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Harold Budd - Lovely Thunder (1986)  Music

Posted by Designol at April 25, 2022
Harold Budd - Lovely Thunder (1986)

Harold Budd - Lovely Thunder (1986)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 180 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 117 Mb | Scans ~ 75 Mb
Ambient, Neo-Classical | Label: Editions EG | # EEGCD 46 | Time: 00:47:33

The phrase 'Lovely Thunder' suggests a beautiful sound with an undertone of menace. One need go no farther than "Gypsy Violin," the last song and centerpiece of the album Lovely Thunder, to hear how Harold Budd takes the phrase and forges a musical equivalent. Underneath the plaintive melody of the synthesized violin and an occasional foghorn-reminiscent bass note lies a bed of synth chords that are present throughout, sometimes adding notes, sometimes dropping them, sometimes moving a chord up or down a key and into dissonance with the rest. The overall result is an undulating base that never quite lets the listener settle onto firm ground, giving the song a distinct edge. Drones do figure prominently as a musical base for many of the album's other songs, yet the music is generally more akin to the reverberated keyboard treatments Budd utilized to stunning effect on his two collaborations with Brian Eno. Those looking to explore beyond The Plateux of Mirror and The Pearl would do well to give this album a listen, as they will most likely be both challenged and satisfied.
Cocteau Twins - Complete Studio Albums 1982-1996 (8CD) [Non-Remastered Releases]

Cocteau Twins - Complete Studio Albums 1982-1996 (8CD)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 2.16 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 897 Mb | Complete Scans
Post-Punk, Shoegaze, Etherial, Dream Pop, Ambient, Alternative Rock | Time: 05:38:31

A group whose distinctly ethereal and gossamer sound virtually defined the enigmatic image of the record label 4AD, Cocteau Twins were founded in Grangemouth, Scotland, in 1979. Taking their name from an obscure song from fellow Scots Simple Minds, the Cocteaus were originally formed by guitarist Robin Guthrie and bassist Will Heggie and later rounded out by Guthrie's girlfriend Elizabeth Fraser, an utterly unique performer whose swooping, operatic vocals relied less on any recognizable language than on the subjective sounds and textures of verbalized emotions.

Fionn Regan - Albums Collection 2006-2012 (4CD)  Music

Posted by Designol at Jan. 23, 2023
Fionn Regan - Albums Collection 2006-2012 (4CD)

Fionn Regan - Albums Collection 2006-2012 (4CD)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 865 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 360 Mb | Complete Scans
Singer/Songwriter, Folk-Rock, Folk, Indie Folk | Time: 02:37:34

Fionn Regan (born 1981) is an Irish folk musician and singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Bray, Regan came to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, The End of History in 2006. He had been releasing extended plays for six years on independent record labels prior to the album's release. Regan's second studio album, The Shadow of an Empire was released in 2010 to positive reviews and his third studio album, 100 Acres of Sycamore, was released in 2011. His fourth studio album, The Bunkhouse Vol. 1: Anchor Black Tattoo, was released in 2012.

Lowly - Heba (2017)  Music

Posted by delpotro at April 2, 2017
Lowly - Heba (2017)

Lowly - Heba (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 00:40:31 | 240 Mb
Art-Rock, Electronic, Indie, Progressive Rock, Female Vocal | Label: Bella Union

Bella Union are thrilled to announce Heba, the debut album by hotly-tipped Danish quintet Lowly – as uniquely sensual, rhythmic and mesmerising a brand of modern pop as you’ll hear in 2017: restlessly inventive, exquisitely melodic, and defying easy categorisation.

Cocteau Twins - Treasure (1984/2018) [Official Digital Download]  Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at Dec. 11, 2023
Cocteau Twins - Treasure (1984/2018) [Official Digital Download]

Cocteau Twins - Treasure (1984/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time - 41:35 minutes | 372 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"Treasure" is the third studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins. It was released on 1 November 1984 by 4AD. With this album, the band settled on what would, from then on, be their primary lineup: vocalist Elizabeth Fraser, guitarist Robin Guthrie and bass guitarist Simon Raymonde. This new lineup also coincided with the development of the ethereal sound associated with the band's music.

Fernando Rennis - Un glorioso fallimento. L'eterno presente della Factory Records  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Karabas91 at July 22, 2022
Fernando Rennis - Un glorioso fallimento. L'eterno presente della Factory Records

Fernando Rennis - Un glorioso fallimento. L'eterno presente della Factory Records
Italiano | 2022 | 272 pages | ISBN: 8892771213 | EPUB | 0,6 MB

Nel 1992, dopo più di settanta artisti e quasi trecento dischi pubblicati, la Factory Records dichiarava bancarotta. I suoi quattordici anni di vita, caratterizzati dalla gestione passionale ed economicamente scellerata dei suoi soci, hanno scandito una storia in cui convivono gli estremi dell’esperienza umana: il fallimento, l’estasi, la morte, l’edonismo. I suoi album hanno fatto storia, le sue grafiche sono finite nei musei e in passerella; è riuscita a trasformare una cupa città industriale dell’Inghilterra settentrionale in un florido centro culturale che aveva il suo cuore nel club Haçienda. “Un glorioso fallimento” racconta l’epopea e i protagonisti della Factory spulciando il suo catalogo e immergendosi nella sua estetica, camminando per le strade di quella Manchester che ha influenzato l’etichetta ed è cambiata al suo ritmo..

The Duke Spirit - Sky is Mine (2017)  Music

Posted by SERTiL at Aug. 18, 2017
The Duke Spirit - Sky is Mine (2017)

The Duke Spirit - Sky is Mine
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks)+cue, log, front cover | 35:04 min | 225 MB
Label: Ex Voto Records – EXVOTOCD2 | Tracks: 09 | Rls.date: 2017
Indie Rock, Garage Rock, Female Vocal

Following 2016's acclaimed album KIN and EP Serenade, The Duke Spirit march on with poignant new album Sky Is Mine. Produced by the band themselves, and mixed by Bruno Ellingham (Massive Attack), it also features guest vocals by long time friends Josh T Pearson (Lift to Experience) on the woozy How Could, How Come, and Duke Garwood on album closer Broken Dream.
Marissa Nadler - The Path of the Clouds (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Marissa Nadler - The Path of the Clouds (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 46:18 minutes | 959 MB
Indie Rock, Indie Folk, Female Vocal | Label: Sacred Bones Records, Official Digital Download

he Path of the Clouds, Marissa Nadler’s ninth solo album, is the most stylistically adventurous, lyrically transfixing, and melodically sophisticated collection of songs in her already rich discography. Gripped by wanderlust while suddenly housebound at the start of the pandemic in 2020, Nadler escaped into writing, and came back with a stunning set of songs about metamorphosis, love, mysticism, and murder.

Violet Indiana - Albums Collection 2001-2004 (3CD)  Music

Posted by Designol at Jan. 18, 2023
Violet Indiana - Albums Collection 2001-2004 (3CD)

Violet Indiana - Albums Collection 2001-2004 (3CD)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 678 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 294 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Dream Pop, Trip-Hop, Ambient Pop | Time: 02:01:25

Sonic wizard Robin Guthrie (ex-Cocteau Twins) and vocalist Siobhan de Mare (ex-Mono) made up the hazy dream pop of Violet Indiana. Shortly after de Mare was relieved of her Mono duties, she received a phone call from Guthrie, asking her if she'd like to work with him. Unfamiliar with Guthrie's cult status, she asked her sister about him and decided to take him up on the offer. In late 2000, the duo released the Choke EP on Bella Union, the label run by Guthrie and former Cocteau mate Simon Raymonde. Retaining some of Guthrie's trademark characteristics and combining them with de Mare's lazy, confident delivery, the Choke EP established them convincingly enough as something removed from Guthrie's prior band – a tricky thing indeed. 2001's full-length Roulette improved on the promising debut. A singles collection, Casino, followed in early 2002. Russian Doll was the proper follow-up to Roulette, released in June of 2004.

Lisel - Angels on the Slope (2019)  Music

Posted by Domestos at Sept. 1, 2019
Lisel - Angels on the Slope (2019)

Lisel - Angels on the Slope (2019)
WEB FLAC (tracks) ~ 180.74 Mb | MP3 CBR 320kbps ~ 73.37 Mb | 31:34 | Cover
Art Pop, Indie-Pop | Label: Luminelle Recordings

Before making her debut as Lisel in 2019, Eliza Bagg had already built an enviable music resumé, having collaborated with such highly regarded avant-garde artists as Meredith Monk, John Zorn, Daniel Wohl, and Julianna Barwick. In the indie world, she sang and engineered for San Fermin, played strings for Kevin Morby and Simon Raymonde's Lost Horizons, and co-led Brooklyn art-rock band Pavo Pavo. Familiar to fans of that group will be the soaring, wistful melodies of Bagg's elegant voice, whose ethereal quality is front and center with Lisel in layered, organic, and distorted forms.