Genre: Documentary | Music
IMDB Rating: 5.3/10 from 145 users
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Neil Young | See full cast and crew
Plot: This past May, Neil Young brought his solo tour to Toronto’s Massey Hall, an iconic venue in the city of his birth. Jonathan Demme was on hand to capture the two nights, which highlighted new songs from the album Le Noise, produced by Daniel Lanois, mixed with classics like “Ohio” and “I Believe in You.” At sixty-five, Young retains a youthful vitality and musical curiosity that balances his wisdom and experience. It’s no wonder he’s been an inspiration to the likes of Pearl Jam and Sonic Youth. In Neil Young Journeys, Demme intersperses the Massey Hall concert footage with brief scenes from a road trip through Ontario. Driving a 1956 Ford Crown Victoria, Young visits the rural town of Omemee, where he spent a key part of his formative years, and reminisces about his former neighbors and their daughters. As he drives past bulldozers transforming the landscape, he remarks, ‘It’s all gone… it’s still in my head.’
Release Name: Neil.Young.Journeys.2011.720p.BluRay.x264-IGUANA
Size: 4.37GB
Video: MKV | 1280×720 | 5655 kbps
Audio: English | DTS | 1510 kbps
Runtime: 87min
Subtitles: EN , FR (HERE)
Links: iMDB
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Genre: Documentary | Music
IMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 470 users
Directed by: Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern
Starring: James Murphy, Chuck Klosterman and Gunnar Bjerk
Plot: On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. LCD frontman James Murphy had made the conscious decision to disband one of the most celebrated and influential bands of its generation at the peak of its popularity, ensuring that the band would go out on top with the biggest and most ambitious concert of its career. The instantly sold out, near four-hour extravaganza did just that, moving the thousands in attendance to tears of joy and grief, with New York magazine calling the event “a marvel of pure craft” and TIME magazine lamenting “we may never dance again.” Documenting this once in a life time performance and an intimate portrait of James Murphy as he navigates the lead-up to the show, the day after, and the personal and professional ramifications of his decision.
Release Name: Shut.Up.and.Play.the.Hits.2012.LiMiTED.720p.BluRay.x264-AN0NYM0US
Size: 4.37 GiB
Video: MKV | 1280 x 720 | 4229 Kbps
Audio: English | DTS | 1510 kbps
Runtime: 108 min.
Links: iMDB | Trailer
Santana – Shape Shifter (2012) [24 bit]
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 57:07 minutes | 700 MB (Incl. 5% Recovery)
Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Front cover only
Carlos Santana, one of Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” makes his Starfaith debut with the release of Shape Shifter. With his latest recording, the ten-time GRAMMY® Award winner sought to reinvent himself, producing and co-producing nearly every track. The recording, with the exception of one, is an entirely instrumental album. His trademark tone, style and ferocious guitar-slinging are at the forefront of this stellar outing. Heard on the record are Chester Thompson on keyboards, Dennis Chambers on drums, Salvador Santana on keyboards, Raul Rekow on congas, Karl Perazzo on percussions and Benny Rietveld on bass. Shape Shifter has reached the top twenty on four different Billboard charts. Standouts include the beautiful ballad, “In the Light of a New Day,” the melodic rock number, “Nomad,” and the title-track that showcases Santana’s powerful riffs. Available now in hi-res, the album is a pinnacle work from one of music’s greatest players.
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Radiohead: The King of Limbs – Live from The Basement (2011)
Video
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080i
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
English: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
From The Basement is a live studio performance of The King of Limbs. Included in the programme are performances of unreleased songs, The Daily Mail and Staircase. Supercollider has been added as a bonus track. Blu-Ray come with an exclusive downloadable version (entire performance available on 19th December) and a 32 page hardback book of photos from the recording session. *ALL regions.
Tracklisting:
1. Bloom
2. The Daily Mail
3. Feral
4. Little By Little
5. Codex
6. Separator
7. Lotus Flower
8. Staircase
9. Morning Mr. Magpie
10. Give Up The Ghost
Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos (2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 44:12 minutes | 951 MB
Official Digital Download – Source: DonaldFagen.com | Front cover
Donald Fagen was one of the two masterminds behind Steely Dan, the seminal jazz-pop band of the ’70s. Fagen’s solo work has been a continuation of the band’s work of the early ’80s — carefully constructed and arranged, intricately detailed pop songs that are more substantial than their stylish surface may indicate. Donald Fagen’s fourth solo album, Sunken Condos, will be released on October 16. His first three solo albums, The Nightfly, Kamakiriad and Morph the Cat comprised the project known as “The Nightfly Trilogy.” Sunken Condos begins a chapter in the creative evolution of this innovative artist, whose career is still going strong after forty years.
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Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy (1973) (Classic Records 180g LP) (24-Bit/96 Khz + 16-Bit/44.1Khz) (Definitive Master Vinyl Rip)
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Artwork | DR Analysis | 891 / 261 mb incl. recovery | Rock | 1973
Mastered by Bernie Grundman @ Grundman Mastering, Hollywood
Classic Records 180g LP (Quiex SV-P) / Cat.#: SD 7255
Throughout the record, the band’s playing is excellent, making the eclecticism of Page and Robert Plant’s songwriting sound coherent and natural.
– Stephen Thomas Erlewine/AMG (5/5 Stars)
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Jean-Luc Ponty – King Kong (1970) (Friday Music 180g LP) (24-Bit/96 Khz + 16-Bit/44.1Khz) (Definitive Master Vinyl Rip)
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Artwork | DR Analysis | 980 /292 mb incl. recovery | Jazz; Fusion | 1970
Mastered by Kevin Gray @ CoHearent Audio, LA
Friday Music 180g LP / Cat.#: FRM-20172
Made in the wake of Ponty’s appearance on Zappa’s jazz-rock masterpiece Hot Rats, these 1969 recordings were significant developments in both musicians’ careers.
– Steve Huey/AMG (4/5 Stars)
Henry Mancini – The Pink Panther (1963) (Speakers Corner 180g LP) (24-Bit/96 Khz + 16-Bit/44.1Khz) (Definitive Master Vinyl Rip)
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Artwork | DR Analysis | 650 /170 mb incl. recovery | Soundtrack | 1963
Mastered by Willem Makkee @ EBS,Hannover, Germany
Speakers Corner 180g LP / Cat.#: RCA LSP-2795
This is a great title for fans of Mancini’s lounge/soundtrack material.
– Stephen Cook/AMG (5/5 Stars)
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Vangelis Papathanassiou – Earth (1973) (Original French LP) (24-Bit/96 Khz + 16-Bit/44.1Khz) (Definitive Master Vinyl Rip)
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Artwork | DR Analysis | 801 / 209 mb incl. recovery | ProgRock | 1973
original French LP / Cat.#: Vertigo 6499 693
… the record represents a moment in time, for sure — Vangelis seems stuck between rock, pop, and epic scope — but for the same reason it’s an intriguing, engaging listen, particularly for completists.
– Johnny Loftus/AMG (3.5/5 Stars)
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Duster Bennett – Smiling Like I’m Happy (1968) (PurePleasureRecords 180g LP) (24-Bit/96 Khz + 16-Bit/44.1Khz) (Definitive Master Vinyl Rip)
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Artwork | DR Analysis | 885 / 253 mb incl. recovery | Blues | 1968
PurePleasureRecords 180g LP / Cat.#: Blue Horizon 7-63208 LPx1
Mastered by Ray Staff @ AIR-Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London
One of the unsung heroes of British blues, this one-man band was a fine harmonica player and singer, a decent guitarist, and a soulful enough singer to make one overlook his distinctly unbluesy high voice. The opening “Worried Mind” — just Duster on harp, guitar, voice, high-hat and kick drum — is a marvelously sloppy shuffle romp that holds its own with the Fabulous Thunderbirds’ work ten years hence. On other tracks Bennett is backed by three-fourths of the original Fleetwood Mac, who provide simple, effective support without stealing any limelight; solos are kept to a minimum. Originals “My Lucky Day” (with chromatic harmonica) and “Jumping at Shadows” which Mac would later cover) are absolutely outstanding, and Duster does justice to Magic Sam’s “My Love Is Your Love.”
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