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IQ - Seven Stories Into 98 (1998) {2021, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

IQ - Seven Stories Into 98 (1998) {2021, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 648 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 239 Mb
Covers Included | 00:52:31 + 00:43:31 | RAR 5% Recovery
Art Rock, Progressive Rock | Belle Antique #BELLE 213483-4

Even though Tales From the Lush Attic was IQ's first LP, the band had self-released a cassette in October 1982 entitled Seven Stories Into Eight. Recorded on a domestic four-track machine, this collection of songs shows the band in its formative months, as members were trying to agree on the musical direction they wanted to follow. The cassette was sold at shows and via mail order until 1984, when it was deleted. Each copy was packaged with handmade artwork by singer Peter Nicholls. The album opens with "Capital Letters (In Surgical Spirit Land)," an atypical high-octane fusion number à la Brand X or National Health.

Tom Penaguin - Tom Penaguin (2024)  Music

Posted by gribovar at June 1, 2024
Tom Penaguin - Tom Penaguin (2024)

Tom Penaguin - Tom Penaguin (2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 243 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 89 MB | Covers - 28 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock/Canterbury Scene | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: áMARXE (0424CD)

French based multi-instrumentalist and composer Tom Penaguin presents his spectacular self-titled debut album. The album showcases some of the most impressive Canterbury Scene progressive rock sounds since the genre’s inception in the 1970s. Tom (guitarist of Djiin and former keyboardist of Orgöne), began playing guitar at the age of 6 and later learnt how to play drums, piano and organ to a professional standard by the age of 15. Influenced by the likes of Frank Zappa and the Canterbury Scene, Tom set out to build an analog music studio in his house in 2020, where he recorded the entire album using a plethora of vintage studio hardware and equipment. The result is a masterful ode to bands like Egg and National Health. The songs are complex in structure, with Stravinsky-inspired patterns, glorious melodies, whilst allowing room for lengthy improvisations akin to the fusion scene of the early 70s.

Khan - Space Shanty (1972) {1989, Japan 1st Press}  Music

Posted by popsakov at June 8, 2024
Khan - Space Shanty (1972) {1989, Japan 1st Press}

Khan - Space Shanty (1972) {1989, Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | WavPack (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 257 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 115 Mb
Covers Included | 00:46:07 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Canterbury Scene | Polydor K.K. #P25L-25059

Almost stereotypically overreaching early-'70s progressive rock; quasi-operatic vocals, spinning guitar solos, lengthy suite-like tracks on the order of "Stargazers" and "Hollow Stone (incl. Escape of the Space Pilots)." The highlight is Stewart's effervescent organ work during the gentle and meditative passages. An obscure footnote of early-'70s British art rock, Khan featured guitarist Steve Hillage, keyboardist Dave Stewart, and ex-Crazy World of Arthur Brown bassist Nick Greenwood. Their sole album from 1972 was dominated by Hillage's lengthy, ambitious compositions and Stewart's organ, which owed much to the Canterbury Scene of British prog rock. The group didn't offer much to distinguish themselves from the many other British outfits exploring similar territory, and disbanded after one LP. Hillage went on to join Kevin Ayers and Gong before establishing a solo career; Stewart played with Hatfield & the North and National Health.
Egg - Egg (1970) [2008, Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 2035] Repost

Egg - Egg (1970)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 2035 | ~ 265 or 119 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 24 Mb
Progressive Rock | Remastered

With a strong Canterbury influence implanted into their sound, Egg's first album has the band looking to establish their niche as a progressive group, with Dave Stewart's sharp, effective keyboard work outlining much of the album's overall feel. Mixing jazz and progressive rock drifts, the tracks on Egg contain rhythms and meters that are never at a standstill, with ongoing instrumental action encompassing nearly every track…

Dave Newhouse - Natura Morta (2024)  Music

Posted by gribovar at June 13, 2024
Dave Newhouse - Natura Morta (2024)

Dave Newhouse - Natura Morta (2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 276 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 103 MB | Covers - 38 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock/Canterbury Scene, Jazz Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: New House Music (NH14)

A year and 5 albums after he has brought the Manna/Mirage project to a close, ex-Muffins musician / composer Dave Newhouse has produced a new album under the moniker of 'Dave Newhouse', this one titled “Natura Morta”, Latin for Still Life. Many of the same musical suspects (guest musicians) from around the world are involved, this one is a bit longer than the aforementioned Manna/Mirage albums clocking in at around 43 minutes. It still has that signature AmeriCanterbury / Muffins compositional ethic as well as fast and furious examples of fusion / jazz rock, RIO, World Music, Americana, and alt-jazz. Even John Greaves (Henry Cow / Kew Rhône / National Health) makes a lovely appearance here. as does Guy Segers (Univers Zero / Eclectic Maybe Band).
Area (Area International POPular Group) - The Essential Box Set Collection (2010)

Area (Area International POPular Group) - The Essential Box Set Collection (2010)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & iPod M4A(Tracks) & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
6CD | Cramps Music, CRSBOX0210 | ~ 1440 or 1457 or 542 Mb | Scans(jpg, 300dpi) -> 104 Mb
Progressive Rock / Rock Progressivo Italiano

Area's uncompromising blend of jazz-rock, ethnic folk, experimentation, and political philosophies made them a unique presence in Italy during the 1970s…

Empire - The Raven Ride (2006) [Japanese Ed.] Re-up  Music

Posted by Andi_Deris at Aug. 24, 2016
Empire - The Raven Ride (2006) [Japanese Ed.] Re-up

Empire - The Raven Ride (2006) [Japanese Ed.]
EAC Rip | FLAC: Image+Cue+Log | 405 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 134 Mb | Scans | 73 Mb | Time: 49:27
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | Spiritual Beast | SBCD-1038

Empire is the creation of Rolf Munkes, one of the most talented German metal guitarists. Although he isn't much of a brainstorming judging by the band name, he is one hell of a string bender and song writer which he once again proves with the third Empire album. "The Raven Ride" is however lifted to an even higher level by the voice of Tony Martin (ex-Black Sabbath) whose experience comes in more than handy. As usual Munkes has scored an all-star line-up and Neil Murray provides his finger skills once again while André Hilgers (Axxis, Silent Force, Razorback) makes his debut behind the drums.

Elephant9 - Greatest Show On Earth (2018)  Music

Posted by Domestos at Jan. 1, 2019
Elephant9 - Greatest Show On Earth (2018)

Elephant9 - Greatest Show On Earth (2018)
MP3 CBR 320kbps ~ 82.62 Mb | 00:36:00 | Cover
Progressive Rock | Country: Norway (Oslo) | Label: Rune Grammofon Records

After successful studio and live albums with guitarist Reine Fiske as a co-billed guest and touring with über guitarist Terje Rypdal, Norway's most unique instrumental jazz-rock outfit return to their original configuration as a trio. Keyboardist Ståle Storløkken, bassist Nikolai Hængsle, and drummer Torstein Lofthus originally got together to explore music that inspired them – from the cue-driven compositional vamp of Miles Davis' Bitches Brew and Weather Report's Mysterious Traveler and Sweetnighter recordings to the overdriven fusion of Tony Williams' Lifetime and Canterbury-style prog rock. Along the way, they discovered a sound of their own that exists between and outside those reference points.

Kinks - One For The Road (1980) [Reuploaded]  Music

Posted by uff at Aug. 16, 2013
Kinks - One For The Road (1980) [Reuploaded]

Kinks - One For The Road (1980)
Rock | 1cd | EAC Rip | Flac + Cue + Log | covers
Koch VEL-SC-79803 | SACD Redbook layer | rel: 2004 | 560Mb

The Kinks' scattershot U.S. career never fully flourished like that of their British Invasion peers. The most quintessentially British of British bands – especially in the increasingly nostalgic songs of vocalist/rhythm guitarist Ray Davies – the Kinks enjoyed a spike in popularity in America in the late '70s and early '80s. The gold-selling 1980 double-live album One for the Road is a fascinating document of trailblazing elder statesmen who paved the way for heavy metal and punk, but never felt a glorious pop song was out of their grasp. It also proves that Dave Davies is a criminally underrated lead guitarist.

Inner Ear Brigade - Perkunas (2024)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 25, 2024
Inner Ear Brigade - Perkunas (2024)

Inner Ear Brigade - Perkunas (2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 393 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 206 MB | Covers - 127 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock, Avant-Prog | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Geomancy Records (G1510-CD)

Here’s something in 2024 worth celebrating without reservation or caveat or vague dread that it might go away: a new album from Inner Ear Brigade. It’s been a long time since Dromology, but Perkunas is proof that the band not only still exists, but still has all of the qualities that made that album so great. The band’s mainstays are Bill Wolter (guitar, keyboards) and Ivor Holloway (saxophone, EWI), who have been part of the project since the first album in 2011, and Chris Lauf (drums, percussion), who was with them on Dromology. Many other musicians also take part, some of whom have appeared on previous recordings, though not on every track. Stylistically, IEB is in a class of their own, with complex compositions reminiscent of other avant progressive bands like Thinking Plague, Cheer-Accident, and MoeTar, but also a tinge of jazz in the same way that Canterbury bands like National Health and Hatfield and the North did it…