In October 2015 the Bristol based electropop act Mesh played in front of 1.900 attendees at their sold-out concert in the Gewandhaus Leipzig together with a 65-person classical orchestra. The show was part of the “Gothic Meets Classic” live concert series bringing songs in orchestral arrangements.

The five tracks were recorded by sound engineer Jacky Lehmann (Saxon, Schiller) whereas Conrad Oleak was responsible for mix and mastering, and the 5.1 surround sound of the audio DVD of the limited edition. As we reported earlier Mesh also recorded three additional tracks (“There must be a Way”, “Can you mend Hearts”, “Before the World ends”) using a smaller ensemble with piano.

The live recordings are now available on CD, limited edition 180 gram vinyl with gatefold cover and in a box set named “Grosser Saal” edition which you can order right here. The latter includes CD, audio DVD with 5.1 mix and vinyl plus a 48-page hardcover artbook (30×30 cm), a softcover book including the sheet music and a hand-signed and numbered certificate of authenticity. Highly recommended!

The tracks on recorded are “Just leave us alone”, “Only better”, “Save Everyone”, “You couldn’t see This coming”, “Taken for granted”, “Can you mend Hearts?”, “There must be a Way”, “Before this World ends”.

Here’s a video preview as shot by an attendee.

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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In late 2015, the UK synthpop outfit Mesh played a live set together with an orchestra of 65 musicians at the concert venue Neues Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany.

The release of this album has been pushed back in favour of the band’s latest album “Looking Skyward” and the tour that followed. The delay wasn’t all that bad since the band did find some extra time to record 3 additional studio tracks with a smaller classic ensemble. The 3 tracks were produced and arranged by Conrad Oleak at his studio.

A release date is not set yet but will be announced soon. For now make sure you have the band’s back catalogue at home!

Bernard - Side-Line Staff

Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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