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Opeth - The Last Will And Testament (2024)

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Opeth - The Last Will And Testament (2024)

Opeth - The Last Will And Testament (2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 336 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 120 MB | Covers - 47 MB
Genre: Progressive Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM 1.0155)

The Last Will and Testament is a concept record of sorts. A restless musical journey in a way mirroring my own relationship with music as a consumer of it," narrates band leader Mikael Åkerfeldt. "I pick up something here, dismiss something there. I worship and I hate music at the same time. This ambivalence leads me down some type of creative path of my own and then, all of a sudden, a collection of songs has been written. Best case scenario, these songs are good enough to impress the band. Good enough for the ”powers that be” in terms of the industry. Good enough for ”you”?! I love this record. I have to say it (write it).
Maybe I’m proud even? There are some familiar ingredients in there I suppose. Most of our music has sprung from the same source, so I guess it’s not much of a shocker if it’s going to sound like ”us”…

The Kinks - The Kink Kontroversy (1965) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2011]

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The Kinks - The Kink Kontroversy (1965) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2011]

The Kinks - The Kink Kontroversy (1965) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2011]
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 396 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 174 MB | Covers - 84 MB
Genre: Garage Rock, Pop Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Sanctuary Records/Universal Music (275 628-5)

The Kinks came into their own as album artists - and Ray Davies fully matured as a songwriter - with The Kink Kontroversy, which bridged their raw early British Invasion sound with more sophisticated lyrics and thoughtful production. There are still powerful ravers like the hit "Til the End of the Day" (utilizing yet another "You Really Got Me"-type riff) and the abrasive, Dave Davies-sung cover of "Milk Cow Blues," but tracks like the calypso pastiche "I'm on an Island," where Ray sings of isolation with a forlorn yet merry bite, were far more indicative of their future direction. Other great songs on this underrated album include the uneasy nostalgia of "Where Have All the Good Times Gone?," the plaintive, almost fatalistic ballads "Ring the Bells" and "The World Keeps Going Round," and the Dave Davies-sung declaration of independence "I Am Free."

Albert Ayler Trio - Prophecy Live, First Visit (Remastered) (2024)

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Albert Ayler Trio - Prophecy Live, First Visit (Remastered) (2024)

Albert Ayler Trio - Prophecy Live, First Visit (2024)
FLAC (tracks) - 545 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 176 MB
1:16:34 | Jazz | Label: ezz-thetics

FIRST VISIT LIVE OFFERS NEW MASTERING OF THE TRIO’S FIRST PERFORMANCE AT THE CELLAR CAFE, NEW YORK CITY 1964.
June of 1964 found Ayler on the verge of what was arguably the most productive phase of his journey, molding the motifs that would make up a substantial portion of his repertoire, pushing and pulling them, taffy-like, seeing how far he could possibly stretch the music while retaining its essential, spiritual core. (Brian Olewnick, July 2019).

Lil' Ed And The Blues Imperials - Roughhousin' (1986)

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Lil' Ed And The Blues Imperials - Roughhousin' (1986)

Lil' Ed And The Blues Imperials - Roughhousin' (1986)
XLD Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 300 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 105 MB | Covers - 28 MB
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Alligator Records (ALCD 4749)

Wild & greasy blues at its best, a two-song session for an anthology turned into an all-night, live-in-the-studio jam. Sounds like it was great fun.
Signing to Alligator in the mid-'80s, they released their debut album, Roughhousin', in 1986 and found themselves receiving national attention. They began playing urban clubs and festivals all over the country and eventually toured Canada, Europe, and Japan.

Booker Little - Booker Little (1960) [Japanese Edition 2017]

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Booker Little - Booker Little (1960) [Japanese Edition 2017]

Booker Little - Booker Little (1960) [Japanese Edition 2017]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 217 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 83 MB | Covers - 25 MB
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Solid Records/Ultra-Vybe (CDSOL-45373)

Trumpeter Booker Little's second session as a leader (there would only be four) is a quartet outing (with either Wynton Kelly or Tommy Flanagan on piano, bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Roy Haynes) that puts the emphasis on relaxed tempoes. Little's immediately recognizable melancholy sound and lyrical style are heard in top form on "Who Can I Turn To" and five of his originals, some of which deserve to be revived. His jazz waltz "The Grand Valse" (inspired by Sonny Rollins' "Valse Hot") is a highpoint of this set.

Jethro Tull - War Child (1974) [2CD The 40th Anniversary Theatre Edition 2014]

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Jethro Tull - War Child (1974) [2CD The 40th Anniversary Theatre Edition 2014]

Jethro Tull - War Child (1974) [2CD The 40th Anniversary Theatre Edition 2014]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 688 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 277 MB | Covers - 577 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock, Prog Folk | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Chrysalis Records (2564621627)

War Child was Jethro Tull's first album after two chart-toppers, Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play, and was one of those records that was a hit the day it was announced (it was certified platinum based on pre-orders, the last Tull album to earn platinum record status). It never made the impression of its predecessors, however, as it was a return to standard-length songs following two epic-length pieces. It was inevitable that the material would lack power, if only because the opportunity for development that gave Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play some of their power. Additionally, the music was no longer quite able to cover for the obscurity of Tull's lyrics ("Two Fingers" being the best example). The title track is reasonably successful, but "Queen and Country" seems repetitive and pointless…

Deep Forest - Music Detected (2002) [Japanese Edition] (Repost)

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Deep Forest - Music Detected (2002) [Japanese Edition] (Repost)

Deep Forest - Pacifique (2000) [Japanese Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 414 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 144 MB | Covers - 272 MB
Genre: New Age, Electronic, World | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Sony Music Japan (EICP 70)

Mike Sanchez and Eric Mouquet of Deep Forest have always been musical anthropologists, sampling the sounds of other cultures (Pygmy tribes of Cameroon, Gypsies of Eastern Europe, Cuban street musicians, to name just a few) and swirling them into their own ambient dance pop. On this 2002 release the French duo revisits some old samples and also brings in Turkish chant, Japanese pop, and Indian vocals. They introduce startling new elements as well: heavy electric guitars, many lyrics written in English, and a live drummer replacing the programmed rhythm tracks of their previous recordings.
Many of the lyrics here concern environmental issues and warn of the impending dangers of soullessness…

Nazareth - Razamanaz (1973) {2002, 20-bit K2 Japanese Remaster}

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Nazareth - Razamanaz (1973) {2002, 20-bit K2 Japanese Remaster}

Nazareth - Razamanaz (1973) {2002, 20-bit K2 Japanese Remaster}
XLD Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 497 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 118 Mb
Full Scans | 00:46:06 | RAR 5% Recovery
Hard Rock, Classic Rock | Victor #VICP-61831

After pursuing a Rolling Stones-styled blend of rock and country elements on their first two albums, Nazareth segued into a harder rocking style with 1973's Razamanaz. The resulting album has a lot of energy and drive and much of this can be credited to Roger Glover's production, which tempers the group's tendency to experiment with different musical styles by imposing an overall sound that play's up the group's hard rock edge. The end result is an album that rocks consistently throughout but works in intriguing musical elements to keep things interesting.

Christophe - Le Beau Bizarre - Intégrale (Remastered) (2021)

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Christophe - Le Beau Bizarre - Intégrale (Remastered) (2021)

Christophe - Le Beau Bizarre - Intégrale (Remastered) (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 6.9 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 2.5 GB
18:46:08 | Chanson, Pop Rock | Label: Universal Music France / Capitol / BMG

Il n’a pas tant d’albums, Daniel Bevilacqua, et son parcours de chanteur nommé Christophe est pour le moins accidenté. Il y a de grands trous, dont un vrai gouffre qu’il a fallu 13 ans à remonter. Mais là où les grands succès suffisent à presque tout le monde (Aline, Les marionnettes, Les mots bleus et Les paradis perdus, c’est à peu près ça), les amoureux du plus angoissé des yéyés, du malheureux chronique à la voix de verre, veulent toutes les traces qu’il a laissées de son passage sur terre, et ils sont ici servis : les versions italiennes, les duos, ses états des lieux successifs à l’Olympia, la bande originale du film Sur la route de Salina (1970), les raretés d’avant Aline jusqu’à une reprise de Béart, sur un album hommage dont il est forcément le fantôme, puisque disparu juste avant. La COVID-19 a trouvé en lui une proie de choix, un étouffement annoncé. On peut se s’estimer heureux qu’il ne soit pas mort en 1965 : cette intégrale est celle d’une vie en sursis.

Whitesnake - The Best Of Whitesnake (1981) {2021, Japanese MQA-CD × UHQCD, Limited Edition, Remastered}

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Whitesnake - The Best Of Whitesnake (1981) {2021, Japanese MQA-CD × UHQCD, Limited Edition, Remastered}

Whitesnake - The Best Of Whitesnake (1981) {2021, Japanese MQA-CD × UHQCD, Limited Edition, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 317 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 124 Mb
Full Scans | 00:44:18 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Hard Rock | Universal Music Group #UICY40344

An English hard rock institution founded by former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale, Whitesnake emerged in the late 1970s with a style steeped in the driving British blues-rock of bands like Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin, and of course, Deep Purple. After recalibrating their sound to better adapt to the burgeoning '80s hair and pop-metal scene, they found commercial success with 1984's Slide It In and then cannonballed into the mainstream in 1987 with the release of their multi-platinum-selling eponymous seventh effort, which spawned the power ballad "Is This Love" and the massive crossover number one hit "Here I Go Again."

Prefab Sprout - The Gunman And Other Stories (2001)

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Prefab Sprout - The Gunman And Other Stories (2001)

Prefab Sprout - The Gunman And Other Stories (2001)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u8 + Log ~ 401 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 205 Mb
Full Scans | 00:43:19 | RAR 5% Recovery
Soft Rock / Indie Rock / Country Rock / Sophisti-Pop
EMI / Liberty EMI Records UK #7243 5 32613 2 0

After the seven-year gap between 1990's Jordan: The Comeback and 1997's Andromeda Heights, many Prefab Sprout fans were surprised by the comparatively brief four years between that album and 2001's The Gunman and Other Stories. The album holds other surprises for the longtime Prefab Sprout fan; for one thing, backing vocalist Wendy Smith is absent, having left the group after the birth of her first child, and for another, it's a Western-themed concept album.

Björk - Debut (1993/2020)

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Björk - Debut (1993/2020)

Björk - Debut (1993/2020)
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) - 298 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 111 MB
48:05 | Electronic, Blues, House, Piano Blues, Trip Hop, Synth-pop, Downtempo | Label: Caroline / Universal

180 Gram Vinyl LP. Debut is the international debut studio album by Icelandic recording artist Björk,[nb 1] released in July 1993 by One Little Indian and Elektra Entertainment. It was produced by Björk and Nellee Hooper. It was Björk's first recording following the dissolution of her previous band, the Sugarcubes. The album departed from the rock style of her previous work and drew from an eclectic variety of styles, including electronic pop, house music, jazz and trip hop.

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Carnage (2021)

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Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Carnage (2021)

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Carnage (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 222 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 97 Mb
Covers Included | 00:40:07 | RAR 5% Recovery
Art Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock | Goliath Records #BS021CD

Given the spare, textural soundscapes of 2016's Skeleton Tree and 2019's Ghosteen, it was not hard to wonder just how much Nick Cave still needed the Bad Seeds to bring his visions to life. 2021's Carnage suggests he may not need them at all outside of his longtime collaborator Warren Ellis. Cave and Ellis collaborated on Carnage while they were in lockdown thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, and in most respects it's of a piece with Skeleton Tree and Ghosteen, with Cave's dour, doomstruck lyrical meditations taking center stage while the musical accompaniment hovers in the background.

Jimi Hendrix - Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision (2024)

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Jimi Hendrix - Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision (2024)

Jimi Hendrix - Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision (2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 1.29 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 598 MB
3:13:42 | Psychedelic Rock | Label: Legacy Recordings

On September 13, Experience Hendrix L.L.C., in partnership with Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is releasing Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision, a deluxe box set offering 39 tracks (38 previously unreleased) that were recorded by the new-look Jimi Hendrix Experience (Billy Cox on bass, Mitch Mitchell on drums) at Electric Lady Studios between June and August of 1970, just before the legendary musician’s untimely death the following month. In celebration of the forthcoming release, on August 8, the City of New York will be temporarily renaming the portion of West 8th Street between 6th Street and MacDougal Street JIMI HENDRIX WAY. This is the block on which Electric Lady Studios was built and still stands. There will also be a media screening event inside the studio that night.

Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham - Rock And Roll Highway (2000) {2007, Japanese Reissue}

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Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham - Rock And Roll Highway (2000) {2007, Japanese Reissue}

Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham - Rock And Roll Highway (2000) {2007, Japanese Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 227 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 89 Mb
Covers Included | 00:34:15 | RAR 5% Recovery
Rock | Southern Sea #QACL-30013

Besides hardcore Led Zeppelin fans, it's a little known fact that Jimmy Page produced and played on a 1970 album by theatrical rocker Screaming Lord Sutch, Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends. In addition to Page's appearance (he also co-penned a few tracks), the other 'friends' included John Bonham, Jeff Beck, Nicky Hopkins, and Noel Redding. Since the album is quite difficult to find nowadays, select tracks have popped up over the years on compilations, such as the 2000 set Rock and Roll Highway.