Metaphor

Rihanna - 2 Studio Albums (2005/2006) {2012, Japanese Editions} Re-Up Music

Posted by popsakov at Sept. 9, 2019

Rihanna - 2 Studio Albums (2005/2006) {2012, Japanese Editions}
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 876 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 293 Mb
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R&B, Dance, Pop, Reggae | The Island Def Jam Music Group #UICY-20337/8

Robyn Rihanna Fenty, known professionally as Rihanna, is a Barbadian singer, actress, and fashion designer. Both her debut album, Music of the Sun (2005) and its follow-up A Girl Like Me (2006) peaked in the top ten on the US Billboard 200; the former featured the commercially successful song "Pon de Replay" while the latter produced her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, "SOS". Rihanna has sold over 41 million albums and 150 million songs worldwide, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time. She has achieved thirteen number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the youngest and fastest solo artist to accomplish this record. Billboard named her the Digital Songs Artist of the 2000s decade and the top Hot 100 artist of the 2010s decade.

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Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek - Kevät kerran on koittava (2019) Music

Posted by Pisulik at Jan. 3, 2019

Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek - Kevät kerran on koittava (2019)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) - 215 MB | Cover | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 127 MB | 00:53:00
Classical | Label: BIS

From a 21st-century perspective, Sibelius may appear to stand more or less alone in the history of Finnish music. It is easy to forget that he could not have fulfilled his artistic potential if his environment had not been conducive to musical creativity. But much of the music that was part of that environment has been almost completely forgotten, often because its aesthetic didn’t accord with the prevailing nationalist trends of the late 19th century. In this programme of choral works, Nils Schweckendiek and his Helsinki Chamber Choir guide us through some 80 years of Finnish music for choir, from the period when the country formed part of the Russian Empire, as the Grand Duchy of Finland.

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EABS - Slavic Spirits (2019) Music

Posted by Domestos at Sept. 4, 2019

EABS - Slavic Spirits (2019)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 241.90 Mb + 76.67 Mb (Scans) | 43:45
Contemporary Jazz, Fusion | Country: Poland | Label: Astigmatic Records - AR009

After the very well received, both by the audience and critics, debut album Repetitions (Letters to Krzysztof Komeda), focusing on the lesser-known works of the legendary Polish composer, the Wrocław-based EABS decided to further expand this lead and released two more vinyl records, "live" and "on tape", which crowned the "Komeda triptych". The astounding reception of the band's debut whet listeners' appetite for completely new recordings. It took 2 years for the new album to materialise, this time, however, it is filled with 100% original material.

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Melanie Martinez - K-12 (2019) Music

Posted by pyatak at Sept. 5, 2019

Melanie Martinez's sophomore album, K-12, is another ambitious triumph for the artist. As with her debut album Cry Baby, K-12's music is a vibrant and singular melting pot of low-key hip-hop, soulful pop and indie-leaning electro.

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Simone Kermes Collection [12CDs] (2003-2019) Music

Posted by Vilboa at Sept. 8, 2019

Known for her idiosyncratic performances of baroque repertoire and eccentric personal style, the German coloratura soprano Simone Kermes trained in her native Leipzig, with early successes including the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition. Bach has not, however, figured prominently in her career since then – Kermes gravitated towards Vivaldi, Handel and the Neapolitan composers who wrote for the great castrati, such as Riccardo Broschi, Alessandro Scarlatti and Porpora. (She has recorded several solo albums of such repertoire for Sony, including Dramma, and Colori d’Amore – reviewing the latter, BBC Music Magazine described her as ‘a remarkable artist, charming, fascinating and boldly risk-taking by turns’).

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Devendra Banhart - Ma (2019) Music

Posted by varrock at Sept. 12, 2019

Devendra Banhart - Ma (2019)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 244 MB | Tracks: 13 | 46:04 min
Style: Folk, Indie, Singer-Songwriter | Label: Nonesuch

Ma is a dedication to motherhood.The title of the album comes from the realization that the word 'Ma' is a very good candidate for our first utterance and our very last whisper, the word itself means 'Mother' in countless languages. The record contains 3 parallel narratives all pointing back to motherhood. The first is one of loss and helplessness, the narrative of a mother who reluctantly had to put up her child for adoption, still loving them, but unable to be with them. This became a metaphor for my own personal experience of observing my family in Venezuela, not being able to help in any meaningful way, and the constant feeling of complete helplessness. The second narrative is everything I would ever say to the children I may or may not have. The third narrative is one of celebration, of recognizing the Mother in each being, and of gratitude for music and its mothering qualities.

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Depeche Mode - Cover Me (Remixes) (2017) Music

Posted by SERTiL at Oct. 16, 2017

“I wanted to be very cinematic, and I had this sort of idea of us finally destroying this beautiful planet that we live on. Hence the northern lights: it’s just one in many millions of beautiful things… the oceans, just things that we take for granted. And the “Northern lights” was just a metaphor that I wanted to use, because I did once experience actually being there while that was happening, way up north in Scandinavia.

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Carly Simon - Anticipation (1971) MFSL Remastered 2015 Music

Posted by Designol at May 22, 2025

Carly Simon’s quietly intense sophomore album comes across like an assertive notice nailed to a door for all to see. Bold, personal, and openly biographical, Anticipation announces the arrival of an artist that won’t back down for anything. While Simon clearly stands her ground on her eponymous debut, she elevates her passion and persona to heightened levels throughout this gold-selling record, dealing in private matters related to love, relationships, and desire. At times, Simon is nothing short of primal, reflecting on the difficulties of retaining your own identity while also giving yourself to a partner. Musically, Simon’s connection to her folk roots would never be stronger. Simon’s attachment to and investment in each lyric is made evident by way of the intimate, hushed atmospherics and expanded dynamic range. The rhythmic framework supplied by session pro Andy Newmark’s drumming is also vastly improved, with songs showcasing a better-defined midrange and low-end. And just as Simon’s vocals sound more transparent and direct, so, too, do the supporting choral arrangements.

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Misha Mengelberg - The Root Of The Problem (1997) {Hat Hut hatOLOGY 504} Music

Posted by ruskaval at Sept. 13, 2019

Misha Mengelberg - The Root Of The Problem (1997) {Hat Hut hatOLOGY 504}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 251 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 160 Mb
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© 1997 Hat Hut | hatOLOGY 504
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Modern Creative / Post Bop / Piano

Musical chess master Misha Mengelberg versus four worthy opponents. A German trumpeter and drummer, a French tuba player, and an American-born, French-resident (since 1972) saxophonist. Three nights in Köln, at Loft, matching wits in duets and trios. One can study the Maestro taking on all contestants, approaching the music as a game of strategy, a set of moves and countermoves. Chess is also a suitable metaphor for the Dutchman's approach to instant composition because it has no final or definitive form, no absolute and irrefutable game-plan.

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Frankfurt Radio Symphony (hr-Sinfonieorchester) - Eötvös: Gliding - Four Works for Symphonic Orchestra (2019) Music

Posted by varrock at Sept. 14, 2019

Frankfurt Radio Symphony (hr-Sinfonieorchester) - Eötvös: Gliding - Four Works for Symphonic Orchestra (2019)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 319 MB | Tracks: 6 | 67:49 min
Style: Classical | Label: BMC Records

Under the title »Eötvös3«, the three-year artistic collaboration started in the 2016/17 season, which ended immediately after Peter Eötvös's 75th birthday in early 2019. Each season, the charismatic Hungarian composer and conductor conceived and performed a Hungarian-influenced concert program with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in the Alte Oper Frankfurt, and presented their own new works in world premieres and German premieres.

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