Richard Dawson & Circle – Henki (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 55:52 minutes | 624 MB | Genre: Folk, Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Weird World
Richard Dawson is the diminutive Geordie troubadour whose moving songs have been described as state-of-the-nation addresses, even – or perhaps especially – when he’s singing about pre-medieval peasants. Circle are the genre-straddling pioneers of The New Wave Of Finnish Heavy Metal, known for wearing spandex or dead fish onstage and singing in a made-up language. Together they are… Richard Dawson & Circle! Their epic joint record might seem a departure to those who are most familiar with Dawson from recent solo albums like 2017’s Peasant and 2020 (released in 2019). In fact, Henki fits comfortably into the bigger picture of two acts who have always strived for uninhibited originality.
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Circle – Paris Concert (1972/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:34:59 minutes | 3,32 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © ECM
Paris Concert is a live album by the short-lived jazz group Circle, which consisted of saxophonist Anthony Braxton, pianist Chick Corea, bassist David Holland and drummer Barry Altschul, recorded in 1971 and released on the ECM label. While Corea would dissolve the group shortly after the LP’s release, it remains a fascinating document of the pianist during a transitional period of his career.
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