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Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis & Hörður Áskelsson - Meditatio II: Music for Mixed Choir (2023)

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Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis & Hörður Áskelsson - Meditatio II: Music for Mixed Choir (2023)

Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis & Hörður Áskelsson - Meditatio II: Music for Mixed Choir (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 209 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 142 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:01:12
Classical, Sacred, Choral | Label: BIS

With Meditatio I released in 2016, the Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis and Hörður Áskelsson presented music commemorating the departed. Recorded some six years later, Meditatio II similarly contains compositions that interpret man’s thoughts and feelings about death, and celebrate the immobility and beauty found in age-old church texts such as Ave verum corpus, In paradisum, Lux æterna and Agnus Dei. With one exception, the fifteen works for mixed a cappella choir – none longer than 6 minutes – were written in the 21st century, and they originate in America and Europe. Seven Icelandic composers are represented, five of them from current or former members of the Schola Cantorum. Peaceful rather than desolate, these refined miniatures unfold over slow rhythms, coated with nuances that rarely go beyond the mezzo forte. This disc also includes an impressive arrangement of ‘Sofðu unga ástin min’, a traditional and bittersweet Icelandic lullaby, here sung without words.

Franco Fagioli, Kammerorchester Basel & Daniel Bard - Mozart: Anime Immortali (2023)

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Franco Fagioli, Kammerorchester Basel & Daniel Bard - Mozart: Anime Immortali (2023)

Franco Fagioli, Kammerorchester Basel & Daniel Bard - Mozart: Anime Immortali (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 209 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 111 Mb | Digital booklet | 00:47:14
Classical, Opera, Vocal | Label: Pentatone

Counter-tenor Franco Fagioli makes his Pentatone debut with Anime Immortali, together with the Kammerorchester Basel, exploring the music that Mozart composed for castratos. Ranging from opera to sacred music and culminating in Exsultate, jubilate, the recorded works share a sublime and profound character, demonstrating Mozart’s strong connection to the castrato voice. With this album, Fagioli finally returns to the composer that inflamed his desire to become a musician during his youth.

Eik - Hríslan Og Straumurinn (1977) [Reissue 1995] (Re-up)

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Eik - Hríslan Og Straumurinn (1977) [Reissue 1995] (Re-up)

Eik - Hrislan Og Straumurinn (1977) [Reissue 1995]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 193 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 84 MB | Covers - 10 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Spor (STCD 017)

One of the highest regarded progressive symphonic bands from Iceland. Their career started in 1971, and lasted till 1978. In that time they only managed to release two albums, 1976's "Spelgun" and 1977's "Hríslan Og Straumurinn". They have a predominantly symphonic style, with elements of rock, blues, jazz, and even a bit of funk. Very much in the school of their '70's contemporaries, but infused with the essence of Iceland. Their closest relative would probably be Finland's Wigwam. Other influences are the usual suspects, Yes, Camel, and some Kansas.

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, The Dmitri Ensemble, Carolyn Sampson & Graham Ross - Ice Land: The Eternal Music (2022)

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Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, The Dmitri Ensemble, Carolyn Sampson & Graham Ross - Ice Land: The Eternal Music (2022)

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, The Dmitri Ensemble, Carolyn Sampson & Graham Ross - Ice Land: The Eternal Music (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 299 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 184 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:19:49
Classical, Sacred, Choral | Label: harmonia mundi

Icelandic music of the last half century is the focus of this recording by the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, led by its conductor, Graham Ross. Born from his close collaboration with the native composers of the “Land of Fire and Ice,” this programme sets out to explore and highlight their hypnotic soundworld, instinctively leaning towards contemplation. A prime example is the touchingly beautiful Requiem by Sigurður Sævarsson, which here receives its world premiere recording.

Emily D'Angelo - Enargeia (2021)

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Emily D'Angelo - Enargeia (2021)

Emily D'Angelo - Enargeia (2021)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 238 Mb | Total time: 52:20 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 486 0536 | Recorded: 2020, 2021

"Enargeia" is an ancient Greek word meaning extreme vividness, the evocation of a visual scene. It's a bit hard to see how this applies in more than a general way to the program on mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo. She writes: "Each piece is part of a sonic journey, each track born out of the previous one as the listener is guided through a progression, a cohesive and exploratory listening experience." This being so, one wonders why the track ordering is different in the physical and at least some online presentations of the album, but these are minor complaints.

Sólstafir - Endless Twilight of Codependent Love (2020)

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Sólstafir - Endless Twilight of Codependent Love (2020)

Solstafir - Endless Twilight of Codependent Love (2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 477 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 183 MB | Covers - 220 MB
Genre: Post-Metal, Post-Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Season Of Mist (SOM572B)

Sólstafir music penetrates the mind, body, and soul. One does not need to speak their Icelandic tongue to understand the spectrum of raw emotion evoked by every song. "Endless Twilight of Codependent Love" further solidifies the Icelandic rock giants’ place as masters of their craft, delivering their signature elegance and unbridled passion upon which they've built their career. While a clear evolution, Sólstafir also pays homage to their metallic roots. Much like the vast expanse of their homeland, the band once again embodies the ever-turning wheel of the four seasons with their shifting light and darkness.

Gurrumul - The Gurrumul Story (2021)

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Gurrumul - The Gurrumul Story (2021)

Gurrumul - The Gurrumul Story (2021)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) 439 MB | Cover | 01:14:57 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 172 MB
Folk, Acoustic, World | Label: Universal Music Australia

"The Gurrumul Story" is the first ever anthology of the nine time ARIA award-winner's most enduring and popular songs. The collection contains alternate versions of two of Gurrumul's most popular tracks. 'Wiyathul (Longing For Place)' is a brand new, orchestrally-augmented version of 'Wiyathul' - the song that thrust Gurrumul into the limelight back in 2008.

Sigur Rós - Odin's Raven Magic (with Steindór Andersen, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir) (2020)

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Sigur Rós - Odin's Raven Magic (with Steindór Andersen, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir) (2020)

Sigur Rós - Odin's Raven Magic (with Steindór Andersen, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir) (2020)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 337 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 150 Mb | 01:05:31
Ambient, Folk, Classical | Label: Krunk

The album 'Odin’s Raven Magic' is an orchestral collaboration between Sigur Rós, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Steindór Andersen and Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir which premiered 18 years ago at the Barbican Centre in London and is now finally almost two decades later being released. The performance honours the poem, dramatic and beautiful, classical and contemporary. A stone marimba was built especially for the performance by Páll Guðmundsson.

Jónsi - Shiver (2020)

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Jónsi - Shiver (2020)

Jónsi - Shiver (2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 318 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 120 Mb | 00:52:31
Experimental Electronic, Indie, Dreampop | Label: Krunk

Shiver is the exciting and boundary pushing second record from LA-based Icelandic musician Jónsi, co-produced by A. G. Cook (PC Music, Charlie XCX) and comes a decade after his debut, Go, was released. The new album features tracks with Liz Fraser (Cocteau Twins) and pop icon Robyn. It will be released on 2nd October 2020 and was recorded in Berlin, Reykjavik, London and Helsinki.

Sigur Rós - Kveikur (Japanese Limited Edition) (2013)

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Sigur Rós - Kveikur (Japanese Limited Edition) (2013)

Sigur Rós - Kveikur (Japanese Limited Edition) (2013)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 349 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 132 Mb | 00:57:31
Post-Rock, Progressive Rock, Ambient | Label: Hostess Entertainment, XL Recordings

Kveikur (pronounced [ˈkveikʏr], fuse or candlewick) is the seventh studio album from Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. It was released 12 June 2013 in Japan, on 17 June internationally, and on 18 June in the United States through XL Recordings. It is the first album to be fully released through XL after the band departed EMI and Parlophone during the label's acquisition by Universal Music Group in 2012. It is the first album since their debut, Von, not to feature Kjartan Sveinsson, following his departure in 2012, and the last to feature drummer Orri Páll Dýrason before his departure in 2018. The cover is a photo by the Brazilian artist Lygia Clark. Kveikur sees a new direction taken by Sigur Rós, both musically and thematically. The band has described the album's sound as "more aggressive" than any of their previous works. All tracks are sung in Icelandic, although Yfirborð contains some reversed words at the start, which can be considered Hopelandic.

Jónsi - Go (2010)

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Jónsi - Go (2010)

Jónsi - Go (2010)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 282 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 121 Mb | Covers included | 00:40:20
Folk, Ambient, Post-Rock, Baroque Pop | Label: XL Recordings, Parlophone Records

Go is the debut studio album by Icelandic musician Jónsi, frontman of the Post-Rock band Sigur Rós. The album was released on 5 April 2010, through XL Recordings, as reported by a downloadable track from the official site. The album features predominantly acoustic music and string arrangements from composer Nico Muhly. The album was co-produced by Alex Somers, Peter Katis and Jónsi himself, during summer 2009, in Reykjavík and Connecticut.

Joachim Badenhorst & Mógil - Adventa (2019)

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Joachim Badenhorst & Mógil - Adventa (2019)

Joachim Badenhorst & Mógil - Adventa (2019)
Classical; Folk; Jazz; Post-Rock | 00:51:06 | WEB FLAC (tracks) | 197,80 MB
Label: Winter & Winter

Die Kompositionen und Texte des Albums sind inspiriert von dem isländischen Klassiker „Aðventa“ von Gunnar Gunnarssson, eine Saga, die von Freundschaft, Verbundenheit mit der Natur und Toleranz erzählt. Die Musik handelt von der Wanderung des Hirten Benedikt, der im Dezember, dem dunkelsten und grausamsten Monat des Jahres, allein im Hochland Islands nach verlorenen Schafen sucht. Durch die Klänge erlebt man herrliche Landschaften, Kälte, Stürme, Freundlichkeit, Wärme, Stille, Isolation, Hoffnung und gebrochene Träume. Mógil ist ein isländisch-belgisches Ensemble, dessen Musik zeitgenössische Klassik, Folk, Jazz, Minimal und Post-Rock zu einem ganz eigenen Universum verschmelzen lässt.

ANIMA (2019)

Posted By: MegoNecia
ANIMA (2019)

ANIMA (2019)
WEB-DL | MKV | 1080p | 1920x1080 @ 3827 kbps | English AC3 5.1 640 Kbps | 15min | 500 MB
Subtitles: English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español, Português, Suomi, Dansk, Nederlands, Norsk, Polski, Svenska, Türkçe, 官话; 官話, 日本語, العربية, עברית, Română, Ελληνικά, 한국어, Čeština, Русский, Magyar, tiếng Việt, Русский, Bahasa Indonesia
Genre: Short, Music

In a short musical film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Thom Yorke of Radiohead stars in a mind-bending visual piece. Best played loud.

Misþyrming - Algleymi (2019) {Seasons Of Mist}

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Misþyrming - Algleymi (2019) {Seasons Of Mist}

Misþyrming - Algleymi (2019) {Seasons Of Mist}
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 107 mb
Genre: black metal

Algleymi is the 2019 album by Icelandic black metal band Misþyrming. It was released on Seasons Of Mist on 24 May, 2019.