MinJung Baek – D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 6 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 57:55 minutes | 862 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © OnClassical
MinJungBaek started studying the piano at the age four, and her talent was immediately recognized when she entered her first competition at the age of five. She went on to win more than fifty prizes in Korean national competitions. Other awards in international competitions include the 2012 Beethoven Piano Society of Europe Competition; Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition in USA; the Giuliano Pecar, Lyon, Ernesto Falla, Antonio Napoletano, Nuovi Orizzonti, Liszt, Pietro Argento and Rachmaninoff piano competitions in Italy, which provided her with engagements to play Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concertos No.1 and No.2, and the Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini in one concert in Ukraine and Italy in 2007. The concerts and related interviews were broadcast by Ukraine’s national television.
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Mary Gauthier – Dark Enough to See the Stars (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 46:28 minutes | 496 MB | Genre: Folk, Americana, Singer-Songwriter, Female Vocal
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © In The Black
Over the course of eight studio albums, Mary Gauthier has firmly planted herself as a truth teller, a songwriter unafraid to dive into the emotional core of her chosen subject. Her poignant songs move people deeply and often evoke an emotive response. It is one of the many things that connect her so deeply to her fans, and why they love her. On Dark Enough To See The Stars, she mourns the loss of dear friends that include John Prine, Nancy Griffith and David Olney, but Gauthier takes a slightly different course by offering an optimistic side of herself with songs that celebrate the joy of new love and personal contentment.
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M.O.O.N. – Come! See!! (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 47:29 minutes | 516 MB | Genre: Electronic, Techno
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © M.O.O.N. Holdings
Not one miss among these tracks. Atmospheric and precise, yet somehow laissez-faire. Sexy as hell and it comes off as effortless. 30 minutes in and it’s like you’re viewing Earth through unfamiliar eyes. Though MOON’s sound has changed in the last decade or so, his one consistent quality is hypnotic compulsion, and it is present here in droves. This is his most cohesive release, and fascinating top to bottom. A feat and more than worth the wait.
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