June 20, 2008

Disvega - Idrosfera

Artist:Disvega
Album: Idrosfera
Year: 2005
Genre:Ambient, Instrumental
Country:Italy












Idrosfera is a journey through the continuous, infinite water cycle: from the rain to the water-bearings, from the rivers to the sea, the cycle constantly repeats itself. The whole musical project was realized for the pictorial works of Riccardo Ruberti and it was presented in 2005 during the painter's exhibition at the Bottega del Caffè of Leghorn.

June 19, 2008

The Prodigy - Experience



Artist:The Prodigy
Album: Experience
Year: 1992
Genre:Electronic ,rave
Country:United Kingdom












Experience is the debut album from Essex-based dance act The Prodigy. With influences ranging from reggae to acid house and everything in between, 'Experience' is a fast-paced eclectic mix of different genres and ideas from start to finish. Contains the singles 'Charly' and 'Out Of Space'.
From Amazon.com


June 17, 2008

The Cranberries - Bury the Hatchet



Artist:The Cranberries
Album: Bury the Hatchet
Year: 1998
Genre:Alternative Rock
Country:Ireland











It's the first album released by the band after their (first) hiatus which started back in 1996. Dolores had taken that time to heal from stress-induced diseases, and also had her first child, Taylor, during this period. This last fact reflected on some of the tracks in the album, mainly on "Animal Instinct" and "You and Me".

"Promises", the first single, talked about divorce, a theme that was bugging Dolores, who had time to rest in her home country, Ireland. She said she wrote it when divorce was becoming particularly popular there. She was of course fearful of her own marriage, not because she had any troubles with her husband Don, but because now she had to have something else in mind: her son.

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June 14, 2008

Antony and the Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now

Artist:Antony and the Johnsons
Album: I Am A Bird Now
Year:2005
Genre:Indie Pop, Art Rock, Avantgarde
Country:United States















I Am a Bird Now is the critically-acclaimed second album by New York City band Antony and the Johnsons. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize on July 19, 2005 and was announced as the eventual winner on September 6, 2005. After winning the prize, the album shot up the UK albums chart from #135 to #16 in one week, the biggest jump in the history of the Mercury Music Prize. A few weeks later, the album went back up the charts at #5.
Review
"The album features guest appearances by Rufus Wainwright ("What Can I Do?") and Devendra Banhart, and by lead singer Antony Hegarty's childhood heroes Boy George and Lou Reed. The cover is a photograph by Peter Hujar of Warhol superstar Candy Darling on her deathbed.

I'm completely overwhelmed by this record. I Am a Bird Now is beyond any semi-confectionary aesthetic distance that you might bring to discussing your average album. This music grabs a hold of you and doesn't let go. It feels timeless and gorgeous and bigger than life. It may not be "soul" in the strict, music appreciation 101 sense, but it could make even the most jaded atheist approach a metaphysical regard. It is assured, seering and majestic SOUL to the utmost. I'd put on my critic's cap and dive into scrutiny, but I am too enraptured by this artist's music.

For some reason my CD of I Am a Bird Now is skipping and every skip is like a dagger in the heart. The pure unadulterated emotion on display decries such tedious interruptions. I never thought I could appreciate Boy George till I heard him singing with Antony on the impossibly touching "You Are My Sister." And there is no point in dwelling on the gender bending (I didn't even want to acknowledge it, to tell you the truth) aspects of the artist because his songs are so 'universally' moving. Whereas Antony and The Johnsons was a stark, chilling affair that was arresting and perhaps a little disconcerting, this album is a shining beacon of hope and healing amidst ceaseless pangs of heartache and loss. The gospel-tinged "Fistful of Love" brings in a horn section and Lou Reed for a particularly uplifting experience that bridges the middle of the album splendidly.

I have to see Antony perform these songs. It's not a question of the recorded material not being enough, but I could see the breathtaking sweep of these songs taking on a whole new power in a live setting. I'm reminded of the scene in Mulholland Dr. where the two principal characters are in the theater listening to Rebecca Del Rio's heart-rending solo version of Roy Orbisons "Crying." I love this scene so much; how incredibly heavy it feels. I understood completely why they cried, and probably did a little myself. What's interesting is the one thing that kept the whole thing from utter hokeyness was that the song was sung in Spanish.

In this sense, I Am a Bird Now is authentic and moving because it hits you in ways that are both recognizable and foreign. Like Nina Simone, Antony has this uncanny ability to take your standard blues progression and give it authority that skips whatever reservations and preconceptions the audience might lean toward and aims directly for their empathy and, ultimately, their belief in the innate, transcendent force music can contain."(tinymixtapes.com)






June 13, 2008

Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian



Artist:Fates Warning
Album: Awaken The Guardian
Year: 1986
Genre:Progressive Metal
Country:United States














Awaken the Guardian was Fates Warning's third release,and it is BY FAR my most favorite.

Also pay attention to the lyrics!.Their amazing and mysterious!

Sébastien Schuller - Happiness

Artist:Sébastien Schuller
Album: Happiness
Year: 2005
Genre:Electronica, Downtempo, Indie Pop
Country:France













Sébastien Schuller is a classically trained percussionist who became an accomplished and eclectic multi-instrumentalist over the years, composing and interpreting his own work, backed by a few hand picked friends, including Paul Hanford (Brothers in Sound, Sancho).

"Who, or what, is Sebastien Schuller hiding from? In almost all of the songs on Happiness, his lyrics are hidden behind something, some filter or synth. In his video for “Weeping Willow,” and on his website, he wears a mask. Well, all good artists need some sort of affectation, and Schuller is one of them. If he feels the need to hide from us, well, as long as he’s making his music, then so be it. There is a feeling of happiness that emanates from his music, which is a combination of synth beats, slow piano, bells, and acoustic guitar. But he comes at the concept in an odd way. The sound is slow and the titles of his songs sad: “Tears Coming Home,” “Sleeping Song,” and “Alone You Walk.”
Happiness is reminiscent in some ways of Moby’s Play, especially in the way it is not heavy on vocals, and in the way that it will probably still be meaningful in ten years. It is also very eclectic: sometimes it sounds Celtic, and then, in the same song, I get the sense that I’m listening to the music under the sea. Sometimes there is a specific robotic beat and a soft, ghostly voice, then things speed up and Schuller sings without any changes to his voice. Actually, we don’t really hear him until track seven out of eleven (“Tears Coming Home.”) It can be easy to make the assumption that if we don’t hear an artist’s voice, they don’t have a good one (for instance, I’m not really sure what Julian Casablancas’ voice sounds like, so . . .). But Schuller has a sweet, Tom Chaplin (Keane) quality to it, making me wish we could hear it for what it is more often.
Oh, well. Happiness is what it is, and it is a beautiful peek into the soul of a clearly creative man.
— Amber Henson"


Solarsoul - Touch of feelings

Compiled by:Solarsoul
Album: Touch of feelings
Year: 2008
Genre:Electronic, Ambient, Chill out
Country:Russia
















A very nice ambient and chilli compilation.. beautiful atmospheric and relaxing soundscapes!!


TrackList:

01.Northern Skyline - Afterglow of Sunset (Original mix)
02.Katcha - Touched By God Katchas (Quiet Storm Mix)
03.Christian Rusch - Take Your Time
04.PSH Project - Tears
05.Obe Feat. Lilith - Angel
06.Lagoona - Mana (Christian Rusch Remix)
07.Recluse - Isle Dauphine (Ambient mix)
18.Leama & Moor - Coming Of Age (album mix)
19.Thomas Datt - Evaporate (chilled mix)
10.Michael Splint featuring Sasja - You set Me Free Mackers (Ambient instrumental mix)
11.Sensorica - Ex Animo



June 9, 2008

Jean Michel Jarre - Téo & Téa



Artist:Jean Michel Jarre
Album: Téo & Téa
Year: 2007
Genre:Electronic,Dance
Country:France












Téo & Téa is an album by French composer and artist Jean Michel Jarre, published by Warner Music in late March 2007. The album tells the story, in musical form, of one day in the life of fictional cartoon characters Téo and Téa, two lookalike creatures who meet, fall in love and spend one day together

Official Téo & Téa website

June 5, 2008

Sokratis Malamas - Empty room(adio domatio)



Artist:Sokratis Malamas
Album: Empty Room
Year: 2005
Genre:Alternative, Rock
Country:Greece










A unique songwriter from Greece with rare talent!

June 3, 2008

James Kirsch - Inner Sunset



Artist:James Kirsch
Album: Inner Sunset
Year: 2004
Genre:lush melodic instrumental electronica
Country:United States













We always be happy when artists are generous and want to share their art with the rest of us,
cause we believe in that and we support them!

"People ask me why I am not selling this music. Mostly it's because I have a day job and my underlying goal is to have my music heard. I know in my heart that there are a few people who will really resonate with my music - I want to maximize the probability that my music will find those people."

Download and Enjoy this beautiful album for Free at
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June 2, 2008

Nikos Xιdakis - Euripides Electra


Artist: Nikos Xιdakis
Album:Euripides Electra
Year: 1990
Genre:Ancient Greek Tragedy
Country:Greece












It is the unique Municipal Theatre that was presented in the “Epidavrus Festival” with the tragedies of Euripides “Electra”, “Ifigenia of Tavris” and Eschilos “Choifores” that were characterized as stations in the research of Ancient Greek drama. It is the unique DI.PE.THE that represented our country in cultural Capital (Anversa with “Electra” of Euripides) and had attendances to a lot of festivals abroad.

June 1, 2008

Keith Jarrett & Michala Petri - Bach Sonatas

Performers:Keith Jarrett (Harpsichord) & Michala Petri (recorder)
Composer:J.S. Bach
Year: 1992
Genre:Classical
Country:United States












The multi-talented Keith Jarrett teams up with recorder virtuoso Michala Petri to present over an hour of perfectly-balanced music for recorder and harpsichord.If you appreciate Bach or recorder music, this album is a must for you. Keith Jarrett and Michala Petri have put together a series of performances that sound so "right " that you cannot imagine them played otherwise.The recorder playing, especially, is intriguing. Michala produces a sound similar to a flute, but a little darker and more mellow. Recorder, especially for Baroque music, is highly underrated.A highly dynamic reading of the Bach Sonatas.


The Innocence Mission - Befriended

Artist:The Innocence Mission
Album: Befriended
Year: 2003
Genre:Alternative, Female Vocalist, Dream Pop
Country:United States
















The members of the Innocence Mission were still in high school when they became friends and bandmates. Singer-songwriter Karen Peris, her husband, guitarist Don Peris and bassist Mike Bitts.Innocence Mission is a band that sings about joy, the joy of life, love and family. Don Peris finds her subjects in the small stories of life - the visits from friends, bundling up and walking in the winter sunshine, dreams and children, hope. The music has dignity and spirituality.

Befriended, is a haunting collection of 10 songs that features the interplay of Don's gorgeously warm and shimmering electric guitars with Karen's transcendently lovely vocals and moving lyrics.Karen Peris' hauntingly beautiful voice communicates with immediacy. Her very visual, engaging lyrics have a rare emotional depth and a firm sense of place. Inside them the sadness of loss and longing coexist with hope and joy. A number of the songs seem to be tributes or elegies to beloved friends...Like a peaceful dream!

 


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