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Suzanne Vega - Close-Up: Vol 3, States of Being (2011)

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Suzanne Vega - Close-Up: Vol 3, States of Being (2011)

Suzanne Vega - Close-Up: Vol 3, States of Being (2011)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 237 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 109 Mb | Scans included
Label: Amanuensis/Cooking Vinyl | # COOKCD523 | Time: 00:44:09
Singer/Songwriter, Folk Rock, Pop/Rock

In 1985, singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega released her stunning self-titled debut album. 25 years and 7 million albums sold later, Suzanne is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation. Now Suzanne is reinterpreting a majority of her catalog in a close and personal manner, creating 4 new thematic albums that will be released over 2010-2011. States of Being has Suzanne revisiting her most haunting songs. Suzanne used to call these the "Mental Health" songs. They express a state of mind, but also more than that; Suzanne says, "they are descriptions of a place deep inside. Anyone can feel like the narrator in Penitent, or Cracking, depending on your mood". Vol. 3 also includes a brand new song, a collaboration with Duncan Sheik from Suzanne's upcoming play, "Carson McCullers Talks About Love".

The King's Noyse - Stravaganze: 17th Century Italian Songs and Dances (1995)

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The King's Noyse - Stravaganze: 17th Century Italian Songs and Dances (1995)

Stravaganze: 17th Century Italian Songs and Dances (1995)
The King's Noyse; David Douglas, director & violin; Andrew Lawrence-King, harp

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 326 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 191 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi | # HMU 907159 | Time: 01:18:34

The King's Noyse are a terrific ensemble who have made a lot of very good discs indeed over the years. This is among them. It is billed as a disc from 1995 of dance music and song from Italy between about 1580 and 1650, which though strictly accurate, may be a little misleading. Lively dance rhythms are certainly there, but a good deal of the disc is contemplative and sometimes rather melancholy in feel. There are single works by both Monteverdi and Gesualdo but the other works are largely by much more obscure composers, and although I know a little of some like Rovetta and Castello, most were completely new to me. I always like to be introduced to new composers, and the music is very fine throughout the disc.

Daniel Ash - Coming Down (1991) US Limited Edition

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Daniel Ash - Coming Down (1991) US Limited Edition

Daniel Ash - Coming Down (1991) US Limited Edition
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 246 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 97 Mb | Scans ~ 93 Mb
Alternative Rock, Post-Punk | Label: RCA | # 3076-2-R | Time: 00:42:18

Coming Down is the first solo album from former Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, and Love and Rockets guitar player Daniel Ash. First single "This Love" was a #2 hit on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the U.S., where his former bandmates Peter Murphy and David J had already scored Top 10 hits. Natasha Atlas sings and plays instruments on most tracks.

Kenari Quartet - French Saxophone Quartets: Dubois, Pierné, Françaix, Desenclos, Bozza, Schmitt (2016)

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Kenari Quartet - French Saxophone Quartets: Dubois, Pierné, Françaix, Desenclos, Bozza, Schmitt (2016)

Kenari Quartet - French Saxophone Quartets (2016)
Dubois, Pierné, Françaix, Desenclos, Bozza, Schmitt

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 243 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 155 Mb | Artwork included
Genre: Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.573549 | Time: 01:04:39

Invented in Paris in 1846 by the Belgian-born Adolphe Sax, the saxophone was readily embraced by French composers who championed the new instrument through numerous ensemble and solo compositions. This tradition is celebrated in a programme, performed by the young and exciting Kenari Quartet, that explores the saxophone in all of its colours and sonorities, from Pierre Max Dubois’s light-hearted and jazz-inspired music to the lyrical and expressive world of Alfred Desenclos, and from Jean Françaix’s witty ‘bantering’ to the excitement and energy which closes Florent Schmitt’s Quatour, Op. 102.

Rick Springfield - Rock Of Life (1988) Japanese Press

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Rick Springfield - Rock Of Life (1988) Japanese Press

Rick Springfield - Rock Of Life (1988) Japanese Press
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 308 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 105 Mb | Scans ~ 72 Mb
Pop/Rock, Power Pop | Label: RCA | # R32P-1140 | Time: 00:45:59

Rock of Life is an album by Australian singer-songwriter Rick Springfield. It was released on RCA Records in 1988. The disc peaked at a modest #55 on the Billboard album chart, selling approximately 350,000 copies in United States. It was the least successful of Springfield's six RCA releases.

Cecilie Authen - Cecilie spiller og arrangerer norsk (2023)

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Cecilie Authen - Cecilie spiller og arrangerer norsk (2023)

Cecilie Authen - Cecilie spiller og arrangerer norsk (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 216 MB | Tracks: 10 | 43:24
Style: Jazz | Label: Talik Records

Fascinated by a tonal language developed throughout time immemorial, Cecilie takes the listener towards everyman's music from older days and presents both new and older Norwegian in her own way. Paal paa Haugen, or better known as Pål sine høner, is on this new release by Cecilie Authen, deliciously loaded into the Steinway grand piano and reinterpreted into soul balm. The 109-year-old vocal recording with Sibylla Lid opens the composition with all it has to offer of mechanical noise and the hiss of a bygone era. The fascination for a tonal language developed through time immemorial draws Cecilie towards everyman's music from older days.

Matt Haimovitz - Matteo: 300 Years of an Italian Cello (2010)

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Matt Haimovitz - Matteo: 300 Years of an Italian Cello (2010)

Matt Haimovitz - Matteo: 300 Years of an Italian Cello (2010)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 332 MB | 01:28:05
Genre: Classical | Label: Oxingale Records

Matt Haimovitz’s Venetian cello was made by Matteo Gofriller in 1710, ten years before J. S. Bach put pen to paper for his six solo cello suites. Domenico Gabrielli’s seven Ricercari, the direct precursors to Bach’s masterpieces, may have been the first notes heard on this extraordinary instrument.

Teunis van der Zwart & Alexander Melnikov - Beethoven, Ries, Punto & Danzi: Horn & Piano - A Cor Basse Recital (2022)

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Teunis van der Zwart & Alexander Melnikov - Beethoven, Ries, Punto & Danzi: Horn & Piano - A Cor Basse Recital (2022)

Teunis van der Zwart & Alexander Melnikov - Beethoven, Ries, Punto & Danzi: Horn & Piano - A Cor Basse Recital (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 290 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 176 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:16:26
Classical | Label: harmonia mundi

Teunis van der Zwart and Alexander Melnikov have chosen to pay tribute to Giovanni Punto, now unknown to most music lovers, even though he truly established the cor basse (horn focused on the low register) by devoting no less than sixteen concertos to it. It was he who inspired Beethoven's famous Sonata op.17; the pieces by Danzi and Ries also bear the mark of his legacy. This recording provides an opportunity to discover the unique sound of this instrument in four emblematic works.

Tinariwen - Kel Tinariwen (2022)

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Tinariwen - Kel Tinariwen (2022)

Tinariwen - Kel Tinariwen (2022)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 231 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 84 Mb | 00:36:14
World, Desert Blues | Label: Wedge Records

A revelatory discovery in the Tinariwen archives, Kel Tinariwen is an early cassette tape recorded in the early 90s that never received a wider release, and sheds new light on the band's already rich history. Not having yet developed the fuller band sound that they became internationally established with, Kel Tinariwen features their trademark hypnotic guitar lines and call-and-response vocals weaving in between raw drum machine rhythms and keyboard melodies that almost evoke an Arabic take on 80s synth-pop. There's distinct parallels with the sounds found on this tape and the work uncovered in recent years by cratedigger labels such as Awesome Tapes From Africa, Sahel Sounds and Sublime Frequencies.

Lana Del Rey - Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023)

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Lana Del Rey - Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023)

Lana Del Rey - Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 01:17:51 | 380 Mb
Art Pop, Baroque Pop, Female Vocal | Label: Polydor Records, Interscope Records

Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd is the ninth studio album from acclaimed singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, comprising 16 tracks and interludes with features including Father John Misty, Tommy Genesis, Jon Batiste, Bleachers and more. It follows the prolific artist's 2021 albums Chemtrails Over The Country Club and Blue Banisters.

Atsuko Chiba - Water, It Feels Like It's Growing (2023)

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Atsuko Chiba - Water, It Feels Like It's Growing (2023)

Atsuko Chiba - Water, It Feels Like It's Growing (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 238 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 86 Mb | 00:36:16
Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock | Label: Mothland

Groovy, psychedelic, droney and hypnotic, Atsuko Chiba's latest offering takes listeners down a path of epic sprawling soundscapes. Water, It Feels Like It’s Growing is as stylistically diverse as it is thematically-anchored, as oddly catchy as it is thoroughly challenging. Asymmetric, yet seamless time signatures, otherworldly synthetic frequencies, patented harmonies, raga-inspired melodies, cryptic lyrics and orchestral arrangements co-exist within this surreal musical tale recounting one’s relation to their environment.

Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung & Rudolf Lutz - Beethoven: 3. Sinfonie in Es-Dur, Opus 55 (2023)

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Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung & Rudolf Lutz - Beethoven: 3. Sinfonie in Es-Dur, Opus 55 (2023)

Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung & Rudolf Lutz - Beethoven: 3. Sinfonie in Es-Dur, Opus 55 (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 246 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 111 Mb | 00:48:29
Classical | Label: J. S. Bach-Stiftung

The genesis of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony Number 3 in E-Flat Major, the “Eroica”, has long been brought into connection with the composer’s early admiration for Napoleon. Indeed, Beethoven had initially intended to entitle the work “Bonaparte”, but he withdrew the dedication when the Corsican, as First Consul of a military-backed republic, crowned himself emperor on 2 December 1804. Nonetheless, Beethoven did complete the composition, which is influenced by both French Revolution music and Bachian polyphony, and the first movement is indeed heroic in character. As such, we may assume that Beethoven, while torn between cosmopolitan notions and Austrian patriotism, still held fast to the revolutionary ideals of “liberty, equality, fraternity”. At the same time, the second movement, a funeral march, shows that he equally wished to commemorate the victims of conflict and war, thus giving form to the dark side of the “heroic” story.

Anastassiya Dranchuk - Tchaikovsky, Say, Schubert & Liszt: Rites de Passage (2023)

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Anastassiya Dranchuk - Tchaikovsky, Say, Schubert & Liszt: Rites de Passage (2023)

Anastassiya Dranchuk - Tchaikovsky, Say, Schubert & Liszt: Rites de Passage (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 207 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 146 Mb | 01:03:15
Classical | Label: Ars Produktion

For Anastassiya Dranchuk's debut album 'Rites de Passage', the choice of pieces by Tchaikovsky, Say, Schubert and Liszt was no coincidence. The plays had and still have a special emotional meaning in Anastassiya's life. For her, the individual compositions represent rites of passage (rites de passage, a concept from ethnology): they tell of the transition from childhood to adulthood, peace/war, birth/death… In general, it is an emotionally and tonally very colourful, technically demanding programme, which has the most diverse dualities on the topic.

Matt Haimovitz, Jonathan Crow, Douglas McNabney - J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations (2008)

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Matt Haimovitz, Jonathan Crow, Douglas McNabney - J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations (2008)

Matt Haimovitz, Jonathan Crow, Douglas McNabney - J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations (2008)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 394 MB | 01:13:09
Genre: Classical | Label: Oxingale Records

The now infamous story of how J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations received their name – that Bach was asked to write them as a sleep aide of sorts for Count Kaiserling, whose assistant (Goldberg) would play music to help the Count fall asleep – has been found to be a somewhat unlikely and dubious account. Still, with few competing explanations, this at least makes for a good story. The variations have been analyzed and dissected by theoreticians, mathematicians, and even numerologists perhaps more than any other of Bach's works.

The Neal Morse Band - [Morse]Fest 2020 Lockdown (2022)

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The Neal Morse Band - [Morse]Fest 2020 Lockdown (2022)

The Neal Morse Band - [Morse]Fest 2020 Lockdown (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Image) +CUE, LOG | 1.4 GB | Scans
Genre: Rock, Progressive Rock | Label: Radiant Records | Catalog Number: n/a

Morsefest 2020 was an event that I’m still amazed actually happened! For a time, the pandemic meant that having a Morsefest was going to be out of the question. However as restrictions started to ease, we began investigating whether we could run Morsefest as a live stream with perhaps a very small crowd. Slowly the pieces came together for two nights: an evening where we visited the very best songs from the Cover To Cover albums, followed by a night that focused on my new Sola Gratia album. With a small group of massively supportive fans and helpers gathered we made Morsefest history! People tuned in from all over the world and even had Zoom Morsefest parties!