Tagua Tagua – Todo Tempo (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 20:34 minutes | 234 MB | Genre: Latin Pop, R&B, MPB
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Having solidified his reputation as one of Brazil’s most promising new acts while garnering an international fanbase, Felipe Puperi aka Tagua Tagua returns with a new EP – ‘Todo Tempo’.
Dialing back the psych element in his sound, the six tracks contained
on the EP showcase the tenderness and longing in Felipe’s voice coupled with his immense songwriting talent. What’s resulted is all new arrangements recorded solely on his acoustic guitar with minimal production as he carefully and lovingly re-imagines 6 standout tracks from his debut album ‘Inteiro Metade’ (Costa Futuro) and his last LP, ‘Tanto’ (Wonderwheel Recordings). Todo Tempo is being released by Wonderwheel Recordings in conjunction with Costa Futuro.
Stephen Grew – Now we are Here (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 57:00 minutes | 501 MB | Genre: Jazz
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This second volume of solo piano from Grew comes hot on the heels of his 2023 Discus Music release “Chasm”, also for solo piano. For all the brilliance of that earlier work, Grew was keen to push himself even further and engage with a piano and a space with which he was already very familiar – at Lancaster Baptist Church, close to his home in the North West.
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Orla Gartland – Woman on the Internet (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 56:32 minutes | 588 MB | Genre: Pop
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On 16 October 2020, Gartland released a single called “Pretending”. The song discusses the difficulty and trouble of pretending to be the person someone else wants, in order to be a “people pleaser”. This was the first single to be released from Woman on the Internet. The second single, “More Like You”, was released on 13 January 2021. According to Gartland herself, the song deals with identity, jealousy, and the desire to have the life of someone who seems to have everything easy. The third single, “Zombie!”, was released on 13 April 2021. It deals with the topic of toxic masculinity and with Gartland entreating another individual to open up about their emotions and stop repressing their true feelings. The song was produced alongside Pete Robertson, a producer for Beabadoobee and the Vaccines.
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Lumas Winds – The Naming of Birds: British Wind Quintets (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:12:31 minutes | 1,24 GB | Genre: Classical
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Lumas Winds presents The Naming of Birds, an album illustrating the development of the British wind quintet, starting in the 1960s, and finishing in the early 21st century, exploring one piece from each decade. The group comments: “This album is designed to serve as a point of accessibility for these works, especially the three world-premiere recordings by Sally Beamish, Gavin Higgins and Elizabeth Maconchy. We have always been drawn to performing fresh and exciting music that is rarely heard or performed but have found programming new works can be difficulty without knowing how the sound will complement or contrast the rest of the concert. We hope this recording will provide a reference point for future ensembles, encouraging them to programme these works. We have reflected the diverse British identities of the Lumas Winds members in our choices. Welshman William Mathias’ Wind Quintet is the earliest work on the disc and was one of the first pieces we chose for this programme.” Lumas Winds is a dynamic young wind quintet based in London, comprised of recent graduates for the Royal Academy and the Royal College of Music, the members of Lumas are committed ambassadors for wind chamber music and the rich variety of repertoire that it offers.
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Kevin Juillerat and Cedric Pescia – Kevin Juillerat: Dämmerung (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 48:06 minutes | 677 MB | Genre: Classical
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Dämmerung is a true odyssey of sound and drama. It is the exploration of a new piano, transformed through various preparations and enhanced by an electronic device that literally turns it into a speaker. The work is the result of a collaboration lasting several years between the French-Swiss pianist Cédric Pescia and the Swiss composer Kevin Juillerat. It was written in 2020 during a 6-month artist residency in Berlin and premiered on May 20, 2022 in Lausanne (CH).
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