Triumvirat - Mediterranean Tales (1972) [Remastered 2002]

April 23, 2014, 11:37 pm

≫ Next: Sylvan - Sceneries (2011)

≪ Previous: Frank Zappa & The Mothers - Roxy By Proxy (2014) {Zappa Records}

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"Mediterranean Tales (Across the Waters)" is the debut album of German progressive rock group Triumvirat.

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Sylvan - Sceneries (2011)

April 24, 2014, 2:54 am

≫ Next: King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) [5CD+DVD BoxSet] {2009 40th Anniversary Series}

≪ Previous: Triumvirat - Mediterranean Tales (1972) [Remastered 2002]

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"Sceneries" is the eight studio album of the Hamburg based progressive rock band Sylvan. The band stated that “Sceneries” is their longest and most personal work ever. Two CD’s cover the album which, conceptually orientated and divided into five chapters, deals with the ups and downs in life and the striving for bliss. Although conceptually planned, “Sceneries” isn’t a conceptual album in classic definition. There’s no continuous story told like on their masterpiece “Posthumous Silence”, it’s more a storyline including five individual episodes which all have in common the thematic priority: the search for those very things, that make our life worth living...

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King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) [5CD+DVD BoxSet] {2009 40th Anniversary Series}

April 24, 2014, 6:09 am

≫ Next: Kevin Ayers - Bananamour (1973) {2014 Remaster Japan Mini LP SHM-CD Edition}

≪ Previous: Sylvan - Sceneries (2011)

King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) [5CD+DVD BoxSet] {2009 40th Anniversary Series}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (image)+CUE+LOG -> 1.93 Gb | MP3 @320 -> 796 Mb
DVD A/V -> 7.34 Gb | All Regions | NTSC 16:9 | MLP Lossless 5.1/2.0, LPCM, 2 ch, DTS, 6 ch | ISO Image
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 342 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2009 Panegyric / RF | KCCBX1
Rock / Progressive Rock / Art Rock

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"From baroque ballads to avant-garde heavy metal, Crimson's debut sounded unlike anything else before or since... this 1969 album's manic energy and compressed imagery captures the violent downside of the hippy years...better than almost any other recording from the time...". This extraordinary 12"x12" box set is the ultimate perspective on one of the defining albums of British rock music & one of the finest debut albums of all time. With a seemingly endless array of bonus material, this limited edition box set is available for the final time. With five discs of music, bonus tracks, alternate takes and more, along with a bonus short video clip of 21st Century Schizoid Man as performed at Hyde Park July 1969. The DVD-A showcases the full Album DVD-A Lossless Surround Sound, DTS 5.1 Surround Sound and original mix & new mix in High Resolution Stereo.

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Kevin Ayers - Bananamour (1973) {2014 Remaster Japan Mini LP SHM-CD Edition}

April 24, 2014, 7:03 pm

≫ Next: Jack Bruce - Silver Rails (2014) {Cherry Red}

≪ Previous: King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) [5CD+DVD BoxSet] {2009 40th Anniversary Series}

Kevin Ayers - Bananamour (1973) {2014 Remaster Japan Mini LP SHM-CD Edition}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 450 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 165 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 714 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2014 Parlophone / Warner Music Japan | WPCR-15527
Rock / Art Rock / Canterbury Scene

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Cardboard sleeve reissue from Kevin Ayers features remastering in 2014 and the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players). The cover faithfully replicates the original UK LP artwork. Includes an obi featuring design of original Japanese limited edition's LP (subject to change). Comes with a description and lyrics. Part of eight-album Kevin Ayers cardboard sleeve reissue series features the albums, "Joy Of A Toy +5," "Shooting At The Moon +6," "Whatevershebrings Wesing +10," "Bananamour +7," "Odd Ditties +3," "Yes We Have No Mananas. So Get Your Mananas Today +9," "Rainbow Takeaway +7," and "That's What You Get Babe +4." Bonus tracks.

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Jack Bruce - Silver Rails (2014) {Cherry Red}

April 24, 2014, 8:40 pm

≫ Next: Triumvirat - Pompeii (1977) [Remastered 2002]

≪ Previous: Kevin Ayers - Bananamour (1973) {2014 Remaster Japan Mini LP SHM-CD Edition}

Jack Bruce - Silver Rails (2014) {Cherry Red}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (image)+CUE+LOG -> 323 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 109 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 20 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2014 Cherry Red / Esoteric | EANTCD 1028
Rock / Blues Rock / Prog Rock

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Silver Rails is Jack Bruce's first solo studio album since 2003's fine More Jack Than God. Bruce recorded the set at Abbey Road with producer Rob Cass and collaborated with a dazzling array of musicians. Notably, he brought back John Medeski and Cindy Blackman Santana from the Spectrum Road project -- a tribute band to the Tony Williams Lifetime -- which released its own album in 2012. He also enlisted son Malcolm Bruce and guest guitarists including Phil Manzanera, Robin Trower, Bernie Marsden, and Uli Jon Roth. Bruce wrote songs with longtime collaborators Pete Brown and Kip Hanrahan, as well as his wife, Margrit Seyffer.

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Triumvirat - Pompeii (1977) [Remastered 2002]

April 24, 2014, 11:45 pm

≫ Next: Collegium Musicum - Konvergencie (1971) [Reissue 1992]

≪ Previous: Jack Bruce - Silver Rails (2014) {Cherry Red}

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"Pompeii" is an album by German progressive rock group Triumvirat. The band released the album under the name of "The New Triumvirat" due to temporary legal squabbles over the original name.

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Collegium Musicum - Konvergencie (1971) [Reissue 1992]

April 25, 2014, 7:06 am

≫ Next: Resistor - To The Stars (2014)

≪ Previous: Triumvirat - Pompeii (1977) [Remastered 2002]

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This band was active from 1971 until 1981 with six releases plus one live album. Their style is similar to Emerson Lake & Palmer, Rick Wakeman, and The Nice. There are clear Classical influences. The bands music consisted of vocals, guitars (Ludovít Nosko); keyboards (Marián Varga); guitars (Karel Witz); bass (Fedor Freso) and drums (Dusan Hájek). Their albums contain long tracks all composed by Varga. The compositions are solid and have Classical inspirations. An example is "Hommage a J.S. Bach" or "Concerto in D" and other tracks, the guitar have much space supported by superb keyboards (Hammond organ, mini Moog, piano).

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Resistor - To The Stars (2014)

April 25, 2014, 9:07 am

≫ Next: Triumvirat - A La Carte (1978) [Remastered 2002]

≪ Previous: Collegium Musicum - Konvergencie (1971) [Reissue 1992]

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They’re here! After 2 years in the recording studio and mixing room, and considerable graphic artwork by Sixten, Resistor’s 4th studio album finally exists in beautiful physical CD form.

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Triumvirat - A La Carte (1978) [Remastered 2002]

April 25, 2014, 11:08 pm

≫ Next: Los Canarios - Ciclos (1974) [Reissue 1992]

≪ Previous: Resistor - To The Stars (2014)

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"À La Carte" is the sixth LP from German progressive rock group Triumvirat, who gained a substantial fan base with intricate albums released at a prolific rate in the 1970s. 2002 remastered reissue of the German progressive rock act's 1978 album.

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Los Canarios - Ciclos (1974) [Reissue 1992]

April 26, 2014, 5:30 am

≫ Next: Triumvirat - Russian Roulette (1980) [Remastered 2002]

≪ Previous: Triumvirat - A La Carte (1978) [Remastered 2002]

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Los Canarios created an outstanding 73 minute work based on Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Obviously, the music is very Baroque in nature because of the original but Los Canarios's version is much heavier because of the electric instrumentation of a rock band. You may instantly think of ELP's take on Pictures at an Exhibition but Los Canarios take a more refined approach relative to ELP's bombastic and sometimes erratic interpretation. But don't be fooled: Ciclos is a heavy and dynamic work in its own right with plenty of synth and organ work as well as guitar. Ciclos is a classic of the Spanish progressive scene. If you like heavy prog dominated by synth and guitar, check this out.

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Triumvirat - Russian Roulette (1980) [Remastered 2002]

April 26, 2014, 10:21 pm

≫ Next: Styx - 20th Century Masters: The Best of Styx (2004)

≪ Previous: Los Canarios - Ciclos (1974) [Reissue 1992]

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"Russian Roulette", the last project under the name Triumvirat is a very impressive pop effort, full of session musicians and featuring the comic relief and lyrics of Arno Steffen on vocals. It was again an enormous departure however, from the band’s trademark sound. Like its predecessor, it is more of a Jürgen Fritz solo album than a Triumvirat album.

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Styx - 20th Century Masters: The Best of Styx (2004)

April 26, 2014, 11:55 pm

≫ Next: Tomzack - Für Ihn gab es nirgends ein Grab mit Blumen (2010)

≪ Previous: Triumvirat - Russian Roulette (1980) [Remastered 2002]

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Although they began as an artsy prog rock band, Styx would eventually transform into the virtual arena rock prototype by the late '70s and early '80s, due to a fondness for bombastic rockers and soaring power ballads. The seeds for the band were planted in another Chicago band during the late '60s, the Tradewinds, which featured brothers Chuck and John Panozzo (who played bass and drums, respectively), as well as acquaintance Dennis DeYoung (vocals, keyboards).

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Tomzack - Für Ihn gab es nirgends ein Grab mit Blumen (2010)

April 27, 2014, 1:45 am

≫ Next: IQ - The Road Of Bones (2014) [Limited Edition]

≪ Previous: Styx - 20th Century Masters: The Best of Styx (2004)

Tomzack - Für Ihn gab es nirgends ein Grab mit Blumen
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 238 MB | Full Artwork: 31 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Bluenoise Records # - | Country/Year: Germany 2010
Genre: Rock, Electronica | Style: Prog Rock, Psychedelic, Krautrock, Noise Rock

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...Leicht angezerrter, gerne auch kosmisch knispelnder Krautnoise geht in sphärischen Electrokaskaden auf, stets geerdet durch überraschend stringente Songstrukturen. Denn bei aller Freude am Experiment verlieren sich Tomzack nie in den verlockenden Labyrinthen des psychedelischen Freak-outs. Vielmehr bereitet das Resultat auch ohne Psilocybin im Hirn beim Hören ähnlich upliftenden Genuss, wie ihn die Musiker bei der Arbeit verspürt haben mögen. Und ein solches Resultat ist bei derlei Projekten rar und kostbar...

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IQ - The Road Of Bones (2014) [Limited Edition]

April 27, 2014, 11:41 am

≫ Next: Simon Says - Tardigrade (2008)

≪ Previous: Tomzack - Für Ihn gab es nirgends ein Grab mit Blumen (2010)

IQ - The Road Of Bones (2014) [Limited Edition]
United Kinkdom | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 2 CD | 234 MB
Neo-Progressive Rock | Label : Giant Electric Pea

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The tenth studio album by British progressive rock mainstay IQ shows them at their best,and with a definite edge.Is it possible that a band,like a good wine,can continue to improve with age?Can you possibly top legendary albums such as The Wake,Subterranea or Frequency? After just one listen to IQ´s tenth studio album the answer is a resounding Yes! Without doubt The Road Of Bones is a unique masterpiece,fitting perfectly into the band's impressive body of work whilst adding a new perspective.IQ's secret has always been to evolve their style while maintaining the essence of the band's own unique brand of progressive rock:strong guitars embedded in lush keyboard melodies,a pounding yet still jazz-influenced rhythm section and the distinctive vocals and unmistakable lyrics of frontman Peter Nicholls.

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Simon Says - Tardigrade (2008)

April 27, 2014, 2:08 pm

≫ Next: Fish - Return To Childhood (2006)

≪ Previous: IQ - The Road Of Bones (2014) [Limited Edition]

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Simon Says is a band currently based in Gothenburg, Sweden. They started out as a project back in 1994, and had a long and turbulent history on the road from project to band. In 2002 the group more or less stabilized, and have had few line-up changes after that time. The concept album "Tardigrade" is their third release overall, and their second as a more or less stable outfit. Simon Says is one of many bands exploring a style of music referred to as symphonic rock, and their take on the genre, at least on this album, is of the classic type. Listening through the recording, it is obvious that Genesis is a major influence..

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Fish - Return To Childhood (2006)

April 28, 2014, 1:18 am

≫ Next: Syzygy - A Glorious Disturbance (2012)

≪ Previous: Simon Says - Tardigrade (2008)

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Born April 25, 1958, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Derek William Dick (aka Fish) was the dramatic lead vocalist for prog rock band Marillion until beginning a solo career in 1988. Marillion was initially formed as an instrumental band in 1979 by guitarist Steve Rothery (b. November 25, 1959; Brampton, England), drummer Mick Pointer, bassist Doug Irvine, and keyboard player Brian Jelliman.

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Syzygy - A Glorious Disturbance (2012)

April 28, 2014, 4:01 am

≫ Next: Manfred Mann's Earthband - 20 Years 1971-1991 (1991)

≪ Previous: Fish - Return To Childhood (2006)

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US band Syzygy was formed in 2003, but with a past history going back to the 1990's and a band then called Witsend. They released their first album as Syzygy in 2003, and six years later their so far most recent studio album "Realms of Eternity" appeared. Towards the end of 2012 their so far most recent release appeared, a massive box set consisting of two DVDs and one CD, featuring concert footage and extensive interviews with the band. And as with their previous creations, self-released through the band's own label. A certain fondness for sophisticated 70's hard rock in general is required, as well as a taste for progressive rock from the same decade...

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Manfred Mann's Earthband - 20 Years 1971-1991 (1991)

April 28, 2014, 9:20 pm

≫ Next: Echolyn - When The Sweet Turns Sour (1996)

≪ Previous: Syzygy - A Glorious Disturbance (2012)

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...The heavier, more synthesizer-oriented outfit made quite a few albums in the 1970s; 1976's The Roaring Silence made the Top Ten, and featured the number one hit "Blinded by the Light" (Mann also made the Top 40 with another Springsteen cover, "Spirit in the Night"). Ironically, despite Mann's oft-proclaimed preferences for serious explorations of jazz, blues, and progressive music, it's his pop/rock recordings that hold up best, and for which he'll be remembered most.

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Echolyn - When The Sweet Turns Sour (1996)

April 29, 2014, 12:22 am

≫ Next: Sylvan - Posthumous Silence (2006)

≪ Previous: Manfred Mann's Earthband - 20 Years 1971-1991 (1991)

Echolyn - When The Sweet Turns Sour (1996)
Rock | 1cd | EAC Rip | Flac + Cue + Log | covers
Syn-phonic SYNCD 15 | rel: 1996 | 490Mb

A song from Echolyn's 1992 self-released album Suffocating the Bloom included the lines, "I'm not sure I want/To sell to those that want to buy/Go through hell for those that want to buy." Rarely have lyrics been this foretelling. The group did decide to sell -- to Sony, who signed them, released As the World, took off the shelves and locked away their previous three albums (as part of the record contract), and offered them almost no support. By the end of 1995 the group had gone through hell indeed and split with bitter feelings. When the Sweet Turns Sour (a bittersweet wordplay on an old Genesis song) was intended to bring closure to weeping fans. It gathers unreleased tracks and demos of songs the guys were working on when they called it quits.

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Sylvan - Posthumous Silence (2006)

April 29, 2014, 3:47 am

≫ Next: Monstrance (Andy Partidge) - Monstrance (2007)

≪ Previous: Echolyn - When The Sweet Turns Sour (1996)

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A stunning, and staggering, piece of modern neo progressive rock, this album from German band Sylvan deals with the almost impossibly sad subject of a review by a father of his dead daughter's diary - she killed herself. Throughout, much in the way that Marillion's Brave did, the narrative is relentless and tells a huge story, but in a sensitive and understanding manner. The vocals by Marco Gluhmann are exceptional throughout, and his bandmates create a wonderful musical pastiche which, to these ears, is extremely original, thus probably placing it more in the symphonic rather than neo category. There are some very heavy phases, but, in the main, the album is filled with huge melodies.

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