Various Artists – Black Is Beautiful (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:09:31 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Navona
BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL from Dr. Diane Retallack and The Eugene Concert Choir is an ode to hope in the face of injustice. This Navona Records release showcases music by Black composers that shed light on the Black experience including two choral masterworks: Seven Last Words of the Unarmed by Joel Thompson and the world premiere recording of Dr. Undine Smith Moore’s oratorio Scenes from the Life of a Martyr.
Thompson’s composition is modeled after Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ; in this work, Joel Thompson quotes the last words of seven unarmed African American men killed by police or authority figures. Moore’s oratorio depicts the life of Martin Luther King, Jr, from birth to carefree childhood, young love, a calling to amplify the voice of his people, the hatred he experienced for his commitment, the grief of his untimely death, and the power of his message.
These works are joined by the world premiere of The Hymn! by Stacey V. Gibbs and an arrangement of Glory from the film Selma by Dr. Eugene Rogers.
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Various Artists – Merengue Típico: Nueva Generación! (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 32:13 minutes | 713 MB | Genre: World, Caribbean
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Les Disques Bongo Joe
Merengue Típico: Nueva Generación! delves into the heart of Dominican merengue, a genre whose significance often eludes the spotlight. Bongo Joe’s venture into unexplored terrain takes us to the Caribbean, specifically the Dominican Republic, shedding light on its musical tapestry. Curated by Xavier Daive, aka Funky Bompa, the compilation unveils rare ’60s and ’70s gems, providing a glimpse into a transformative period following the fall of the Trujillo regime.
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Various Artists – Flux Gourmet – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:08:25 minutes | 684 MB | Genre: Experimental Electronic, Sound Art, Dark Ambient, Noise, Field Recording, Soundtrack
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ba Da Bing!
In Peter Strickland’s Flux Gourmet, a dysfunctional group of performance artists undertake a month-long residency at an institute devoted to culinary disciplines. Food is interrogated for it’s sonic potential as the group mic-up, amplify, distort and transform what they cook in front of an audience. The noise that the characters in the film itself make is driven by food blenders, overflowing cauldrons of gurgling soup and sizzling frying pans (courtesy of The Sonic Catering Band), yet the music that soundtracks the culinary capers is engorged with aching melodies and wordless, airy vocals. Contributors include Cavern Of Anti-Matter, Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost of A Hawk And A Hacksaw and Trost’s band, Roj (formerly of Broadcast), and Nurse With Wound.
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