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Jeremiah Fraites - Piano Piano 2 (2024) (Hi-Res)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by Rtax at March 28, 2024
Jeremiah Fraites - Piano Piano 2 (2024) (Hi-Res)

Jeremiah Fraites - Piano Piano 2 (2024) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-96kHz - 631 MB
35:16| Classical | Label: Mercury Classics

Two years after his #1 classical crossover hit Piano Piano, cofounder of The Lumineers and multi-instrumentalist Jeremiah Fraites is back with a breath-taking follow up record Piano Piano 2. With arguably bolder and more genre-bending instrumentation, Piano Piano 2 features a stunning vocal performance by Grammy-nominated folk artist Gregory Alan Isakov on a reimagined orchestral cover of the Radiohead classic "No Surprises."

Silver Convention - Save Me (Expanded Edition) (1975/2024) (Hi-Res)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by Rtax at March 28, 2024
Silver Convention - Save Me (Expanded Edition) (1975/2024) (Hi-Res)

Silver Convention - Save Me (Expanded Edition) (1975/2024)
FLAC (tracks, digital booklet) 24bit-44.1kHz - 827 MB
1:10:12 | Disco | Label: Omnivore Recordings

Expanded reissue of the 1975 Eurodisco classic and global sensation. Includes the Grammy-winning #1 hit “Fly Robin Fly,” plus “Save Me,” and five bonus tracks. Silver Convention (named after songwriter Sylvester Levay’s nickname of “Silver”) was formed in Munich, Germany and burst onto the music scene in 1975 with their recording of “Save Me”—a track originally sold into 16 countries (including the US) at MIDEM, the global music business conference. It became the title track of their debut album, which hit #1 on the Billboard R&B chart and #10 Pop, introducing the world to “The Munich Sound,” which would soon be known as Eurodisco.
Loreena McKennitt - Live in Paris and Toronto (1998/2014) [Hi-Res 24/96]

Loreena McKennitt - Live in Paris and Toronto (1998/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Cover included | Time - 01:39:01 min | 2,05 Gb
Celtic, World, New Age / Label: Quinlan Road

Loreena McKennitt is in her element in front of an audience, telling interesting stories about the songs and assembling a topnotch backing band. This is her first live release available to the public, and uses material from three concerts (one from Paris and two from Toronto) to put together a complete show. As with The Book of Secrets tour, the first half is The Book of Secrets in its entirety, arranged in the same order as the studio CD.

Kingston Wall - II (2023 Mix) (1993/2023) (Hi-Res)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by Rtax at Oct. 7, 2023
Kingston Wall - II (2023 Mix) (1993/2023) (Hi-Res)

Kingston Wall - II (2023 Mix) (1993/2023) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-96kHz - 1.3 GB
1:02:41 | Psychedelic Rock | Label: WM Finland

II was the album where Kingston Wall most successfully merged their hard rock, progressive, psychedelic, and Middle Eastern sounds. Much of this owes to the bandmembers' instrumental interplay, which is given freer rein and allowed to stretch out more than on their other two albums. Ranging from the soaring guitar (acoustic and electric) and violin piece "Istwan" to the Zeppelin-esque blues of "And It's All Happening" and "Shine on Me," to the high octane jamming of "Palekastro," the stylistic palette is varied. Unfortunately, this variation also accounts for the one downright bad song, "Love Tonight" (think "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?"-era Rod Stewart or bad Scorpions). On the other hand, Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" is actually a somewhat successful merging of disco and hard rock. The reissue bonus disc is composed of "Between the Trees" and "She's So Fine," originally from the "We Cannot Move" single, plus a live track, "Can't Get Through."

XTC - The Big Express (1984/2023) (Hi-Res)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by Rtax at Oct. 7, 2023
XTC - The Big Express (1984/2023) (Hi-Res)

XTC - The Big Express (1984/2023) (Hi-Res)
Blu-ray FLAC (tracks) 24bit-96kHz - 3.5 GB
4:00:33 | Pop Rock | Label: Ape House

XTC’s 1984 album The Big Express will be reissued as a CD+blu-ray edition with new Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and stereo mixes by Steven Wilson. This is the seventh in the ongoing series of expanded XTC reissues and as with the others it includes a wealth of audio including four album remixes by Wilson (Atmos, 5.1, stereo and instrumental), the whole album in demo form, plus extra demos and bonus tracks.

Yom - Alone in the Light (2023) (Hi-Res)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by Rtax at Oct. 16, 2023
Yom - Alone in the Light (2023) (Hi-Res)

Yom - Alone in the Light (2023) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-48kHz - 444 MB
44:25 | Jazz | Label: Planètes Rouges

In this intimate, nocturnal album, Yom heads out in search of an ancestral heritage buried deep within himself. Unseen shadows shrouded by history who leave an atom of themselves in each of us, who shape us and sometimes find expression with or through us. In the company of shadows, and yet, alone… Alone in the Light follows the path of a long inner quest that explores secrets, time lost and found again. But while he may sometimes rage violently in response to storms and tragedies, Yom's clarinet opens a voluptuous path towards a tranquil light. Like the promise of a peaceful dawn…

Loreena McKennitt - Parallel Dreams (1989/2014) [Hi-Res 24/96]  Vinyl & HR

Posted by murena at Aug. 24, 2023
Loreena McKennitt - Parallel Dreams (1989/2014) [Hi-Res 24/96]

Loreena McKennitt - Parallel Dreams (1989/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Cover included | Time - 00:43:33 min | 950 mb
Celtic, World, New Age / Label: Quinlan Road

Parallel Dreams captures harpist/vocalist Loreena McKennitt at her absolute finest. Fully immersed in the Celtic style, this London, Ontario, performer's voice is lush and layered in warm harmonies, soaring overtop equally beautiful instrumentation. Flowing between traditional ("Annachie Gordon") and original ("Dickens' Dublin") fare, McKennitt slows down time and relaxes furrowed brows on this disc by staying true to her red-headed roots. Subsequent discs tend to experiment more with tangos and uptempo melodies; Parallel Dreams, however, is one long, luscious lullaby.

Mengla Huang, Xuefei Yang - Milonga Del Angel (2018) [Hi-Res 24/96]  Vinyl & HR

Posted by murena at Aug. 24, 2023
Mengla Huang, Xuefei Yang - Milonga Del Angel (2018) [Hi-Res 24/96]

Mengla Huang, Xuefei Yang - Milonga Del Angel (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Cover included | Time - 01:07:51 min | 1,18 Gb
Classical / Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Yang has won numerous prizes in music competitions including the Stotsenberg International Classical Guitar Competition, the San Francisco International Guitar Competition and the Young Concert Artist International competition in the United States, and the Darwin International Guitar Competition in Australia. She was awarded first prize in the Ivor Mairants Guitar Award by the City of London's Worshipful Company of Musicians, and won the Dorothy Grinstead Prize for a recital at Fairfield Hall, Croydon.

Kingston Wall – I (2023 Mix) (1992/2023) (Hi-Res)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by Rtax at Oct. 7, 2023
Kingston Wall – I (2023 Mix) (1992/2023) (Hi-Res)

Kingston Wall – I (2023 Mix) (1992/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-96kHz - 1.3 GB
1:00:51 | Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock | Label: WM Finland

Leading off with the heavy, acid guitar-drenched "With My Mind," Kingston Wall starts things off in a stirring fashion. Unfortunately, the rest of the album, while it does have its moments, doesn't quite live up to the promise of this track. The band is very tight and intense in songs such as "I'm Not the One," but the chanted "I'm not the one to blame/Not the one to blame!" makes it a little hard to take the track seriously. Similarly, the cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Fire" is sung with such over-the-top exuberance, that it makes it a little funny (assumingly unintentional). Throughout the album, though, the musicianship is stellar, as evidenced on "Nepal" (a staple of their live shows). This first album would be the band's rawest. The reissue with bonus disc includes a live show from 1991, with mostly cover songs, some expected ("Purple Haze"), some unexpected ("Call Me the Breeze," "Rocky Raccoon").
The Lovelites - Love So Strong - The Lovelite Recordings (Remastered) (2023) (Hi-Res)

The Lovelites - Love So Strong - The Lovelite Recordings (Remastered) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-48kHz - 686 MB
56:32 | R&B, Soul, Vocal | Label: P-VINE RECORDS

The rich 70s legacy of the Lovelites – a Chicago trio who first sprang onto the soul with some wonderfully fragile work when they were young, and who continued to record some really great music – even though they never fully got their due at the time! The music here was all done after the girls got their one shot at an LP on the Uni label – and the set features rare work for a variety of different labels, all issued only as 7" singles – plus a few tracks that were never released at the time. All the strength of their early vocals is still in place here, but guided by a sense of maturity that makes the music even more powerful – and which seems to indicate that the trio have already lived a lot of life in the time since their first records – all of which they bring to play in the music. Most tracks have a groovy vibe – midtempo and mellow, but with a gentle groove too – one that brings out the best in lead singer Patti Hamilton, in a set of 16 tracks that includes "My Conscience", "Love So Strong", "Got To Be There", "Oh What A Day", "Get It Off My Conscience", "My Baby Loves Me", "Bumpy Road Ahead", "Man In My Life", "Love Is Pretty", "I'm The One You Need", "Come & Get It", and "Cravin For Your Love". © 1996-2023, Dusty Groove, Inc.