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Opus Est - Opus 1 (1983)

Posted By: v3122

Date: 29 Aug 2016 22:12:10

Opus Est - Opus 1 (1983)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2003 | Musea, FGBG 4478.AR | ~ 523 or 171 Mb | Scans Included
Progressive Rock

It's very hard to write a bio of band that has such a long history but only one official release, the story OPUS EST is full of situations that could had lead o the development of a real and prolific band, but the circumstances were against them, starting with the fact that the idea of the band was formed around 1977 when Prog Rock was dying due to the pressure imposed by Punk from the alternative musical spectrum and Disco from the mainstream side, so it was hard for a new band to appear in such a chaotic moment.

Officially OPUS EST was founded in 1977 by Kent Olofsson on guitar, Anders Olofsson on drums, and Torbjörn Svensson on bass, their main goal was to sound close enough to their most beloved band MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, so they called themselves KRISHNA.

In the same year the two Oloffson's (not related) meet a drunk guy in Spain who proposes the name OPUS EST and they like it, so they realize the band needs a vocalist and contact Håkan Nilsson, who had an spectacular voice, but strangely left singing after OPUS EST disbands.

During the next few years the band starts to write material with influences that go from Stravinsky to ELP, passing by Yes and even genesis, but it's not until 1982 (with a change in the lineup), when they join a contest organized by Radio Blekinge, and the band wins the first place.

In that moment they decide to release their forst album "Opus I" which due to the fact that they were using the famous poet W.H. Auden lyrics (getting the royalties was hard) and to the fact that it was going to be something almost private, they release 500 copies of this album, and this was all, in 1983, the band ceases to exist.

During the next years,. They meet for short periods of time, but the band is never able to recapture the magic, until 2004 when Musea releases "OPUS I" again and a second album called "Opus II" with previously unreleased material recorded in 1979 from a radio. two new versions recorded in 2004 from early compositions and four tracks from between 1983 and 1984.

A very interesting band who deserved greater things and both albums are excellent additions for any collection.

~ Progarchives

Opus Est - Opus 1 (1983):

Tracklist:

01. The Bonfires
02. Ventis Rem Tradere
03. A Walk After Dark
04. Times
05. Miss Gee
06. What is That Sound
07. If I Could Tell You
08. Mirrorcle

Bonus tracks:
09. Another Time
10. The Witnesses
11. No Change of Place

Musicians:

Leif Olofsson - synthesizers, organ, & electric piano
Kent Oloffson - bass, electric, & acoustic guitars
Anders Oloffson - drums & percussion
Hakan Nilsson - vocals

Converted to Image (CUETools 2.1.4)

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 6. August 2016, 22:20

Opus Est / Opus 1

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DR Log

foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-08-30 00:58:20

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Analyzed: Opus Est / Opus 1
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR8

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 995 kbps
Codec: FLAC

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