Sinfonia of London, John Wilson – John Ireland: Orchestral Works (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:07:16 minutes | 1,11 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Chandos
John Ireland was something of a child prodigy, entering the Royal College of Music at the age of fourteen. There he studied piano, organ and composition (under Charles Villiers Stanford). He quickly progressed to significant positions as an organist, whilst continuing to pursue his interests as a composer. The Forgotten Rite, from 1913, is one of his earliest orchestral compositions, and was premièred by Sir Henry Wood at the Queen’s Hall. The symphonic rhapsody Mai-Dun was inspired by the Dorset countryside – Thomas Hardy Country – a landscape that exerted a lifelong influence on Ireland. While it was commissioned for the national Brass Band Championships in 1932, Ireland later arranged the central two movements of A Downland Suite for strings. The first and last movements were later arranged by his pupil Geoffrey Bush. The overture Satyricon was one of Ireland’s final large-scale works, and is based upon texts by the Roman writer Gaius (or, in some sources, Titus) Petronius Arbiter, a courtier of Nero. A London Overture and the Epic March were both commissioned by the BBC – the latter as a morale-booster during World War II. It was during this period that Ireland orchestrated The Holy Boy – a piano piece composed on Christmas Day in 1913.
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Sinead O’Brien – Time Bend and Break the Bower (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 41:30 minutes | 480 MB | Genre: Rock, Art Rock, Female Vocal
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Chess Club
Communing at the triangulation of words, music and image, O’Brien has always conjured powerful worlds: but none more powerful, or as immersive, than on her debut record. In the space that exists between her delivery – at once wry, silky, vicious, and self-assured – and the music – a dynamic, dancing call-and-response from her collaborators, guitarist Julian Hanson and drummer Oscar Robertson – lies a productive tension. Using a method of creating on-instinct, in constant communication with multisensory cues, O’Brien is carving out a space as a musical oracle for an ever-shifting era. The 11-track album was produced by indie super-producer Dan Carey (Fontaines DC, Squid, Black Midi, Kae Temptest, Bat For Lashes, Hot Chip, Franz Ferdinand) and recorded in his south London studio Mr Dan’s in late 2021.
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Slot Machine – Spin The World Thailand Edition EP (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 21:50 minutes | 487 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Tero Music
“Slot Machine” is a song by the Thai rock band “spin The World”. the song was released in the Thai version with “spin the World (Thailand Edition EP)” by the Thai composers of “Po pokyanukul” and “Feid (lead vocals)”, which had previously released 24 million views. “find (I Know, I Know)” this is followed by the song because melody is on the ear like “say What You Want”, before waking up emotions with a pipe, letting it go! Of the most recent singles like ” no love (Sky Burning Stars)” that exasperated YouTube fans burst strong from day one, while the other song aspects on the EP. The album is said to be unusual with a variety of flavors, including sweet, munchy, to their fastest beat (140 bpm), calling it an EP.The album intensified both the Thai version-the UK version that really stumbles on every beat.
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Simon Zaoui, Pierre Fouchenneret, Raphaël Merlin, Quatuor Strada – Horizons II (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:31:43 minutes | 2,44 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Aparté
Simon Zaoui, Pierre Fouchenneret and Raphael Merlin here resume, and complete, their exploration of the chamber works of Gabriel Fauré:, begun in 2018 with the first volume of Horizons. Far from the prevailing trends of the early 20th century, Fauré’s music for piano and strings testifies to the singularity of his language, constantly moving between past and future. Joined by violist Marie Chilemme for the two piano quartets, and by members of the Strada Quartet for the string quartet and quintets, the three friends present a carefully considered version of these masterpieces, recorded here for the first time using the material of the new Barenreiter edition.
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Sir Georg Solti – Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (1961/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 03:58:45 minutes | 3,80 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Decca Music Group Ltd.
Sir Georg Solti leads the Wiener Philharmoniker in an epic musical journey through Wagner’s most monumental opera, Tristan und Isolde. This 3-act opera keeps audiences at the edge of their seats awaiting a release of musical tension and Solti stays true to this suspenseful Wagnerian tradition in this recording of the entire opera.
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Slank – Tujuh (2023 Remastered) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 53:36 minutes | 722 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © VMC Music
Slank is an Indonesian rock band. It was founded in 1983 by teenagers in an alley street in Jakarta called Gang Potlot. The band is also known for its song which are often accompanied with political and socially conscious lyrics. It continues to be active and has received many awards from the Indonesian music industry. Along with God Bless and Dewa 19, they are dubbed as one of the greatest rock bands in the history of Indonesian popular music.
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Sister Lucille – Tell the World (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 42:10 minutes | 476 MB | Genre: Blues
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Heart Records
With ten tracks deeply rooted in the blues, the band’s patented “Memphunk” sound is stretched in a myriad of directions from funk to jam band to raw rock and roll. Produced by Memphis’ own Reba Russell with Dawn Hopkins co-producing and engineering and released by female-owned Blue Heart Records, the strengths of women empowerment are exemplified throughout the project.
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Singfrauen Winterthur – Wieder unterwegs (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:04 minutes | 1,16 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Zytglogge Verlag
wieder unterwegs – eine musikalische Spurensuche entlang den Rändern Europas, von Georgien bis nach Island, von der Bela Krajina bis nach Karelien. Das sind wehmütig elegische Lieder aus dem Osten Europas, die sich mit lüpfigen Tanzliedern, sehnsuchtsvollen Liebesliedern und repetitiven Arbeitsliedern abwechseln; aber auch Naturjüüzli oder witzig-freche Spottlieder fehlen nicht. Der rund 50-stimmige Frauenchor bewegt sich in verschiedensten Stilen und kann durchaus auch mal archaisch rau klingen oder gellende Klagelaute von sich geben, um dann wieder betörend zart zu singen. Er wird bei diesem Album unterstützt und erweitert durch das brillante Albin Brun Quartett, das in ebenso vielen Stilrichtungen zu Hause ist und dessen Kompositionen zwischen Volksmusik, Jazz und Improvisation mäandern. Die Herzenslieder der Singfrauen Winterthur aus Ost- und Südeuropa, aus Skandinavien und natürlich nicht zuletzt auch aus der Schweiz werden neu und frisch interpretiert.
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Spotlights – Alchemy For The Dead (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 47:57 minutes | 981 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ipecac Recordings
Pittsburgh’s sludgy, shoegazy Spotlights have announced a new album, Alchemy For The Dead, due April 28 via Ipecac Recordings (pre-order). The first single is the haunting, atmospheric “Algorithmic,” of which vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Mario Quintero says, “For me, the song has a religious theme to it. It touches on the story of resurrection and afterlife in this one narrative, while wondering, does any of it really matter?” If you’re unfamiliar with Spotlights but you’re into stuff like Deftones or Failure, check this out. The video for the new song is streaming below.
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