The Orb & David Gilmour – Metallic Spheres In Colour (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

The Orb & David Gilmour – Metallic Spheres In Colour (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 40:02 minutes | 403 MB | Genre: Electronic, Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia – Legacy

‘Metallic Spheres’ by The Orb and David Gilmour, the guitar and voice of Pink Floyd, has been reimagined and remixed as ‘Metallic Spheres in Colour’. Of this rework, producer Youth says ‘The idea for ‘Metallic Spheres in Colour’, was that Alex Paterson (founder of The Orb) could have done more on the first version, and he didn’t really have the opportunity because we had a philosophy of making the music like the ‘Blade Runner’ soundtrack meets ‘Wish You Were Here’. So, I asked him why don’t we remix it and make it like an Orb classic? And in doing that, it’s almost like a completely different album’.

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David Gilmour – Rattle That Lock (2015) Blu-ray 1080p AVC DTS-HD MA 5.1

Title: David Gilmour – Rattle That Lock
Release Date: 2015
Genre: Rock, Documentary

Production/Label: Columbia
Duration: 01:51:09 + 00:51:24
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: AVC
Audio codec: DTS, PCM
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 9102 kbps / 1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: English / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 96 kHz / 4608 kbps / 24-bit
Audio#2: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 96 kHz / 7900 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#3: English / LPCM Audio / 5.1 / 96 kHz / 13824 kbps / 24-bit
Subtitles (docu): English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Chinese
Size: 22,12 GB

Rattle That Lock is David Gilmour’s fourth solo album and follows the No1 platinum release ‘On An Island’ (although in the interim there was of course the Pink Floyd release ‘The Endless River;’ which went to No 1 in 21 countries). It is released worldwide on Friday 18 September 2015. Rattle That Lock includes 10 songs, all with music by David: 5 with lyrics by novelist Polly Samson, 2 by David himself and 3 instrumentals. French composer Michaël Boumendil has also contributed to the title track, about which more below. The album was recorded at various places, including David’s Astoria houseboat studio and in Hove, Sussex, UK. As with ‘On An Island’, production was by David Gilmour and Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera, with engineering by Andy Jackson, assisted by Damon Iddins.

Blu-Ray disc contains 4 Barn Jams (with David Gilmour on guitar, Richard Wright on keyboards, Guy Pratt on bass, and Steve DiStanislao on drums), 4 album documentaries, 2 music videos (Rattle That Lock and The Girl In The Yellow Dress), 4 audio-only tracks (3 different mixes of Rattle That Lock and the Orchestral Version of The Girl In The Yellow Dress), and the album in 96kHz/24bit including 5.1 PCM and DTS Master Audio and Stereo PCM.

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David Gilmour – Rattle That Lock (Deluxe Edition) (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

David Gilmour – Rattle That Lock (Deluxe Edition) (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:14:49 minutes | 1,51 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia

‘Rattle That Lock’ is the new solo album by David Gilmour, the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd. This is David’s fourth solo album, and the first since 2006’s #1 album ‘On An Island’. The primary lyricist for ‘Rattle That Lock’ is Gilmour s long-term writing partner, Polly Samson, and the album is co-produced by David Gilmour and Roxy Music s Phil Manzanera. The album’s striking cover has been art directed by Dave Stansbie.

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David Gilmour – Rattle That Lock (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

David Gilmour – Rattle That Lock (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 51:22 minutes | 1,04 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia

Rattle That Lock contains 10 tracks composed by David Gilmour, including five with lyrics by author Polly Samson, two by David himself and three instrumentals. It was produced by David, with long-time collaborator Phil Manzanera. It is a follow-up record to his 2006 #1 UK album, On An Island.

“I dont want to overplay it but I think this is the best thing I have done. Probably ever.” – David Gilmour

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David Gilmour – On An Island (2006/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

David Gilmour – On An Island (2006/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 51:45 minutes | 1,03 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Parlophone UK

On An Island is the third David Gilmour album and his first studio recording since Pink Floyd’s 1994 multi-platinum ‘The Division Bell’. From the first moments of the sound collage that begins ‘On An Island’, you know it’s a special experience that not only bears comparison with the best of Pink Floyd, but also confirms their lead guitarist and singer as an outstanding solo artist. Here he reveals a personal vision and a breadth of styles – folk, jazz, orchestral and rock – brought together as a unified piece by his lyrical guitar playing and instantly recognisable voice.

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David Gilmour – Live In Gdansk (2008/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

David Gilmour – Live In Gdansk (2008/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:28:50 minutes | 2,85 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Parlophone UK

David Gilmour’s Live in Gdansk was recorded and filmed in 2006 at the Polish city’s shipyards, the very same historic location where Lech Walesa’s Solidarity movement began its populist assault on the country’s repressive Soviet-installed regime in 1980. By all accounts of the time it was a truly awesome multimedia spectacle. But there are strange and sad ironies that accompany this release as well. For starters, it was released in the U.K. exactly a week after the death of Richard Wright, Gilmour’s longtime bandmate in Pink Floyd, and his keyboardist here. Secondly, it appears during a period of increased tension between Russia and the United States over the latter’s proposed missile defense system to be placed in Poland (by the U.S.) and the country’s membership in NATO. But there is nothing bittersweet about the music to be found on this double-disc package (one of six different packages that document the event and the tour – apparently nobody told Gilmour the recording industry was in an economic crisis). On this version, two and a half hours document the entire concert. Gilmour’s band – Wright, Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera, keyboardist Jon Carin, bassist Guy Pratt, drummer Steve DiStanislao, and saxophonist Dick Parry – is accompanied by the Baltic Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, including its 40-piece string section, conducted by Zbigniew Preisner (who did the arrangements on Gilmour’s On an Island album).

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David Gilmour – Live At Pompeii (Live At Pompeii 2016) (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

David Gilmour – Live At Pompeii (Live At Pompeii 2016) (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:28:28 minutes | 2,95 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia

In 2015, David Gilmour decided to undertake a series of concerts in the world’s oldest venues. A year later, the guitarist from Pink Floyd becomes the first artist since the gladiators in 79 AD to give a concert before an audience in Pompeii’s amphitheater! It was a trip back to the Italian city for him, as he had already performed there in 1971 during the shooting of Adrian Maben’s movie Pink Floyd: Live At Pompeii… In the shadow of the Vesuvius, David Gilmour plays in the more than legendary venue on July 7th and 8th, 2016 and revisits songs that have always been there his whole life, in solo as well as with Floyd. And let’s not forget the new interpretations of The Great Gig In The Sky from the album Dark Side Of The Moon, rarely performed in solo by Gilmour.

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David Gilmour – David Gilmour (1978/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

David Gilmour – David Gilmour (1978/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 48:43 minutes | 1,01 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Parlophone UK

By the time of David Gilmour’s solo debut, he had not only established himself several times over as an underrated, powerful guitarist in Pink Floyd, but as a remarkably emotional singer, his soothing approach perfectly suited to such songs as “Wish You Were Here.” The self-titled album, recorded with journeyman bassist Rick Wills and Sutherland Brothers drummer Willie Wilson, later to be part of the touring Floyd lineup for its Wall dates, isn’t a deathless collection of music in comparison to Gilmour’s group heights, but is a reasonably pleasant listen nonetheless. Certainly it’s much more approachable than Animals, released earlier that year, eschewing epics for relatively shorter, reflective numbers. While Gilmour wrote the vast majority of the songs himself, the most successful number was co-written with Unicorn member Ken Baker: “There’s No Way Out of Here,” an agreeably dreamy, wistful song featuring an attractive acoustic slide guitar/harmonica hook. That it sounds a bit like a Pink Floyd outtake certainly doesn’t hurt, but one figures Roger Waters would have tried for some heavily barbed lyrics to offset the melancholy. Throughout the album Gilmour sounds like he’s having some jamming fun with his compatriots in his own particular blues-meets-the Home Counties style, adding keyboard overdubs here and there (his efforts are passable, but it’s understandable why he’s known for his guitar work first and foremost). Numbers of note include “Cry From the Street,” with its fully rocked-out conclusion, the sweetly sad “So Far Away,” one of his best vocal showcases, and the concluding “I Can’t Breathe Anymore,” capturing the recurrent Pink Floyd theme of isolation quite well. While one would be hard-pressed to hum a memorable melody outside of “There’s No Way Out of Here,” it’s still a good enough experience for those who enjoy his work.

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David Gilmour – About Face (1984/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

David Gilmour – About Face (1984/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 45:49 minutes | 938 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Parlophone UK

David Gilmour released his second solo venture in 1984, following the apparent dissolution of Pink Floyd. He had released a record on his own in 1978, but About Face is much more accessible. Gilmour has a stellar band backing him, including Jeff Porcaro (drums), Pino Palladino (bass), and Anne Dudley (synthesizer). The songs on About Face show a pop sensibility that Pink Floyd rarely was concerned with achieving. Although the album didn’t attract the attention of a Floyd release, several cuts did manage to get airplay. “Until We Sleep” is rife with shimmering synthesizers and cavernous drums, and “Blue Light” was a minor pop hit, with Gilmour’s trademark delay-drenched guitar giving way to a driving, horn-laced rocker. Pete Townshend wrote two of the tracks: “Love on the Air” and the propulsive “All Lovers Are Deranged.” Of course, there’s more than enough of Gilmour’s fluid guitar playing to satisfy, including the gorgeous “Murder,” a gentle acoustic track that explodes with some fiery organ by Steve Winwood and concludes with a fierce coda. About Face is well-honed rock album that is riveting from beginning to end.

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David Gilmour – Remember That Night – Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2007) 2xBlu-ray 1080i VC-1 TrueHD 5.1 + BDRip 1080p

Title: David Gilmour – Remember That Night. Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Release Date: 2007
Genre: Progressive Rock
Director: David Mallet
Cast: David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Phil Manzanera, Jon Carin, Guy Pratt, Steve DiStanislao, Dick Parry
Special guests: David Crosby, Graham Nash, David Bowie, Robert Wyatt

Production/Label: EMI
Duration: 02:32:17 + 01:33:06
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Audio codec: DTS, PCM
Video: VC-1 Video / 29895 kbps / 1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / Advanced Profile 3
Audio#1: English / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
Audio#2: English / Dolby TrueHD Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3753 kbps / 24-bit (AC3 Embedded: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 512 kbps / DN -5dB)
Subtitles (docu): English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese
Size: 42.93 + 43.21 GB

Remember that Night directed by David Mallet was filmed over three nights, May 29, 30 and 31, 2006 at London’s beautiful Royal Albert Hall during Gilmour’s short tour promoting his latest project On An Island. Featuring songs from this latest project, and some Pink Floyd hits as well, Gilmour delivers an exciting performance that delights and mesmerizes the engaged audience throughout the concert. Gilmour also brought several guest stars onstage in the form of David Crosby, Graham Nash, and David Bowie who I almost did not recognize. David is backed by the same group of musicians that joined him on his last tour, except for Nick Mason. Also joining Gilmour is British jazz musician Robert Wyatt who plays a beautiful rendition of “Then I Close My Eyes”.

This concert video is a performance package, with every element delivering at a high level. The band is excellent, from Richard Wright’s keyboard playing to Guy Pratt’s bass playing. There is not a week musician in the bunch. Crosby and Nash deliver very sweet delicate harmonies to Gilmour’s vocals on “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”. There is a cool 23 minute rendition of “Echoes” and David Bowie’s made “Arnold Layne” and “Comfortably Numb” his own, as he turned in a fine performance as well. The lighting design by Marc Brickman is exciting, at times eye popping, creative, and completely complimentary of the musical performance. Lasers are also apart of the colorful lighting show, and are not used as gimmicks, but as a complimentary part of the lighting design.

This Blu-ray concert video release is one of the best values released on the format. With a total of five hours of material to scour over – half of that just the concert only, you get two and a half hours of quality bonus features that I found as watchable as the concert itself. There are 13 extra live performances from the tour, three documentaries, and a two promotional music video’s. I watched every bit of it, and enjoyed it all. If you are a fan of Pink Floyd, or David Gilmour himself, you must get this concert video as fast as you can.

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David Gilmour – Live at Pompeii (2017) Deluxe Edition, 2BD, Blu-ray 1080p AVC DTS-HD MA 5.1

Title: David Gilmour – Live at Pompeii
Release Date: 2017
Genre: Rock, Prog Rock
Director: Gavin Elder, Aubrey Powell
Artist: David Gilmour – Guitar, Vocals; Bryan Chambers – Vocals; Steve DiStanislao – Drums, Vocals; Lucita Jules – Vocals; Chester Kamen – Guitar, Vocals; Chuck Leavell – Keyboards, Vocals; Louise Claire Marshall – Vocals; João Mello – Guitar, Saxophone; Greg Phillinganes – Keyboards, Vocals; Guy Pratt – Bass, Double Bass, Vocals

Production/Label: David Gilmour Music Ltd./Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment
Duration: 02:39:41 + 03:17:06
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: AVC
Audio codec: DTS, PCM
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 22673 kbps / 1920*1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 96 kHz / 6917 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: English LPCM 2.0 / 96 kHz / 4608 kbps / 24-bit
Audio#3: English LPCM 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
Subtitles (docu): English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Chinese
Size: 77,94 GB

45 years after Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour filmed ‘Live At Pompeii’ in the legendary Roman Amphitheatre there, he returned for two spectacular shows in July 2016, part of the year-long tour in support of his No.1 album ‘Rattle That Lock’. The performances were the first-ever rock concerts for an audience in the stone Roman amphitheatre, and, for two nights only, the 2,600-strong crowd stood exactly where gladiators would have fought in the first century AD.
‘David Gilmour Live At Pompeii’ is an audio-visual spectacle, featuring lasers, pyrotechnics and a huge circular screen on which specially-created films complement selected songs, but paramount above all is the astonishing music and stellar performances. The show includes songs from throughout David’s career, solo and with Pink Floyd, including ‘One Of These Days’, the only song that was also performed at the band’s 1971 show, and six songs from ‘Rattle that Lock’, as well as two from 2006’s ‘On An Island’.
Both concerts also saw very special performances of ‘The Great Gig In The Sky’ from ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’, which David rarely plays as a solo artist. ‘Live at Pompeii’, which is now available on 2-CD, Blu-ray, 2-DVD or deluxe Blu-ray box, includes highlights from the concert performances of both shows, filmed in 4K by director Gavin Elder.  ‘David Gilmour Live At Pompeii’ shows an artist at the top of his artistic game, performing incredible material with his world-class band, in a unique setting, on one very special occasion.
‘Live At Pompeii’’s striking cover was art directed by Gavin Elder under the creative directorship of Polly Samson, with a photograph by Anna Wloch and design by Steve Knee of Blade Design. All the versions of the release include photo booklets, including live and venue shots taken by Polly Samson, Sarah Lee and Anna Wloch. (more…)

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