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VA - Control I'm Here (Adventures On The Industrial Dancefloor 1983-1990) (2024)

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VA - Control I'm Here (Adventures On The Industrial Dancefloor 1983-1990) (2024)

VA - Control I'm Here (Adventures On The Industrial Dancefloor 1983-1990) (2024)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 498 MB
3:36:21 | Electronic, EBM, Experimental, Industrial, Synthwave, New Wave | Label: Cherry Red

In the post post-punk aftermath, as electronic rhythms and synthesisers began to dominate the landscape, and with industrial godheads Throbbing Gristle now no more, artists across the UK, Europe and the US began to fuse minimal, emerging proto-house music, dark and Gothic tinged aesthetics and the noise and brutality of industrial music to create a hybrid which proved simultaneously cold, alienated and accessible. Taking it's lead from the dark shadows of cold war politics, governmental control, medical gore and a brutalist futuristic vision, this industrial mutation slid comfortably onto dancefloors catering for those for whom Thatcherism, Reaganomics and Eastern Bloc ideologies provided no hope, producing the most unlikely of clubbing scenes.

Stereolab - Dots And Loops (1997)

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Stereolab - Dots And Loops (1997)

Stereolab - Dots And Loops (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 421 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 163 Mb | Scans included | 01:05:41
Post Rock, Dream Pop, Indie Rock, Experimental, Lounge | Label: Elektra | # 62065-2

On Emperor Tomato Ketchup, Stereolab moved in two directions simultaneously – it explored funkier dance rhythms while increasing the complexity of its arrangements and compositions. For its follow-up, Dots and Loops, the group scaled back its rhythmic experiments and concentrated on layered compositions. Heavily influenced by bossa nova and swinging '60s pop, Dots and Loops is a deceptively light, breezy album that floats by with effortless grace. Even the segmented, 20-minute "Refractions in the Plastic Pulse" has a sunny, appealing surface – it's only upon later listens that the interlocking melodies and rhythms reveal their intricate interplay. In many ways, Dots and Loops is Stereolab's greatest musical accomplishment to date, demonstrating remarkable skill – their interaction is closer to jazz than rock, exploring all of the possibilities of any melodic phrase. Their affection for '60s pop keeps Dots and Loops accessible, even though that doesn't mean it is as immediate as Emperor Tomato Ketchup. In fact, the laid-back stylings of Dots and Loops makes it a little difficult to assimilate upon first listen, but after a few repeated plays, its charms unfold as gracefully as any other Stereolab record.

John Zorn - Filmworks: 1986-1990 (1990) {Japanese Edition}

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John Zorn - Filmworks: 1986-1990 (1990) {Japanese Edition}

John Zorn - Filmworks: 1986-1990 (1990) {Japanese Edition}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 411 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 178 Mb
Scans Included | 01:08:35 | RAR 5% Recovery
Avantgarde Jazz / Experimental / Contemporary Jazz / Modern Classical / Soundtrack
Wave #EVA 2024

Filmworks 1986–1990 features the first released film scores of John Zorn. The album was originally released on the Japanese labels Wave and Eva in 1990, on the Nonesuch Records label in 1992, and subsequently re-released on Zorn's own label, Tzadik Records, in 1997 after being out of print for several years. "For Zorn, filmscores have always been a place to experiment, and the FilmWorks Series is in many ways a microcosm of his prodigious output. This original installment of the FilmWorks Series presents three scores ranging from punk-rockabilly (featuring the nasty guitars of Bob Quine, Bill Frisell and Arto Lindsay); a jazzy Bernard Herrmann fantasy; to a quirky classical/improv/world music amalgam for Raul Ruiz's bizarre film The Golden Boat. Zorn's infamous one-minute arrangement of Morricone's classic The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, is included as a bonus track. This is the place where it all began."

The Beatles - The Beatles (White Album) (1968) {2018, 3CD Box Set, 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, Japan}

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The Beatles - The Beatles (White Album) (1968) {2018, 3CD Box Set, 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, Japan}

The Beatles - The Beatles (White Album) (1968) {2018, 3CD Box Set, 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 1,15 Gb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 544 Mb
Full Scans | 02:49:10 | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop Rock / Soft Rock / Progressive Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Rock & Roll / Experimental
Apple Records / Universal Music #UICY-78857/8/9

For 50 years, The White Album has invited its listeners to venture forth and explore the breadth and ambition of its music, delighting and inspiring each new generation in turn. The Beatles have now released a suite of lavishly presented White Album packages, including an expanded 3CD package. The album's 30 tracks are newly mixed by producer Giles Martin and mix engineer Sam Okell and features the new stereo album mix on 2CDs, adding a third CD of the Esher Demos. This is the first time The BEATLES (‘White Album’) has been remixed and presented with an additional disc demo recordings. To create the new stereo audio mixes for ‘The White Album,’ Giles Martin and Sam Okell worked with an expert team of engineers and audio restoration specialists at Abbey Road Studios in London. This 3CD ‘White Album’ release includes Martin’s new stereo album mix, sourced directly from the original four-track and eight-track session tapes.

Snakefinger - Chewing Hides The Sound (Remastered Deluxe Edition) (1979/2024)

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Snakefinger - Chewing Hides The Sound (Remastered Deluxe Edition) (1979/2024)

Snakefinger - Chewing Hides The Sound (Remastered Deluxe Edition) (1979/2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 502 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 207 MB
1:10:04 | Rock, Experimental, Avantgarde | Label: Klanggalerie

Snakefinger surely needs not much of an introduction. Born Philip Charles Lithman in London, he moved to San Francisco in 1971. His roots lie in the British blues scene, but he soon became friends with The Residents who also gave him the name Snakefinger based on a photograph of Lithman performing, in which his finger looks like a snake about to attack his violin. In 1972 Lithman returned to England and formed the pub rock band Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers. After the lack of success of the second album, he returned to the states and work on his first solo album began. "Chewing Hides The Sound" came out in 1979 on Ralph Records. It includes classics such as his Kraftwerk cover "The Model", "What Wilbur?" and "Picnic In The Jungle". The songs on the album were co-written with The Residents. The music showcased Lithman's distinctive slide guitar playing and often surreal imagery. At the same time, a string of singles was released. All tracks that were exclusive to these releases are added as bonus tracks here. Very recently, a so far unknown remix of the whole album was discovered in the Residents' archive. It was made in 1987 in preparation for the Snakey Wake by The Residents and has never been published in any form. Klanggalerie are now proud to present you this lost gem for the first time ever.

Puscifer - Existential Reckoning (Re-Wired) (2020/2023)

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Puscifer - Existential Reckoning (Re-Wired) (2020/2023)

Puscifer - Existential Reckoning (Re-Wired) (2020/2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 481 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 219 MB
1:06:08 | Industrial, Experimental, Alternative Rock | Label: Alchemy Recordings / BMG

2023 release. Track-by-track reimagining of Existential Reckoning (2020) features mixes by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Tool's Justin Chancellor, Queens Of The Stone Age's Troy Van Leeuwen and Phantogram.

Stereolab - Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements (1993)

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Stereolab - Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements (1993)

Stereolab - Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements (1993)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 369 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 150 Mb | Scans included | 01:02:14
Experimental, Post-Rock, Dream Pop, Noise Pop, Krautrock | Label: Elektra | # 9 61536-2

Though it was the group's major-label debut, Stereolab's Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements showed no signs of selling out. If anything, it's one of the most eclectic and experimental releases in Stereolab's early career, emphasizing the group's elongated Krautrock jams, instrumentals, and harsh, noisy moments. The album begins and ends with smooth, sensual washes of sound like "Tone Burst" and "Lock-Groove Lullaby" and smoothly bouncy pop songs like "I'm Going Out of My Way." These softer, more accessible moments surround complex and varied compositions such as "Analogue Rock," "Our Trinitone Blast," and "Golden Ball," which, with its distorted vocals and shifting tempos, serves as an appetizer for "Jenny Ondioline." A hypnotic, 18-minute epic encompassing dreamy yet driving pop, a Krautrock groove, forceful, churning guitars, and a furious climax, it's the most ambitious – and definitive – moment of Stereolab's early years.

Terre Thaemlitz - Tranquilizer (30th Anniv. Restored & Expanded Ed. 1994-2024) (1994/2024)

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Terre Thaemlitz - Tranquilizer (30th Anniv. Restored & Expanded Ed. 1994-2024) (1994/2024)

Terre Thaemlitz - Tranquilizer (30th Anniv. Restored & Expanded Ed. 1994-2024) (1994/2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 647 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 373 MB
2:35:50 | Electronic, Trance, Experimental, Ambient, Deep House, Breakbeat | Label: Comatonse Recordings

Among our most loved ‘90s ambient house records, Terre Thaemlitz’s debut album is mercifully - finally - expanded and reissued for its 30th anniversary, including an incredible prototype for ambient Memphis rap instrumentals and some would even say dubstep - now expanded to well over two hours long, with a delectable bonus disc full of deep cuts. One that puts a lump in our throat from the opening strokes, ‘Tranquillizer’ marks a key point of departure for Thaemlitz from the deep house they DJ’d at NYC clubs from the late ‘80s to fully embrace its spiritual descendants - ambient house and downbeat - and embark on a stellar oeuvre defined by a timeless sound sensitivity and pathos.

Stereolab - The Groop Played "Space Age Batchelor Pad Music" (1993) Reissue 1998

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Stereolab - The Groop Played "Space Age Batchelor Pad Music" (1993) Reissue 1998

Stereolab - The Groop Played "Space Age Batchelor Pad Music" (1993) Reissue 1998
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 168 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 72 Mb | Scans included | 00:28:21
Post-Rock, Dream Pop, Indie Rock, Experimental | Label: Too Pure | # PURE CD 19

Released in 1993, Space Age Bachelor Pad Music refined Stereolab's sound further and also showcased the increasingly experimental focus of the band's music. Split into two sides – the gentle, intricate "Easy Listening" and the more upbeat "New Wave" – this eight-song EP ranges from the bubbly keyboard piece "Space Age Bachelor Pad Music (Foamy)" to the defiant, driving groove of "We're Not Adult Orientated." The sweet, close harmonies on "Ronco Symphony" and "The Groop Play Chord X" edge closer to the sophisticated, lounge pop-inspired sound explored during the rest of Stereolab's career, while the vibes of "Avant Garde M.O.R." and the fizzy keyboards of "Space Age Bachelor Pad Music (Mellow)" spotlight the band's more texturally complex arrangements. However, the immediacy of "We're Not Adult Orientated (Neu Wave Live)" and the hypnotic, fuzzy guitars on "U.H.F. - MFP" prove that while Stereolab gained more polish and ambition on Space Age Bachelor Pad Music, the band didn't lose any of its kinetic edge.

Keeril Makan - In Sound (2008) with Kronos Quartet and Paul Dresher Ensemble Electro-Acoustic Band

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Keeril Makan - In Sound (2008) with Kronos Quartet and Paul Dresher Ensemble Electro-Acoustic Band

Keeril Makan - In Sound (2008)
with Kronos Quartet and Paul Dresher Ensemble Electro-Acoustic Band

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 243 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 120 Mb
Label: Tzadik | # TZ8053 | Time: 00:48:11 | Scans included
Modern Creative, Avant-Garde, Experimental, Chamber Music

The strength of these pieces by American composer Keeril Makan is that they fall outside the boxes of minimalism, abstract electronic music, and world-influenced styles. The word visceral keeps coming up in his descriptions of his own music, which revels in sheer sound and proceeds in large, physical gestures with, Makan says blithely, "no formal logic other than careful attunement to what the ear and body dictate." Paradoxically, though, it's full of surprises. The three works on the album all fall loosely under the chamber music banner and are all recognizably by the same composer, but each has a different method.

Stereolab - Mars Audiac Quintet (1994)

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Stereolab - Mars Audiac Quintet (1994)

Stereolab - Mars Audiac Quintet (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 426 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 163 Mb | Scans included
Post-Rock, Dream Pop, Indie Rock, Experimental | Label: Elektra | # 61699-2 | 01:06:40

By the time of 1994's Mars Audiac Quintet, Stereolab had already highlighted the rock and experimental sides of its music; now the band concentrated on perfecting its space-age pop. Sweetly bouncy songs like "Ping Pong" and "L' Enfer des Formes" streamline the band's sound without sacrificing its essence; track for track, this may be the group's most accessible, tightly written album. The groove-driven "Outer Accelerator," "Wow and Flutter," and "Transona Five" (which sounds strangely like Canned Heat's "Goin' Up the Country") reaffirm Stereolab's Krautrock roots, but the band's sweet synth melodies and vocal arrangements give it a pop patina. Even extended pieces like "Anamorphose" and "Nihilist Assault Group" – which could have appeared on Transient Random Noise-Bursts With Announcements if they had a rawer production – are more sensual and voluptuous than edgy and challenging. It's equally apparent on layered, complex songs such as "New Orthophony" and "The Stars Our Destination," as well as spare, minimal tracks like "Des Etoiles Electroniques," that the members of Stereolab focused their experimental energies on production tricks, vocal interplay, and increasingly electronic-based arrangements.

Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup (1996)

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Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup (1996)

Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 379 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 144 Mb | Scans included | 00:57:19
Post Rock, Dream Pop, Indie Pop/Rock, Experimental | Label: Elektra | # 61840-2

Stereolab was poised for a breakthrough release with Emperor Tomato Ketchup, their fourth full-length album. Not only was their influence becoming apparent throughout alternative rock, but Mars Audiac Quintet and Music for the Amorphous Body Center indicated they were moving closer to distinct pop melodies. The group certainly hasn't backed away from pop melodies on Emperor Tomato Ketchup, but just as their hooks are becoming catchier, they bring in more avant-garde and experimental influences, as well. Consequently, the album is Stereolab's most complex, multi-layered record. It lacks the raw, amateurish textures of their early singles, but the music is far more ambitious, melding electronic drones and singsong melodies with string sections, slight hip-hop and dub influences, and scores of interweaving counter melodies. Even when Stereolab appears to be creating a one-chord trance, there is a lot going on beneath the surface. Furthermore, the group's love for easy listening and pop melodies means that the music never feels cold or inaccessible. In fact, pop singles like "Cybele's Reverie" and "The Noise of Carpet" help ease listeners into the group's more experimental tendencies.

Helado Negro - PHASOR (2024)

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Helado Negro - PHASOR (2024)

Helado Negro - PHASOR (2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 259 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 135 Mb
Full Scans | 00:35:08 | RAR 5% Recovery
Indie Electronic, Indie Pop, Experimental, Psychedelic, Latin | 4AD #4AD0610CD

Even though Helado Negro's music is always unmistakable, Roberto Carlos Lange has never repeated himself. On PHASOR, his ability to change, grow, and roll with life's highs and lows is at a peak. Lange recorded the album after trading Brooklyn's bustle for the considerably more easygoing creative mecca of Asheville, North Carolina, and the feeling of a fresh start is evident following the lockdown outpourings of 2021's acclaimed Far In. In the best possible way, PHASOR doesn't seem like as much of an effort as its predecessor. Everything on Helado Negro's eighth album feels serendipitous, from its sunny electronics to its mingling of psych-rock, jazz, and kosmische to the understated yet undeniable grooves that give Lange's musings a flowing foundation.

Lard Free - Gilbert Artman's Lard Free Box Set (Complete Albums 1973-1977) (2008) 4CD Box Set, Japanese Remastered, Mini-LPs

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Lard Free - Gilbert Artman's Lard Free Box Set (Complete Albums 1973-1977) (2008) 4CD Box Set, Japanese Remastered, Mini-LPs

Lard Free - Gilbert Artman's Lard Free Box Set (Complete Albums 1973-1977) (2008)
4CD Box Set, Japanese Remastered, Mini-LP sleeve
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 820 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 357 Mb | Scans ~ 170 Mb
Label: Captain Trip Records | # CTCDB-610/613 | Time: 02:35:37
Progressive Rock, Avant-Garde, Experimental, Free Jazz, Jazz-Rock

With the possible exception of Richard Pinhas' Heldon, Gilbert Artman's Lard Free was probably the premier French progressive group of the '70s. The prolific Heldon might win in terms of amount of material, but the three near-perfect albums by Lard Free (despite the truly wretched band name) probably have them beat in terms of overall quality. Although Artman, a drummer who also dabbles in synthesizers and piano, called Lard Free a group, he was the only constant member; all three albums have different lineups. 1973's Lard Free consists of relatively short pieces with prominent piano and saxophone parts, and as such is the most jazz-oriented of the three. The following year's I'm Around About Midnight consists of three long pieces with much more synthesizer; at times, it sounds almost like early (pre-ambient) Tangerine Dream, or perhaps Clear Light, the French collective Artman and the then-current lineup of Lard Free occasionally worked with around this time. 1977's Lard Free III, also known as Spirale Malax, is Artman's best work, a pair of side-long experiments that combine space music, jazz, and King Crimson-style heavy progressive rock better than many groups (including King Crimson) could ever hope to manage.

Fred Frith - Rocking The Boat (2021)

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Fred Frith - Rocking The Boat (2021)

Fred Frith - Rocking The Boat (2021)
FLAC (tracks, scans) - 2.6 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.02 GB
7:28:09 | Art Rock, Avant-Garde Jazz, Prog Rock, Folk Rock, Experimental | Label: ReR Megacorp

First of a three box collection by one of the most innovative guitarists and composers of his generation, containing eight ReR CDs, a bonus Fred title and a fat historic booklet with artwork, photographs, extensive notes and other comments by Fred, all packed into in a sturdy box - and at a budget price. Box I Contains: The legendary Guitar Solos, Gravity (with Etron Fou Leloublan and Samla Mammas Manna), Cheap at Half the Price, Killing Time (with Bill Laswell and Fred Maher), Impur (for very large ensemble), Middle of the Moment (film score), Keep the Dog (dbl CD feat: Rene Lussier, Bob Ostertag, Zeena Parkins, Jean Derome and Charles Hayward). Plus the bonus CD Dropera.