Elegant Simplicity - Purity And Despair (1998)
Label: Proximity Records | FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps | Time: 67:28 | 419 MB(+3%) | 159 MB(+3%)
Genre: Rock, Neo Progressive
Label: Proximity Records | FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps | Time: 67:28 | 419 MB(+3%) | 159 MB(+3%)
Genre: Rock, Neo Progressive
Elegant Simplicity – *Purity And Despair* (1998) is an album by the Swedish progressive metal band Elegant Simplicity. Known for their melodic yet heavy sound, the band combines powerful riffs with atmospheric keyboards and emotional vocals. This album explores themes of contrast—balancing purity and despair—through dynamic compositions that blend aggressive metal elements with melodic passages. *Purity And Despair* showcases the band's ability to create intense moods while maintaining musical sophistication. It is appreciated by fans of progressive and melodic metal for its thoughtful songwriting and expressive performances.
Tracklist
1. When Darkness Falls (13:50)
2. The Quantum of Solace (14:12)
3. Tranquility and Drift (19:40)
4. Aching Desire (12:00)
5. Purity and Despair (7:48)
Elegant Simplicity - Purity And Despair (1998)
personnel :
Steven McCabe - acoustic & electric guitars, guitar synth, organ, piano, Mellotron, synthesizers, flute, mandolin, samples, effects, arranger & producer
Gilbert Ross - fretted & fretless basses
Peter J. Douglas - acoustic & electric drums, percussion, noises
Exact Audio Copy V1.6 from 23. October 2020
EAC extraction logfile from 26. March 2023, 14:59
Elegant Simplicity / Purity and Despair
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EAC extraction logfile from 26. March 2023, 14:59
Elegant Simplicity / Purity and Despair
Used drive : ASUS DRW-24B1LT Adapter: 1 ID: 2
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\FLAC_1.4.1\Win64\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -6 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "COMMENT=ripped by wurensh for rutracker.org" %source% -o %dest%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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4 | 47:43.37 | 12:00.50 | 214762 | 268811
5 | 59:44.12 | 7:43.45 | 268812 | 303581
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Filename Y:\EAC\wurensh\Elegant Simplicity\Elegant Simplicity - Purity and Despair.wav
Peak level 95.5 %
Extraction speed 9.4 X
Range quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 992276C4
Copy CRC 992276C4
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
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Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [EE848F2B] (AR v1)
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [ED9E2411] (AR v1)
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