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Karfagen - Birds (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Posted By: delpotro
Karfagen - Birds (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Karfagen - Birds (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 57:22 minutes | 679 MB
Progressive Rock | Label: Caerllysi Music, Official Digital Download

Birds is a "Directors Cut" instrumental version of the "Birds of Passage" album. (not just a instrumental version, but it`s way different and really stands on it`s own as a unique and interesting for all of you material. You`ll hear the core and basis for what than became one of our bestseller albums). It`s not a simple addition to the "Birds of Passion", it`s a proper release that will reveal New Karfagen treasures to You.

KARFAGEN is the brainchild of multi-talented musician and composer, Antony Kalugin. The name was first used in 1997, when Antony formed a band at school. While he was studying at the architectural university a year later, he began to record the first Karfagen compositions in one of the local studios, and a few tracks from this period can be found on the `Key to Perception' compilation from 2009.

In 2005 Antony Kalugin with his assembled musicians went into the studio to record `Continium', the first Karfagen album, which led the band to sign with Unicorn Digital (Canada) the following year. It was highly acclaimed by listeners, which inspired Antony to continue his work and release a second album `The Space Between Us' in early 2007. Later that year he signed with Caerllysi Music (UK).

In order to expand the boundaries of the musical landscape, Antony often collaborated with many different unique musicians. Therefore, in 2011 on the `Lost Symphony' album, Roberto Diaz (Cuba) from ANIMA MUNDI took part as an additional guitarist; in 2013 on `Aleatorica', Tomek Mucha provided electric violin and Sergey Klevenskiy added clarinet, whistles and flutes. In 2014 Mathieu Spaeter appeared as a main guitarist on `Magicians Theatre' as well as Pascal Gutman playing some stick-bass on the `Yuletide' track.

Karfagen is mainly an instrumental band that shows imaginative use of keyboards and guitars, classical and ethnic instruments. Their style can be described as symphonic art-rock with a hint of new-age, folk, jazz-rock and neo-prog in places. Their influences are CAMEL, FOCUS, HAPPY THE MAN, GREENSLADE, THE FLOWER KINGS, UK and KAYAK.

Also inspired by the composers Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Sergei Prokofiev, Edward Grig and Pyotr Chaikovskiy, Antony's compositions are always well-constructed and thoughtful. The sound is enhanced by such instruments as oboe, bassoon, accordion, violin, cello, flutes, saxophone and pipes.

In addition to imaginative music, every Karfagen album cover is picturesque and charismatic in the tradition of the classic progressive rock era.

Antony doesn't stand still. On one hand, the sound of Karfagen is unique and recognisable, but on the other hand, with each consecutive album Antony brings something new and special, and always fresh and innovative. You never know what to expect from the next chapter of Karfagen's symphonic rock poem. So, welcome to the show and to Antony's Magician Theatre!

Antony: `With every album and every track I try to bring the warmth and atmosphere of the Seventies. It doesn't mean that I'm blindly copying it, just that I'm in a constant flow of searching and experimenting. I'm not a fan of the frequent aggression of modern albums, the artificial complicity in much of it or technique and virtuosity over songcraft. For me, melody and the ability to write proper compositions are first. That is something that still makes us excited about the sounds of the `Golden Era' of Prog of the Seventies. I produce music that I would want to hear as listener, who seeks those natural emotions and charm in a boundless sea of sound…'

Tracklist:
01. Birds, Pt. 1
02. Birds Piano Intermezzo
03. Birds, Pt. 2
04. Birds, Pt. 3
05. The Day Is Done (2023 Remastered Version)
06. Birds Short Introduction

foobar2000 1.6.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2023-03-18 20:28:29

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Analyzed: Karfagen / Birds
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -0.41 dB -11.17 dB 22:09 01-Birds, Pt. 1
DR9 -3.06 dB -15.37 dB 1:15 02-Birds Piano Intermezzo
DR9 -0.54 dB -11.12 dB 7:10 03-Birds, Pt. 2
DR10 -0.41 dB -12.87 dB 18:41 04-Birds, Pt. 3
DR9 -0.49 dB -12.26 dB 4:49 05-The Day Is Done (2023 Remastered Version)
DR9 -0.49 dB -11.44 dB 3:20 06-Birds Short Introduction
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR9

Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1707 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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