There have been a number of complaints about noisy vinyl for the first editions of Carbon Based Lifeforms albums which came out in 2016. I got all the 2nd vinyl issues of "Hydroponic Garden", "World of Sleepers", "Interloper" and "Derelicts" which were pressed the year after, 2017. All on black vinyl. These all have the -R suffix, as in BLOOD 149R. Normally I am a strictly first edition kind of person (as these invariably sound better than reissues, especially if the original tape is analogue), but these second pressings are perfect - flat and quiet - nary a click or pop on any of them. So if your BLOOD 149 first pressing is noisy, the 2017 BLOOD 149R is quiet in my experience. I would say that the sound of these masterings is good if not spectacular. There is a tendency for a rather grainy treble and some midrange harshness, especially on sampled vocals. On the positive side, the soundstage is large and bass depth is impressive. Luckily, the music more than compensates for these slight sonic shortcomings. There is a lovely gentleness to these floaty meditations that, if they eschew the complexity of Shpongle or Elysium, nevertheless have a harmony that is direct and appealing. These albums are classics of psybient.

I won't buy CBL vinyl ever again - that's my nature - Once bitten - twice shy unless to meet in person my cochlea can only radiate so much - In fact I spent nearly £100 on these albums you would think the artist or label would help my concerns and reach out but I got my money back on Amazon all returned - I had over 10000 vinyls a lot of them are gone - never had these problems before all albums in the late 90's 00's were about £10-12,99 now they are charging £23 for each album disgusting - reallyHydroponic Garden is the best track by far - soothing and I love all natural things but only 9 minutes - I could extrapolate not on the gorgeous synths but yes please on that 303 :) so my point before I got lost in my mindless diatribe is so these have been repressed again and all are supposedly perfect but what about all the other vinyl buyers who bought the original vinyl releases a year or so back - they are stuck with inferior versions of the vinyls and had shelled out a lot of their income - are they expected to buy these represses again I think not therefore I am not happyI can make a bit of hard acid - still learning though on the fine eggshells :)