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Bob Dylan – Rough and Rowdy Ways (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · August 17, 2022 · Comments off

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On his first LP of original songs in nearly a decade—and his first since reluctantly accepting Nobel Prize honours in 2016—Bob Dylan takes a long look back. Rough and Rowdy Ways is a hot bath of American sound and historical memory, the 79-year-old singer-songwriter reflecting on where we’ve been, how we got here and how much time he has left. There are temperamental blues (“False Prophet”, “Crossing the Rubicon”) and gentle hymns (“I’ve Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You”), rollicking farewells (“Goodbye Jimmy Reed”) and heady exchanges with the Grim Reaper (“Black Rider”). It reads like memoir, but you know he’d claim it’s fiction.And yet, maybe it’s the timing—coming out in June 2020 amidst the throes of a pandemic and a social uprising that bears echoes of the 1960s—or his age, but Dylan’s every line here does have the added charge of what feels like a final word, like some ancient wisdom worth decoding and preserving before it’s too late. “Mother of Muses” invokes Elvis and MLK, Dylan claiming, “I’ve already outlived my life by far.” On the 16-minute master stroke and stand-alone single “Murder Most Foul”, he draws Nazca Lines around the 1963 assassination of JFK—the death of a president, a symbol, an era and something more difficult to define. It’s “Key West (Philosopher Pirate)” that lingers longest, though: Over nine minutes of accordion and electric guitar mingling like light on calm waters, Dylan tells the story of an outlaw cycling through radio stations as he makes his way to the end of U.S. Route 1, the end of the road. “Key West is the place to be, if you’re looking for your mortality,” he says, in a growl that gives way to a croon. “Key West is paradise divine.”
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Willie Dunn – Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · August 12, 2022 · Comments off

Willie Dunn – Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:17:53 minutes | 747 MB | Genre: Folk, Country
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Light In The Attic Records

How did you first experience the poetry, music, and film of Willie Dunn? In a Montreal coffeehouse during the mid-1960s? On a CBC Indian Magazine broadcast with host Johnny Yesno? At a Toronto record store or Native Friendship Centre at the turn of the 1970s? Waiting outside of the Mohawk Nation Longhouse? Maybe in your parent’s record collection on the Rez? A White Roots of Peace gathering? Pow wow? The Mariposa Folk Festival? Or was it that Save James Bay Benefit back in ‘73? On a good friend’s stereo? Sitting around a crackling campfire? How about an old NFB film reel or VHS tape in high school? Or while attending Manitou College? A German concert hall in the 1980s? Maybe a direct action protest on the colonial streets of Canada? Busking in Ottawa during the 1990s? College radio? At Willie’s celebration of life service in 2013 alongside Alanis Obomsawin and Willy Mitchell? LITA’s Grammy-nominated Native North America (Vol. 1) compilation or the very anthology you hold in your hands?

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Wolf Parade – Cry Cry Cry (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · August 4, 2022 · Comments off

After seven years away from the recording studio, Wolf Parade have picked up where they left off, sounding confident and full-bodied on their fourth studio effort, 2017’s Cry Cry Cry. As before, Wolf Parade approach indie rock with the sense of drama of a prog rock band, reinforced by the operatic quaver of Spencer Krug’s vocal work and the grand ambitions of the keyboards by Krug and Dante DeCaro. Despite their hiatus, Wolf Parade sound fresh and invigorated on these 11 songs, with the healthy snap of Arlen Thompson’s drumming keeping the proceedings lively even when the group slinks into a languid mood on “Flies on the Sun” or aims for a moody effect on “Lazarus Online.” (DeCaro’s bass work is more subtle in the mix, but no less strong in execution.) While the group references a few of the major events that took place since Wolf Parade last made an album — the death of David Bowie on “Valley Boy” and the passing of Leonard Cohen just as Donald Trump was rising to power in “You’re Dreaming” — most of the time the group seems to be looking inward, albeit with an intelligence and sense of purpose that prevents the material from seeming solipsistic. Dan Boeckner’s guitar is often dwarfed in the mix by the keyboards, but he adds a crunchy texture that lends an added weight and heft to these songs. And the production by John Goodmanson is an ideal match for the material, giving these performances the right amount of gravity without making this music sound swollen or pompous. Feeling strong and fit after their layoff, Wolf Parade don’t sound like a band convinced they have something to prove on Cry Cry Cry — it quickly announces that they’re as capable and creative as ever, and the finished product is as strong as anything they’ve released to date.

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2CELLOS – Let There Be Cello (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · July 30, 2022 · Comments off

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The Croatian duo of Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, better known as 2CELLOS, return with their new album, Let There Be Cello. A follow-up to their successful 2017 album, Score, the new album finds the pair exploring a diverse catalogue with their signature boundary-breaking playing style. Let There Be Cello is a showcase of 2CELLOS’ exceptional talent for reinventing the music of any genre. The album includes their take on the latest pop hits, including Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” and “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi, a fan favorite that has garnered over 30 million views on 2CELLOS YouTube channel. Known for bringing their explosive playing style to some of rock’s biggest anthems, 2CELLOS make no exception on Let There Be Cello, which features favorites “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor and The White Stripes’ iconic “Seven Nation Army,” which the pair most recently performed on-field to open May’s UEFA Champions League final. Taking their classical instrumentation to new heights, 2CELLOS round out the album with celebrated classics (John Lennon’s “Imagine” and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”) and never-before-heard original compositions for a listening experience unlike any other. An international sensation since 2011’s rendition of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” reached video viral fame on YouTube, 2CELLOS have since created a name for themselves with their electric and dynamic playing style. Having amassed over 700 million views on YouTube in the years since, 2CELLOS have taken the cello to unimagined heights as their signature style breaks down the boundaries between genres of music, from classical and film music to pop and rock. Known for their electric live performances, 2CELLOS have sold out shows across the globe at historic venues including New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, London’s Royal Albert Hall and the Sydney Opera House. Most recently they sold over 150,000 tickets on their 28-date U.S. SCORE album tour. They have performed on multiple television shows including TODAY Show, Ellen DeGeneres, The Tonight Show, The Bachelor Live Wedding Special and more.
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B.B. Driftwood – Southward Bound (2012) SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

SACD / DSD By admin · July 28, 2022 · Comments off

A name like B.B. Driftwood might lead you to assume that the bearer is a good old Southern bluesman, and this SACD’s title wouldn’t change that impression. But Driftwood, whose real name is Bengt Skoghoft, is about as far from the Southern US as could be. Yet, listening to Southward Bound, one hears echoes of the South and the style of another Opus 3 artist, Eric Bibb – not a bad starting point. But Driftwood is definitely his own man. He wrote all the songs on this album, and unlike Bibb he adds a slight rock ‘n’ roll edge to his basic blues base. He also throws in a dash of gospel, country, and R&B. Along with the catchy tunes, these help keep the music fresh and interesting.

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Youn Sun Nah – Immersion (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · July 17, 2022 · Comments off

Jazz sensation for fifteen years, the South Korean singer Youn Sun Nah, already a gold record in France is known for its exploration of an ever exclusive repertoire: from her original covers of standard rock, folk or song to his compositions with pop accents. Directed by Clément Ducol (Camille, Melody Gardot, Christophe), this new opus features covers (Leonard Cohen, George Harrison, Marvin Gaye, Michel Legrand …) and original compositions where acoustic and electric sonorities mix with minimal electro and string arrangements subtle. Faithful to herself and her voice, Youn Sun Nah puts her mark and a unique flavor on each of the thirteen songs of this new album.

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Youn Sun Nah – Waking World (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · July 17, 2022 · Comments off

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Today, the award-winning South Korean singer Youn Sun Nah has shared “Don’t Get Me Wrong,” the second single from her forthcoming album Waking World that will be released on January 28, 2022 via Arts Music, a division of Warner Music Group.

For the first time in her career, Youn Sun Nah wrote all of the songs that comprise her forthcoming collection. For Youn Sun Nah writing was a way to find light in dark times, a way to continue her growth as an artist, and the result is 11 haunting compositions that make up her eleventh studio album.
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Adam Green – Sixes & Sevens (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · July 13, 2022 · Comments off

Singer-songwriter Adam Green was in his teens when he co-founded the cult-favorite anti-folk band The Moldy Peaches. The group went on hiatus in 2004, though it’s recently performed together since its songs were featured prominently in the film Juno. Now 26, Green has just released his fifth solo CD, titled Sixes & Sevens.

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Anna Prohaska, La Folia Barockorchester, Robin Peter Müller – Celebration of Life in Death (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

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Anna Prohaska, La Folia Barockorchester, Robin Peter Müller - Celebration of Life in Death (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz] Download

Anna Prohaska, La Folia Barockorchester, Robin Peter Müller – Celebration of Life in Death (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:11:27 minutes | 736 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Alpha Classics

Constantly in search of eclectic and meaningful programmes, the soprano Anna Prohaska here celebrates “life in death”. An ambitious programme, conceived with Robin Peter Müller and his ensemble La Folia, which takes us on a journey across the centuries and through many different countries, with French chansons of the Middle Ages (including one by Guillaume de Machaut), seventeenth-century Italian pieces by Luigi Rossi, Francesco Cavalli and Barbara Strozzi, German composers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (Dietrich Buxtehude, Christoph Graupner, Franz Tunder) and the English luminaries Henry Purcell… plus John Lennon and Paul McCartney. A musical and spiritual quest that even takes in a detour to North America with a universally known song by Leonard Cohen.
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Kevin Morby – This Is A Photograph (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · July 5, 2022 · Comments off

Produced by Sam Cohen (who also worked on Morby’s Singing Saw and Oh My God), This Is A Photograph features musical contributions from longtime staples of Morby’s live band, as well as old friends and new collaborators alike. If Oh My God saw Morby getting celestial and in constant motion and Sundowner was a study in localized intent, This Is A Photograph finds Morby making an Americana paean, a visceral life and death, blood on the canvas outpouring. As Morby reminds us early on, time is undefeated. So what do we do while we’re still here? This is a photograph of that sense of yearning.

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Ann Wilson – Immortal (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · June 28, 2022 · Comments off

At this point in my life and career, I am happy to be given any opportunities, and I am really, really proud to be doing this album. It’s a project very dear to me – a collection of songs by artists who have departed in the last several years including Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Tom Petty, Chris Cornell, Amy Winehouse, and George Michael to name a few. I feel these souls have made a real, lasting contribution to the art of the popular song, and to honor them is my deepest pleasure.

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Andrea Bocelli – Believe (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · June 17, 2022 · Comments off

World-renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is set to release his breathtaking new album, Believe, via Sugar/Decca Records on November 13, celebrating the power of music to soothe the soul. He is joined on the record by Alison Krauss, the most awarded singer in Grammy history, for a powerful and emotional rendition of ‘Amazing Grace’.

It follows Bocelli’s record-breaking ‘Music for Hope’ performance at Easter from the historic Duomo cathedral in Milan which was watched live by millions around the globe. The new album also features two duets with leading opera singer Cecilia Bartoli, a previously unreleased track from the late, great Italian composer Ennio Morricone, as well as ‘Gratia Plena’ – the closing song from the critically acclaimed new movie, Fatima.

The themes explored in this new recording are deeply personal to Bocelli, who says, “The concept behind ‘Believe’ is based on three words: faith, hope and charity. These are the three theological virtues of Christianity, yet – quite independently of any religious belief – they are also the three extraordinary keys to giving meaning and completeness to the lives of every one of us.”

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Ana Belén, Victor Manuel – Canciones Regaladas (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · June 15, 2022 · Comments off

Ana Belén and Víctor Manuel are back with an sensational album. It’s been 30 years they recorded their last album “Para la ternura siempre hay tiempo / There is always time for tenderness”. Now, they come back with confidence and strength with “Canciones regaladas / Gift songs”, 12 beautiful and extraordinary songs written by Rubén Blades, Leonard Cohen, José Alfredo Jiménez, Carlos Berlanga, Chico Buarque, Astor Piazzolla, Billy Joel or José Alfonso.

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Alison Lau – My Voice & I (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Alison Lau is one of Hong Kong’s few sopranos—and one of its most well-known, thanks in part to her success in both the classical and pop music worlds. Lau’s new album, My Voice & I, showcases her crossover talents with pop tracks and film music as well as arias and art songs. Standouts include her exquisite rendition of Ennio Morricone’s classic “Nella Fantasia” and an angelic cover of late rock poet Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”. Her youthful, fairy-like voice creates a special place where new and traditional sounds collide in perfect harmony.
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Elisa – Lotus (2003) MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

SACD / DSD By admin · June 9, 2022 · Comments off

Elisa Toffoli is an Italian singer-songwriter, performing under the mononym Elisa. She is one of few Italian musicians to write and record mainly in English. She draws inspiration from many genres such as pop, alternative rock, electronica and trip hop.

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