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Pram - The Museum Of Imaginary Animals (2000)

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Pram - The Museum Of Imaginary Animals (2000)

Pram - The Museum Of Imaginary Animals (2000)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 277 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 119 Mb | Scans included | 00:44:59
Experimental Rock, Post Rock, Dream Pop, Downtempo | Label: Domino | # WIGCD80

It's true that Pram has shared the same bubbly, French-pop sound of Stereolab and Broadcast. But that's where the similarities end. A few cuts into The Museum of Imaginary Animals, the seven-piece band – which includes the recent addition of ex-Broadcast drummer Steve Perkins, no less – makes a beautiful departure into a surreal journey of sound. Rosie Cuckston's reserved vocals help, but it's Pram's original combination of devices (flute, trumpet, and theremin, to name a few) that occasionally evoke an aquatic atmosphere, not unlike Meddle-era Pink Floyd. Like the imaginary creature on the album's back cover, this fifth full-length from Pram is certainly mythical.

Stereolab - Aluminum Tunes (Switched On, Volume 3) (1998) 2CDs

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Stereolab - Aluminum Tunes (Switched On, Volume 3) (1998) 2CDs

Stereolab - Aluminum Tunes (Switched On, Vol. 3) (1998) 2CD
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 685 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 258 Mb | Scans ~ 27 Mb
Label: Warp Records | # WARPCD59 | Time: 01:53:05
Post Rock, Dream Pop, Indie Rock, Experimental

Stereolab's Switched On series is ingenious, one of the best services a band has performed for its fans. Since their inception, Stereolab have made it a practice to release non-LP singles, tour 7"s, split singles, special-edition EPs – recordings that were available in small quantities for a limited time. In every case, the limited-edition recordings become very valuable very quickly, often reaching ridiculously exorbitant prices that most fans could never afford. That's where the Switched On series comes in. It's where the group gathers the best of these rarities, leaving a couple of tracks on the original single for the sake of collectibility. Stereolab may do certain projects as a lark, but they rarely throw away tracks, as each EP and most singles have their own identity, offering a new spin on the group's trademark style.

Billy Joel - Hangin Around (2023)

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Billy Joel - Hangin Around (2023)

Billy Joel - Hangin Around (2023)
MP3 320 kbps | 1:33:24 | 213 Mb
Genre: Folk Rock, Post Rock

Billy Joel Um dos cantores e compositores de maior sucesso do século 20, Billy Joel alcançou o sucesso em meados dos anos 1970 com um som pop melódico com elementos de rock, jazz e até Broadway. Com uma voz poderosa e talento para contar histórias, Joel invadiu as paradas com a balada “Piano Man”, antes chegar ao estrelato com seu quinto álbum, The Stranger (1977). Sucessos como “Only the Good Die Young” e “Movin' Out” ajudaram a transformá-lo em um dos principais artistas da época. Joel continuou fazendo sucesso nos anos 80 com músicas como “Uptown Girl” e o sucesso “We Didn't Start the Fire”. Após sua introdução no Rock and Roll Hall of Fame em 1999, Joel parou de gravar. Ele seguiu fazendo turnês nos anos 2000 e 2010, e em 2014 iniciou uma residência mensal no Madison Square Garden, em Nova York, que, embora interrompida pela pandemia, continuou em 2021.

VA - Miami Vice Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2006)

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VA - Miami Vice Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2006)

VA - Miami Vice Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2006)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 445 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 167 MB
1:13:15 | Electronic, Rock, Stage & Screen, House, Soundtrack, Post Rock, Ambient, Downtempo
Label: Atlantic

Like the film itself, the soundtrack to Miami Vice is no 1980s retro-ride. Sure, it opens with "In the Air Tonight," but it's a cover by nü metal band Nonpoint taken from their 2004 album Recoil. Director Michael Mann's slick revisionist aesthetics are confirmed on two types of tracks. First, there are the dancefloor-friendly ones like "One of These Mornings" (a collaboration between Moby and Patti Labelle) and a house remix of Nina Simone’s "Sinnerman" by Felix da Housecat. Then there are the more atmospheric offerings, such as a couple instrumentals by Scottish band Mogwai and the last four tracks, that suggest the kind of steel-blue ambiance Mann is so good at creating (especially John Murphy's "Mercado Nueva" and Klaus Badelt & Mark Batson's "A-500"). Odder is the lack of local flavor: there's only a pair of Latin-flavored tracks, Arranca and Emilio Estefan, for instance. Not to mention that if ever there was a soundtrack that should have included at least one Miami bass song, it's this one. As for those who still associate Miami Vice with pastel colors and the 1980s, they're better off checking out the soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City–a video game that's actually more faithful to the spirit of the TV series than the movie that bears its name. –Elisabeth Vincentelli

Battles - La Di Da Di (2015) [Japanese Edition]

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Battles - La Di Da Di (2015) [Japanese Edition]

Battles - La Di Da Di (2015) [Japanese Edition]
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 320 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 118 Mb | Scans ~ 54 Mb
Experimental Rock, Math Rock, Post-Rock | Label: Beat | # BRC-480 | 00:51:28

Battles' John Stanier, Ian Williams, and Dave Konopka always sound psyched to play together, but never more so than on their first entirely instrumental album, La Di Da Di. While vocals – first provided by Tyondai Braxton on their early work and by a host of collaborators on 2011's Gloss Drop – might have seemed necessary to humanize their experimentation, they're not missed on the band's third full-length. If anything, removing them gives the trio's ideas to generate sparks the way they did on Mirrored (particularly on "Tricentennial," which recalls the mischievous alien anthems of their debut) while keeping Gloss Drop's immediacy. Battles' mix of muscular drums and riffs and heady melodies and electronics has never sounded so liberated, whether on "The Yabba," a thrilling seven-minute excursion that sounds more like seven one-minute songs strung together, or on the relatively serene "Luu Le," which uses the same amount of time to close the album with a sun-dappled suite. Here and throughout La Di Da Di, the band sounds mercurial but not chaotic, with an interplay that ebbs and flows like creativity itself.

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.

Billy Joel - Piano Man (50th Anniversary) (1973/2024)

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Billy Joel - Piano Man (50th Anniversary) (1973/2024)

Billy Joel - Piano Man (50th Anniversary) (1973/2024)
FLAC (tracks, scans) - 535 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 377 MB
43:38 | Folk Rock, Post Rock | Label: Sony Records Int'l

To commemorate the 50th anniversary, Billy Joel's "Piano Man" becomes available as SA-CD Multi Hybrid edition for the first time in the world.The 4-channel SACD layer is a high-quality surround mix of the quadraphonic LP analog 4-channel mix master source, mastered in DSD for the first time at Sony Music Studio in Japan. The 2-channel SACD layer is a high-quality stereo mix newly DSD-mastered from the analog 2-channel mix master source, and the CD layer is a newly mastered source converted from the SACD DSD master to PCM.

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.

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.

Bowery Electric - Bowery Electric (Remastered) (1995/2023)

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Bowery Electric - Bowery Electric (Remastered) (1995/2023)

Bowery Electric - Bowery Electric (Remastered) (1995/2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 438 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 166 MB
1:12:04 | Post Rock, Shoegaze | Label: Kranky

This new double LP version restores the track “Deep Sky Objects” to the original running order of the album as it was left off of the original single LP version due to side length restraints. This is the first time this album has been available on vinyl in almost two decades, and the first time the Drop EP has been available in any format since original release in 1994.
At the same time, Kranky is making the CD version available once again for the first time in many years, with the Drop EP tracks also included. The debut album from New York City’s Bowery Electric was released by Kranky in late summer 1995 after they came to the label’s attention via their self-released 2x7-inch Drop EP from the year previous. The first in a trio of albums released by the core duo of Lawrence Chandler and Martha Schwendener finds them in their most raw form.

Mark Hollis (ex Talk Talk) - Mark Hollis (1998)

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Mark Hollis (ex Talk Talk) - Mark Hollis (1998)

Mark Hollis (ex Talk Talk) - Mark Hollis (1998)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 239 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 107 Mb | Scans ~ 98 Mb
Post Rock, Art Rock, Experimental, Baroque Pop | Label: Polydor | # 537 688-2 | 00:46:59

Achingly gorgeous and hauntingly stark, Mark Hollis' self-titled debut picks up where he left off with Talk Talk's Laughing Stock seven years earlier, re-emerging at the nexus point where jazz, ambient, and folk music collide. It's quite possibly the most quiet and intimate record ever made, each song cut to the bone for maximum emotional impact and every note carrying enormous meaning. Hollis paints his music in fine, exquisite strokes, with an uncanny mastery of atmosphere that's frequently devastating. And if anything, his singularly resonant voice has grown even more plaintive with the passage of time, which – combined with the understated artistry and minimalist beauty of tracks like "The Colour of Spring" and "Watershed" – makes Mark Hollis a truly unique and indelible listening experience. His obvious understanding of the power of silence aside, one prays he doesn't again wait for the seven-year itch to strike before returning.

VA - Waves Of Distortion (The Best Of Shoegaze 1990​-​2022)

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VA - Waves Of Distortion (The Best Of Shoegaze 1990​-​2022)

VA - Waves Of Distortion (The Best Of Shoegaze 1990​-​2022)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 843 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 282 MB
2:01:59 | Shoegaze, Dream Pop, Post Rock, Noise Rock | Label: Two Piers

Waves of Distortion’ brings in some of the OG (original ’gazer) classics – Ride’s peerless ‘Vapour Trail’, Lush’s ‘Sweetness and Light’ from 1990 and Chapterhouse’s ‘Pearl’ from 1991. They are all incredible and timeless tunes. Then there are some others that were never really a part of that other great music press construct, The Scene That Celebrates Itself, in the case of The Telescopes and their fantastic 1991 single ‘Flying’, and Spirea X’s ‘Chlorine Dream’ from the same year – both are indicative of the post-rave psychedelia that coloured everything at the time and fit perfectly within the Shoegaze scene at the time.

Tom Waits - Bone Machine (2023 Remaster) (1992/2023)

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Tom Waits - Bone Machine (2023 Remaster) (1992/2023)

Tom Waits - Bone Machine (2023 Remaster) (1992/2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 266 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 127 MB
53:28 | Experimental, Ballad, Post Rock | Label: Island Records

Perhaps Tom Waits' most cohesive album, Bone Machine is a morbid, sinister nightmare, one that applied the quirks of his experimental '80s classics to stunningly evocative – and often harrowing – effect. In keeping with the title's grotesque image of the human body, Bone Machine is obsessed with decay and mortality, the ease with which earthly existence can be destroyed. The arrangements are accordingly stripped of all excess flesh; the very few, often non-traditional instruments float in distinct separation over the clanking junkyard percussion that dominates the record.

Jethro Tull - Under Wraps (1984) {2005, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

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Jethro Tull - Under Wraps (1984) {2005, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

Jethro Tull - Under Wraps (1984) {2005, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 406 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 147 Mb
Covers Included | 00:58:44 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock, Art Rock, New Wave, Post Rock | Chrysalis / Toshiba-EMI Ltd. #TOCP-67681

Under Wraps is the 15th studio album by the band Jethro Tull, released in 1984. The songs' subject matter is heavily influenced by bandleader Ian Anderson's love of espionage fiction. It was controversial among fans of the band due to its electronic/synthesizer-based sound, particularly the use of electronic drums. Dave Pegg has been quoted as saying that the tracks cut from the sessions for Broadsword and the Beast would have made a better album, while Martin Barre has referred to it as one of his personal favourite Tull albums. The album reached No. 76 on the Billboard 200 and No. 18 on the UK charts. The single "Lap of Luxury" reached No. 30.

Talk Talk - Albums Collection 1982-1998 (16CD+DVD)

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Talk Talk - Albums Collection 1982-1998 (16CD+DVD)

Talk Talk - Albums Collection 1982-1998 (16CD+DVD)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 4.5 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 1.76 Gb | Scans ~ 2.3 Gb | Time: 13:03:08
DVD5 | PAL | 720x576 (4:3) VBR | LPCM 2ch 1536 kbit/s | 49 min | ~ 3.3 Gb
Early Years: New Wave, Synth Pop / Later Years: Post Rock, Art Rock, Experimental

Collection includes all studio albums and two compilations by English musical group Talk Talk. The group had a string of international hit singles including "Today", "Talk Talk", "It's My Life", "Such a Shame", "Dum Dum Girl", "Life's What You Make It" and "Living in Another World". In their later years the band's commercial appeal receded, but their critical reputation increased as they moved from synthpop to a more experimental form. Their final two albums, Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock, were highly acclaimed and remain influential to experimental alternative rock genres, especially post-rock.