Darius Milhaud - Reves de Jacob, Stanford Serenade, Aspen Serenade (Members of Stuttgart Radio Symphony, Varga)

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Darius Milhaud - Reves de Jacob, Stanford Serenade, Aspen Serenade (Members of Stuttgart Radio Symphony, Varga)

Darius Milhaud - Reves de Jacob, Stanford Serenade, Aspen Serenade (Members of Stuttgart Radio Symphony, Varga)

Classical | EAC: FLAC+Cue+Log | 1 Cd, Covers | 211 Mb

Date: 1992

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Commissioned by the champion of modern music in the United States, Elizabeth Coolidge, Les rèves de Jacob was written in 1949 and scored for oboe and four stringed instruments. In its five movements, Milhaud depicts stages in the life of the Old Testament Jacob, from the book of Genesis. The composer indicated that the oboe serves as the divine and it is interesting how he could take an ordinary .....

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Cimarosa Domenico - Armida Immaginaria (Re-Up)

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Cimarosa Domenico - Armida Immaginaria (Re-Up)

Cimarosa - Armida Immaginaria (Hull)

Classical | EAC | Flac+Cue+Log+ Scans | CD1: 60’53, CD2: 54’45 , CD3: 48’08 | 765.04 MB

Released: March 26, 1996 | Label: Dynamic Italy

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Cimarosa was an expert at writing lighthearted opera buffa that zipped along. Much of this music sounds very much like his better known IL Matrimonio Segreto, coming clearly out of the same stable, but it has its distinctive elements. Here the forces of the Festival Valle D'Itria come up with a sparkling production. The singing and the orchestra come across as excellent, the conductor Eric Hull keeping things moving with a light touch that keeps it all together. The singers keep the music zipping along, and when it turns more serious, Alla Simonischvili, the lead soprano, and the others handle it well. Well recorded, especially considering that apparently we have some sort of mixture of only two straight-through live performances, and well performed this set offers a good deal of pleasure if not any profound musical experience. I found it worth hearing and having . The booklet gives the libretto with English translation and a useful essay. Amazon.com

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Siren's Legacy - The Kraken (2013)

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Siren's Legacy - The Kraken (2013)

Siren's Legacy - The Kraken (2013)

Germany | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 149 MB

Symphonic Metal

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Siren's Legacy from Neunkirchen stand for clear, symphonic metal influenced sound. Epic orchestral sound is complemented by strong guitar riffs and drums carried by the virtuoso used. The clear female vocals completes the overall sonic experience from a consistently independent whole.

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Miles Davis - The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 [8CD BoxSet] {1995 Remaster} [re-up]

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Miles Davis - The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 [8CD BoxSet] {1995 Remaster} [re-up]

Miles Davis - The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 [8CD BoxSet] {1995 Remaster}

EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 2.73 Gb | MP3 @320 -> 1.05 Gb

Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 77 Mb | 5% repair rar

© 1995 Sony Music / Columbia / Legacy | CXK 66955

Jazz / Hard Bop / Modal Music / Post Bop

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This eight-CD set captures Miles Davis's second great quintet at its fiercest, loose with both the blossoming of familiarity between the players and the broadness of its attacks on the mostly well known tunes the group called during two nights at Chicago's Plugged Nickel in 1965. And you can hear it all, from "The Theme" that closed the quintet's sets to multiple, radically different takes of several tunes. Davis formed this band with just its heated potential in mind, opting for youth in Wayne Shorter's tenor sax, Herbie Hancock's piano, Ron Carter's bass, and, especially, Tony Williams's unlocked rhythmic energy.

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Omar Dykes - Runnin' with the Wolf (2013)

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Omar Dykes - Runnin' with the Wolf (2013)

Omar Dykes - Runnin' with the Wolf (2013)

XLD Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log => 387 MB | MP3 CBR @320 kbps => 135 MB | Full scans => 53.7 MB

Label: Provogue Records | Catalog.#: PRD7404 2 | Genre: Blues

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Omar Dykes, of Omar & the Howlers, pays tribute to blues icon Howlin' Wolf on Runnin' with the Wolf. All of the tracks on this disc were written by either Wolf or Willie Dixon except for the Omar original "Runnin' with the Wolf." Dykes stays close to the original versions of these songs, which most listeners have heard in some form or other:

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Eleni Karaindrou - The Suspended Step Of The Stork (1992) {ECM 1456}

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Eleni Karaindrou - The Suspended Step Of The Stork (1992) {ECM 1456}

Eleni Karaindrou - The Suspended Step Of The Stork (1992) {ECM 1456}

EAC 1.0b1 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U+MD5 | Full Scans 300dpi | 204MB + 5% Recovery

Genre: Classical, Soundtrack

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Film composer Eleni Karaindou was born in the Greek mountain village of Teichio and raised in Athens, going on to study piano and music theory at the Hellenikon Odion. Relocating to Paris in 1969, she studied ethnomusicology for five years before returning to Greece to found the Laboratory for Traditional Instruments at the ORA Cultural Centre. Karaindrou's most successful collaboration was with filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos, with whom she first teamed in 1982, going on to score features including 1991's The Suspended Step of the Stork, 1995's Ulysses' Gaze and 1998's Palme d'Or-winning Eternity and a Day. Although primarily aligned with the Greek film industry, Karaindrou also worked with noted European directors including Jules Dassin and the great Chris Marker.

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Pino Donaggio - Symphonic Suites (1989) Conducted by Natale Massara

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Pino Donaggio - Symphonic Suites (1989) Conducted by Natale Massara

Pino Donaggio - Symphonic Suites (1989) Conducted by Natale Massara

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 365 Mb (incl 5%) | Mp3 (CBR320/Stereo) ~ 186 Mb (incl 5%) | Scans included

Genre: Score, Soundtrack | Label: Varese Sarabande CD Club | # VCL 8903.3 | Time: 01:05:32

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Composer Pino Donaggio teamed with filmmaker Brian DePalma to forge one of the most memorable collaborations in cinema history, writing a series of suspenseful, hauntingly atmospheric scores evoking Bernard Herrmann's landmark work for Alfred Hitchcock.

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In Extremo - Kunstraub (2013)

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In Extremo - Kunstraub (2013)

In Extremo - Kunstraub (2013)

Germany | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 103 MB

Folk/Medieval Metal

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In Extremo (Latin: At the Edge) is a German medieval metal band originating from Berlin. The band’s musical style combines metal with medieval traditional songs, blending the sound of the standard rock/metal instruments with historical instruments (such as bagpipes, harp, hurdy-gurdy and shawm). Versions of well-known traditional/medieval ballads make up the main part of their repertoire, but the band has written an increasing share of original material in recent years. Their own material is written in German, whilst the traditional songs are in a variety of languages, including Gaelic, Spanish, English, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, French, Estonian, Galician, Hebrew, Latin, Occitan and Old High German.The Berlin band itself has raised the bar for her eleventh album "Kunstraub" set very high.

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Claude Challe ‎– Lover-Dose (2003)

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Claude Challe ‎– Lover-Dose (2003)

Claude Challe ‎– Lover-Dose (2003)

EAC RIP | Flac (Image)+CUE+LOG ~ 890 MB | 16 Tracks | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps ~ 340 MB | ArtWork

Genre: World, Ethnic & Electronic | Label: Wagram/Chall'O Music | Release date: October 31, 2003

Reissue. Dedicated to Love. The Most Sensual, Beautiful Music to Seduce, Love and Shudder with Pleasure. Voluptuous Sensuality, Ecstatic Fusion, : A Symphony of Love ! Double CD Compilation Mixed by "Lounge Guru" - Claude Challe.

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Gabriel Alegria - Nuevo Mundo (2007)

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Gabriel Alegria - Nuevo Mundo (2007)

Gabriel Alegria - Nuevo Mundo (2007)

EAC 1.0b3 | FLAC Image level 8 | Cue+Log | Full Scans 600dpi | 365MB + 5% Recovery

Genre: Post-Bop, Latin Jazz

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This record, Nuevo Mundo, is a classic testament to creativity of the highest order. In the music contained within it we have a volcanic confluence of modern American music, Peruvian folk motifs and the all-pervasive African roots of both musics. And what Alegria does is funnel the musical lava through his horn whereby he makes a statement that is raw and harking to an ancient future so new that although there are touchstones of the historic past there is also something elementally new, unheard before… and altogether breathtaking.

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Alan Jackson - The Bluegrass Album (2013)

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Alan Jackson - The Bluegrass Album (2013)

Alan Jackson - The Bluegrass Album

Country, Bluegrass | M4A AAC 256 kbps | 62:24 min | 117 MB

Label: Capitol Nashville | Tracks: 14 | Rls.date: 2013-09-24

2013 release, the first Bluegrass album from the Country music superstar. Jackson wrote eight songs for the album, which also includes other originals and a couple of well-known standards of the genre. The Bluegrass Album was produced by Keith Stegall and Jackson's nephew, Adam Wright. Jackson has openly expressed his desire to record a Bluegrass album for years. This spring, a group of some of the best players and singers in Bluegrass came together, emerging in a matter of days with the completed acoustic album. He enlisted Scott Coney (acoustic guitar), Sammy Shelor (banjo), Adam Steffey (mandolin), Tim Crouch (fiddle), Tim Dishman (bass), Rob Ickes (dobro) and Ronnie Bowman and Don Rigsby (vocals).

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Bach - Matthäus-Passion (Jean-Claude Malgoire) (2010)

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Bach - Matthäus-Passion (Jean-Claude Malgoire) (2010)

Bach - Matthaus-Passion (Jean-Claude Malgoire) (2010)

Classical | Eac. Flac, Img+Cue, Log | Covers | 636 MB

Label: Calliope | Catalog N.: CAL9431.2 | TT: 177 min

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Johann Sebastian Bach's profound faith led him to construct a veritable cathedral in which the listener is overwhelmed with feeling. The Saint Matthew Passion is one of the greatest monuments of polychoral composition. The two ensembles respond to and complement one another, adding further emotional weight to the work. It must not be forgotten that throughout Bach's life, while he was writing compositions that corresponded to his professional obligations and his wish to glorify musical instruments, he had been carrying this Passion within himself, thinking about it - and with all his incredible humility - as his greatest work, written at the height of his maturity. It should also be remembered that it was Mendelssohn who resurrected this monumental work almost a century after it was written. Since then it has had an enormous impact throughout the world, including in countries such as Japan, which were not in principle receptive to its strong spiritual message.

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Verdi - I Vespri Siciliani (Riccardo Muti) [2004 / 1989]

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Verdi - I Vespri Siciliani (Riccardo Muti) [2004 / 1989]

Verdi - I Vespri Siciliani (Riccardo Muti) [2004 / 1989]

NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | Italiano (Dolby AC3, 2 ch) | 7.26 Gb (DVD9)

Classical | Label: Opus Arte | Sub: English | +3% Recovery | 211 min

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This old (1990) and thoroughly old-fashioned production truly is Verdi as Verdi should be done. The orchestra in black, elegant Riccardo Muti in white tie and satin lapels, traditional sets, almost no milling around on stage by the chorus, no hint of nudity, no singers lying on the floor or leaning into the walls for their arias, huge voices and gorgeous costumes ... Or perhaps it should be gorgeous voices and huge costumes, to accommodate the lovers Arrigo and Elena ... singers standing stage front, feet planted foursquare, arms extended to expand the rib cage, projecting gorgeously even to the cheap seats in 'paradise'! By Giordano Bruno

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UFO - You Are Here (2004) [Japanese Pressing w/Bonus Track]

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UFO - You Are Here (2004) [Japanese Pressing w/Bonus Track]

UFO - You Are Here (2004) [Japanese Pressing w/Bonus Track]

EAC | FLAC-Image+CUE+LOG > 455 MB | Full Scans | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps > 129 MB

Hard Rock / Heavy Metal | TT - 57:43 minutes | Label: Nippon Crown, Ltd. # CRCL-4825

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Charles Mingus - Mingus In Greenwich Village (2005)

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Charles Mingus - Mingus In Greenwich Village (2005)

Charles Mingus - Mingus In Greenwich Village (2005)

Video: PAL, MPEG-2 at 8 460 Kbps, 720 x 576 (1.333) at 25.000 fps | Audio: AC-3 2 channels at 224 Kbps, 48.0 KHz

Genre: Jazz | Label: Rhapsody Films | Copy: Untouched | Release Date: 24 Mar 2005 | Runtime: 58 min. | 3,62 GB (DVD5)

Subtitles: French, Spanish

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Mingus In Greenwich Village may not win him admirers or offer much insight about his music, but the documentary offers a powerful look into the soul of the legendary bassist. Then again, it may come as little shock to those familiar with his autobiography "Beneath The Underdog," where he plays loose with facts and seems to focus more on his torturous relationships with women than his music. The 58-minute black-and-white film, shot mostly by a University of New York student, centers on the evening wait in November of 1966, interspersed with a few performances and clips of events related to Mingus' comments.

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Trio di Bassetto – Mozart et les Bohémiens (2003)

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Trio di Bassetto – Mozart et les Bohémiens (2003)

Trio di Bassetto – Mozart et les Bohémiens (2003)

Classical/1st Viennese School | FLAC lossless | cuesheets+log | covers+booklet | 57m53s | 264mb

Label: K617 | cat. no. K617145

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Verdi - Don Carlos (Bertrand De Billy, Ramón Vargas, Iano Tamar, Alastair Miles, Bo Skovhus) [2010 / 2004]

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Verdi - Don Carlos (Bertrand De Billy, Ramón Vargas, Iano Tamar, Alastair Miles, Bo Skovhus) [2010 / 2004]

Verdi - Don Carlos (Bertrand De Billy, Ramón Vargas, Iano Tamar, Alastair Miles, Bo Skovhus) [2010 / 2004]

NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR Auto Pan&Scan | Francais (LinearPCM, 2 ch), (Dolby AC3, 6 ch), (DTS, 6 ch) | 7.34 Gb + 7.72 Gb (2*DVD9)

Classical | Label: Art Haus | Sub: English, Deutsch, Francais, Espanol, Italiano | +3% Recovery | 247 min

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Arthaus presents the world première of the unabridged version of Don Carlos at the Vienna State Opera, in a staging by the world renowned German director Peter Konwitschny. This staging in its unabridged version remains true to Giuseppe Verdi’s original vision of his grand opera, when it was premiered in Paris in 1867... Johannes Leiacker

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VA - L'Essentiel Lounge Music (2012)

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VA - L'Essentiel Lounge Music (2012)

VA - L'Essentiel Lounge Music (2012)

EAC Rip | 4CDs | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log => 1.76 GB | MP3 CBR @320 kbps => 628 MB | Full scans => 87.0 MB

Label: WAGRAM / E.G.T | Catalog.#: 3253842 | Genre: Lounge

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A premium 4-CD collection of retro classics, revisited in the coolest lounge and electro-chill vocal styles.

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Clutch - Transnational Speedway League: Anthems, Anecdotes And Undeniable Truths (1993)

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Clutch - Transnational Speedway League: Anthems, Anecdotes And Undeniable Truths (1993)

Clutch - Transnational Speedway League: Anthems, Anecdotes And Undeniable Truths (1993)

EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE+LOG | 360 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 130 MB | Complete HQ Scans | PNG -> 70 MB

Stoner Rock | Label: EastWest Records America ‎#7 92281-2 | RAR 3% Rec. | Uploaded.net

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Abi Wallenstein - Blues On Air: Live In Concert with Joja Wendt (1997)

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Abi Wallenstein - Blues On Air: Live In Concert with Joja Wendt (1997)

Abi Wallenstein - Blues On Air: Live In Concert with Joja Wendt (1997)

blues | 1cd | EAC Rip | Flac + Cue + Log | covers

nullviernull HH-97003-2 | rel: 1997 | 435Mb

Abi Wallenstein is a legendary figure among European blues artists. His unique style on the 8-string open tuned guitar and fascinating stage presence, coupled with his soulful vocals, give him an extraordinary ability to breathe new life into blues classics, as well as imbuing his original compositions with a rare authenticity. His playing has an effortless and natural quality which never fails to fascinate live audiences. Today he is one of the most highly regarded performers on the club and festival circuit, whether appearing alone, in duos, or with a band.

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Afel Bocoum - Alkibar (1999)

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Afel Bocoum - Alkibar (1999)

Afel Bocoum - Alkibar (1999)

EAC RIP | Flac+CUE+LOG ~ 326 MB | 10 Tracks | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps ~ 142 MB | ArtWork

Genre: World, Ethnic & Instrumental | Label: Nonesuch| Release date: September 21, 1999

That Afel Bocoum is the protégé of Ali Farka Toure is apparent as soon as you hear his guitar work--there's the same fluidity and muscle in his lines and a very similar raw, bluesy feel to the playing. But, unlike Toure, that's the only place you'll find something that sounds like the blues. Bocoum's music is far more African than that of his mentor, full of unison singing or call and response between his voice and a female chorus. While Alkibar might be less immediately accessible to Western ears, it's still a powerful record. Bocoum has depth in his voice and resonance in his writing, which appears completely timeless, the slave to no fashion--African or Western--at all. Toure has obviously chosen his successor well. --Chris Nickson

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Alex North - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Original Motion Picture Score (1966/1997)

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Alex North - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Original Motion Picture Score (1966/1997)

Alex North - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Original Motion Picture Score (1966/1997)

National Philharmonic Orchestra, Conducted By Jerry Goldsmith

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 180 Mb (incl 5%) | Mp3 (CBR320/Stereo) ~ 112 Mb (incl 5%) | Scans included

Genre: Soundtrack, Score | Label: Varèse Sarabande | # VSD 5800 | Time: 00:39:33

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While Mike Nichols' 1966 film of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? gets more frightening every time you watch it, Alexander North's score to the same film gets more consoling every time you hear it. Nichols' film, particularly the performances by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, has scenes of terrific intensity, but North's score, though faithful to what's on screen, has a tenderness, even a sweetness, that transforms the ultimate meaning of the film. Part of it is North's characteristically evocative orchestration with some cues delicately scored for guitar, celesta, bass clarinet, harpsichord, and a pair of harps, while others are scored for spare almost spooky winds arrayed against soothing strings. But most of it is North's soaring melodies and brooding harmonies -- and especially his big-hearted main theme. By prefiguring the film's reconciliatory ending, the solace offered by North's score transfigures all the horrors enacted between Taylor and Burton.

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Damien Jurado - I Break Chairs (2002)

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Damien Jurado - I Break Chairs (2002)

Damien Jurado - I Break Chairs (2002)

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 325 Mb (incl 5%) | Mp3 (CBR320/Stereo) ~ 161 Mb (incl 5%)

Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock | Label: Sub Pop | # SPCD 571 | Time: 00:37:54 | Scans included

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Heading off in yet another new direction with his 4th full-length, Damien Jurado has assembled a full band for I Break Chairs. And, the results here are twelve new songs, full and alive, with jangling guitars and rolling drums carrying Damien's inimitable sense of narrative and powerful vocal delivery. Thematically, Damien visits ground fans will be familiar with: friends disappointed, abandoned whores and mermaids, boys ditching their girls, a modern-day love story rife with juvenile delinquency. Produced by David Bazan (Pedro the Lion), the new record shows Damien still capable of breaking more than chairs, so watch out for your heart.

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Clutch - Slow Hole To China: Rare And Re-Released (2009)

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Clutch - Slow Hole To China: Rare And Re-Released (2009)

Clutch - Slow Hole To China: Rare And Re-Released (2009)

EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE+LOG | 500 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 160 MB | Complete HQ Scans | PNG -> 30 MB

Stoner Rock | Label: Weathermaker Music #WM005 | RAR 3% Rec. | Uploaded.net

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Collection of rare and unreleased material. Digitally remastered and expanded 2009 version with three extra tracks, “Hale Bopp Blues” “Ship of Gold (West Virginia)” and “King of Arizona.”

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Fred Hersch & Julian Lage - Free Flying (2013)

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Fred Hersch & Julian Lage - Free Flying (2013)

Fred Hersch & Julian Lage - Free Flying (2013)

MP3 320 kbps CBR | 52:46 min | 116 MB

Genre: Jazz | Label: Palmetto Records

This album is the latest of several recordings in which pianist Fred Hersch solos or joins forces with some highly intelligent, advanced musicians to provide jazz renditions with a sophisticated, chamber music quality. Others are Hersch's Alone at the Vanguard (Palmetto, 2011); Leaves of Grass (Palmetto, 2005)—an ensemble composition based on Walt Whitman's poems—and two additional solo albums: Fred Hersch plays Jobim (Sunnyside, 2009) and In Amsterdam: Live at the Bimhuis (Palmetto, 2006). He also collaborated with trumpeter Ralph Alessi on Only Many (Cam Jazz, 2013).

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