Polterngeist – Levels of Perception (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 50:56 minutes | 418 MB | Genre: Electronic, Ambient
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Polterngeist
I’m a wave. I’m a particle. Tiny droplets of pain. Quintessence of suffering. Quintessence of happiness. I’m the element. I’m the foundation. I’m a god. I’m nothing. No time. No reality.
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Paradise Lost – Medusa (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 51:20 minutes | 632 MB | Genre: Gothic Metal, Doom Death Metal
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Nuclear Blast
Most people will know Medusa as the Gorgon from Greek mythology; she is the infamous beast with venomous snakes for hair who will turn anyone that dares to look into her eyes to stone. It is this hideous creature who PARADISE LOST have chosen to be the figureheard for their 15th studio album, as, from a philosophical perspective, she is more than simply a monster. Singer Nick Holmes started his research, intrigued to find greater meaning behind the symbol of Medusa and became particularly fascinated by the Gorgon’s nihilistic connotations. “Attempts to avoid looking into her eyes represent avoiding the ostensibly depressing reality that the universe is meaningless”, is an idea that was adopted by American novelist Jack London, and a thought that could have easily emerged from PARADISE LOST’s lyrics over the past 3 decades.
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Parker Quartet – Kurtág: Six moments musicaux; Officium breve / Dvořák: String Quintet, Op. 97 (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:03:27 minutes | 1,10 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © ECM New Series
On their ECM New series debut, the Boston-based Parker Quartet, hailed by the Washington Post for “exceptional virtuosity and imaginative interpretation,” play music of György Kurtág and are joined by violist Kim Kashkashian, one of the quarter’s early mentors, to play Dvořák. In this powerful programme of contrasts, Dvořák’s outgoing String Quintet No. 3, composed in America in 1893, is framed by two of Kurtág’s concentrated, meticulously-shaped works – the Six Moments musicaux (2005) and the Officium breve in memoriam Andreae Szervánszky (1988/89). Throughout, the Parker Quartet’s feeling for colour and texture is in evidence. The quartet’s insights into Kurtág’s soundworld have been developed through extensive work with the Hungarian composer. The album was recorded at Zürich’s Radio DRS Studio.
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Sandra Nkaké – Scars (Extended Edition) (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:01:45 minutes | 686 MB | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Soul, Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © [PIAS] Le Label
5 years after her last solo album, Sandra Nkaké returns with a fourth album: SCARS. SCARS is a jewel of powerful and organic soul songs that make us travel in weightlessness, suspended in the majestic breath and words of Sandra. His long-awaited return captivates us and takes us into a universe that gives pride of place to the energy of rock, to folk ballads that move from the first notes.
Read moreParmalee – For You (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 38:01 minutes | 480 MB | Genre: Country
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Stoney Creek Records
Platinum-selling band, Parmalee releases its highly anticipated new album, “For You”.
“For You” is latest chapter in the southern hitmakers’ journey in expanding the boundaries of Country music. Produced by David Fanning, the album mixes a contemporary sound with classic ingredients and is filled with larger-than-life Pop hooks, southern storytelling, and the amplified attitude of Rock ‘n Roll. Primarily written by Parmalee lead singer Matt Thomas, For You draws from personal experiences to speak directly to the heart of their fans, honing in on that connection to make for their most harmonious project yet.
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Jasmine Wood – Piano Reverb (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 34:40 minutes | 257 MB | Genre: Modern Classical, Electronic, Ambient
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © AD 93
When I first moved to Ireland I was unexpectedly met by thousands of vacant churches. Massive halls formed a hollow emptiness which persisted for several months that eventually turned into years. This record was made in one of those churches on an antique, Blüthner grand piano. I worked and recorded on this piano most days, for an entire year. While working on compositions within the modern-classical realm, I fell in love with the fullness of the reverb that each note echoed throughout the room. I eventually shifted my focus entirely and decided to record just the reverb sustained on the end of each note. I did this with a variation of chords and single notes, capturing only the sustain. All of the tracks on this album were made using these recordings.
Read moreF.I.D.E.L – OUT OF SIGHT (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 42:32 minutes | 490 MB | Genre: R&B, Funk, Soul, Post-Disco, New Wave
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Bastard Jazz Recordings
Hailing from North Paris and Northern England, F.I.D.E.L pays tribute with Out Of Sight to the great Post-Disco, Boogie and New Wave pop songs that shaped the world’s collective unconscious at the twilight of the Thatcher / Cold War Era.
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