KATE BUSH

It was recently announced that Kate Bush will reissue four of her albums later this year: 1982’s The Dreaming, 1985’s Hounds of Love, 1989’s The Sensual World, and 1993’s The Red Shoes. This is good news because a few of these have been out of print (except for lossy downloads) for some time. Unfortunately, this still leaves The Kick Inside, Lionheart, and Never For Ever unaccounted for.

The original Japanese CDs and LPs by this eclectic and enigmatic artist have always sounded great. It will be interesting to see if they can be improved on. Audio Fidelity recently reissued Hounds of Love and The Sensual World on 180 gram vinyl mastered by Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray. As expected, both of these sound superb. Rumors also persist that Kate may release a new album in 2011. Her last release, 2005’s Aerial, was a mature and atmospheric piece of music that is highly recommended and sonically amazing.

(Art of soundwave: Kate and Peacock)