John Di Martino’s Romantic Jazz Trio – The Sweetest Sound (2004) [Japan 2018] SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

John Di Martino’s Romantic Jazz Trio – The Sweetest Sound (2004) [Japan 2018]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 65:37 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 2,63 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,29 GB

Multiple Grammy nominee John Di Martino–composer, arranger, pianist–has recorded many albums for Venus Records with his Romantic Jazz Trio. Noted for his versatility, John has performed and recorded with such notables as Kenny Burrell, James Moody, Joe Lovano, David “Fat Head” Newman, Pat Martino, Paquito D’Rivera and Houston Person.

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John Di Martino’s Romantic Jazz Trio – The Michael In Jazz (2013) [Japan 2018] SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

John Di Martino’s Romantic Jazz Trio – The Michael In Jazz (2013) [Japan 2018]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 60:41 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 2,44 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front/Rear Covers | 2,4 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/48 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 731 MB

Philadelphia-native composer, arranger and pianist John di Martino is a versatile musician who is equally comfortable in the straight ahead jazz, Latin jazz and world music scenes. Di Martino has released a lot well-received leader albums for the Japanese Venus Records, with different rhythm sections, under the moniker “Romantic Jazz Trio”. For this tribute to the King of Pop, John and his Romantic Jazz Trio perform some of Michael Jackson’s best-loved songs.

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John Di Martino’s Romantic Jazz Trio – The Beatles In Jazz (2010) [Japan 2017] SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

John Di Martino’s Romantic Jazz Trio – The Beatles In Jazz (2010) [Japan 2017]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 59:08 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 2,4 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,19 GB

Multiple Grammy nominee John Di Martino — composer, arranger, pianist — has recorded many albums for Venus Records with his Romantic Jazz Trio. Noted for his versatility, John has performed and recorded with such notables as Kenny Burrell, James Moody, Joe Lovano, David “Fat Head” Newman, Pat Martino, Paquito D’Rivera and Houston Person. On this album John Di Martino and his Romantic Jazz Trio turns Beatles’ pop songs into jazz tunes. Featured songs include “Penny Lane”, “Yesterday”, “Let It Be” and many more.

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John Di Martino’s Romantic Jazz Trio – Chopin Jazz (2010) [Japan 2017] SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

John Di Martino’s Romantic Jazz Trio – Chopin Jazz (2010) [Japan 2017]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 56:16 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 2,26 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 2,22 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/48 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 698 MB

Multiple Grammy nominee John Di Martino – composer, arranger, pianist – has recorded many albums for Venus Records with his Romantic Jazz Trio. Noted for his versatility, John has performed and recorded with such notables as Kenny Burrell, James Moody, Joe Lovano, David “Fat Head” Newman, Pat Martino, Paquito D’Rivera and Houston Person. John has been described as a “shape-shifter”, for his creativity across musical genres. Here the trio devotes an entire album to jazzing up music by the classical composer Frederic Chopin.

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John Di Martino Romantic Jazz Trio – Magical Mystery (2008) [Japan 2017] SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

John Di Martino Romantic Jazz Trio – Magical Mystery (2008) [Japan 2017]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 72:51 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 2,96 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,5 GB

John Di Martino, composer, arranger, pianist, has recorded many CD’s for Venus Records with his “Romantic Jazz Trio”. Noted for his versatility, John has performed and recorded with such notables as Kenny Burrell, James Moody, Joe Lovano, David “Fat Head” Newman, Pat Martino, Paquito D’Rivera and Houston Person.

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Futurecop! – Between the Moon and Stars (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Futurecop! – Between the Moon and Stars (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 22:22 minutes | 248 MB | Genre: Electronic, Synth-pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © NewRetroWave

Futurecop! is back at it with another synthtastic project. “Between the Moon and Stars’ is a special project that draws many inspiration from the past while harnessing the groundwork of the present day. it is a lovely addition to the Futurecop! catalog. Listen and enjoy. A must for all synthlovers.

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Frittenbude – Apokalypse Wow (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Frittenbude – Apokalypse Wow (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 36:59 minutes | 761 MB | Genre: Indie Pop, Electronic
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © NACHTI

st 2023 denn schon Apokalypse? Ja, wow! Also, insofern, dass mit »Apokalypse Wow« das sechste Album von Frittenbude erscheint. Und das erstmals auf ihrem eigenen Label Nachti.

Mit den Singles »Sandadrome« und »Stoli« sendeten Jakob Häglsperger (Kalipo, Dina Summer, u.a.) und Johannes ‘Strizi’ Rögner (Team Delphin, Anette Records, u.a.) vorab eindeutige Signale, denn man bleibt der klaren Kante treu und doch ist irgendwie alles anders. Den postpunkigen Gitarren und epischen Bläsern der 2022 veröffentlichten Singles, folgen mit »Vorbei« und »Suchen/Finden« tröstende Pop-Hits. Aber auch basslastige Technopunktracks, wie wir sie von ihren Liveshows kennen (zur Veröffentlichung auch auf »Apokalypse Wow«-Tour!) findet man auf den insgesamt 12 Album-Tracks.

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Fred again.. – USB (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Fred again.. – USB (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 36:34 minutes | 494 MB | Genre: Dance
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Atlantic Records UK

Featuring a mix of both released and unreleased original tracks, edits and remixes, this USB is essentially a gold mine for any fans of the producer. Including masters of released tracks such as ‘Turn On The Lights again..‘ and ‘Rumble,’ its the edits and remixes that fans are looking to the most. One of the biggest parts of this USB has to be the still unreleased Anyma remix of ‘Turn On The Lights again..’ which has been making its rounds within different sets for a good few months now. Other highlights include Fred’s popular live show edit of Moderat and Frank Ocean, and his bootleg of Overmono.

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Francesco Caligiuri – Whale’s Tales (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Francesco Caligiuri – Whale’s Tales (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 40:20 minutes | 494 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Alfamusic

Caligiuri Francesco, saxophonist, and composer, undertakes the study of the baritone sax, the soprano sax, the bass clarinet and the recorder.

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Forest Pooky – Violets Are Red, Roses Are Blue And Dichotomy (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Forest Pooky – Violets Are Red, Roses Are Blue And Dichotomy (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 36:04 minutes | 404 MB | Genre: Folk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Kicking Records

VIOLETS ARE RED, ROSES ARE BLUE AND DICHOTOMY, is FOREST POOKY’s second album, a good ten years after the first one, not counting several side steps, cover albums, EPs and other split singles. We discover the evidence of his pop influences with a range of tracks that melodically reference the Beach Boys or the Beatles, while carrying the rhythmic energy of a Rancid or a Hot Water Music. The lyrics are sometimes satirical, sometimes naive, and at other times, the songwriter’s gentle rage is transpiring with humour. The track If I Get Sick of It, for example, goes against the romantic image of artists who proclaim “On the road until the end! – On the road until the end”, saying that the day he gets sick of it, he will stop. A first single illustrated by a video clip with strong vocals and served, like those that follow and the album itself, by the beautiful visuals signed by Roxane Rastrelli. Or Marvellous, which humorously recounts how awkwardly he managed when he first met his sweetheart on Reunion Island. And let’s not forget Jojo, in which he gently settles his score with the social network trolls. FOREST POOKY took his time to make VIOLETS ARE RED, ROSES ARE BLUE AND DICHOTOMY a record in his own image, touching, funny, moving sometimes, energetic often, liberating why not, always delightful. A bit of teenage energy in a “mature record”? Dichotomy we said!

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Floralia – The Witch’s Flower (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Floralia – The Witch’s Flower (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 45:48 minutes | 549 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © 2751415 Records DK

Progressive rock music from the silent countryside of southern Ohio.

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Flavio Cucchi – Flavio Cucchi Plays Dances (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Flavio Cucchi – Flavio Cucchi Plays Dances (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 21:08 minutes | 362 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Naxos World Music

Flavio Cucchi has given hundreds of recitals all over the world and participated in radio and TV broadcasts for the BBC, RAI, ZDF, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Televisa (Mexico), the Television Corporation of Singapore and Radio Prague, among others.

Many composers have dedicated works to him, including the jazz legend Chick Corea. He has held masterclasses in the US, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Sweden, Italy, Spain and Russia, for the most important music societies and universities, and has collaborated with artists from different fields including theatre, cinema and literature.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa dedicated his Ode to the Guitar to Cucchi, presented at the Genova International Festival of Poetry. Cucchi has recorded the DVD Master Serie for the Guitar Media Collection label and released over 15 albums.

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Flanders Symphony Orchestra – 5th International Clarinet Competition Ghent (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Flanders Symphony Orchestra – 5th International Clarinet Competition Ghent (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 02:14:49 minutes | 6,59 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Aliud Records

The original idea for this fifth clarinet competition was that it would be part of the “Van Eyck project 2020 – 2021”. Everyone knows why this has been delayed by a year. For this competition, three composers were asked to write a new work inspired by the characteristic painting by Jan Van Eyck, “Adoration of the Mystic Lamb”. The composers Alain Crepin (Lam Gods Impressions), Johan Duijck (L’Homme désarmé) and Dirk Brossé (The Secret of the Mystic Lamb) have succeeded in this in a very special way. The International Clarinet Competition Ghent has now been organized for the fifth time. It has now grown into a special and highly appreciated competition that, due to its great and quickly built up success, has attracted registrations from more than 200 candidates from 5 continents. Of these, 65 clarinetists were selected to participate. On this album you can listen to the three finalists and enjoy their exceptional playing. Accompanied by the Flanders Symphony Orchestra, the Zemlinsky Quartet, Johan Duijck (piano) and soprano Franches Dhont, they will take you into the atmosphere of the competition!

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Five-Way Split – All the Way (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Five-Way Split – All the Way (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 54:52 minutes | 607 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ubuntu Music

The debut album from this all-star UK based Quintet, featuring the UK’s finest jazz musicians. Five-Way Split is a new jointly led band which was formed in 2020 and features some of the finest contemporary jazz bebop musicians in the UK. Five-Way Split is fronted by internationally renowned trumpet star Quentin Collins, Greek saxophone phenomenon Vasilis Xenopoulos and the golden touch of pianist Rob Barron. Added to this is virtuosic double bassist Matyas Hofecker and hard-swinging drummer Matt Home. The band’s vision is to carry on the lineage of groups like Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers as well mirroring the New York contemporary-bop scene. From this inspiration, the band presents a sound that respects the tradition of the hard-bop era whilst also bringing it up to date for today’s audience. With an extensive repertoire of carefully crafted and imaginative original compositions, along with cool, swinging material by greats like Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton and Horace Silver, Five-Way Split delivers some of the swinging swinging and soulful music in contemporary jazz.

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Fish – Vigils End Tour 2021 Alternative Set (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Fish – Vigils End Tour 2021 Alternative Set (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:49:42 minutes | 1,49 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © 7Hz Productions

‘Vigils End’ was filmed and recorded at Leamington Spa Assembly Rooms on the 24th November as the final show on the short 7 date UK tour in 2021 These were the only dates performed on what was originally planned to be an extensive International tour that was postponed and finally cancelled due to the covid pandemic. The shows were to feature the new ‘Weltschmerz’ album and the final performances of the entire ‘Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors’ album on its 30th anniversary and had begun on March 13th 2020 at Aberdeen Lemon Tree. 48 hours after the first gig the tour was brought to a close and a week later the first lockdown began. The band wouldn’t perform again until the following year and due to a combination of adverse factors the 2021 UK shows would be the only gigs featuring this setlist and the last shows for a considerable time.

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