Sara Serpa & Emmanuel Iduma – Intimate Strangers (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 50:45 minutes | 993 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Biophilia Records
A collaboration between Portuguese vocalist-composer Sara Serpa and Nigerian writer Emmanuel Iduma, drawing inspiration from Iduma’s latest book, A Stranger’s Pose, a unique blend of travelogue, musings and poetry, with a foreword by Teju Cole. In a combination of music, text, image and field recordings collected by Iduma during his travels, Intimate Strangers explores such themes as of movement, home, grief, absence and desire in what Iduma calls “an atlas of a borderless world”.
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William The Conqueror – Excuse Me While I Vanish (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 45:39 minutes | 543 MB | Genre: Indie Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Chrysalis Records
William The Conqueror’s fourth album finds the indie-rock trio firing on all cylinders as frontman Ruarri Joseph confronts the thin line between creativity and madness, inspired by compassion for the real life angels of the world. Produced by the band in a playground of vintage gear and mixed by Barny Barnicott (Arctic Monkeys, Sam Fender, Kasabian), the resulting album’s ten tracks marry earworm tunes with insistent, imperious, soaring rock shapes, punctuated by chorus hooks that are simultaneously nuanced and anthemic. Joseph’s compelling semi-spoken vocals and swamp-blues-Seattle-scuzz guitars are propelled by the rhythm section of Naomi Holmes (bass) and Harry Harding (drums) as Excuse Me While I Vanish delivers an effortlessly winning blend of melody and ensemble dynamics, the most accomplished and undeniable William The Conqueror album to date.
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Sons Of The Pioneers – Sing Legends of the West (1965/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 33:48 minutes | 710 MB | Genre: Country
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Legacy Recordings
The Sons of the Pioneers are one of the United States’ earliest Western singing groups. Known for their vocal performances, their musicianship, and their songwriting, they produced innovative recordings that have inspired many Western music performers and remained popular through the years.[3] Since 1933, through many changes in membership, the Sons of the Pioneers have remained one of the longest-surviving country music vocal groups.
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Wandering Monster – Zenna (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 38:17 minutes | 408 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ubuntu Music
Zenna is Wandering Monster’s second full length album and their third release on the Ubuntu label. It features four new original compositions as well as interpretations of pieces by Jaco Pastorius and Randy Newman. Like the group’s previous releases, the record is a blend of infectious, off-kilter grooves, catchy hooks, ferocious soloing, spontaneous collective improvisation and emotive, hypnotic vamps. The band continues to cultivate a unique sound but also venture into previously unexplored territory, flirting with free improvisation, minimalism and through-composed material. Expect to be taken on an emotional journey through sound-worlds that are intense and raucous, yet sensitive and thoughtful.
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Various Artists – Music of Ursula Mamlok, Vol. 6 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:05:14 minutes | 645 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Bridge Records
This recording has been released in honor of Ursula Mamlok’s 100th birthday, February 1, 2023. Mamlok Vol. 6, featuring new recordings made in Berlin and New York City, contains works from the German-American composer’s last creative period- Mosaics (2011) for piano 4 hands, and Terzianum (2006) for violin and flute. Vol. 6 contains works from more than a half century of the distinguished German/American composer’s career, dating back to her Suite for Four Cellos composed in 1957. Bridge’s Ursula Mamlok series began under the composer’s supervision, and continues with this fascinating retrospective.
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François Salque & Eric Le Sage – Beethoven: Sonates pour violoncelle et piano (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:49:17 minutes | 1,89 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Beethoven was one of the first composers to reveal the expressive and technical qualities of the cello, both in his symphonic works and in his chamber music. Some illustrious predecessors (Bach, Geminiani or Vivaldi) had already worked on the creation of an autonomous repertoire of concertos and sonatas for the cello, but Beethoven transformed the former instrument of accompaniment and support of the continuo into a true partner of a music based on dialogue, exchange, and contrast.
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Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats – Slaughter On First Avenue (Live) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:25:30 minutes | 923 MB | Genre: Stoner Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rise Above Records
Rise Above, 14 songs deep and proudly devoid of gimmicks or distractions, Slaughter On First Avenue is a riveting and raw account of Uncle Acid in full flight. From early classics like I’ll Cut You Down and Death’s Door (both from Blood Lust), to more recent works of lysergic aggro like Shockwave City (from Wasteland) and sinister epic Slow Death (from The Night Creeper), this amalgamation of two fiery and unforgettable live shows has a mesmerising momentum all of its own.
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True Happiness Academy – Deep Positivity: Meditation for Gleaming with Positive Energy (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 56:07 minutes | 473 MB | Genre: Easy Listening, New Age, Ambient
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © One Hundred And Eight Project
True Happiness Academy – Deep Positivity: Meditation for Gleaming with Positive Energy – an excellent album for your relaxation.
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The Prodigy – The Fat Of The Land 25th Anniversary – Remixes (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 16:13 minutes | 242 MB | Genre: Electronic
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © XL Recordings
Already last year The Prodigy celebrated the 25th anniversary of their album ‘The Fat Of The Land’ with a reissue. Now, in addition, an anniversary EP with various remixes is released.
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The Playfords – Garlic & Onions (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 54:08 minutes | 1,12 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © deutsche harmonia mundi
The German ensemble “The Playfords” is known for presenting music of past centuries in a new way, of course, they make excellent music. Her album “Luther tanzt” became a real bestseller. The new album is called “Garlic & Onions” and the music is about pleasures and culinary enjoyment in the broadest sense. The focus is on English Renaissance music such as the works of Thomas Campion or Tomas Hume, but also English folk music, which describes not only the joy of good food (and drinking), but also the longing for a seemingly more authentic life in the English countryside in the 16th and 17th centuries. Inspired by John Playford’s famous collection “The English Dancing Master”, which also gave the ensemble its name, the album contains enjoyable traditional tunes such as “Nutmegs and Ginger”, “Lumps of Pudding” and “The Cooks Humour”, which address culinary pleasures with wit and ambiguity. The title song “Garlic and Onions” is by (German) songwriter Tim Liebert (…). Songs such as “The Merry Merry Milkmaids” evoke images of cheerful rural escapades, while Tobias Hume’s “Tobacco” is a tribute to the enjoyment of the exotic at that time. “I will give my love to apple” focuses on the power of love through the hidden symbolism of the fruit, while “Glory of the Kitchen” praises the importance of good cuisine. The meticulous research and passion of the Playfords for unusual music are reflected in every piece.
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The Budos Band – Frontier’s Edge (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 15:37 minutes | 287 MB | Genre: Funk, Afrobeat, Psychedelic Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Diamond West Records
Frontier’s Edge is the new EP by the fiery, energetic and genre-defying group The Budos Band. After a two-decade run with the legendary Daptone Records, Frontier’s Edge is the first new music from the group on the new label, Diamond West Records – run by The Budos’ saxophonist Jared Tankel and guitarist Tom Brenneck. The Budos Band’s departure from Daptone was on good terms; the split from their long-time home base was an organic result of the band’s evolution. “It’s just a natural growth,” Brenneck says, admitting: “We’re going further away from the sound of Daptone and into territory they probably wanted to stay away from.” As a result, Frontier’s Edge finds the group hungry, passionate and primed to charge into their next epoch newfound sense autonomy within the collective. “We’re a powerhouse in the studio; we can produce ourselves,” Brenneck says proudly of a long process of self-containment. “I take the helm, but the band, they know what they want.” As expected from The Budos Band, Frontier’s Edge resists analysis; it represents the band as they are: a contained explosion. You don’t pick apart Frontier’s Edge; you feel it all at once. “Somehow, we wrote six songs in two days,” says The Budos’ drummer, Brian Profilio. “Tom was able to take what we were doing and put it together in a cohesive manner.” Whether this is your first rodeo with The Budos Band or you’ve been following them throughout their two-decade run, Frontier’s Edge contains their musical universe – Afrobeat, Ethiopian music, proto-metal, any number of other streams – in microcosm.
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São Paulo Symphony Choir – Villa-Lobos: Choral Transcriptions (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 58:29 minutes | 929 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Naxos
Choral music holds a central position in Villa-Lobos’s catalogue of works, but among these famous pieces is a series of little-known transcriptions for a cappella choir taken from the standard classical repertoire. They were intended for a teachers’ chorus and for use in schools, and through astonishing alchemy they achieve a true ‘orchestration’ of largely piano originals, adding a fresh new repertoire for vocal ensembles. This album also includes the first ever recording of Villa-Lobos’s complete set of a cappella transcriptions from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Saki Kaskas – Theodosius (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:12:03 minutes | 790 MB | Genre: Jazz, Funk, Disco, Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Saki Kaskas
Theodosius Kaskamanidis (aka Saki Kaskas) was born in Germany in 1971 and was transported to Vancouver, Canada in 1973. He decided to make music his career in 1987, when he started to learn how to play the guitar. He was 15 years old.
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Terrace Martin – Curly (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:12:24 minutes | 883 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
In the rhythm of summer, Terrace Martin graces us with his second release, CURLY, a captivating jazz album that follows his earlier masterpiece, Fine Tune. Part of a grand series comprising six soul-stirring jazz albums scheduled for release throughout 2023, CURLY pays homage to both Terrace Martin’s own legacy and the timeless genre of jazz music.
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Swedish House Mafia – Paradise Again: The Live Album (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:29:59 minutes | 1,08 GB | Genre: Electronic, House
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Swedish House Mafia
Electronic music trailblazers Swedish House Mafia, the trio of Steve Angello, Axwell, and Sebastian Ingrosso, have released Paradise Again: The Live Album, an expansive 22-track documentation of their ambitious tour in support of their 2022 full length Paradise Again.
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