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Ethiopian & The Gladiators - Dread Prophecy (Remastered) (1986/2018) Music

Posted by delpotro at Sept. 6, 2021

Ethiopian & The Gladiators - Dread Prophecy (Remastered) (1986/2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 158 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 61 Mb | 00:25:27
Reggae | Label: Omnivore Recordings

Remastered from original tapes, first time on CD & Digital.

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John Adams - Earbox: A Ten-CD Retrospective (1999) 10 CD Box Set Music

Posted by Designol at Feb. 8, 2024

On October 19, 1999, Nonesuch Records released The John Adams Earbox, a 10-CD box set retrospective, representing nearly all of John Adams’s recorded output for the label. The set includes all of the composer’s major works with which Adams has redefined contemporary classical music over the previous two decades. All recordings on The John Adams Earbox were supervised by the composer, and many were conducted or performed by Adams as well. All but four works on the Earbox were originally released on Nonesuch as first recordings. The John Adams Earbox includes examples from every phase of Adams’s career, from his earliest orchestral pieces such as Grand Pianola Music (1982), Harmonielehre (1985), and Harmonium (1980), to the widely hailed operas Nixon in China (1985-86) and The Death of Klinghoffer (1990-91), to works of this decade including Chamber Symphony (1992), Violin Concerto (1993), John’s Book of Alleged Dances (written for Kronos Quartet in 1994), Gnarly Buttons (1995) and the 1995 stagework I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw The Sky.

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VA - Dream Babes Volume Three - Backcomb 'N' Beat (2001) Music

Posted by tirexiss at Oct. 21, 2018

The third installment of this series devoted to British '60s girl group-like sounds is, like the genre itself, not a match for the best American girl group music. But like its predecessors, it's a fairly good compilation, if more notable for inventive orchestral pop production than for the talents of the singers. Julie Driscoll, represented by the early single "I Know You Love Me Not" (which sounds a little like an experimental Dusty Springfield), is the only fairly well-known name on this 22-track disc, though Twinkle had some success in Britain, and Glenda Collins and Samantha Jones have their enthusiasts.

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Real Estate - The Main Thing (2020) Music

Posted by delpotro at June 30, 2020

Real Estate - The Main Thing (2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 00:48:39 | 298 Mb
Indie Rock, Surf Pop | Label: Domino

Over the last decade, Real Estate have crafted warm yet meticulous pop-minded music, specialising in soaring melodies that are sentimentally evocative and unmistakably their own. The Main Thing dives even further into the musical dichotomies they’re known for—lilting, bright guitar lines set against emotionally nuanced lyrics, complex arrangements conveyed breezily— and what emerges is a superlative collection of interrogative songs as full of depth, strangeness and contradictions as they are lifting hooks.

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Mike Rowland - Fly on Silver Wings (2015) Music

Posted by varrock at Feb. 19, 2015

Mike Rowland - Fly on Silver Wings (2015)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | Tracks: 6 | 44:44 min | 103 Mb
Style: New Age | Label: Plusquam New Age

Mike Rowland's 1985 new age classic Silver Wings is re-recorded here with fresh live orchestral arrangements by Netherlands composer Henk Alkema. Concert pianist Kate Williams and the Sylvan String Orchestra with woodwinds, horns, and harp can really liberate the life and sparkle from Rowland's work. Instead of just two musical colors, piano and strings, Rowland's compositions breathe with flutes, woodwinds, soaring French horns, luscious harps, and chimes. The harmonies are exquisitely sophisticated, and Williams' piano playing very sensitive.

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Saor - Amidst The Ruins (2025) Music

Posted by gribovar at Feb. 12, 2025

Hailing from the mist-clad highlands of Scotland, Saor is a band that breathes life into history with their majestic blend of black metal intensity and Celtic folk melodies. Guided by the spirit of Caledonia, Saor's music transcends time, echoing the ancient tales of their homeland. Amidst the melancholy ruins and the grandeur of nature, their latest album, Amidst the Ruins, majestically intertwines the past with the present. From the haunting echoes of Glen of Sorrow that recounts the betrayal of the Massacre of Glencoe, to the forest's whispered secrets in The Sylvan Embrace featuring Jo Quail, each track is a portal to Scotland’s rich heritage. This album is a tribute to the timeless landscapes and ancestral spirits, capturing the soul of a nation in every note…

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Mood II Swing - Strictly Mood II Swing (2016) Music

Posted by aasana at March 19, 2017

Mood II Swing - Strictly Mood II Swing (2016)
Deep House, Electronic, Dance | 4:11:36 | MP3, 320 kbps | 576 MB
Label: Strictly Rhythm | Year Of Release: 2016

Given the upsurge in interest in Mood II Swing's distinctively tough take on 1990s US garage, it was probably only a matter of time before someone put together a proper career retrospective. Fittingly, it is re-born '90s New York house imprint Strictly Rhythm that does the honours. The three-disc, originals-and-remixes format is similar in style and tone to Defected's House Masters series, and the results are similarly enjoyable. What shines through most is the quality of John Ciafone and Lem Springsteen's grooves, which while rooted in the organ-heavy shuffle of US garage were often notably tougher and darker. While there is some repetition (vocal and dub versions of some tracks are included on different discs), there's no denying the quality of the material.

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Inner Life - Inner Life (1981) [2013, Remastered & Expanded Edition] Music

Posted by BlondStyle at May 3, 2019

Inner Life was essentially the versatile Jocelyn Brown on lead vocals (she could do slow jams as well as disco), plus a contingent of studio musicians. On this self-titled release, the ballad "It's Wonderful" builds to a frenzy but never climaxes. "You Got to Pay Girl," a minor hit, has a magnificently arranged musical interlude featuring a tinkling piano, a boastful foghorn, and clapping hands. Brown gives Ashford & Simpson's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" feeling and elasticity and, aided by Larita Gaskins, Carole Sylvan, Connie Harvey, and Dennis Collins, she transforms the classic into a testifying revival while a zany synthesizer colors the pulsating rhythms. "(Knock Out) Let's Go Another Round" is exciting and tasty. The Salsoul label used electronic drums and synthesizers better than most, making them funky and essential.

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Steve Hackett - The Night Siren (2017) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up Music

Posted by v3122 at May 6, 2021

Steve Hackett - The Night Siren (2017)
Vinyl Rip 16/44 | Flac(Image + Cue) > 356 Mb
MP3 CBR 320Kbps > 139 Mb | Artwork(jpg) > 36 Mb
DVD-5: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | LPCM, 2 ch, 24 bit, 96 kHz > 2.07 Gb
2LP | Inside Out Music, IOMLP 475 / 88985410471 | Progressive Rock

One has to admit that legendary guitarist Steve Hackett has carved out quite a career, easily the most prolific and consistent of all the former Genesis maestros. Eschewing commercial fame and fortune, this consummate artist has always remained faithful and committed to a progressive rock experience defined by his unique and pioneering style…

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Saor - Amidst The Ruins (2025) Music

Posted by gribovar at Feb. 12, 2025

Hailing from the mist-clad highlands of Scotland, Saor is a band that breathes life into history with their majestic blend of black metal intensity and Celtic folk melodies. Guided by the spirit of Caledonia, Saor's music transcends time, echoing the ancient tales of their homeland. Amidst the melancholy ruins and the grandeur of nature, their latest album, Amidst the Ruins, majestically intertwines the past with the present. From the haunting echoes of Glen of Sorrow that recounts the betrayal of the Massacre of Glencoe, to the forest's whispered secrets in The Sylvan Embrace featuring Jo Quail, each track is a portal to Scotland’s rich heritage. This album is a tribute to the timeless landscapes and ancestral spirits, capturing the soul of a nation in every note…

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