Phill Manzanera

Phil Manzanera - K-Scope (1978) [Reissue 2000]  Music

Posted by gribovar at March 31, 2021
Phil Manzanera - K-Scope (1978) [Reissue 2000]

Phil Manzanera - K-Scope (1978) [Reissue 2000]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 400 MB | Covers (6 MB) included
Genre: Progressive Rock, New Wave | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Expression Records/Virgin (EXVPCD18, 7243 5 26310 2 5)

Recorded in the spring of 1978 at Yes bassist Chris Squire's home studio, K-Scope featured three founding members of the Split Enz/Crowded House: Eddie Rayner (keys), Tim Finn (lead vocal) and brother Neil Finn (backing vocal). Manzanera also enlists percussion heavyweight Simon Phillips, good buddies John Wetton and Bill MacCormick (both bassists and vocalists), and saxophonist Mel Collins, among several others. The band strong arms the solid pop/rock structures and approaches the instrumentals with the same verve. The literally "coolest" tune in the set is also Manzanera's personal favorite, the breezy "Gone Flying"…

Phil Manzanera - Diamond Head (1975) [Reissue 1999]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 25, 2022
Phil Manzanera - Diamond Head (1975) [Reissue 1999]

Phil Manzanera - Diamond Head (1975) [Reissue 1999]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 318 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 111 MB | Covers - 5 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Virgin (6043 88457 5 2)

Phil Manzanera's first post-Roxy foray into solo albums is a terrific all-star affair that still holds up enormously well. Calling on favors from Roxy members present and past, and those from the Cambridge/British art rock scene, Manzanera assembled a supergroup for every song. Robert Wyatt sings Spanish gibberish on the opener "Frontera," a rewrite of his own "Team Spirit." Brian Eno teams up for the sunny "Big Day" and the nonsensical "Miss Shapiro," both of which would not have been out of place on his own early solo albums. John Wetton (of several groups including Family and Asia) sings a duet with Doreen Chanter (of the Chanter Sisters and the Joe Cocker Band), and Bill MacCormick of Matching Mole and Quiet Sun sings his own "Alma," the album's closing ballad. Fans of any of the singers above, not to mention Manzanera, whose party this is, won't be disappointed.
Michael Cosmic & Phill Musra Group - Cosmic Paradise - Peace in the World - Cosmic Records (2017)

Michael Cosmic & Phill Musra Group - Cosmic Paradise - Peace in the World - Cosmic Records (2017)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 843 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 304 Mb | 02:12:45
Avant-Garde Jazz, Spiritual Jazz | Label: Now-Again Records

Michael Cosmic s Peace In The World & Phill Musra Group's Creator Spaces, featuring unreleased music by The Phill Musra Group and Michael Cosmic. Free improvisation, first touched on by messengers like John Coltrane, Sun Ra and Albert Ayler, gives us an exuberant maelstrom that rejoices in life while it shoves back at complex, unforgiving social-political environments. The 70's Boston underground brought twin brothers Phill Musra and Michael Cosmic together with Turkish-born drummer Hüseyin Ertunç; as a trio, and with other Boston jazzers (John Jamyll Jones of Worlds Experience Orchestra, the 2nd Now-Again Reserve Edition entry), the twins each privately issued an album. Potent mixes of spirituality, expressionist fire and electrified newness. Mastered from the original tapes.

Phil Manzanera - 50 Minutes Later (2005)  Music

Posted by gribovar at April 3, 2021
Phil Manzanera - 50 Minutes Later (2005)

Phil Manzanera - 50 Minutes Later (2005)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 351 MB | Covers - 61 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Hannibal (HNCD 1503)

The title refers directly to the previous release from 2004, 6 PM, which was 50 Minutes long. This is now part three of an album trilogy that started with Vozero in 2000 and it is equally strong as the other two.
Magnificent melodies and exotic rhythms embellish his journey back into his early years in London - including the legendary UFO club and its psychedelic settings. The choice of collaborators speaks for itself, all his old companions are on board Brian Eno, Robert Wyatt, Paul Thompson, Andy Mackay…

Phil Manzanera & Andy Mackay - AM.PM (2023)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Oct. 12, 2023
Phil Manzanera & Andy Mackay - AM.PM (2023)

Phil Manzanera & Andy Mackay - AM.PM (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 215 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 87 MB
37:31 | Rock | Label: BFD

A saxophone and guitar-heavy, ambient set, 'AM.PM' captures the instinctive instrumental interplay and unique textural sounds for which both players have come known for. Phil Manzanera comments, 'After the discipline of working on song structures with Tim Finn, it was liberating to just try and find solutions to unstructured bits of music. It's like starting out on a journey with no idea of where to go and then ending the journey in a beautiful location. The music has turned out to be nothing like we could have pre-written and difficult to categorize except to say it's really a musical expression of our two brains still interacting 50 years on'.

Phil Manzanera & Andy Mackay - AM.PM (2023) [Official Digital Download]  Vinyl & HR

Posted by delpotro at Oct. 12, 2023
Phil Manzanera & Andy Mackay - AM.PM (2023) [Official Digital Download]

Phil Manzanera & Andy Mackay - AM.PM (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 37:36 minutes | 405 MB
Electronic, Jazz, Ambient, Modern Creative | Label: BFD, Official Digital Download

Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay's instrumental album, AM PM. The saxophone and guitar heavy, ambient set captures the instrumental interplay and unique textural sounds for which Manzanera and Mackay have come to be known. AM PM is a continuation of their passion for instrumental music and the freedom it brings where the creative possibilities can seem endless and without limits.

Phil Manzanera - The Music 1972-2008 [2CD] (2008)  Music

Posted by BlondStyle at July 15, 2017
Phil Manzanera - The Music 1972-2008 [2CD] (2008)

Phil Manzanera - The Music 1972-2008 [2CD] (2008)
Rock, Art-Rock, Electronic | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 02:02:33 h. | 892,62 Mb
Label: Expression Records (UK) | Cat.# EXPCD28 | Released: 2008-11-10 (1982)

Disc 1 covers the first twenty years with Manzanera providing the musical context for the words of other co-writers, such as Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno, as well as writing varied instrumental music. The most recent 10 years are on Disc 2 with Manzanera writing and singing his own lyrics, including 10 minutes of weirdness created by Eno's 'treatments' of music by former Roxy colleagues, Manzanera, Mackay and Thompson.
Nowomowa (Phil Manzanera) - The Wasted Lands (1988) {1989, Japan 1st Press}

Nowomowa (Phil Manzanera) - The Wasted Lands (1988) {1989, Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 422 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 185 Mb
Scans Included | 01:13:47 | RAR 5% Recovery
Art Rock / Progressive Rock / Ambient / Fusion / Soundtrack
Coda Records / Pony Canyon Inc. #D25Y0276

Borrowing a page from his old colleague Brian Eno's catalog, Manzanera delved into the ambient music scene with this release, and he did very well. This is an excellent album full of layered sounds and relaxing melodies. Manzanera teamed up with Paul Williams and Andy Grossart, formed a short-lived band by the name of Nowomowa, and recorded this one CD. It is interesting to note that all of the songs were recorded live off of the floor, with no overdubs. This is quite an achievement given the genre of music. But it does add an element of edge to the music. Compiled from the soundtrack from the film of the same name, Manzanera was able to put together a more complete picture of this music when he reissued it on CD in 1999, and he shifted the artist credit to himself, as opposed to releasing it as the band name. Commercially speaking, this was a wise move. Manzanera fans will enjoy this, as well as fans of ambient music.
Wetton/Manzanera - Wetton Manzanera (1987) US 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz

Wetton/Manzanera - Wetton Manzanera
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz & 16bit/44kHz | 800mb & 200mb
Mastered At Sheffield Lab Matrix By Greg Fulginiti
Label: Geffen Records/GHS 24147 | Released: 1987 | Genre: Pop-Rock

Two stars together: Jonh Wetton (King Crimson, UK, Asia, etc.) and Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music), in this interesting work!
Phil Manzanera & 801 - Listen Now (1977) {Expression Records--Virgin EXPCD17 rel 2000}

Phil Manzanera & 801 - Listen Now (1977) {Expression Records–Virgin EXPCD17 rel 2000}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 344 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 130 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 230 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1977, 2000 Expression Records / Virgin | EXPCD17 / 7243 849276 22
Rock / Prog Rock / Art Rock / Electronic / Experimental
Rock

Phil Manzanera had no problem filling his mid-'70s downtime away from Roxy Music. His guitar graced some 20 albums, like John Cale's Fear, Eno's Here Come the Warm Jets, and Nico's The End. This outing from his all-star side group is slicker than his 1976 live debut album, but no less worthwhile; some 16 musicians are credited. The sound is sleek and sophisticated; even lyrics aren't exempt from creative twists, as shown on "Listen Now"'s glistening jazz-pop – which cleverly juxtaposes its title against a bouncy "now, now, listen" chorus.