Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden (1988/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden (1988/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 45:38 minutes | 854 MB | Genre: Post Rock, Ambient
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Parlophone UK

Spirit of Eden was originally released in 1988 and was Talk Talk’s fourth album. Much more experimental than their previous albms, it was not a commercial success but garnered praise from critics and musicians. Since it was first released, the album has come to be regarded as influential to post-rock and alternative rock.

Compare Spirit of Eden with any other previous release in the Talk Talk catalog, and it’s almost impossible to believe it’s the work of the same band — exchanging electronics for live, organic sounds and rejecting structure in favor of mood and atmosphere, the album is an unprecedented breakthrough, a musical and emotional catharsis of immense power. Mark Hollis’ songs exist far outside of the pop idiom, drawing instead on ambient textures, jazz-like arrangements, and avant-garde accents; for all of their intricacy and delicate beauty, compositions like “Inheritance” and “I Believe in You” also possess an elemental strength — Hollis’ oblique lyrics speak to themes of loss and redemption with understated grace, and his hauntingly poignant vocals evoke wrenching spiritual turmoil tempered with unflagging hope. A singular musical experience.

Tracklist:
01. Talk Talk – The Rainbow (08:05)
02. Talk Talk – Eden (07:39)
03. Talk Talk – Desire (06:59)
04. Talk Talk – Inheritance (05:18)
05. Talk Talk – I Believe In You (06:09)
06. Talk Talk – Wealth (06:41)
07. Talk Talk – John Cope (04:44)

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