N.H.U. - N.H.U. (1978)
MPC => 82 MB | MP3@160 CBR => 48 MB | total time: 39.21 | COVERS
Styles: Prog, Art-Rock, Fusion
RARE DISC (RCA 74321779602)

This is one the rare jewels coming from the limited prog art rock scene in Spain during 70's. They come from galicia (NW Spain) and they sing in Galician (sounds similar to portuguese). The disc was released in 1978 and was one of the first rock discs I heard in my youth. Because of this I cannot be impartial. They are very good musicians and they are widely unknown, even for google and many sites dedicated to prog music. It's a pity that the disc reedition in 2000 was so reduced that it's impossible to find the CD, so please don't blame for the MPC or the MP3@160 Kb/s because it was the only rip available in P2P. I've tried to purchase the disc with no success, but will continue trying in the future. meanwhile this is the best and only version I can provide. If you get a better version I'm the first one to be interested in, but I was quite glad to find at least this one!

Bach: Complete Works - Hänssler Edition Bachakademie - Vol. 15 - Cantatas
Vol. 15: 4 CDs | 2000 | APE + CUE | Booklets: 136 MB | 1.3 GB

A very different set than Teldec's Bach 2000. The Hanssler Bachakademie, supervised by Helmut Rilling, is not HIP (historic instruments performance). The orchestras are warm and lush (but not huge). The soloists are, in general, extraordinary. The tempos are sane. Hanssler has included fragments of some incomplete BWV's that are not included in the Teldec set; a minor plus but appealing. I found I preferred these traditional instruments and the daring using of forte-piano in place of harpsichord on a few of the recordings (flute sonatas). Highlights for me are The Well-Tempered Clavier Books 1 and 2, Musical Offering, Flute Sonatas, The Motets. I also found I prefer these Cantatas recordings to any other, including the new Koopman, Suzuki and the well-known Leonhart-Harnoncourt. While not the newest recordings, the sound is warmer which I prefer to the new state-of-the-art HIP recordings. Although most of the Cantatas are older recordings, much of the Hanssler Bachakademie edition is newly recorded for this project and the sound is consistent and excellent.

Jan Hanford, J.S. Bach Home Page

"Vol. 4" is Sabbath's last record before the band started incorporating keyboards and orchestras into their music, so some fans think this is the last true Sabbath album. I wouldn't go as far to say that, but I do think that there is no doubt that this is the group's last album before they got experimental. Every band member is in fine form, here. Tony turns out groovey riffs, Bill thumps away at his drum set, and Ozzy wails the vocals. (The wailing guitar solo on "Wheels of Confusion," and the long drum solo on "Supernaut" are two examples of the band's excellent musicianship.) Like all timeless albums, there are a few truly great songs on here (like the superb "Supernaut," the controversial/infamous "Snowblind," and the very doom-y album closer, "Under The Sun"). But the rest of the album is pretty darn great, too. "Wheels of Confusion" is an epic, eight minute album opener, and "Tomorrow's Dream" and "St. Vitus' Dance" are backed by a deep, dark groove and sludgy, grumbling riffs. Three other lost classics are the weepy, obligatory ballad, "Changes," where Ozzy sings and mopes over a gentle piano, "Cornucopia" (which is one of Sabbath's fastest and heaviest songs), and the beautiful acoustic instrumental, "Laguna Sunrise."