Blue Monday Blue Monday (2015)

The year 1987 suddenly writes the urgently needed history all by itself. And the Blue Monday Blues Band has remained true to this history for over 30 years now. Anyone who compares the old pictures of the combo with the current press photos will see the external change from hippie-esque attire to father's clean linen suit, from pubs and sunglasses to patent leather shoes and the gallows tie. However, the recipe remains the same: dance and jump on the west coast of Austria, to a form of blues that knows its origins but never forgets the funny confusion of home.

A young foursome of classically trained renegades offer this unique tribute to one of the most vibrant music scenes in British rock history! Contains inventive and haunting string arrangements of compositions by the best known Madchester bands such as Joy Division, New Order, The Smiths, The Buzzcocks, The Stone Roses, Oasis, Elbow and more!

Andrew Hill - Andrew!!! (1964) {Blue Note Japan SHM-CD UCCQ-5115 rel 2015} (24-192 remaster)
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 327 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 121 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 169 Mb | 5% repair rar | 24-bit 192 kHz remaster
© 1964, 2015 Universal Japan / Blue Note | BN 75th The Masterworks | UCCQ-5115
Jazz / Post Bop / Avant-Garde Jazz / Piano

Reissue. Features the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD player) and the latest 24bit 192kHz remastering. Quite possibly our favorite album ever from pianist Andrew Hill – a really unique outing that features the vibes of Bobby Hutcherson and a rare non-Sun Ra appearance by tenorist John Gilmore! The presence of Hutcherson brings a real "new thing" energy to the album – a feel that's similar to Bobby's classic Dialogue album, of which Hill was such an important part. But the searching tenor of Gilmore also brings a striking new level to the session as well – and his solos open up with a raw, earthy quality that really shades in the album with a great deal of feeling. Gilmore's role here is a bit like that of Joe Henderson on his freer Blue Note material – but his sound still undeniably unique, at a level that really makes us wish he'd recorded more albums like this at the time. The tracks are all originals by Hill, and include the titles "Duplicity", "Black Monday", "The Griots", and "Le Serpent Qui Danse". CD features 2 bonus alternate takes too!

Rising from the ashes of the legendary British post-punk unit Joy Division, New Order triumphed over tragedy to emerge as one of the most acclaimed bands of the 1980s; embracing the electronic textures and disco rhythms of the underground club culture many years in advance of its contemporaries, the group's pioneering fusion of new wave aesthetics and dance music successfully bridged the gap between the two worlds, creating a distinctively thoughtful and oblique brand of synth pop appealing equally to the mind, body, and soul.