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Midnight - Sakada (2005)

Posted By: v3122

Date: 25 Aug 2016 21:09:12

Midnight - Sakada (2005)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Black Lotus Records, BLRCD090 | ~ 343 or 320 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 60 Mb
Hard / Prog / Alternative Rock

Regardless of how long it took him (nearly 15 years, in fact) to return from his self-imposed musical exile, those familiar with singer Midnight's earlier work with Crimson Glory would know to expect something progressive, eclectic, and unconventional from his first solo album, 2005's Sakada. They won't be disappointed on any of those counts when faced with the nine tracks presented here, but whether they'll find the songwriting compelling enough to make up for the singer's lingering eccentricities – ranging from alternately goofy and impenetrable lyrics, to unfocused meanderings, to a still love-it-or-hate-it sense of pitch behind his keening shrieks – is another matter. First track "Incubus" attempts to illustrate its dreamlike horror by stacking Midnight's echoing ululations over stuttering hard rock power chords; the subsequent world music candidate "Berber Trails" takes listeners across the Sahara aboard nomadic Tuareg caravans; and the next, "Little Mary Sunshine," delves in goth lite-metal before ceding the floor to a poor man's take on Led Zeppelin III called "Miss Katie." "War" sounds like old Crimson Glory aping Queensrÿche (again); "Pain" applies disruptive time changes to commercial hard rock; the title ballad fuses psychedelic beatitudes with swirling flutes and Spanish guitars; "Lost Boy" repeats the trick, minus the flute and memorable hooks; and the closing "Cat Song" emulates Guns N' Roses during their acoustic black comedy days. A little bit of everything, in other words, Midnight's music will still sound half-baked and downright weird at times when compared to its obvious source material, but you'll have to admit it sure beats the hell out of most stodgy heavy rock albums from un-retired '80s frontmen.

by Eduardo Rivadavia, AMG

Midnight - Sakada (2005):

Tracklist:

01. Incubus (04:54)
02. Berber Trails (06:19)
03. Little Mary Sunshine (04:03)
04. Miss Katie (06:20)
05. War (04:39)
06. Pain (05:47)
07. Sakada (06:08)
08. Lost Boy (05:50)
09. Cat Song (05:01)

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.1 from 23. June 2015

EAC extraction logfile from 20. May 2016, 16:46

Midnight / Sakada

Used drive : PLEXTOR CD-R PX-240A Adapter: 0 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo

TOC of the extracted CD

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9 | 44:02.16 | 4:57.52 | 198166 | 220492

Range status and errors

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Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 8.4 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC B8AA9FB4
Copy CRC B8AA9FB4
Copy OK

No errors occurred

AccurateRip summary

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All tracks accurately ripped

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DR Log

foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-08-25 18:22:55

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Analyzed: Midnight / Sakada
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 0.00 dB -9.60 dB 4:57 01-Incubus
DR8 0.00 dB -8.98 dB 6:20 02-Berber Trails
DR7 -0.01 dB -7.93 dB 4:02 03-Little Mary Sunshine
DR8 0.00 dB -9.61 dB 6:20 04-Miss Katie
DR6 0.00 dB -7.14 dB 4:39 05-War
DR7 -0.03 dB -9.04 dB 5:47 06-Pain
DR8 -0.02 dB -9.65 dB 6:07 07-Sakada
DR7 -0.03 dB -8.06 dB 5:50 08-Lost Boy
DR7 0.00 dB -8.36 dB 4:58 09-Cat Song
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR7

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 950 kbps
Codec: FLAC

CUETools Log

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