QuAUDIOPHILIAc Press Release
DTS Entertainment Releases Frank Zappa's QuAUDIOPHILIAc, Featuring Zappa's
Multi-Channel Surround Mixes circa 1970-1978
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10 September 2004
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Business Wire
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AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Sept. 10, 2004 -
After 30 Years, Technology Catches Up With Multi-Channel Pioneer
DTS (Digital Theater Systems, Inc.) (Nasdaq:DTSI) entertainment label, DTS
Entertainment (DTSE), announces the release of QuAUDIOPHILIAc by Frank Zappa.
The DVD-Audio disc is an audiophile documentary featuring various multi-channel
recordings and mixes produced by the Composer throughout the 1970s.
These vintage mixes were culled from the Vault by Zappa Family Vaultmeister Joe
Travers. At UMRK, Dweezil Zappa then constructed the sequence and produced the
program now known as QuAUDIOPHILIAc for release. QuAUDIOPHILIAc debuts
previously unreleased performances, both live and from the studio, of
compositions such as "Rollo" and "Venusian Time Bandits," and features
experimental multi-channel recordings from Zappa's basement, as early as 1970.
The DVD-A includes tracks from Sheik Yerbouti, Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar and
Orchestral Favorites superbly mixed in surround. QuAUDIOPHILIAc is licensed in
cooperation with the Zappa Family Trust and FZ's Barking Pumpkin label (
www.zappa.com). DTS Entertainment previously released the first Zappa DVD-Audio
release, Halloween, in 2003.
"From his quadrophonic releases in the early '70s, through the multi-channel
theatrical mix of his 1979 film Baby Snakes, Frank Zappa
was a passionate advocate for surround sound," said Jeff Skillen, Vice President
of DTS Entertainment. "We are proud and excited to continue our relationship
with the Zappa family, and to bring these incredible, ground-breaking recordings
to the world. We hope that the release of QuAUDIOPHILIAc will help raise
awareness of the greatness, staying power and relevance of Frank Zappa's music,
as well as give the public a thrilling new surround music experience."
The QuAUDIOPHILIAc surround sound DVD-Audio disc includes:
- 10 recordings exclusively mixed and issued in surround, including:
- Selections from 1975 UCLA Royce Hall Concerts<
- Mesmerizing live/studio hybrid musical inventions by Zappa
- High resolution DTS 96/24 surround and stereo mixes for all DVD-Video players
- Special "Surround Pioneer" presentation from the 2003 SurroundPro Awards ceremony, including video of Frank Zappa discussing advanced
surround playback
- On-screen notes by Dweezil Zappa
- Complete visual discography and special photo gallery
- And a special bonus: Frank Zappa's visionary 1983 Music Industry Proposal for downloadable music (pre-dating the online phenomenon by
20-plus years)
"Frank surrounded himself in music whenever and wherever possible. He
was always pushing the envelope of what was possible given his
available tools and inventive concepts gleaned from years of
experimenting with all manner of the recording experience -- from the
type of microphone and its placement to the waveform of the mix
itself. For him, anything was possible subject only to the budget and
this idea extended well beyond the studio. The only place where this
restriction could not deter him was in his imagination," said Gail
Zappa. "Having said that, Dweezil is no slouch in the studio either."
"I am continuously intrigued by Frank's music and the way he composed
and recorded it. Having the opportunity to hear some of my favorite
songs that were formerly in stereo but now in surround is really
exciting," said Dweezil Zappa. As he explains in the liner notes,
QuAUDIOPHILIAc is "an interludicrous journey that we could all
experience together."
Official FZ Biography: Frank Zappa, American Composer, fl. 1940-1993
Frank Zappa was a Composer, Musician, Guitarist, Record Producer,
Filmmaker, Author, Bandleader, Philosopher, Social Commentator and
Observer, Patriot, Humorist, Satirist, Dadaist, Absurdist. He did not
write the Lord's Prayer on the head of a pin.
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