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In 2018, the Styriarte Festival in Graz launched, in collaboration with Zefiro, a project to rediscover the operatic output of the Styrian composer Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741), Kapellmeister at the imperial court in Vienna for forty years, with the aim of restaging six of his nineteen operas, one per year. With a cast of Baroque vocal specialists, led by Monica Piccinini and Carlotta Colombo, this set of La corona d’Arianna represents the second instalment of the Arcana series which documents the recordings made in the course of this six-year cycle, following the success of Dafne in lauro (A488, 2021 – awarded Gramophone Editor’s Choice and rated Eccezionale by Musica).

Rock Symphonies' is a collection of five symphonic works, 'Rock (tribute to Ligeti)', ''Concerto Vedras', 'Sinfonia Noa Noa', 'Todo o Teatro é um muro branco de música' and 'Abertura Secondo Novecento', composed between 2001 and 2018.

Hausi is a definite change of direction for the band. The band has evolved considerably in recent years from being Ólafur Josephsson’s alter ego into a full four-piece band. Now, Stafrænn Hákon has finally formed a solid core and finds a certain balance that suits all member sof the band. After the band’s last album, Eternal Horse, which consisted of vocal ballads, flowing pop-oriented songs and the occasional traditional, heavy tracks in between, a deeper, darker tone will be prevalent this time. The band’s distinctive sound can still be heard in this natural, instrumental form and the outcome will not disappoint. Lárus Sigurðsson's delicate touch of the harp is the source of the album and through it the foundation of the composition is clear.

"La Gloria, Roma e Valore" by Giovanni Lorenzo Lulier (1662 -1700) is a solemn cantata for the inauguration of the new Venetian ambassador in Rome. Whoever thought that this is only ephemeral baroque music, is wrong: Often the composers showed what they were able to do, because unlike for example in the Opera House, in the audience were musical experts and potential constituents. The protégé of Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni has really created a small musical jewel, which was convincingly recorded by Fabio Missaggia and I Musicali Affetti.

XTC - Skylarking (1986) {CD+BLU-RAY Ape Records 30th Anniversary The Surround Sound Series APEBD108 rel 2016}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 390 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 149 Mb
BLU-RAY -> 23.4 Gb | 1080p | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / LPCM 2.0 / 5.1 | 24-96 | ISO Image
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 109 Mb | 5% repair rar
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Rock / New Wave / Alternative / Indie Rock

Features a CD + Blu-Ray Audio. For many music fans, this is THE classic XTC album, the one there was most demand for in remixed and 5. 1 surround and one of those for which the tapes, until recently, were thought lost. The album has been mixed for 5. 1 Surround Sound from the original multi-track studio master tapes by Steven Wilson with input from Andy Partridge and is fully approved by XTC. Features a 5. 1 Surround mix in 24-bit / 96-khz mixed from the original multi-track tapes available in LPCM and DTS HD MA. Additional Blu-ray features include: The new stereo album mix in 24-bit / 96-khz LPCM audio. Four additional songs from the album sessions in stereo and 5. 1 mixed by Steven Wilson. The original (uncorrected polarity) stereo album mix hi-res stereo + non-album track. The original (corrected polarity) stereo album mix in hi-res stereo. Instrumental versions (mixed by Steven Wilson) of all new mixes in 24bit/96khz LPCM audio.

Bringing to close an unforgettable 14-date European Winter tour of their 2016 summer hit album 'Your Wilderness', The Pineapple Thief, led by post-progressive mastermind Bruce Soord and reinforced by Gavin Harrison (King Crimson) on drums with Darran Charles (Godsticks) on guitar, gave the sold-out Islington Assembly Hall in London a truly awe-inspiring gig on 11th February 2017…

King Crimson - Live at the Orpheum (2015) [CD+DVD-A] {Discipline Global Mobile}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 215 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 98 Mb
DVD-A/V -> 2.59 Gb | All Regions | NTSC 16:9 | LPCM 24/96 Hi-Res stereo | ~ 41 min | ISO Image
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Rock / Progressive Rock / Art Rock

Released to coincide with the 46th anniversary of King Crimson's formation in January 1969, Live At The Orpheum comprises performances from the band's critically acclaimed, sold-out 2014 US tour. 41 minutes of live material from the new seven piece King Crimson line-up, including classics such as Starless, Sailor's Tale and The Letters. CD (16/44.1 stereo) / DVD-A (24/96 Hi-Res stereo) in digipak.