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Rod Modell & Taka Noda - Glow World (2023)

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Rod Modell & Taka Noda - Glow World (2023)

Rod Modell & Taka Noda - Glow World (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 356 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 168 MB | Covers - 15 MB
Genre: Ambient | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: 13/Silentes (sps2360)

Sublime sonics from Detroit dub techno lord Rod Modell and Taka Noda aka Mystica tribe operating in a somewhat melancholy ambient mode. This is the forlorn sound of wandering rainy city streets at night, lights reflecting in puddles and shiny surfaces. There's an ever-present radiant luminescence punctured by environmental sounds, field recordings and ghostly brittle rhythms that emerge and retreat. If you dig Modell's Shorelights and Waveform Transmissions projects, then make some time for "Glow World". Pure bliss.

Simple Minds - Neon Lights (2001)

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Simple Minds - Neon Lights (2001)

Simple Minds - Neon Lights (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 262 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 95 Mb | Scans ~ 47 Mb
Label: Eagle | # EAGCD194, GAS 0000194 EAG, EDL EAG 373-2
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock | Time: 00:41:41

Neon Lights is Simple Minds' covers album. Frankly, these projects often serve little purpose beyond announcing that the artists concerned have run out of original ideas. With the Simple Minds' new album of freshly composed material, Our Secrets Are the Same, now shelved due to legal complications, the Minds have opted to doff their caps in the direction of the heroes of their youth, such as David Bowie, Lou Reed, and the Doors. This is the material the band performed when they were scrawny Glaswegian punks called Johnny & the Self-Abusers. The arrangements here are slightly dated techno-rock efforts, albeit without the expansive pomp and bluster of their stadium-straddling 1980s heyday. Even so, Neon Lights is probably too respectful. Many of these numbers–Echo & the Bunnymen's "Bring on the Dancing Horses," Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World"–are identikit presentations, while electro-rock assaults on Them's "Gloria" and the Doors "Hello I Love You" are monotonous and misguided. A very interesting revision of Pete Shelley's "Homosapien" and a faithful, powerful reading of the Velvet Underground's "All Tomorrow's Parties" are much better.

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire (1973) {1997, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

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Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire (1973) {1997, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire (1973) {1997, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}
XLD Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 289 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 122 Mb
Full Scans | 00:40:02 | RAR 5% Recovery
Fusion, Jazz Rock | Sony Records #SRCS 9177

Emboldened by the popularity of Inner Mounting Flame among rock audiences, the first Mahavishnu Orchestra set out to further define and refine its blistering jazz-rock direction in its second – and, no thanks to internal feuding, last – studio album. Although it has much of the screaming rock energy and sometimes exaggerated competitive frenzy of its predecessor, Birds of Fire is audibly more varied in texture, even more tightly organized, and thankfully more musical in content.

David Murray Quartet - Birdly Serenade (2025)

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David Murray Quartet - Birdly Serenade (2025)

David Murray Quartet - Birdly Serenade (2025)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) 411 MB | Cover | 01:01:14 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 143 MB
Jazz | Label: Impulse!

With the formation of David's Murray's newest Quartet - one of the jazz world's revelations of 2024 - he has re-emerged as a leading voice of the current state of the art. For their Impulse! Records debut, the band recorded at Van Gelder Studio and drew inspiration from music that pre-dates the human race - bird song. `Birdly Serenade' serves as a new installment of The Birdsong Project - six of the originals took shape at an artists' retreat in the Adirondacks, amidst lakes, forests, and endless sky.

Astrud Gilberto - Gilberto With Turrentine (1971) {2013, Japanese Blu-Spec CD, Remastered}

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Astrud Gilberto - Gilberto With Turrentine (1971) {2013, Japanese Blu-Spec CD, Remastered}

Astrud Gilberto - Gilberto With Turrentine (1971) {2013, Japanese Blu-Spec CD, Remastered}
XLD Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 226 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 98 Mb
Full Scans | 00:36:53 | RAR 5% Recovery
Vocal Jazz, Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz | CTI Records #KICJ 2324

Gilberto with Turrentine is an album by Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto and American saxophonist Stanley Turrentine featuring performances recorded in 1971 released on the CTI label.

Michael Chapman - Savage Amusement (1976) {2015, Deluxe Edition}

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Michael Chapman - Savage Amusement (1976) {2015, Deluxe Edition}

Michael Chapman - Savage Amusement (1976) {2015, Deluxe Edition}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u8 + Log ~ 300 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 128 Mb
Full Scans ~ 152 Mb | 00:52:40 | RAR 5% Recovery
Folk, Folk Rock | Secret Records Limited #SECCD115

Since emerging from the folk scene in Yorkshire, England in 1967, guitarist, and singer Michael Chapman has gained a dual reputation as one of England's finest original singer/songwriters and most restless guitar players, equally comfortable in folk, rock, free improvisation, global music styles, blues, and jazz. With over 40 albums to his credit, this former art and photography teacher has, in the 21st century, been embraced by a host of boundary-crossing younger musicians who credit his influence on their work including Thurston Moore, Steve Gunn, Ryley Walker, Meg Baird, and many more.

National Health - Complete (1990) 2CDs

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National Health - Complete (1990) 2CDs

National Health - Complete (1990) 2CD
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 961 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 364 Mb | Scans ~ 33 Mb
Label: East Side Digital | # ESD 80402/412 | Time: 02:38:28
Canterbury Scene, Prog-Rock, Jazz-Rock, Fusion

If it never serves any other purpose, this two-disc collection of National Health's complete official output will at least always work as an effective refutation of the belief that all 1970s British prog-rock was overblown, self-indulgent, Mahlerian twaddle. Of course, most British prog-rock was just that, so it would be easy to understand anyone's reluctance to spend much time with it. Also, National Health has to be the least inviting band name in the history of British rock. But if you make the effort, you'll be richly rewarded. Yes, the compositions are long and they have titles like "Borogoves" and "Tales of a Damson Knight." Yes, there are lots and lots of solos. But there's also lots of structure and self-discipline undergirding those compositions and guiding those solos, and the band never seems to lose sight of the fact that they're playing for people other than themselves. That means there are melodies (sometimes even jazzy ones) and rhythmic hooks (sometimes even funky ones…okay, very slightly funky) as well as interesting textures and impressive fretwork. Highly recommended. (This isn't actually a "complete" collection of National Health's recorded output – see Missing Pieces, also on East Side Digital, for a good compilation of outtakes.)

Allegaeon - The Ossuary Lens (2025)

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Allegaeon - The Ossuary Lens (2025)

Allegaeon - The Ossuary Lens (2025)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 348 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 105 MB | Covers - 20 MB
Genre: Technical Melodic Death Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Metal Blade Records (3984-16106-2)

For technical death metal band Allegaeon, sitting still is not an option. The Fort Collins, CO group has never allowed itself to stagnate, prefering to thrive on chaos, change and evolution. Their latest full-length offering, The Ossuary Lens, is their seventh but, importantly, it's the first with original vocalist Ezra Haynes since his 2015 departure following the Elements of the Infinite album. Replacing a singer is no easy task, so the fact that Haynes was in a place to rejoin is something to celebrate.
The cleaner vocal approach on the last three albums was a fascinating artistic maneuver, one that refreshed Allegaeon, but it's undeniably thrilling to hear Haynes' graveled larynx back in the fold on this inarguably brutal and technically dazzling slab of work…

Olive - Extra Virgin (1997) [Japanese Promo Limited Edition]

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Olive - Extra Virgin (1997) [Japanese Promo Limited Edition]

Olive - Extra Virgin (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 438 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 177 Mb | Scans ~ 73 Mb
Electronic, Trip-Hop, Downtempo | Label: BMG Japan | # BVCP-6012 | 01:17:26

A year after its initial release, Olive's debut album, Extra Virgin, finally produced a number one British hit with "You're Not Alone," a low-key lite trip-hop number with a graceful melody. It's a strong single, and there are similarly strong moments on Extra Virgin, yet Olive don't stand out from the post-Portishead pack. Like Everything but the Girl, they are essentially a folky, pop-oriented group that uses the stoned rhythms of trip-hop as hip window-dressing. Since that rhythm is appealing on its own terms, it doesn't matter that Olive use it as ornamentation, especially since they use it well. What is a problem is their lack of consistent songwriting. Only a few songs match the singles "You're Not Alone" and "Miracle" in terms of memorable, melodic construction, and the weaker tracks tend to float by on their admittedly entrancing production. And that leaves Extra Virgin an intriguing debut, but not necessarily one that promises great things from Olive.

Clifford Jordan - Glass Bead Games (1973/2025)

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Clifford Jordan - Glass Bead Games (1973/2025)

Clifford Jordan - Glass Bead Games (1973/2025)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) 392 MB | Cover | 01:04:06 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 148 MB
Jazz | Label: Mack Avenue Records

Highly regarded as Clifford Jordan’s most celebrated work, Glass Bead Games seamlessly blends hard-bop traditions with spiritual and avant-garde elements. Released by the highly influential Strata-East label, the album showcases Jordan’s technical mastery and emotional depth. Released in 1974, it features two alternating quartets anchored by Jordan and drummer Billy Higgins, with Cedar Walton and Stanley Cowell sharing piano duties and Sam Jones and Bill Lee alternating on bass. This collaborative lineup creates a dynamic yet cohesive album that reflects Jordan’s vision as a bandleader and his ability to push jazz into new territories while remaining deeply soulful.

Pavlov's Dog - Pampered Menial (1975) {2008, Reissue}

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Pavlov's Dog - Pampered Menial (1975) {2008, Reissue}

Pavlov's Dog - Pampered Menial (1975) {2008, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 223 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 92 Mb
Full Scans | 00:33:45 | RAR 5% Recovery
Art Rock, Progressive Rock | Columbia #CD 32480 / CDCOL 32480 / 01-032480-10

Pampered Menial is the debut album by American progressive rock/AOR band Pavlov's Dog, released in 1975. The album features the band's original line-up, comprising David Surkamp, Steve Scorfina, Mike Safron, Rick Stockton, David Hamilton, Doug Rayburn, and Siegfried Carver (born Richard Nadler). In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & the Story of Prog Rock, the album came number 26 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums".

Anekdoten - Nucleus (1995) [Reissue 2004]

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Anekdoten - Nucleus (1995) [Reissue 2004]

Anekdoten - Nucleus (1995) [Reissue 2004]
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 340 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 132 MB | Covers - 355 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Virta (Virta 002)

Despite some growth from their King Crimson roots, this album shows Anekdoten still sounding remarkably like Red. "Harvest," opening with a creepily distorted Rhodes piano, establishes the band's somewhat overused pattern of alternating metallic verses clotted with bass, guitar and hi-hat with gorgeously soaring choruses of Mellotron, cello, and ride cymbals. "Here" gives the guitar theatrics a rest and allows Liljestrom's melancholy vocals and the group's delicate playing to come to the foreground. Its mournful lyrics and pensive strings are played over a wheezing pump organ - listen for Nicholas Berg's feet pumping away at the bellows in the background. The concluding "In Freedom" points to a possible path to the future by eschewing gratuitous heaviness for their real talent, which is constructing beautiful interplay between percussion, cello, and the Mellotron.

Johnny Winter with Calvin "Loudmouth" Johnson - Blues To The Bone [Recorded 1967] (1995)

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Johnny Winter with Calvin "Loudmouth" Johnson - Blues To The Bone [Recorded 1967] (1995)

Johnny Winter with Calvin "Loudmouth" Johnson - Blues To The Bone [Recorded 1967] (1995)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 291 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 103 MB | Covers - 43 MB
Genre: Blues, Electric Blues, Texas Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Relix Records (RRCD2054)

A previously unissued album recorded in 1967 at Gold Star studios, Houston, Texas. This session teams up Johnny Winter with local Dallas bluesman Calvin "Loudmouth" Johnson on 13 loose blues jams. This record presents a real blues band playing exactly the way they played - raw and to the bone.

Charles Lloyd - Jumping The Creek (2005)

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Charles Lloyd - Jumping The Creek (2005)

Charles Lloyd - Jumping The Creek (2005)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 393 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 157 Mb | Scans ~ 50 Mb
Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop | Label: ECM | # ECM 1911, 982 4130 | 01:08:50

Jumping the Creek is an album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd, recorded in January 2004 by Lloyd with Geri Allen, Robert Hurst and Eric Harland. The album received wide critical acclaim. The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and states "this, like Lloyd's other recordings on ECM is about emotion, feeling, and a sense of peace and serenity. Lloyd uses the rough places in his improvisations, to be sure, but it is only to make the rough places plain, limpid, utterly integrated in a serene whole. On Jumping the Creek he succeeds seamlessly and ups his own artistic ante". The All About Jazz review by John Kelman stated "Jumping the Creek represents a clear highlight in a career filled with memorable milestones".

Robben Ford - Talk To Your Daughter (1988) Remastered Reissue 2014

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Robben Ford - Talk To Your Daughter (1988) Remastered Reissue 2014

Robben Ford - Talk To Your Daughter (1988) [Remastered Reissue 2014]
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 301 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 104 Mb | Scans included
Label: Warner Bros. | # 8122-79570-7, WPCR-28009 | Time: 00:41:55
Modern Electric Blues, Blues-Rock, Jazz Blues

On his 1988 solo effort Talk to Your Daughter, singer/guitarist Robben Ford proves himself a master of sophisticated blues-rock guitar playing. The material is quite strong, and all the musicians perform at the highest level, but it's Ford's stellar soloing that makes this release. Fans of flailing '80s rock virtuosos would do well to check out Ford's exceptional work on Talk to Your Daughter. The musician's colorful yet controlled improvising and harmonic mastery is a rare and beautiful sonic treat. The title track is dripping with soulful, well-placed guitar lines that play like a master lesson of up-tempo blues phrasing that guitarists would do well to study. Other standouts include "Born Under a Bad Sign" and "Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues." The fine arrangements and especially Vinnie Colaiuta's sharp drumming are all tightly wound with crisp, clear production that tops off "Talk to Your Daughter," making it a shining success. Listeners fond of Ford's work with the Yellowjackets and numerous side gigs, as well as guitarists and all musicians, should enjoy this very professional, succinctly executed offering. First rate!