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Pandora’s Box (1929) [The Criterion Collection #358]  Video

Posted by Someonelse at Nov. 28, 2022
Pandora’s Box (1929) [The Criterion Collection #358]

Pandora’s Box (1929)
A Film by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
2xDVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 4:3 | Deutsch Intertitles | Scans | 02:11:03 | 7,26 Gb + 6,52 Gb
Disc 1 - Audio: Five Music tracks (Details see below) + English Commentary | Subs: English
Disc 2 - Audio: Deutsch (Dolby AC3 1.0); English (Dolby AC3 2.0/1.0 ch) | Subs: English
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance | The Criterion Collection #358

One of the masters of early German cinema, G. W. Pabst had an innate talent for discovering actresses (including Greta Garbo). And perhaps none of his female stars shone brighter than Kansas native and onetime Ziegfeld girl Louise Brooks, whose legendary persona was defined by Pabst’s lurid, controversial melodrama Pandora’s Box. Sensationally modern, the film follows the downward spiral of the fiery, brash, yet innocent showgirl Lulu, whose sexual vivacity has a devastating effect on everyone she comes in contact with. Daring and stylish, Pandora’s Box is one of silent cinema’s great masterworks and a testament to Brooks’s dazzling individuality.
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939) Les contes des chrysanthèmes tardifs

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939)
A Film by Kenji Mizoguchi
DVD9 Custom | VIDEO_TS | PAL 4:3 | 02:17:12 | 7,37 Gb
Audio: Japanese (日本語) AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: Français, English (added)
Genre: Art-house, Drama

Story of the Late Chrysanthemum (Zangiku monogatari) was the only film made in 1939 by the astonishingly prolific Japanese director Kenji Mizoguchi). The plot, based on an ancient legend, concerns the son of a renowned Kabuki actor. When the son falls in love with a servant girl, his father violently opposes the union. This, coupled with several impulsive decisions by the younger people, eventually results in tragedy. Like many of Mizoguchi's best works, this dwells upon the adverse results stemming from class consciousness and the depersonalization of women.

VA - Day of the Dead (2016) 5CD Box Set  Music

Posted by Designol at Nov. 19, 2022
VA - Day of the Dead (2016) 5CD Box Set

VA - Day of the Dead (2016) 5CD Box Set
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 1.9 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 747 Mb
Label: 4AD | # RAD 3624 | Time: 05:26:25 | Scans ~ 835 Mb
Rock, Jam Bands, Country-Rock, Folk-Rock, Indie Rock, Tribute

Day of the Dead is an epic tribute to the music and artistry of the Grateful Dead, curated by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National. They have brought together some of their favourite musicians to reinterpret the songs and sounds of the Dead for a new generation. 59 tracks and over 5 hours of music makes the album a landmark to get lost in, to discover hidden treasures and to make your own playlists for whatever mood you’re in. Covers by The War On Drugs, Kurt Vile, Bill Callahan, Courtney Barnett, Anohni, Wilco, Mumford & Sons, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, The Flaming Lips, Stephen Malkmus, Cass McCombs, Tim Hecker, Lucinda Williams, Perfume Genius, Fucked Up, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, The Tallest Man On Earth and others.
VA - Nuggets From The Golden State: The Berkeley EP's 1966-1968 (1995)

VA - Nuggets From The Golden State: The Berkeley EPs 1966-1968 (1995)
Country Joe & The Fish; Frumious Bandersnatch; Mad River; Notes From The Underground

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 243 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 148 Mb | Scans included
Label: Big Beat Records / Ace Records | # CDWIKD 153 | Time: 01:01:31
Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock, Folk-Rock

Compiling the "Nuggets From The Golden State" series has been a lot of fun and a true labour of love, but right from the start there's one volume I've been itching to put together: 'The Berkeley EPs'. A compilation of four prized artefacts from the mid-1960s West Coast rock renaissance, this CD hopes to make a case for the town of Berkeley as the real birthplace of psychedelic music.People in the UK tend to view the whole of the Bay Area as just "San Francisco" whereas Berkeley, a twenty minute drive east across the Bay Bridge, is a completely separate area, both geographically and intellectually. And it shows.

Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend (2022)  Video

Posted by Without at Nov. 18, 2022
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend (2022)

Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend (2022)
HDRip | MKV | 1 h 36 min | 1.29 GB | 720x300 | AVC@1600 kb/s | English AC3@384 kb/s, 6 ch
WEBRip 1080p | MP4 | 1 h 36 min | 1.84 GB | 1920x800 | AVC@2500 kb/s | English AAC@224 kb/s, 2 ch
WEB-DL 720p | MKV | 1 h 36 min | 2.23 GB | 1248x520 | AVC@2660 kb/s | English AC3@640 kb/s, 6 ch
WEB-DL 1080p | MKV | 1 h 36 min | 4.87 GB | 1920x800 | AVC@6573 kb/s | English AC3@640 kb/s, 6 ch
WEB-DL 2160p | MKV | 1 h 36 min | 8.47 GB | 3832x1596 | HEVC@11.9 Mb/s | English AC3@640 kb/s, 6 ch
Subs: English
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport

The life story of Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of Lamborghini.
VA - High In The Morning (The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1973) (2022)

VA - High In The Morning (The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1973) (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 1,47 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 548 Mb | 03:59:16
Pop Rock, Progressive Rock, Psyhcedelic Rock | Label: Grapefruit Records, Cherry Red Records

Three CD set. 2022 instalment of Grapefruit's popular year-by-year overviews of the more melodic end of the early 70s UK progressive rock scene. A four-hour compilation featuring big hits, key album tracks, cult classics and rarities from 1973. 1973 was another significant year in British pop, with the recent arrival of glam inspiring many underground bands to adopt a more streamlined sound. That more song-based approach helped give the 1973 singles chart a new energy, with memorable 45s from Mott The Hoople, Manfred Mann's Earthband, Faces, Status Quo, Medicine Head and Nazareth.
Craig Armstrong & The Orchestra Of Scottish Opera - The Lady From The Sea (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Craig Armstrong & The Orchestra Of Scottish Opera - The Lady From The Sea (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 69:53 minutes | 1,4 GB
Classical, Opera, Soundtrack | Label: CMA Records, Official Digital Download

“(Armstrong) has devised a score that is intoxicating in the images it amplifies – a dense minimalist soundscape…”

Quincy Jones - The Classic Albums 1956-1963 (2019)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Nov. 20, 2022
Quincy Jones - The Classic Albums 1956-1963 (2019)

Quincy Jones - The Classic Albums 1956-1963 (2019)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 1,46 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 629 Mb | 04:34:25
West Coast Jazz, Cool, Bop, Big Band | Label: Enlightenment

First and foremost, Quincy Jones is a musician, composer and arranger of some of the finest music of the 20th Century, and this 4 CD Set houses his very finest work. Eight original albums released by Jones on Mercury and other labels between 1960 and 1963, on which he was leader or co-leader, remain, certainly for jazz fans, the great man’s finest hour. This set includes these integral albums in their entirety and in pristine re-mastered form, complete with full musician lists and release details, to make for perhaps the best collection yet of Quincy Jones’s jazz recordings which pre-date almost everything this giant of a man remains most famous for.

Paul Desmond - The Complete Albums Collection 1953-1963 (2018)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Nov. 21, 2022
Paul Desmond - The Complete Albums Collection 1953-1963 (2018)

Paul Desmond - The Complete Albums Collection 1953-1963 (2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 1,55 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps -743 Mb | 05:24:21
Mainstream Jazz, Cool | Label: Enlightenment

Best known as a member of Dave Brubeck's legendary quartet and the man who wrote the biggest-selling jazz single ever, 'Take Five', Paul Desmond's importance as a jazz performer cannot be underestimated. A master of the alto saxophone as well as a consummate composer and musician, Desmond was a pivotal figure on the West Coast cool jazz scene. His time with Brubeck produced some of the most critically-acclaimed recordings in history, in particular the magnificent Time Out (Columbia, 1959). However, Desmond was also an accomplished bandleader in his own right, with the material released during the early part of his career remaining among his finest work. Paul Desmond remained active throughout the rest of his career, producing a multitude of albums and performing live with Dave Brubeck, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Jim Hall, Ed Bickert and The Modern Jazz Quartet among others.
VA - From The Velvets To The Voidoids: US Punk Rock Roots 1970-1978 (2007)

VA - From The Velvets To The Voidoids: US Punk Rock Roots 1970-1978 (2007)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 836 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 307 MB
2:11:38 | Proto-punk, Alternative, Punk Rock | Label: Rhino

"It was fifteen years ago today…. I wrote a book about a bunch of bands who couldn't play. Subtitled, `A Pre-Punk History for a Post-Punk World', From The Velvets to the Voidoids is now back in print both sides of the pond, and methinks deserving of a companion CD (or two), a noise-some soundtrack from the subterranean silos of Sire'n'such….." - Clinton Heylin, author of From The Velvets to the Voidoids (Penguin, 1993) and Babylon's Burning: From Punk to Grunge (Penguin, 2007).