EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER — In The Hot Seat (1994-2010) SHM-CD | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Hand Of Truth 5:23
Written-By – Lake, Emerson
2.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Daddy 4:41
Written-By – Lake
3.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    One By One 5:07
Written-By – Lake, Emerson, Olsen
4.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Heart On Ice 4:19
Written-By – Lake, Olsen
5.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Thin Line 4:45
Written-By – Wray, Emerson, Olsen
6.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Man In The Long Black Coat 4:12
Arranged By – Emerson
Written-By – Bob Dylan
7.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Change 4:43
Written-By – Wray, Emerson, Olsen
8.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Give Me A Reason To Stay 4:14
Written-By – Sam Lorber, Steve Diamond
9.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Gone Too Soon 4:11
Written-By – Wray, Lake, Keith Wechsler
10.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Street War 4:22
Written-By – Lake, Emerson
– Bonus Track Presented In Dolby Surround –
11.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer    Pictures At An Exhibition    (15:28)
11a.    –    Promenade 1:45
Written-By – Modest Mussorgsky
11b.    –    The Gnome 2:07
Written-By – Palmer, Modest Mussorgsky
11c.    –    Promenade 1:45
Written-By – Lake, Modest Mussorgsky
11d.    –    The Sage 3:10
Written-By – Lake
11e.    –    The Hut Of Baba Yaga 1:15
Written-By – Modest Mussorgsky
11f.    –    The Great Gates Of Kiev 5:23
Written-By – Lake, Modest Mussorgsky
– BONUS TRACKS –
12.    Keith Emerson–    Hammer It Out    2:35
Credits :
Backing Vocals – Bill Wray, Paula Mattioli
Bass – Greg Lake
Choir – Fred White, Linda McCrary, Lynn B. Davis, Ricky Nelson
Drums – Carl Palmer
Drums [Additional Programming] – Keith Wechsler
Guitar – Greg Lake
Keyboards – Keith Emerson
Keyboards [Programming] – Brian Foraker, Keith Emerson, Keith Wechsler, Richard Baker
Vocals – Greg Lake
Vocals [Additional] – Kristen Olsen (tracks: 2)  

EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER — Works Live (1993-2010) RM | SHM-CD | 2CD | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1.-1.        Introductory Fanfare 0:52
Written-By – Palmer, Emerson
1-2.        Peter Gunn 3:33
Written-By – Henry Mancini
1-3.        Tiger In A Spotlight 4:10
Written-By – Emerson, Lake, Palmer, Sinfield
1-4.        C'Est La Vie 4:14
Written-By – Lake, Sinfield
1-5.        Watching Over You 3:59
Written-By – Lake, Sinfield
1-6.        Maple Leaf Rag 1:13
Written-By – Scott Joplin
1-7.        The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits 2:46
Written-By – Prokofiev
1-8.        Fanfare For The Common Man 10:55
Arranged By – Emerson, Lake, Palmer
Written-By – Aaron Copeland
1-9.        Knife Edge 5:03
Written-By – Fraser, Lake, Emerson, Janacek
1-10.        Show Me The Way To Go Home 4:20
Written-By – Swain, King
2-1.        Abaddon's Bolero 6:03
Written-By – Emerson
Pictures At An Exhibition    (15:42)
2-2a.        Promenade
Arranged By – Emerson
Written-By – Mussorgsky
2-2b.    The Gnome
Arranged By – Palmer
Written-By – Mussorgsky
2-2c.        Promenade
Arranged By – Lake
Written-By – Mussorgsky
2-2d.    The Hut Of Baba Yaga
Arranged By – Emerson
Written-By – Mussorgsky
2-2e.        he Curse Of Baba Yaga
Written-By – Emerson, Lake, Palmer
2-2f.     he Hut Of Baba Yaga
Arranged By – Emerson
Written-By – Mussorgsky
2-2g.    The Great Gates Of Kiev
Arranged By – Lake
Written-By – Mussorgsky
2-3.    Closer To Believing 5:29
Written-By – Lake, Sinfield
Piano Concerto    (6:42)
2-4.    Third Movement: Toccata Con Fuoco
Written-By – Emerson
2-5.    Tank 12:38
Written-By – Palmer, Emerson
Credits :
Conductor – Godfrey Salmon
Drums [Uncredited], Percussion [Uncredited] – Carl Palmer
Engineer [Sound, Uncredited] – Michel Léveillée
Keyboards [Uncredited] – Keith Emerson

EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER — Brain Salad Surgery (1973-2010) RM | SHM-CD | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Emerson, Lake & Palmer's most successful and well-realized album (after their first), and their most ambitious as a group, as well as their loudest, Brain Salad Surgery was also the most steeped in electronic sounds of any of their records. The main focus, thanks to the three-part "Karn Evil 9," is sci-fi rock, approached with a volume and vengeance that stretched the art rock audience's tolerance to its outer limit, but also managed to appeal to the metal audience in ways that little of Trilogy did. Indeed, "Karn Evil 9" is the piece and the place where Keith Emerson and his keyboards finally matched in both music and flamboyance the larger-than-life guitar sound of Jimi Hendrix. This also marked the point in the group's history in which they brought in their first outside creative hand, in the guise of ex-King Crimson lyricist Pete Sinfield. He'd been shopping around his first solo album and was invited onto the trio's new Manticore label, and also asked in to this project as Lake's abilities as a lyricist didn't seem quite up to the 20-minute "Karn Evil 9" epic that Emerson had created as an instrumental. Sinfield's resulting lyrics for "Karn Evil 9: First Impression" and "Karn Evil 9: Third Impression," while not up to the standard of his best Crimson work, were better than anything the group had to work with previously -- he was also responsible for Emerson's choice of title, persuading the keyboardist that the music he'd come up with was more evocative of a carnival and fantasy than the pure science fiction concept that Emerson had started with. And Greg Lake pulled out all the stops with his heaviest singing voice in handling them, coming off a bit like Peter Gabriel in the process. And amid Carl Palmer's prodigious drumming, it was all a showcase for Emerson, who employed more keyboards and more sounds here -- including electronic voices -- than had previously been heard on one of their records. The songs (except for the light-hearted throwaway "Benny the Bouncer") are also among their best work -- the group's arrangement of Sir Charles Hubert Parry's setting of William Blake's "Jerusalem" manages to be reverent yet rocking (a combination that got it banned by the BBC for potential "blasphemy"), while Emerson's adaptation of Alberto Ginastera's music in "Tocatta" outstrips even "The Barbarian" and "Knife Edge" from the first album as a distinctive and rewarding reinterpretation of a piece of serious music. Lake's "Still...You Turn Me On," the album's obligatory acoustic number, was his last great ballad with the group, possessing a melody and arrangement sufficiently pretty to forgive the presence of the rhyming triplet "everyday a little sadder/a little madder/someone get me a ladder." And the sound quality was stunning, and the whole album represented a high point that the trio would never again achieve, or even aspire to -- after this, each member started to go his own way in terms of creativity and music. Bruce Eder
Tracklist :
1.    Jerusalem    2:45
Arranged By – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Lyrics By – William Blake
Music By – Charles Parry
2.    Toccata    7:20
Arranged By – Keith Emerson
Percussion [Movement] – Carl Palmer
3.    Still... You Turn Me On    2:52
Written-By – Greg Lake
4.    Benny The Bouncer    2:19
Written-By – Lake, Emerson, Sinfield
5.    Karn Evil 9    (29:46)
5.1.        1st Impression    8:39
Lyrics By – Lake, Sinfield
Music By – Emerson
Vocals – Emerson
Written-By – Lake
5.2        2nd Impression
Written-By – Emerson
5.3        3rd Impression    
Written-By – Lake, Emerson, Sinfield
– BONUS TRACKS –
6.    Jerusalem
7.    Karn Evil 9 3rd Impression
8.    Excerpts From Brain Salad Surgery
Credits :
Painting [Original Cover Painting] – Hans Rudolf Giger
Organ, Piano, Harpsichord, Accordion, Synthesizer [Moog] – Keith Emerson
Percussion, Synthesizer [Percussion] – Carl Palmer
Producer, Vocals, Bass, Guitar – Greg Lake

EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER — Works Volume 1 (1977-2010) 2CD | RM | SHM-CD | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Though no one talked about it at the time of its release, this album reflected a growing split within the group. Originally, the trio's members, tired of sublimating their musical identities within the context of ELP, each intended to do a solo album of his own. Reason prevailed, however, probably aided by the group's awareness that the combined sales of the solo albums issued by the five members of Yes the previous year were a fraction of the sales of Yes' most recent records. The result was this double LP; essentially three solo sides and one group side, it is the most complex and demanding of the group's albums. Keith Emerson's "Piano Concerto" is on the level of a good music-student piece, without much original language. Where Emerson, in conjunction with his conductor and co-orchestrator, John Mayer, succeeds admirably is in writing beautiful virtuoso passages for the piano. Greg Lake's romantic songs mark the final flowering of his work in this vein -- and perhaps its going to seed, since "C'est la Vie," the featured single, says little that "Still...You Turn Me On," from their previous album, didn't say better and shorter. Carl Palmer's side is the most accessible of the three solo sides for casual rock listeners, rocking hard on the classical adaptations and featuring Joe Walsh on lead guitar for one song. The group's two tracks, "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "Pirates," cover a lot of old ground, albeit in ornate and stylish fashion. Having used Copland's "Hoedown" as a concert showstopper for four years, the trio takes "Fanfare" to new heights of indulgence, and it actually works, up to a point -- like CCR's extended version of "Heard It Through the Grapevine," this is just a little too much of a good thing. Bruce Eder
Tracklist :
1.    Keith Emerson    Piano Concerto No.1 (18:28)
Composed By, Piano [Steinway Piano] – Keith Emerson
Conductor – John Mayer 
Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestrated By – John Mayer, Keith Emerson
Producer – Keith Emerson
1-1.1    –    First Movement: Allegro Giojoso    
1-1.2    –    Second Movement: Andante Molto Cantabile    
1-1.3    –    Third Movement: Toccata Con Fuoco
1-2.    Greg Lake–    Lend Your Love To Me Tonight 4:05
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Godfrey Salmon, Tony Harris 
Composed By – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
Conductor [Orchestra And Choir Conductd By] – Godfrey Salmon
Producer – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
1-3.    Greg Lake–    C'est La Vie 4:18
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Godfrey Salmon, Tony Harris 
Composed By – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
Conductor [Orchestra And Choir Conductd By] – Godfrey Salmon
Producer – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
1-4.    Greg Lake–    Hallowed Be Thy Name 4:37
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Godfrey Salmon, Tony Harris 
Composed By – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
Conductor [Orchestra And Choir Conductd By] – Godfrey Salmon
Producer – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
1-5.    Greg Lake–    Nobody Loves You Like I Do 4:00
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Godfrey Salmon, Tony Harris 
Composed By – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
Conductor [Orchestra And Choir Conductd By] – Godfrey Salmon
Producer – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
1-6.    Greg Lake–    Closer To Believing 5:35
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Godfrey Salmon, Tony Harris 
Composed By – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
Conductor [Orchestra And Choir Conductd By] – Godfrey Salmon
Producer – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
2-1.    Carl Palmer–    The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits (Excerpt From "The Scythian Suite" 2nd Movement) 3:23
Composed By – Prokofiev
Drums, Xylophone, Timpani – C. Palmer
Producer – Carl Palmer
2-2.    Carl Palmer–    L.A. Nights 5:44
Composed By – C. Palmer, K. Emerson
Guitar, Vocals [Scat Vocal] – Joe Walsh
Keyboards – Keith Emerson
Producer – Carl Palmer
2-3.    Carl Palmer–    New Orleans 2:48
Composed By – C. Palmer
Producer – Carl Palmer
2-4.    Carl Palmer–    Two Part Invention In D Minor 1:55
Arranged By [Percussion Arranged By], Vibraphone – C. Palmer
Arranged By [Strings Arranged By] – Harry South
Composed By – J.S. Bach
Marimba – James Blades
Producer – Carl Palmer
2-5.    Carl Palmer–    Food For Your Soul 4:02
Co-producer – C. Palmer, Greg Lake
Composed By – C. Palmer, H. South
2-6.    Carl Palmer–    Tank 5:09
Composed By – C. Palmer, K. Emerson
Producer – Carl Palmer
Transcription By – H. South, K. Emerson
2-7.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Fanfare For The Common Man 9:44
Arranged By – K. Emerson
Composed By – Aaron Copland
Producer – Greg Lake
Synthesizer [Yamaha GX-1] – Keith Emerson
2-8.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Pirates 13:29
Arranged By – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Composed By – Keith Emerson
Conductor – Godfrey Salmon
Lyrics By – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
Orchestra – The Orchestra De L'Opéra De Paris
Orchestrated By – John Mayer (2), Keith Emerson
Producer – Greg Lake
Vocals [Vocal Interpretation] – Greg Lake
2-9.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Tank 9:49
Transcription By – Harry South, Keith Emerson
Written-By – Carl Palmer, Keith Emerson
2-10.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits (Excerpt From "The Scythian Suite" 2nd Movement) 3:13
Composed By – Prokofiev
2-11.    Emerson, Lake & Palmer–    Nutrocker 4:20
Arranged By – Kim Fowly
Composed By – Tchikovsky

EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER — Works Volume 2 (1977-2010) RM | SHM-CD | Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

After the rather dull Works, Vol. 1, the highly underrated Works, Vol. 2 is a godsend. Works, Vol. 1 took their pompous, bombastic, keyboard-driven prog rock epics to the limit; had it been stripped of its excesses and coupled with the strongest cuts from Works, Vol. 2, the band may have had an enormous success with critics and fans alike. Volume 2's brief, eclectic compositions cover an array of musical styles, combining stimulating originals and handsomely orchestrated renditions of "Maple Leaf Rag," "Honky Tonk Train Blues," and "Show Me the Way to Go Home." Lake peppers the tunes with guitar and bass flourishes, resulting in some of his most challenging instrumental work, and both he and Palmer deliver incredibly strong performances. Meanwhile,Peter Sinfield contributes some of his most mature and accomplished lyrics. Emerson's work is solid and creative, but sounds a bit dated, which is part of why the band couldn't endure. Unlike some ELP albums, Volume 2's brief pieces sustain interest; there really isn't a weak tune in the set. The five instrumentals are highlighted by two short prog rock tunes, including the jazzy "Bullfrog," which features Lake's brief jazz bass solo and Palmer's fluid, versatile drumming. "Barrelhouse Shake-down" and "Maple Leaf Rag" showcase Emerson's superb ragtime and barrelhouse piano playing, and Palmer's jazz fusion/marching band piece, "Close But Not Touching," features horns and Lake's psychedelic electric guitar lines. The vocal pieces are equally interesting. "Brain Salad Surgery" is progressive jazz-rock that bears some resemblance to King Crimson's "Cat Food," unsurprising since each features Lake singing Sinfield's lyrics. And, of course, there is the hit "I Believe in Father Christmas," a beautiful Lake/Sinfield composition that highlights Lake's strong voice and vibrant acoustic guitar. David Ross Smith
Tracklist :
1.    Tiger In A Spotlight    4:34
2.    When The Apple Blossoms Bloom In The Windmills Of Your Mind I'll Be Your Valentine 3:55
3.    Bullfrog    3:52
4.    Brain Salad Surgery    3:05

5.    Barrelhouse Shake-Down    3:47
6.    Watching Over You    3:55
7.    So Far To Fall    4:56
8.    Maple Leaf Rag    1:55
9.    I Believe In Father Christmas    3:16
10.        Close But Not Touching    3:19
11.        Honky Tonk Train Blues    3:09
12.        Show Me The Way To Go Home    3:30
13.        Bo Diddley    5:13
14.        Humbug    2:30
15.        The Pancha Suite    2:57
Credits :
Drums – Carl Palmer
Keyboards – Keith Emerson
Vocals, Bass Guitar, Producer – Greg Lake

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)

BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO — Transiberiana (2019) FLAC (tracks), lossless

In 2014, Italy's prog legends Banco del Mutuo Soccorso hadn't recorded a studio album in two decades. They were planning one when founding vocalist and songwriter Francesco di Giacomo was killed in a car accident. Given the impact of the tragedy, there was no reason to think that they'd ever release another. But that was before fans found out about Di Giacomo's instructions to keyboardist/composer Vittorio Nocenzi after seeing Tony D'Alessio sing with Scenario: "Before I die, mark him as a hypothetical substitute for the band." Nocenzi did exactly that. The loosely conceptual Transiberiana is the first studio offering of new material from Banco in 25 years. Nocenzi penned it with his son Michelangelo and explains in the liner notes that the recording is the band's "autobiographical journey." D'Alessio may not possess the sheer charisma that Di Giacomo did, but he acquits himself beautifully. He was a lifelong fan of the band, and Italian prog in general, before joining. Nocenzi hired a slew of new players to fill out the lineup, with Filippo Marcheggiani and Nicola Di Già on guitars, Marco Capozi on bass, and Fabio Moresco on drums. Nocenzi continues to hold down the keyboard chair and sings backup.

Musically, this is wildly ambitious. The group's sound has naturally evolved, but it pays no heed to modern production values. The album's sound is analog. The number of styles the band move through on Transiberiana is quite astonishing -- they take deep dives into modern prog, avant-garde, atmospheric and experimental rock, classical, jazz, and even have an AOR moment or two. Opener "Stelle Sulla Terra" is almost suite-like in construction. It commences with a three-note circular keyboard vamp with jagged synths coming in to add a pulse, then alternates between quickly shifting time signatures, pastoral passages, and finally, D'Alessio's balladic vocals. As the music turns itself inside-out, colliding and dove-tailing through metallic futurism, Zappa-esque arpeggios, and riff-enhanced rock, he responds with recitative shouting and crooning. "La Discesa Dal Treno" offers dreamy piano and powerful guitar riffs before fierce lead guitar runs that underscore passionate vocals, while a tender jazz piano melody adds tension and later, balance. The synth in "Lo Sciamano" sounds like Vangelis and Keith Emerson struggling to inhabit the same body before King Crimson-esque guitars and thrumming drums add heft, and a rootsy acoustic piano delivers blues chords and post-bop arpeggios as D'Alessio croons. "Il Grande Bianco" begins with a guitar pattern reminiscent of '80s-era King Crimson (think Discipline and Beat), with horn and string sounds emerging overture-like to introduce the first part of the melody. Over its six minutes, it travels through prog and classical music, harmonious cinematic tropes, and knotty, cascading prog. The set closes with two bonus cuts, live versions of two Banco classics cut at 2018's Festival Prog Di Veruno -- "Metamorfosi" and "Il Ragno" -- which reveal this version of Banco can hold their own on-stage. Transiberiana is far better than almost any fan would expect from a band continuing their exploratory quest for musical discovery and expansion more than 25 years after their last effort. 
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 Tracklist :
1.   Stelle Sulla Terra    (6:05)
1a.    La Partenza    
1b.    Cavalli Sull'altopiano    
1c.    Perche', Perche', Perche'    
2.    L'imprevisto    3:31
3.    La Discesa Dal Treno    (6:17)
3a.    Fermi Ed Agitati Come Tende Al Vento    
3b.    Come Nell'Ade    
4.    L'assalto Dei Lupi    5:37
5.    Campi Di Fragole 3:34
Lead Vocals – Vittorio Nocenzi
6.    Lo Sciamano    3:59
7.    Eterna Transiberiana    6:18
8.    I Ruderi Del Gulag    6:05
9.    Lasciando Alle Spalle    1:52
10.    Il Grande Bianco    6:33
11.    Oceano: Strade Di Sale    3:38
– BONUS TRACK –
12.    Metamorfosi (Live)    9:40
13.    Il Ragno (Live)    5:37
Credits :
Arranged By [Arrangiament] – Filippo Marcheggiani, Michelangelo Nocenzi, Nicola Di Già, Vittorio Nocenzi
Artwork – Cristiano Longhi, Link Design, Milano*, Stefano Mattiozzi, Valentina Mazzella
Keyboards [Additional Keyboards], Programmed By [Loops Programming] – Michelangelo Nocenzi
Lyrics By – Francesco Di Giacomo (tracks: 12, 13), Paolo Logli (tracks: 1 to 11), Vittorio Nocenzi
Music By – Michelangelo Nocenzi (tracks: 1 to 11), Vittorio Nocenzi
Performer [BMS Are], Bass – Marco Capozi
Performer [BMS Are], Drums – Fabio Moresco
Performer [BMS Are], Fortepiano [Pianoforte], Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Vittorio Nocenzi
Performer [BMS Are], Lead Guitar [Lead Guitars], Backing Vocals – Filippo Marcheggiani
Performer [BMS Are], Lead Vocals – Tony D'Alessio
Performer [BMS Are], Rhythm Guitar [Rhythm Guitars], Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Guitars], Balalaika – Nicola Di Già

CAMEL — Stationary Traveller (1984-2009) RM | Serie Camel SHM-CD Paper Jacket Collection – 11 | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Although Stationary Traveller is a concept album, it musically falls into line with its predecessor The Single Factor, which found Camel trying to refashion themselves as the Alan Parsons Project. Where The Single Factor suffered from Camel's attempts to write pop hooks, Stationary Traveller finds the band breaking down the barriers, opening up their relatively concise songs with long, atmospheric instrumental passages. The album's lyrics, which were written by Susan Hoover, is about the divided Berlin and its political, emotional and physical divides. Often, the lyrics and music – which work as individual entities – don't quite work together, since they follow different emotional directions, yet the record remains a worthwhile listen, especially since it features Andy Latimer on pan flute. Daevid Jehnzen
Tracklist :
1.     Pressure Points 2:10
Instruments [All Other], Mixed By – Andy Latimer
Synthesizer [Fairlight], Mixed By – Haydn Bendall
2.    Refugee 3:49
Accordion – Ton Scherpenzeel
Drums – Paul Burgess
Piano, Bass, Guitar, Vocals – Andy Latimer
3.    Vopos 5:31
Bass – David Paton
Keyboards – Haydn Bendall, Ton Scherpenzeel
Keyboards, Guitar, Piano, Vocals – Andy Latimer
4.    Cloak And Dagger Man 3:55
Bass – David Paton
Drums – Paul Burgess
Keyboards – Ton Scherpenzeel
Twelve-String Guitar [12-string], Electric Guitar – Andy Latimer
Vocals – Chris Rainbow
5.    Stationary Traveller 5:35
Drums – Paul Burgess
Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Bass, Panpipes – Andy Latimer
Grand Piano, Keyboards – Ton Scherpenzeel
6.    West Berlin 5:10
Drums – Paul Burgess
Grand Piano, Keyboards – Ton Scherpenzeel
Guitar, Bass, Vocals – Andy Latimer
7.    Fingertips 4:29
Bass – David Paton
Grand Piano, Organ [Korg] – Ton Scherpenzeel
Saxophone – Mel Collins
Vocals – Andy Latimer
8.    Missing 4:22
Keyboards – Haydn Bendall
9.    After Words 2:02
Grand Piano – Ton Scherpenzeel
10.    Long Goodbyes 5:17
Bass – David Paton
Drums – Paul Burgess
Grand Piano – Ton Scherpenzeel
Guitar, Flute – Andy Latimer
Vocals – Chris Rainbow

HALIE LOREN — They Oughta Write A Song ... (2008-2011) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    They Oughta Write A Song 3:04
Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Larry W. Clarke
2    A Whiter Shade Of Pale 4:21

Lyrics By – Gary Brooker
Music By – Keith Reid
3    Blue Skies 3:34
Written-By – Irving Berlin
4    Autumn Leaves 3:48
Written-By – Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma
5    Fever 4:05
Lyrics By – Otis Blackwell
Music By – Eddie Cooley
6    God Bless The Child 6:11
Lyrics By – Billie Holiday
Music By – Arthur Herzog, Jr.
7    My Rainbow Race 3:24
Written-By – Pete Seeger
8    Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps 2:19
Lyrics By – Osvaldo Farrés
Music By – Joe Davis
9    How Should I Know 3:56
Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Larry W. Clarke
10    Summertime 5:05
Lyrics By – DuBose Heyward
Music By – George & Ira Gershwin
11    I Don't Miss It That Much 2:47

Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Janis Carnes, Rick Carnes
12    The Dock Of The Bay 4:49
Lyrics By – Otis Redding
Music By – Steve Cropper
13    As Time Goes By 4:34
Written-By – Herman Hupfeld
- Bonus Live Tracks From "Stages" -   
14        Free To Be Loved By Me 3:27
Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Rick Chundacoff
15    I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 5:44
Written-By – Adam Clayton, Dave Evans, Larry Mullen, Victor Reina
16    Danger In Loving You 3:19
Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Larry Wayne Clark
17    Sunny Afternoon 3:27
Written-By – Raymond Davis
Credits :
Bass – Mark Schneider
Drums – Brian West
Piano – Matt Treder
Trumpet – Tim McLaughlan
Vocals – Halie Loren 

FOURPLAY — Let's Touch The Sky (2010) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

It would be incorrect to say that not much has changed Fourplay's sound since they began recording together in 1991. That said, while these musicians -- who were all successful artists individually -- have continued to evolve, as a group they've stayed remarkably focused on what they do best: play elegant, seamless, contemporary jazz with a light sexy groove. Keyboardist Bob James, drummer/percussionist Harvey Mason, and bassist Nathan East have remained constants but guitarists have come and gone: Chuck Loeb replaces Larry Carlton (who originally replaced founding member Lee Ritenour) for Let's Touch the Sky, Fourplay's 11th recording. James' title track composition kicks things off with a breezy Brazilian groove before strings paint an airy, almost cinematic backdrop. Loeb's "3rd Degree" ups the funk quotient with some hard-grooving guitar, ever-present rolling breaks by Mason, and some knotty synth work. His "Above and Beyond" provides the kind of guitar-led group interactive euphoria usually associated with Pat Metheny. Mason's "Pineapple Getaway" has irresistible synth and Rhodes work by James, but it's Loeb's stellar guitar work that makes this Caribbean-flavored groover one of the set's finest moments. "Gentle Giant," written by James in memory of Hank Jones, features a stellar upright bass solo from East. There are three vocal tracks on the set as well. East takes one on his "I'll Still Be Lovin' You," and Anita Baker lays down a fine one on her reading of "You're My Thrill." The most remarkable one is the deeply soulful, warmly expressive take of Cecil and Linda Womack's "Love TKO" by Ruben Studdard, with some excellent atmospherics provided by James and Mason. Fourplay's formulaic approach is firmly intact on Let's Touch the Sky and the band is firing on all cylinder, making this a fine entry in 2010's contemporary jazz oeuvre. 
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Tracklist :
1.    Let's Touch The Sky 5:23
Written-By – Bob James
2.    3rd Degree 5:07
Written-By – Chuck Loeb
3.    More Than A Dream 5:03
Written-By – Harvey Mason
4.    Pineapple Getaway 5:53
Written-By – Harvey Mason
5.    I'll Still Be Lovin' You 5:18
Featuring – Nathan East
Written-By – N. East
6.    Gentle Giant (For Hank) 6:00
Written-By – Bob James
7.    A Night In Rio 5:57
Written-By – N. East, T. Keane
8.    Love TKO 4:31
Featuring – Ruben Studdard
Written-By – C. Womack, E. Noble, L. Womack
9.    Above And Beyond 6:31
Written-By – Chuck Loeb
10.    Golden Faders 7:08
Written-By – Bob James
11.    You're My Thrill 4:47
Featuring – Anita Baker
Written-By – J. Gorney, S. Clare
Credits :
Bass, Vocals – Nathan East
Drums, Percussion – Harvey Mason
Guitar – Chuck Loeb
Keyboards – Bob James 

JEFF LORBER FUSION — Impact (2018) Two Version | FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1.    Sport Coat Makes Good    4:39
2.    Pasadena City    4:26
3.    Citizenship    4:44
4.    Highline    4:33
5.    Opt In     4:45
6.    Quest    5:22
7.    Sunny Sounds    4:24
8.    Companion    4:51
9.    Arda    4:02
10.    Valinor    4:25
Credits
Andy Snitzer - Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Gary Novak - Drums
Jeff Lorber - Composer, Engineer, Fender Rhodes, Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Hammond B3, Mini Moog, Mixing, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer Bass
Jimmy Haslip - Composer, Guitar (Bass)
Lil' John Roberts - Drums
Adam Hawley, Michael Thompson, Paul Jackson, Jr. - Guitar
Notas.
Some versions have a sticker on front. Print on sticker:
"Brilliant, compelling, innovative, and unique." -- All About Jazz
The best yet from the winner of 2018 Grammy for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album!
Featuring 3 time Grammy winner Jimmy Haslip, Andy Snitzer, with Paul Jackson, Jr. and others!!
Contains the hits "Sport Coat Makes Good," "Arda." 5462

BRIAN ENO — Here Come the Warm Jets (1974-2004) RM | Original Masters Series | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Eno's solo debut, Here Come the Warm Jets, is a spirited, experimental collection of unabashed pop songs on which Eno mostly reprises his Roxy Music role as "sound manipulator," taking the lead vocals but leaving much of the instrumental work to various studio cohorts (including ex-Roxy mates Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay, plus Robert Fripp and others). Eno's compositions are quirky, whimsical, and catchy, his lyrics bizarre and often free-associative, with a decidedly dark bent in their humor ("Baby's on Fire," "Dead Finks Don't Talk"). Yet the album wouldn't sound nearly as manic as it does without Eno's wildly unpredictable sound processing; he coaxes otherworldly noises and textures from the treated guitars and keyboards, layering them in complex arrangements or bouncing them off one another in a weird cacophony. Avant-garde yet very accessible, Here Come the Warm Jets still sounds exciting, forward-looking, and densely detailed, revealing more intricacies with every play. Steve Huey
Tracklist :
1.     Needles in the Camel's Eye 3:11
Brian Eno / Phil Manzanera
Bass Guitar – Bill MacCormick
Guitar – Chris 'Ace' Spedding, Phil Manzanera
Percussion – Simon King
2.     The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch 3:04
Brian Eno
Bass [Extra Bass] – Chris Thomas
Bass Guitar – Busta Cherry Jones
Guitar – Chris 'Ace' Spedding, Phil Manzanera
Percussion – Marty Simon
3.     Baby's on Fire 5:19
Brian Eno
Bass Guitar – John Wetton, Paul Rudolph
Guitar – Paul Rudolph, Robert Fripp
Percussion – Marty Simon, Simon King
4.     Cindy Tells Me 3:25
Brian Eno / Phil Manzanera
Bass Guitar – Busta Cherry Jones
Guitar – Phil Manzanera
Keyboards – Nick Judd
Percussion – Marty Simon
5.     Driving Me Backwards 5:12
Brian Eno
Bass Guitar – John Wetton, Paul Rudolph
Guitar – Robert Fripp
Percussion – Simon King
6.     On Some Faraway Beach 4:36
Brian Eno
Backing Vocals – Sweetfeed
Bass Guitar – Busta Cherry Jones
Keyboards – Andy Mackay
Percussion – Simon King
7.     Blank Frank
Brian Eno / Robert Fripp
Backing Vocals – Sweetfeed
Bass Guitar – Bill MacCormick
Guitar – Robert Fripp
Keyboards – Nick Kool And The Koolaids
Percussion – Simon King
8.     Dead Finks Don't Talk 4:19
Brian Eno
Arranged By – Eno, Jones, Judd, Thompson
Bass Guitar – Busta Cherry Jones
Keyboards – Nick Judd
Percussion – Paul Thompson 
9.     Some of Them Are Old 5:11
Brian Eno
Keyboards, Saxophone [Septet] – Andy Mackay
Slide Guitar – Lloyd Watson
10.     Here Come the Warm Jets 4:04
Brian Eno
Bass Guitar – Paul Rudolph
Guitar – Paul Rudolph
Percussion – Simon King 

DZYAN – Mandala (2010) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Better late than never, I suppose, but this live-in-the-studio novelty was too long overdue, released almost forty years after it was recorded. Dzyan never achieved anything more than cult stardom, at best. But to fans this belated addition to their slim discography will provide a fascinating slice of audio anthropology: the missing link between the band's jazzy 1972 debut and the blossoming Krautrock of their "Time Machine" and "Electric Silence" albums (the latter title currently the Number Ten rated Krautrock album on this site).

The prevailing style was still the Canterbury Fusion of that first LP, with Gerd Ehrmann's frenetic saxophone the primary instrument on most tracks, and percussionist Jochen Leuschner providing the bluesy lead vocals. But the ace up their collective sleeve was new guitarist Eddy Marron, recently enlisted but already making an impact, even in a relative supporting role.

Under his galvanizing influence the music was beginning to show a harder edge, in tracks like "Steel's Electric": an obvious signpost toward the MAHAVISHNU intensity of the "Time Machine" sessions. Listening to Marron's absolutely torrid solo at the end of "Dragonsong" (a holdover song from the first album) it's easy to imagine the jaws of his bandmates falling to the studio floor in flabbergasted awe, as the guitarist shredded his fretboard into ragged tatters.

In this track and elsewhere you can hear the later, psychedelicized Dzyan trying to break free of its Jazz Rock shell, especially when Marron begins strumming his beloved Turkish saz, in the song of the same name. The more exploratory instrumental jams show their age best, and the band itself no doubt felt the same. After this rehearsal 'concert' the way ahead must have seemed clear: ditch the singer and the sax, and continue as a trio (but with a more sympathetic drummer).

The title track is an odd droning entr'acte from bassist Reinhard Karwatky (recording date unknown), and the incomplete "Celestial City" is the only selection actually performed on stage. It was included here as a bonus track, but really the entire album is a welcome bonus, 38-years late but worth the wait. progarchives.con
Tracklist :
1.    Resurrection 9:49
Written-By – Karwatky
2.    Dragonsong 11:33
Written-By – Leuschner, Karwatky
3.    Mandala - Transmigration 2:08
Producer [Produced By], Recorded By, Mixed By – Reinhard Karwatky
Written-By – Karwatky
4.    Steel's Electric 6:30
Written-By – Marron
5.    Daddy Groove 8:43
Written-By – Leuschner, Karwatky
6.    Saz 8:08
Written-By – Marron, Leuschner, Karwatky
7.    Celestial City 4:23
Producer [Produced By] – Reinhard Karwatky
Written-By – Karwatky
Credits :
Cover [Cover Painting], Painting [Cover Painting] – Helmut Wenske
Drums, Percussion, Timpani – Lothar Scharf
Electric Bass, Contrabass, Percussion, Arranged By [Arrangements By], Technician [Sonus FX Designed By] – Reinhard Karwatky
Electric Guitar, Baglama [Saz] – Eddy Marron
Tenor Saxophone – Gerd "Bock" Ehrmann
Vocals, Congas, Percussion – Jochen Leuschner