Sparks – A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Sparks – A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 54:25 minutes | 1,23 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

The legendary Sparks namely the brothers Ron and Russell Mael have announced the release of their 24th studio album: a Steady Drip, Drip, Drip will be released on May 15, 2020 via BMG. In October, the Duo embarks on a small European Tour, on which the Sparks can also be seen in Germany on 15 October. Since 1974 she has been playing with her Megahit This Town Ain’t Big enough for Both of us from her 3rd album. Studio album Kimono My House having stormed the Charts, heads and radio waves for the first time, the two eternally young pop pioneers have set themselves a unique monument with their albums and their live shows. With a Steady Drip, Drip, Drip, the US Duo presents the successor of their critically acclaimed 2017 album Hippopotamus, with which the Sparks returned to the Top 10 at the time and which has been celebrated not only as one of the best albums of the year, but also as a creative highlight of the Formation so far. evor the Sparks 2021 embark on an extensive world tour together with their Band, the brothers can be experienced in October 2020 on a small European Tour.

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Spark – Wild Territories (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Spark – Wild Territories (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:00:02 minutes | 624 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Berlin Classics

The ECHO-winning group Spark pursues the logical development of its wholly personal sound in the space between Post Classical, Minimal music and Avant-garde. Virtuosic and unfettered, the five young musicians move between the poles of contrasting musical worlds and eras and forge tradition and innovation into a thrilling new sonic experience attuned to the zeitgeist. The album title tells a story. These are five young artists determined to chart virgin musical territory, confound convention and give free rein to their imagination. Together they conjure up a luxuriant rainforest that spreads its fronds from baroque times to the present day.

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Spark – On the Dancefloor (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Spark – On the Dancefloor (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 45:44 minutes | 477 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Berlin Classics

Dance is more than movement to music. Dance is passion and pure lust for life. Celebrations call for dancing. That was as true in the palaces and the taverns of the 18th century as it is today in the techno temples of the new era. This is the surging river that ECHO-Klassik winners Spark have set out to bridge in their project “On the Dancefloor”. The Classical Band throws an arch from the spirited ballet music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to the chamber techno penned by contemporary composer Sebastian Bartmann, finding that two seemingly contrasting worlds actually fit very well together.

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Ben Taylor – Naked (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Ben Taylor – Naked (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 24:01 minutes | 978 MB | Genre: Indie Folk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Real World Records

Taylor was raised in Manhattan and spent time in various private schools before leaving them behind in ninth grade. His father taught him his first couple of songs on guitar when he was 12, after which he taught himself to play by learning all of his father’s numbers; but traveling the world and connecting with nature were Taylor’s passion. Trips across Asia and Europe opened his eyes to Earth’s greatest wonders, leading him to think he might like to be a gardener or a farmer. Still, he had his hand in a few musical makings. Before he turned 20, Taylor’s cover of the Beatles’ “I Will” landed on the soundtrack to a domestic comedy featuring Paul Reiser, Bye Bye, Love.

And later, when he started writing his own songs, at around the age of 21, his mother provided him with a handwritten, three-page manual with all kinds of tips and pointers on the art of songwriting. But for a long time before that, Taylor rejected the idea of going into music. As a youngster, dividing his time between living in Martha’s Vineyard and Manhattan, he found himself yearning for the kind of discipline that neither of his parents were inclined to impose.

“My dad wasn’t strict, and my mom loved me so much that I would wake up sometimes and she’d say, ‘Come on, pretend to be sick today and get the day off school and let’s hang out and listen to music,'” he recalls. Taylor’s “rebellion” was to gravitate towards the ultra-disciplined culture of martial arts and Eastern philosophy, enrolling in kung fu schools and travelling with various teachers.

A trip to the Caribbean gave him the push he’d been wanting for so long. Armed with an acoustic guitar and a headful of songs, Taylor shaped himself into the natural singer/songwriter his parents knew he’d become. While visiting Los Angeles in late 2001, he befriended drummer Larry Ciancia (Fiona Apple, Everlast) and a musical bond was formed. Fellow musicians Adam MacDougall, Rick Musallam, and Joe Dunne joined them weeks later and the Ben Taylor Band was born; Taylor had gone from a shy, reserved teenager to a brave, confident young man and artist.

He eventually recorded an album for Sony’s label the Work Group, but it folded shortly after Taylor inked his contract. He was left feeling disenchanted, unsure of what he wanted to do with his life because he still wasn’t convinced music was for him. Taylor would soon come to realize that music was the only career he’d understand.

“My music is a huge amalgamation of things and influence and styles, but it’s very much made up of music that my parents made that I heard growing up,” said Ben, the son of James Taylor and Carly Simon. “It’s ingrained in me. I have a hard time separating between the two.”

After his first released album Famous Among the Barns and his EP #1, Taylor decided that this path (which yielded music that Taylor describes as “neo-psychedelic folk funk”) did not represent his true musical nature, Taylor released a follow-up solo album that is much more acoustic in nature and more in line with his family roots. That solo effort, Another Run Around the Sun, featured backing vocals by his sister and mother, with Taylor as vocalist and guitarist, Peter Calo on Guitars, Larry Ciancia as drummer, and produced by Kevin Bacon and Jonathan Quarmby. This was followed by a string of EPs. In 2008, he released a new full-length, The Legend of Kung Folk, Pt. 1, followed by Listening in 2012.

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Sonny Rollins – The Bridge (1962/2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/176,4kHz]

Sonny Rollins – The Bridge (1962/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/176,4 kHz | Time – 40:42 minutes | 1,82 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RCA Bluebird

The Bridge was the album that marked Sonny Rollins’ return to recording after a three-year self-imposed hiatus that began in 1959. Rollins spent most of those three years practicing alone up on the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City: “I would be up there 15 or 16 hours at a time spring, summer, fall and winter”. The Bridge, his first solo recording after returning to performance, took its name from those practicing sessions. Consistently impressive is the interplay between Rollins and Hall, and the record is considered a classic by jazz aficionados today.

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Sonny Rollins – Newk’s Time (1957/2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sonny Rollins – Newk’s Time (1957/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 34:12 minutes | 1,30 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records

In his early prime and well-respected, tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins cut this fine hard bop date as one of several late-’50s sessions for Blue Note. The record is part classic date, part blowing session, sporting a mix of engaging head statements and lengthy solos. Rollins takes to the spacious quartet setting, stretching out on taut versions of Miles Davis’ ’50s concert opener “Tune Up” and Kenny Dorham’s “Asiatic Raes.” Keeping the swing hard but supple are drummer Philly Joe Jones, bassist Doug Watkins, and pianist Wynton Kelly; Jones was certainly the standout in this well-respected sampling of the best young players of the period, as he oftentimes matched the intensity and ingenuity of the star soloists he backed. Jones, in fact, puts in some career highlights on “Wonderful! Wonderful!” and “The Surrey With the Fringe on Top,” just two of many wholly unique Tin Pan Alley song interpretations Rollins has done in his long career. From a career-defining period before the legendary Williamsburg Bridge layoff of two years, Rollins’ Newk’s Time may not make classic status in jazz roundups, but it certainly is a must for fans of this most important of classic hard bop soloists. – Stephen Cook

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Sonny Rollins – Complete Night At the Village Vanguard (1957/2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sonny Rollins – Complete Night At the Village Vanguard (1957/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 02:09:09 minutes | 2,62 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records

The Village Vanguard has been home to some of jazz’s finest performances. Rollins’ appearance at the legendary venue in 1957 proved he was one of post-bop’s most inventive and agile soloists. In peak form, Rollins enlisted two different bands for the historic shows. The afternoon show featured Donald Bailey on bass and Pete La Roca on drums, while the evening show featured bassist Wilbur Ware and drummer Elvin Jones. The ensemble dazzles with tunes including “A Night in Tunisia,” “Woody ‘N You” and “I Can’t Get Started”.

His tone was full and sexy and rough and exciting on this evening in November, 1957, and so was his genius. – All About Jazz

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Fun. – Some Nights (2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Fun. – Some Nights (2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 46:01 minutes | 408 MB | Genre: Indie Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Fueled By Ramen

Some Nights is the sophomore album from indie pop sensation Fun. Their hit single “We Are Young (Feat. Janelle Monáe)” has already climbed to the top of Billboard’s digital sales(over 600,000 sold)and catapulted the band to mainstream success. This emotion-evoking release is unpredictable and bursts with hip-hop beats, sweeping chords and catchy melodies. Truly innovative, the album is sure to leave its mark in pop history.

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Snowpoet – Wait for Me (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Snowpoet – Wait for Me (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 49:52 minutes | 553 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Edition Records

Wait for Me is the compelling new album by Irish vocalist and lyricist Lauren Kinsella and producer Chris Hyson. The London based songwriters have composed a truly captivating piece of work featuring storytelling at its core.

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Snowpoet – Thought You Knew (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Snowpoet – Thought You Knew (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 34:29 minutes | 663 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Edition Records

Thought You Knew is the second album from Snowpoet, the London based band led by Jazz FM Vocalist of the Year (2016) Lauren Kinsella and composer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Hyson. Born out of a deep musical friendship and mutual understanding, Snowpoet’s acclaimed eponymous debut released in 2016 won rave reviews and a devoted audience with its compelling sound, drawing comparisons with Bjork.

With Thought You Knew the musical collaboration and sound takes a big step up in terms of production, musical ideas and execution. Blending sweet hook-laden vocal lines with warm and lush arrangements, the music is infectious, delicate and tasteful. The sound is clear and beautifully produced while the lyrical content exhibits a deep and raw emotion.

The self-penned tunes confirm Lauren and Chris’ growing sense of identity as a writing partnership, a progression that’s evident in the confidence with which they approach the two covers on the album – ‘Dear Someone’ by Gillian Welch and ‘Snow’ by Emilíana Torrini. Lauren demonstrates her ability to inhabit the world of a sophisticated singer-songwriter exemplified by these two heroines.

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Snow Patrol – Wildness (Deluxe) (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Snow Patrol – Wildness (Deluxe) (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:05:24 minutes | 720 MB | Genre: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Polydor Records

Seven years have passed since Snow Patrol’s last album ‘Fallen Empires’. In that time the band have all ventured off into a variety of projects. Gary Lightbody continued his work with his Tired Pony side project with members of Belle and Sebastian, R.E.M, Reindeer Section and Fresh Young Fellows and moved to Los Angeles to begin writing songs for movies and doing a number of high-profile co-writes with Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Biffy Clyro and One Direction. Taking this extended break from Snow Patrol proved to be a source of inspiration, and writing songs that were not pulled directly from his own psyche helped heal what Lightbody considered to be not so much writer’s block as life block.In the meantime the band have been working on Wildness, Snow Patrol’s 7th studio album.

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Snow Patrol – The Fireside Sessions (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Snow Patrol – The Fireside Sessions (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 18:35 minutes | 216 MB | Genre: Indie Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Polydor Records

The Fireside Sessions’ is an EP made up of five songs, written in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The EP was written in collaboration with the band’s fans during a series of streams on Instagram Live dubbed ‘Saturday Songwriters’. In a nod to this partnership, the album is released under the banner of Snow Patrol and the Saturday Songwriters. The EP was produced by Iain Archer and features the single ‘Reaching Out to You’. The band have partnered with the Trussell Trust Charity for the EP and all proceeds from the project will go to the anti-poverty charity. Speaking about how ‘The Fireside Sessions’ came about, frontman Gary Lightbody says, ‘During lockdown I wrote a song each Saturday on Instagram Live. People from all over the world participated and each week there was 4 or 5 thousand people involved over the course of the hour: The Saturday Songwriters. They would suggest chords and lyrics and I would put them all together and add in a few of my own where appropriate.’

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Snow Patrol – Reworked (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Snow Patrol – Reworked (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:08:38 minutes | 760 MB | Genre: Indie Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Polydor Records

We’re thrilled to announce the full track listing of our upcoming album, Reworked. We’ve been hard at work on the Reworked album and we’re really looking forward to you guys hearing it.

As we’ve been recording the album we’ve discovered new things in some of our older songs and written some new stuff that we’re really excited about. The record contains 3 brand new songs – including I Think of Home – and 13 songs that we’ve reworked. For us, it’s like hearing all our favourite tracks with fresh ears!

It’s been an amazing way to celebrate the journey we’ve had over the past 25 years!

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Snoop Dogg – noop Dogg Presents Bible of Love (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Snoop Dogg – noop Dogg Presents Bible of Love (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 02:13:49 minutes | 1,55 GB | Genre: Hip-Hop, Soul, Gospel
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © All The Time Entertainment

After revealing that his next album would focus on gospel, Snoop Dogg has announced more details about the project. It’s called Bible of Love and it’s out March 16 via Snoop’s new gospel record label, All the Time Entertainment. It features Faith Evans, B Slade, Rance Allen, Tye Tribbett, and more. Check out his new video for “Words Are Few” below. “I’m working on a gospel album,” Snoop said on Beats 1 last May (via XXL). “It’s always been on my heart. I just never got around to it because I always be doing gangsta business or doing this or doing that.”

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Snoop Dogg – Bush (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Snoop Dogg – Bush (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 41:19 minutes | 532 MB | Genre: Rap, Hip-Hop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia

Snoop Dogg’s much-anticipated new album, BUSH, is available via Columbia Records and is his first album for the label.  The album is entirely produced by Grammy Award-winner Pharrell Williams, and is a creative partnership between Doggy Style Records, i am OTHER and Columbia Records.

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