Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	1	2	3	4	5

Kelela - Raven (2023) PROPER

Posted By: popsakov

Date: 11 Feb 2023 11:43:47

Raven is the long-anticipated sequel to Kelela’s impeccable studio debut and is slated for release February 10, 2023. Kelela emerges from the tides of her higher self’s oceanic orbit with a fifteen-track, continuous play LP exploring autonomy, belonging and self-renewal as healing. With all the sonic, visual, and physical sensualism that magnetized her early core fanbase, Kelela’s new album finds her more certain and at ease with her creative fluidity’s exceptionality, no matter how high or wide its waves. “Washed Away” and “Happy Ending” have already both been regaled with critical acclaim: Pitchfork called “Washed Away” a “showcase for her swooping soprano” and “Happy Ending” also demonstrative of her “breathy, decorous vocals.”

Take Me Apart set a new standard for progressive R&B without concessions to urban contemporary radio programming. The album's ensuing batch of remixes – in which Kelela was intensely involved, even revoicing some songs – pulled together contributions from the far-ranging likes of CupcakKe, serpentwithfeet, and go-go legends Rare Essence, the latter reconnecting Kelela to her birthplace of Washington, D.C. There was no telling which path the singer/songwriter and producer would take until she returned four years later with "Washed Away," the first preview of Raven. A sheer ballad functioning like an extended exhalation – one full of exquisite melisma and scatting, that is – "Washed Away" has a regenerative effect. Achieving splashdown as it fades out, the song suitably introduces an album presented by Kelela as "an affirmation of Black femme perspective in the midst of systemic erasure and the sound of our vulnerability turned to power." The statement is confirmed strongest in the title song, where Kelela rails against thievery and ineffectuality, and proclaims her resilience and independence before losing herself on the dancefloor to itch-scratching bass frequencies. It segues into the knocking "Bruises," its air of inconquerability sensed until Kelela confirms the feeling with "I changed my fate and my girl did the same/And we came to destroy." Constant if fluid oscillations between diaphanous ballads, pulsing slow jams, and modern street soul bangers are just as suited for the greater number of songs based in relationships. The water and flotation metaphors keep flowing, too, whether Kelela is in an ecstatic state in the bedroom or on the dancefloor (the wispy "Sorbet" and heady drum'n'bass of "Contact"), or coping with a split (the plangent "Divorce"). In several other songs, Kelela is dealing with a lover who is noncommittal, elusive, and inexpressive. They're just as affecting. The deep crew of collaborators here is almost entirely different from that of Take Me Apart, retaining Asmara for much deeper production involvement, with LSDXOXO, OCA, and Bambii likewise figuring prominently. Others factoring in Kelela's vision include painter Janiva Ellis (additional lyricist on several songs), Fauzia, and We Are King's Paris Strother.

~ Andy Kellman, All Music

Discogs

***************

Track List:

01. Washed Away [3:37]
02. Happy Ending [4:09]
03. Let It Go [4:23]
04. On the Run [4:53]
05. Missed Call [3:52]
06. Closure [3:30]
07. Contact [4:01]
08. Fooley [3:35]
09. Holier [4:15]
10. Raven [4:37]
11. Bruises [4:16]
12. Sorbet [5:30]
13. Divorce [3:22]
14. Enough for Love [4:26]
15. Far Away [4:22]

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.6 from 23. October 2020

EAC extraction logfile from 10. February 2023, 18:51

Kelela / Raven

Used drive : ATAPI DVD A DH16AASH Adapter: 1 ID: 0

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
Gap handling : Appended to previous track

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -e -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "PERFORMER=%albuminterpret%" -T "COMPOSER=%composer%" %haslyrics%–tag-from-file=LYRICS="%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" -T "COMMENT=%comment%" %source% -o %dest%

TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 3:36.13 | 0 | 16212
2 | 3:36.13 | 4:08.61 | 16213 | 34873
3 | 7:44.74 | 4:22.50 | 34874 | 54573
4 | 12:07.49 | 4:52.61 | 54574 | 76534
5 | 17:00.35 | 3:51.25 | 76535 | 93884
6 | 20:51.60 | 3:29.08 | 93885 | 109567
7 | 24:20.68 | 4:00.55 | 109568 | 127622
8 | 28:21.48 | 3:34.18 | 127623 | 143690
9 | 31:55.66 | 4:14.11 | 143691 | 162751
10 | 36:10.02 | 4:36.01 | 162752 | 183452
11 | 40:46.03 | 4:15.30 | 183453 | 202607
12 | 45:01.33 | 5:29.29 | 202608 | 227311
13 | 50:30.62 | 3:21.41 | 227312 | 242427
14 | 53:52.28 | 4:25.54 | 242428 | 262356
15 | 58:18.07 | 4:21.47 | 262357 | 281978

Track 1

Filename N:\K\Kelela\2023 Raven\01 - Washed Away.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00

Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 1.8 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 58ED779C
Copy CRC 58ED779C
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK

Track 2

Filename N:\K\Kelela\2023 Raven\02 - Happy Ending.wav

Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 2.0 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 182375F1
Copy CRC 182375F1
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK

Track 3

Filename N:\K\Kelela\2023 Raven\03 - Let It Go.wav

Peak level 99.9 %
Extraction speed 2.2 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 82A04E07
Copy CRC 82A04E07
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK

Track 4

Filename N:\K\Kelela\2023 Raven\04 - On the Run.wav

Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 1.9 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 3DA67B6A
Copy CRC 3DA67B6A
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK

Track 5

Filename N:\K\Kelela\2023 Raven\05 - Missed Call.wav

Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 2.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 0B72ACE5
Copy CRC 0B72ACE5
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK

Track 6

Filename N:\K\Kelela\2023 Raven\06 - Closure.wav

Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 2.6 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 5F56ED1E
Copy CRC 5F56ED1E
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK

Track 7

Filename N:\K\Kelela\2023 Raven\07 - Contact.wav

Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 2.8 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 46500D64
Copy CRC 46500D64
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK

Track 8

Filename N:\K\Kelela\2023 Raven\08 - Fooley.wav

Peak level 99.9 %
Extraction speed 2.9 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC F34CB565
Copy CRC F34CB565
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK

Track 9

Filename N:\K\Kelela\2023 Raven\09 - Holier.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 3.0 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 3935F7C8
Copy CRC 3935F7C8
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK

Track 10

Filename N:\K\Kelela\2023 Raven\10 - Raven.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 3.2 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 3E49A555
Copy CRC 3E49A555
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK

Track 11

Filename N:\K\Kelela\2023 Raven\11 - Bruises.wav

Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 3.3 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC ED4B8242
Copy CRC ED4B8242
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK

Track 12

Filename N:\K\Kelela\2023 Raven\12 - Sorbet.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 3.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 2A0BB8FE
Copy CRC 2A0BB8FE
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK

Track 13

Filename N:\K\Kelela\2023 Raven\13 - Divorce.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 3.4 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 05E9404E
Copy CRC 05E9404E
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK

Track 14

Filename N:\K\Kelela\2023 Raven\14 - Enough for Love.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 3.7 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC E1527C95
Copy CRC E1527C95
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK

Track 15

Filename N:\K\Kelela\2023 Raven\15 - Far Away.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 2.8 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 1A3649FA
Copy CRC 1A3649FA
Track not present in AccurateRip database
Copy OK

None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database

No errors occurred

End of status report

–– CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.6

[CTDB TOCID: FSI3HZHLnV.xtrSd2nizk8qQ5z0-] disk not present in database
Submit result: FSI3HZHLnV.xtrSd2nizk8qQ5z0- has been uploaded

==== Log checksum BF4D6C91A4C325D73B7F44AF6DE83A4FC331CDF831875C9C50566CB2AEF54C80 ====

All thanks go to the original ripper(s) …

>>> My Blog <<<

DOWNLOAD:

DOWNLOAD FROM USENET - 14 DAYS FREE ACCESS

R&B Alternative Downtempo Hip-House Alternative R&B Soul Lossless FLAC MP3 CD-Rip + Scans 2020s 2023 Kelela

Kelela - Raven (2023) *PROPER*

Kelela - Raven (2023) PROPER