Snake Charming

On the follow-up to the mind-blowing Spirits Known and Unknown, singer, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and composer Leon Thomas decided to take a different track. Far from the sparely orchestrated ensembles of the previous works, Thomas loaded this set with jazz luminaries such as Roy Haynes and Billy Cobham, Billy Harper, Donald Smith, James Spaulding, Sonny Morgan, Ernie Royal, and many others as well as a backing chorus of female voices. Side one is the up-tempo jazz ride, as Thomas and company rip through a host of his own tunes, such as the scatted post-bop of "I Am" and the nearly bar-walking blues of "Come Along." But the side is graced by an absolutely stunning read of Milt Jackson's "Bag's Groove," with Harper leading a five-horn section…

The Sound - From The Lions Mouth
FLAC | Artwork | 24Bit 96kHz: 903 MB | 16Bit 44.1kHz: 295 MB
Cat#: Korova KOW 58 384 | Country/Year: Germany 1981
Genre: Post Punk, Indie Rock | Hoster: Filesonic/Uploaded

Many have said that The Sound were not given the recognition they deserved. From the Sun Records Music Store: "The Sound were tragically overlooked in their time and have remained unjustly neglected since." From Trouser Press: "It's hard to understand why this London quartet never found commercial success. At their best, the Sound's excellent neo-pop bears favorable comparison to the Psychedelic Furs and Echo & the Bunnymen." And from Jack Rabid of Big Takeover magazine: "The Sound? Just one of the finest bands of the 1980s."

Skyclad - Irrational Anthems
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC (tracks): 370 MB | Full Artwork: 218 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Massacre Records # MASS CD 084 | Country/Year: Germany 1996
Genre: Rock, Metal | Style: Thrash, Folk Metal, Folk Rock

"Skyclad have been and still are a phenomenon. In quite short succession they release their albums and still manage to release one killer after the other. Had the previous albums already excellent to brilliant, so their 1996-album "Irrational Anthems" most probably is their true masterpiece. (…) Who does not know Skyclad yet, "Irrational Anthems" is the ideal moment to right this wrong, because you won't get better Folk Metal anywhere!" ~The Metal Observer