EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER — Love Beach (1978-2010) RM | SHM-CD | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Don't be fooled by the Bee Gees-esque cover photo, Love Beach is not really ELP gone pop. True, many of the songs are more concise and accessible than those on previous albums, and there are a couple of Greg Lake-dominated "romantic" tunes, but those had always been part of the deal. They're still classically rockin' along on "Canario," and half the album is dominated by the 20-minute epic "Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman," reminiscent of such long-form ELP classics as "Trilogy." Jim Allen
Tracklist :
1.    All I Want Is You 2:34
Written-By – Lake, Sinfield
2.    Love Beach 2:44
Written-By – Lake, Sinfield
3.    Taste Of My Love 3:31
Written-By – Lake, Sinfield
4.    The Gambler 3:21
Written-By – Lake, Emerson, Sinfield
5.    For You 4:27
Written-By – Lake, Sinfield
6.    Canario (From Fantasía Para Un Gentilhombre) 3:57
Written-By – J. Rodrigo
7.    Memoirs Of An Officer And A Gentleman    
7a.    Prologue / The Education Of A Gentleman 5:34
Written-By – Emerson, Sinfield
7b.    Love At First Sight 5:36
Written-By – Emerson, Sinfield
7c.    Letters From The Front 5:18
Written-By – Emerson, Sinfield
7d.    Honourable Company (A March) 3:46
Written-By – Emerson
– BONUS TRACKS –
8.    Canario (Rehearsal 1978)    4:39
9.    Taste Of My Love (Rehearsal 1978)    3:02
10.    Letters From The Front (Rehearsal 1978)    8:5
Credits :
Arranged By – Emerson, Lake & Palmer

EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER — Black Moon (1992-2010) RM | SHM-CD | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Returning to the studio after a 14-year layoff, Emerson, Lake & Palmer stripped down their sound and amped up their attack for 1992's BLACK MOON. Its closest sonic cousin is the mid-'80s album Emerson and Lake recorded with drummer Cozy Powell. Sharp digital electronics replace Keith Emerson's classic analog synthesizer sounds, and the fanciful, classical-influenced prog-rock epics of yore are streamlined into a more accessible mainstream rock format, though some traces of the trio's vintage flash still pop up. Jim Allen
Tracklist :
1.    Black Moon 6:59
Written-By – Emerson, Lake and Palmer
2.    Paper Blood 4:29
Written-By – Emerson, Lake and Palmer
3.    Affairs Of The Heart 3:47
Written-By – Geoff Downes, Greg Lake
4.    Romeo And Juliet 3:43
Arranged By – Keith Emerson
Written-By – Prokofiev
5.    Farewell To Arms 5:11
Written-By – Lake, Emerson
6.    Changing States 6:02
Written-By – Keith Emerson
7.    Burning Bridges 4:46
Written-By – Mark Mancina
8.    Close To Home 4:29
Written-By – Lake, Emerson
9.    Better Days 5:36
Written-By – Lake, Emerson
10.    Footprints In The Snow 3:52
Written-By – Greg Lake
– BONUS TRACK –
11.    A Blade Of Grass 2:14
Written-By – Keith Emerson
Credits :
Drums – Carl Palmer
Guitar – Greg Lake
Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer – Keith Emerson

CHRIS SQUIRE — Fish Out of Water (1975-2014) RM | SHM-CD | Serie Yes Solos Collection | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Yes-like in every possible aspect, Chris Squire's Fish out of Water is an album that's typical of his band's progressive formula: softened keyboard extensions à la Patrick Moraz, steady yet atmospheric percussion work from Bill Bruford, and a smattering of flute and saxophone that accompanies a small orchestra, which includes effective horn and harp work. Squire's guitar playing is standard, coming to life the most on "Silently Falling" and "Lucky Seven," with the former boosted by a rather dazzling synthesizer solo from Moraz. Even though there are few surprises laid out on the album's five tracks, the elemental composition of pure '70s progressive rock is strewn across each song from start to finish. Squire even sounds like Jon Anderson, especially on "Hold out Your Hand," and each of the song's melodies cater to Squire's vocal ascent. Fish out of Water harbors some firm instrumental and vocal cross-breeding while remaining well within the prog rock norm. Mike DeGagne 
Tracklist :
1.     Hold Out Your Hand 4:14 
2.     You By My Side 5:03
3.     Silently Falling 11:21
4.     Lucky Seven 6:57
5.     Safe (Canon Song) 14:53
Credits :
Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Arranged By, Producer, Written-By – Chris Squire
Drums, Percussion – Bill Bruford
Flute – Jimmy Hastings
Harp – David Snell
Leader [Brass Sections] – John Wilbraham
Leader [Horn Sections] – Jim Buck
Leader [String Sections] – Julian Gaillard
Leader [Woodwind Sections] – Adrian Brett
Organ [Pipe] – Barry Rose
Organ, Synthesizer [Bass] – Patrick Moraz
Piano, Electric Piano, Conductor – Andrew Pryce Jackman
Saxophone – Mel Collins

OZRIC TENTACLES — Jurassic Shift (1993-2018) RM | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

The Ozrics are a truly curious bunch in that they have this unerring tendency and uncanny ability to make great scads of progressive and space music that has true heart. There are very few times when one can connect fabulous technical skill with such a strongly emotional core, and never mind the mystical triggers. Aside from this -- sort of typical marked praise -- there is the Ozric ability to blend ideas and styles, causing fairy-light synthesizer washes to turn into dub riddims, which then support jazz elements that fade away to another dose of the fairy-light synthesizer washes, except that this time they're riding on top of the dub. This is definitely music you can groove to, trance to, meditate to, or just be to. Steven McDonald
Tracklist :
1.    Sun Hair 5:43
Bass – Roly Wynne
Drums – Merv Pepler
Flute – John Egan
Guitar, Keyboards – Ed
Keyboards – Joie Hinton
Percussion – Marcus
Written-By – Ed Wynne, Joie Hinton, Merv Pepler, Roly Wynne
2.    Stretchy 6:51
Guitar, Keyboards, Programmed By – Ed Wynne
Keyboards – Joie Hinton
Percussion – Merv Pepler
Tambourine [Tea & Tambourine] – Generator John
Written-By – Ed Wynne, Joie Hinton
3.    Feng Shui 10:24
Bass – Roly, Zia
Drums – Merv Pepler
Flute – John Egan
Guitar, Keyboards, Koto – Ed Waynne
Keyboards – Joie Hinton
Percussion – Marcus Diess
Written-By – Ed Wynne, Joie Hinton, Merv Pepler, Roly Wynne, Zia Geelani
4.    Half Light In Thillai 5:35
Flute – John Egan
Guitar, Keyboards, Programmed By – Ed Wayne
Keyboards – Joie Hinton
Written-By – Ed Wynne, John Egan
5.    Jurassic Shift 11:05
Bass – Zia Geelani
Drums – Merv Pepler
Flute – John Egan
Guitar, Keyboards – Ed Wayne
Keyboards – Joie Hinton
Percussion – Marcus Diess
Written-By – Ed Wynne, John Egan, Joie Hinton, Merv Pepler, Zia Geelani
6.    Pteranodon 5:40
Bass – Zia Geelani
Drums – Merv Pepler
Guitar, Keyboards – Ed Wayne
Keyboards – Joie Hinton
Percussion – Marcus Diess
Written-By – Ed Wynne, Joie Hinton, Marcus Diess, Merv Pepler, Zia Geelani
7.    Train Oasis 2:45
Written-By, Performer – Ed Waynne
8.    Vita Voom 4:48
Written-By – Ed Wynne, Joie Hinton, Merv Pepler, Roly Wynne, Zia Geelani

DAVID GILMOUR — Luck And Strange (2024) Blu-spec CD2 | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Luck and Strange is David Gilmour's fifth solo record and only his third of the 21st century. The Pink Floyd guitarist clearly understands his life's privilege; he has made some of rock's most memorable music, toured its biggest stages, and been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He could easily coast along for the duration of his career. Instead, he has continued to tour, collaborated widely, advocated for numerous just causes, and donated the money from selling his home and guitars to charity. If he wants to make just one album per decade, he's earned the right. Appearing nine years after 2015's Rattle That Lock, Luck and Strange brings together a supporting cast that's both fresh and familiar, and also familial. To produce, he sought a more contemporary presence, Charlie Andrew (Alt-J), to augment veteran players like Guy Pratt (bass) and Steve Gadd (drums). Additionally, his daughter, singer and harpist Romany Gilmour, plays a significant role here and even takes the lead on standout "Between Two Points," a cover of the Montgolfier Brothers' 1999 dream pop song. As on all his records since the '90s, Gilmour's wife, Polly Samson, serves as lyricist and direct collaborator. The overriding tone of Luck and Strange is ruminative, though not overly melancholic, with richly imagined songs that explore uncertain futures ("A Single Spark"), nostalgia ("Sings"), marriage ("Dark and Velvet Nights"), and a generation's halcyon days (the title cut, which is built around a pre-existing 2007 jam with late Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright). The arrangements, which frequently include orchestral and choral elements, feel fresher and nimbler than on his previous set, balancing out some of the album's introspection. And the youthful presence of Romany's (as well as his son Gabriel's) vocals is a boon, lending to the largely collaborative feel. Still, it's undeniably a Gilmour album, woven through with the elegant, lyrical guitar playing and haunted vocals that are his signature. Timothy Monger
Tracklist :
1.    David Gilmour–    Black Cat 1:32
Guitar – David Gilmour
Music By – David Gilmour
Piano – David Gilmour, Roger Eno
Synthesizer – Rob Gentry
2.    David Gilmour–    Luck And Strange 6:56
Backing Vocals – David Gilmour, Romany Gilmour
Bass Guitar – Guy Pratt
Drums – Steve DiStanislao
Electric Piano, Electric Organ [Hammond] – Richard Wright
Guitar – David Gilmour
Lyrics By – Polly Samson
Music By – David Gilmour
Percussion – Adam Betts
Synthesizer – Rob Gentry
Vocals – David Gilmour
3.    David Gilmour–    The Piper's Call 5:15
Backing Vocals – David Gilmour, Gabriel Gilmour, Romany Gilmour
Bass Guitar – Guy Pratt
Djembe – Adam Betts
Drums, Percussion – Steve Gadd
Guitar, Slide Guitar, Ukulele, Bass [Höfner Bass], Electric Organ [Farfisa Organ] – David Gilmour
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Rob Gentry
Lyrics By – Polly Samson
Music By – David Gilmour
Vocals – David Gilmour
4.    David Gilmour–    A Single Spark 6:04
Backing Vocals – David Gilmour, Gabriel Gilmour, Romany Gilmour
Bass Guitar – Tom Herbert
Drums, Percussion – Adam Betts
Guitar – David Gilmour
Lyrics By – Polly Samson
Music By – David Gilmour
Piano, Synthesizer – Rob Gentry
Vocals – David Gilmour
5.    David Gilmour–    Vita Brevis 0:46
Harp – Romany Gilmour
Music By – David Gilmour
Slide Guitar – David Gilmour
6.    David Gilmour With Romany Gilmour–    Between Two Points 5:46
Backing Vocals – David Gilmour, Romany Gilmour
Bass Guitar – Guy Pratt
Drums – Steve Gadd
Guitar, Keyboards [Additional Keyboards] – David Gilmour
Harp – Romany Gilmour
Lyrics By – Roger Quigley
Music By – Mark Tranmer
Percussion – Adam Betts, Steve Gadd
Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Rob Gentry
Vocals – Romany Gilmour
7.    David Gilmour–    Dark And Velvet Nights 4:44
Backing Vocals – David Gilmour, Romany Gilmour
Bass Guitar – Guy Pratt
Drums – Steve Gadd
Electric Organ [Hammond] – Rob Gentry
Guitar, Electric Organ [Hammond] – David Gilmour
Lyrics By – Polly Samson
Music By – David Gilmour
Percussion – Adam Betts, Steve Gadd
Vocals – David Gilmour
8.    David Gilmour–    Sings 5:14
Backing Vocals – David Gilmour, Romany Gilmour
Bass Guitar – Guy Pratt
Drums – Steve Gadd
Guitar, Bass [Höfner Bass] – David Gilmour
Lyrics By – Polly Samson
Music By – David Gilmour
Percussion – Adam Betts, Steve Gadd
Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Rob Gentry
Vocals – David Gilmour
9.    David Gilmour–    Scattered 7:33
Bass Guitar – Guy Pratt
Drums – Steve Gadd
Guitar, Piano [Leslie Piano], Bass Guitar, Keyboards – David Gilmour
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Rob Gentry
Lyrics By – Charlie Gilmour, David Gilmour, Polly Samson
Music By – David Gilmour
Percussion – Adam Betts
Piano – Rob Gentry, Roger Eno
Vocals – David Gilmour
– BONUS TRACKS –
10.    David Gilmour With Romany Gilmour–    Yes, I Have Ghosts 3:50
Electric Organ [Farfisa Organ] – Rob Gentry
Fiddle – John McCusker
Guitar, Vocals, Samples [String Samples], Programmed By [Programming] – David Gilmour
Harp, Vocals – Romany Gilmour
Instruments [All Other] – David Gilmour
Lyrics By – Polly Samson
Music By – David Gilmour
Samples [String Quartet Sampling] – Damon Iddins
11.    David Gilmour–    Luck And Strange (Original Barn Jam) 13:59
Bass Guitar – Guy Pratt
Drums – Steve DiStanislao
Electric Piano, Electric Organ [Hammond] – Richard Wright
Guitar – David Gilmour
Music By – David Gilmour
Credits :
Arranged By [Orchestral And Choral Arrangements Written By], Conductor [Orchestral And Choral Conducted By] – Will Gardner 
Choir – Ely Cathedral
Chorus Master [Choir Master Ely Cathedral] – Neil Porter-Thaw
Conductor [King's Ely Singers Conducted By] – Neil Porter-Thaw
Contractor [Soprano and Choir Fixer] – Kate Huggett
Music Director [Organist And Director Of Music At Ely Cathedral] – Edmund Aldhous
Violin [Leader], Contractor [Strings/Brass Fixer] – Kirsty Mangan
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Kate Huggett (tracks: 3, 4), Will Gardner (tracks: 3, 4)