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Frank Zappa – Over-Nite Sensation (50th Anniversary) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 04:52:26 minutes | 6,41 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Frank Zappa Catalog
‘Over-Nite Sensation’ turns 50 years old. Featuring the 2012 remaster of the original album by Bob Ludwig along with additional masters, highlights and mix outtakes from the original 1973 sessions mastered by John Polito. Also included are live recordings from 1973 showcasing the same band that recorded the album, one from the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles and the other recorded at Cobo Hall in Detroit. The Blu-ray contains the album newly re-mixed in Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround by Karma Auger and Erich Gobel at Studio1LA, Zappa’s original 4-channel Quadraphonic mix (available for the first time since 1973), and the Hi-Res stereo 2012 remaster at 192K24B and 96K24B. The package features unseen photos from the album cover shoot along with liner notes and essays by Mark Smotroff and Vaultmeister Joe Travers.
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Emeli Sandé – How Were We To Know (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 41:19 minutes | 287 MB | Genre: Pop, R&B, Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Chrysalis Records
Introduced to the world ten years ago, Emeli Sandé MBE has gone on to become an icon of British singer-songwriting: emotional, honest and prolific in a way that establishes her as an artist with a heart for pop sensibility.
This latest pop record harks back to 2012, when Emeli had her first breakthrough hit. “How Were We To Know” is Emeli’s second independent album released through Chrysalis Records. “There was a lot I wanted to say about myself, and I hope people can understand me on a deeper level through the lyrics.” The 11 tracks on “How Were We To Know” explore intimate encounters with love in all its forms, along with the risk required to pursue it. “Once you’ve been hurt, it’s very hard to pick up the pieces and allow yourself to be vulnerable,” Sandé says. “I think these songs are about the bravery of love, of loving others, but also loving yourself. These songs were pieces of a puzzle that I needed to put together, and now it feels like it’s the right time to share them.” The album was produced by Jonny Coffer (Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus), Jim Jonsin (ASAP Rocky, Usher, Eminem), DI Genius (Drake, Raye, Sean Paul), Rxwntree, Chris Loco and Mac & Phil.
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Bob Dylan – The Complete Budokan 1978 (Live) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 04:29:12 minutes | 5,60 GB | Genre: Rock, Folk Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia – Legacy
The original double album included 22 tracks, selected from the two shows Dylan played at the legendary Budokan Hall in Tokyo on February 28 and March 1, 1978 during his first ever tour of Japan. Fast forward to 2006, when our Japanese office found the original multi-track tapes to both full shows in their archives. It’s taken 17 long years since then but we are now finally getting ready to release all 58 songs from the two nights that were recorded in a fantastic new mix by the original engineer Tom Suzuki and with new artwork by the original art director Teruhisa Tajima. This CD box set includes all 58 songs, 36 of which are previously unreleased, in a stunning 12×12 inch box set with a 60-page book including tons of unseen photography, a copy of the original 20-page tour book, ticket stub replicas, two posters and two facsimile print ads. This box is being imported from Japan.
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Black Box Recorder – England Made Me [25th Anniversary Edition] (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 50:56 minutes | 552 MB | Genre: Indie Rock, Dreampop, Female Vocal
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Chrysalis Records
English indie rock group Black Box Recorder formed in London in 1997 and featured Sarah Nixey, Luke Haines (of The Auteurs), and John Moore (of The Jesus and Mary Chain). Their debut album, England Made Me, was released on Chrysalis Records in 1998. The album was named after the eponymous Graham Greene novel and fuses indie rock and easy-listening pop stylings with lyrics that explore life and the experience of growing up in England. Pitchfork’s Michael Sandlin described the sound of the album as “mildly morose but slightly tongue-in-cheek Sylvia Plath-meets-Paul McCartney pop sensibility”.England Made Me remains a high point in the band’s catalogue with standout tracks including ‘Kidnapping An Heiress’, ‘Girl Singing In The Wreckage’, and the single ‘Child Psychology’ which was recently back in the spotlight with a viral moment on social media after being championed by Billie Eilish.
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Aled Jones & Russell Watson – Christmas Harmonies (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:54 minutes | 1,33 GB | Genre: Classical Crossover, Vocal, Pop, Easy Listening, Christmas
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd
Aled Jones & Russell Watson are back with a seasonal treat this Christmas with a beautiful, festive album this November. Aled Jones and Russell Watson are two names that have dominated classical music over the past two decades. In 2018, these two luminaries united to create a duo like no other, bringing together two of the UK’s most distinctive and loved voices. The result was In Harmony , a beautiful collection of arias and classical standards that shot in to the UK Top 10, followed by Back In Harmony , released in 2019.
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A Day To Remember – For Those Who Have Heart (2007/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 43:43 minutes | 561 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Craft Recordings
For Those Who Have Heart is the second studio album by American rock band A Day to Remember, and their first for Victory. It was released on January 22, 2007 by Victory. For the album, the band had a line-up change swapping drummer Bobby Scruggs for Alex Shelnutt. It charted at number 17 on the Heatseekers Album Chart in the U.S. The music video for “The Plot to Bomb the Panhandle” was released a month later. Several of the album’s songs appeared on the band’s Myspace profile before the release. Recorded and mixed at Zing Studios by producer Eric Arena, the album was re-released in February 2008, with additional tracks and a bonus DVD. The DVD featured a performance of the band live at the Capitol, in the band’s hometown, Ocala, Florida. The music video for “The Danger in Starting a Fire” was released in the same month, and the music video for “Since U Been Gone”, which had been streamed on the band’s Myspace, was released in July. For Those Who Have Heart was generally well received by music critics.
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Rashied Ali Tribute Band – Live in NYC: Vol. 3 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 54:51 minutes | 590 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Jazztribes
Rashied Ali, born Robert Patterson (July 1, 1933 – August 12, 2009) was an American free jazz and avant-garde drummer who was best known for performing with John Coltrane in the last years of Coltrane’s life.
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Martin Rummel – David Popper: Complete Transcriptions for Violoncello & Piano (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 02:18:39 minutes | 1,26 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Paladino Music
The selection of works presented on this album shows the curiosity with which David Popper must have absorbed music of all periods, whether in concert, in domestic music-making, or by reading scores. Here we find orchestral works, songs, oratorio and opera arias, piano music, and chamber works, and the chronological classification ranges from the early Baroque to Popper’s contemporaries Wagner and Tchaikovsky. Popper’s modesty and knowledge of his strengths, especially about his own instrument, induced him to compose almost entirely for the cello. Besides reflecting the taste of the day, his music is note worthy for its innate sensitivity, a dexterous command of orchestration, and a savory sense of humor.
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Hasaan Ibn Ali – Reaching For The Stars: Trios / Duos / Solos (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:15:05 minutes | 530 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Omnivore Recordings
Eleven previously unissued tracks from the rediscovered, legendary Hasaan Ibn Ali. Available on CD and double vinyl with packaging that includes a new essay from pianist, composer & writer, Ethan Iverson.
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Koma Saxo – Post Koma (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 34:04 minutes | 382 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © We Jazz
Berlin-based Swedish bassist and producer Petter Eldh returns with a new Koma Saxo album Post Koma, out on We Jazz Records, 10 November. The title Post Koma aptly describes the vibe of this one: The Koma Saxo sound continues its evolution, morphing into a holistic vision of jazz now and soon, where live instrumentation and repurposed sampling lose their boundaries.
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Human Being Human – Disappearance (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 45:31 minutes | 853 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © April Records & Music Co.
“Every man has two deaths, when he is buried in the ground and the last time someone says his name” – Ernest Hemmingway. Evoking similarities to Hemmingway’s musings on the impact we as individuals can have on those around us, Danish trio Human Being Human’s second record strives to celebrate the joy that comes with the fragility of life instead of mourning loss and the notion of fading into obscurity. ‘Disappearance’ is set to release on November 10th on April Records.
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Erik Wøllo – Cloud of Strings (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 56:17 minutes | 1016 MB | Genre: Acoustic Guitar, Ambient
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Projekt
After many years and many electronic music albums, Norway’s Erik Wøllo returns home, in a sense, on CLOUD OF STRINGS. Created on an assemblage of acoustic guitars, his 14th Projekt solo album sees Wøllo explore the instrument he first loved. It’s an album of twelve melodic moods — an intimate collection showcasing a fresh perspective on Wøllo’s artistic range and versatility.
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Beirut – Hadsel (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 47:43 minutes | 507 MB | Genre: Folk Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Pompeii Records
Hadsel is the first new full-length record since Beirut’s 2019 release, “Gallipoli,” and the first on Zach Condon’s own label, Pompeii Records. Recorded in the Norwegian island of Hadsel shortly after a physical and mental break forced Condon to cancel his 2019 tour, Condon was looking for a place to recover after being left in a state of shock and self-doubt. Working in isolation, Condon explains, “I was lost in a trance, stumbling blindly through my own mental collapse that I had been pushing aside since I was a teenager. It came and rang me like a bell. I was left agonising many things past and present while the beauty of the nature, the northern lights and fearsome storms played an awesome show around me. The few hours of light would expose the unfathomable beauty of the mountains and the fjords, and the hours- long twilights would fill me with subdued excitement. I’d like to believe that scenery is somehow present in the music. The resulting is collection of songs beautifully reflect that vulnerability, sense of self-determination and belief that after collapse, one can learn to manage on their own again.
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Anne Queffélec, Orchestre de chambre de Paris & Lio Kuokman – Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 20, K. 466 & No. 27, K. 595 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:02:19 minutes | 1,04 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Mirare
“‘When the world stoops around us, when the structures of a civilization are shattered, it is a good thing to revert to what in history does not stoop but, on the contrary, summons up courage, gathers the parted ones, makes peace without hurting.’ Thus speaks Camus on February 2nd, 1956, paying tribute to Mozart on the bicentennial of his birth. ‘When one has really listened to this song, one has traveled all over the world and had a look at all the beings.’ In 2023 more than ever, this song is vital, ‘Such as into Himself at last eternity’ will not change him.” – Anne Queffélec
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Stefan Plewniak – Le Quattro Stagioni (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 47:42 minutes | 936 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Château de Versailles Spectacles
Vivaldi was already a renowned opera composer in Venice and throughout Italy, but he gained exceptional notoriety throughout Europe when the concerti constituting his Quattro Stagioni were published in Amsterdam. These theme concertos, which embraced the imagination of Arcimboldo, gained top billing in private and public concerts. But their composition for solo violin has impressive virtuosity and expression: Stefan Plewniak becomes both unchained and sensual in them, not giving the Orchestre de l’Opera Royal any opportunity for respite in intensely sounding out these seasons that are so emblematic of Baroque Europe!
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