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Ramnad Krishnan, Vidwan - Songs of the Carnatic Tradition / South India

Posted By : solaz | Date : 28 Dec 2009 17:04:23 | Comments : 5

Ramnad Krishnan, Vidwan - Songs of the Carnatic Tradition / South India
EAC FLAC cue (390 MB) | NO LOG | booklet (10 MB) | ogg.160 (85 MB)
Nonesuch Explorer 72023 (1967) | classical South Indian, carnatic

“At the time of this recording, the artists were in residence as Visiting Artists in the World Music Program at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.
The artistry of Ramnad Krishnan was recorded here for the very first time. When that great musician died of a heart condition in January 1973 while at the prime of his concert career, this recording and its companion album Ramnad Krishnan: kaccheri (Nonesuch H-72040) were cited as "a consolation to those who knew him well and will miss his music.... Krishnan manages to communicate the consummate grasp of technique and melodic imagination for which he was so widely respected" (Jon Higgins, Journal of the Society for Asian Music).		”
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Diabolus in Musica - Manuscrits de Tours

Posted By : solaz | Date : 28 Dec 2009 08:01:56 | Comments : 1

Diabolus in Musica - Manuscrits de Tours
EAC FLAC cue (300 MB) | NO LOG | booklet (30 MB) | ogg.160 (70 MB)
Studio SM D2756 (1996) | medieval

“... Le manuscrit nº 927 de la Bibliothèque Municipale de Tours constitue la trame de notre programme. Il fut copié dans les premières années du XIIIème siècle par un scribe provençal, à partir d'un original datant très probablement des années 1070-1080. Le répertoire en est "paraliturgique", c'est à dire composé de chants religieux mais non inclus dans les offices, et se rattache sans ambiguïté à la région de la vallée de la Loire, province appartenant aux Plantagenêt (le diocèse de Nantes et un épisode historique s'y déroulant sont même cités). Il était donc pratiqué par les clercs des grandes abbayes du val de Loire: Fontevraud, Saint Martin-de-Tours, Marmoutier, Fleury (St Benoît sur Loire), etc... L'affectation précise du manuscrit nous est inconnue mais il est tentant (et peut-être véridique) de penser qu'il fut copié pour les moines de Marmoutier, une des plus importantes écoles monastiques du Haut Moyen-Age, fondée par Saint Martin, ou pour ceux de l'abbaye de St Martin-de-Tours. ...”
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Chris Hinze, Sri Ganapathi Sachidananda Swamiji - Music for Meditation

Posted By : solaz | Date : 27 Dec 2009 23:12:24 | Comments : 4

Chris Hinze, Sri Ganapathi Sachidananda Swamiji - Music for Meditation
EAC FLAC cue (350 MB) | NO LOG | scans (15 MB) | ogg.160 (70 MB)
Keytone KYT 756 Cd (1987/88) | new age - world-ethnic

“After the successful Meditation & Mantras Vol. I and II Chris Hinze came up with this totally different approach towards Meditative music. Compared to the other two productions the vocals are less dominant whereas the instrumental diversity is more important. Clearly this is a CD with a wide musical range, resulting in beautiful serene music.”
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Diabolus in Musica - La Chambre des Dames

Posted By : solaz | Date : 27 Dec 2009 22:36:14 | Comments : 1

Diabolus in Musica - La Chambre des Dames
EAC FLAC cue (270 MB) | NO LOG | booklet (55 MB) | ogg.160 (65 MB)
Studio SM D2604 (1994) | medieval

“... De même, l'idéal de courtoisie a connu sa première expression littéraire en langue d'oc et en Occitanie. Mais très rapidement, cet idéal a aussi trouvé un relais dans les provinces du nord. En réalité, il est apparu avec l'amélioration des conditions de vie, à la suite de grandes transformations sociales et économiques. En se codifiant, la noblesse et la chevalerie se ferment et deviennent des castes inaccessibles, particulièrement en France du nord. En même temps, le vieux monde féodal, dur et belliqueux, commence à craquer, provoquant un changement dans l'ethos de la masculinité. Les femmes y sont évidemment pour beaucoup: plus cultivées, elles sont aussi les premières bénéficiaires des progrès matériels et de ce nouvel art de vivre. Dans les chansons de geste de l'époque romane, le héros n'éprouvait que peu ou accessoirement le sentiment amoureux, juge indigne et efféminé; seules les femmes y aimaient les hommes. Dans le roman courtois, c'est tout le contraire: de guerrière la prouesse devient une conquête amoureuse de la Dame, engagée par l'homme ou le héros, selon les règles du nouveau code d'amour adopté par la chevalerie.
La "Chambre des Dames" est le lieu privilégié dans lequel est né cet esprit. On y lit les romans, on y chante des chansons, tout en vaquant aux tâches quotidiennes. Suivant l'exemple de ces dames les hommes commencent à s'intéresser a autre chose qu'à la guerre : la poésie, la musique, la "fin'amor". ...		”
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محمد عبد الوهاب - Mohamed Abdelwahab - vol. I - 1920-1925

Posted By : solaz | Date : 26 Dec 2009 22:47:38 | Comments : 2

محمد عبد الوهاب - Mohamed Abdelwahab - vol. I - 1920-1925
EAC FLAC cue+scans (200 MB) | NO LOG |ogg.160+scans (70 MB)
Les Artistes Arabes Associés - AAA 011 (1989) | world-ethnic

“Muhammad Abdul Wahab, modern Egypt's best known singer/composer and actor, died of heart failure on May 3, 1991 after a musical career spanning 74 years. In those decades he rose from a humble beginning to become the star of Egyptian song and a legend in the world of modern Arabic music and melody. Dubbed the 'musician of generations,' his music delighted for years people of all ages. During this long period, which began in his teens, he composed for himself and other leading Arab singers over 1,800 romantic and patriotic songs. His compositions for the late Umm Kalthoum, the greatest Arab songstress in history, gave both artists great fame.-- Habeeb Salloum”
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Eduardo Paniagua - 13. Virgen de Atocha. Cantigas de Madrid - 14. Bestiario. Cantigas de animales

Posted By : solaz | Date : 25 Dec 2009 18:32:04 | Comments : 1

Eduardo Paniagua - Virgen de Atocha. Cantigas de Madrid
EAC FLAC cue (370 MB) | NO LOG | booklet (25 MB) | ogg.160 (80 MB)
Pneuma PN-280 (2000) | medieval

EDUARDO PANIAGUA / 13. VIRGEN DE ATOCHA. CANTIGAS DE MADRID

“Magerit (Madrid), perteneciente al Reino de Toledo en la época islámica, pasa a la corona de Castilla en el siglo XI con Alfonso VI. El santuario de Santa María de Atocha (Teotokos, Antioquía), a las afueras de Madrid, tiene una imagen de la Virgen de madera muy oscura, sentada con el niño en el brazo izquierdo y una manzana en la mano derecha que ha sido patrona de Madrid. Venerada por su poder milagroso desde la época visigoda, no interrumpió su culto durante la dominación árabe. Este programa contiene dos Cantigas de la Virgen de Atocha, dos sobre el río Henares e Hita en el reino de Toledo y otras sin localización precisa que pudieron suceder también junto a Madrid.”

EDUARDO PANIAGUA / 14. BESTIARIO. CANTIGAS DE ANIMALES

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Eduardo Paniagua - Cantigas de Castilla-La Mancha

Posted By : solaz | Date : 22 Dec 2009 19:50:42 | Comments : 1

Eduardo Paniagua - Cantigas de Castilla-La Mancha
EAC FLAC cue (350 MB) | NO LOG | booklet (25 MB) | ogg.160 (70 MB)
Pneuma PN-210 (2000) | medieval

“La denominación de Castilla-La Mancha, antes Castilla la Nueva, aparece tardíamente. Durante la Edad Media estas tierras formaban el Reino de Toledo, nombre usado hasta el siglo XIV. Toledo es el centro cultural de Castilla-La Mancha. En las Cantigas de Castilla-La Mancha se encuentra la Cantiga de Consuegra de Toledo, ciudad donde, cerca del castillo del siglo XIII de la orden de San Juan, todavía hoy en día se muestran orgullosos los molinos de viento tan inmortales como el mismo Don Quijote de La Mancha. Allí fue convertido el Moro de Almería, con duras palabras contra la fe islámica. La grabación de las Cantigas de Castilla-La Mancha muestra bellísimas melodías con sus historias, en su mayoría inéditas.”

EDUARDO PANIAGUA / 12. CANTIGAS DE CASTILLA-LA MANCHA
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Fairport Convention - Rising for the Moon / ... and six FC more

Posted By : solaz | Date : 21 Dec 2009 16:50:41 | Comments : 4

Fairport Convention - Rising for the Moon
EAC FLAC cue+scans (250 MB) | NO LOG | ogg.160+scans (55 MB)
Island IMCD 155 (1975) | folk-rock

“Último disco de Fairport Convention con Sandy Denny, antes de su inesperada muerte. Un disco con malas críticas entre los aficionados. Es obvio que no todos los discos pueden ser como Liege and Lief. Mi canción preferida es Dawn, que no gusta a casi nadie. También son destacables la primera y la última, la que da título al disco y la profética One more chance. Añado otros discos que no circulan por aquí. Aunque tengo algunos vinilos de FC, algunos por duplicado, estos CDs no son míos, así que los libretos no están completos y hasta el Live 1974 va solo en mp3. El resto, como de costumbre, FLAC & ogg.”


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Eduardo Paniagua - Santa María del Puerto I / Cantigas de Alfonso X el Sabio

Posted By : solaz | Date : 20 Dec 2009 07:52:36 | Comments : 5

Eduardo Paniagua - Santa María del Puerto I / Cantigas de Alfonso X el Sabio
EAC FLAC cue (420 MB) | NO LOG | booklet (30 MB) | ogg.160 (80 MB)
Pneuma PN-220 (1996-2000) | medieval

“The twenty-four narrative cantigas centered on El Puerto form an important chapter in Alfonso's Marian compilation. Firstly, they stand out owing to their number - more than are devoted to any other single sanctuary in the Cantigas. Secondly, they stand out in forming a lyric chronicle inspired by the signal events associated with the thirteenth-century repopulation efforts in and around Alcanate (the name the Arabs used for El Puerto de Santa María) and its re-Christianization under Alfonso X. Whereas Alfonso does not appear as the protagonist in the miracle accounts at other sanctuaries, in these two dozen cantigas Alfonso figures prominently in exactly half of them: twelve.
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EDUARDO PANIAGUA. CANTIGAS DE SANTA MARÍA / 11. SANTA MARÍA DEL PUERTO I
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Win Mertens - Alle Dinghe - III. Alle Dinghe

Posted By : solaz | Date : 19 Dec 2009 22:28:44 | Comments : 2

Win Mertens - Alle Dinghe
EAC FLAC cue (730 MB) | NO LOG | 3 CDs | scans (15 MB) | ogg.160 (160 MB)
Les Disques du Crépuscule TWI 943-2 (1991) | new-age - avantagarde - classic contemporary

“Alle dinghe es el título conjunto de estos tres discos, que a su vez forman la tercera parte de una trilogía también llamada Alle Dinghe. Las otras partes son Sources of sleepness (2 CDs) y Vita brevis (2 CDs). Alle Dinghe (All Things) bien podría ser el título y verso inicial de un poema flamenco del siglo XIII, digamos que místico, a veces atribuido a Hadewych, por lo mucho que se asemejan sus estilos - Si hay misticismo en la música desde luego no hay palabras. Solo violín, violoncello y contrabajo.”
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Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief

Posted By : solaz | Date : 19 Dec 2009 09:13:35 | Comments : 7

Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief
EAC FLAC cue+scans (290 MB) | NO LOG | ogg.160+scans (60 MB)
Island Records (1969/2002) | folk-rock

“For their fourth album, Fairport Convention released what is regarded by many as not only the best record in their history, but also one of the seminal English folk-rock albums of all time. This was also the album that marked the transformation of the group from, essentially, a rock band that utilized folk music (in tandem with modern singer/songwriter material) as a source for part of their sound, and an inspiration for their own songwriting, into a group specializing in reinterpreting traditional English songs. There's only one original number here, the soaring "Come All Ye," the rest being adaptations of old English folk songs; at the time, however, very few groups were doing this with any success, or mixing acoustic and electric sounds quite as adeptly, with the result that Liege & Lief was practically a consciousness-raising album for a lot of listeners. "Farewell Farewell," "Matty Groves," "Reynardine," and "Tam-Lin" were highlights of an LP filled with gems in this style, ornamented with gorgeous harmonies and striking instrumental virtuosity. — All Music Guide Bruce Eder”
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Win Mertens - Maximizing the Audience

Posted By : solaz | Date : 18 Dec 2009 22:26:33 | Comments : 3

Win Mertens - Maximizing the Audience
EAC FLAC cue+scans (330 MB) | NO LOG | ogg.160+scans (90 MB)
Les Disques du Crépuscule 9G056 (1984) | new-age

“Contemporary music seldom evokes philosophical reflections upon the Arts, yet the exquisiteness of the music of Wim Mertens demands it.
Mertens' music has its roots in American Minimal Music, a tradition which holds that composition can be achieved through the use of the fewest possible musical devices. Despite belonging to this tradition, Mertens' music is distinguishable from that of Reich and Glass, who are comparatively much more concerned with conceptual, System and Process music. These forms of musical conception may truly be described as objectified musical forms. As such they form an autonomous normative system which governs not only each individual composition but also the developmental trend of the composer. ... The repetition which influences the music of Mertens and indeed functions as its dominant compositional principle consists of a special dimension. The repetition occurs for two reasons. Firstly, it is intended to carve out a space for listening in the flowing stream of music and emotion and secondly, it is designed to enlist the feeling of pleasure.		”

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The History of Fairport Convention

Posted By : solaz | Date : 18 Dec 2009 10:14:37 | Comments : 2

The History of Fairport Convention
EAC FLAC cue (420 MB) | NO LOG | scans (20 MB) | ogg.160 (90 MB)
Island Records CIDD4 (1972) | folk-rock

“This 1972 attempt at an overview of Fairport Convention's radical, spirited and beautiful contribution to music in the period 1969 to 1972 was originally a double album. To allow conversion to a single CD, it unfortunately lost two tracks, "Crazy Man Michael" and "Jigs And Reels", because it was assumed that anyone interested in the band would also want to own the superb Liege And Lief from which they are drawn. The flaw in this is that the songs on What We Did On Our Holidays, Unhalfbricking and Full House are just as classic and unmissable. The tracks drawn from these, that form much of the collection, span the broad range of styles that Fairport so expertly made their own. Every number is a stand-out of a different kind, but the Sandy Denny tunes "Fotheringay" and "Who Knows Where The Time Goes" and the Richard Thompson/ Dave Swarbrick collaborations "Sloth" and "Walk Awhile" are immortal by any standards. For those who own the four core albums, this CD still has its value. It contains the superb "Now Be Thankful", a stand-alone single, and a selection of most of the best tracks from the somewhat lesser album Angel Delight and the decidedly poorer Babbacombe Lee. Meet On The Ledge, the 1999 compilation of 1967 to 1975 material is a better overall collection--mostly because it is twice as long--but its track selection post-Full House is somewhat bizarre, only containing one track from each of the above two albums, a serious omission. -- James Swift - amazon.co.uk”
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Pentangle - So Early in the Spring

Posted By : solaz | Date : 17 Dec 2009 14:12:06 | Comments : 5

Pentangle - So Early in the Spring
EAC FLAC cue+scans (255 MB) | NO LOG | ogg.160+scans (55 MB)
TSPIN CD 139 (1989) | folk-rock, folk

“Este disco goza de relativa mala prensa, especialmente por parte de nostálgicos de "los viejos tiempos". Es cierto que no tiene el carácter rompedor de los discos clásicos de Pentangle, las intepretaciones son más serenas, aunque cuenten las mismas truculentas historias tan frecuentes en el folk inglés. Otros dirán que más de lo mismo. Si, pero diferente. Y bueno. Un disco que no tiene que envidiar a ninguno de los Pentangle. Versiones de piezas muy conocidas como Reynardine o The Blacksmith, otras no tanto. Es difícil escoger alguna pieza, todas destacan por alguna u otra razón. Un par de pistas tienen cierto sabor jazzístico. El sabor clásico de Pentangle se puede encontrar en Bramble Briar o en The Baron of Brackely. ”
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Pentangle - Cruel Sister

Posted By : solaz | Date : 17 Dec 2009 13:09:27 | Comments : 5

Pentangle - Cruel Sister
EAC FLAC cue+scans (200 MB) | NO LOG | ogg.160+scans (50 MB)
Transatlantic TACD 9.0058 O (1970) | folk-rock, folk

“No suele considerarse entre los mejores discos de Pentangle, y a muchos seguro que les echa para atrás la monstruosa versión de Jack Orion, que ocupaba toda la segunda cara del LP. Admito que el disco es irregular, no porque la calidad falle aquí o allá, sino porque es imposible que una pieza de 18 minutos y tan soberbia no eclipse a las demás. Para mí es la cima de toda la obra de Pentangle. Destacaría también otra singularidad, la pieza que Jacqui canta sin acompañamiento. El resto de las piezas, tan bellas como siempre.
He escaneado aparte el cuadernillo del vinilo de Guimbarda con las letras y traducciones españolas de Cruel Sister y Reflection.		”
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