Big Time Rush – Another Life (Deluxe Version) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 45:10 minutes | 554 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Another Life is the fourth studio album by American boy band Big Time Rush. It was released on June 2, 2023, and is their first studio album released under their own independent label, Bought the Rights, and BMG. It marks their first studio album in just under a decade since 24/Seven (2013).
On April 4, 2023, the band announced the release date of a new single on May 3, 2023, followed by the release of their fourth studio album on June 9, 2023. The full track list was revealed on April 30, 2023, confirming that the album would be titled Another Life. Pre-orders of the album became available on May 3, 2023, alongside the release of another new single and the reveal of the official album artwork.
On May 5, 2023, the band announced Another Life would be released a week earlier on June 2, 2023, coinciding with their performance on Today as part of the 2023 Citi Summer Concert Series. Subsequently, the album was released on CD and LP on August 18, 2023 and September 22, 2023 respectively worldwide.
The band later announced that a deluxe edition of the album will be released on November 10, 2023. This version of the album is set to include four brand new songs, an acoustic version of “Weekends”, and a re-recording of an unreleased song “Shot in the Dark”, which was previously featured on the band’s television show.
Read moreMåneskin – RUSH! (ARE U COMING?) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:07:54 minutes | 803 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Epic
Måneskin have announced a brand new edition of their highly acclaimed album “Rush!” in 2023 entitled “Rush! (Are You Coming?)” has been announced. The album features 5 brand new songs and will be available in multiple CD and vinyl formats, including the CD Deluxe, which includes the “Loud Kids Journal” – an exclusive 152-page photo book of fan-collected photos.
“Rush!” was released in January 2023 and reached #1 in 15 countries and Top 5 in 20 countries.
Read moreThe Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev – Stravinsky: Petrushka, Jeu de cartes (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 57:51 minutes | 1,18 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Mariinsky
The Mariinsky Label presents Valery Gergiev’s first recording of Stravinsky’s iconic Petrushka score, paired with one of the composer’s hidden gems, the witty Jeu de cartes.
Stravinsky’s score to Petrushka is one of his most celebrated works and a product of his famous collaboration with Diaghilev that also produced The Firebird and Rite of Spring. Presented here in the composer’s original 1911 version, it tells the story of the loves and jealousies of three puppets who are brought to life during the 1830 Shrovetide Fair in Saint Petersburg. Its colourful music typifies Stravinsky’s work during the period and is characterised by the famous bitonal ‘Petrushka chord’.
A ballet in ‘three deals’, 1937’s Jeu de cartes stems from Stravinsky’s life-long enthusiasm for cards; poker in particular. A commission by Lincoln Kirstein and his newly formed American Ballet Company, it was composed during Stravinsky’s neoclassical period. The whimsical music focuses on the deceitful Joker who thinks himself unbeatable, thanks to a chameleon-like ability to become any card. During the work the Joker wages battle with other hands, but after two victorious rounds and the appearance of a third, he is vanquished by a Royal Flush of Hearts. Stravinsky regularly read La Fontaine during the composition of Jeu de cartes, choosing this quote to include in the score: ‘We must wage continual war against the wicked. Peace in itself is a fine thing, I agree, but what use can it be with enemies who do not keep their word?’
Read moreThe Jimmy Rushing All Stars – Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good To You (1967/1997)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 38:21 minutes | 882 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © New World Records
Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good To You gives us the other half of that wonderful evening of October 30, 1967 in the Fine Recording Studio on West 56th St. in Manhattan when the tapes rolled while Rushing and his old Basie bandmates, Dicky Wells, Buck Clayton, and Jo Jones reunited and entertained a select audience with relaxed, freewheeling renditions of classics from the blues and swing lexicon. [The rest of the concert is available on Who Was It Sang That Song? (80510).] The spontaneous and inspired interaction of the Basie Men and their cohorts made for an evening bubbling over with good spirits, musical and otherwise-captured for posterity and presented here for your listening pleasure. Rushing even takes a rare turn at the keyboard on Tricks Ain’t Walkin’ No More. Step back in time and join the party. Cheers!
Read moreTame Impala – The Slow Rush (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 57:23 minutes | 650 MB | Genre: Alternative Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Fourth studio album by the Australian singer-songwriter Tame Impala (Kevin Parker). ‘The Slow Rush’ was recorded between Los Angeles and Parker’s studio in his hometown of Fremantle, Australia. The album is Parker’s deep dive into the oceans of time, conjuring the feeling of a lifetime in a lightning bolt, of major milestones whizzing by while you’re looking at your phone, it’s a paean to creation and destruction and the unending cycle of life.
Read moreTame Impala – The Slow Rush B-Sides & Remixes (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 53:59 minutes | 610 MB | Genre: Alternative Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Any big Tame Impala fan will know that with every studio album released, there will also be additional B-Sides & Remixes follow. Tame Impala has officially come through with a freshly announced The Slow Rush Deluxe album, which will feature previously unreleased demos and remixes. This is something he’s done for each of his previous albums: Currents, Lonerism, and InnerSpeaker.
(more…)
Otto Klemperer – Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements, Pulcinella Suite & Petrushka (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:29:19 minutes | 3,39 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
Otto Klemperer and the Philharmonia Orchestra’s rendition of Stravinsky’s masterpieces, featuring the “Symphony in Three Movements,” “Pulcinella Suite,” and “Petrushka,” is a mesmerizing showcase of their exceptional artistry and precision. Released by Warner Classics, this album captures the essence of Stravinsky’s genius, from the rhythmic complexities and vibrant energy of the Symphony to the charming neoclassical nuances of the Pulcinella Suite and the vivid, folk-inspired storytelling of Petrushka. Klemperer’s meticulous interpretation and the orchestra’s impeccable execution breathe new life into these iconic compositions, making this recording a must-listen for both classical aficionados and newcomers alike, offering a profound and unforgettable musical experience.
Read moreSunset Sons – Blood Rush Déjà Vu (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 35:00 minutes | 428 MB | Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Bad Influence
Sunset Sons started out as surfers who loved making music. Three hectic years of writing and recording, a BBC Sound Poll nomination and near non-stop touring including supporting Imagine Dragons on 36 arena dates across Europe and Nothing But Thieves on their recent UK tour (inc Alexandra Palace) as well as selling out London’s Shepherds Bush Empire – has turned them in to seasoned musicians who have to squeeze surfing in on the side.
Read moreSymphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons – Stravinsky: Petrushka / Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:09:53 minutes | 677 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BR-Klassik
Two well-known masterpieces of Russian music complement each other perfectly on the latest CD of Mariss Jansons and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. Firstly, Stravinsky’s ballet music “Petrushka” in its 1947 version which, with its smaller orchestra and more prominent piano part (played by Lukas Maria Kuen), is more of an instrumental work, or “a kind of concert piece”; and secondly, Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.” Originally written in 1874 as a piano cycle, it can be heard here in the colourful, universal and engaging orchestral version of 1922 by Maurice Ravel, which made it world-famous.
The recordings were made in November 2014 (Mussorgsky) and April 2015 (Stravinsky) at concerts in the Herkulessaal of the Munich Residenz and in the Philharmonie im Gasteig.
Read more