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Tom Holkenborg - The Dark Tower (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2017) Music

Posted by SERTiL at Sept. 25, 2017

Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL, is a Grammy nominated and multi-platinum producer, musician, and composer whose versatility puts him on the cutting edge of contemporary music, as well as in the vanguard of exciting new film composers. His film scoring credits include Mad Max Fury Road, Deadpool, Black Mass, Divergent, Brimstone and the forthcoming Justice League and Dark Tower. He is able to draw on his extensive knowledge of classical forms and structures while keeping one finger planted firmly on the pulse of popular music.

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Wind Rose - Shadows Over Lothadruin (2012) Music

Posted by Andi_Deris at Sept. 3, 2017

Wind Rose are an Italian Progressive-Power-Symphonic Metal combo that started in 2007 as a cover band (Dream Theater, Symphony X, Blind Guardian etc). This is their first full lenght album, after a self-released Ep in 2010. This is a concept album about a fantasy land called Lothadruin and the beautiful artwork was handled by Felipe Machado Franco (Blind Guardian, Rhapsody of Fire). The huge and great production of Cristiano Bertocchi (Labyrinth, Vision Divine) gives the album the right atmosphere.

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Tamara Stefanovich, Mark Padmore - Thomas Larcher: What Becomes (2014) Music

Posted by Designol at Aug. 10, 2022

Thomas Larcher s sound world is both original and captivating in its fusion of contemplative harmonies with innovative performance techniques. Written for and performed by tenor Mark Padmore, 'A Padmore Cycle' features the composer at the keyboard. Works for solo piano performed by Tamara Stefanovich round out this programme of first recordings. Born 1963 in Innsbruck, composer Thomas Larcher studied piano and composition in Vienna. He first gained renown primarily as a pianist, performing with major orchestras and prominent conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Pierre Boulez and Franz Welser Möst. In 1998, he began to define himself more clearly as a composer. Since then he has composed works for the San Francisco Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, the Belcea Quartet, and for Leif Ove Andsnes, Matthias Goerne, Mark Padmore and Viktoria Mullova and Matthew Barley. He has recorded five CDs with ECM, most recently 'Madhares' with Kim Kashkashian, Till Fellner and Dennis Russell Davies.

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Steve Jansen - Slope (2014) {3CD Set Burning Shed Digisleeve Edition bshed 1305} (ft. David Sylvian) Music

Posted by ruskaval at July 20, 2019

Steve Jansen - Slope (2014) {3CD Set Burning Shed Digisleeve Edition bshed 1305} (ft. David Sylvian)
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 995 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 481 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 463 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2013-2014 Burning Shed / Steve Jansen | bshed 1305
Experimental / Experimental Electronic / Avant-Garde / Ambient / Alternative

Released to highly positive reviews in 2007, Slope was the debut album from Steve Jansen (Japan / Rain Tree Crow). Exhibiting a bold combination of inventive rhythms, intricate programming and emotive vocal performances, the album features guest contributions from an impressive line-up including David Sylvian, Tim Elsenburg (Sweet Billy Pilgrim), Joan Wasser (Joan As Policewoman), Thomas Feiner, Anja Garbarek, Nina Kinert, and Theo Travis. As Jansen explains, "With Slope, I approached composition attempting to avoid chord and song structures and the usual familiar building blocks. Instead, in an attempt to deviate from my own trappings as a musician, I wanted to piece together unrelated sounds, music samples, rhythms and 'events'."

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BBC Front Row Late - When Mary Met Clive (2018) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Jan. 6, 2020

Mary Beard in conversation with author, critic and broadcaster Clive James. After migrating to Britain from Australia in the 1960s, James established himself as a caustic and charismatic commentator on popular culture and a pioneer of television criticism. In his heyday, he was one of the most famous faces on British TV and secured access to some of the biggest stars of the day, including Mel Brooks, Jane Fonda and Frank Sinatra. He has gone on to prove himself a captivating memoirist, reflecting on a rich and eventful life, and also a major-league poet and translator.

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Björn Meyer - Provenance (2017) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by SERTiL at Oct. 12, 2017

Björn Meyer - Provenance (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 57:03 minutes | 0.98 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

There is a distinguished tradition of albums devoted to solo bass on ECM, but Provenance is the first to showcase the electric bass guitar. Björn Meyer, born in Sweden and long based in Switzerland, has shaped a distinctive voice on his instrument within diverse contexts. He has worked alongside Persian harpist-singer Asita Hamidi, Swedish nyckelharpa player Johan Hedin and Tunisian oud master Anouar Brahem; and for a decade, Meyer was a member of Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin, in which his throbbing bass guitar was often a lead instrument.

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Alphaville: Collection (1984 - 2018) [9CD, 2DVD, HDTV] Music

Posted by v3122 at April 2, 2021

Alphaville: Collection (1984 - 2018)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
9CD | Label: Various | ~ 2889 or 1155 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 819 Mb
2xDVD-5: PAL 4:3 (704x576) & 16:9 (720x576) VBR | Dolby AC3, 2 ch
HDTV: MPEG4 (H264) 1280x720, 50fps / Dolby AC3 48kHz, 2ch, 448kbps
Electronic / Rock / New Wave / Synth-Pop

Alphaville is a German synth-pop band centered around vocalist Marian Gold (Hartwig Schierbaum), formed in 1982 in Münster. Started out as a trio with Gold backed by synth players Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens…

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Bellowhead - Albums Collection 2006-2012 (5CD) Music

Posted by Designol at Aug. 30, 2022

Large contemporary group who augment their musical roots in British folk with a large variety of classic instruments. Collection includes: Burlesque (2006); Matachin (2008); Umbrellowhead (2009); Hedonism (2010); Broadside (2012).

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Seiko Matsuda - Collection (1980-2014) Music

Posted by murena at July 13, 2018

[松田聖子] Seiko Matsuda - Collection (1980-2014)
MP3 320 kbps | 86 Albums | Covers included | 15,3 Gb
Genre: JPop, Kayōkyoku

Matsuda Seiko (松田聖子) is a Japanese kayokyoku singer-songwriter. She was Japan's prime idol for 15 years before Amuro Namie and Hamasaki Ayumi conquered the Oricon charts. She's had huge influence among today's female artists and is still trying to conquer the stage she once owned with her daughter SAYAKA.

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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Season 8 eBooks & eLearning

Posted by ParRus at Feb. 13, 2016

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Season 8

Genre: eLearning Video / Homebuilding, Repair, Woodworking

Families get the home-repair treatment from a team of designers in this popular spin-off from the personal-makeover hit. Another offshoot, `How'd They Do That?' takes a closer look at the work done on each house.

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