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The Coral - Holy Joe's Coral Island Medicine Show (2023)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Sept. 27, 2023
The Coral - Holy Joe's Coral Island Medicine Show (2023)

The Coral - Holy Joe's Coral Island Medicine Show (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 186 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 69 MB
29:34 | Rock, Indie Rock, Pop Rock | Label: Run on Records

Bridging 'Coral Island' and 'Sea Of Mirrors', a second album titled 'Holy Joe's Coral Island Medicine Show', released September 2023. With the full tracklisting limited to physical formats only, the album brings James and Ian Skelly's grandad a.k.a The Great Muriarty back into the fold for the narrated post-script to one of The Coral's most successful albums to date. Framed inside a midnight radio show beaming out from a Michelin blimp that hovers somewhere past the piers of Coral Island, 'Holy Joe…' is a love letter to the tradition of the death disc and murder ballad, from Stack-o-Lee to Skeleton Key, and everything in between. Stay up late. Tune in. If you do, who knows? You might end up loving it more than the original.
The Funk Brothers - Standing In The Shadows Of Motown (Deluxe Edition) (2004)

The Funk Brothers - Standing In The Shadows Of Motown (Deluxe Edition) (2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 788 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 285 MB
2:04:30 | Funk, Stage & Screen, Soundtrack | Label: Hip-O Records

While there was certainly little to complain about on the original issue of the soundtrack for Standing in the Shadows of Motown, for those who truly sought the magic of the Funk Brothers, this deluxe edition is what they longed for all along. This two-disc collection contains the soundtrack of the Allan Slutsky/Harry Weinger film – plus three bonus tracks – from that historic night at the Royal Oak Music Theater just outside of Detroit. It pairs what was left of the original Motown session gang and their heirs with a host of vocalists, including Joan Osborne, Chaka Khan, Bootsy Collins, Montell Jordan, Me'Shell NdegéOcello, Ben Harper, and Gerald LeVert interpreting the classics. The extra soundtrack cuts feature John Lee Hooker, Jackie Wilson, and Dennis Coffey with the Detroit Guitar Band. But on disc two, the entire grail becomes attainable. Here are 15 musical tracks, the original instrumental sides from "the Snakepit" of the Motown studios, with little or no vocal accompaniment, remixed from the ground up. The producers broke down and mapped out each verse, bridge, chorus, and vamp on paper first. Phone calls were made to the living members and then each tune was knotted together from the recorded evidence, using the input of the Funks and the added guitars of Dennis Coffey and Wah Wah Watson.

The Secret Sisters - Mind, Man, Medicine (2024)  Music

Posted by Rtax at March 28, 2024
The Secret Sisters - Mind, Man, Medicine (2024)

The Secret Sisters - Mind, Man, Medicine (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 244 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 92 MB
39:37 | Folk, Country, Americana | Label: New West Records, LLC

Our fifth chapter is the one where we seek, savor, and settle. The muse found us in the depths of raising children, nurturing relationships, surviving a world-changing virus, bidding farewell, shifting our mindsets, and discovering a sense of peace heretofore unseen. Our third decade of life has proven to be one of routine, rest, and realization, and these songs are about the lessons we’ve learned. We’ve learned to be space-holders and defenders of the people we hold close. We’ve learned from deep, steady love in various forms. We’ve learned to let go of people and perceptions and priorities that just didn’t make the cut as we weighed what is right and important and worth keeping. We’ve learned how all the things we’ve always treasured continue to withstand the pressure of time. If you notice an upward trend to the mood and emotions, you’re on target-we have found calm waters, for now. - The Secret Sisters (2023)

Pentangle - The Lost Broadcasts 1968-1972 (2004) 2CDs  Music

Posted by Designol at Oct. 5, 2022
Pentangle - The Lost Broadcasts 1968-1972 (2004) 2CDs

Pentangle - The Lost Broadcasts 1968-1972 (2004) 2CD
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 735 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 340 Mb | Scans included
Progressive Folk, British Folk-Rock, Psychedelic | Label: Hux | # Hux 049 | 02:25:34

This double CD of Pentangle's BBC recordings is comprised primarily of rare and previously unheard tracks. From 1968 to 1973 Pentangle were prolific session guests on BBC radio, their unique fusion of sounds providing access to programmes covering folk, pop and progressive rock. When BBC cupboards were trawled for these recordings in the early nineties they were almost bare - a mere handful of tracks survived in the tape archive (released on the band of joy/strange fruit labels). Here at last, with previously unreleased songs among classics from all six of their albums, is a representative history of the Pentangle at the BBC. The accompanying 12 page booklet includes comprehensive liner notes, a full discography of Pentangle's BBC recordings, and several rare photographs.
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Lovely Creatures: The Best Of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds 1984-2014 (2017)

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Lovely Creatures: The Best Of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds 1984-2014 (2017)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
3CD | Mute, 5414939926563 | ~ 1461 or 538 Mb | Scans(png) -> 2068 Mb
DVD-9: NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR | LinearPCM, 2 ch
Pop Rock / Ballad / Alternative Rock

Nick Cave is a singular figure in contemporary rock music; he first emerged as punk rock was making its presence known in Australia, but though he's never surrendered his status as a provocateur and a musical outlaw, he quickly abandoned the simplicity of punk for something grander and more literate, though no less punishing in its outlook…
The Yardbirds - Roger the Engineer (Super Deluxe Edition) (2021)

The Yardbirds - Roger the Engineer (Super Deluxe Edition) (2021)
FLAC tracks / MP3 320 kbps | 1:42:33 | 540 / 224 Mb
Genre: Rock / Label: Crimson

Crimson is proud to present the ultimate reissue of the Yardbirds' 1966 album Yardbirds, (often known as 'Roger the engineer'.) recorded by the classic line up of Jeff Beck, Keith relf, Jim McCarthy, Chris dream and Paul samwell-smith, the band began exploring new sonic territories, pushing their blues-rock sound into the realms of the avant-garde, psychedelia and Indian music. Using original tapes, this Super deluxe edition features new and definitive remastering by Phil kinrade at alchemy mastering at air, overseen by original album producer Paul samwell-smith. "Mastering this album has been a Joy.

The Clientele - Albums Collection 2000-2007 (4CD)  Music

Posted by Designol at Jan. 19, 2023
The Clientele - Albums Collection 2000-2007 (4CD)

The Clientele - Albums Collection 2000-2007 (4CD)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 1.13 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 429 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Indie Pop, Dream Pop, Indie Rock | Time: 02:59:37

The ever autumnal trio (and sometimes quartet) paint a lovely picture of country sides, bonfires, and melancholy with their tender guitar pop. Collection includes: Suburban Light (2000); The Violet Hour (2003); Strange Geometry (2005); God Save The Clientele (2007).
Simon Rattle - Karol Szymanowski: Stabat Mater; Litany to the Virgin Mary; Symphony No. 3 (1994)

Karol Szymanowski: Stabat Mater; Litany to the Virgin Mary; Symphony No. 3 (1994)
Elzbieta Szmytka, soprano; Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano; Jon Garrison, tenor; John Connell, bass
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Orchestra; Sir Simon Rattle, conductor

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 237 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 156 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical, Choral | Label: EMI | # 7243 5 55121 2 3 | Time: 00:56:04

Three of Szymanowski’s most important works show Rattle’s ability to energise music in which he believes. Sensuality and cogency blend in refined sound.

The Chats - Get Fucked (2022)  Music

Posted by Fizzpop at Aug. 20, 2022
The Chats - Get Fucked (2022)

The Chats - Get Fucked (2022)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) 182 MB | Cover | 27:58 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 65 MB
Punk - New Wave | Label: The Chats

The history of punk rock is rife with underground aggressors who enjoy a surprise brush with mainstream notoriety thanks to an atypically sunny song that teeters precariously close to novelty-tune status. So the crossover success of the Chats is all the more remarkable given that it came through their surliest song. With the 2017 single “Smoko,” the Australian trio not only scored an anti-social anthem that’s since been covered by the likes of YUNGBLUD and Wet Leg, they also transformed regional vernacular—in this case, Aussie slang for “smoke break”—into an international catchphrase. Vividly channeling the boiled-blood irritation of a service-industry worker who’d sooner gut you than waste a precious second of their five-minute puff session making idle conversation, “Smoko” nonetheless possessed the sort of Seinfeldian relatability that landed the then-teenaged band on morning shows and the 6 o’clock news back home. But since then, the Chats have hardly gone out of their way to make themselves more respectable for the masses. The best songs on their 2020 debut High Risk Behaviour concerned venereal disease, getting caught wanking on webcam, and gorging yourself on rump steak. Now their second album comes bearing a title that’s practically begging to get them disinvited from the late-night talk show circuit.

The Fall - 1982 (2019) [6CD Box Set]  Music

Posted by v3122 at Feb. 27, 2021
The Fall - 1982 (2019) [6CD Box Set]

The Fall - 1982 (2019)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Cherry Red, CRCDBOX82 | ~ 2717 or 1181 Mb | Artwork(png) -> 307 Mb
Rock / Alternative Rock / New Wave / Post Rock / Post Punk

Mark E Smith and The Fall are currently having their back catalogue reassessed by Cherry Red Records. The latest in what looks like a long line of forthcoming releases is ‘1982’. Featuring 2 acclaimed albums, a clutch of session tracks and 2 live albums plus a fresh 4,000 word essay by Daryl Easlea, this collection is a majestically compiled dive into the vaults of this much lauded band…