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VA - Ministry Of Sound: R&B Mixtape (2017)  Music

Posted by Rtax at July 8, 2022
VA - Ministry Of Sound: R&B Mixtape (2017)

VA - Ministry Of Sound: R&B Mixtape (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.4 GB
3:53:24 | R&B, Pop, Soul | Label: Ministry of Sound

Ministry of Sound are proud to present RB Mixtape, released on the 27th January. With over two decades dominating the globe with expertly mixed multi-million selling compilations, there is no brand better to curate a 3CD essential album of the smoothest RB tracks that have taken over charts worldwide. Over the years, Ministry of Sound have defined the mixtape, and here they are once again to provide a flawless blend of legendary masterpieces mixed with todays hottest jamz. Rewinding back to all of the biggest artists and super groups including Destinys Child, R. Kelly, TLC and Whitney Houston, right up to this years massive mix of unforgettable tracks from Chris Brown, John Legend, Usher Alicia Keys.
Iona Brown, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields - George Frideric Handel: 12 Concerti Grossi, Op.6 (1983)

Iona Brown, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields - George Frideric Handel: 12 Concerti Grossi, Op.6 (1983)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 817 Mb | Total time: 47:07+62:12+59:13 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Philips | # 410 048-2 | Recorded: 1981

This is the second recording which the Academy of St Martin in the Fields has made of Handel's 12 Concerti grossi, Op. 6. The first was directed by Neville Marriner whereas the new one is directed by Iona Brown. handel assembled his twelve ''grand concertos'', as he called them, during the autumn of 1739 and they were published by subscription in the following year. Their stylistic terms of reference are marvellously diverse and, in this respect they represent an apotheosis of what had become, by the 1730s, an old-fashioned form of concerto writing on the continent. Variety in form, ingenuity of thought and Handel's own unmistakeable personality ensure that in no other sense can these satisfying concertos be regarded as archaic.
VA - Ministry Of Sound: Electronic 80s - The Collection (2017)

VA - Ministry Of Sound: Electronic 80s - The Collection (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 2.09 GB
5:09:29 | Full Scans Included | Dance-pop, Synth-pop, Pop Rock | Label: Ministry Of Sound

"Music is shaped by the time and place its created And in the 80s, changes in politics, technology, art and culture came together to produce an explosion of new sounds that have come to define a generation. Ministry of Sound are proud to present Electronic 80s - The Collection. The definitive 4CD 80 track collection that charts the birth of the electronica sound that has shaped the sound of modern day dance. The importance and continued popularity of the 80s cant be underestimated, from the pioneering producers of synthesised music like New Order, Eurythmics, Ultravox, The Human League, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Soft Cell, Visage, Gary Numan and Simple Minds. These bands & artists perfectly summarise the mood of 80s Britain during an era that changed the sound of the world. This CD/ Digital collection is also accompanied by a double LP vinyl collection, available from 24th November. Electronic 80s - The Collection - The sound that shaped the world. "
Cappella Amsterdam, Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Frans Bruggen - JS Bach: St John Passion, BWV 245 (2011) 2CD

Johann Sebastian Bach - St John Passion, BWV 245 (2011) 2CDs
Cappella Amsterdam; Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century; Frans Brüggen, conductor
Markus Schäfer, evangelist; Thomas Oliemans, Jesus; Carolyn Sampson, soprano
Michael Chance, alto; Marcel Beekman, tenor; Peter Kooij, bass

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 486 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Glossa | # GCD 921113 | Time: 01:51:04

One of the many delights coming from Frans Brüggen’s distinguished career has been the understanding which he brings to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach – such as here with the St. John Passion – whether on the concert platform or on record. Brüggen’s cultured feeling for Bach’s musical structures as much as for its style and expressive content permits a textural clarity enjoyed by few of his directing colleagues. A special wealth of experience in the music of Bach has also been gained by the members of the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century across the three decades of its existence and as part of its regular concert series (there have now been over a hundred of these tours!) and with a concentrated opportunity to focus on one work, Bach’s masterpiece was performed and recorded in Spring 2010.

Stars Of The Lid - The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid (2001)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Sept. 1, 2022
Stars Of The Lid - The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid (2001)

Stars Of The Lid - The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid (2001)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 439 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 292 MB | Covers - 35 MB
Genre: Ambient, Modern Classical | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Kranky (KRANK 050)

Having always made records that exist at the margins of descriptive language, this project by Austin, Texas' most spaced-out duo, Stars of the Lid, is their most ambitious to date, featuring 11 tracks parceled over two CDs (or three LPs), four of which are multi-part suites. Taking a step further down the road they embarked upon with Avec Laudanum, the duo have expanded the pure space and black hole vistas they offered on Music for Nitrous Oxide and The Ballasted Orchestra to embrace small melodic fragments that seemingly endlessly repeat through minimally varying textures. The effect can either be soothing ("Requiem for Dying Mothers"), hypnotic ("Broken Harbors"), or unsettling ("Austin Texas Mental Hospital"). The trademark analogue guitar/tape cut ups are ever present; what would normally be considered the sound of a guitar is nowhere in aural earshot…
The Art of Noise - In No Sense? Nonsense! (Deluxe Edition) (1987/2018)

The Art of Noise - In No Sense? Nonsense! (Deluxe Edition) (1987/2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 908 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 346 Mb | Covers (LQ) included | 02:30:05
Experimental Rock, Progressive Electronic, Synthpop | Label: Warner Music

The Art of Noise‘s 1987 album In No Sense? Nonsense! is reissued as a two-CD deluxe edition in November 2018. Gary Lagan had left after In Visible Silence leaving Anne Dudley and J.J. Jeczalik to continue as a duo. Dudley recalls, “At that time, we were meeting new people, doing adverts and films and things. There was lots of new input. These adverts generated other new tracks. They would evolve and we’d agree they were good ideas. And we’d ask each other what would happen if we did this, this and this? So that kept everything evolving.” The reissue features newly-remastered audio including bonus seven-inch and 12-inch mixes including collaborations with Paul McCartney (the Art of Noise ‘Spies Like Us’ remix) and Duane Eddy (‘Spies’). Additionally, there are 22 unreleased recordings from the sessions, taken from the original master tapes.
Christopher Hogwood, The Academy of Ancient Music - Georg Philipp Telemann: Double and Triple Concertos (1989)

Christopher Hogwood, The Academy of Ancient Music - Georg Philipp Telemann: Double and Triple Concertos (1989)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 248 Mb | Total time: 53:31 | Scans included
Classical | Label: L'Oiseau-Lyre | # RD60364 | Recorded: 1987

In addition to volumes and volumes of church and chamber music, the astonishingly prolific Georg Philipp Telemann wrote a great many concertos–the most engaging of which are those for two or more solo instruments, often in interesting combinations. It must be said that many of these concertos are a bit lightweight, but they are lively and diverting–and Christopher Hogwood and the baroque-instrument specialists of the Academy of Ancient Music give them accomplished, persuasive performances. Among the tasty confections here are a vigorous concerto for three trumpets; a double concerto for recorder and transverse flute–in the 18th-century context, the old-fashioned and the newfangled side by side; and the "Concerto polonois" for string orchestra without soloists, based on rustic dance music Telemann heard in Poland as a young man.

Sissy Magazine: What Kind of Sissy Are You?  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by TiranaDok at March 1, 2021
Sissy Magazine: What Kind of Sissy Are You?

Sissy Magazine: What Kind of Sissy Are You? by Hotwife Tammy
English | 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08HN38PYT | 51 pages | Rar (PDF, AZW3) | 4.89 Mb
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Sondergard - Jean Sibelius: Symphonies 2 & 7 (2015)

Jean Sibelius - Symphonies 2 & 7 (2015)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Thomas Søndergård

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 241 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 146 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Linn Records | # CKD 462 | Time: 01:02:35

Thomas Søndergård's hybrid SACD of Jean Sibelius' Symphony No. 2 in D major and his Symphony No. 7 in C major is an audiophile showcase that presents two contrasting sides of the composer with optimal clarity. The comparatively lush orchestration of the Symphony No. 2 probably has never sounded better in any recorded format, and the multichannel reproduction of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales brings out its vibrant bass, velvety strings, and sumptuous winds in a resonant acoustic, all of which are essential ingredients in the young Sibelius' post-Romantic sound. Yet the Symphony No. 7 presents the sparer counterpoint and leaner textures of Sibelius' mature phase, so the recording brings out the transparency of the timbres, and the clean separation of parts gives an added spatial dimension. Søndergård's interpretations of both works are wholly sympathetic and masterful, and the orchestra plays with the commitment and vitality that make these symphonies compelling. One hopes this is the first installment of a Sibelius cycle, which would be a great addition to Linn's catalog. Highly recommended.
The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O'Donnell - 'Rejoice, the Lord is king!': Great Hymns from Westminster Abbey (2014)

'Rejoice, the Lord is king!': Great Hymns from Westminster Abbey (2014)
Robert Quinney, organ; The Choir of Westminster Abbey; James O'Donnell, conductor

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 326 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 160 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical, Choral | Label: Hyperion | # CDA68013 | Time: 01:08:46

This 2014 Hyperion collection of 22 hymns sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey is a straightforward presentation of familiar versions for choir and organ. For the most part, the arrangements are conventional four-part settings, with occasional interpolations of seldom-heard harmonizations and descants, and the performances by the men and boys are appropriately reverent and joyous. The majority of selections are hymns of praise, including Praise, my soul, the king of heaven; Thine be the glory; and Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, though Drop, drop slow tears; I bind unto myself today; and Let all mortal flesh keep silence bring a more somber and penitential mood to the program. The recordings were made in late 2012 and early 2013 in Westminster Abbey, so the sound of the album is typically resonant and spacious, and the choir has a well-blended tone, though the trade-off for the glorious acoustics is a loss of clarity in some of the words.