The Three Sounds – Bottoms UP! (1959/2009)
DSF Stereo DSD64/2.82MHz | Time – 39:55 minutes | 1,57 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Source: acousticsounds.com | Artwork: Front cover | © Blue Note Records
The Three Sounds were part of the trio explosion. Begun in 1956 in Benton Harbor, Michigan as the Four Sounds and consisting of Gene Harris on piano, Andrew Simpkins on bass and Bill Dowdy on drums (the saxophonist was dropped by the time the group moved to Washington, D.C. in 1957), the Sounds eventually migrated to New York City where they were “discovered” by Lou Donaldson. After a single record for Riverside with Nat Adderley, the Three Sounds signed an exclusive contract with Alfred Lion on Blue Note Records. Over the course of five years, the Sounds released nine LPs and appeared on albums by Lou Donaldson and Stanley Turrentine.
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Peter Masseurs & Friends – Legend (2010)
DSF Stereo DSD64/2.82 MHz | Time – 58:10 minutes | 4,45 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Bookelt, Front Cover | © Turtle Records
Peter grew up in a parish house in Halsteren, the Netherlands, not far from the Belgian border and Antwerpen. This is where his best memories lie, and they are clearly the basis for his further life. During these years he saw a film that made a huge impression on him because the background was played by Miles Davis. The result: in that parish house, Peter would spend hours with his trumpet in a large room with great acoustics. And preferably with the window open — often a neighbour would be sitting on a bench somewhere and enjoying the music too.
If you have known Peter over the years, you know that making music is his greatest love. Every time he picks up his instrument, he is seeking that inner drive and that deep pleasure you gain from music and from your instrument. Even now, in his sixty-fifth year, he still sees this in his mind’s eye as if it were yesterday, and his enthusiasm is provocative and contagious. He can still spend hours in his study and every time he does, he invents something new; always looking for something more beautiful, more moving. And then developing the melody that emerges into a spontaneous, one-time piece. You know a session has been successful when he comes out of his studio with brightly flushed cheeks.
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The Iain Ad Venture – Ride The Times (2010)
DSF Stereo DSD64/2.82 MHz | Time – 55:00 minutes | 2,22 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Bookelt, Front Cover | © Turtle Records
The Ian Ad Venture; the long standing collaboration between Ad Vanderveen and Iain Matthews continues after a 5 year break. The new cd is now a fact and it has been working towards a broad song selection of originals as well as some cool covers. “Ride The Times” is an acoustic based record with some electric streaks.
This record is sweet on the ear: the two voices are similar but clearly different, one track flows into the next, each one a improves with repetition and it doesn’t seem to matter whether the song is a cover or an original. Some, like prescient Mohammed’s Radio or Tom Waits’ classic Heart of Saturday Night, you’ve obviously heard before, but so manu others sound as if you have. In the end, it doesn’t matter. You’re in the safe hands of two confident craftsmen, their talents and having a good time.
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The Washboard Union – What We’re Made Of (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 40:21 minutes | 516 MB | Genre: Country
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Music Canada
The Washboard Union are a sextet out of Vancouver, British Columbia that are led by principle members Aaron Grain, Chris Duncombe and David Roberts. The three share a very similar unconscious soundtrack and unbridled love for the art of songwriting and storytelling. The three have been friends seemingly forever and the music they make has set them apart as one of the most unique talents in country music today.
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Tuva Halse – Two (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 48:25 minutes | 502 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Jazzland Recordings
With a captivating atmosphere and gripping interplay, Tuva Halse Quintet draws you into their lyrical universe from the first note. The quintet consists of five exciting and up-and-coming musicians from the Norwegian jazz scene, known from various projects such as Bento Box Trio, Bliss Quintet and I LIKE TO SLEEP. The music is based on violinist Tuva Halse’s compositions, which in their melodious character are drawn from the melancholic and sentimental to the intense and insistent. The result is a distinctive and expressive expression in a universe full of contrasts. The debut album will be released October 2023 on Jazzland Recordings.
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Troye Sivan – Something To Give Each Other (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 32:45 minutes | 412 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd
‘Something To Give Each Other’ is a celebration of sex, dance, sweat, community, queerness, love, and friendship. Emerging from the tribulations of the preceding few years, Troye Sivan found himself rewiring with the joy of human connection and dance music. Lead single ‘Rush’ is an unapologetic pop anthem – invoking headiness and hedonism, big groups of people embracing the joy of life and sex. All with something to give each other. With his debut album ‘Blue Neighbourhood’, sophomore album ‘Bloom’ and the 2020 mini-album ‘In A Dream’ as well as a slew of singles and collaborations in between, Troye has firmly established himself as a global icon in the worlds of pop music, fashion and LGBTQI+ representation. Hailed as ‘the perfect pop star’ by TIME, Troye’s numerous awards include a Billboard Music Awards trophy, three MTV Europe Music awards and two ARIA Awards and GLAAD Media wins.
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Mojo (Extra Mojo Version) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:12:31 minutes | 850 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Reprise
What makes ‘Mojo’ special is that it was recorded live in the band’s legendary rehearsal space, ‘The Clubhouse’ in Los Angeles. There are no over-dubs or studio trickery. What you hear is what Tom and the Heartbreakers created live at that time. In 2010, Tom Petty said, ‘With this album, I want to show other people what I hear with the band. ‘Mojo’ is where the band lives when it’s playing for itself’. As for the songs, ‘Mojo’ showcases Rock ‘n’ Roll, to Country, to electric and acoustic Blues, to classic moody ballads. The album features the hit ‘I Should Have Known It’ and fan favourites such as ‘Good Enough’, ‘First Flash of Freedom’, ‘Something Good Coming’ and ‘No Reason to Cry’.
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Pina Napolitano – Kammerkonzert: Music of Arnold Schoenberg (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:26 minutes | 1,22 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Odradek Records
The exceptional Italian pianist Pina Napolitano, whose Odradek albumTempo e Tempi was selected asThe Sunday Times 2020 ‘Best Contemporary Classical Album’, returns to Schoenberg, in whose music she specialises. With Michael Zlabinger conducting the musicians of the Wiener Concert-Verein, this release features Schoenberg’s Piano Concerto, Op. 42 in a new arrangement for 15 solo instruments by Hugh Collins Rice; the same forces used in Schoenberg’s Chamber Symphony No. 1, and similar to those of his ‘Song of the Wood Dove’ fromGurrelieder, performed here by mezzo-soprano Ida Aldrian. Baritone Christoph Filler sings Schoenberg’s Four Orchestral Songs, Op. 22 in an arrangement for voice and piano quintet. These smaller-scale scores are in the tradition of Schoenberg’s own arrangements for chamber forces, made for his intimate and restrained society concerts in Vienna. The Wiener Concert-Verein is a chamber ensemble that began life as a symphony orchestra, members of which played Schoenberg’s music at the time.
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Tinariwen – Amatssou (Deluxe Edition) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:05:14 minutes | 722 MB | Genre: World, Desert Blues
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Wedge
Some people have commented that Tinariwen have always been a country band, albeit a North African take on that most North American of genres. That idea is magnified on new album Amatssou, which finds the Tuareg band’s trademark snaking guitar lines and hypnotic rhythms blending seamlessly with pedal steel, piano and strings from guest musicians including Daniel Lanois, the embellished arrangements lending the songs an epic, universal application.
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Thunder – The Thrill Of It All (Expanded Edition) (1996/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:29:28 minutes | 1,11 GB | Genre: Rock, Hard Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
“The Thrill of It All” is the fourth studio album by British hard rock band Thunder and reached #14 on the UK album charts.
This expanded edition, on limited edition pink and clear double vinyl for the first time in over 25 years, features the key tracks “Living for Today,” “Love Worth Dying For” and “Pilot Of My Dreams,” as well as previously unreleased bonus live versions of selected hits from the album.
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Thunder – Shooting At The Sun (Expanded Version) (2003/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:11:21 minutes | 1,05 GB | Genre: Rock, Hard Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
“Shooting At The Sun” is the seventh studio album by British hard rock band Thunder. This expanded reissue contains previously unreleased, bonus live versions of the album’s hits.
It was their first album after briefly splitting two years earlier, and has been described as “possibly their best, most diverse set of songs since the triumph of 1992’s Laughing On Judgement Day.”
It includes the hits “Loser” and “Blown Away.”
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Thunder – Giving The Game Away (Expanded Version) (1999/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:11:29 minutes | 1007 MB | Genre: Rock, Hard Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
“Giving The Game Away” is the fifth studio album by British hard rock band Thunder. This expanded reissue contains previously unreleased bonus live versions of hits from the album.
With their signature hard rock sound, powerful riffs and catchy melodies, the album was well received by fans and critics alike. Many praised the band’s ability to stay true to their roots while evolving their sound.
Featuring key tracks “Just Another Suicide (You Wanna Know),” “All I Ever Wanted,” and “Play That Funky Music,” it is a must-have for fans of legendary hard rock and heavy metal.
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The Vintage Caravan – The Monuments Tour (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:15:47 minutes | 886 MB | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, Classic Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Napalm Records
“Bringing back vintage rock with progressive influences, THE VINTAGE CARAVAN has proven more than capable of creating their own trademark sound, presenting guitar driven classics merged with blues and rock. After countless high-voltage live performances at festivals such as Roadburn, Wacken and Hellfest, and touring with Opeth, the Icelandic trio presents their first live album, The Monuments Tour, set for release via Napalm Records on October 13, 2023. THE VINTAGE CARAVAN create nostalgic nuances to get lost in, and with their upcoming first live album, they’ve finally captured the magic of their live performances!
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The Third Mind – The Third Mind 2 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 46:46 minutes | 553 MB | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock, Female Vocal
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Yep Roc Records
Featuring an all-star eclectic ensemble of like-minded musicians–Jesse Sykes (acoustic guitar, vocals); Dave Alvin (electric guitar); Victor Krummenacher (bass guitar); David Immerglück (guitar/harmonium/mellotron); and Michael Jerome (drums/percussion)– The Third Mind 2, this supergroup’s second album, reflects the band members varied musical histories with a “no safety parachute” recording approach using free-form studio techniques, no rehearsals, no preconceived arrangements, and recording spontaneous group improvisations live in studio.
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Phil Manzanera & Andy Mackay – AM.PM (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 37:36 minutes | 405 MB | Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Ambient
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BFD
Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay’s instrumental album, AM PM. The saxophone and guitar heavy, ambient set captures the instrumental interplay and unique textural sounds for which Manzanera and Mackay have come to be known. AM PM is a continuation of their passion for instrumental music and the freedom it brings where the creative possibilities can seem endless and without limits.
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