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Timo Lassy - Big Brass (Live at Savoy Theatre Helsinki) (2020)  Music

Posted by Pisulik at Feb. 20, 2020
Timo Lassy - Big Brass (Live at Savoy Theatre Helsinki) (2020)

Timo Lassy - Big Brass (Live at Savoy Theatre Helsinki) (2020)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) - 487 MB | Cover | MP3 CBR 320 kbps -183 MB | 01:18:48
Jazz | Label: Diamond T Ltd.

Recorded over two special evenings in Helsinki's famous Savoy Theatre, 'Big Brass' presents Finnish jazz icon Timo Lassy (saxophonist and composer) with his group and the 'Big Brass' section of the Ricky-Tick Big Band. Their leader, the guitarist and composer Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen, also wrote the arrangements for the Lassy classics on this album, including 'African Rumble', which at 14+ minutes is twice as long as its original version found on the A side of his 2006 debut single and even more exciting. "It's really hard to classify concerts, but I would still say that these two Savoy performances could not be better.

Timo Korhonen - J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Solo Violin (2009)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at Feb. 11, 2024
Timo Korhonen - J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Solo Violin (2009)

Timo Korhonen - J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Solo Violin (2009)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 56:06 | 275 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Ondine | Catalog: ODE 1128-2

J.S. Bach's sonatas for solo violin, part of a long tradition of virtuoso works for the instrument, seem unsuited to transcription. But a guitar comes closer than perhaps any other instrument: it embodies a tension – not the same tension as with a solo violin but a tension nonetheless – between melodic material and polyphony. In the hands of Finnish guitarist Timo Korhonen they produce an unusual effect.

Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen - Live Recordings 2019-2020 (2021)  Music

Posted by delpotro at July 22, 2023
Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen - Live Recordings 2019-2020 (2021)

Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen - Live Recordings 2019-2020 (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 375 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 153 Mb | 01:06:45
Contemporary Jazz, Modern Creative | Label: We Jazz Records

The dynamic duo of tenor saxophonist Timo Lassy and drummer Teppo Mäkynen return with a double LP of live recordings captured in 2019 and 2020. The We Jazz Records release "Live Recordings 2019-2020" follows the duo's 2019 LP which was shortlisted for "Jazz Album Of the Year" at Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Awards. While the studio album versions were studies in improvisational brevity, the live album lets the long-time collaborators really let loose and build memorable sonic narratives around the compositions. The album is produced and edited by Teppo Mäkynen, also known as a sought-after producer with the knack for looking at the big picture.
Timo Andres, Metropolis Ensemble & Andrew Cyr - Timo Andres: The Blind Banister (2024)

Timo Andres, Metropolis Ensemble & Andrew Cyr - Timo Andres: The Blind Banister (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 208 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 115 Mb | 00:49:33
Classical | Label: Nonesuch Records

Nonesuch releases composer/pianist Timo Andres’ new album, The Blind Banister, on March 22, 2024. The album comprises three works by Andres: the composer’s third piano concerto, The Blind Banister, with Andres as soloist, and Upstate Obscura for chamber orchestra and cello, with soloist Inbal Segev—both of which feature Metropolis Ensemble and conductor Andrew Cyr—and the solo piano piece Colorful History, also performed by the composer.
Ruamjai, The New Segment Orchestra - Timo Ruottinen: Missa Popularis (2019)

Ruamjai, The New Segment Orchestra - Timo Ruottinen: Missa Popularis (2019)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 364 Mb | Total time: 68:43 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Alba Records | # ABCD 442 | Recorded: 2017-2019

The Missa Popularis, rock music in church, raised eyebrows in Finnish church-music circles in the late-1960s: “We are returning to a dark jungle in which pop freaks get entranced like shamans at their own voices and noise.” (Erkki Ranta, letter to the editor in Kotimaa,1969) “Defending the use of light popular music in Christian, even revivalist Christian circles, just makes me sad.” (Juha Väliaho- Uusi tie 1969) But the experts praised the quality of the music: “Timo Ruottinen’s setting of the Mass undoubtedly serves its purpose extremely well and it is, of its kind, a high-quality work. […] At first hearing, I’d say that the young composer has an extremely rich melodic seam and a well-developed ability to create unbroken lines in setting such a difficult text to music. The danger of monotony was brilliantly avoided by different rhythmic contrasts that, together with strong dynamic variations, brought the music alive and made it interesting.

Timo Andres & Sufjan Stevens - The Decalogue (2019)  Music

Posted by delpotro at July 3, 2022
Timo Andres & Sufjan Stevens - The Decalogue (2019)

Timo Andres & Sufjan Stevens - The Decalogue (2019)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 93 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 64 Mb | 00:27:23
Modern Classical | Label: Asthmatic Kitty Records

The title of “The Decalogue” has a touch of the grandiose: it means “The Ten Commandments.” Yet this score, composed by Sufjan Stevens for a dance work choreographed by Justin Peck that premiered with the New York City Ballet in May of 2017, is quiet and experimental. Stevens’s piano score, as played and recorded by Timo Andres, sounds like etudes in the Romantic-modernist tradition, as if prompted by Debussy. With “The Decalogue,” releasing digitally and on deluxe edition vinyl on October 18, 2019 and standard edition and CD on December 6, 2019, Sufjan is making—gently, without ostentation—new departures.
Timo Lassy & Jukka Eskola - Nordic Stew (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Timo Lassy & Jukka Eskola - Nordic Stew (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 47:04 minutes | 549 MB
Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz-Funk | Label: Dox Records, Official Digital Download

A powerful fusion of Scandinavian jazz and New Orleans' rich musical heritage, the upcoming album by Finnish duo Jukka Eskola (trumpet) and Timo Lassy (saxophone) is a remarkable testament to the power of collaboration and connection. Rooted in their long history of playing together, their shared love for jazz and their strong individual sounds which become even stronger when combined, the project was born from a desire to explore and create something unique together.
Andy Baker Orchestra, Avalon String Quartet - Leo Sowerby: The Paul Whiteman Commissions & Other Early Works (2021)

Andy Baker Orchestra, Avalon String Quartet & Andy Baker - Leo Sowerby: The Paul Whiteman Commissions & Other Early Works (2021)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 376 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 184 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:19:05
Classical | Label: Cedille Records

Evoking the Roaring Twenties, Chicago composer Leo Sowerby’s engaging and ingenious Synconata (1924) and Symphony for Jazz Orchestra (“Monotony”) (1925), critically praised for their distinctive harmony, counterpoint, and humor, receive world-premiere recordings by Chicago bandleader-trombonist Andrew Baker and his Andy Baker Orchestra, making their Cedille Records debuts.

Kazrog Avalon VT-747SP v1.0.1 (Win/macOS)  Software

Posted by melt_ at Aug. 25, 2023
Kazrog Avalon VT-747SP v1.0.1 (Win/macOS)

Kazrog Avalon VT-747SP v1.0.1 (Win/macOS) | 74.6/118.8 Mb

An analog icon, redefined for today's producer. The Avalon VT-747SP combines a tube/discrete modeled Class A opto-compressor with a musical six-band program equalizer, as well as output level and gain reduction metering. Ideal for signal conditioning, stereo buss compression and EQ, stereo keyboards and mastering applications.
Timo van Luijk & Kris Vanderstraeten - Arrêt au Lac Chimère (2018) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Timo van Luijk & Kris Vanderstraeten - Arrêt au Lac Chimère (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 42:33 minutes | 435 MB
Experimental, Drone, Field Recording, Free Improvisation | Label: La Scie Dorée, Official Digital Download

Timo Van Luijk meets percussionist Kris Vanderstraeten for an enchanting exploration of liminal psychoacoustic space and animist, lower case sounds, which have been imperceptibly edited and mixed by Vincent De Roguin. Like with all his releases, this one comes with the highest possible recommendation if you’re into the most evocative strains of drone/Ambient music, and especially anything from The Necks to Leyland Kirby.