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The Epidemics – Shankar / Caroline (1986) (24/44 Vinyl Rip)

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The Epidemics – Shankar / Caroline (1986) (24/44 Vinyl Rip)

The Epidemics – Shankar / Caroline (1986)
XLD Flac 24Bit/44.1kHz = 441 MB | Mp3 VBR0 = 92 MB | Scans 400 dpi jpg | RAR
Vinyl LP | ECM 1308 | New Wave | Planet Earth

Their style is unclassifiable. Allmusic call it Jazz and Worldbeat, Discogs calls it Synth-Pop, for me it's New Wave with a folky touch by the violin. But New Wave on the ECM label is a strange combination, I have to admit. People can't even agree on band name and title of the record. The description I choose is printed on the spine of the cover. This must have been a big hype in its days, because today eBay is full of offers, still there's no rip anywhere on the web, but now you can make up your own mind.

Shankar's biography from Allmusic by John Bush:
Shankar, a violinist, singer and composer, teaches Indian Classical styles by incorporating them into Western musics. He has worked with many Western musicians, including Peter Gabriel, Yoko Ono, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Collins, Talking Heads, and Lou Reed. He first began vocal lessons at the age of two, violin lessons at five, and drumming lessons at seven. After receiving a doctorate in ethnomusicology, he co-formed (with British composer Caroline) a pop/rock group in 1982, the Epidemics. The band has released three albums: The Epidemics, Do What You Do and Eye Catcher.
The two also work in an Indian quartet with Shankar's father, V. Lakshminarayana, and his sister, Gana Rao. The group's four albums are Panca Nadai Pallavi, Galaxy, Nobody Told Me and Soul Searcher.
Shankar also co-founded Shakti with John McLaughlin; the two released Shakti, Handful of Beauty and Natural Elements. His two solo albums are Touch Me There (produced by Frank Zappa) and Who's to Know.
Tracks
1. Never Take No For An Answer 03:25
2. What Would I Do Without You 04:06
3. Situations 05:17
4. You Don't Love Me Anymore 03:32
5. You Can Be Anything 03:49
6. No Cure 03:32
7. Don't I Know You 03:51
8. Give An Inch 03:16
9. Full Moon 03:18
Total time: 34:03

Musicians
Lakshminarayana Shankar: Vocals, Drum Machine, Synthesizer, 10-string double Violin
Caroline Shankar: Vocals, Synthesizer, Tamboura
Steve Vai: Guitar
Percy Jones: Bass
Gilbert Kaufman: Synthesizer



These rips are several years old, 24Bit/44.1kHz resolution was my limit in those days.
Record Player: Dual CS series, Ortofon pickup, or Thorens TD 160
Pre-/Amplifier: Kenwood KR 5030 Link
A-D converter: MiniDisc recorder Sony MDS-JB 920, 24 Bit S/PDIF output Link
Mac G4 with Audiowerk 8-channel PCI Audio Card, S/PDIF input
Sound editing: SonicWorx
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