The 2017 Remastering Process: Bringing Back the "Visconti Sound"
When David Bowie released Low in January 1977, it was not merely a new album; it was a radical sonic departure that redefined the boundaries of rock music. Decades later, the —particularly in high-resolution audio formats like FLAC 24-bit/192kHz —offers the definitive way to experience this masterpiece. David Bowie - Low -2017- -FLAC 24-192-
The 2017 remastering of Low was overseen by Tony Visconti at Air Studios in London. The goal of this remaster was not to modernize the album with aggressive, loud compression (a common pitfall of the "loudness wars"), but rather to restore the original balance, punch, and experimental intent of the 1977 analog master tapes. The 2017 Remastering Process: Bringing Back the "Visconti