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Various Artists – Black Is Beautiful (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:09:31 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Navona
BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL from Dr. Diane Retallack and The Eugene Concert Choir is an ode to hope in the face of injustice. This Navona Records release showcases music by Black composers that shed light on the Black experience including two choral masterworks: Seven Last Words of the Unarmed by Joel Thompson and the world premiere recording of Dr. Undine Smith Moore’s oratorio Scenes from the Life of a Martyr.
Thompson’s composition is modeled after Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ; in this work, Joel Thompson quotes the last words of seven unarmed African American men killed by police or authority figures. Moore’s oratorio depicts the life of Martin Luther King, Jr, from birth to carefree childhood, young love, a calling to amplify the voice of his people, the hatred he experienced for his commitment, the grief of his untimely death, and the power of his message.
These works are joined by the world premiere of The Hymn! by Stacey V. Gibbs and an arrangement of Glory from the film Selma by Dr. Eugene Rogers.
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The Dead South – Chains & Stakes (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 38:32 minutes | 733 MB | Genre: Folk, Bluegrass
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Six Shooter Records Inc.
The Dead South grow more adventurous and assured with each new album. For their fourth full-length record, they brought producer Jimmy Nutt to Mexico City, where they recorded 13 songs full of plot twists, family trees, grudges, insurance scams, bacon, burials, banjo riffs and more. The Dead South flawlessly execute banjo rolls and lightning fast mandolin tremolos, 3-part harmonies and songs of classic themes -murder ballads, disloyalty, ghosts and the like, with a wink and a smile. Where Bluegrass meets Bach meets Billy Talent, for fans of Frank Sinatra and Tool alike, you’ll find The Dead South’s Chains & Stakes. Chains & Stakes is truly a “Dead South” collection in the balance of darkness and levity that has come to define their unmistakable style.
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The American Analog Set – Mellow Fellow (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 39:06 minutes | 422 MB | Genre: Indie Rock, Slowcore, Lo-Fi
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Numero Group
The American Analog Set is an Austin-based indie rock, lo-fi band. They have released seven studio albums, on the record labels Emperor Jones, Tiger Style Records, and Arts & Crafts. Formed in 1995, the group’s early sound was highly influenced by krautrock and post-rock and British shoegaze bands like Cocteau Twins, often featuring long instrumental passages. Over time, their songs became shorter and more pop-influenced. The band has released seven full-length albums, four EPs, and several singles.
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Omar Coleman – Strange Times (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 37:19 minutes | 397 MB | Genre: Blues
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Color Red
It’s the core philosophy of astute curiosity that’s established Omar Coleman as a rising star with iron-clad longevity in the national blues scene. Hailing from the West Side of Chicago, Coleman grew up entrenched in soul music and black music that defined the era in the mid-90s. Working as a barber by trade, Coleman recalls being bored at his shop on Michigan & Adams in Downtown Chicago and sauntering to the music shop down the street to pick up an instrument to pass the time. He landed on the harmonica thinking it would be easy to learn quickly and would fiddle around on it between cutting hair and usurping the shoeshine guy’s chair when he went to shine shoes in the back. With many clients being musicians, Coleman would learn about Chicago being heralded as ‘Home of the Blues’ and was tipped off to legends such as Buddy Guy, Howlin’ Wolf, and more. Another world opened up.
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Megadeth – Rust In Peace (2004 Remix / Expanded Edition) (1990/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 57:26 minutes | 1,29 GB | Genre: Metal
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
A sobered-up Mustaine returns with yet another lineup, this one featuring ex-Cacophony guitar virtuoso Marty Friedman and drummer Nick Menza, for what is easily Megadeth’s strongest musical effort. As Metallica was then doing, Mustaine accentuates the progressive tendencies of his compositions, producing rhythmically complex, technically challenging thrash suites that he and Friedman burn through with impeccable execution and jaw-dropping skill. Thanks to Mustaine’s focus on the music rather than his sometimes clumsy lyrics, Rust in Peace arguably holds up better than any other Megadeth release, even for listeners who think they’ve outgrown heavy metal. While the whole album is consistently impressive, the obvious highlight is the epic, Eastern-tinged “Hangar 18.” – Steve Huey
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Helado Negro – PHASOR (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 35:06 minutes | 672 MB | Genre: Indie Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Neo-psychedelia
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © 4AD
The eighth full-length album in Helado’s catalogue follows his critically acclaimed 2021 album Far In.
Some of the seeds for Phasor were planted in 2019 on Lange’s 39th birthday after a 5-hour visit to Salvatore Matirano’s SAL MAR machine at the University of Illinois. A complex synthesizer that creates music generatively with a vintage super computer brain and analog oscillators, it can create an infinite amount of possibilities in sound sequences. “I was enthralled by it,” Lange recalls.
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Gemini & Ian Mitchell – The Path Above the Dunes (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:57 minutes | 1,11 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Métier
Gemini, one of Britain’s most distinguished ensembles specialising in new music, present their exceptional new album of works of renowned composer Nicola LeFanu. This beautiful recording, produced for Métier, showcases a harmonious blend of vocal and chamber compositions, including a timeless gem from the ensemble’s longstanding collaboration with LeFanu dating back to the 1970s.
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