Steven Halpern – Christening For Listening (A Soundtrack For Every Body) (1975) [Sound Principle Records – MAP 2003] [Vinyl FLAC 24-96]

Steven Halpern – Christening For Listening (A Soundtrack For Every Body) (1975) [Sound Principle Records – MAP 2003]
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Duration: 47:48 | 811 MB
Genre: Electronic, New Age, Jazz-Funk, Ambient | Label: Sound Principle Records

Some of the earliest work we’ve ever seen from Steven Halpern, and some of the best – a mid 70s set that predates some of his better-known new age records of later years – and which has a sound that’s maybe a bit more compressed and focused overall! Steven’s still playing plenty of Fender Rhodes throughout – using the keys in those enigmatic ways that always make his records so great – mixed with light touches on bass, trumpet, electric flute, and guitar – but only at a few points, so that most of the record is just Halpern opening up with these beautiful lines on the Rhodes! Side one features the long “Sound Spectrum Suite” – and side two features “Be Muse Ment”, “Trans Pan Dance”, and “Subtle Body Suite” – the last of which is actually a funky Rhodes tune!

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Sade – Diamond Life (2020) [Epic / Sony Music – 88985456121] [Vinyl FLAC 24-48]

Sade – Diamond Life (2020) [Epic / Sony Music – 88985456121]
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Duration: 04:27:22 | 2,90 GB
Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, Funk, Soul | Label: Epic / Sony Music

This box set features remastered versions of all of Sade’s studio albums to date, on pure 180-gram black vinyl the first complete collection of their studio work up to the present day. All six of the band’s acclaimed albums: Diamond Life (1984), Promise (1985), Stronger Than Pride (1988), Love Deluxe (1992), Lovers Rock (2000), and Solder Of Love (2010) are packaged into the beautifully finished, white case-bound box. Revisiting the audio, the band and Miles Showell worked from high resolution digital transfers of the stereo master mixes, from the original analogue studio tapes, remastered at half-speed at Abbey Road Studios. The elaborate, half-speed mastering process has produced exceptionally clean and detailed audio whilst remaining faithful to the band s intended sound. No additional digital limiting was used in the mastering process, so the six albums benefit from the advantage of extra clarity and pure fidelity, preserving the dynamic range of the original mixes for the very first time. The six album sleeves have been meticulously reproduced in exact detail with authentic paper and printing methods, perfectly replicated for the first time since their original release.

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Kruder & Dorfmeister – The K&D Sessions (25th Anniversary Audiophile Edition) (1998/2024) [!K7 Records – K7073XXVLP] [Vinyl FLAC 24-192]

Kruder & Dorfmeister – The K&D Sessions (25th Anniversary Audiophile Edition) (1998/2024) [!K7 Records – K7073XXVLP]
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Duration: 02:53:17 | 6,19 GB
Genre: Electronic, Downtempo, Dub, Trip Hop | Label: !K7 Records

To celebrate 25 years , we’ve created a limited boxset in 6LP and 3CD of ‘The K&D Sessions’, mastered and cut by LA luminary Bernie Grundman for a luxurious listening experience, with newly designed inner sleeves using unseen photos from the original photo shoot. Inserted in the box is a forty-page booklet containing multitudes more never before seen photos from the same shoot and notes which recount humorous tales surrounding the duo and the people who spent time with them in this epoch. Included on the 6th LP is their legendary 11 minute shimmering remix of Madonna’s “Nothing Really Matters”.

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Gorillaz – Demon Days (Live From The Apollo Theater) (2025) [Parlophone – 5021732526007, RSD 2025] [Vinyl FLAC 24-96]

Gorillaz – Demon Days (Live From The Apollo Theater) (2025) [Parlophone – 5021732526007, RSD 2025]
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Duration: 01:07:57 | 1,19 GB
Genre: Electronic, Leftfield, Trip Hop, Lo-Fi, Rap, Downtempo | Label: Parlophone

Record Store Day 2025. Demon Days Live was a limited concert tour performed by the British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz, in support of their second studio album Demon Days. Demon Days Live consisted of two residencies, with five shows played at the Manchester Opera House in England, and another five played at New York City’s Apollo Theater. The Manchester residency was later released onto DVD as Demon Days: Live at the Manchester Opera House. One of the New York shows was broadcast on MHD (now MTV Live) as Gorillaz: Live in Harlem The Manchester Opera House film was later nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Film. A live recording of the Apollo Theater performance was released as a double LP for Record Store Day in April 2025

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David Bowie – Hallo Spaceboy (Remixes by Pet Shop Boys and Ball & Vauk) (1996) [Virgin – SPRO-11513] [Vinyl FLAC 24-192]

David Bowie – Hallo Spaceboy (Remixes by Pet Shop Boys and Ball & Vauk) (1996) [Virgin – SPRO-11513]
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Duration: 25:39 | 974 MB
Genre: Electronic, Synth-pop, Progressive House | Label: Virgin

Mastered at The Townhouse Digital Mastering Studios, London.
“Hallo Spaceboy” is a song by the English musician David Bowie from his 20th studio album, Outside (1995). It originated as an instrumental by Reeves Gabrels called “Moondust”, which Bowie and Brian Eno stripped down and used to form the final track. An industrial rock and electronica number influenced by the Pixies and Nine Inch Nails, the song contains a hypnotic sound, with synthesisers, loops and distorted guitar lines. Lyrically influenced by Brion Gysin, the song contains images of apocalypse and continues the androgynous conundrums of former Bowie songs such as “Rebel Rebel”.

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