound rendering shows the quality of the lacquer cutting work, underlining the technical mastery and particular attention paid to preserving the original master.
It’s a truly immersive sound experience, designed to be listened to on a 7.1.4 system to fully appreciate the spatial rendering of Steven Wilson’s composition. The stereo version, while very pleasant to listen to, is merely a reduction of this spatial version. Try listening to this album on an Atmos system, and you'll realize just how much work has gone into it!
You can find samples to compare the rendering of the different versions, as well as all the measurements here.
You can also find a review of “The Harmony Codex” here
Enjoy listening,
Jean-François
