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Atoll - Tertio (1977) {1993, Japan Early Press}

Posted By: popsakov
Atoll - Tertio (1977) {1993, Japan Early Press}

Atoll - Tertio (1977) {1993, Japan Early Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 259 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 102 Mb
Covers Included | 00:37:39 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | CRiME #KICP-2723

The French equivalent of prog-rock bands Yes and Genesis, Atoll recorded four albums in the mid- to late '70s with a lineup that stabilized by the time of the group's second album. L'Araignee Mal (1975) included vocalist/percussionist André Balzer, guitarist Christian Beya, bassist Jean-Luc Thillot, keyboard player Michel Taillet, and drummer Alain Gozzo. Gradually commercializing its sound beginning with third album Tertio, Atoll released only one more studio album Rock Puzzle before breaking up. In the late '80s, however, a new, pop-oriented version appeared. Including only Beya from the previous lineup, the band released L'Ocean and the live album Tokyo C'est Fini (both 1989).

Atoll - Rock Puzzle (1979) {1989, Japan 1st Press}

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Atoll - Rock Puzzle (1979) {1989, Japan 1st Press}

Atoll - Rock Puzzle (1979) {1989, Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 321 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 118 Mb
Scans Included | 00:43:14 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | CRiME #292E 2030

The French equivalent of prog-rock bands Yes and Genesis, Atoll recorded four albums in the mid- to late '70s with a lineup that stabilized by the time of the group's second album. L'Araignee Mal (1975) included vocalist/percussionist André Balzer, guitarist Christian Beya, bassist Jean-Luc Thillot, keyboard player Michel Taillet, and drummer Alain Gozzo. Gradually commercializing its sound beginning with third album Tertio, Atoll released only one more studio album Rock Puzzle before breaking up. In the late '80s, however, a new, pop-oriented version appeared. Including only Beya from the previous lineup, the band released L'Ocean and the live album Tokyo C'est Fini (both 1989).

Amalia Hall, Christopher Park - Scharwenka: Works for Violin & Piano (2024)

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Amalia Hall, Christopher Park - Scharwenka: Works for Violin & Piano (2024)

Amalia Hall, Christopher Park - Scharwenka: Works for Violin & Piano (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 1:14:04 | 293 Mb
Genre: Classical

Amalia Hall describes this music as lush, emotional, intimate, dramatic. Full of changing colours and flexibility. Evocative and gorgeous.Noted by The Strad for her "blazing insight and dazzling virtuosity", New Zealand violinist Amalia Hall performs as an international soloist, as Concertamster of Orchestra Wellington and violinist of NZTrio.Leonard-Bernstein-Award winner Christopher Park has worked with numerous orchestras including the Vienna Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Hungarian Philharmonic and others. His solo albums with Deutsche Grammophon, Capriccio, Ondine and Oehms Classics have been celebrated as brilliant recordings.

Atoll - Musiciens - Magiciens (1974) [Reissue 1989]

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Atoll - Musiciens - Magiciens (1974) [Reissue 1989]

Atoll - Musiciens - Magiciens (1974) [Reissue 1989]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 312 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 137 MB | Covers - 44 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Musea/Baillemont (FGBG 4008, CD 902)

Atoll were a talented French ensemble who very much carried their own symphonic sound blending the finer aspects of fellow acts Ange, Pulsar and Mona Lisa. Their style is very theatrical in nature offering dynamic and melodic arrangements with some great song writing. Along the topics it is impossible to avoid the comparisons with Genesis, Yes and Mahavishnu Orchestra. The changes of members were another of the characteristics of this group who counted John Wetton among their members.
Recorded in 1974, "Musiciens-Magiciens" reveals itself as a great debut album.

Anna Im & Ilya Rashkovskiy - Amabile (2021)

Posted By: ciklon5
Anna Im & Ilya Rashkovskiy - Amabile (2021)

Anna Im & Ilya Rashkovskiy - Amabile (2021)
FLAC tracks | 01:05:57 | 278 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Atoll

The album features Grieg's Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Tchaikovsky and Schumann's romances, Paganini's "Cantabile," and Brahms' Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major.Partners of this album included Florian Riem, the former CEO and Artistic Director of the Tongyeong International Music Foundation, and his colleagues at the Tongyeong Concert Hall and the World Federation of International Music Competitions.

Felicity Tomkins, Maria Mo, Jayne Tankersley, Maia-Dean Martin, Yoshiko Tsuruta - Voices of Women (2020)

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Felicity Tomkins, Maria Mo, Jayne Tankersley, Maia-Dean Martin, Yoshiko Tsuruta - Voices of Women (2020)

Felicity Tomkins, Maria Mo, Jayne Tankersley, Maia-Dean Martin, Yoshiko Tsuruta - Voices of Women (2020)
FLAC tracks | 01:16:53 | 286 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Atoll

Janet’s new CD “Voices of Women” has just been released by Atoll Records. It includes three song cycles for female voice, a setting of the Magnificat, and the work that gives the whole CD its name – “Voices of Women”. In this work, Janet sets to music words spoken and written by a range of iconic women including Ākenehi Tōmoana, Kate Sheppard and Jacinda Ardern.The project brought together a team of exceptional female musicians including one of New Zealand’s few professional marimba players, Yoshiko Tsuruta, well-known percussionist Rachel Thomas, violinist Maia Dean Martin, and leading pianists Katherine Austin, Rachel Fuller, Noelle Dannenbring and Maria Mo.

Andrew Joyce & Rae de Lisle - Morgen (2020)

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Andrew Joyce & Rae de Lisle - Morgen (2020)

Andrew Joyce & Rae de Lisle - Morgen (2020)
FLAC tracks +booklet | 01:13:06 | 267 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Atoll

Morgen is a collection designed to share the pleasures of beautiful and emotional songs and these melodic lines transfer easily to cello. Joyce glories in the soaring vocal phrases with a rich vibrato-laden tone and the absence of words is forgotten by the listener. De Lisle’s pianism is subtle and spacious and the players work together with a flexible intimacy ideally suited to the music.The opening seven songs by Brahms are a highlight. For this music full of passionate grief and poignant yearning Joyce uses a huge range of timbre and dynamics, de Lisle a light and easy flow in accompaniment. The Wiegenlied, famous as “Brahms’ Lullaby”, ends the group, the cello in the foreground as singer and both musicians playing with loving gentleness.