TIBET — Tibet (1978-2013) RM | SHM-CD | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Diamond in the rough, lost gem, obscure record, oddity or criminally underrated; pick one you like it all means the same.

Tibet kicks ass with a high level of musicianship, quirky melodies and a really weird (but likeable) art cover. To be frank, once again it's the cover that brought me to that record. And the cover is telling you pretty accurately what you can expect: fantasy. Is it me or the Egyptian art is perfectly fit for progressive rock? K2 and Ash Ra Tempel find it too I heard.

If you find this record, pick it now. You'll get your money's worth. It's easy to get into and to hum later. The mood is well set for smoke machines (or other instruments) and trippy lights. The vocals are not the strongest part, but many bands like Ramses have the same problem without ruining the mood.The singer has a RPI tremolo, even in english, weird as it seems. On the very plus side, you have a ton load of good keyboard (Peter Bardens style), guitar and bass (a la Eloy). I can easily spot Pink Floyd and Camel here and there, but the Eloy factor is tangible even more. Good news!! progarchives.com
Tracklist :
 1. Fight Back (4:59)
2. City By The Sea (4:24)
3. White Ships And Icebergs (6:15)
4. Seaside Evening (4:13)
5. Take What's Yours (7:23)
6. Eagles (6:05)
7. No More Time (5:30)
Line-up / Musicians
- Kalus Werthmann / Lead Vocals
- Jürgen Grutzsch / Guitar, Percussion
- Deff Ballin / Keyboards, Percussion
- Dieter Kumpakischkis / Keyboards
- Karl Heinz Hamann / Bass, Percussion
- Fred Teske / Drums

V.A. - The Rough Guide to the Music of the Himalayas (2002) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Subtitled "Sounds From Shangri-la," which could erroneously scare off anybody who ever sat through the ghastly 1973 musical remake of Frank Capra's Lost Horizon, Rough Guide to the Music of the Himalayas gathers together a varied assortment of music from the high altitudes and plunging valleys of Tibet, Nepal, and Ladakh. Centuries of geographical and political isolation have preserved some traditions virtually intact, while others have been exported to the West via the perceptions of well-meaning and/or culturally rapacious musical tourists. The 13 tracks range from folklore and devotional styles to the sort of new age pastiches one imagines might cling to the inner ear of a frost-bitten, oxygen-deprived Sherpa somewhere on Mount Everest. Wisconsin-born guitarist Steve Tibbetts supplies a pair of the latter. He sits in with a husky sweet-voiced singing nun named Choying Drolma, and if the resulting collaboration has its cloying, aging-hippie moments, it is also rather charming in an aggressively mellow way. On the more authentic side, a field recording of the cloistered inhabitants of a Buddhist nunnery perform a looping a cappella chorale, exhibiting unexpected overtones and a cyclical, repetitive momentum that Philip Glass would certainly recognize. A nearly seven-minute sample of a bass-grounded, gradually ascending chant by monks from the Drete Dhargon at Drepong Monastery could, in the right hands, be one of the most effective lease-breakers of all time. Many music lovers would not expect to have much fun listening to a compilation from this part of the world, but should they decide to give it chance, they would be agreeably surprised. by Christina Roden  
Tracklist:
1. Ngani Tröma, Pt. 1    2:15
-Choying Drolma / Steve Tibbetts (Tibet)
2. Pahadi 6:44
–Hariprasad Chaurasia / Shivkumar Sharma (India)
3. Gurans Ko Phool Siuri 3:58
–Krishna Das And The Modern Light Music Brass Band (Nepal)
4. Gaden Lhagya 4:21
–Nuns From The Tibetan Nuns Project (Tibet)
5. Kyamdro Semkye 3:09
–Choying Drolma / Steve Tibbetts (Tibet)
6. Lekdri Ma 6:56
–Monks From Drepung Loseling Monastery (Tibet)
7. Fire Channels. Me 9:59
–Hooked Light Rays (Tibet)
8. Dar Tson Nanga 3:41
–Petso (Tibet)
9. Music For Archery 3:51
–Ladakhi Musicians (Ladakh)
10. Ling Sho La 3:27
–Jigme Drupka (Bhutan)
11. Mwe Dyahlhaygu 3:39
–Nepali Musicians (Nepal)
12. Dong Lim 1:40
–Do-Pe (Tibet)
13. Himalayas 7:12
–Joji Hirota / Guo Yue (China)