.net UK (december 2011)

With their ringing, bagpipe-like guitars and the anthemic songs of frontman Stuart Adamson, Scotland's Big Country emerged as one of the most distinctive and promising new rock bands of the early '80s, scoring a major hit with their debut album, The Crossing; though the group's critical and commercial fortunes dimmed in the years to follow, they nevertheless outlasted virtually all of their contemporaries, releasing new material into the next century.

Julia Holter - Celebration (2010) {Engraved Glass egp06}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 269 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 152 Mb
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© 2010 Engraved Glass | egp06
Indie / Indie Pop / Non-Music / Field Recording

Highly limited edition (50 copies) release by Julia Holter. Featuring field recordings, song & a lengthy extract from Julia's interpretation of a score by Michael Pisaro. Very tired and somewhat stressed today after a difficult day. i have been listening to music tonight through the haze of a cloudy headache, and I’m surprising myself by settling down to write about it now… If the rest of this post is even more vague than usual please understand why!