Mellow Candle - Swaddling Songs (1972) [Reissue 2004]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 283 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 115 MB | Covers - 5 MB
Genre: Progressive Folk Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Acme Records (ADCD1040)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 283 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 115 MB | Covers - 5 MB
Genre: Progressive Folk Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Acme Records (ADCD1040)
Filled with multi-layered harmonies and complex arrangements, this unfortunately underlooked album of beautiful, flowing, and wonderfully recorded British folk-rock (originally released in 1972) has been a favorite of record collectors for years. Luckily, the strength of the music holds up beyond its scarcity. Not merely electric updates of lost traditional numbers, the album works because it establishes a voice and a sound that is truly compelling. The arrangements range from the zigzagging light progressive bent of the opener, "Heaven Heath," to the more storming tempo changes of "Dan the Wing." Strewn across the record is some truly remarkable guitar work, with the blanks filled in with lush violin and piano fills…