MGMT - Little Dark Age (2018) [Hi-Res]

February 11, 2018, 5:09 am

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Artist: MGMT
Title Of Album: Little Dark Age
Year Of Release: 2018
Label: Columbia
Country: United States
Genre: Indie, Psychedelic, Alternative, Electronic
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Time: 43:58
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Rufus Wainwright – Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright (2014)

February 11, 2018, 5:15 am

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The Best of Rufus Wainwright brings together many of the singer/songwriter’s best cuts, as chosen by him, from his various studio albums. Included here are songs off his 1998 self-titled debut all the way through to his 2012 album, Out of the Game. Also included are several cuts Wainwright recorded for the 2001 soundtrack to Shrek. That said, missing here are cuts off his intimate 2007 album All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu, as are any tracks from his several concert albums, most notably his 2007 Judy Garland-themed performance Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall. Perhaps Wainwright viewed All Days Are Nights, which was recorded during his mother Kate McGarrigle’s illness with cancer, as too much of a personal statement to single out any of its tracks for inclusion here. Similarly, maybe Wainwright felt that as a show largely built around American Songbook standards, his Judy Garland concert simply worked too well as stand-alone conceptual entity to cherry-pick from. Nonetheless, some fans may miss their exclusion from Vibrate, which is not to say that Vibrate isn’t a substantial window onto Wainwright’s oeuvre. On the contrary, rather than simply presenting a chronological set of songs from his first album to his most recent, Wainwright attempted to present this career-spanning overview with an ear to creating a dramatic flow for the listener, the same way he does with all his albums. The result is a beautifully curated mix of songs, each of which offers a chapter in the story of Wainwright’s life and career.

Tracks:
01. Going To A Town (04:07)
02. Bitter Tears (04:06)
03. Me and Liza (03:21)
04. Hallelujah (04:12)
05. Oh What a World (04:25)
06. April Fools (05:03)
07. Poses (05:01)
08. Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk (04:42)
09. Vibrate (02:45)
10. The One You Love (03:45)
11. I Don’t Know What It Is (04:53)
12. The Art Teacher (03:53)
13. Go or Go Ahead (06:40)
14. Dinner at Eight (04:34)
15. Foolish Love (05:46)
16. Sometimes You Need (03:22)
17. Grey Gardens (03:06)
18. Tiergarten (03:27)

Addis sisters (Ethiopia)

February 11, 2018, 5:17 am

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  Thanks to the world wide web there are vast loads of great music to be mined. Browse for an obscure artist from far far away en within a split second you can find almost every kind of music.

That ofcourse is great. But it must be me getting old that i  sometimes long for the feeling i got in the old days when i found some exotic tape. On a flee market, in a shoarma joint or in the collection of new found friends...
 I remember clearly, it was in the early 80's of last century, i was riding my bike home with two newfound borrowed Ethiopian cassettes burning in my pocket. My first Ethio tape ever was from the spectecular Tilahun Gessesse  and these two were a welcome addition to my small library of worldwide local music.

I rushed home to my tapedeck and nervously inserted the first treasure.  By Mahmud Ahmad  the cover said and later, when the songs appeared on vinyl, i found out it was  the legendary album Era Mela Mela. Still one of his best, in my opinion. 

The other tape's sleeve was unreadable mostly thanks to my lack in formal Amharic education. But the music inside instantly blew my mind. Wow!! Two girls singing their heart out in front of a jazzy Ethiopian combo. So i called them 'the Addis Sisters'.

In the following years i only once found another Addis Sisters' tape on line, i forgot which blog (sorry). They sung together with an electronic organ in a very empty room. Nice but not great.

Recently i was visiting this fine blog about Ethiopian music and  look! The Addis Sisters with a 45 rpm 'Alemiya'  and 'Gubiliye'.  Really cool stuff. And what's even better: i finally got to know their names: Belaynesh Wubante & Assegedetch Asfaw.

 Problably i will stick to the Addis Sisters for some time, old habit.  But while  the 45 rpm might be cool, the cassette i offer you today is really hot! That's not bragging, because i had no part in it.
Okay, best take them both down!

Addis Sisters tape

Dankzij het wereldwijde web zijn er gigantische hoeveelheden muziek te mijnen. Tik een obscure artiest van heel ver weg in je zoekmachine en een fractie van een seconde later vind je bijna alle soorten muziek.

listen to this 45rpm in the clip below

Dat is fantastisch natuurlijk. Het zal mijn ouderdom zijn dat ik af en toe terugverlang naar de opwinding die ik voelde in de pre-digitale tijden bij de vondst van een exotisch kleinood. Op de vlooienmarkt, bij een shoarmatent of in de verzameling van een nieuw gewonnen vriend...

Heel duidelijk herinner ik mij de fietstocht, begin jaren 80 van de vorige eeuw, dat ik door de stad naar huis fietste, het was al donker en het regende zacht, en in mijn jaszakken brandden 2 vers geleende Ethiopische bandjes. Mijn allereerste tape uit die streek was van Tilahun Gessesse en deze beide waren een welkome aanvulling aan mijn kleine verzameling.

Eenmaal thuis haaste ik mij naar het tapedeck en schoof de eerste cassette naar binnen. Mahmud Ahmad stond er met balpen op het hoesje geschreven and later, toen de muziek uitkwam op vinyl, begreep ik dat het 't meesterlijke album Ere Mela Melas was. Nog steeds een van zijn beste, naar mijn mening.
De buitenkand van het andere bandje was onleesbaar, vooral dankzij mijn gebrekkige beheersing van de Amhaarse alfabet. Maar de muziek knalde er meteen goed in. Waaauw! Twee jongedames zngen het hart uit hun lijf met achter zich een jazzy ethio combo. Ik doopte ze 'De Addis Sisters'.

In de jaren erna heb ik nog een keer een bandje kunnen downloaden, ik weet niet meer van welk blog (sorry). De Sisters samen met een electronisch orgel in een erg lege ruime. Aardig maar niet geweldig.
Onlangs bezocht ik dit fijne blog over Ethiopische muziek en verrek! Een post met het singeltje Alemiye en Gulamiye van ..... de Addis Sisters. De muziek is echt cool. En beter nog: eindelijk ken ik nu hun namen: Belaynesh Wubante & Assegedetch Asfaw.
Waarschijnlijk hou ik het voorlopig op Addis Sisters, dat is erin geslepen. En die single is heel cool, maar de cassette die ik jullie vandaag aanlever is HOT! En dat is geen opscheppen, want ik had er geen aandeel in. Nou ja, haal ze allebei maar van het web...

LESLIE PINTCHIK μια τζαζ πιανίστρια από τη Νέα Υόρκη με ιστορία

February 11, 2018, 5:43 am

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Δανείζομαι πρόλογο από παλαιότερο κείμενο και τον αναμορφώνω, ώστε να ταιριάζει με την περίσταση.

Έχοντας πολλά χρόνια στην πλάτη της, ή μάλλον στα χέρια της, ως ζωντανή performer στα τζαζ κλαμπ του Village, η πιανίστα και συνθέτιδα Leslie Pintchik διαθέτει, στην πολυετή καριέρα της, μόλις έξι προσωπικά άλμπουμ. Στο δισκορυχείον έχουμε γράψει πριν καιρό για τρία απ’ αυτά –το “We’re Here to Listen” [Pintch Hard, 2010], το “In the Nature of Things” [Pintch Hard, 2013] και το “True North” [Pintch Hard, 2016]–, ενώ τώρα το ίδιο θα πράξουμε και για το πιο πρόσφατο, το έκτο της, που έχει τίτλο “You Eat my Food, You Drink my Wine, You Steal my Girl!” [Pintch Hard, 2017].

Σ’ αυτό το άλμπουμ η Pintchik εμφανίζεται μ’ ένα πολυμελές, για τα μέτρα της, σχήμα, καθώς , πέραν της ιδίας που παίζει πιάνο, ακούγονται και οι Steve Wilson άλτο σαξόφωνο, Ron Horton τρομπέτα, φλούγκελχορν, Shoko Nagaiακορντεόν, Scott Hardy μπάσο, κιθάρα, Michael Sarin ντραμς και Satoshi Takeishi κρουστά. Η μπάντα είναι πλήρης δηλαδή και έτοιμη φυσικά, για να αποδώσει τις έξι συνθέσεις τής Pintchik και τα δύο στάνταρντ, το “I’m glad there is you” του Jimmy Dorsey και το “Smoke gets in your eyes” του Jerome Kern, που και αυτά διασκευάζονται με διάθεση μελετημένα ανατρεπτική. Το πρώτο γίνεται κάπως bolero, με «έξυπνη» αλληλουχία ακόρντων και εξαιρετική αρμονική προσέγγιση, ενώ το δεύτερο αποκτά κάποια βραζιλιάνικα «μποσανοειδή» χαρακτηριστικά (η βραζιλιάνικη μουσική είναι από τις πιο αγαπημένες της Pintchik, όπως διαβάζω), με ωραία γεμίσματα στο πιάνο και με το κοντραμπάσο σ’ ένα προεξάρχοντα ρόλο.

Από ’κει και πέρα υπάρχουν διάφορα, που μπορεί να πει κάποιος για τις συνθέσεις της Pintchik, όπως ας πούμε για την moodyμπαλάντα “Mortal”, με τις μελωδίες στο άλτο και το φλούγκελχορν να κυριαρχούν, για το τιτλοφορημένο από ένα τηλεφωνικό μήνυμα “Your call will be answered by our next available representative…”, που εμφανίζει χιουμοριστικά στοιχεία, με παράξενες και απότομες παύσεις κ.λπ. ή για το “Happy dog”, που έχει μια νεο-ορλεανική γιορτινή αύρα (και όχι μόνο εξαιτίας του ακορντεόν).

Ένα μελετημένο μέχρι κεραίας άλμπουμ είναι το “You Eat my Food, You Drink my Wine, You Steal my Girl!” της Leslie Pintchik, μιας αθόρυβης, αλλά ουσιαστικής πιανίστριας-συνθέτριας της νεοϋορκέζικης σκηνής.

Επαφή: www.lesliepintchik.com/epk

Trio Mocoto - Trio Mocoto (1973) [Remastered 2006]

February 11, 2018, 6:48 am

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Artist: Trio Mocoto
Title Of Album: Trio Mocoto
Year Of Release: 1973/2006
Label (Catalog#): Som Livre [0519-2]
Country: Brazil
Genre: Latin Jazz, World, Funk, Samba, MPB
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Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 31:38
Full Size: 233 mb
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Stone Country - Stone Country (1968)

February 11, 2018, 6:48 am

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Artist : Stone Country
Title Of Album: Stone Country
Year Of Release: 1968 (2007)
Country : USA
Genre: psychedelic rock, country rock
Quality : FLAC (*image + .cue,log,scans)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time : 39:30
Full Size: 174,0 MB

Chirco - Visitation (1972)

February 11, 2018, 6:48 am

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Artist : Chirco
Title Of Album: Visitation
Year Of Release: 1972 (1999)
Country : USA
Genre: progressive rock
Quality : FLAC (*tracks + .cue,log,scans)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time : 37:19
Full Size: 200,0 MB

The Animated Egg - Guitar Freakout (1967 / 1968)

February 11, 2018, 6:48 am

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Artist : The Animated Egg
Title Of Album: Guitar Freakout
Year Of Release: 1967 / 1968 (2008)
Country : USA
Genre: surf rock, garage rock
Quality : FLAC (*image + .cue,log,scans)
Bitrate: Lossless
Full Size: 405,0 MB

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Federal Duck - Federal Duck (1968)

February 11, 2018, 6:48 am

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Artist : Federal Duck
Title Of Album: Federal Duck
Year Of Release: 1968
Country : USA
Genre: psychedelic pop rock
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Full Size: 195,0 MB

VA - Red Hot + Rio 2 [2CD Japanese Edition] (2011)

February 11, 2018, 6:48 am

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Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: Red Hot + Rio 2
Year Of Release: 2011
Label (Catalog#): Victor [VICP-64968~9]
Genre: Bossa Nova, Vocal, Latin Jazz, Soul/Funk, MPB, Tropicália
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Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 2:28:08
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Ariel - Rock And Roll Scars (1975)

February 11, 2018, 6:48 am

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Artist : Ariel
Title Of Album: Rock And Roll Scars
Year Of Release: 1975 (2002)
Country : Australia
Genre: hard rock, progressive rock
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Bitrate: Lossless
Time : 44:10
Full Size: 337,0 MB

Laneys Legion - Laneys Legion (2014)

February 11, 2018, 6:48 am

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Artist : Laneys Legion
Title Of Album: Laneys Legion
Year Of Release: 2014
Country : Sweden
Genre: hard rock
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Bitrate: Lossless
Time : 39:05
Full Size: 319,0 MB

Beth Nielsen Chapman – Hearts of Glass (2018)

February 11, 2018, 8:13 am

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In a career spanning almost 40 years, Beth Nielsen Chapman has been sparing with her album releases. She’s been twice nominated for Grammys and many may still think of her as primarily a songwriter: “This Kiss”, of which she was co-writer, was a big hit for Faith Hill and artists as blue-chip, and as diverse, as Bette Midler, Waylon Jennings, Bonnie Raitt and Elton John have recorded her songs.

Hearts of Glass is her 13th album – if you don’t count Greatest Hits (1999) and Liv On (2016), an album of hope and healing recorded with fellow breast cancer survivor Olivia Newton John and Amy Sky, who suffered the loss of a child to cancer – and her first since Uncovered (2014). It’s a mix of new and some old songs (including the poignant and beautiful “Child Again”, about the twilight years, “If My World Didn’t Have You” on which Rodney Crowell provides backing vocals) and while nothing compares to the majesty and profundity of “Sand and Water” from the 1997 album of the same name (nor should it, for it followed the death of her husband from cancer and the birth of a son who would scarcely knew his father) this is a satisfying and cohesive outing, her distinctive, warm and always true voice to the fore.

Two (new) songs connect BNC’s past and present stories: “Epitaph for Love”, in which she reflects on the pain of loss and finding love again, and “You’re Still My Valentine”, which hints at the illness of her second husband (“Hold tight my darlin’… Whatever life brings/You’re still my valentine”), though happily he is now in remission. “Valentine” has a wonderfully retro feel in terms of both sound and construction – a rich harmonic palette, with the augmented and diminished chords beloved of jazzmen but not so much Nashville cats; shifts from major to minor; Sam Ashworth’s brushes and Jeff Taylor’s accordion.

It was Whispering Bob Harris who introduced BNC to Ashworth and in addition to playing drums, percussion, guitar, synth and backing vocals he also produced the album, which was recorded in the singer-songwriter’s home town of Nashville. The CD features a gate-fold sleeve containing a large fold-out, with all the credits and lyrics actually readable. It can be done!

In a springtime of releases (and tours) by outstanding women (Joan Baez, Gretchen Peters, Mary Gauthier), it would be hard to decide where to spend your money if you’re short of it. I would never be without Baez (a moving album with which to close her 60-year career: more anon) and I’ve yet to hear the others. But for me Hearts of Glass is a keeper.

Los Texmaniacs – Americano Groove (2015)

February 11, 2018, 8:13 am

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Americano Groove is welcome relief from a pretty slim year for good music, kicking off with the Los Lobos-like street-funk of “Down in the Barrio,” a duet with Alejandro Escovedeo (not to mention David Hidalgo on guitar!) that rattles and rolls like the opening credits to a Robert Rodriguez actioner. This is followed up by the more traditional accordion-driven rave up “Ya No Te Quiero Ver,” which is so different from the opener that within the first few minutes of the disc, the listener has experienced just how diverse the music of the Texmaniacs truly is.

The legendary Augie Meyers plays the keys on the sly “How Can a Beautiful Woman Be So Ugly,” while country singer Kevin Fowler (no relation…I think) gives a spirited Gilley’s-ready two-stepper in “Adios Mamacita” about loving and leaving a woman who “like a good tequila, she goes down nice.” Same goes for a Joe Ely guest spot on “I Wanna Know Your Name” and Rick Trevino spotlighted on the most modern country-ish track here, “Big Night in a Small Town.”

With only one or two slower numbers, Americano Groove revels in the fiesta festivities, right down to the final track “Polka Palitos” that actually inspired me to pick up a couple of Frankie Yankovic and Myron Floren albums—who knew at the age of 36 I’d replace rock with polka in my aural diet? This is the car-stereo album of the summer (or what’s left of it), perfect for cruising with the windows rolled down, steering wheel in one hand, Tiger’s Blood raspa in the other. And maybe a cup of elote between your legs just for fun.

Tracklist:
1. Down In The Barrio (Feat. Alejandro Escovedo) (3:52)
2. Ya No Te Quiero Ver (3:13)
3. How Can A Beautiful Woman Be So Ugly (4:14)
4. How Long Is Patient (4:45)
5. Adios Mamacita (Feat. Kevin Fowler) (2:41)
6. Muchachos Alegres (2:14)
7. I Wanna Know Your Name (Feat. Joe Ely) (3:13)
8. Herido (4:17)
9. Como Te Quiero (3:09)
10. Big Night In A Small Town (Feat. Rick Trevino) (4:04)
11. Mentirosa (4:06)
12. Polka Palitos (2:29)

good morning, midnight.

February 11, 2018, 8:21 am

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what a lovely album. this was made in the mid nineties for a japanese radio station which beamed through satellites ethereal audio harmony twenty four hours a day. i think y'all will enjoy it.

ps real torn up over johann johannsson, what a beautiful body of work to be left behind. godspeed good sir.

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VA - African Disco: Deep Disco from 1970's Africa (2003)

February 11, 2018, 8:26 am

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Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: African Disco: Deep Disco from 1970's Africa
Year Of Release: 2003
Label (Catalog#): Nascente [NSCD 102]
Genre: Afrobeat, Funk/Soul, Disco
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Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 56:45
Full Size: 380 mb
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Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get It Right (2000)

February 11, 2018, 8:26 am

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Artist: Climax Blues Band
Title Of Album: Couldn't Get It Right
Release Date: 2000
Location: United Kingdom
Genre: Blues-Rock
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue+covers)
Length: 47:19 min
Tracks: 22
Total Size: 527 MB (+5%)

Climax Blues Band (????????????? Climax Chicago Blues Band) ? ?????????? ???-??????, ???????????? ? ?????????, ??????, ? 1968 ???? ? ??????????? ? ?????? ???? ? ???????? ????-???, ???????????? ? ????? ???????????????, ?????????? ??? ???????. ????????, ? ?????? ?????? ???????? ??????? ????????? ????? ?????? ? ????? ????, ????????? ????? ???, ?????? ?????? ?????, ??????? ?????? ?????? ? (???? ????????) ???????? ????? ?????, ???????? 17 ????????? ????????, ? ????????? ??????????? ??????? ? 1976 ???? ? ????? ?Couldn?t Get It Right?.

Gothic Voices - The Mirror of Narcissus (1983)

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Artist: Gothic Voices
Title Of Album: The Mirror of Narcissus
Release Date: 1983
Location: United Kingdom
Label: Hyperion (CDA66087)
Genre: Classical, Medieval
Quality: APE (image+.cue+covers)
Length: 50:57 min
Tracks: 13
Total Size: 261 MB (+5%)

Leftfield - Rhythm and Stealth (1999)

February 11, 2018, 8:26 am

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Artist: Leftfield
Title Of Album: Rhythm and Stealth
Release Date: 1999
Location: England
Label: Columbia Records (CK 68529)
Genre: Breakbeat, Leftfield, Techno, Downtempo
Quality: APE (image+.cue)
Length: 52:58 min
Tracks: 10
Total Size: 427 MB (+5%)

Rhythm and Stealth is the second album by Leftfield released on 20 September 1999. It was the follow-up to 1995's Leftism. The album reached No. 1 in the UK album chart. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2000 but lost out to Badly Drawn Boy's The Hour of Bewilderbeast.

Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose (2004)

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Artist: Loretta Lynn
Title Of Album: Van Lear Rose
Release Date: 2004
Location: USA
Label: Interscope (0602498189559)
Genre: Country
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue+covers)
Length: 39:01 min
Tracks: 13
Total Size: 329 MB (+5%)